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In Chinese, the flamingo is generally known as the 火烈鸟 'fire-intense bird'. However, in Ornithological Chinese they are given the name 红鹳 'red stork', suggesting that they are a type of ciconiid. Other names for them include 红鹤 'red crane' and 火鹤 'fire crane'.
Species names
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| Phoenicopterus roseus Phoenicopterus ruber  |
Greater flamingo | Phoenicopterus ruber: 大红鹳 (大紅鸛) 'large red stork' |
火烈鸟 (火烈鳥) 'fire intense bird' 大火烈鸟 (大火烈鳥) 'large fire intense bird' 红鹤 (紅鶴) 'red crane' 火鹤 (火鶴) 'fire crane' |
オオフラミンゴ (大フラミンゴ) ō furamingo 'large flamingo' (Wikipedia) |
Ягаан нал ᠶᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠨᠠᠯ yagaaŋ nal 'pink ruby' |
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