Charadriidae
チドリ科
chi-dori ka

General names

Information is based on dictionaries and other sources. Species list may not be current. Korean glosses are only tentative. Comments and corrections welcome.

The plovers are called チドリ chi-dori, written 千鳥 (meaning 'thousand bird') in Japanese. Chi-dori can also be written 鵆, which is the same as Chinese 鴴, except that the 'bird' radical 鳥 is sandwiched in the middle instead of being placed on the right. The plovers are also called モモチドリ momochi-dori, written 百千鳥, meaning 'hundred-thousand bird' (but also used for Cettia diphone, the Japanese bush warbler).

The lapwings are known as ケリ keri, a name which reflects the birds' cry. In combination keri may become -geri. The name keri is written with the characters 計里, which literally mean 'measure' + 'league/mile' but are used solely to approximate the pronunciation. (Normally 計里 would be read keiri in the on reading.) The word keri may also be written 鳧, a character meaning 'wild duck' (see Anatidae).

Cultural:

The expression 千鳥足 chidori-ashi 'plover's legs' is used to describe the unsteady, wavering gait of the inebriated.

Species names

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VANELLINAE SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN JAPANESE CHINESE KOREAN Vanellus               Latin Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru Japanese Other J Chinese Chinese (Taiwan) Other Ch Korean Vanellus vanellus Northern lapwing Lapwing Peewit Green Plover Vanneau huppé Kiebitz Чибис タゲリ (田計里 ~ 田鳧) ta-geri 'field lapwing' タドリ (田鳥) ta-dori 'field bird' 凤头麦鸡 (鳳頭麥雞) fèng-tóu mài-jī 'phoenix-headed wheat fowl' (小辫鸻) 小辮鴴 xiǎo biàn héng 'small-pigtailed plover' 田凫 (田鳧) tián-fú 'paddy wildduck' 绿田凫 (綠田鳧) lǜ tián fú 'green paddy wildduck' 댕기물떼새 daenggi-mul-ttesae 'ribboned tide?-bird' Vanellus cinereus Microsarcops cinereus Grey-headed lapwing Vanneau à tête grise Graukopfkiebitz Серый чибис ケリ (計里 ~ 鳧) keri 'lapwing'   灰头麦鸡 (灰頭麥雞) huī-tóu mài-jī 'grey-headed grain fowl' (跳鸻) 跳鴴 tiào héng 'jumping plover' 海和尚 (海和尚) hǎi héshang 'sea monk' (also a name for the dolphin) 跳凫 (跳鳧) tiào fú 'jumping wildduck' 민댕기물떼새 min-daenggi-mul-tte-sae 'min-ribboned tide?-bird'

PLUVIALINAE SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN JAPANESE CHINESE KOREAN Pluvialis               Latin Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru Japanese Other J Chinese Chinese (Taiwan) Other Ch Korean Pluvialis fulva Pacific golden plover Pacific golden-plover Eastern golden plover Pluvier fauve Pazifischer Goldregenpfeifer Бурокрылая ржанка ムナグロ (胸黒) muna-guro 'black-breast' アイグロ ai-guro 'aiguro' (guro = 'black') 金鸻 (金鴴) jīn héng 'gold plover' (1, 2, 4, 5) 金斑鸻 (金斑鴴) jīn bān héng 'gold-striped plover' (3, Alternative in 1 , 5) Taxonomy (太平洋金斑鸻) 太平洋金斑鴴 tàipíng-yáng jīn bān héng 'Pacific gold-striped plover' 金鹬 (金鷸) jīn yù 'gold snipe' 검은가슴물떼새 geomeun-gaseum-mul-tte-sae 'black-breasted tide?-bird' Pluvialis dominica Pluvialis dominicus American golden plover American golden-plover Pluvier bronzé Amerikanischer Goldregenpfeifer Бурокрылая ржанка アメリカムナグロ (アメリカ胸黒) amerika muna-guro 'American black-breast'   美洲金鸻 (美洲金鴴) měizhōu jīn héng 'American gold plover' (美洲金斑鸻) 美洲金斑鴴 měizhōu jīn bān héng 'American gold-striped plover'     Pluvialis squatarola Grey plover or Black-bellied plover Pluvier argenté Kiebitzregenpfeifer Тулес ダイゼン (大膳) daizen 'caterer/provisioner' (ancient court rank - reason for name unclear)   灰鸻 (灰鴴) huī héng 'grey plover' (2, 4, 5) 灰斑鸻 (灰斑鴴) huī bān héng 'grey striped plover' (1, 3. Alternative in 5) (灰斑鸻) 灰斑鴴 huī-bān héng 'grey striped plover'   개꿩 gae-kkwong 'estuary (?) pheasant'

CHARADRIINAE SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN JAPANESE CHINESE KOREAN Charadrius               Latin Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru Japanese Other J Chinese Chinese (Taiwan) Other Ch Korean Charadrius hiaticula Common ringed plover Ringed plover Pluvier grand-gravelot Sandregenpfeifer Галстучник ハジロコチドリ (羽白小千鳥) ha-jiro ko chi-dori 'white-winged small thousand-bird'   剑鸻 (劍鴴) jiàn-héng 'sword plover' (环颈鸻) 環頸鴴 huán-jǐng héng 'ring-necked plover' 长嘴鸻 (長嘴鴴) cháng-zuǐ héng 'long-billed plover' 흰죽지꼬마물떼새 huin-jukji-kkoma-mul-tte-sae 'white wing-joint midget tide?-bird' Charadrius placidus Long-billed plover Long-billed ringed plover Pluvier à long bec Ussuriregenpfeifer Уссурийский зуек イカルチドリ (鵤千鳥) ikaru chi-dori 'grosbeak thousand-bird'   长嘴剑鸻 (長嘴劍鴴) cháng-zuǐ jiàn-héng 'long-billed sword plover' (剑鸻) 劍鴴 jiàn-héng 'sword plover' 长嘴鸻 (長嘴鴴） cháng-zuǐ héng 'long-billed plover' (7) 흰목물떼새 huin-mong-mul-tte-sae 'white-necked tide?-bird' Charadrius dubius Little ringed plover Pluvier petit-gravelot Flußregenpfeifer Малый зуек コチドリ (小千鳥) ko chi-dori 'small thousand-bird'   金眶鸻 (金眶鴴) jīn-kuàng héng 'gold frame plover' or 黑领鸻 (黑領鴴) hēi-lǐng héng 'black-collared plover' (Alternative in 1) (小环颈鸻) 小環頸鴴 xiǎo huán-jǐng héng 'small ring-necked plover'   꼬마물떼새 kkoma-mul-tte-sae 'midget tide?-bird' Charadrius alexandrinus Kentish plover or Snowy plover Pluvier à collier interrompu Seeregenpfeifer Морской зуек シロチドリ (白千鳥) shiro chi-dori 'white thousand-bird'   环颈鸻 (環頸鴴) huán-jǐng héng 'ring-necked plover' or 白领鸻 (白領鴴) bái-lǐng héng 'white-collared plover' (Alternative in 1) (东方环颈鸻) 東方環頸鴴 dōngfāng huán-jǐng héng 'eastern ring-necked plover' 白镯环 (白鐲環) bái zhuó huán 'white bracelet circle' 흰물떼새 huin-mul-tte-sae 'white tide?-bird' Charadrius mongolus Lesser sand plover Mongolian plover Pluvier de Mongolie Mongolenregenpfeifer Монгольский зуек メダイチドリ (目大千鳥) me-dai chi-dori 'large-eyed thousand-bird'   蒙古沙鸻 (蒙古沙鴴) měnggǔ shā héng 'Mongolian sand plover' (蒙古鸻) 蒙古鴴 měnggǔ héng 'Mongolian plover'   왕눈물떼새 wang-nun-mul-tte-sae 'king eye tide?-bird' Latin Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru Japanese Other J Chinese Chinese (Taiwan) Other Ch Korean Charadrius leschenaultii Greater sand plover Great sand plover Large sand plover Pluvier de Leschenault Wüstenregenpfeifer Толстоклювый зуек オオメダイチドリ (大目大千鳥) ō me-dai chi-dori 'large large-eyed thousand-bird'   铁嘴沙鸻 (鐵嘴沙鴴) tiě-zuǐ shā héng 'iron-billed sand plover' (铁嘴鸻) 鐵嘴鴴 tiě-zuǐ héng 'iron-billed plover'   큰왕눈물떼새 keun-wang-nun-mul-tte-sae 'large king eye tide?-bird' Charadrius veredus Oriental plover Eastern sand plover Pluvier oriental Steppenregenpfeifer Восточный зуек オオチドリ (大千鳥) ō chi-dori 'large thousand-bird'   东方鸻 (東方鴴) dōngfāng héng 'eastern plover' (东方红胸鸻) 東方紅胸鴴 dōngfāng hóng-xiōng héng 'eastern red-breasted plover' 红胸鸻 (紅胸鴴) hóng-xiōng héng 'red-breasted plover' (7) (Conflicts with C. asiaticus) 蓝旦 (藍旦) lán dàn 'blue morning' (dàn is also a term for a Peking Opera role type) 早鸡 (早鶏) zǎo-jī 'early fowl/chicken' 큰물떼새 keun-mul-tte-sae 'large tide?-bird' Charadrius morinellus Eudromius morinellus Eurasian dotterel Dotterel Pluvier guignard Mornellregenpfeifer Хрустан コバシチドリ (小嘴千鳥) ko-bashi chi-dori 'small-billed thousand-bird'   小嘴鸻 (小嘴鴴) xiǎo-zuǐ héng 'small-billed plover'     흰눈썹물떼새 huin-nun-sseom-mul-tte-sae 'white-eyebrowed tide?-bird'

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