Aegithinidae
雀鹎科
què-bēi kē

General

Information is from dictionaries and other sources. Pinyin reflects Mandarin pronunciation; for some dialect names, it is no more than a polite fiction. Korean glosses are tentative. Comments and corrections welcome. Hover over Green Lettering Green lettering at this site hides a tool tip with glosses, further explanations, etc. Hover cursor to reveal. to see additional information.

The ioras are named 雀鹎 què-bēi 'sparrow bulbuls' in Chinese due to a resemblance to the bulbuls. (The leaf-birds were once included in the same family and similarly bear a name referring to the bulbuls.)

The ioras are found in the south of Yunnan, outside of historical Chinese-speaking areas, and do not appear to have popular or traditional names in Chinese.

Species names

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SCIENTIFIC & ENGLISH		CHINESE			EAST		SOUTH	NORTH
Aegithina
Latin	English	Chinese	Chinese (Taiwan)	Other Ch	Japanese	Korean	Vietnamese	Mongolian
Aegithina tiphia	Common iora Black-winged iora	黑翅雀鹎 (黑翅雀鵯) hēi-chì què-bēi 'black-winged sparrow-bulbul'			ヒメコノハドリ (姫木の葉鳥) hime konoha-dori 'princess leaf-bird'		Chim nghệ ngực vàng 'yellow-breasted turmeric-bird' (12, 34)
Aegithina lafresnayei	Great iora	大绿雀鹎 (大綠雀鵯) dà lǜ què-bēi 'large green sparrow-bulbul'			オオヒメコノハドリ (大姫木の葉鳥) ō hime konoha-dori 'large princess leaf-bird'		Chim nghệ lớn 'large turmeric-bird' (12, 34)

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