- Coraciidae - ブッポウソウ科 -

General names

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The Japanese name of the Dollarbird is ブッポウソウ buppōsō, or 'Buddha-law-monk', written 仏法僧. The Buddha, the law, and the monks are known as the 'three treasures' of Buddhism.

The ブッポウソウ buppōsō is referred to as the 'Buddha-law-monk in form' (姿の仏法僧 sugata no buppōsō), as opposed to the scops owl ko-no-ha zuku (Otus scops), whose call sounds like buppōsō and is known as the 'Buddha-law-monk in voice' (声の仏法僧 koe no buppōsō).

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SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN		JAPANESE		CHINESE			KOREAN
Latin	Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru	Japanese	Other J	Chinese	Chinese (Taiwan)	Other Ch	Korean
Eurystomus
Eurystomus orientalis	Dollarbird Eastern broad-billed roller Broad-billed roller Rolle oriental Dollarvogel Широкорот	ブッポウソウ (仏法僧) buppōsō 'buddha law monk'		三宝鸟 (三寶鳥) sān-bǎo-niǎo 'three treasure bird'	佛法僧 fófǎsēng 'buddha law monk'	东方宽嘴转鸟 (東方寬嘴轉鳥) dōngfāng kuān-zuǐ zhuǎn-niǎo 'eastern wide-billed rolling bird' (old scientific name) 老鸹翠 (老鴰翠) lǎo-guā cuì 'crow kingfisher' 阔嘴鸟 (闊嘴鳥) kuò-zuǐ-niǎo 'broad-billed bird' 海南了 Hāinán liǎo 'Hainan liao' (grackle?)	파랑새 parang-sae 'blue bird'

Coraciidae / ブッポウソウ科 (Buppōsō ka)

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