鸺鹠 (xiūliú): collared owlet

Measure Word

一只鸺鹠 zhī

鸺鹠是中国最小的猫头鹰之一。

Xiūliú shì Zhōngguó zuì xiǎo de māotóuyīng zhīyī.

The collared owlet is one of China's smallest owls.

夜里能听到鸺鹠的叫声。

Yèlǐ néng tīngdào xiūliú de jiàoshēng.

At night you can hear the call of the owlet.

memory

Both characters carry the 鸟 (bird) radical — a pure bird-name binome. Neither character appears outside this compound in modern Chinese.

鸺 xiū

鹠 liú