Corvidae
カラス科
karasu ka

General names

Information is based on dictionaries and other sources. Species list may not be current. Comments and corrections welcome.

In Japanese, crows are known as カラス karasu. Japanese offers a choice of Chinese character to write the word, 烏 or 鴉 (which both mean 'crow' in Chinese).

The Magpie (Pica pica) is known as カササギ kasasagi, written 鵲. The Azure-winged Magpie (Cyanopica cyanus / cyana) is known as the オナガ o-naga ('long tail'), written with the characters 尾長 ('tail-long').

The Eurasian Jay is known as the カケス kake-su, meaning 'hanging nest'. It is written with the two characters 懸巣 ('hanging nest'). The Japanese have also coined a separate character, , to write the word.

Species names

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SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN		JAPANESE		CHINESE			KOREAN
Latin	Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru	Japanese	Other J	Chinese	Chinese (Taiwan)	Other Ch	Korean
Garrulus
Garrulus glandarius	Eurasian jay Jay Geai des chênes Eichelhäher Сойка	カケス (懸巣 or ) kake-su 'hang-nest'	カシドリ (橿鳥 or 樫鳥) kashi-dori 'oak bird' ヤマガラス (山烏) yama-garasu 'mountain crow' (also used for rook and large-billed crow)	松鸦 (松鴉) sōng-yā 'pine crow'	松鴉 sōng-yā 'pine crow'	橿鸟 (橿鳥) jiāng-niǎo 'oak bird' 㭴鸟 (樫鳥) jiān-niǎo 'oak bird' 塞皋 sāigāo 'saigao' 屋鸟 (屋鳥) wū-niǎo 'room/house bird' 山和尚 shān héshang 'mountain monk' (also used for the Hoopoe)	어치 eochi 'jay'
Garrulus lidthi	Lidth's jay Purple jay Geai de Lidth Prachthäher Пурпурная сойка	ルリカケス (瑠璃懸巣 or 琉璃懸巣) ruri kake-su 'lapis lazuli hang-nest'		琉球松鸦 (琉球松鴉) Liúqiú sōng-yā 'Ryukyu pine crow'
Cyanopica
Cyanopica cyanus Cyanopica cyana	Azure-winged magpie Pie bleue Blauelster Голубая сорока	オナガ (尾長) o-naga 'long-tail'		灰喜鹊 (灰喜鵲) huī xǐ-què 'grey magpie'		蓝膀鹊 (藍膀鵲) lán-bàng què 'blue-winged magpie' 蓝膀香鹊 (藍翅香鵲) lán-bǎng xiāng què 'blue-winged fragrant magpie' 山喜鹊 (山喜鵲) shān xǐ-què 'mountain magpie' 蓝鹊 (藍鵲) lán-què 'blue magpie' 长尾鹊 (長尾鵲) cháng-wěi què 'long-tailed magpie' 鸢喜鹊 (鳶喜鵲) yuān xǐ-què 'kite magpie' 长尾巴郎 (長尾巴郎) cháng-wěi bāláng 'long-tailed balang'	물까치 mul-kkachi 'water magpie'
Pica
Pica pica	Common magpie Black-billed magpie Magpie Pie bavarde Elster Сорока	カササギ (鵲) kasasagi 'magpie'	カチガラス (勝ち烏) kachi-garasu 'winning crow' チョウセンガラス (朝鮮烏) Chōsen garasu 'Korean crow' コウライガラス (高麗烏) kōrai garasu 'Korean crow'	喜鹊 (喜鵲) xǐ-què 'magpie'	喜鵲 xǐ-què 'magpie'	喜雀 (喜雀) xǐ-què 'happy sparrow' (written variation, pronunciation the same) 干鹊 (干鵲) gān què 'dry magpie' 神女 (神女) shén-nǚ 'goddess' 野鹊子 (野鵲子) yě quèzi 'wild magpie'	까치 kkachi 'magpie'
Nucifraga
Nucifraga caryocatactes	Eurasian nutcracker Spotted nutcracker Nutcracker Cassenoix moucheté Tannenhäher Кедровка	ホシガラス (星烏) hoshi garasu 'starred crow'	ダケガラス (岳烏) dake-garasu 'mountain peak crow' タケガラス (岳烏) take-garasu 'mountain peak crow'	星鸦 (星鴉) xīng yā 'starred crow'	星鴉 xīng yā 'starred crow'		잣까마귀 jat-kkamagwi 'pine-nut crow'
Latin	Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru	Japanese	Other J	Chinese	Chinese (Taiwan)	Other Ch	Korean
Corvus
Corvus monedula	Eurasian jackdaw Jackdaw Choucas des tours Dohle Галка	ニシコクマルガラス (西黒丸烏) nishi koku-maru garasu 'western black circle crow'	カンガラス (寒鴉) kan-garasu 'cold crow' フユガラス (冬鴉) fuyu-garasu 'winter crow'	寒鸦 (寒鴉) hán-yā 'cold crow'		慈鸟 (慈烏) cí wū 'kind crow ' (also used for Corvus dauuricus) 小山老鸹 (小山老鴰) xiǎo shān lǎo-guā 'small mountain old gua (laogua = crow) (also used for Corvus dauuricus)
Corvus dauuricus	Daurian jackdaw Choucas de Daourie Elsterdohle Даурская галка	コクマルガラス (黒丸烏) koku-maru garasu 'black circle crow'		达乌里寒鸦 (達烏里寒鴉) Dáwūlǐ hán-yā 'Dauri cold crow'	東方寒鴉 dōngfāng hán-yā 'eastern cold crow'	慈乌 (慈烏) cí wū 'kind crow' 小山老鸹 (小山老鴰) xiǎo shān lǎo-guā 'small mountain old gua (laogua = crow)' 孝鸦 (孝鴉) xiào yā 'filial crow'	갈까마귀 gal-kkamagwi 'autumn ? crow'
Corvus splendens	House crow Corbeau familier Glanzkrähe Индийская домовая ворона	イエガラス (家烏) ie-garasu 'house crow'		家鸦 (家鴉) jiā-yā 'house crow'
Corvus frugilegus	Rook Corbeau freux Saatkrähe Грач	ミヤマガラス (深山烏) mi-yama garasu 'deep mountain crow'	ヤマガラス (山烏) yama-garasu 'mountain crow' (also used for 'large-billed crow' and 'jay')	秃鼻乌鸦 (禿鼻烏鴉) tū bí wū-yā 'bald-nosed crow'	禿鼻鴉 tū bí yā 'bald-nosed crow'		떼까마귀 tte-kkamagwi 'flock ? crow'
Corvus corone	Carrion crow Corneille noire Aaskrähe Черная ворона	ハシボソガラス (嘴細烏) hashi-boso garasu 'slender-billed crow'		小嘴乌鸦 (小嘴烏鴉) xiǎo-zuǐ wū-yā 'small-billed crow'	小嘴烏鴉 xiǎo-zuǐ wū-yā 'small-billed crow'	食腐肉乌鸦 (食腐肉烏鴉) shí fǔròu wū-yā 'carrion-eating crow'	까마귀 kkamagwi 'crow'
Corvus macrorhynchos	Large-billed crow or Jungle crow Thick-billed crow Corbeau à gros bec Dickschnabelkrähe Большеклювая ворона	ハシブトガラス (嘴太烏) hashi-buto garasu 'thick-billed crow'	ヤマガラス (山烏) yama-garasu 'mountain crow' (also used for 'rook' and 'jay')	大嘴乌鸦 (大嘴烏鴉) dà zuǐ wū-yā 'large-billed crow'	巨嘴鴉 jù-zuǐ yā 'giant-billed crow'		큰부리까마귀 keun-buri-kkamagwi 'large-billed crow'
Corvus corax	Common raven Raven Grand Corbeau Kolkrabe Ворон	ワタリガラス (渡り烏) watari-garasu 'passage crow'		渡鸦 (渡鴉) dù yā 'passage crow'			큰까마귀 keun-kkamagwi 'large crow'
Latin	Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru	Japanese	Other J	Chinese	Chinese (Taiwan)	Other Ch	Korean

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