General names
Information is based on dictionaries and other sources. Species list may not be current. Comments and corrections welcome.
The Japanese word for the wagtails is セキレイ , written 鶺鴒 in Chinese characters. This is a direct borrowing from the Chinese.
The pipits are known as タヒバリ or 'paddy larks' (written 田雲雀). Unqualified, the term タヒバリ refers to the Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta). The Oriental or Olive-backed Tree Pipit Anthus hodgsoni is known as ビンズイ , written 便追 (origin unknown) or 木鷚 ('tree pipit') from the Chinese.
The wagtails have a number of alternative names in Japanese:
イシタタキ ishi-tataki ('stone tapper') 石叩き
ニワタタキ niwa-tataki ('garden tapper') 庭叩き
トツギオシエドリ totsugi-oshie-dori ('marriage-disclosing-bird') 嫁ぎ教え鳥
コイオシエドリ koi-oshie-dori ('love-disclosing bird') 恋教え鳥
イモセドリ imo-se-dori ('man and wife bird') 妹背鳥 (also used for Cuculus poliocephalus or Small cuckoo)
Species names
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Dendronanthus indicus |
Forest wagtail Bergeronnette de forêt Baumstelze Древесная трясогузка |
イワミセキレイ (石見鶺鴒) Iwami sekirei 'Iwami wagtail' |
山鹡鸰 (山鶺鴒) 'mountain wagtail' or 林鹡鸰 (林鶺鴒) 'forest wagtail' (Alternative in 1) |
山鶺鴒 'mountain wagtail' |
树鹡鸰 (樹鶺鴒) 'tree wagtail' 刮刮油 '(literally) skim off oil = accept bribes, etc.' |
물레새 mul-le-sae 'water le bird' |
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| Motacilla flava |
Yellow wagtail Bergeronnette printanière Schafstelze Желтая трясогузка |
ツメナガセキレイ (爪長鶺鴒) tsume-naga sekirei 'long-clawed wagtail' |
黄鹡鸰 (黃鶺鴒) 'yellow wagtail' |
黃鶺鴒 'yellow wagtail' |
黄马兰花 (黃馬蘭花) 'yellow malan flower' (malan = medicinal herb) 黄颤儿 (黃顫兒) 'yellow tremble / shiver' |
긴발톱할미새 gin-baltop-halmi-sae 'long-spurred wagtail'  Note |
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| Motacilla citreola |
Citrine wagtail Yellow-headed wagtail Bergeronnette citrine Zitronenstelze Желтоголовая трясогузка |
キガシラセキレイ (黄頭鶺鴒) ki-gashira sekirei 'yellow-headed wagtail' |
黄头鹡鸰 (黃頭鶺鴒) 'yellow-headed wagtail' |
黃頭鶺鴒 'yellow-headed wagtail' |
노랑머리할미새 norang-meori-halmi-sae 'yellow-headed wagtail' |
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| Motacilla cinerea |
Grey wagtail Bergeronnette des ruisseaux Gebirgsstelze Горная трясогузка |
キセキレイ (黄鶺鴒) ki sekirei 'yellow wagtail' |
灰鹡鸰 (灰鶺鴒) 'grey wagtail' |
灰鶺鴒 'grey wagtail' |
黄腹灰鹡鸰 (黃腹灰鶺鴒) 'yellow-bellied grey wagtail' 黄零(=鸰|鴒?) 'yellow zero (ling)' |
노랑할미새 norang-halmi-sae 'yellow wagtail' |
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| Motacilla alba |
White wagtail Pied wagtail Bergeronnette grise Bachstelze Белая трясогузка |
タイリクハクセキレイ (大陸白鶺鴒) tairiku haku-sekirei 'continental white wagtail' |
白鹡鸰 (白鶺鴒) 'white wagtail' |
白鶺鴒 'white wagtail' |
白脸鹡鸰 (白臉鶺鴒) 'white faced wagtail' 点水雀 (點水雀) 'sip-water sparrow/finch' 白颤儿 (白顫兒) ) 'white tremble / shiver' 濒鸰 (?) (瀕鴒) 'close to water ling' 白面鸟 (白面鳥) 'white-faced bird' 白马兰花 (白馬蘭花) 'white horse orchid' |
알락할미새 allak-halmi-sae 'pied wagtail' Note |
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| Motacilla alba lugens Motacilla lugens Note |
Black-backed wagtail Bergeronnette lugubre Kamschatkabachstelze |
ハクセキレイ (白鶺鴒) haku-sekirei 'white wagtail' Note |
黑背白鹡鸰 (黑背白鶺鴒) 'black-backed white wagtail' (2, 4) 黑背鹡鸰 (黑背鶺鴒) 'black-backed wagtail' (3) Note |
黑背白鶺鴒 'black-backed white wagtail' (Ding - tentative) |
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| Motacilla grandis |
Japanese pied wagtail Japanese wagtail Bergeronnette du Japon Japanstelze Японская трясогузка |
セグロセキレイ (背黒鶺鴒) se-guro sekirei 'black-backed wagtail' |
日本鹡鸰 (日本鶺鴒) 'Japanese wagtail' |
日本鶺鴒 'Japanese wagtail' |
검은등할미새 geomeun-deung-halmi-sae 'black-backed wagtail' |
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| Anthus richardi |
Richard's pipit Pipit de Richard Spornpieper Конек степной |
マミジロタヒバリ (眉白田雲雀) mami-jiro ta-hibari 'white-eyebrowed field lark' |
田鹨 (田鷚) 'field pipit' (1, 2, 4, 5) 理氏鹨 (理氏鷚) 'Mr Li's pipit' (3) Note |
大花鷚 'large flowery pipit' |
큰밭종다리 keun-bat-jongdari 'large field-lark' |
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| Anthus godlewskii |
Blyth's pipit Pipit de Godlewski Steppenpieper Забайкальский конек |
コマミジロタヒバリ (小眉白田雲雀) ko mami-jiro ta-hibari 'small white-eyebrowed field-lark' |
布氏鹨 (布氏鷚) 'Mr Bu's pipit' (2, 4) 布莱氏鹨 (布萊氏鷚) 'Mr Bulai's pipit' (1, 3, 5) |
布萊氏鷚 'Mr Bulai's pipit' |
平原鹨 (平原鷚) 'plains pipit' (7) Clashes with A. campestris above) |
쇠밭종다리 soe-bat-jongdari 'small field-lark' |
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| Anthus trivialis |
Tree pipit Pipit des arbres Baumpieper Лесной конек |
ヨーロッパビンズイ (ヨーロッパ便追 or ヨーロッパ木鷚) Yōroppa binzui 'European binzui' |
林鹨 (林鷚) 'forest pipit' |
나무밭종다리 namu-bat-jongdari 'tree field-lark' or 모래색밭종다리 morae-saek-bat-jongdari 'sand-coloured field-lark' |
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| Anthus hodgsoni |
Olive-backed pipit Indian tree pipit Oriental tree pipit Pipit à dos olive Waldpieper Зеленый конек |
ビンズイ (便追 or 木鷚) binzui 'binzui' 1) 便 of indeterminate meaning, possibly phonetic, 追 = 'to chase'; 2) is from Chinese. |
キヒバリ (木雲雀) ki-hibari 'tree lark' |
树鹨 (樹鷚) 'tree pipit' |
樹鷚 'tree pipit' |
木鹨 (木鷚) 'tree pipit' 麦如蓝儿 / 麦如兰儿 (麥如藍兒 / 麥如蘭兒) 'mairulanr'(meaning of characters is 'grain like blue' or 'grain like orchid') 树鲁鴓 (樹魯鴓) 'tree Shandong (?) warbler' 大鹨 (大鷚) 'large pipit' (also used for lark) |
힝둥새 hingdung-sae 'hingdung bird' |
| Anthus cervinis |
Red-throated pipit Pipit à gorge rousse Rotkehlpieper Краснозобый конек |
ムネアカタヒバリ (胸赤田雲雀) mune-aka ta-hibari 'red-breasted field-lark' |
红喉鹨 (紅喉鷚) 'red-throated pipit' |
赤喉鷚 'red-throated pipit' |
붉은가슴밭종다리 bulgeun-gaseum-bat-jongdari 'red-breasted field-lark' |
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| Anthus spinoletta |
Water pipit Rock pipit Pipit spioncelle Bergpieper Горный конек |
タヒバリ (田雲雀) ta-hibari 'field lark' (written 'field' + 'cloud' + 'sparrow') |
水鹨 (水鷚) 'water pipit' |
水鷚 'water pipit' |
옅은밭종다리 yeoteun-bat-jongdari 'pale field-lark' |
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