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 'tropic bird' is ネッタイチョウ nettai-chō ('tropic zone bird'), written 熱帯鳥. The Japanese name is clearly based on the English and has also been adopted in Korean, Chinese, and Vietnamese usage. However, Mainland Chinese ornithologists have since adopted a new name for the tropicbirds.
Species names
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JAPANESE |
CHINESE |
KOREAN |
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Latin |
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru |
Japanese |
Other J |
Chinese |
Chinese (Taiwan) |
Other Ch |
Korean |
Phaethon rubricauda |
Red-tailed tropicbird Red-tailed tropic bird Red-tailed Tropic-bird Phaéton à brins rouges Rotschwanz-Tropikvogel Краснохвостый фаэтон |
アカオネッタイチョウ (赤尾熱帯鳥) aka-o nettai-chō 'red-tailed tropic-zone bird' |
红尾鹲 (紅尾鸏) 'red-tailed meng' |
(红尾热带鸟) 紅尾熱帶鳥 'red-tailed tropic-zone bird' |
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| Phaethon lepturus |
White-tailed tropicbird White-tailed Tropic Bird Long-tailed Tropic-bird Yellow-billed Tropicbird Phaéton à bec jaune Weißschwanz-Tropikvogel Белохвостый фаэтон |
シロオネッタイチョウ (白尾熱帯鳥) shiro-o nettai-chō 'white-tailed tropic-zone bird' |
白尾鹲 (白尾鸏) 'white-tailed meng' (from mythical bird name) or 长尾鹲 (長尾鸏) 'long-tailed meng (from mythical bird name)' (Alternative in 1) |
(白尾热带鸟) 白尾熱帶鳥 'white-tailed tropic-zone bird' |
长尾热带鸟 (長尾熱帶鳥) 'long-tailed tropic-zone bird' (FS) |
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