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 grebe is カイツブリ kaitsuburi. The name is written 鸊鷉 following the Chinese. カイツムリ kaitsumuri is a variant pronunciation, also written 鸊鷉.
An alternative name for the Little grebe is ニオ nio (written 鳰) or nio-dori (written 鳰鳥). The character 鳰 is a Japanese creation.
Species names
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SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN |
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CHINESE |
KOREAN |
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Japanese |
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Chinese |
Chinese (Taiwan) |
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Korean |
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| Tachybaptus ruficollis Podiceps ruficollis  |
Little grebe Dabchick Grèbe castagneux Zwergtaucher Малая поганка |
カイツブリ (鸊鷉) kaitsuburi 'grebe' |
カイツムリ (鸊鷉) kaitsumuri ニオ (鳰) nio 'nio' ニオドリ (鳰鳥) nio-dori 'nio bird' Myriad names around Japan. See Hiraizumi |
小䴙䴘 (小鷿鷈) 'small grebe' |
小鷿鷈 'small grebe' |
水葫芦 (水葫蘆) 'water hyacinth' |
논병아리 non-byeongari 'paddy-fowl' |
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| Podiceps grisegena |
Red-necked grebe Grèbe jougris Rothalstaucher Серощекая поганка |
アカエリカイツブリ (赤襟鸊鷉) aka-eri kaitsuburi 'red-collared grebe' |
赤颈䴙䴘 (赤頸鷿鷈) 'red-necked grebe' |
큰논병아리 keun-non-byeongari 'large paddy-fowl' |
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| Podiceps cristatus |
Great crested grebe Grèbe huppé Haubentaucher Большая поганка |
カンムリカイツブリ (冠鸊鷉) kanmuri kaitsuburi 'crested grebe' |
凤头䴙䴘 (鳳頭鷿鷈) 'phoenix-headed grebe' |
冠鷿鷈 'crested grebe' |
浪里白 'white in the waves' |
뿔논병아리 ppul-lon-byeongari 'horned paddy-fowl' |
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| Podiceps auritus |
Slavonian grebe or Horned grebe Grèbe esclavon Ohrentaucher Красношейная поганка |
ミミカイツブリ (耳鸊鷉) mimi kaitsuburi 'eared grebe'' |
角䴙䴘 (角鷿鷈) 'horned grebe' |
角鷿鷈 'horned grebe' |
귀뿔논병아리 gwi-ppul-lon-byeongari 'eared horned paddy-fowl' |
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| Podiceps nigricollis |
Black-necked grebe or Eared grebe Grèbe à cou noir Schwarzhalstaucher Черношейная поганка |
ハジロカイツブリ (羽白鸊鷉) ha-jiro kaitsuburi 'white-winged grebe' |
黑颈䴙䴘 (黑頸鷿鷈) 'black-necked grebe' |
黑頸鷿鷈 'black-necked grebe' |
검은목논병아리 geomeun-mong-non-byeongari 'black-necked paddy-fowl' |
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Floating Menu by Milonic |
Tool tips by Walter Zorn |
