ハシジロキツツキ
Japanese
Etymology
From 嘴 (hashi, “beak; bill”) + 白 (shiro, “white”) + 啄木鳥 (kitsutsuki, “woodpecker”). The shiro reading for 白 changes to jiro as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Noun
ハシジロキツツキ or はしじろきつつき • (hashijiro kitsutsuki)
- an ivory-billed woodpecker