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.
Chinese authorities are divided over whether to call the tree swift a 'tree-swallow' (树燕 ) or a 'rain-swallow' (雨燕 i.e. a swift). To indicate the concept of a 'crest', Chinese uses the term 凤头 meaning 'phoenix-head'.
Species names
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Hemiprocne coronata Note |
Crested treeswift Crested tree swift Crested swift |
凤头雨燕 (鳳頭雨燕) 'phoenix-headed rain-swallow (=swift)' (2, 4) 凤头树燕 (鳳頭樹燕) 'phoenix head tree-swallow' (1, 3) Note |
インドカンムリアマツバメ (インド冠雨燕) indo kanmuri ama-tsubame 'Indian crested rain-swallow (=swift)' (Wikipedia etc.) |
Chim Yến mào 'crested swift (bird)' Taxonomy |
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