Phasianidae 2
雉科 2
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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.

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PHASIANINAE
SCIENTIFIC & ENGLISH		CHINESE			EAST		SOUTH	NORTH
Ithaginis
Latin	English	Chinese	Chinese (Taiwan)	Other Ch	Japanese	Korean	Vietnamese	Mongolian
Ithaginis cruentus	Blood pheasant Nepal blood pheasant	血雉 (血雉) xuě-zhì 'blood pheasant'		血鸡 (血雞) xuě-jī 'blood fowl/chicken' (FS) 太白鸡 (太白雞) tài-bái-jī 'large white/Venus fowl/chicken' (FS) 松花鸡 (松花雞) sōng-huā jī 'pine flower fowl/chicken' (Shaanxi) (FS) 琉璃鸡 (琉璃雞) liúlí jī 'lapis lazuli fowl/chicken' (Sichuan, Gansu) (FS)	ベニキジ (紅雉) beni kiji 'red pheasant'
Tragopan
Latin	English	Chinese	Chinese (Taiwan)	Other Ch	Japanese	Korean	Vietnamese	Mongolian
Tragopan melanocephalus	Western tragopan	黑头角雉 (黑头角雉) hēi-tóu jiǎo-zhì 'black-headed horned-pheasant'			ハイイロジュケイ (灰色綬鶏) hai-iro jukei 'grey jukei'		Gà lôi Tây Á 'west Asian thunder-fowl/chicken' (from Cites list on Internet)
Tragopan satyra	Satyr tragopan	红胸角雉 (紅胸角雉) hóng-xiōng jiǎo-zhì 'red-breasted horned-pheasant'			ヒオドシジュケイ (緋縅綬鶏) hi-odoshi jukei 'scarlet thread/braid jukei'		Gà lôi Saty 'Saty thunder-fowl/chicken' (from Cites list on Internet)
Tragopan blythii	Blyth's tragopan Grey-bellied tragopan	灰腹角雉 (灰腹角雉) huī-fù jiǎo-zhì 'grey-bellied horned-pheasant'		绶鸡 (綬雞) shòu-jī 'silk ribbon fowl' (Taiwan) 布氏角雉 (布氏角雉) bù-shì jiǎo-zhì 'Mr Bu's horned-pheasant' (Taiwan)	ミヤマジュケイ (深山綬鶏) mi-yama jukei 'deep mountain jukei'		Gà lôi Blyth 'Blyth thunder-fowl/chicken' (from Cites list on Internet)
Tragopan temminckii	Temminck's tragopan Crimson-bellied tragopan	红腹角雉 (紅腹角雉) hóng-fù jiǎo-zhì 'red-bellied horned-pheasant'		寿鸡 (壽雞) shòu-jī 'longevity fowl/chicken' (see also T. caboti) (FS) 哇哇鸡 (哇哇雞) wāwā-jī 'wawa fowl/chicken' (onomat.) (FS) 大红鸡 (大紅雞) dà-hóng jī 'large red fowl/chicken' (FS) 黄连鸡 (黃連雞) huáng-lián-jī 'yellow-linked fowl/chicken' (FS) 星星鸡 (星星雞) xīng-xīng jī 'starred fowl/chicken' (Sichuan) (FS) 红鸡 (紅雞) hóng-jī 'red fowl/chicken' (Shaanxi) (FS) 灰斑角雉 (灰斑角雉) huī-bān jiǎo-zhì 'grey-striped horned-pheasant' (FS)	ベニジュケイ (紅綬鶏) beni jukei 'red jukei'		Gà lôi tía 'purple thunder-fowl/chicken'
Tragopan caboti	Cabot's tragopan Yellow-bellied tragopan	黄腹角雉 (黃腹角雉) huáng-fù jiǎo-zhì 'yellow-bellied horned-pheasant'		角鸡 (角雞) jiǎo-jī 'horned fowl/chicken' (also used for Crossoptilon auritum) 寿鸡 (壽雞) shòu-jī 'longevity fowl' 呆鸡 (呆雞) dāi-jī 'stupid fowl' 咯伯角雉 (咯伯角雉) kābó jiǎo-zhì 'Cabot's horned partridge' 吐绶鸟 (吐綬鳥) tǔ-shòu-niǎo 'turkey bird'	ジュケイ (綬鶏) jukei 'jukei'		Gà lôi Cabot 'Cabot thunder-fowl/chicken' (from Cites list on Internet)
Pucrasia
Latin	English	Chinese	Chinese (Taiwan)	Other Ch	Japanese	Korean	Vietnamese	Mongolian
Pucrasia macrolopha	Koklass pheasant	勺鸡 (勺雞) sháo-jī 'spoon fowl'		柳叶鸡 (柳葉雞) liú-yè jī 'willow leaf fowl/chicken' (Shanxi) (FS) 角鸡 (角雞) jiǎo jī 'horned fowl/chicken' (Shanxi) (FS)	ミノキジ (蓑雉) mino kiji 'hooded pheasant'
Lophophorus
Latin	English	Chinese	Chinese (Taiwan)	Other Ch	Japanese	Korean	Vietnamese	Mongolian
Lophophorus impejanus Lophophorus impeyanus	Himalayan monal Himalayan monal pheasant	棕尾虹雉 (棕尾虹雉) zōng-wěi hóng-zhì 'reddishbrown-tailed rainbow-pheasant'		棕尾红雉 (棕尾紅雉) zōng-wěi hóng-zhì 'reddishbrown-tailed red pheasant' (Probably based on erroneous use of Chinese character)	ニジキジ (虹雉) niji kiji 'rainbow-pheasant'		Gà lôi Himalayan 'Himalayan thunder-fowl/chicken' (from Cites list on Internet)
Lophophorus sclateri	Sclater's monal Sclater's monal pheasant	白尾梢虹雉 (白尾梢虹雉) bái-wěi shāo hóng-zhì 'white-tail-tipped rainbow-pheasant'		雪鹅 (雪鵞) xuě-é 'snow-(domestic) goose' (Yunnan) (FS)	オジロニジキジ (尾白虹雉) o-jiro niji kiji 'white-tailed rainbow-pheasant'		Gà lôi không mào 'crestless thunder-fowl/chicken' (from Cites list on Internet)
Lophophorus lhuysii	Chinese monal Chinese monal pheasant	绿尾虹雉 (綠尾虹雉) lǜ-wěi hóng-zhì 'green-tailed rainbow-pheasant'		贝母鸡 (貝母雞) bèimǔ-jī 'fritillary (=name of plant) fowl' (Also used for Tetraophasis obscurus) (FS)	カラニジキジ (唐虹雉) kara niji kiji 'Chinese rainbow-pheasant'		Gà lôi Trung Quốc 'Chinese thunder-fowl/chicken' (from Cites list on Internet)
Gallus
Latin	English	Chinese	Chinese (Taiwan)	Other Ch	Japanese	Korean	Vietnamese	Mongolian
Gallus gallus	Red junglefowl Red jungle fowl	原鸡 (原雞) yuán-jī 'primitive fowl/chicken'		野鸡 (野雞) yě-jī 'wild fowl/chicken' 红原鸡 (紅原雞) hóng yuán-jī 'red primitive fowl' (translation) (FS) 茶花鸡 (茶花雞) chá huā jī 'tea/brown flowery fowl/chicken' (Yunnan) (FS) 烛夜 (燭夜) zhú-yè 'candle-night' (literal) (Materia Medica) (FS)	セキショクヤケイ (赤色野鶏) seki-shoku ya-kei 'red-coloured wild fowl/chicken'		Gà rừng 'forest fowl/chicken'
Lophura
Latin	English	Chinese	Chinese (Taiwan)	Other Ch	Japanese	Korean	Vietnamese	Mongolian
Lophura leucomelanos Lophura leucomelana	Kalij pheasant Nepal Kaleej pheasant	黑鹇 (黑鷼) hēi-xián 'black silverpheasant'		鸬雉 (鸕雉) lú-zhì 'cormorant pheasant' (Materia Medica) (FS) 黑鸡 (黑雞) hēi-jī 'black fowl/chicken'	ミヤマハッカン (深山白鷴) mi-yama hakkan 'deep mountain white-silverpheasant'
Lophura nycthemera	Silver pheasant	白鹇 (白鷼) bái-xián 'white silverpheasant'		银鸡 (銀雞) yín-jī 'silver fowl/chicken' 银雉 (銀雉) yín-zhì 'silver pheasant' (FS) 白雉 (白雉) bái-zhì 'white pheasant' (FS) 越禽 (越禽) yuè-qín 'Yue (place name) fowl' (Northern) (FS) 白鹇鸡 (白鷼雞) bái-xián-jī 'white silverpheasant fowl/chicken' (Southern) (FS) 闲客 (閒客) xián-kè 'idle guest' (FS) 山鸡 (山雞) shān-jī 'mountain fowl/chicken' (Materia Medica) (FS) 山雉 (山雉) shān-zhì 'mountain pheasant' (Erya) (FS)	ハッカン (白鷴) hakkan 'white-silverpheasant' (from Chinese)		Gà lôi trắng 'white thunder-fowl/chicken'
Lophura imperialis	Imperial pheasant	皇鹇 (皇鷼) huáng-xián 'emperor silverpheasant'			テイオウキジ (帝王雉) teiō kiji 'emperor pheasant'		Gà lôi lam mào đen 'black-crested blue thunder-fowl/chicken' Gà lôi mào đen 'black-crested thunder fowl/chicken' (13)
Crossoptilon
Latin	English	Chinese	Chinese (Taiwan)	Other Ch	Japanese	Korean	Vietnamese	Mongolian
Crossoptilon crossoptilon harmani Crossoptilon harmani	Tibetan eared-pheasant	藏马鸡 (藏馬雞) zàng mǎ-jī 'Tibetan horse-fowl/chicken' or 哈曼马鸡 (哈曼馬雞) hāmàn mǎ-jī 'Harman horse-fowl/chicken' (Alternative in 3)		哈曼氏马鸡 (哈曼氏馬雞) hāmàn-shì mǎ-jī 'Mr Harman's horse-fowl/chicken'	チベットシロミミキジ (チベット白耳雉) chibetto shiro mimi kiji 'Tibetan white eared pheasant'		Gà lôi tai trắng 'white-eared thunder-fowl/chicken' (from Cites list on Internet)
Crossoptilon crossoptilon	White eared pheasant White eared-pheasant	白马鸡 (白馬雞) bái mǎ-jī 'white horse-fowl/chicken'		藏马鸡 (藏馬雞) zàng mǎ-jī 'Tibetan horse-fowl/chicken' (6) (FS) 雪雉 (雪雉) xuě-zhì 'snow-pheasant' (FS)	シロミミキジ (白耳雉) shiro mimi kiji 'white eared pheasant'
Crossoptilon mantchuricum	Brown eared pheasant Brown eared-pheasant	褐马鸡 (褐馬雞) hè mǎ-jī 'brown horse-fowl/chicken'		鹖马鸡 (鶡馬雞) hé mǎ-jī 'ancient-fighting-bird + horse + fowl/chickend' 鹖鸡 (鶡雞) hé jī 'ancient-fighting-bird fowl/chicken' (Materia Medica) (FS) 耳鸡 (耳雞) ěr jī 'eared fowl/chicken' (FS) 角鸡 (角雞) jiǎo-jī 'horned fowl/chicken' (also used for Tragopan caboti, C. auritum) (FS) 黑雉 (黑雉) hēi-zhì 'black-pheasant' (Northern) (FS) 䲸 (䲸) jiè 'jiè' (FS)	ミミキジ (耳雉) mimi kiji 'eared pheasant'		Gà lôi tai nâu 'brown eared thunder-fowl/chicken' (from Cites list on Internet)
Crossoptilon auritum	Blue eared pheasant Blue eared-pheasant	蓝马鸡 (藍馬雞) lán mǎ-jī 'blue horse-fowl/chicken'		松鸡 (松雞) sōng-jī 'pine fowl/chicken' (also applied to Tetrao urogallus) (FS) 角鸡 (角雞) jiǎo-jī 'horned fowl/chicken' (also used for Tragopan caboti, C. mantchuricum) (FS)	アオミミキジ (青耳雉) ao mimi kiji 'blue/green eared pheasant'
Syrmaticus
Latin	English	Chinese	Chinese (Taiwan)	Other Ch	Japanese	Korean	Vietnamese	Mongolian
Syrmaticus ellioti	Elliot's pheasant White-necked long-tailed pheasant	白颈长尾雉 (白頸長尾雉) bái-jǐng cháng-wěi-zhì 'white-necked long-tailed pheasant'		橫纹背鸡 (橫紋背雞) huáng-wén-bèi jī 'horizontal-finepattern-backed fowl/chicken' (FS) 地鸡 (地雞) dì-jī 'earth fowl/chicken'	カラヤマドリ (唐山鳥) kara yama-dori 'Chinese mountain bird'		Gà lôi Elliot 'Eliot thunder-fowl/chicken' (from Cites list on Internet)
Syrmaticus humiae	Mrs. Hume's pheasant Black-necked long-tailed pheasant	黑颈长尾雉 (黑頸長尾雉) hēi-jǐng cháng-wěi-zhì 'black-necked long-tailed pheasant'			ビルマカラヤマドリ (ビルマ唐山鳥) biruma kara yama-dori 'Burmese Chinese mountain bird'		Gà lôi Hume 'Hume thunder-fowl/chicken' (from Cites list on Internet)
Syrmaticus reevesii	Reeves's pheasant White-crowned long-tailed pheasant	白冠长尾雉 (白冠長尾雉) bái-guān cháng-wěi-zhì 'white-crested long-tailed pheasant'		长毛鸡 (長毛雞) cháng máo jī 'long-haired fowl/chicken' 鸐 ~ 翟 ~ 狄 (鸐 ~ 翟 ~ 狄) dí 'di' (ancient name for long-tailed pheasant) (FS) 翟鸡 (翟雞) dí-jī 'di fowl/chicken' (di is old name for 'long-tailed pheasant') 地鸡 (地雞) dì-jī 'earth fowl/chicken' (Northern) (FS) 长尾野鸡 (長尾野雞) cháng-wěi yě-jī 'long-tailed wild fowl/chicken' 长尾雉 (長尾雉) cháng-wěi-zhì 'long-tailed pheasant' (FS) 鸐雉 (鸐雉) dí-zhì 'di pheasant' (ancient name for long-tailed pheasant) (FS) 白头鸡 (白頭雞) bái-tóu jī 'white-headed fowl/chicken'	オナガキジ (尾長雉) o-naga kiji 'long-tailed pheasant'
Phasianus
Latin	English	Chinese	Chinese (Taiwan)	Other Ch	Japanese	Korean	Vietnamese	Mongolian
Phasianus colchicus	Common pheasant	环颈雉 (環頸雉) huán-jǐng zhì 'ring-necked pheasant' (1, 2, 4) 雉鸡 (雉雞) zhì-jī 'pheasant fowl/chicken' (3, 5. Alternative in 1)	(环颈雉) 環頸雉 huán-jǐng zhì 'ring-necked pheasant'	雉 (雉) zhì 'pheasant' Erya (FS) 野鸡 (野雞) yě-jī 'wild fowl/chicken' (FS) 山鸡 (山雞) shān jī 'mountain fowl/chicken' (commercial) (FS) 颈圈野鸡 (頸圈野雞) jǐng-quān yě-jī 'neck-ringed wild fowl/chicken'	コウライキジ (高麗雉) kōrai kiji 'Korean pheasant' (released species)	꿩 kkwong 'pheasant'	Trĩ đỏ 'red pheasant'	Зэрлэг гургуул zerleg gurguul 'wild pheasant' Former official: Гургуул gurguul 'pheasant'
Chrysolophus
Latin	English	Chinese	Chinese (Taiwan)	Other Ch	Japanese	Korean	Vietnamese	Mongolian
Chrysolophus pictus	Golden pheasant	红腹锦鸡 (紅腹錦雞) hóng-fù jǐn-jī 'red-bellied brocade-fowl/chicken' or 金鸡 (金雞) jīn-jī 'golden fowl/chicken' (Alternative in 1, 3, 5)		山鸡 (山雞) shān-jī 'mountain fowl/chicken'(FS) 采鸡 (采雞) cǎi-jī 'beautiful fowl/chicken' (FS) 鵕䴊 (鵕䴊) xùn-yí 'xùnyí' (FS) 鷩雉 (鷩雉) bié-zhì 'bié pheasant' (Erya) (FS) 赤鷩 (鷩雉) chì-bié 'red bié' (Materia Medica) (FS)	キンケイ (金鶏) kinkei 'golden fowl/chicken'
Chrysolophus amherstiae	Lady Amherst's pheasant Chinese copper pheasant	白腹锦鸡 (白腹錦雞) bái-fù jǐn-jī 'white-bellied brocade-fowl/chicken' or 铜鸡 (銅雞) tóng-jī 'copper fowl/chicken' (Alternative in 1, 3, 5)		银鸡 (銀雞) yín-jī 'silver fowl/chicken' (also used for Lophura nycthemera) 衾鸡 ~ 钦鸡 (衾雞 ~ 欽雞) qīn-jī 'cover/shroud fowl/chicken ~ respectful fowl/chicken'(Yunnan) (FS) 笋鸡 (筍雞) sǔn-jī 'bamboo-shoot fowl/chicken' (Sichuan) (FS) 箐鸡 (箐雞) qìng-jī 'bamboo-grove fowl/chicken' 金嘎嘎 (金嘎嘎) jīn gāgā 'jin ga ga' (onomat.)	ギンケイ (銀鶏) ginkei 'silver fowl/chicken'
Polyplectron
Latin	English	Chinese	Chinese (Taiwan)	Other Ch	Japanese	Korean	Vietnamese	Mongolian
Polyplectron bicalcaratum	Grey peacock-pheasant Burmese peacock pheasant Grey peafowl pheasant	灰孔雀雉 (灰孔雀雉) huī kǒng-què zhì 'grey peafowl-pheasant'		孔雀雉 (孔雀雉) kǒng-què zhì 'peafowl-pheasant' (6) 孔雀鸡 (孔雀雞) kǒng-què jī 'peafowl fowl/chicken'	コクジャク (小孔雀) ko kujaku 'small peafowl'		Gà tiền mặt vàng 'yellow-faced ga tien'
Polyplectron bicalcaratum katsumatae Polyplectron katsumatae	Hainan peacock-pheasant	海南孔雀雉 (海南孔雀雉) hǎinán kǒng-què zhì 'Hainan peafowl-pheasant'			ハイナンコクジャク (海南小孔雀) hainan ko kujaku 'Hainan small peafowl'
Pavo
Latin	English	Chinese	Chinese (Taiwan)	Other Ch	Japanese	Korean	Vietnamese	Mongolian
Pavo muticus	Green peafowl	绿孔雀 (綠孔雀) lǜ kǒng-què 'green peafowl' (literally 'green kong sparrow'. Kong is a surname, that of Confucius, connection unclear)		孔雀 (孔雀) kǒng-què 'peafowl' (FS) 爪哇孔雀 (爪哇孔雀) zhǎowā kǒng-què 'Javanese peafowl' 越鸟 (越鳥) yuè-niǎo 'Yue bird' (FS) 南客 (南客) nán-kè 'southern guest' (FS) 龙鸟 (龍鳥) lóng-niǎo 'dragon bird'	クジャク (孔雀) kujaku 'peafowl' (from Chinese)		Công or Cuông 'peafowl'

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