noun
ruddy kingfisher
A species of kingfisher (Halcyon coromanda) with reddish plumage, found in parts of Asia including Japan.
アカショウビンは夏鳥として日本に渡来する。
The ruddy kingfisher migrates to Japan as a summer bird.
Standard katakana spelling for this bird name.
Kanji form is rare and mainly used in specialized contexts; the word is usually written in kana.
Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis), a smaller, more familiar species with blue and orange plumage, often seen near rivers.
The name アカショウビン literally means 'red kingfisher', from 赤 (red) and 翡翠 (kingfisher). The reading しょうびん for 翡翠 is of Chinese origin.