Columbidae / ハト科 (Hato ka)

鸠鸽科 Jiū-gē kē * 鳩鴿科 Jiū-gē kē * 비둘기과 Bidulgi-gwa

General names

The following is based on my analysis of dictionaries and other sources. Comments and corrections are welcome.

The Japanese word for pigeon is ハト hato, written with the Chinese character . 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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Columba              
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 or 土鳩)
do-bato
'earth pigeon'
イエバト
(家鳩)
ie-bato
'house pigeon'
原鸽 (野鴿)
yuán gē
'primitive/original pigeon'
野鴿
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'
鹁鸽 (鵓鴿)
bógē
'boge'
家鸽 (家鴿)
jiā gē
'house pigeon'
 
Columba oenas 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'
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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
hēi lín-gē
'black forest pigeon'
烏鳩
wū jiū
'dark/crow dove' (Taiwan)
흑비둘기
heuk-bidulgi
'black pigeon'
Streptopelia              
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 pigeon'
金背鳩
jīn-bèi jiū
'golden-backed pigeon'
斑頸鳩
bān-jǐng jiū
'stripe/spot necked dove'
(Taiwan. Officially used for S. chinensis)
东方斑鸠 (東方斑鳩)
dōngfāng bān-jiū
'Oriental striped dove'
大斑鸠 (大斑鳩)
dà bān-jiū
'large striped dove'
棕背斑鸠 (棕背斑鳩)
zōng-bèi bān-jiū
'reddish-brown-backed striped dove'
金背斑鸠 (金背斑鳩)
jīn-bèi bān-jiū
'golden-backed striped dove'
绿斑鸠 (綠斑鳩)
lǜ bān-jiū
'green striped dove'
雉鸠 (雉鳩)
zhì jiū
'pheasant dove'
山鸽子 (山鴿子)
shān gēzi
'mountain pigeon'
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'
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
'shirako pigeon' ('Shirako' means 'soft roe' of a fish, or 'albinism'. Not clear on the connection here.)
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
huī bān-jiū
'grey striped dove'
斑鸠 (斑鳩)
bān-jiū
'striped dove'
领斑鸠 (領斑鳩)
lǐng bān-jiū
'collared striped dove'
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
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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
'red pigeon'
  火斑鸠 (火斑鳩)
huǒ bān-jiū
'fire striped dove'
紅鳩
hóng jiū
'red dove'
火鸠 (火鳩)
huǒ jiū
'fire dove' (S. China)
红咖追 (紅咖追)
hóng gāzhuī (kāzhuī?)
'red gazhui / kazhui'
홍비둘기
hong-bidulgi
'red pigeon'
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Chalcophaps              
Chalcophaps indica
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Emerald dove
Colombine turvert
Glanzkäfertaube
Изумрудный голубь
キンバト
(金鳩)
kin-bato
'golden pigeon'
  绿翅金鸠 (綠翅金鳩)
lǜ-chì jīn-jiū
'green-winged golden dove'
翠翼鳩
cuì-yì-jiū
'jade-winged dove'
绿背金鸠 (綠背金鳩)
lǜ-bèi jīn-jiū
'green-backed golden dove' (6, 7)
 
 
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Treron              
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
lǜ-jiū
'green dove'
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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
hóng-tóu lǜ-jiū
'red-headed green dove'
   
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