General names
This list should be regarded as being 'in beta'. Information is based on dictionaries and other sources. Pronunciation still needs fine-tuning. Comments and corrections welcome.
The halcyonid kingfishers are known as Халуу khaluu. The alcedinid kingfishers are known as Шогшор shogshor or Шогшир shogshir. However, this name is not commonly found in dictionaries, and one reference even gives Нохойн шогшор nokhoi shogshor as referring to the nightjar.
An alternative name for the halcyonid kingfishers is Солонгон шувуу solongon shuvuu 'rainbow bird'.
Species names
| HALCYONINAE |
SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN |
MONGOLIAN |
EAST ASIAN |
C. ASIAN |
Latin |
English/Russian |
Mongolian |
Former & Other M |
Chinese |
Japanese |
Korean |
Kazakh |
| Halcyon |
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Halcyon pileata
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Black-capped kingfisher
Ошейниковая альциона |
Хармагнай халуу
khar-magnai khaluu
'black-foreheaded kingfisher' |
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蓝翡翠
lán fěicuì
'blue feicui' |
ヤマショウビン
(山翡翠)
yama shōbin
'mountain shobin' |
청호반새
cheong-hoban-sae
'blue lakeside-bird' |
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| ALCEDININAE |
SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN |
MONGOLIAN |
EAST ASIAN |
C. ASIAN |
Latin |
English/Russian |
Mongolian |
Former & Other M |
Chinese |
Japanese |
Korean |
Kazakh |
| Alcedo |
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Alcedo atthis
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Common kingfisher
River kingfisher
Обыкновенный зимородок |
Номин шогшир
nomin shogshir
'lapis lazuli shogshir' |
Нохой шогшор
nokhoi shogshor
'dog shogshor' |
普通翠鸟
pǔtōng cuì-niǎo
'common cui bird'
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カワセミ
(翡翠 or 川蝉)
kawa-semi
'river kingfisher' (written with either the characters for hisui or for 'river cicada') |
물총새
mul-chong-sae
'water chong bird' |
Зымыран |
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