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Alcidae
ウミスズメ科
umi-suzume ka

海雀科
hǎi-què kē

海雀科
hǎi-què kē

바다오리과
bada-ori-gwa

Далайн шовшуурынхон
dalaiŋ shovshuuriŋkhoŋ

(Mongolian family name based on Inner Mongolian name)
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A variety of Alcinae are found in Japan, mostly on or around the northern island of Hokkaido. Several names have been borrowed from Ainu, the original native peoples of the island. Others refer to the birds as the 'sparrows', 'crows', 'pigeons', and 'parrots' of the sea. The main names are:

ウミスズメ umi-suzume 'sea-sparrow', written 海雀 in Chinese characters. Used for six species; unmodified, refers to Synthliboramphus antiquus (Ancient murrelet).

ウミガラス umi-garasu 'sea crow', written 海烏 or 海鴉, for the two members of the genus Uria. Uria aalge is popularly known as the オロロンチョウ ororon-chō 'ororon bird' (オロロン鳥 in Chinese characters).

ウミバト umi-bato 'sea dove' (海鳩 in Chinese characters). Refers to Cepphus columba.

ウミオウム umi-ōmu 'sea parrot' (海鸚鵡 in Chinese characters). Refers to Cyclorrhynchus psittacula.

ウトウ utō (written 善知鳥 'good tidings bird' in Chinese characters). Refers to Cerorhinca monocerata. The characters are from the Chinese name of the bird.

ツノメドリ tsuno-me-dori 'horn eye bird' (written 角目鳥 in Chinese characters). Refers to Fratercula corniculata.

ケイマフリ keimafuri, from Ainu, meaning 'red-leg'. Refers to Cepphus carbo.

エトピリカ etopirika, from Ainu, meaning 'beautiful bill'. Refers to Fratercula cirrhata. Also called the オイランドリ oiran-dori 'courtesan bird' (花魁鳥 in Chinese characters).

Species names

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AETHIINAE
SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN
JAPANESE
CHINESE
NORTH ASIA
Cerorhinca
Latin
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru
Japanese
Other J
Chinese
Chinese (Taiwan)
Other Ch
Korean
Mongolian
Cerorhinca monocerata
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Rhinoceros auklet
Horn-billed auklet

Macareux rhinocéros
Nashornalk
Тупик-носорог
ウトウ
(善知鳥)
utō
'uto' (characters mean 'good tidings bird', from Chinese)
ゼンチチョウ
(善知鳥)
zenchi-chō
'good tidings bird'
角嘴海雀
(角嘴海雀)
jiǎo-zuǐ hǎi-què
'horn-billed sea-sparrow'
  善知鸟
(善知鳥)
shàn-zhī-niǎo
'good tidings bird'
角嘴善知鸟
(角嘴善知鳥)
jiǎo-zuǐ  shàn-zhī-niǎo
'horn-billed good tidings bird'
犀海雀
(犀海雀)
xī hǎi-què
'rhinoceros sea-sparrow'
흰수염바다오리
huin-suyeom-bada-ori
'white-bearded sea duck'
 
Fratercula
Latin
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru
Japanese
Other J
Chinese
Chinese (Taiwan)
Other Ch
Korean
Mongolian
Fratercula cirrhata
Lunda cirrhata
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Tufted puffin

Macareux huppé
Gelbschopflund
Топорок
エトピリカ
etopirika
'etopirika' (Ainu meaning 'beautiful bill')
オイランドリ
(花魁鳥)
oiran-dori
'courtesan bird' (from colourful looks)
簇羽海鹦
(簇羽海鸚)
cù yǔ hǎi-yīng
'cluster feather sea parrot' (4)
花魁鸟
(花魁鳥)
huā-kuí-niǎo
'courtesan bird' (5)
  善知鸟
(善知鳥)
shàn-zhī-niǎo
'good tidings bird'
  Other:
Хошуувчит
ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠣᠪᠴᠢᠲᠣ
khoshuuvchit
'khoshuuvchit (related to khoshuu 'bill')
Fratercula corniculata
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Horned puffin

Macareux cornu
Hornlund
Ипатка
ツノメドリ
(角目鳥)
tsuno-me-dori
'horn eye bird'
  角海鹦
(角海鸚)
jiǎo hǎi-yīng
'horned sea parrot'
  善知鸟
(善知鳥)
shàn-zhī-niǎo
'good tidings bird'
   
Aethia
Latin
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru
Japanese
Other J
Chinese
Chinese (Taiwan)
Other Ch
Korean
Mongolian
Aethia psittacula
Cyclorrhynchus psittacula
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Parakeet auklet

Starique perroquet
Rotschnabelalk
Белобрюшка
ウミオウム
(海鸚鵡)
umi-ōmu
'sea parrot'
  白腹海鹦
(白腹海鸚)
bái-fù hǎi-yīng
'white-bellied sea parrot' (4)
白腹小海鹦
(白腹小海鸚)
bái-fù xiǎo hǎi-yīng
'white-bellied small sea parrot' (5)
       
Aethia pusilla
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Least auklet

Starique minuscule
Zwergalk
Конюга-крошка
コウミスズメ
(小海雀)
ko umi-suzume
'small sea-sparrow'
  小海雀
(小海雀)
xiǎo hǎi-què
'small sea-sparrow' (4)
稚海雀
(穉海雀)
zhì hǎi-què
'juvenile sea-sparrow' (5)
    작은바다오리
jageun-bada-ori
'tiny sea duck'
 
Aethia pygmaea
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Whiskered auklet

Starique pygmée
Bartalk
Малая конюга
シラヒゲウミスズメ
(白髭海雀)
shira-hige umi-suzume
'white-whiskered sea-sparrow'
  须海雀
(鬚海雀)
xū hǎi-què
'whiskered sea-sparrow'
       
Aethia cristatella
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Crested auklet

Starique cristatelle
Schopfalk
Большая конюга
エトロフウミスズメ
(択捉海雀)
etorofu umi-suzume
'Iterup sea-sparrow'
  凤头海雀
(鳳頭海雀)
fèng-tóu hǎi-què
'phoenix headed sea-sparrow' (4)
冠小海雀
(冠小海雀)
guān xiǎo hǎi-què
'crested small sea-sparrow' (5)
       
 
ALCINAE
SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN
JAPANESE
CHINESE
NORTH ASIA
Brachyramphus
Latin
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru
Japanese
Other J
Chinese
Chinese (Taiwan)
Other Ch
Korean
Mongolian
Brachyramphus perdix
Brachyramphus marmoratus (pre-split)
Long-billed Murrelet

Guillemot à long bec
Marmelalk-perdix
Длинноклювый пыжик
ハシナガウミスズメ
(嘴長海雀)
hashi-naga umi-suzume
'long-billed sea-sparrow'
›Taxonomy‹
  Brachyramphus marmoratus:
斑海雀
(斑海雀)
bān hǎi-què
'striped sea-sparrow' (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
Brachyramphus perdix:
长嘴斑海雀
(長嘴斑海雀)
cháng-zuǐ bān hǎi-què
'long-billed striped sea-sparrow' (4)
›Taxonomy‹
  si
(si)
bān sī (?)
'striped si'
알락쇠오리
allak-soe-ori
'pied small duck'
Other:
Бидэр шилрээч
ᠪᠢᠳᠡᠷ ᠰᠡᠯᠢᠷᠡᠭᠡᠴᠢ
bider shilreech
'striped alcid' (literally 'lazy')
Cepphus
Latin
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru
Japanese
Other J
Chinese
Chinese (Taiwan)
Other Ch
Korean
Mongolian
Cepphus columba
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Pigeon guillemot

Guillemot colombin
Taubenteiste
Курильский чистик
ウミバト
(海鳩)
umi-bato
'sea-pigeon'
  海鸽
(海鴿)
hǎi-gē
'sea-pigeon'
       
Cepphus carbo
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Spectacled guillemot

Guillemot à lunettes
Brillenteiste
Очковый чистик
ケイマフリ
keimafuri
'keimafuri' (Ainu meaning 'red-leg')
  白眶海鸽
(白眶海鴿)
bái-kuàng hǎi-gē
'white-framed sea-pigeon' (4)
乌海鸽
(烏海鴿)
wū hǎi-gē
'crow/black sea-pigeon' (5)
    흰눈썹바다오리
huin-nunsseop-bada-ori
'white eye-browed sea duck'
 
Synthliboramphus
Latin
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru
Japanese
Other J
Chinese
Chinese (Taiwan)
Other Ch
Korean
Mongolian
Synthliboramphus antiquus
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Ancient murrelet
Short-billed murrelet (5)
Short-billed auk

Guillemot à cou blanc
Silberalk
Старик
ウミスズメ
(海雀)
umi-suzume
'sea-sparrow'
  扁嘴海雀
(扁嘴海雀)
biǎn-zuǐ hǎi-què
'flat-billed sea-sparrow'
(扁嘴海雀)
扁嘴海雀
biǎn-zuǐ hǎi-què
'flat-billed sea-sparrow'
Taiwan formerly:
(海雀)
海雀
hǎi-què
'sea-sparrow'
短嘴海鸠
(短嘴海鳩)
duǎn-zuǐ hǎi-jiū
'short-billed sea-dove'
古海乌
(古海烏)
gǔ hǎi-wū
'old sea-crow'
바다쇠오리
bada-soe-ori
'sea small duck'
Inner M:
Оодон хошуут далайн шовшуур
ᠣᠭᠣᠳᠣᠩ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠣᠳᠣ ᠳᠠᠯᠠᠢ ᠵᠢᠨ ᠱᠣᠪᠰᠢᠭᠣᠷ
oodoŋ khoshuut dalaiŋ shovshuur
'short-billed sea cuckoo' (31)
Synthliboramphus wumizusume
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Japanese murrelet
Crested murrelet

Guillemot du Japon
Japanalk
Хохлатый старик
カンムリウミスズメ
(冠海雀)
kanmuri umi-suzume
'crested sea-sparrow'
  冠海雀
(冠海雀)
guān hǎi-què
'crested sea-sparrow'
(冠海雀)
冠海雀
guān hǎi-què
'crested sea-sparrow'
si
(si)
guān sī (?)
'crested si'
日本海乌
(日本海烏)
rìběn hǎi-wū
'Japanese sea-crow'
冠扁嘴海雀
(冠扁嘴海雀)
guān biǎn-zuǐ hǎi-què
'crested flat-billed sea-sparrow'
뿔쇠오리
ppul-soe-ori
'horned small duck'
Хөхөл хар түрүүт
ᠬᠦᠬᠦᠯ ᠬᠠᠷ᠎ᠠ  ᠲᠦᠷᠦᠭᠦᠲᠦ
khökhöl khar türüüt
'bluish-black head'
Uria
Latin
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru
Japanese
Other J
Chinese
Chinese (Taiwan)
Other Ch
Korean
Mongolian
Uria lomvia
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Brunnich's Guillemot
or
Thick-billed Murre

Guillemot de Brünnich
Dickschnabellumme
Кайра толстоклювая
ハシブトウミガラス
(嘴太海烏 ~ 嘴太海鴉)
hashi-buto umi-garasu
'thick-billed sea-crow', written with two different characters for 'crow'
  厚嘴崖海鸦
(厚嘴崖海鴉)
hòu-zuǐ yá-hǎi-yā
'thick-billed cliff sea-crow' (4)
厚嘴海鸦
(厚嘴海鴉)
hòu-zuǐ hǎi-yā
'thick-billed sea-crow' (5)
    흰줄부리바다오리
huin-julburi-bada-ori
'white file-billed ? sea duck'
or
큰부리바다오리
keun-buri-bada-ori
'large-billed sea duck'
 
Uria aalge
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Common Guillemot
or
Common Murre
Guillemot

Guillemot marmette
Trottellumme
Тонкоклювая кайра
ウミガラス
(海烏 ~ 海鴉)
umi-garasu
'sea crow' (written with two different characters for 'crow')
オロロンチョウ
(オロロン鳥)
ororon-chō
'ororon bird' (onomat. from bird's cry)
ロッペンチョウ
(ロッペン鳥)
roppen-chō
'roppen bird' (onomat.)
崖海鸦
(崖海鴉)
yá hǎi-yā
'cliff sea crow' (4)
普通海鸦
(普通海鴉)
pǔtōng hǎi-yā
'common sea-crow' (5)
(崖海鸦)
崖海鴉
yá hǎi-yā
'cliff sea-crow'
  바다오리
bada-ori
'sea duck'
 

中国鸟类种和亚种分类名录大全(修订版) 郑作新 著 科学出版社 北京 2000年
A Complete Checklist of Species and Subspecies of the Chinese Birds (Revised Edition) by Cheng Tso-Hsin, Science Press, Beijing 2000

中国鸟类分类与分布名录 主编:郑光美 科学出版社 北京 2005年
A Checklist on the Classification and Distribution of the Birds of China Chief editor: Zheng Guangmei, Science Press, Beijing 2005

中国鸟类野外手册(中文版)约翰・马敬能、卡伦・菲利普斯,合作者:荷芬奇,翻译:卢和芬 湖南教育出版社 长沙 2000年
A Field Guide to the Birds of China (Chinese translation) by John MacKinnon, Karen Phillipps, in collaboration with He Fen-qi, translated by Lu Hefen, Hunan Jiaoyu Chubanshe (Hunan Educational Press) Changsha 2000

世界鸟类分类与分布名录 主编:郑光美 科学出版社 北京 2002年
A Checklist on the Classification and Distribution of the Birds of the World Chief editor: Zheng Guangmei, Science Press, Beijing 2002

世界鸟类名称(拉丁文、汉文、英文对照)第二版 郑作新等 科学出版社 北京 2002年
Birds of the World (Latin, Chinese and English Names) 2nd ed. by Cheng Tso-Hsin et al, Science Press, Beijing 2002

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