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The Pteroclidae (or Pteroclididae) are known as 沙鸡 'sand-fowl/chicken' in Chinese, suggesting an affiliation with the Phasianidae.
Species names
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Syrrhaptes tibetanus |
Tibetan sandgrouse | 西藏毛腿沙鸡 (西藏毛腿沙雞) 'Tibetan hairy-legged sand-fowl/chicken' |
沙鸡 (沙雞) 'sand-fowl/chicken' (FS) |
チベットサケイ (チベット沙鶏 ~ チベット砂鶏) chibetto sa-kei 'Tibetan sand-fowl/chicken' |
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| Syrrhaptes paradoxus |
Pallas's sandgrouse | 毛腿沙鸡 (毛腿沙雞) 'hairy-legged sand-fowl/chicken' |
沙鸡 (沙雞) 'sand-fowl/chicken' (FS) 寇雉 (寇雉) 'bandit pheasant' (Erya) (FS) 辍鸠 (輟鳩) 'chuo ? dove' (Erya) (FS) 突厥雀 (突厥雀) 'Tujue (ancient name for Turks) sparrow'(Tangshu) (FS) |
サケイ (沙鶏 ~ 砂鶏) sa-kei 'sand-fowl/chicken' |
사막꿩 samak-kkwong 'desert pheasant' |
Монгол ногтруу ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ ᠨᠣᠭᠲᠣᠷᠣ moŋgol nogtruu 'Mongolian sandgrouse' Inner M: Ногтруу ᠨᠣᠭᠲᠣᠷᠣ nogtruu 'sandgrouse' (31, 32) |
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| Pterocles orientalis |
Black-bellied sandgrouse | 黑腹沙鸡 (黑腹沙雞) 'black-bellied sand-fowl/chicken' |
沙鸡 (沙雞) 'sand-fowl/chicken' (FS) |
オオサケイ (大沙鶏 ~ 大砂鶏) ō sa-kei 'large sand-fowl/chicken' |
Inner M: Өвөр хар ногтруу ᠦᠪᠦᠷ ᠬᠠᠷᠠ ᠨᠣᠭᠲᠣᠷᠣ övör khar nogtruu 'black-breast sandgrouse' (31) |
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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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