Difference between 怪我しました and 痛みがあります


A bird was walking around and not flying away when approached. I said:

> 鳥は痛みがあります。

What I said was corrected to:

> 鳥は怪我しました。

Why?




痛みがあります means "is in pain," whereas 怪我しました means "is injured." A bird not
flying is generally due to its inability to do so, in which case injury seems
like a better explanation than discomfort (though it very well could also be
in pain).




痛みがあります means "is in pain," whereas 怪我しました means "is injured." A bird not
flying is generally due to its inability to do so, in which case injury seems
like a better explanation than discomfort (though it very well could also be
in pain).

