Japanese thrush; Turdus cardis
A species of thrush native to Japan. Scientific name: Turdus cardis.
The Japanese thrush comes to Japan as a summer bird.
Standard katakana spelling for this bird species.
Kanji form is rare; the bird name is usually written in katakana.
Compound of 黒 (kuro, 'black') and 鶫 (tsugumi, 'thrush'). The exact derivation is straightforward; the katakana spelling is conventional for species names.