General names
Information is based on dictionaries and other sources. Species list may not be current. Comments and corrections welcome.
The members of this family are known a variety of names.
- The most general name is ヒタキ hitaki, written with the character 鶲. In combinations, this is generally pronounced ビタキ -bitaki. This is used for birds in the genera Phoenicurus (redstarts), Saxicola (stone chats / bush chats), Muscicapa (flycatchers), and Ficedula (flycatchers).
- Members of the genus Monticola (rock thrushes) are known as イソヒヨドリ iso-hiyo-dori 'rock bulbul' due to their superficial resemblance to the bulbuls.
- The Japanese Robin (Luscinia akahige) is known as the コマドリ koma-dori (駒鳥), supposedly because its call resembles the whinnying of a horse. Several other robins of the genus Luscinia are also called コマドリ koma-dori or ゴマ -goma (the first letter is voiced in combination).
A few birds are called by distinctive names unrelated to those of other members of the same genus.
- ムギマキ mugi-maki 'wheat-sower' (written 麦蒔き or 麦播き) is a distinctive name for the Mugimaki flycatcher (Ficedula mugimaki).
- ルリ ruri 'lapis lazuli' (written 瑠璃 or 琉璃) is used for the Blue-and-white Flycatcher (Cyanoptila cyanomelana), which is known as the オオルリ ō ruri ('large lapis lazuli'), and the Siberian Blue Robin (Luscinia cyane, which is known as コルリ ko-ruri ('small lapis lazuli').
- The Ryukyu Robin (Luscinia komadori) is known as アカヒゲ aka-hige 'red beard'.
The scientific names of Luscinia komadori and Luscinia akahige are the reverse of the Japanese names from which they are derived. This mixup is apparently due to Temminck. Ironically, the erroneous names have become quite entrenched, and the French names even take the erroneous scientific names as a basis for the official French common names.
2. Species names
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| Luscinia | |||||||
| Luscinia akahige Erithacus akahige  |
Japanese robin Rossignol akahigé Japanisches Rotkehlchen Японская зарянка  Note |
コマドリ (駒鳥) koma-dori 'koma -bird' |
日本歌鸲 (日本歌鴝) 'Japanese song robin' or 歌鸲 (歌鴝) 'song robin' (Alternative in 1, 5) |
日本歌鴝 'Japanese song robin' |
夜莺 (夜鶯) 'night warbler' (literary) |
붉은가슴울새 bulgeun-gaseum-ul-sae 'red-breasted ul bird' |
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| Luscinia komadori Erithacus komadori |
Ryukyu robin Riukiu robin Rossignol komadori Samtkehlchen Черногорлая зарянка Note |
アカヒゲ (赤髭) aka-hige 'red-beard' |
琉球歌鸲 (琉球歌鴝) 'Ryukyu song robin' |
琉球歌鴝 'Ryukyu song robin' |
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| Luscinia svecica Luscinia svecicus Erithacus svecicus |
Bluethroat Gorgebleue à miroir Blaukehlchen Варакушка |
オガワコマドリ (小川駒鳥) Ogawa koma-dori 'Ogawa koma -bird' |
蓝喉歌鸲 (藍喉歌鴝) 'blue-throated song robin' or 蓝点颏 (藍點頦) 'blue-dot chin' (Alternative in 1, 3, 5) |
藍喉鴝 'blue-throated robin' |
蓝靛颏儿 (藍靛頦兒) 'blue dianker' 点颏 (點頦) 'dot chin' (also used for L. calliope) 蓝脖 (藍脖) 'blue throat' 九圈领 (九圈領) 'nine ring collar' 蓝秸 (藍秸) 'blue stalk/straw' 芦槁鸟 (蘆槁鳥) 'reed withered bird' (Also used for L. calliope) 蓝膀 (藍膀) 'blue wing' (juvenile) |
흰눈썹울새 huin-nunsseob-ul-sae 'white-eyebrowed ul bird' |
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| Luscinia calliope Erithacus calliope |
Siberian rubythroat Rossignol calliope Rubinkehlchen Соловей-красношейка |
ノゴマ (野駒) no-goma 'field-koma' |
ヒノマル (日の丸) hinomaru 'hinomaru' (Japanese flag) ノドアカ (喉赤) nodo-aka 'red-throat' |
红喉歌鸲 (紅喉歌鴝) 'red-throated song robin' or 红点颏 (紅點頦) 'red-dot chin' (Alternative in 1, 3, 5) |
野鴝 'field robin' |
红靛颏儿 (紅靛頦兒) 'red dianker' 红颏 (紅頦) 'red chin' 点颏 (點頦) 'dot chin' (also used for L. svecica) 白点颏 (白點頦) 'white-dot chin' 红脖 (紅脖) 'red throat' 芦槁鸟 (蘆槁鳥) 'reed withered bird' (also used for L. svecica) |
진홍가슴 jin-hong-gaseum 'true (?) red-breast' |
| Luscinia cyane Erithacus cyane |
Siberian blue robin Rossignol bleu Blaunachtigall Синий соловей |
コルリ (小瑠璃 or 小琉璃) ko-ruri 'small lapis lazuli' |
蓝歌鸲 (藍歌鴝) 'blue song robin' |
藍歌鴝 'blue song robin' |
蓝鸲 (藍鴝) 'blue robin' 青鸲 (青鴝) 'blue robin' 小玻璃 (小玻璃) 'small glass' (mistake for 琉璃 ? -- see Japanese name) 黑老婆儿 (黑老婆兒) 'black wife' 蓝尾巴根子 (藍尾巴根子) 'blue-tailed bagenzi' 轻尾儿 (輕尾兒) 'light-tail' (possibly 青尾儿 'blue-tail') |
쇠유리새 soe-yuri-sae 'small lapis lazuli bird' |
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| Luscinia cyanura Tarsiger cyanurus Erithacus cyanurus |
Orange-flanked bush robin Red-flanked bluetail Red-flanked bush robin Siberian bluechat Rossignol à flancs roux Blauschwanz Синехвостка |
ルリビタキ (瑠璃鶲 or 琉璃鶲) ruri-bitaki 'lapis lazuli flycatcher' |
红胁蓝尾鸲 (紅脇藍尾鴝) 'red-flanked blue-tailed robin' |
藍尾鴝 'blue-tailed robin' |
青鹟 (青鶲) 'blue flycatcher' 蓝尾欧鸲 (藍尾歐鴝) 'blue-tailed European robin' 青尾儿 (青尾兒) 'blue tail' (see L. cyane) |
유리딱새 yuri-ttak-sae 'lapis lazuli ttak bird' |
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| Luscinia sibilans Erithacus sibilans |
Rufous-tailed robin Swinhoe's robin Red-tailed robin Swinhoe's red-tailed Robin Rossignol siffleur Schwirrnachtigall Соловей-свистун |
シマゴマ (島駒) shima-goma 'island koma' |
红尾歌鸲 (紅尾歌鴝) 'red-tailed song robin' |
紅尾歌鴝 'red-tailed song robin' |
울새 ul-sae 'ul bird' |
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| Phoenicurus | |||||||
| Phoenicurus ochruros |
Black redstart Rougequeue noir Hausrotschwanz Горихвостка-чернушка |
クロジョウビタキ (黒尉鶲) kuro jō-bitaki 'black jo flycatcher' |
赭红尾鸲 (赭紅尾鴝) 'reddish-brown red-tailed robin' |
赭紅尾鴝 'reddish-brown red-tailed robin' |
검은머리딱새 geomeun-meori-ttak-sae 'black-headed ttak bird' |
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| Phoenicurus auroreus |
Daurian redstart Rougequeue aurore Gartenrotschwanz Сибирская горихвостка |
ジョウビタキ (尉鶲, also 常鶲, 上鶲) jō-bitaki 'jo flycatcher' (characters for jo mean 'officer', 'always', and 'above' respectively. Read as 'officer', this is an irregular reading). |
モンツキドリ (紋付き鳥) mon-tsuki-dori 'bird with insignia/crest' (refers to white patch on wing) |
北红尾鸲 (北紅尾鴝) 'northern red-tailed robin' |
黃尾鴝 'yellow-tailed robin' |
花红燕儿 (花紅燕兒) 'flowery red swallow' 花红燕 (花紅燕) 'flowery red swallow' 大红燕 (大紅燕) 'large red swallow' 火燕 'fire swallow' 茶鹟 (茶鶲) 'tea (brown) flycatcher' 朗鹟 (朗鶲) 'bright flycatcher' 穿马褂 (穿馬褂) 'wear jacket (magua = a kind of jacket originally worn by the Manchus) 灰顶茶鸲 (灰頂茶鴝) 'grey-headed brown robin' 灰顶红茶鸲 (灰頂紅茶鴝) 'grey-headed red-brown robin' 灰顶红尾鸲 (灰頂紅尾鴝) 'grey-headed red-tailed robin' |
딱새 ttak-sae 'ttak bird' |
| Saxicola | |||||||
| Saxicola torquatus Saxicola torquata |
Common stonechat Stonechat Common bushchat Siberian stonechat Tarier pâtre Schwarzkehlchen Черноголовый чекан |
ノビタキ (野鶲) no-bitaki 'field flycatcher' |
黑喉石䳭 'black-throated stone chat' |
黑喉鴝 'black-throated robin' |
검은딱새 geomeun-ttak-sae 'black ttak bird' |
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| Saxicola ferreus Saxicola ferrea |
Grey bushchat Tarier gris Grauschmätzer |
ヤマザキヒタキ (山崎鶲) Yamazaki hitaki 'Yamazaki flycatcher' |
灰林䳭 'grey forest chat' |
灰叢鴝 'grey thicket robin' |
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| Oenanthe | |||||||
| Oenanthe isabellina |
Isabelline wheatear Traquet isabelle Isabellschmätzer Каменка-плясунья |
イナバヒタキ (因幡鶲) Inaba hitaki 'Inaba flycatcher' |
沙䳭 'sand chat' |
沙䳭 'sand chat' |
긴다리사막딱새 gin-dari-samak-ttak-sae 'long-legged desert ttak bird' |
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| Oenanthe oenanthe |
Northern wheatear Wheatear Traquet motteux Steinschmätzer Обыкновенная каменка |
ハシグロヒタキ (嘴黒鶲) hashi-guro hitaki 'black-billed flycatcher' |
穗䳭 'grainear chat' |
穗䳭 'grainear chat' |
북방사막딱새 bukbang-samak-ttak-sae 'northern desert ttak bird' |
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| Oenanthe pleschanka |
Pied wheatear Traquet pie Nonnenschmätzer Каменка-плешанка |
セグロサバクヒタキ (背黒砂漠鶲) se-guro sabaku-hitaki 'black-backed desert flycatcher' |
白顶䳭 (白頂䳭) 'white-capped chat' (1, 2, 3, 5) 斑䳭 'striped chat' (4) Note |
검은등사막딱새 geomeun-deung-samak-ttak-sae 'black-backed desert ttak bird' |
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| Oenanthe deserti |
Desert wheatear Traquet du désert Wüstenschmätzer Каменка пустынная |
サバクヒタキ (砂漠鶲) sabaku-hitaki 'desert flycatcher' |
漠䳭 'desert chat' |
漠䳭 'desert chat' |
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| Monticola | |||||||
| Monticola saxatilis |
Common rock thrush Rufous-tailed rock-thrush Mountain rock thrush White-backed rock thrush Robin thrush Rock thrush Monticole merle-de-roche Steinrötel Пестрый каменный дрозд |
コシジロイソヒヨ (腰白磯鵯) koshi-jiro iso-hiyo 'white-rumped rock bulbul' |
白背矶鸫 (白背磯鶇) 'white-backed rock thrush' |
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| Monticola solitarius |
Blue rock thrush Blue rock-thrush Monticole merle-bleu Blaumerle Синий каменный дрозд |
イソヒヨドリ (磯鵯) iso-hiyo-dori 'rock bulbul' |
Many regional names (see Hiraizumi - Japanese site) | 蓝矶鸫 (藍磯鶇) 'blue rock thrush' |
藍磯鶇 'blue rock thrush' |
水嘴 'water mouth' 麻石青 'hemp stone blue/black' 石鸫 (石鶇) 'rock thrush' 矶鸫 (磯鶇) 'rock thrush' |
바다직박구리 bada-jikbakguri 'sea (?) jikbakguri' |
| Monticola gularis Petrophila gularis |
White-throated rock thrush White-throated rock-thrush Blue-headed rock thrush Monticole à gorge blanche Amurrötel Белогорлый дрозд |
ヒメイソヒヨ (姫磯鵯) hime iso-hiyo 'princess rock bulbul' |
白喉矶鸫 (白喉磯鶇) 'white-throated rock thrush' (2, 3, 4) 蓝头矶鸫 (藍頭磯鶇) 'blue-headed rock thrush' (1, 5) Note |
白喉磯鶇 'white-throated rock thrush' |
红喉矶鸫 (紅喉磯鶇) 'red-throated rock thrush' 白喉石鸫 (白喉磯鶇) 'white-throated stone thrush' 虎皮翠 'tiger skin kingfisher' 葫芦翠 (葫蘆翠) 'gourd kingfisher' |
꼬까직박구리 kkokka-jikbakguri 'kkokka jikbakguri' |
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