General
Information is based on dictionaries and other sources. Pinyin readings reflect standard Mandarin usage; for some dialect alternative names it may be of little practical use, especially for South China. Many Korean glosses are highly tentative. Comments and corrections welcome.
The waxwings are officially known as 太平鸟 'peace birds' in China and 连雀 , which literally means something like 'linked sparrow', in Taiwan. They are also known as 十二黄 'twelve yellow' and 十二红 'twelve red' because of the twelve yellow or red feathers at the end of their tails. The two species often flock together. (Note: the Taiwanese name 连雀 is used by Mainland ornithologists to refer to the Hypocolius, a waxwing-like bird of the Middle East).
Species names
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Mongolian |
Bombycilla garrulus |
Bohemian waxwing Waxwing | 太平鸟 (太平鳥) 'peace bird' or 十二黄 (十二黄) 'twelve yellow' (Alternative in 1, 5) |
(黃连雀) 黃連雀 'yellow lianque' |
キレンジャク (黄連雀) ki-renjaku 'yellow waxwing' |
황여새 hwang-yeo-sae 'yellow yeo bird' |
Cánh sáp 'wax wing' (from ordinary dictionary) |
Шивэр энхэтбялзуухай shiver eŋkhet-byalzuukhai 'Siberian peace finch' |
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| Bombycilla japonica |
Japanese waxwing | 小太平鸟 (小太平鳥) 'small peace bird' or 十二红 (十二紅) 'twelve red' (Alternative in 1, 5) |
(朱连雀) 朱連雀 'vermilion lianque' |
ヒレンジャク (緋連雀) hi-renjaku 'scarlet waxwing' |
홍여새 hong-yeo-sae 'red yeo bird' |
Cánh sáp Nhật Bản 'Japanese wax wing' (from ordinary dictionary) |
Наран энхэтбялзуухай naraŋ eŋkhet-byalzuukhai 'Japanese peace finch' |
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