Columbidae / Тагтааныхан (Tagtaanykhan)

鸠鸽科 Jiū-gē kē * ハト科 Hato ka * 비둘기과 Bidulgi-gwa

General names

The following is based on my analysis of dictionaries and other sources. Comments and corrections are welcome.

The Mongolian word for a pigeon or dove is Тагтаа tagtaa. The words Хүүрзэгэнэ hüürzgenn or Хүүрцгэнэ hüürtsgenn appear to have been an alternative word for 'dove' but the latter is now used by naturalists for the genus Streptopelia. The turtledoves are also known as Хүтгээ khütgee (or Хүтгээ шувуу khütgee shuvuu).

Species names

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COLUMBINAE
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C. ASIAN
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English/Russian
Mongolian
Former & Other M
Chinese
Japanese
Korean
Kazakh
Columba              
Columba livia
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Rock dove
or
Common pigeon
Feral rock pigeon
Rock pigeon
Feral pigeon
Сизый голубь
Хөхвөр тагтаа
khökhver tagtaa
'khökhver pigeon' (meaning unclear, either 'moulted fur' or 'bloated')
Хөхвөр тагтаа
khökhver tagtaa
'khökhver pigeon' (meaning unclear, either 'moulted fur' or 'bloated')
原鸽
yuán gē
'primitive/original pigeon'
カワラバト
(河原鳩)
kawara-bato
'dry riverbed pigeon'
  Көк кептер
Columba rupestris
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Hill pigeon
Eastern rock pigeon
Blue hill pigeon
Скалистый голубь
Хадны тагтаа
khadnу tagtaa
'rock pigeon'
Хадны тагтаа
khadnу tagtaa
'rock pigeon'
岩鸽
yán gē
'rock pigeon'
コウライバト
(高麗鳩)
Kōrai-bato
'Korean pigeon'
양비둘기
yang-bidulgi
'Western pigeon'
Құз кептері
Columba oenas Stock dove
or
Stock pigeon
Клинтух
Хүнхэл тагтаа
khünkhel tagtaa
'khünkhel (convex?) pigeon'
  欧鸽
Ōu gē
'European pigeon'
ヒメモリバト
(姫森鳩)
hime mori-bato
'princess forest pigeon'
분홍가슴비둘기
bunhong-gaseum-bidulgi
'pink-breasted pigeon'
Түз кептері
Columba eversmanni Pale-backed pigeon
or
Yellow-eyed pigeon
Eastern stock dove
Бурый голубь
Хүрэвтэр тагтаа
khürevter tagtaa
'light-brown pigeon'
  中亚鸽
Zhōng-yà gē
'Central Asian pigeon'
ヒガシヒメモリバト
(東姫森鳩)
higashi hime mori-bato
'eastern princess forest pigeon'
  Қоңыр кептер
Columba palumbus Woodpigeon
Common wood-pigeon
Wood pigeon
Вяхирь,
Витютень
Ойн тагтаа
oin tagtaa
'forest pigeon'
Ойн тагтаа
oin tagtaa
'forest pigeon'
斑尾林鸽
bān-wěi lín-gē
'stripe-tailed forest pigeon'
モリバト
(森鳩)
mori-bato
'forest pigeon'
  Дыркептер
Latin
English/Russian
Mongolian
Former & Other M
Chinese
Japanese
Korean
Kazakh
Streptopelia              
Streptopelia turtur European turtle dove
European turtle-dove
Turtle dove
Обыкновенная горлица
Ѳрнийн хүүрцгэнэ
örnin khüürtsgenn
'western turtledove'
Хүүрцгэнэ
khüürtsgenn
'turtledove'
欧斑鸠
Ōu bān-jiū
'European striped dove'
コキジバト
(小雉鳩)
ko kiji-bato
'small pheasant pigeon'
  Кәдімгі түркептері
Streptopelia orientalis
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Oriental turtle dove
Oriental turtle-dove
Eastern turtle dove
Rufous turtle-dove
Большая горлица
Дорнын хүүрцгэнэ
dornуn khüürtsgenn
'eastern turtledove'
Дорнотын хүүрцгэнэ
dornotуn khüürtsgenn
'eastern turtledove'
Дорнодын хүүрзгэнэ
dornodуn khüürtsgenn
'eastern turtledove'
山斑鸠
shān bān-jiū
'mountain striped pigeon'
キジバト
(雉鳩)
kiji-bato
'pheasant pigeon'
멧비둘기
me-t-bidulgi
'mountain pigeon'
Үлкен түркептер
Streptopelia decaocto
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Eurasian collared dove
Eurasian collared-dove
Collared dove
Collared turtle dove
Кольчатая горлица
Буулгат хүүрцгэнэ
buulgat khüürtsgenn
'pendulous turtledove'
Other: Бор хүтгээ
bor khütgee
'grey/brown khütgee'
灰斑鸠
huī bān-jiū
'grey striped dove'
シラコバト
(白子鳩)
shirako-bato
'shirako pigeon' ('Shirako' means 'soft roe' of a fish, or 'albinism'. Not clear on the connection here.)
염주비둘기
yeomju-bidulgi
'rosary pigeon'
Сақиналы түркептер
Streptopelia senegalensis
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Laughing dove
Palm dove
Малая горлица
Ѳөдсөн хүүрцгэнэ
öödsön khüürtsgenn
'öödsön turtledove'
  棕斑鸠
zōng bān-jiū
'reddish-brown striped dove'
ワライバト
(笑い鳩)
warai-bato
'laughing pigeon'
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English/Russian
Mongolian
Former & Other M
Chinese
Japanese
Korean
Kazakh
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