Corvidae / Хэрээнийхэн (Khereenikhen)

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 Мongolian word for 'crow' is Хэлээ khelee. Under the original naming, Rooks are specifically known as Турлиах turliakh and the Jackdaws as Туу tuu or Алагтуу alagtuu 'motley tuu'.

The Common Magpie is known as Шаазгай shaazgai, a name also extended to other magpies, the Nutcracker, and the European Jay. An alternative name is Цанцаахай tsantsaakhai. The Siberian Jay is known as Дуудууш duuduush under the official names, although this term is generally not found in dictionaries. The unique local Ground-jays are known as Жороо joroo, which appears to refer to the fast ambling of a horse. The Chough is known as Жунгаа jungaa.

Regularised names:

The 2007 official names regularise the naming of genera as follows:

The regularised names try to match common names to the scientific genera.

• Two genera of Jays and Nutcrackers, previously all known just as Шаазгай shaazgai ('magpies') get compound forms. In the case of the genus Cyanopica, an existing alternative name for the Magpie is applied with a narrowed meaning.
• For the Chough, the existing term (Жунгаа jungaa) is adopted where previously the nondescript Улаан хушуут ulaan khushuut 'red bill' was used.
• The opposite trend is found with the various members of the genus Corvus, which previously had at least three different names but are now all unified under the name Хэлээ khelee.

Species names

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SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN		MONGOLIAN		EAST ASIAN			C. ASIAN
Latin	English/Russian	Mongolian	Former & Other M	Chinese	Japanese	Korean	Kazakh
Perisoreus
Perisoreus infaustus	Siberian jay Кукша, Ронжа	Хөвчийн дуудууш khövchin duuduush 'mountain-range duuduush'	Дуудууш duuduush 'duuduush'	北噪鸦 běi zào-yā 'northern noisy crow'	アカオカケス (赤尾懸巣) aka-o kake-su 'red-tailed hang-nest'		Орманқарға
Garrulus
Garrulus glandarius	Eurasian jay Jay Сойка	Цагчаа ятгашаазгай tsagchaa yatag-shaazgai 'wake-up ? zither magpie'	Ятга шаазгай yatag shaazgai 'zither magpie'	松鸦 sōng-yā 'pine crow'	カケス (懸巣 or ) kake-su 'hang-nest'	어치 eochi 'jay'	Жорғаторғай
Cyanopica
Cyanopica cyanus Cyanopica cyana	Azure-winged magpie Голубая сорока	Цэнхэр цанцаахай tsenkher tsantsaakhai 'light-blue tsantsaakhai'	Цэнхэр шаазгай tsenkher shaazgai 'light-blue magpie'	灰喜鹊 huī xǐ-què 'grey magpie'	オナガ (尾長) o-naga 'long-tail'	물까치 mul-kkachi 'water magpie'
Pica
Pica pica	Common magpie Black-billed magpie Magpie Сорока	Алаг шаазгай alag shaazgai 'motley magpie'	Шаазгай shaazgai 'magpie'	喜鹊 xǐ-què 'magpie'	カササギ (鵲) kasasagi 'magpie'	까치 kkachi 'magpie'	Сауысқан
Podoces
Podoces hendersoni	Mongolian ground-jay Henderson's ground jay Black-tailed ground jay Henderson's ground chough Монгольская пустынная сойка	Монгол хуланжороо Mongol khulan-joroo 'Mongolian wild-horse joroo'	Хулан жороо khulan joroo wild-horse joroo	黑尾地鸦 hēi-wěi dì-yā 'black-tailed ground crow'	ハシナガサバクガラス (嘴長砂漠烏) hashi-naga sabaku-garasu 'long-billed desert crow'		Монғол жорғаторғайы
Nucifraga
Nucifraga caryocatactes	Eurasian nutcracker Spotted nutcracker Nutcracker Кедровка, Ореховка	Бидэрт самарчшаазгаий bidert samarch-shaazgai 'spotted nutting-magpie'	Самарч шаазгай samarch shaazgai 'nutting magpie'	星鸦 xīng yā 'starred crow'	ホシガラス (星烏) hoshi garasu 'starred crow'	잣까마귀 jat-kkamagwi 'pine-nut crow'	Самыркеш
Pyrrhocorax
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	Red-billed chough Клушица, Красноклювая апьлийская галка	Улаанхушуут жунгаа ulaan-khushuut jungaa 'red-billed chough'	Улаан хушуут ulaan khushuut 'red bill'	红嘴山鸦 hóng-zuǐ shān-yā 'red-billed mountain crow'	ベニバシガラス (紅嘴烏) beni-bashi garasu 'red-billed crow'	붉은부리까마귀 bulgeun-buri-kkamagwi 'red-billed crow'	Қызылтұмсық шауқарға
Latin	English/Russian	Mongolian	Former & Other M	Chinese	Japanese	Korean	Kazakh
Corvus
Corvus monedula	Eurasian jackdaw Jackdaw Галка	Харлаг хэлээ kharlag khelee 'black-patterned crow'	Хар алагтуу khar alagtuu 'black jackdaw'	寒鸦 hán-yā 'cold crow'	ニシコクマルガラス (西黒丸烏) nishi koku-maru garasu 'western black circle crow'		Шауқарға
Corvus dauuricus	Daurian jackdaw Даурская галка, Пегая	Алагтуу хэлээ alagtuu khelee 'jackdaw crow'	Алагтуу alagtuu 'jackdaw'	达乌里寒鸦 Dáwūlǐ hán-yā 'Dauri cold crow'	コクマルガラス (黒丸烏) koku-maru garasu 'black circle crow'	갈까마귀 gal-kkamagwi 'autumn ? crow'	Даур шауқарға
Corvus frugilegus	Rook Грач	Турлиах хэрээ turliakh kheree 'rook crow'	Турлиах turliakh 'rook'	秃鼻乌鸦 tū bí wū-yā 'bald-nosed crow'	ミヤマガラス (深山烏) mi-yama garasu 'deep mountain crow'	떼까마귀 tte-kkamagwi 'flock ? crow'	Таған
Corvus corone	Carrion crow Черная ворона	Хар хэрээ khar kheree 'black crow' Note	Хар хэрээ khar kheree 'black crow'	小嘴乌鸦 xiǎo-zuǐ wū-yā 'small-billed crow'	ハシボソガラス (嘴細烏) hashi-boso garasu 'slender-billed crow'	까마귀 kkamagwi 'crow'	Қара қарға
Corvus corax	Common raven Raven Ворон	Хон хэрээ khon kheree 'cawing crow'	Хон хэрээ khon kheree 'cawing crow'	渡鸦 dù yā 'passage crow'	ワタリガラス (渡り烏) watari-garasu 'passage crow'	큰까마귀 keun-kkamagwi 'large crow'	Құзғын
Latin	English/Russian	Mongolian	Former & Other M	Chinese	Japanese	Korean	Kazakh

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