ソウシチョウ

noun

red-billed leiothrix; Peking robin; Japanese nightingale

A small, colorful songbird (Leiothrix lutea) native to Asia, often kept as a cage bird. The name 'Japanese nightingale' is a misnomer; it is not a nightingale and is not native to Japan.

• ソウシチョウは美うつくしい声こえで鳴なくことで知しられている。

  The red-billed leiothrix is known for its beautiful singing voice.

• ペットショップでソウシチョウを見みかけた。

  I saw a Peking robin at the pet shop.