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The pelican goes by a number of names in Chinese. The standard name is 鹈鹕 , occasionally seen as 鹈鹕鸟 'pelican bird'. Others are:
- 塘鹅 'pond goose' (possibly Southern)
- 淘河 'dredge river'
- 犁鹕 'plough pelican', possibly interpretable as 'plough lake'
- 伽蓝鸟 'temple bird'
Apart from the long-attested 伽蓝鸟 , what is remarkable about the above names is that all are reminiscent of 鹈鹕 , modified in ways suggestive of folk etymology.
塘鹅 'pond goose' is reasonably common, but many standard Mainland dictionaries make an effort to exclude it. It appears to be somewhat more common in Taiwan, where efforts to enforce 'standard' or 'northern' usage are not so strongly in evidence.
Species names
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Chinese (Taiwan) |
Other Ch |
Japanese |
Korean |
Vietnamese |
Mongolian |
Pelecanus onocrotalus |
Great white pelican Eastern white pelican White pelican Rosy pelican |
白鹈鹕 (白鵜鶘) 'white pelican' |
モモイロペリカン (桃色ペリカン) momo-iro perikan 'pink pelican' |
Chim Bồ nông chân hồng 'rosy-legged pelican (bird)' (12, 34) or Chim Lềnh đềnh chân hồng 'rosy-legged pelican (bird)' (12) |
Inner M: Тихү ᠲᠢᠬᠣ tikhü 'tihu' (from Chinese) (31) |
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| Pelecanus philippensis |
Spot-billed
pelican Grey pelican Spotted billed pelican |
斑嘴鹈鹕 (斑嘴鵜鶘) 'stripe-billed pelican' |
(灰鹈鹕) 灰鵜鶘 'grey pelican' |
菲律宾鹈鹕 (菲律賓鵜鶘) 'Philippine pelican' |
ハイイロペリカン (灰色ペリカン) hai-iro perikan 'grey pelican' (shared with P. crispus) |
Chim Bồ nông chân xám 'grey-legged pelican (bird)' (12, 13, 34) or Chim Lềnh đềnh chân xám 'grey-legged pelican (bird)' (12) |
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| Pelecanus crispus |
Dalmatian pelican | 卷羽鹈鹕 (卷羽鵜鶘) 'curly feathered pelican'  Taxonomy |
(卷羽鹈鹕) 卷羽鵜鶘 'curly feathered pelican' |
鹈鹕 (鵜鶘) 'pelican' |
ニシハイイロペリカン (西灰色ペリカン) nishi hai-iro perikan 'western grey pelican' (Wikipedia) |
사다새 sada-sae 'pelican-bird' |
Bồ nông trắng đốm đen 'black-spotted white pelican' (from Cites list on Internet) |
Борцгор хотон ᠪᠣᠷᠴᠢᠭᠢᠷ ᠬᠣᠲᠠᠨ bortsgor khotoŋ 'bortsgor pelican' Inner M: Борцгор хотон ᠪᠣᠷᠴᠢᠭᠢᠷ ᠬᠣᠲᠠᠨ bortsgor khotoŋ 'bortsgor pelican' (32) Taxonomy |
Danh Lục Chim Việt Nam (In lần thứ hai) (Checklist of the Birds of Vietnam) Võ Quý, Nguyễn Cử, Nhà Xuất Bản Nông Nghiệp, Hà Nội 1999
Chim Việt Nam Nguyễn Cử, Lê Trọng Trải, Karen Phillipps; Nhà Xuất Bản Lao Động - Xã Hội, 2000
汉蒙名词术语分类词典（自然科学部分） Mongolian (Cyrillic): Хятад Монгол нэр томъёоны зүйл хуваасан толь (байгалийн шинжлэх ухааны бүлэг) (Chinese-Mongolian classified terminological dictionary, natural sciences part) by 《汉蒙名词术语分类词典》编纂委员会 Mongolian (Cyrillic): "Хятад Монгол нэр томъёоны зүйл хуваасан толь" найруулах комисс (Chinese-Mongolian classified terminological dictionary editorial committee), Inner Mongolian People's Press, Hohhot 1990
内蒙古动物志 (第三卷 鸟纲 非雀形目) Fauna Inner Mongolia (Volume 3 Aves Non-Passerines) 主编：旭日干 (Chief Editor: Xurigan), 内蒙古人大学版社 (Inner Mongolian University Press), Hohhot 2013
Danh Lục Các Loài Chim ở Việt Nam (Latinh, Việt, Pháp, Hán) Trần Văn Chánh 2008-2009
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