noun
bustard; great bustard
Refers to the bustard, especially the great bustard (Otis tarda). A bird name typically written in katakana.
ノガンはヨーロッパからアジアにかけて生息する大型の鳥です。
The great bustard is a large bird that inhabits areas from Europe to Asia.
The word ノガン is of uncertain origin. The kanji 野雁 (wild goose) is likely a phonetic or semantic approximation, while 鴇 is a rare alternate character.