日雀

Compare 山(やま)雀(がら) (yamagara, “varied tit”), as well as similar birds such as 小(こ)雀(がら) (kogara, “willow tit”), 四(し)十(じゅう)雀(から) (shijūkara, “Japanese tit”), 烏帽子雀(えぼしがら) (eboshigara, “tufted titmouse”).

• (Tokyo) ひがら [hìgárá] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [çiɡa̠ɾa̠]

日(ひ)雀(がら) or 日雀(ヒガラ) • (higara) 

1. coal tit, Periparus ater

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).