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General 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.

The buntings are known as Хөмрөг khömrög in Mongolia. In Inner Mongolia, the buntings are given the name Азарга azrag.

In the official names of 2007, the genera Calcarius and Plectrophenax have been given the double-barrelled names Буулгатхөмрөг buulagt-khömrög and Цасчхөмрөг tsasch-khömrög 'snow bunting' respectively.

Species names

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EMBERIZINAE
SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN
MONGOLIAN
EAST ASIAN
TURKIC
Emberiza                
Latin
English/Russian
Mongolian
Former & Other M
Chinese (incl. Taiwan)
Japanese
Korean
Kazakh
Turkish
Emberiza citrinella
link to photo
Yellowhammer
Eastern yellow bunting
Eastern yellowhammer
Обыкновенная овсянка
Алтан хөмрөг
altaŋ khömrög
'golden bunting'
Алтан хөмрөг
altaŋ khömrög
'golden bunting'
黄鹀
(黃鵐)
huáng wú
'yellow bunting'
キアオジ
(黄青鵐 ~ 黄蒿雀)
ki ao-ji
'yellow blue/green-bunting' (aoji written 1. 'blue/green bunting', 2. 'artemisia sparrow', from Chinese)
금빛머리멧새
geumbit-meori-mes-sae
'gold-headed mountain-bird'
Кәдімгі сұлыкеш
kädimgi sulıkeş
'true bunting'
Sarı Kirazkuşu
'yellow cherry-bird'
Emberiza leucocephalos
Emberiza leucocephala
link to photo
Pine bunting
Белошапочная овсянка
Цагааншанаа хөмрөг
tsagaaŋ-shanaa khömrög
'white-cheeked bunting'
Цагаан шанаат хөмрөг
tsagaaŋ shanaat khömrög
'white-cheeked bunting'
白头鹀
(白頭鵐)
bái-tóu wú
'white-headed bunting'
Taiwan:
(白头鹀)
白頭鵐
bái-tóu wú
'white-headed bunting'
シラガホオジロ
(白髪頬白)
shira-ga hō-jiro
'white-haired white-cheek'
흰머리멧새
huin-meori-mes-sae
'white-headed mountain bird'
Ақбас сұлыкеш
aq-bas sulıkeş
'white-headed bunting'
Akbaşlı Kirazkuşu
'white-headed cherry-bird'
Emberiza cia
link to photo
Western rock bunting
Rock bunting
Eurasian rock bunting
Горная овсянка
Цагаанхөмсөг хөмрөг
tsagaaŋ-khömsög khömrög
'white-eyebrowed bunting'
Цагаан хөмсөгт хөмрөг
tsagaaŋ khömsögt khömrög
'white-eyebrowed bunting'
淡灰眉岩鹀
(淡灰眉岩鵐)
dàn-huī-méi yán-wú
'light grey-eyebrowed rock bunting' (2, 4)
灰眉岩鹀
(灰眉岩鵐)
huī-méi yán-wú
'grey-eyebrowed rock bunting' (1, 3, 5)
ヒゲホオジロ
(髭頬白)
hige-hō-jiro
'bearded white-cheek'
ハイガシラホオジロ
(灰頭頬白)
hai-gashira hō-jiro
'grey-headed white-cheek'
  Тау сұлыкеші
taw sulıkeş
'mountain bunting'
Kaya Kirazkuşu
'stone cherry-bird'
Emberiza godlewski Eastern rock bunting
Godlewski's bunting
Chestnut-lined rock bunting
Овсянка Годлевского
Годлевскийн хөмрөг
godlevskiŋ khömrög
'Godlevski bunting'
Годлевский хөмрөг
godlevski khömrög
'Godlevski bunting'
灰眉岩鹀
(灰眉岩鵐)
huī-méi yán-wú
'grey-eyebrowed rock bunting' (2, 4)
戈氏岩鹀
(戈氏岩鹀鵐)
gē-shì yán-wú
'Mr Ge's rock bunting' (3)
›Taxonomy‹
ミヤマヒゲホオジロ
(深山髭頬白)
miyama hige-hō-jiro
'deep-mountain bearded white-cheek'

Годлевский сұлыкеші
godlevskii sulıkeşі
'Godlevski bunting'
 
Emberiza cioides
link to photolink to photo
Meadow bunting
Siberian meadow bunting
Красноухая овсянка,
Длиннохвостая овсянка
Шархөмсөг хөмрөг
shar-khömsög khömrög
'yellow-eyebrowed bunting'
Шар хөмсөг хөмрөг
shar khömsög khömrög
'yellow-eyebrowed bunting'
Other:
Шар хөмрөг
shar khömrög
'yellow bunting'
三道眉草鹀
(三道眉草鵐)
sān-dào-méi cǎo-wú
'three-line-eyebrowed grass bunting'
(草鹀)
草鵐
cǎo-wú
'grass bunting'
ホオジロ
(頬白 ~ 黄道眉 ~ 画眉鳥)
hō-jiro
'white-cheek' (characters mean 1. 'cheek-white, 2. 'yellow-line eyebrow' (probably from Chinese), 3. 'painted eyebrow bird', also from Chinese, normally used for the hwamei)
멧새
mes-sae
'mountain bird'
Қызылқұлақ сұлыкеш
qızıl-qulaq sulıkeş
'red-eared bunting'
 
Latin
English/Russian
Mongolian
Former & Other M
Chinese (incl. Taiwan)
Japanese
Korean
Kazakh
Turkish
Emberiza jankowskii
link to photo
Jankowski's bunting
Овсянка Янковского
Янковскийн хөмрөг
yankovskiŋ khömrög
'Jankovski bunting'
  栗斑腹鹀
(栗斑腹鵐)
lì-bān fù wú
'chestnut stripe-bellied bunting'
コマホオジロ
(駒頬白)
koma hō-jiro
'robin white-cheek'
점박이멧새
jeom-bagi-mes-sae
'mottled mountain bird'
   
Emberiza buchanani
link to photo
Grey-necked bunting
Скальная овсянка,
Каменная овсянка
Хөхлөрийн хөмрөг
khökhlöriŋ khömrög
'khökhlörin bunting'
  灰颈鹀
(灰頸鵐)
huī-jǐng wú
'grey-necked bunting'
イワバホオジロ
(岩場頬白)
iwa-ba hō-jiro
'rocky place white-cheek'
  Жартас сұлыкеші
jartas sulıkeşі
'rock bunting'
Doğu Kirazkuşu
'eastern cherry-bird'
Emberiza hortulana
link to photo
Ortolan bunting
Садовая овсянка
Алаг хөмрөг
alag khömrög
'motley bunting'
Алаг хөмрөг
alag khömrög
'motley bunting'
圃鹀
(圃鵐)
pǔ-wú
'garden bunting'
ズアオホオジロ
(頭青頬白)
zu-ao hō-jiro
'blue/green-headed white-cheek'
  Бақ сұлыкеші
baq sulıkeşі
'garden bunting'
Kirazkuşu
'cherry-bird'
Emberiza tristrami
link to photo
Tristram's bunting
Таежная овсянка,
Чёрногорлая
Самнаа хөмрөг
samnaa khömrög
'samnaa bunting'
  白眉鹀
(白眉鵐)
bái-méi wú
'white-eyebrowed bunting'
Taiwan:
(白眉鹀)
白眉鵐
bái-méi wú
'white-eyebrowed bunting'
シロハラホオジロ
(白腹頬白)
shiro-hara hō-jiro
'white-bellied white-cheek'
흰배멧새
huin-bae-mes-sae
'white-bellied mountain bird'
   
Emberiza fucata
link to photolink to photo
Chestnut-eared bunting
Grey-hooded bunting
Grey-headed bunting
Ошейниковая овсянка
Шарнүдэн хөмрөг
shar-nüdeŋ khömrög
'yellow-eyed bunting'
Шар нүдэн хөмрөг
shar nüdeŋ khömrög
'yellow-eyed bunting'
栗耳鹀
(栗耳鵐)
lì-ěr wú
'chestnut-eared bunting'
Taiwan:
(赤胸鹀)
赤胸鵐
chì-xiōng wú
'red-breasted bunting'
ホオアカ
(頬赤)
hō-aka
'red-cheek'
붉은뺨멧새
bulgeun-ppyam-mes-sae
'red-cheeked mountain bird'
Қарғылы сұлыкеш
qarğılı sulıkeş
'tagged ??? bunting
 
Latin
English/Russian
Mongolian
Former & Other M
Chinese (incl. Taiwan)
Japanese
Korean
Kazakh
Turkish
Emberiza pusilla
link to photolink to photo
Little bunting
Овсянка-крошка
Борлог хөмрөг
borlog khömrög
'greyish bunting'
Борлог хөмрөг
borlog khömrög
'greyish bunting'
小鹀
(小鵐)
xiǎo wú
'small bunting'
Taiwan:
(小鹀)
小鵐
xiǎo wú
'small bunting'
コホオアカ
(小頬赤)
ko hō-aka
'small red-cheek'
쇠붉은뺨멧새
soe-bulgeun-ppyam-mes-sae
'small red-cheeked mountain bird'
Шөже сұлыкеш
şöje sulıkeş
'chick bunting'
Küçük Kirazkuşu
'small cherry-bird'
Emberiza chrysophrys
link to photolink to photo
Yellow-eyebrowed bunting
Желтобровая овсянка
Сондуу хөмрөг
sonduu khömrög
'thorn ? bunting'
Сондуу хөмрөг
sonduu khömrög
'thorn ? bunting'
Other:
Сонд хөмрөг
sond khömrög
'sond bunting'
黄眉鹀
(黄眉鵐)
huáng-méi wú
'yellow-eyebrowed bunting'
Taiwan:
(黄眉鹀)
黄眉鵐
huáng-méi wú
'yellow-eyebrowed bunting'
キマユホオジロ
(黄眉頬白)
ki-mayu hō-jiro
'yellow-eyebrowed white-cheek'
노랑눈썹멧새
norang-nun-sseom-mes-sae
'yellow-eye-browed mountain bird'
   
Emberiza rustica
link to photolink to photo
Rustic bunting
Овсянка-ремез
Харшанаа хөмрөг
khar-shanaa khömrög
'black-cheeked bunting'
Цагаан хөмсөгт хөмрөг
tsagaaŋ khömsögt khömrög
'white-eyebrowed bunting'
田鹀
(田鵐)
tián wú
'field bunting'
Taiwan:
(田鹀)
田鵐
tián wú
'field bunting'
カシラダカ
(頭高)
kashira-daka
'high-head'
쑥새
ssuk-sae
'ssuk bird'
Құрқылтайрең сұлыкеш
qur-qıl-tayreñ sulıkeş
'???? bunting'
Akkaşlı Kirazkuşu
'white-eyebrowed cherry-bird'
Emberiza elegans
link to photolink to photo
Yellow-throated bunting
Yellow-headed bunting
Желтогорлая овсянка
Тавт хөмрөг
tavt khömrög
'five bunting'
  黄喉鹀
(黄喉鵐)
huáng-hóu wú
'yellow-throated bunting'
Taiwan:
(黄喉鹀)
黄喉鵐
huáng-hóu wú
'yellow-throated bunting'
ミヤマホオジロ
(深山頬白)
mi-yama hō-jiro
'deep mountain white-cheek'
노랑턱멧새
norang-teong-mes-sae
'yellow-chinned mountain bird'
   
Emberiza aureola
link to photo
Yellow-breasted bunting
Дубровник
Шарэлэгт хөмрөг
shar-elegt khömrög
'yellow-liver? bunting'
Шар элэгт хөмрөг
shar elegt khömrög
'yellow-liver? bunting'
黄胸鹀
(黃胸鵐)
huáng-xiōng wú
'yellow-breasted bunting'
Taiwan:
(金鹀)
金鵐
jīn wú
'golden bunting'
シマアオジ
(縞青鵐 ~ 縞蒿雀 ~ 島青鵐 ~ 島蒿雀)
shima ao-ji
'striped blue/green bunting' or 'island blue/green bunting' (aoji written 1. 'blue/green bunting', 2. 'artemisia sparrow', from Chinese)
검은머리촉새
geomeun-meori-chok-sae
'black-headed chok bird'
Еменшіл сұлыкеш
emenşil sulıkeş
'oak-partridge ?? bunting'
 
Latin
English/Russian
Mongolian
Former & Other M
Chinese (incl. Taiwan)
Japanese
Korean
Kazakh
Turkish
Emberiza rutila
link to photolink to photo
Chestnut bunting
Ruddy bunting
Рыжая овсянка
Орхимжит хөмрөг
orkhimjit khömrög
'monk-robe ? bunting'
Орхимжит хөмрөг
orkhimjit khömrög
'monk-robe ? bunting'
栗鹀
(栗鵐)
lì wú
'chestnut bunting'
Taiwan:
(锈鹀)
銹鵐
xiù wú
'rusty bunting'
シマノジコ
(縞野路子 ~ 縞野鵐 ~ 島野路子 ~ 島野鵐)
shima no-jiko
'striped field jiko' or 'island field jiko' (jiko written 'road child' or with the character for 'bunting')
꼬까참새
kkokka-cham-sae
'kkokka cham bird'
   
Emberiza melanocephala
link to photolink to photo
Black-headed bunting
Черноголовая овсянка
Хартолгой хөмрөг
khar-tolgoi khömrög
'black-headed bunting'
  黑头鹀
(黑頭鵐)
hēi-tóu wú
'black-headed bunting'
Taiwan:
(黑头鹀)
黑頭鵐
hēi-tóu wú
'black-headed bunting'
ズグロチャキンチョウ
(頭黒茶金鳥)
zu-guro chakin-chō
'black-headed tea-gold (tea-cloth?) bird'
검은머리멧새
geomeun-meori-mes-sae
'black-headed mountain bird'
Қарабас сұлыкеш
qara-bas sulıkeş
'black-headed bunting'
Karabaşlı Kirazkuşu
'black-headed cherry-bird'
Emberiza bruniceps
link to photo
Red-headed bunting
Желчная овсянка
Хүрэнтолгойт хөмрөг
khüreŋ-tolgoit khömrög
'darkbrown-headed bunting'
Шар хөмрөг
shar khömrög
'yellow bunting'
褐头鹀
(褐頭鵐)
hè-tóu wú
'brown-headed bunting'
チャキンチョウ
(茶金鳥)
chakin-chō
'tea-gold (tea-cloth?) bird'
붉은머리멧새
bulgeun-meori-mes-sae
'red-headed mountain bird'
Сарғалдақ сұлыкеш
sarğaldaq sulıkeş
'yellow-snowdrop bunting'
Kızılbaşlı Kirazkuşu
'red-headed cherry-bird'
Emberiza spodocephala
link to photolink to photo
Black-faced bunting
Grey-headed black-faced bunting
Masked bunting
Седоголовая овсянка
Хөхтүрүүт хөмрөг
khökh-türüüt khömrög
'blue-headed bunting'
Хөх түрүүт хөмрөг
khökh türüüt khömrög
'blue-headed bunting'
Other:
Хөх түрүү хөмрөг
khökh türüü khömrög
'black-headed bunting'
灰头鹀
(灰頭鵐)
huī-tóu wú
'grey-headed bunting'
or
灰头黑脸鹀
(灰頭黑臉鵐)
huī-tóu hēi-liǎn wú
'grey-headed black-faced bunting' (Alternative in 5)
Taiwan:
(黑脸鹀)
黑臉鵐
hēi-liǎn wú
'black-faced bunting'
アオジ
(青鵐 ~ 蒿雀)
ao-ji
'blue/green bunting' (1. 'blue/green bunting'; 2. 'artemisia sparrow', from Chinese)
촉새
chok-sae
'chok bird'
Бозбас сұлыкеш
boz-bas sulıkeş
'dun-headed bunting'
 
Emberiza pallasi
link to photo
Pallas's bunting
Pallas's reed bunting
Полярная овсянка
Цагаанхэвэлт хөмрөг
tsagaaŋ-khevelt khömrög
'white-bellied bunting'
Цагаан хэвэлт хөмрөг
tsagaaŋ khevelt khömrög
'white-bellied bunting'
苇鹀
(葦鵐)
wěi wú
'reed bunting'
Taiwan:
(苇鹀)
葦鵐
wěi wú
'reed bunting'
シベリアジュリン
(シベリア寿林)
shiberia jurin
'Siberian jurin' (jurin written 'longevity-forest')
북방검은머리쑥새
bukbang-geomeun-meori-ssuk-sae
'northern black-headed ssuk bird'
Поляр сұлыкеші
polyar surıkeşi
'polyar bunting'
 
Latin
English/Russian
Mongolian
Former & Other M
Chinese (incl. Taiwan)
Japanese
Korean
Kazakh
Turkish
Emberiza yessoensis
link to photolink to photo
Ochre-rumped bunting
Japanese reed bunting
Chinese reed bunting
Рыжешейная овсянка
Наран хөмрөг
naraŋ khömrög
'Japanese bunting'
  红颈苇鹀
(紅頸葦鵐)
hóng-jǐng wěi wú
'red-necked reed bunting'
コジュリン
(小寿林)
ko jurin
'small jurin' (jurin written 'longevity-forest')
쇠검은머리쑥새
soe-geomeun-meori-ssuk-sae
'small black-headed ssuk bird'
   
Emberiza schoeniclus
link to photolink to photo
Reed bunting
Камышовая овсянка,
Тростниковая овсянка
Цагаанхүзүүт хөмрөг
tsagaaŋ-khüzüüt khömrög
'white-throated bunting'
Цагаан хүзүүт хөмрөг
tsagaaŋ khüzüüt khömrög
'white-throated bunting'
芦鹀
(蘆鵐)
lú wú
'reed bunting'
Taiwan:
(芦鹀)
蘆鵐
lú wú
'reed bunting'
オオジュリン
(大寿林)
ō jurin
'large jurin' (jurin written 'longevity-forest')
검은머리쑥새
geomeun-meori-ssuk-sae
'black-headed ssuk bird'
Қамыс сұлыкеші
qamıs sulıkeşi
'bamboo bunting'
Bataklık Kirazkuşu
'marsh cherry-bird'
Calcarius                
Latin
English/Russian
Mongolian
Former & Other M
Chinese (incl. Taiwan)
Japanese
Korean
Kazakh
Turkish
Calcarius lapponicus
link to photo
Lapland longspur
Lapland bunting
Лапландский подорожник
Лапланд буулгатхөмрөг
lapland buulagt-khömrög
'Lapland yoked? bunting'
Буулгат хөмрөг
buulagt khömrög
'yoked? bunting'
铁爪鹀
(鐵爪鵐)
tiě-zhǎo wú
'steel-clawed bunting'
Taiwan:
(铁爪鹀)
鐵爪鵐
tiě-zhǎo wú
'steel-clawed bunting'
ツメナガホオジロ
(爪長頬白)
tsume-naga hō-jiro
'long-nailed white-cheek'
긴발톱멧새
gin-bal-tom-mes-sae
'long-toe-nail mountain bird'
Жолторғай
jol-torğay
'road sparrow'
 
Plectrophenax                
Latin
English/Russian
Mongolian
Former & Other M
Chinese (incl. Taiwan)
Japanese
Korean
Kazakh
Turkish
Plectrophenax nivalis
link to photo
Snow bunting
Пуночка
Туйлын цасчхөмрөг
tuiliŋ tsasch-khömrög
'polar snow bunting'
Цасч хөмрөг
tsasch khömrög
'snow bunting'
雪鹀
(雪鵐)
xuě wú
'snow bunting'
Taiwan:
(雪鹀)
雪鵐
xuě wú
'snow bunting'
ユキホオジロ
(雪頬白)
yuki hō-jiro
'snow white-cheek'
흰멧새
huin-mes-sae
'white mountain bird'
Ақторғай
aq-torğay
'white sparrow'
Alaca Kirazkuşu
'pied cherry-bird'
(Site uses UK spelling, e.g., "grey-coloured")