General names
Information is based on dictionaries and other sources. Species list may not be current. Korean glosses are only tentative. 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 snipe'.
Species names
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| Himantopus | |||||||
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Himantopus himantopus |
Black-winged stilt Échasse blanche Stelzenläufer Ходулочник |
セイタカシギ (背高鷸 ~ 背高鴫) sei-taka shigi 'tall snipe' |
黑翅长脚鹬 (黑翅長腳鷸) 'black-winged long-legged snipe' |
(高跷鸻) 高蹺鴴 'high-stilted plover' |
장다리물떼새 jang-dari-mul-tte-sae 'long-legged tide?-bird (=plover)' |
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| Recurvirostra | |||||||
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| Recurvirostra avosetta |
Pied avocet Avocet Avocette élégante Säbelschnäbler Шилоклювка |
ソリハシセイタカシギ (反嘴背高鷸 ~ 反嘴背高鴫) sori-hashi sei-taka shigi 'recurved-billed tall snipe' |
反嘴鹬 (反嘴鷸) 'recurved-billed snipe' |
(反嘴鸻) 反嘴鴴 'recurved-billed plover' |
뒷부리장다리물떼새 dwit-buri-jangdari-mul-tte-sae 'recurved-billed long-legged tide?-bird (=plover)' |
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