General names
Information is based on dictionaries and other sources. Species list may not be current. Comments and corrections welcome.
The Japanese name of the Glareola maldivarum is ツバメチドリ tsubame-chidori, meaning 'swallow plover', normally written 燕千鳥. The name is possibly related to the older English name 'swallow plover'.
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 |
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Glareola maldivarum
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Oriental pratincole
Eastern collared pratincole
Large Indian pratincole
Indian pratincole
Glaréole orientale
Orientbrachschwalbe
Восточная тиркушка |
ツバメチドリ
(燕千鳥)
tsubame-chidori
'swallow plover' |
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普通燕鸻 (普通燕鴴)
pǔtōng yàn-héng
'common swallow plover' |
燕鴴
yàn-héng
'swallow plover' |
土燕
tǔ-yàn
'earth swallow'
土燕子
tǔ-yànzi
'earth swallow'
燕千鸟 (燕千鳥)
yàn-qiān niǎo
'swallow thousand-bird' (from Japanese?) |
제비물떼새
jebi-mul-tte-sae
'swallow water tte bird (=plover)' |
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