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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 Japanese word for pigeon is ハト hato, written with the Chinese character . It is glossed here as 'pigeon'. In combination with other words, ハト hato becomes バト -bato. The name of the domesticated pigeon, do-bato, can be written with the Chinese character 鴿.

Species names

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COLUMBINAE
SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN
JAPANESE
CHINESE
KOREAN
Columba              
Latin
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru
Japanese
Other J
Chinese
Chinese (Taiwan)
Other Ch
Korean
Columba livia
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Rock dove
or
Common pigeon
Feral rock pigeon
Rock pigeon
Feral pigeon
Pigeon biset
Felsentaube
Сизый голубь
カワラバト
(河原鳩)
kawara-bato
'dry riverbed pigeon'
(introduced)
ドバト
(鴿 ~ 土鳩)
do-bato
'earth pigeon'
イエバト
(家鳩)
ie-bato
'house pigeon'
原鸽
(原鴿)
yuán gē
'primitive/original pigeon'
野鴿
(野鸽)
yě gē
'wild pigeon'
(introduced)
野鸽
(野鴿)
yě gē
'wild pigeon' (7)
鸽子
(鴿子)
gēzi
'pigeon'
野鸽子
(野鴿子)
yě gēzi
'wild pigeon' (FS)
鹁鸽
(鵓鴿)
bógē
'boge'
家鸽
(家鴿)
jiā gē
'house pigeon'
野喽喽
(野嘍嘍)
yě lóulóu
'wild loulou'
집비둘기
jip-bidulgi
'domestic dove'
(introduced)
Columba oenas
link to photo
Stock dove
or
Stock pigeon
Pigeon colombin
Hohltaube
Клинтух
ヒメモリバト
(姫森鳩)
hime mori-bato
'princess forest-pigeon'

 

 

欧鸽
(歐鴿)
ōu gē
'European pigeon'
    분홍가슴비둘기
bunhong-gaseum-bidulgi
'pink-breasted pigeon'
Columba janthina
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Japanese woodpigeon
Japanese wood-pigeon
Black wood pigeon
Pigeon violet
Veilchentaube
Японский вяхирь
カラスバト
(烏鳩)
karasu-bato
'crow pigeon'
クロバト
(黒鳩)
kuro bato
'black pigeon'
ウシバト
(牛鳩)
ushi bato
'cattle pigeon?'
黑林鸽
(黑林鴿)
hēi lín-gē
'black forest-pigeon'
黑林鴿
(黑林鸠)
hēi lín-gē
'black forest-pigeon'
乌鸠
(烏鳩)
wū jiū
'dark/crow dove' (Taiwan)
흑비둘기
heuk-bidulgi
'black pigeon'
Streptopelia              
Latin
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru
Japanese
Other J
Chinese
Chinese (Taiwan)
Other Ch
Korean
Streptopelia orientalis
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Oriental turtle dove
Oriental turtle-dove
Eastern turtle dove
Rufous turtle-dove
Tourterelle orientale
Orientturteltaube
Большая горлица
キジバト
(雉鳩)
kiji-bato
'pheasant pigeon'
ヤマバト
(山鳩)
yama-bato
'mountain pigeon'
ツチクレバト
(土塊鳩)
tsuchi-kure-bato
'clod of earth pigeon'
山斑鸠
(山斑鳩)
shān bān-jiū
'mountain striped-dove'
金背鳩
(金背鸠)
jīn-bèi jiū
'gold-backed dove'
(斑颈鸠)
斑頸鳩
bān-jǐng jiū
'stripe-necked dove'
(Taiwan. Officially used for S. chinensis)
东方斑鸠
(東方斑鳩)
dōngfāng bān-jiū
'Oriental striped-dove'
斑鸠
(斑鳩)
bān-jiū
'striped-dove' (northern) (FS)
大斑鸠
(大斑鳩)
dà bān-jiū
'large striped-dove'
棕背斑鸠
(棕背斑鳩)
zōng-bèi bān-jiū
'reddishbrown-backed striped-dove'
金背斑鸠
(金背斑鳩)
jīn-bèi bān-jiū
'gold-backed striped-dove' (FS)
绿斑鸠
(綠斑鳩)
lǜ bān-jiū
'green striped-dove'
雉鸠
(雉鳩)
zhì jiū
'pheasant dove' (FS)
山鸽子
(山鴿子)
shān gēzi
'mountain pigeon'
花翼
(花翼)
huā yì
'flowery wing'
麒麟斑
(麒麟斑)
qílín bān
'qilin stripe' (qilin is a mythical animal)
麒麟鸠
(麒麟鳩)
qílín jiū
'qilin dove'
麦鹪
(麥鷦)
mài-jiāo
'grain wren' (southern) (FS)
멧비둘기
me-t-bidulgi
'mountain pigeon'
Streptopelia decaocto
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Eurasian collared dove
Eurasian collared-dove
Collared dove
Collared turtle dove
Tourterelle turque
Türkentaube
Кольчатая горлица
シラコバト
(白子鳩)
shirako-bato
'albino pigeon'
スズカケケバト
(鈴掛鳩)
suzu-kake-bato
'bell-hanging pigeon'
灰斑鸠
(灰斑鳩)
huī bān-jiū
'grey striped-dove'
灰斑鳩
(灰斑鸠)
huī bān-jiū
'grey striped-dove'
领斑鸠
(領斑鳩)
lǐng bān-jiū
'collared striped-dove' (FS)
鹁鸪
(鵓鴣)
bógū
'bogu'
灰鸽子
(灰鴿子)
huī gēzi
'grey pigeon'
염주비둘기
yeomju-bidulgi
'rosary pigeon'
Streptopelia tranquebarica
Oenopopelia tranquebarica
link to photo
Red turtle dove
Red collared-dove
Red collared dove
Red-collared dove
Red turtle-dove
Tourterelle à tête grise
Zwerglachtaube
Короткохвостая горлица
ベニバト
(紅鳩)
beni-bato
'crimson pigeon'
  火斑鸠
(火斑鳩)
huǒ bān-jiū
'fire striped-dove'
紅鳩
(红鸠)
hóng jiū
'red dove'
火鸠
(火鳩)
huǒ jiū
'fire dove' (northern) (FS)
火鸪鹪
(火鴣鷦)
huǒ gū-jiāo
'fire partridge-wren' (southern) (FS)
红咖追
(紅咖追)
hóng gāzhuī (hóng kāzhuī?)
'red gazhui / kazhui'
홍비둘기
hong-bidulgi
'red pigeon'
Chalcophaps              
Latin
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru
Japanese
Other J
Chinese
Chinese (Taiwan)
Other Ch
Korean
Chalcophaps indica
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Emerald dove
Colombine turvert
Glanzkäfertaube
Изумрудный голубь
キンバト
(金鳩)
kin-bato
'gold pigeon'
  绿翅金鸠
(綠翅金鳩)
lǜ-chì jīn-jiū
'green-winged gold dove'
翠翼鳩
(翠翼鸠)
cuì-yì-jiū
'jade-winged dove'
绿背金鸠
(綠背金鳩)
lǜ-bèi jīn-jiū
'green-backed gold dove' (6, 7)
 
 
TRERONINAE
SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN
JAPANESE
CHINESE
KOREAN
Treron              
Latin
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru
Japanese
Other J
Chinese
Chinese (Taiwan)
Other Ch
Korean
Treron sieboldii
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White-bellied green pigeon
White-bellied green-pigeon
Japanese green pigeon
Siebold's green pigeon
White-bellied Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon
Colombar de Siebold
Sieboldgrüntaube
Зеленый голубь
Белобрюхий зеленый голубь
アオバト
(青鳩)
ao-bato
'blue/green-pigeon'
  红翅绿鸠
(紅翅綠鳩)
hóng-chì lǜ-jiū
'red-winged green-dove'
綠鳩
(绿鸠)
lǜ-jiū
'green-dove'
白腹楔尾鸠
(白腹楔尾鳩)
bái-fù xiē-wěi jiū
'white-bellied wedge-tailed dove' (FS)
白腹楔尾绿鸠
(白腹楔尾綠鳩)
bái-fù xiē-wěi lǜ jiū
'white-bellied wedge-tailed green-dove' (FS)
녹색비둘기
nok-saek-bidulgi
'green-coloured pigeon'
Treron formosae
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Whistling green pigeon
Whistling green-pigeon
Formosan green pigeon
Red-capped green pigeon
Colombar de Formose
Formosagrüntaube
Свистящий зеленый голубь
ズアカアオバト
(頭赤青鳩)
zu-aka ao-bato
'red-headed blue/green-pigeon'
  红顶绿鸠
(紅頂綠鳩)
hóng-dǐng lǜ-jiū
'red-capped green-dove'
紅頭綠鳩
(红头绿鸠)
hóng-tóu lǜ-jiū
'red-headed green-dove'
台湾绿鸠
(台灣綠鳩)
táiwān lǜ jiū
'Taiwanese green-dove' (FS)
 
(Site uses UK spelling, e.g., "grey-coloured")