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 Japanese name for the boobies/gannets is カツオドリ katsuo-dori, meaning 'bonito-bird', written with the characters 鰹鳥. The name is derived from their habit of flocking above shoals of bonito. The Japanese name has been borrowed into Chinese via its written form.
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 |
| Sula dactylatra |
Masked
booby
Blue-faced booby
Fou masqué
Maskentölpel
Белая олуша |
アオツラカツオドリ
(青面鰹鳥)
ao-tsura katsuo-dori
'blue/green-faced bonito-bird' |
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蓝脸鲣鸟
(藍臉鰹鳥)
lán-liǎn jiān-niǎo
'blue-faced bonito-bird' |
(蓝脸鲣鸟)
藍臉鰹鳥
lán-liǎn jiān-niǎo
'blue-faced bonito-bird' |
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푸른얼굴얼가니새
pureun-eolgur-eolgani-sae
'blue-faced fool bird' |
Sula sula
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Red-footed booby
Fou à pieds rouges
Rotfußtölpel
Красноногая олуша |
アカアシカツオドリ
(赤足鰹鳥)
aka-ashi katsuo-dori
'red-legged bonito-bird' |
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红脚鲣鸟
(紅腳鰹鳥)
hóng-jiǎo jiān-niǎo
'red-legged bonito-bird' |
(红脚鲣鸟)
紅腳鰹鳥
hóng-jiǎo jiān-niǎo
'red-legged bonito-bird' |
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Sula leucogaster
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Brown booby
Fou brun
Weißbauchtölpel
Бурая олуша |
カツオドリ
(鰹鳥)
katsuo-dori
'bonito-bird' |
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褐鲣鸟
(褐鰹鳥)
hè jiān-niǎo
'brown bonito-bird'
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(白腹鲣鸟)
白腹鰹鳥
bái-fù jiān-niǎo
'white-bellied bonito-bird' |
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갈색얼가니새
gal-saeg-eolgani-sae
'brown-coloured fool bird' |
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