General names
Information is based on dictionaries and other sources. Species list may not be current. Comments and corrections welcome.
In Japanese, the stilts and avocets are known as セイタカシギ sei-taka shigi, written 背高鷸 or 背高鴫 and meaning 'tall shigi (snipe)'.
Species names
SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN |
JAPANESE |
CHINESE |
KOREAN |
Latin |
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru |
Japanese |
Other J |
Chinese |
Chinese (Taiwan) |
Other Ch |
Korean |
| Himantopus |
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Himantopus himantopus
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Black-winged stilt
Échasse blanche
Stelzenläufer
Ходулочник |
セイタカシギ
(背高鷸 or 背高鴫)
sei-taka shigi
'tall shigi' |
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黑翅长脚鹬 (黑翅長腳鷸)
hēi-chì cháng-jiǎo yù
'black-winged long-legged yu' |
高蹺鴴
gāo-qiāo-héng
'high-stilted plover' |
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장다리물떼새
jang-dari-mul-tte-sae
'long-legged water tte-bird (=plover)' |
| Recurvirostra |
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Recurvirostra avosetta
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Pied avocet
Avocet
Avocette élégante
Säbelschnäbler
Шилоклювка |
ソリハシセイタカシギ
(反嘴背高鷸 or 反嘴背高鴫)
sori-hashi sei-taka shigi
'curved-bill tall shigi' |
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反嘴鹬 (反嘴鷸)
fǎn-zuǐ-yù
'curved-bill yu' |
反嘴鴴
fǎn-zuǐ-héng
'curved-bill plover' |
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뒷부리장다리물떼새
dwit-buri-jangdari-mul-tte-sae
'back (?) bill long-legged water tte-bird (=plover)' |
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