General names
Information is based on dictionaries and other sources. Species list may not be current. Comments and corrections welcome.
The Japanese name for the majority of the procellariids is ミズナギドリ mizu-nagi-dori or 'water-shearing bird', written 水薙鳥. The middle character 薙 nagi is from the verb 薙ぐ nagu 'to mow' or 'to shear'. Unlike English, which divides the family into 'petrels' and 'shearwaters', the same Japanese name is used for both groups. Bulwer's Petrel is the one exception, being known as アナドリ ana-dori or 'hole bird' (穴鳥 in characters).
The Fulmar is known by its English name, rendered into Japanese in a most ingenious way as フルマカモメ Furuma kamome or 'fulmar gull', written 古間鴎. The first two characters Furuma (literally 'old room') are a family or place name in Japanese. Kamome or 'gull' is added (somewhat inaccurately) to show that a seabird is involved. So ingeniously has the name been adapted that native speakers are likely to mistake Furuma kamome for a native Japanese word. This method of naturalising foreign words is now quite dated in Japanese, being more typical of the 19th century. If borrowed today 'fulmar' would be rendered in katakana, written フルマー furumā to indicate a conventionally lengthened final vowel, and there would definitely be no kamome.
The Japanese naming, read the Chinese way, is still in use in Taiwan (with some modifications) but has been superseded by regularised terminology in China.
Species names
ABOUT THIS TABLE (Hover cursor to see) 
SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN |
JAPANESE |
CHINESE |
|||||
Latin |
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru |
Japanese |
Other J |
Chinese |
Chinese (Taiwan) |
Other Ch |
Korean |
| Fulmarus | |||||||
Fulmarus glacialis |
Northern fulmar Fulmar Fulmar boréal Eissturmvogel Глупыш |
フルマカモメ (古間鴎) Furuma kamome 'Furuma gull' (Furuma is a place and personal name in Japan) |
暴风鹱 (暴風鸌) 'storm shearwater' (2, 4) 暴雪鹱 (暴雪鸌) 'blizzard (?) shearwater' (1, 3, 5) |
北方白腹穴鸟 (北方白腹穴鳥) 'northern white-bellied hole bird' |
|||
| Pterodroma | |||||||
| Pterodroma solandri |
Providence petrel or Solander's petrel Pétrel de Solander Solandersturmvogel Тайфунник Соландра |
ハジロミズナギドリ (羽白水薙鳥) ha-jiro mizu-nagi-dori 'white-winged water-shearing bird' |
棕头圆尾鹱 (棕頭圓尾鸌) 'brown-headed round-tailed shearwater' (4) 索拉氏圆尾鹱 (索拉氏圓尾鸌) 'Mr Suola round-tailed shearwater' (5) |
||||
| Pterodroma externa | Juan Fernandez petrel White-necked petrel Pétrel de Juan Fernandez Salvinsturmvogel |
オオシロハラミズナギドリ (大白腹水薙鳥) ō shiro-hara mizu-nagi-dori 'large white-bellied water-shearing bird' |
白颈圆尾鹱 (白頸圓尾鸌) 'white-necked round-tailed shearwater' |
||||
| Pterodroma neglecta | Kermadec petrel Variable petrel Pétrel des Kermadec Kermadecsturmvogel |
カワリシロハラミズナギドリ (変り白腹水薙鳥) kawari shiro-hara mizu-nagi-dori 'changeable white-bellied water-shearing bird' |
克岛圆尾鹱 (克島圓尾鸌) 'Ke island round-tailed shearwater' (4) 克马圆尾鹱 (克馬圓尾鸌) 'Kema round-tailed shearwater' (5) |
||||
| Pterodroma phaeopygia | Dark-rumped petrel Galapagos petrel Pétrel des Galapagos Hawaiisturmvogel Гавайский тайфунник |
ハワイシロハラミズナギドリ (ハワイ白腹水薙鳥) Hawai shiro-hara mizu-nagi-dori 'Hawaiian white-bellied water-shearing bird' |
暗腰圆尾鹱 (暗腰圓尾鸌) 'dark-rumped round-tailed shearwater' |
||||
| Pterodroma nigripennis | Black-winged petrel Pétrel à ailes noires Schwarzflügel-Sturmvogel |
ハグロシロハラミズナギドリ (羽黒白腹水薙鳥) ha-guro shiro-hara mizu-nagi-dori 'black-winged white-bellied water-shearing bird' |
黑翅圆尾鹱 (黑翅圓尾鸌) 'black-winged round-tailed shearwater' |
||||
| Pterodroma hypoleuca |
Bonin Islands petrel Bonin petrel Pétrel des Bonin Boninsturmvogel Бонинский буревестник |
シロハラミズナギドリ (白腹水薙鳥) shiro-hara mizu-nagi-dori 'white-bellied water-shearing bird' |
白额圆尾鹱 (白額圓尾鸌) 'white-foreheaded round-tailed shearwater' (2, 4, 5) 点额圆尾鹱 (點額圓尾鸌) 'spot-foreheaded round-tailed shearwater' (1, 3) |
白腹穴鳥 'white-bellied hole bird' |
圆尾鹱 (圓尾鸌) 'round-tailed shearwater' |
흰배슴새 huin-bae-seum-sae 'white-bellied-seum-bird' |
|
| Pterodroma longirostris | Stejneger's petrel Pétrel de Stejneger Stejnegersturmvogel |
ヒメシロハラミズナギドリ (姫白腹水薙鳥) hime shiro-hara mizu-nagi-dori 'princess white-bellied water-shearing bird' |
长嘴圆尾鹱 (長嘴圓尾鸌) 'long-billed round-tailed shearwater' (4) |
||||
Latin |
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru |
Japanese |
Other J |
Chinese |
Chinese (Taiwan) |
Other Ch |
Korean |
| Calonectris | |||||||
| Calonectris leucomelas |
Streaked shearwater White-faced shearwater White-fronted shearwater Puffin leucomèle Weißgesicht-Sturmtaucher Пестролицый буревестник |
オオミズナギドリ (大水薙鳥) ō mizu-nagi-dori 'large water-shearing bird' |
(Numerous regional names) | 白额鹱 (白額鸌) 'white-fronted shearwater' |
大水薙鳥 'large water-shearing bird' |
슴새 seum-sae 'seum-bird' |
|
| Puffinus | |||||||
| Puffinus nativitatis | Kiritimati shearwater Christmas Island shearwater Puffin de la Nativité Weihnachtssturmtaucher Рождественский Буревестник |
コミズナギドリ (小水薙鳥) ko mizu-nagi-dori 'small water-shearing bird' |
黑鹱 (黑鸌) 'black shearwater' |
||||
| Puffinus pacificus |
Wedge-tailed shearwater Puffin fouquet Keilschwanz-Sturmtaucher |
オナガミズナギドリ (尾長水薙鳥) o-naga mizu-nagi-dori 'long-tailed water-shearing bird' |
曳尾鹱 (曵尾鸌) 'drag-tail shearwater' |
長尾水薙鳥 'long-tailed water-shearing bird' |
|||
| Puffinus bulleri |
Buller's shearwater Grey-backed shearwater Puffin de Buller Graumantel-Sturmtaucher Буллеров буревестник |
ミナミオナガミズナギドリ (南尾長水薙鳥) minami o-naga mizu-nagi-dori 'southern long-tailed water-shearing bird' |
灰背鹱 (灰背鸌) 'grey-backed shearwater' |
||||
| Puffinus lherminieri |
Audubon's shearwater Puffin d'Audubon Audubonsturmtaucher |
セグロミズナギドリ (背黒水薙鳥) se-guro mizu-nagi-dori 'black-backed water-shearing bird' |
オガサワラミズナギドリ (小笠原水薙鳥) Ogasawara mizu-nagi-dori 'Ogasawara water-shearing bird' (old name) |
奥氏鹱 (奧氏鸌) 'Mr Ao's shearwater' (4) 奥杜邦氏鹱 (奧杜邦氏鸌) 'Mr Aodubang's shearwater' (5) |
|||
| Puffinus griseus |
Sooty shearwater Puffin fuligineux Dunkler Sturmtaucher Серый буревестник |
ハイイロミズナギドリ (灰色水薙鳥) hai-iro mizu-nagi-dori 'grey water-shearing bird' |
灰鹱 (灰鸌) 'grey shearwater' |
灰水薙鳥 'grey water-shearing bird' |
|||
| Puffinus tenuirostris |
Short-tailed shearwater Slender-billed shearwater Puffin à bec grêle Kurzschwanz-Sturmtaucher Тонкоклювый буревестник |
ハシボソミズナギドリ (嘴細水薙鳥) hashi-boso mizu-nagi-dori 'thin-billed water-shearing bird' |
短尾鹱 (短尾鸌) 'short-tailed shearwater' |
短尾水薙鳥 'short-tailed water-shearing bird' |
쇠부리슴새 soe-buri-seum-sae small-billed seum-bird' |
||
| Puffinus carneipes |
Flesh-footed shearwater Pale-footed shearwater Puffin à pieds pâles Blassfuß-Sturmtaucher Бледноногий буревестник |
アカアシミズナギドリ (赤足水薙鳥) aka-ashi mizu-nagi-dori 'red-legged water-shearing bird' |
淡足鹱 (淡足鸌) 'pale-footed shearwater' (2, 4) 肉足鹱 (肉足鸌) 'flesh-footed shearwater' (3, 5) |
肉足水薙鳥 'flesh-footed water-shearing bird' |
붉은발슴새 bulgeun-bal-seum-sae 'red-footed seum-bird |
||
| Bulweria | |||||||
| Bulweria bulwerii |
Bulwer's petrel Pétrel de Bulwer Bulwersturmvogel Тайфунник Балвера |
アナドリ (穴鳥) ana-dori 'hole bird' |
褐燕鹱 (褐燕鸌) 'brown swallow shearwater' (2, 4) 纯褐鹱 (純褐鸌) 'pure brown shearwater' (1, 3, 5) |
穴鳥 'hole bird' |
燕鹱 (燕鸌) 'swallow shearwater' (6, 7) |
||
Latin |
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru |
Japanese |
Other J |
Chinese |
Chinese (Taiwan) |
Other Ch |
Korean |
Floating Menu by Milonic |
Tool tips by Walter Zorn |
