twite
A species of finch (Carduelis flavirostris) found in northern Eurasia. The Japanese name is typically written in katakana.
The twite is a small bird that breeds in northern Europe.
Kanji spelling is rare and mainly used in ornithological contexts; the word is usually written in kana.
The name キバシヒワ literally means 'yellow-billed siskin', from 黄 (ki, 'yellow'), 嘴 (hashi, 'beak'), and 鶸 (hiwa, 'siskin'). The exact derivation is uncertain, but it is a descriptive compound referring to the bird's yellow bill.