Hirundinidae
Хараацайныхан
kharaatsainykhan

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 Mongolian term for 'swallow' is Хараацай kharaatsai.

Regularised names:

In the 2007 regularised names, every genus has its own individual name. The Mongolian genera of the Hirundinidae are treated as follows:

Aside from two amalgamated forms, the new names include Хараацгай kharaatsgai, which is not found in most dictionaries.

Species names

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HIRUNDININAE
SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN		MONGOLIAN		EAST ASIAN			TURKIC
Latin	English/Russian	Mongolian	Former & Other M	Chinese	Japanese	Korean	Kazakh	Turkish
Riparia
Riparia riparia	Collared sand martin Sand martin Bank swallow Береговая ласточка, Береговушка	Элсэг эргийнхараацай elseg erginkharaatsai 'sandpiper cliff swallow'	Эргийн хараацай ergin kharaatsai 'cliff swallow' Элсэн хараацай elsen kharaatsai 'sand swallow'	崖沙燕 yá shā-yàn 'cliff sand swallow'	ショウドウツバメ (小洞燕) shōdō tsubame 'small hole swallow'	갈색제비 gal-saek-jebi 'brown-coloured swallow'	Жар қарлығашы jar qarlığaşı	Kum Kırlagıcı 'sand swallow'
Hirundo
Hirundo rustica	Barn swallow House swallow Swallow Деревенская ласточка, Ласточка-касатка	Асрын алтанхараацай asryn altan-kharaatsai 'tower gold-swallow'	Асрын хараацай asryn kharaatsai 'tower swallow'	家燕 jiā-yàn 'house swallow'	ツバメ (燕) tsubame 'swallow'	제비 jebi 'swallow'	Қыстау қарлығашы qıstaw qarlığaşı 'winter swallow'	Kır Kırlangıcı 'grey? swallow'
Ptyonoprogne
Ptyonoprogne rupestris Hirundo rupestris	Eurasian crag martin Eurasian crag-martin Crag martin Скальная ласточка, Горная ласточка	Харагчин хараацгай kharagchin kharaatsgai 'wagtail kharaatsgai'	Харагчин хараацай kharagchin kharaatsai 'wagtail swallow'	岩燕 yán-yàn 'rock swallow'	ガケツバメ (崖燕) gake tsubame 'cliff swallow'	바위산제비 bawi-san-jebi 'craggy-mountain swallow'	Құз қарлығашы quz qarlığaşı 'cliff swallow'	Kaya Kırlangıcı 'rock swallow'
Delichon
Delichon urbicum Delichon urbica	Northern house martin Northern house-martin Common house martin House martin Городская ласточка, Воронок	Хүрээний хараацай khüreeni kharaatsai 'wall/fence swallow'	Хүрээний хараацай khüreeni kharaatsai 'wall/fence swallow'	毛脚燕 máo-jiǎo-yàn 'hair-leg swallow' or 白腹毛脚燕 bái-fù máo-jiǎo-yàn 'white-bellied hair-leg swallow' (Alternative in 1)	ニシイワツバメ (西岩燕) nishi iwa tsubame 'Western rock swallow'	흰턱제비 huin-teok-jebi 'white-chinned swallow'	Қала қарлығашы qala qarlığaşı 'town swallow'	Ev Kırlangıcı 'house swallow'
Delichon dasypus	Asian house martin Asian house-martin Восточный воронок	Цармын хараацай tsarmyn kharatsai 'mountain-hollow swallow'		烟腹毛脚燕 yān-fù máo-jiǎo-yàn 'smoky bellied hair-leg swallow'	イワツバメ (岩燕) iwa tsubame 'rock swallow'	흰털발제비 huin-teol-bal-jebi 'white hair-legged swallow'
Cecropis
Cecropis daurica Hirundo daurica	Red-rumped swallow Golden-rumped swallow Рыжепоясничная ласточка	Монгол алтанхараацай Mongol altan-kharaatsai 'Mongolian golden-swallow'	Монгол хараацай Mongol kharaatsai 'Mongolian swallow'	金腰燕 jīn-yāo yàn 'golden-rumped swallow'	コシアカツバメ (腰赤燕) koshi-aka tsubame 'red-rumped swallow'	귀제비 gwi-jebi 'returning? swallow'	Секпілтөс қарлығаш sekpil-tös qarlığaşı	Kızıl Kırlangıç 'red swallow'
Latin	English/Russian	Mongolian	Former & Other M	Chinese	Japanese	Korean	Kazakh	Turkish

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