General names
This list should be regarded as being 'in beta'. Information is based on dictionaries and other sources. Many Kazakh, Turkish, and Korean glosses are highly tentative. Comments and corrections welcome.
As in most languages, the Aegithalidae are named after the tits (Paridae) in Mongolian, with the name Сүүлт хөх бух süült khökh bukh 'tailed blue bull (=tit)'.
Under the 2007 regularised names, however, the genus Aegithalos is called Хөхбухандай khökhbukhandai. The name is derived from Хөх бухандай khökh bukhandai 'blue bullock', a vernacular name that is used for certain kinds of small passerines (identity not clear). What is interesting is how the older name uses the word бух bukh, literally 'bull', whereas the newer name uses the word бухандай bukhandai, literally 'male calf in its second year'.
Species names
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Chinese (incl. Taiwan) |
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Turkish |
Aegithalos caudatus |
Long-tailed tit Длиннохвостая синица, Ополовник |
Сүүлт хөхбухандай süült khökh-bukhandai 'tailed blue bullock' |
Сүүлт хөх бух süült khökh bukh 'tailed blue bull (=tit)' |
银喉长尾山雀 (銀喉長尾山雀) 'silver-throated long-tailed mountain-sparrow' or 银喉山雀 (銀喉山雀) 'silver-throated mountain-sparrow' (Alternative in 1, 3) |
エナガ (柄長) e-naga 'long handle' |
오목눈이 omongnuni 'omongnuni' |
Кезқұйрық шымшық kezquyrıq şımşıq 'long-tailed sparrow' |
Uzun Kuyruklu Baştankara 'long-tailed tit' |
