General names
Information is based on dictionaries and other sources. Species list may not be current. Korean glosses are only tentative. Comments and corrections welcome.
The Japanese word for 'oriole' is コウライウグイス (高麗鴬) kōrai uguisu, meaning 'Korean warbler', indicating that the Japanese traditionally see it as an 'exotic' rather than a native bird. 高麗 kōrai is one of the ancient kingdoms of Korea. The ウグイス uguisu itself is Cettia diphone or Japanese Bush Warbler. This is a songbird which the ancient Japanese identified as being their native poetic equivalent of the oriole, hence the use of the Chinese character 鶯, traditionally meaning 'oriole', to write its name. (See also How the Chinese meaning of 鶯 changed from 'oriole' to 'warbler' under Japanese influence).
The species of oriole found in Japan is Oriolus chinensis (Black-naped Oriole) for which the Japanese have borrowed a number of names from Chinese tradition.
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