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 swifts are called Ураацай uraatsai in Mongolian. This appears to be derived from the name Уран хараацай uran kharaatsai 'deft swallow'. Other terms are Тэмээн хараацай temeen kharaatsai 'camel swallow' and Хурын хараацай khuryn kharaatsai 'rain swallow' (the latter being similar to the Japanese and Chinese names). As in other languages, the swifts are linguistically closely allied with the swallows.
The regularised names of 2007 give the double-barrelled name Моринураацай morin-uraatsai 'horse swift' to the genus Hirundapus, despite the fact that the name Морин ураацай morin uraatsai was originally given to the Fork-tailed (or Pacific) Swift.
The nest of the swiftlets eaten as a delicacy is known in Mongolian as цагаан үүр tsagaan üür 'white nest'.
Species names
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SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN |
MONGOLIAN |
EAST ASIAN |
TURKIC |
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English/Russian |
Mongolian |
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Chinese |
Japanese |
Korean |
Kazakh |
Turkish |
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| Hirundapus caudacutus Hirundapus caudacuta Chaetura caudacuta  |
White-throated needletail White-throated spine-tailed swift Spinetail swift Иглохвостый стриж |
Ойн моринураацай oin morin-uraatsai 'forest horse-swift' |
Ойн ураацай oin uraatsai 'forest swift' |
白喉针尾雨燕 'white-throated needle-tailed rain-swallow' |
ハリオアマツバメ (針尾雨燕) hari-o ama-tsubame 'needle-tailed rain-swallow' |
바늘꼬리칼새 baneul-kkori-kal-sae 'needle-tailed swift bird' |
Қылқұйрық сұрқарлығаш qıl-quyrıq surqarlığaş |
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| Apus | ||||||||
| Apus apus |
Common swift Swift Eurasian swift Черный стриж |
Хурын ураацай khuryn uraatsai 'rain swift' |
Хурын ураацай khuryn uraatsai 'rain swift' |
普通楼燕 'common building swallow' (1, 2, 3, 4) 楼燕 'building swallow' (5) |
ヨーロッパアマツバメ (ヨーロッパ雨燕) Yōroppa ama-tsubame 'European rain-swallow' |
Қара сұрқарлығаш qara surqarlığaş |
Karasağan 'black swift' |
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| Apus pacificus |
Fork-tailed swift or Pacific swift Large white-rumped swift Larger white-rumped swift Northern white-rumped swift Белопоясный стриж |
Хондлойцагаан ураацай khondloi-tsagaan uraatsai white-rumped swift' |
Морин ураацай morin uraatsai 'horse swift' Алаг морин хараацай alag morin kharaatsai 'motley horse swallow' |
白腰雨燕 'white-rumped rain-swallow' |
アマツバメ (雨燕) ama-tsubame 'rain-swallow' |
칼새 kal-sae 'swift bird' |
Ақбел сұрқарлығаш aq-bel surqarlığaş |
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