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 bee-eaters, found mainly in the south of China, are officially known as 蜂虎 'bee-tiger', or more informally the 食蜂鸟 'eat bee bird'.
Species names
SCIENTIFIC & ENGLISH |
CHINESE |
EAST |
SOUTH | NORTH |
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| Nyctyornis | ||||||||
Latin |
English | Chinese |
Chinese (Taiwan) |
Other Ch |
Japanese |
Korean |
Vietnamese |
Mongolian |
Nyctyornis athertoni |
Blue-bearded bee-eater Blue-bearded bee eater |
蓝须夜蜂虎 (藍鬚夜蜂虎) 'blue-bearded night bee-tiger' or 夜蜂虎 (夜蜂虎) 'night bee-tiger' (Alternative in 1, 3, 5) |
アオムネハチクイ (青胸蜂喰) ao-mune hachi-kui 'blue/green-breasted bee-eater' |
Chim Trảu lớn 'large trau bird' |
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| Merops | ||||||||
Latin |
English | Chinese |
Chinese (Taiwan) |
Other Ch |
Japanese |
Korean |
Vietnamese |
Mongolian |
| Merops orientalis |
Green bee-eater Little green bee eater |
绿喉蜂虎 (綠喉蜂虎) 'green-throated bee-tiger' |
ミドリハチクイ (緑蜂喰) midori hachi-kui 'green bee-eater' |
Chim Trảu đầu hung 'reddish-headed trau bird' |
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| Merops philippinus |
Blue-tailed bee-eater Blue-cheeked bee eater |
栗喉蜂虎 (栗喉蜂虎) 'chestnut-throated bee-tiger' |
(栗喉蜂虎) 栗喉蜂虎 'chestnut-throated bee-tiger' |
ハリオハチクイ (針尾蜂喰) hari-o hachi-kui 'spine-tailed bee-eater' |
Chim Trảu ngực nâu 'brown-breasted trau bird'  Note |
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| Merops viridis |
Blue-throated bee-eater Chestnut-headed bee eater |
蓝喉蜂虎 (藍喉蜂虎) 'blue-throated bee-tiger' |
(蓝喉蜂虎) 藍喉蜂虎 'blue-throated bee-tiger' |
栗头蜂虎 (栗頭蜂虎) 'chestnut-headed bee-tiger' (6, 7) Clashes with M. leschenaulti below) 食蜂鸟 (食蜂鳥) 'eat bee bird' |
ルリノドハチクイ (瑠璃喉蜂喰 ~ 琉璃喉蜂喰) ruri-nodo hachi-kui 'lapiz-lazuli throated bee-eater' |
Chim Trảu họng xanh 'blue/green-throated trau bird' |
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| Merops leschenaulti |
Chestnut-headed bee-eater Bay-headed bee eater |
栗头蜂虎 (栗頭蜂虎) 'chestnut-headed bee-tiger' or 黑胸蜂虎 (黑胸蜂虎) 'black-breasted bee-tiger' (Alternative in 1) |
チャガシラハチクイ (茶頭蜂喰) cha-gashira hachi-kui 'brown-headed bee-eater' |
Chim Trảu họng vàng 'yellow-throated trau bird' |
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| Merops apiaster |
European bee-eater European bee eater |
黄喉蜂虎 (黃喉蜂虎) 'yellow-throated bee-tiger' |
ヨーロッパハチクイ (ヨーロッパ蜂喰) yōroppa hachi-kui 'European bee-eater' |
Шарга балч sharag balch 'pale-yellow bee-eater' Former official: Шаргал балч шувуу shargal balch shuvuu 'golden bee-eating bird' |
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