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Diomedeidae
アホウドリ科
ahō-dori-ka

信天翁科
xìntiānwēng kē

信天翁科
xìntiānwēng kē

알바트로스과
albateuroseu-gwa

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Information is from dictionaries and other sources. Species list may not be current. Korean glosses are tentative. Comments and corrections welcome. Hover over Green Lettering Green lettering at this site hides a tool tip with glosses, further explanations, etc. Hover cursor to reveal. to see additional information.

The albatross is known in Japanese as アホウドリ ahō-dori, meaning 'idiot bird'. This unflattering name is probably based on the fact that it does not fear humans and is easily caught. When written in Chinese characters, アホウドリ ahō-dori is written either 阿房鳥, the normally expected characters for 'idiot bird', or with the Chinese name of the albatross, 信天翁 (Chinese xìntiānwēng, literally 'believe heaven old man'). However, the latter may also be read in the Japanese on-yomi pronunciation シンテンオウ shinten'ō. The English name アルバトロス arubatorosu may also be found.

Species names

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JAPANESE
CHINESE
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Phoebastria
Latin
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru
Japanese
Other J
Chinese
Chinese (Taiwan)
Other Ch
Korean
Phoebastria immutabilis
Diomedea immutabilis
Laysan albatross

Albatros de Laysan
Laysanalbatros
Альбатрос темноспинный
コアホウドリ
(小信天翁 ~ 小阿房鳥)
ko-ahō-dori
'small idiot-bird'
  黑背信天翁
(黑背信天翁)
hēi-bèi xìntiānwēng
'black-backed believe-heaven-old man'
(黑背信天翁)
黑背信天翁
hēi-bèi xìntiānwēng
'black-backed believe-heaven-old man'
   
Phoebastria nigripes
Diomedea nigripes
Black-footed albatross

Albatros à pieds noirs
Schwarzfußalbatros
Черноногий альбатрос
クロアシアホウドリ
(黒足信天翁 ~ 黒足阿房鳥)
kuro-ashi ahō-dori
'black-footed idiot-bird'
  黑脚信天翁
(黑腳信天翁)
hēi jiǎo xìntiānwēng
'black-footed believe-heaven-old man'
(黑脚信天翁)
黑腳信天翁
hēi jiǎo xìntiānwēng
'black-footed believe-heaven-old man'
   
Phoebastria albatrus
Diomedea albatrus
Short-tailed albatross
Stellar's albatross

Albatros à queue courte
Kurzschwanzalbatros
Белоспинный альбатрос
アホウドリ
(信天翁 ~ 阿房鳥)
ahō-dori
'idiot-bird'
  短尾信天翁
(短尾信天翁)
duǎn-wěi xìntiānwēng
'short-tailed believe-heaven-old man'
(短尾信天翁)
短尾信天翁
duǎn-wěi xìntiānwēng
'short-tailed believe-heaven-old man'
  알바트로스
albateuroseu
'albatross' (English)
Diomedea
Latin
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru
Japanese
Other J
Chinese
Chinese (Taiwan)
Other Ch
Korean
Diomedea exulans
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Wandering albatross

Albatros hurleur
Wanderalbatros
Странствующий альбатрос
ワタリアホウドリ
(渡り信天翁 ~ 渡り阿房鳥)
watari ahō-dori
'migratory idiot-bird'
  漂泊信天翁
(漂泊信天翁)
piāobó xìntiānwēng
'wandering albatross'