flying bird
Literary or poetic term for a bird in flight. Not used in everyday conversation; more common words are 飛んでいる鳥 or 鳥.
A flock of flying birds can be seen in the sky.
飛鳥 is counted with 羽, the standard counter for birds.
Standard kanji spelling.
Irregular kanji usage; 蜚 is a rare character for 'fly'.
Compound of 飛 (hi, 'fly') and 鳥 (chō, 'bird'). The reading is the on'yomi of both characters.