General names
Information is based on dictionaries and other sources. Species list may not be current. 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, but not Korean, which is derived from the English name.
Species names
SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN |
JAPANESE |
CHINESE |
KOREAN |
Latin |
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru |
Japanese |
Other J |
Chinese |
Chinese (Taiwan) |
Other Ch |
Korean |
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| 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-faced bonito bird' |
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蓝脸鲣鸟 (藍臉鰹鳥)
lán-liǎn jiān-niǎo
'blue-faced bonito bird' |
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' |
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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