General
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 name of pittas is ヤイロチョウ ya-iro-chō, meaning 'eight-coloured bird' and written 八色鳥. The pronunciation combines native Japanese readings (kun readings) in ya, an old native Japanese word for 'eight', and iro, 'colour', with a Chinese or on reading in chō 'bird'. The pittas are also known as the ヤイロツグミ ya-iro tsugumi ('eight-coloured thrush') written 八色鶇.
The Japanese name appears to be the source of the Korean and Chinese names.
Species names
ABOUT THIS TABLE (Hover cursor to see) SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN |
JAPANESE |
CHINESE |
KOREAN |
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Latin |
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru |
Japanese |
Other J |
Chinese |
Chinese (Taiwan) |
Other Ch |
Korean |
Pitta sordida |
Hooded pitta Green-breasted pitta Brève à capuchon Kappenpitta Черноголовая питта |
ズグロヤイロチョウ (頭黒八色鳥) zu-guro ya-iro-chō 'black-headed eight-coloured bird' |
绿胸八色鸫 (綠胸八色鶇) 'green-breasted eight-coloured thrush' (1, 2, 3, 4) 黑头八色鸫 (黑頭八色鶇) 'black-headed eight-coloured thrush' (5) |
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| Pitta nympha |
Fairy pitta Chinese pitta Lesser blue-winged pitta Brève migratrice Nymphenpitta Питта-нимфа |
ヤイロチョウ (八色鳥) ya-iro-chō 'eight-coloured bird' |
ヤイロツグミ (八色鶇) ya-iro tsugumi 'eight-coloured thrush' |
仙八色鸫 (仙八色鶇) 'fairy eight-coloured thrush' |
(八色鸟) 八色鳥 'eight-coloured bird' |
蓝翅八色鸫 (藍翅八色鶇) 'blue-winged eight-coloured thrush' (6, 7) (Now applied to P. moluccensis) 八色轰鸟 (八色轟鳥) 'eight-coloured booming? bird' |
팔색조 pal-ssaek-jjo 'eight-coloured bird' |
