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Тоодогийнхон
toodogiŋkhoŋ

鸨科
bǎo kē

鴇科
bǎo kē

ノガン科
no-gan ka

느시과
neusi-gwa

Toygiller

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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 normal Mongolian word for the bustard is Тоодог toodog (also Тодог todog). Less common is the term Гоорвис goorvis or Гоорбис goorbis (depending on the dictionary -- strictly speaking Гоорвис goorvis is the expected form in modern Mongolian), which, however, is applied by naturalists not to the bustards but to the Honey Buzzards (genus Pernis).

The term Тоодог toodog may be related to Kazakh Дуадақ dwadaq, but confirmation is needed. The Buryat name for the bustard is Тоодог toodog.

Regularised names:

Under the 2007 nomenclature, in order to distinguish between genera, Тоодог toodog is used for the genus Otis and Тоодгой toodgoi for the genus Chlamydotis. The second name makes use of a common device in Mongolia, that of adding a long or diphthongised vowel at the end of the word (e.g., see Accipitridae). The main drawback is that in everyday usage no distinction is likely to be perceived between a Тоодог toodog and a Тоодгой toodgoi.

Species names

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SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN
MONGOLIAN
EAST ASIAN
TURKIC
Otis                
Latin
English/Russian
Mongolian
Former & Other M
Chinese (incl. Taiwan)
Japanese
Korean
Kazakh
Turkish
Otis tarda
link to photo
Great bustard
Дрофа,
Дудак
Хонин тоодог
khoniŋ toodog
'sheep/goat bustard'
Тоодог
toodog
'bustard'
大鸨
(大鴇)
dà bǎo
'large bustard'
ノガン
(野雁 ~ )
no-gan
'field-goose'
느시
neusi
'bustard'
Дуадақ
dwadaq
'bustard'
Toy
'bustard'
or
Büyük Toy
'large bustard'
Chlamydotis                
Latin
English/Russian
Mongolian
Former & Other M
Chinese (incl. Taiwan)
Japanese
Korean
Kazakh
Turkish
Chlamydotis undulata
Otis undulata
link to photo
Houbara bustard
Вихляй,
Джек,
Дрофа-красотка
Жороо тоодгой
joroo toodgoi
'ambling bustard (variant)'
Жороо тоодог
joroo toodog
'ambling bustard'
波斑鸨
(波斑鴇)
bō bān bǎo
'wave stripe bustard'
フサエリショウノガン
(房襟小野雁 ~ 房襟小鴇)
fusa-eri shō no-gan
'tuft-collared small field-goose'
  Жек дуадақ
jek dwadaq
'jek bustard'
Yakalı Toy
'collared bustard'
(Site uses UK spelling, e.g., "grey-coloured")