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 Burhinidae (stone plovers, stone curlews, or thick-knees) are found in an isolated part of China and are not a popularly known bird. The name 石鸻 'stone plover' is a calque on English 'stone plover'.
Species names
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Mongolian |
| Burhinus | ||||||||
Burhinus oedicnemus |
Eurasian stone curlew Eurasian thick-knee Stone curlew | 石鸻 (石鴴) 'stone plover' (1, 2, 4, 5) 欧石鸻 (歐石鴴) 'European stone plover' (3) |
欧洲石鸻 'European stone plover' |
イシチドリ (石千鳥) ishi-chidori 'stone plover' |
Chim Burin 'burin bird' (from burhinus) |
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| Esacus | ||||||||
| Esacus recurvirostris Burhinus recurvirostris |
Great stone curlew Great thick-knee Great stone plover | 大石鸻 (大石鴴) 'large stone plover' (1, 2, 3, 4) |
ソリハシオオイシチドリ (反嘴大石千鳥) sori-hashi ō ishi-chidori 'recurved-billed large stone plover' |
Chim Dẽ mỏ to 'large-billed snipe (bird)' |
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