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.
The skuas/jaegers are called トウゾクカモメ tōzoku kamome 'robber gulls', written 盗賊鴎, in Japanese.
Species names
SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN |
JAPANESE |
CHINESE |
KOREAN |
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Latin |
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru |
Japanese |
Other J |
Chinese |
Chinese (Taiwan) |
Other Ch |
Korean |
| Stercorarius maccormicki Catharacta maccormicki |
South-polar skua Labbe de McCormick Antarktikskua Южно-полярный поморник |
ナンキョクオオトウゾクカモメ (南極大盗賊鴎) nankyoku ō tōzoku kamome 'south pole large robber gull' Taxonomy![]() |
麦氏贼鸥 (麥氏賊鷗) 'Mr Mai's robber gull' (2, 3, 5) 灰贼鸥 (灰賊鷗) 'grey robber gull' (4) Taxonomy![]() |
(灰贼鸥) 灰賊鷗 'grey robber gull' Taiwan former official: (南极贼鸥) 南極賊鷗 'south pole robber gull' |
큰도둑갈매기 keun-doduk-galmaegi 'large robber gull' |
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Stercorarius pomarinus |
Pomarine skua Pomarine jaeger Labbe pomarin Spatelraubmöwe Средний поморник |
トウゾクカモメ (盗賊鴎) tōzoku kamome 'robber gull' |
中贼鸥 (中賊鷗) 'medium robber gull' |
(中贼鸥) 中賊鷗 'medium robber gull' |
넓적꼬리도둑갈매기 neorp-jeok-kkori-doduk-galmaegi 'flat-broad-tailed ? robber gull' |
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| Stercorarius parasiticus |
Parasitic jaeger or Arctic skua or Arctic jaeger Short-tailed skua Labbe parasite Schmarotzerraubmöwe Короткохвостый поморник |
クロトウゾクカモメ (黒盗賊鴎) kuro tōzoku kamome 'black robber gull' |
短尾贼鸥 (短尾賊鷗) 'short-tailed robber gull' |
(短尾贼鸥) 短尾賊鷗 'short-tailed robber gull' Taiwan former official: (贼鸥) 賊鷗 'robber gull' |
북극도둑갈매기 bukgeuk-doduk-galmaegi 'north pole robber gull' |
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Stercorarius longicaudus![]() |
Long-tailed jaeger Long-tailed skua Labbe à longue queue Falkenraubmöwe Длиннохвостый поморник |
シロハラトウゾクカモメ (白腹盗賊鴎) shiro-hara tōzoku kamome 'white-bellied robber gull' |
长尾贼鸥 (長尾賊鷗) 'long-tailed robber gull' |
(长尾贼鸥) 長尾賊鷗 'long-tailed robber gull' |
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