Anatidae 2
Нугасныхан 2
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Species 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.

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ANATINAE
SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN		MONGOLIAN		EAST ASIAN			TURKIC
Aix
Latin	English/Russian	Mongolian	Former & Other M	Chinese (incl. Taiwan)	Japanese	Korean	Kazakh	Turkish
Aix galericulata	Mandarin duck Mandarin Мандаринка	Мандир уранхажин mandir uraŋkhajiŋ 'mandir mandarin-duck'	Халзан ангир khalzaŋ aŋgir 'bald angir' Other: Уран хажин uraŋ khajiŋ 'mandarin-duck'	鸳鸯 (鴛鴦) yuān-yang 'mandarinduck' Taiwan: (鸳鸯) 鴛鴦 yuān-yang 'mandarinduck'	オシドリ (鴛鴦) oshi-dori 'mandarinduck bird' (written with the characters for the Chinese name)	원앙 won-ang 'won-ang' (=Chinese yuan-yang)
Anas
Latin	English/Russian	Mongolian	Former & Other M	Chinese (incl. Taiwan)	Japanese	Korean	Kazakh	Turkish
Anas strepera	Gadwall Серая утка	Бор нугас bor nugas 'dun duck'	Бор нугас bor nugas 'dun duck' Other: Бордуу нугас borduu nugas 'brownish duck'	赤膀鸭 (赤膀鴨) chì-bǎng yā 'red-winged duck' Taiwan: (赤膀鸭) 赤膀鴨 chì-bǎng yā 'red-winged duck'	オカヨシガモ (丘葦鴨) oka yoshi-gamo 'hill reed-wildduck'	알락오리 allag-ori 'speckled duck'	Қоңыр үйрек qoñır üyrek 'darkbrown duck'	Boz Ördek 'dun duck'
Anas falcata	Falcated teal or Falcated duck Касатка	Гэзэгт нугас gezegt nugas 'pigtailed duck'	Гэзэгт нугас gezegt nugas 'pigtailed duck'	罗纹鸭 (羅紋鴨) luó-wén yā 'whorl-patterned duck' Taiwan: (罗文鸭) 羅文鴨 luó-wén yā 'whorl-patterned duck'	ヨシガモ (葦鴨) yoshi-gamo 'reed-wildduck'	청머리오리 cheong-meori-ori 'green-headed duck'	Қаратұмсықты үйрек qara-tumsıqtı üyrek 'black-billed duck'	Büyük Çamurcun 'large teal'
Anas penelope	Eurasian wigeon European wigeon Wigeon Свиязь	Зээрд нугас zeerd nugas 'chestnut-brown duck'	Зээрд алаг нугас zeerd alag nugas chestnut-brown motley duck'	赤颈鸭 (赤頸鴨) chì-jǐng yā 'red-necked duck' Taiwan: (赤颈鸭) 赤頸鴨 chì-jǐng yā 'red-necked duck'	ヒドリガモ (緋鳥鴨) hi-dori-gamo 'scarlet-bird wildduck'	홍머리오리 hong-meori-ori 'red-headed duck'	Сарыайдар үйрек sarı-aydar üyrek 'yellow-pigtailed duck'	Fiyu 'wigeon'
Anas platyrhynchos	Mallard Кряква, Обыкновенная кряква	Зэрлэг нугас zerleg nugas 'wild duck'	Зэрлэг нугас zerleg nugas 'wild duck'	绿头鸭 (綠頭鴨) lǜ-tóu yā 'green-headed duck' Taiwan: (绿头鸭) 綠頭鴨 lǜ-tóu yā 'green-headed duck'	マガモ (真鴨) ma-gamo 'true wildduck'	청둥오리 cheongdung-ori 'green duck'	Барылдауық үйрек barıldawık üyrek 'calling ? duck'	Yeşilbaş 'mallard'
Anas poecilorhyncha Anas poecilorhynchus	Spot-billed duck Spotbill duck Yellow-nib duck Chinese spotbill Черная крявка, Индийская пестроносая кряква	Зэрлэгшир нугас zerlegshir nugas 'zerlegshir duck'	Зэрлэгшир нугас zerlegshir nugas 'zerlegshir duck'	斑嘴鸭 (斑嘴鴨) bān-zuǐ yā 'spot-billed duck' Taiwan: (花嘴鸭) 花嘴鴨 huā-zuǐ yā 'flowery-billed duck'	カルガモ (軽鴨) karu-gamo 'light-wildduck'	흰뺨검둥오리 huin-ppyam-geomdung-ori 'white-cheeked black duck' (= Black Scoter) Taxonomy
Latin	English/Russian	Mongolian	Former & Other M	Chinese (incl. Taiwan)	Japanese	Korean	Kazakh	Turkish
Anas clypeata	Northern shoveller Shoveller Common shoveller Red shoveller Широконоска	Халбага нугас khalbag nugas 'spoon duck'	Халбага нугас khalbag nugas 'spoon duck'	琵嘴鸭 (琵嘴鴨) pí-zuǐ yā 'spatula-billed duck' Taiwan: (琵嘴鸭) 琵嘴鴨 pí-zuǐ yā 'spatula-billed duck'	ハシビロガモ (嘴広鴨) hashi-biro-gamo 'broad-billed wildduck'	넓적부리 neorpjeok-buri 'flat bill'	Жалпақтұмсықты үйрек jalpaq-tumsıqtı üyrek 'spoon-billed duck'	Kaşıkgaga 'spoon bill'
Anas acuta	Northern pintail Pintail Шилохвость	Шовтгоралаг нугас shovtgor-alag nugas 'conical (?) motley duck'	Шовтгор алаг нугас shovtgor alag nugas 'conical (?) motley duck'	针尾鸭 (針尾鴨) zhēn-wěi yā 'needle-tailed duck' Taiwan: (尖尾鸭) 尖尾鴨 jiān-wěi yā 'sharp-tailed duck'	オナガガモ (尾長鴨) o-naga-gamo 'long-tailed wildduck'	고방오리 gobang-ori 'gobang duck'	Бізқұйрық үйрек biz-quyrıq üyrek 'awl-tailed duck'	Kılkuyruk 'hair tail'
Anas querquedula	Garganey Чирок-трескунок	Цагаанхөмсөгт нугас tsagaaŋ-khömsögt nugas 'white-eyebrowed duck'	Цагаан хөмсөгт нугас tsagaaŋ khömsögt nugas 'white-eyebrowed duck'	白眉鸭 (白眉鴨) bái-méi yā 'white-eyebrowed duck' Taiwan: (白眉鸭) 白眉鴨 bái-méi yā 'white-eyebrowed duck'	シマアジ (縞味, 島味) shima-aji 'striped aji' (written 'striped flavour' or 'island flavour'. 味 'flavour' is used solely for pronunciation. Also written with the specially created character 䳑 aji)	발구지 balguji 'balguji'	Даурықлы шүгерей dawrıqlı şügerey 'dawrıqlı teal'	Çıkrıkçın 'garganey'
Anas formosa	Baikal teal Клоктун, Чирок-клоктун	Байгалийн нугас baigaliŋ nugas 'Baikal duck'	Байгалийн нугас baigaliŋ nugas 'Baikal duck'	花脸鸭 (花臉鴨) huā-liǎn yā 'flowery-faced duck' Taiwan: (巴鸭) 巴鴨 bā yā 'snakepatterned duck'	トモエガモ (巴鴨) tomoe-gamo 'snakepatterned wildduck'	가창오리 gachang-ori 'gachang duck' (Wiktionary suggests 'prostitute duck')	Қырылдақ шүгерей qırıldaq şügerey 'hoarse teal'
Anas crecca	Common teal or Green-winged teal Teal Чирок-свистунок	Ногоохон нугас nogookhoŋ nugas 'lightgreen duck'	Ногоохон нугас nogoohoŋ nugas 'lightgreen duck'	绿翅鸭 (綠翅鴨) lǜ-chì yā 'green-winged duck' Taiwan: (小水鸭) 小水鴨 xiǎo shuǐ-yā 'small water duck'	コガモ (小鴨) ko-gamo 'small wildduck'	쇠오리 soe-ori 'small duck' Taxonomy	Ысылдақ шүгерей ısıldaq şügerey 'hissing teal'	Çamurcun 'teal'
Netta
Latin	English/Russian	Mongolian	Former & Other M	Chinese (incl. Taiwan)	Japanese	Korean	Kazakh	Turkish
Netta rufina Rhodonessa rufina	Red-crested pochard Красноносый нырок	Улаанхушуу биваан ulaaŋ-khushuu bivaaŋ 'red-billed bivaan'	Улаан хушуут шумбуур ulaaŋ khushuut shumbuur 'red-billed pochard'	赤嘴潜鸭 (赤嘴潛鴨) chì-zuǐ qián-yā 'red-billed diving-duck' Taiwan: (赤嘴潜鸭) 赤嘴潛鴨 chì-zuǐ qián-yā 'red-billed diving-duck'	アカハシハジロ (赤嘴羽白) aka-hashi ha-jiro 'red-billed white-wing'	붉은부리흰죽지 bulgeun-buri-huin-jukji 'red-billed white-wingjoint'	Қызылтұмсық сүңгуір qızıl-tumsıq süñgwir 'red-billed pochard'	Macar Ördeği 'Hungarian duck'
Aythya
Latin	English/Russian	Mongolian	Former & Other M	Chinese (incl. Taiwan)	Japanese	Korean	Kazakh	Turkish
Aythya ferina	Common pochard Красноголовый нырок, Красноголовая чернеть	Улаанхүзүү шумбуур ulaaŋ-khüzüü shumbuur 'red-throated pochard'	Улаан хүзүүт шумбуур ulaaŋ khüzüüt shumbuur 'red-throated pochard'	红头潜鸭 (紅頭潛鴨) hóng-tóu qián-yā 'red-headed diving-duck' Taiwan: (红头潜鸭) 紅頭潛鴨 hóng-tóu qián-yā 'red-headed diving-duck' Taiwan former official: (矶雁) 磯雁 jī-yàn 'rocky-shore wildgoose'	ホシハジロ (星羽白) hoshi ha-jiro 'starred white-wing'	흰죽지 huin-jukji 'white wingjoint'	Көк сүңгуір kök süñgwir 'blue pochard'	Elmabaş Patka 'pochard pochard'
Aythya baeri	Baer's pochard Беров нырок, Чернеть Бера	Ухаа шумбуур ukhaa shumbuur 'reddish pochard'		青头潜鸭 (青頭潛鴨) qīng-tóu qián-yā 'green/blue-headed diving-duck' Taiwan: (青头潜鸭) 青頭潛鴨 qīng-tóu qián-yā 'green/blue-headed diving-duck'	アカハジロ (赤羽白) aka ha-jiro 'red white-wing'	붉은가슴흰죽지 bulgeun-gaseum-huin-jukji red-breasted white wingjoint'
Aythya nyroca	Ferruginous duck Ferruginous pochard White-eyed pochard Белоглазый нырок, Белоглазая чернеть	Ундар шумбуур undar shumbuur 'undar pochard'	Ундар нүдэн шумбуур undar nüdeŋ shumbuur 'undar (golden?) eye pochard'	白眼潜鸭 (白眼潛鴨) bái-yǎn qián-yā 'white-eyed diving-duck' Taiwan: (白眼潜鸭) 白眼潛鴨 bái-yǎn qián-yā 'white-eyed diving-duck'	メジロガモ (目白鴨, 眼白鴨) me-jiro-gamo 'white-eyed wildduck'	적갈색흰죽지 jeokgal-saek-huin-jukji 'brown-coloured white-wingjoint' or 검은흰죽지 geomeun-huin-jukji 'black white-wingjoint'	Алакөз сүңгуір alaköz süñgwir 'motley?-eyed pochard'	Pasbaş Patka 'ferruginous pochard'
Aythya fuligula	Tufted duck Хохлатая чернеть	Гэзэгт шумбуур gezegt shumbuur 'pigtailed pochard'	Гэзэгт шумбуур gezegt shumbuur 'pigtailed pochard'	凤头潜鸭 (鳳頭潛鴨) fèng-tóu qián-yā 'phoenix-headed diving-duck' Taiwan: (风头潜鸭) 鳳頭潛鴨 fèng-tóu qián-yā 'phoenix-headed diving-duck' Taiwan former official: (泽凫) 澤鳧 zé-fú 'swamp wildduck'	キンクロハジロ (金黒羽白) kin-kuro ha-jiro 'gold-black white-wing'	댕기흰죽지 daenggi-huin-jukji 'ribbon white-wingjoint'	Айдарлы сүңгуір aydarlı süñgwir 'pigtailed pochard'	Tepeli Patka 'crested pochard'
Aythya marila	Greater scaup Scaup duck Scaup Морская чернеть	Тэнгисийн шумбуур teŋgisiŋ shumbuur 'sea pochard'	Тэнгисийн шумбуур teŋgisiŋ shumbuur 'sea pochard'	斑背潜鸭 (斑背潛鴨) bān-bèi qián-yā 'spot-backed diving-duck' Taiwan: (斑背潜鸭) 斑背潛鴨 bān-bèi qián-yā 'spot-backed diving-duck' Taiwan former official: (铃鸭) 鈴鴨 líng-yā 'bell duck'	スズガモ (鈴鴨) suzu-gamo 'bell wildduck'	검은머리흰죽지 geomeun-meori-huin-jukji 'black-headed white-wingjoint'	Теңіз сүңгуір teñiz süñgwir 'sea pochard'	Karabaş Patka 'black-headed pochard'
Histrionicus
Latin	English/Russian	Mongolian	Former & Other M	Chinese (incl. Taiwan)	Japanese	Korean	Kazakh	Turkish
Histrionicus histrionicus	Harlequin duck Каменушка	Хотгуужин чөрх khotguujiŋ chörkh 'khotguujin chörkh' (чөрх chörkh literally means 'cow's nose ring')	Хотгуужин нугас khotguujiŋ nugas 'khotguujiŋ duck'	丑鸭 (丑鴨) chǒu yā 'clown duck'	シノリガモ (晨鴨) shinori-gamo 'shinori duck' written 'morning wildduck'	흰줄박이오리 huin-julbagi-ori 'white-striped-duck'	Шақшақайша şaqşaqayşa 'şaqşaqayşa'
Melanitta
Latin	English/Russian	Mongolian	Former & Other M	Chinese (incl. Taiwan)	Japanese	Korean	Kazakh	Turkish
Melanitta fusca	White-winged scoter or Velvet scoter Турпан, Горбоносый турпан, Обыкновенный турпан	Тольт монхдой tol't moŋkhdoi 'pretty monkhdoi'	Дөрт нугас dört nugas 'dört duck' (Дөр dör is literally a nosepeg for cattle)	斑脸海番鸭 (斑臉海番鴨) bān liǎn hǎi-fān-yā 'spot faced sea fan duck'	ビロードキンクロ (天鵞絨金黒) birōdo kin-kuro 'velvet gold-black'	검둥오리사촌 geomdung-ori-sachon 'black duck (=Black Scoter) cousin' Taxonomy	Кәдімгі тұрпан kädimgi turpan 'true scoter'	Kadife Ördek 'velvet duck'
Clangula
Latin	English/Russian	Mongolian	Former & Other M	Chinese (incl. Taiwan)	Japanese	Korean	Kazakh	Turkish
Clangula hyemalis	Long-tailed duck or Oldsquaw Морянка	Мөнгөлөг шунгаахай möŋgölög shuŋgaakhai 'silvery diver (variant)'		长尾鸭 (長尾鴨) cháng-wěi yā 'long-tailed duck'	コオリガモ (氷鴨) kōri-gamo 'ice wildduck'	바다꿩 bada-kkwong 'sea pheasant'	Ұшқыр үйрек uşqır üyrek 'fast duck'	Telkuyruk 'wire tail'
Bucephala
Latin	English/Russian	Mongolian	Former & Other M	Chinese (incl. Taiwan)	Japanese	Korean	Kazakh	Turkish
Bucephala clangula	Common goldeneye Goldeneye Обыкновенный гоголь	Алаг шунгаач alag shuŋgaach 'motley diver'	Алаг шунгаач alag shuŋgaach 'motley diver'	鹊鸭 (鵲鴨) què-yā 'magpie duck' Taiwan: (鹊鸭) 鵲鴨 què-yā 'magpie duck'	ホオジロガモ (頬白鴨) hō-jiro-gamo 'white-cheeked wildduck'	흰뺨오리 huin-ppyam-ori 'white-cheeked duck'	Сусылдақ swsıldaq 'rustler'	Altıngöz 'golden eye'
Mergellus
Latin	English/Russian	Mongolian	Former & Other M	Chinese (incl. Taiwan)	Japanese	Korean	Kazakh	Turkish
Mergellus albellus Mergus albellus	Smew Луток, Малый крохаль	Цахиур бохио tsakhiur bokhio 'flint merganser'	Цахиур нугас tsakhiur nugas 'flint duck'	斑头秋沙鸭 (斑頭秋沙鴨) bān-tóu qiūshā-yā 'stripe-headed autumn-sand duck' (2, 4) 白秋沙鸭 (白秋沙鴨) bái qiūshā-yā 'white autumn-sand duck' (1, 3, 5) Taiwan: (白秋沙) 白秋沙 bái qiūshā 'white autumn-sand'	ミコアイサ (巫女秋沙) miko-aisa 'shrine-virgin merganser' (written 'shrine virgin autumn-sand')	흰비오리 huin-biori 'white merganser'	Кіші бейнарық kışı beynarıq 'small mergenser'	Sütlabi 'smew'
Mergus
Latin	English/Russian	Mongolian	Former & Other M	Chinese (incl. Taiwan)	Japanese	Korean	Kazakh	Turkish
Mergus merganser	Common merganser or Goosander Большой крохаль	Хумхин Бохио khumkhiŋ bokhio 'dusty ? merganser'	Хумхин нугас khumkhiŋ nugas 'dusty ? duck'	普通秋沙鸭 (普通秋沙鴨) pǔtōng qiūshā-yā 'common autumn sand-duck' Taiwan: (川秋沙) 川秋沙 chuān qiūshā 'river autumn-sand' Taiwan former official: (秋沙鸭) 秋沙鴨 qiūshā-yā 'autumn sand-duck'	カワアイサ (川秋沙) kawa-aisa 'river merganser' (written 'river autumn-sand')	비오리 biori 'merganser'	Үлкен бейнарық ülken beynarıq 'large mergenser'	Büyük Tarakdiş 'large comb-tooth'
Mergus serrator	Red-breasted merganser Длинноносый крохаль, Средний крохаль	Сэвгэр бохио sevger bokhio 'child's hair merganser' (possibly 'girl merganser')	Сэвгэр нугас sevger nugas 'child's hair duck' (possibly 'girl duck')	红胸秋沙鸭 (紅胸秋沙鴨) hóng-xiōng qiūshā-yā 'red-breasted autumn-sand duck' Taiwan: (红胸秋沙) 紅胸秋沙 hóng-xiōng qiūshā 'red-breasted autumn sand' Taiwan former official: (海秋沙) 海秋沙 hǎi qiūshā 'sea autumn-sand'	ウミアイサ (海秋沙) umi-aisa 'sea merganser' (written 'sea autumn-sand')	바다비오리 bada-biori 'sea merganser'	Секпілтөс бейнарық sekpiltös beynarıq 'sekpiltös merganser'	Tarakdiş 'comb tooth'
Oxyura
Latin	English/Russian	Mongolian	Former & Other M	Chinese (incl. Taiwan)	Japanese	Korean	Kazakh	Turkish
Oxyura leucocephala	White-headed duck White-headed stiff-tailed duck Савка	Цагаантолгой ямаансүүлт tsagaaŋ-tolgoi yamaaŋ-süült 'white-headed goat-tailed'	Ямаан сүүлт yamaaŋ süült 'goat tailed'	白头硬尾鸭 (白頭硬尾鴨) bái-tóu yìng wěi yā 'white-headed stiff-tailed duck'	カオジロオタテガモ (顔白尾竪鴨) kao-jiro o-tate gamo 'white-faced vertical-tailed wildduck'		Ақбас үйрек aq-bas üyrek 'white-headed duck'	Dikkuyruk 'erect tail'

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