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Procellariidae
ミズナギドリ科
mizu-nagi-dori ka

鹱科
hù kē

水薙鳥科
shuǐ-tì-niǎo kē

슴새과
seum-sae-gwa

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Information is from dictionaries and other sources. Species list may not be current. Korean glosses are tentative. Comments and corrections welcome. Hover over Green Lettering Green lettering at this site hides a tool tip with glosses, further explanations, etc. Hover cursor to reveal. to see additional information.

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 nagi is from the verb 薙ぐ nagu 'to mow' or 'to shear'. Unlike English, which divides naming between 'petrels' and 'shearwaters', the same Japanese name is used for both types, excepting Bulwer's Petrel, which is known as アナドリ ana-dori or 'hole bird' (穴鳥 in characters), presumably for its breeding habits.

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The Japanese naming, read the Chinese way, is still in use in Taiwan (with some modifications) but has been superseded by regularised terminology in China.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

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SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN
JAPANESE
CHINESE
KOREAN
Fulmarus
Latin
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru
Japanese
Other J
Chinese
Chinese (Taiwan)
Other Ch
Korean
Fulmarus glacialis
link to photolink to photo
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)
bào-fēng hù
'storm shearwater' (2, 4)
暴雪鹱
(暴雪鸌)
bào-xuě hù
'blizzard (?) shearwater' (1, 3, 5)
  北方白腹穴鸟
(北方白腹穴鳥)
běi-fāng bái-fù xué-niǎo
'northern white-bellied hole bird'
 
Pterodroma
Latin
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru
Japanese
Other J
Chinese
Chinese (Taiwan)
Other Ch
Korean
Pterodroma longirostris
link to photo
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)
cháng-zuǐ yuán-wěi hù
'long-billed round-tailed shearwater' (4)
     
Pterodroma hypoleuca
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Bonin Petrel
Bonin Islands 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)
bái-é yuán-wěi hù
'white-foreheaded round-tailed shearwater' (2, 4, 5)
点额圆尾鹱
(點額圓尾鸌)
diǎn-é yuán-wěi hù
'spot-foreheaded round-tailed shearwater' (alt in 1, 3)
(白腹穴鸟)
白腹穴鳥
bái-fù xué-niǎo
'white-bellied hole bird'
圆尾鹱
(圓尾鸌)
yuán-wěi hù
'round-tailed shearwater'
흰배슴새
huin-bae-seum-sae
'white-bellied shearwater-bird'
Pterodroma nigripennis
link to photo
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)
hēi-chì yuán-wěi hù
'black-winged round-tailed shearwater'
     
Pterodroma solandri
link to photo
Providence petrel
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)
zōng-tóu yuán-wěi hù
'reddishbrown-headed round-tailed shearwater' (4)
索拉氏圆尾鹱
(索拉氏圓尾鸌)
suǒlā-shì yuán-wěi hù
'Mr Suola round-tailed shearwater' (5)
     
Pterodroma neglecta
link to photo
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)
kè-dǎo yuán-wěi hù
'Ke island round-tailed shearwater' (4)
克马圆尾鹱
(克馬圓尾鸌)
kèmǎ yuán-wěi hù
'Kema round-tailed shearwater' (5)
     
Latin
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru
Japanese
Other J
Chinese
Chinese (Taiwan)
Other Ch
Korean
Pterodroma phaeopygia Galapagos petrel
Dark-rumped 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)
àn yāo yuán-wěi hù
'dark-rumped round-tailed shearwater'
     
Pterodroma externa
link to photo
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)
bái-jǐng yuán-wěi hù
'white-necked round-tailed shearwater'
     
Ardenna
Latin
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru
Japanese
Other J
Chinese
Chinese (Taiwan)
Other Ch
Korean
Ardenna pacifica
Puffinus pacificus
Puffinus pacifica
link to photolink to photo
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)
yè-wěi hù
'drag-tail shearwater'
(长尾水薙鸟)
長尾水薙鳥
cháng-wěi shuǐ-tì-niǎo
'long-tailed water-shearing bird'
楔尾鹱
(楔尾鸌)
xiē-wěi hù
'wedge-tailed shearwater' (FS)
 
Ardenna bulleri
Puffinus bulleri
link to photolink to photo
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)
huī-bèi hù
'grey-backed shearwater'
     
Ardenna tenuirostris
Puffinus tenuirostris
link to photo
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)
duǎn-wěi hù
'short-tailed shearwater'
(短尾水薙鸟)
短尾水薙鳥
duǎn-wěi shuǐ-tì-niǎo
'short-tailed water-shearing bird'
细嘴鹱
(細嘴鸌)
xì-wěi hù
'slender-billed shearwater' (FS)
쇠부리슴새
soe-buri-seum-sae
small-billed shearwater-bird'
Ardenna grisea
Puffinus griseus
link to photolink to photo
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)
huī hù
'grey shearwater'
(灰水薙鸟)
灰水薙鳥
huī shuǐ-tì-niǎo
'grey water-shearing bird'
   
Ardenna carneipes
Puffinus carneipes
link to photolink to photo
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)
dàn-zú hù
'pale-footed shearwater' (2, 4)
肉足鹱
(肉足鸌)
ròu-zú hù
'flesh-footed shearwater' (3, 5)
(肉足水薙鸟)
肉足水薙鳥
ròu-zú shuǐ-tì-niǎo
'flesh-footed water-shearing bird'
  붉은발슴새
bulgeun-bal-seum-sae
'red-footed shearwater-bird'
Calonectris
Latin
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru
Japanese
Other J
Chinese
Chinese (Taiwan)
Other Ch
Korean
Calonectris leucomelas
Puffinus leucomelas
link to photolink to photo
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)
bái-é hù
'white-foreheaded shearwater'
(大水薙鸟)
大水薙鳥
dà shuǐ-tì-niǎo
'large water-shearing bird'
大灰鹱
(大灰鸌)
dà huī hù
'large grey shearwater' (FS)
슴새
seum-sae
'shearwater-bird'
Puffinus
Latin
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru
Japanese
Other J
Chinese
Chinese (Taiwan)
Other Ch
Korean
Puffinus nativitatis Christmas Shearwater
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)
hēi hù
'black shearwater'
     
Puffinus lherminieri
link to photolink to photo
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)
aò-shì hù
'Mr Ao's shearwater' (4)
奥杜邦氏鹱
(奧杜邦氏鸌)
aòdùbāng-shì hù
'Mr Aodubang's shearwater' (5)
     
Bulweria
Latin
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru
Japanese
Other J
Chinese
Chinese (Taiwan)
Other Ch
Korean
Bulweria bulwerii
link to photolink to photo
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)
hè yàn-hù
'brown swallow shearwater' (2, 4)
纯褐鹱
(純褐鸌)
chún-hè hù
'pure brown shearwater' (1, 3, 5)
(穴鸟)
穴鳥
xué-niǎo
'hole bird'
燕鹱
(燕鸌)
yàn-hù
'swallow shearwater' (6, 7)
卜威氏海燕
(卜威海燕)
bǔwēi-shì hǎi-yàn
Mr Buwei's sea-swallow (Gee) (FS)
 

中国鸟类种和亚种分类名录大全(修订版) 郑作新 著 科学出版社 北京 2000年
A Complete Checklist of Species and Subspecies of the Chinese Birds (Revised Edition) by Cheng Tso-Hsin, Science Press, Beijing 2000

中国鸟类分类与分布名录 主编:郑光美 科学出版社 北京 2005年
A Checklist on the Classification and Distribution of the Birds of China Chief editor: Zheng Guangmei, Science Press, Beijing 2005

中国鸟类野外手册(中文版)约翰・马敬能、卡伦・菲利普斯,合作者:荷芬奇,翻译:卢和芬 湖南教育出版社 长沙 2000年
A Field Guide to the Birds of China (Chinese translation) by John MacKinnon, Karen Phillipps, in collaboration with He Fen-qi, translated by Lu Hefen, Hunan Jiaoyu Chubanshe (Hunan Educational Press) Changsha 2000

世界鸟类分类与分布名录 主编:郑光美 科学出版社 北京 2002年
A Checklist on the Classification and Distribution of the Birds of the World Chief editor: Zheng Guangmei, Science Press, Beijing 2002

世界鸟类名称(拉丁文、汉文、英文对照)第二版 郑作新等 科学出版社 北京 2002年
Birds of the World (Latin, Chinese and English Names) 2nd ed. by Cheng Tso-Hsin et al, Science Press, Beijing 2002

中国鸟类分布名录 第二版 郑作新 科学出版社 北京 1976年
(Checklist of the Classification of Birds of China 2nd edition by Cheng Tso-Hsin, Science Press, Beijing 1976)

香港及華南鳥類(第六版)(翻譯成中文及重新修訂) 尹璉、費嘉倫、林超英 香港性徵特區政府新聞處政府印務局 1994年
Birds of Hong Kong and South China (6th edition, translated into Chinese and newly revised) by Clive Viney, Karen Phillipps, Lin Chaoying, Hong Kong Govt. Press 1994