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.
Chinese: The Pteroclididae (or Pteroclidae) are known as 沙鸡 shā-jī 'sand-fowl/chicken' in Chinese.
Species names
SCIENTIFIC & ENGLISH |
CHINESE |
EAST |
SOUTH | NORTH |
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Latin |
English | Chinese |
Chinese (Taiwan) |
Other Ch |
Japanese |
Korean |
Vietnamese |
Mongolian |
Syrrhaptes tibetanus
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Tibetan sandgrouse |
西藏毛腿沙鸡
(西藏毛腿沙雞)
xīzàng máo-tuǐ shā-jī
'Tibetan hairy-legged sand-fowl/chicken' |
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沙鸡
(沙雞)
shā-jī
'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
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Pallas's sandgrouse |
毛腿沙鸡
(毛腿沙雞)
máo-tuǐ shā-jī
'hairy-legged sand-fowl/chicken' |
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沙鸡
(沙雞)
shā-jī
'sand-fowl/chicken' (FS)
寇雉
(寇雉)
kòu-zhì
'bandit pheasant' (Erya) (FS)
辍鸠
(輟鳩)
chuò-jiù
'chuo ? dove' (Erya) (FS)
突厥雀
(突厥雀)
tūjué-què
'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' |
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Монгол ногтруу
mongol nogtruu
'Mongolian sandgrouse'
Former official:
Ногтруу
nogtruu
'sandgrouse' |
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English | Chinese |
Chinese (Taiwan) |
Other Ch |
Japanese |
Korean |
Vietnamese |
Mongolian |
Pterocles orientalis
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Black-bellied sandgrouse |
黑腹沙鸡
(黑腹沙雞)
hēi-fù shā-jī
'black-bellied sand-fowl/chicken' |
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沙鸡
(沙雞)
shā-jī
'sand-fowl/chicken' (FS) |
オオサケイ
(大沙鶏 ~ 大砂鶏)
ō sa-kei
'large sand-fowl/chicken' |
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