コミミズク

noun

short-eared owl

A medium-sized owl species (Asio flammeus) with small ear tufts, found in open habitats. The name is usually written in katakana.

• 冬ふゆになると、コミミズクが干かん拓たく地ちで見みられることがある。

  In winter, short-eared owls can sometimes be seen in reclaimed land areas.

• コミミズクは夕ゆう方がたになると活かっ発ぱつに狩かりを始はじめる。

  Short-eared owls start hunting actively in the evening.