Pelecanidae / Хотонгийхон (Khotongikhon)

鹈鹕科 Tíhú kē * ペリカン科 Perikan ka * 사다새과 Sada-sae-gwa

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 pelican is known as Хотон khoton (or Хотон шувуу khoton shuvuu) in Mongolian. An alternative name is Шунгуут shunguut, another aquatic bird name based on the verb шунгах shungakh 'to dive'.

Species names

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Pelacanus              
Pelecanus crispus
link to photolink to photo		 Dalmatian pelican
Кудрявый пеликан		 Борцгор хотон
bortsgor khoton
'bortsgor pelican'		 Борцгор хотон
bortsgor khoton
'bortsgor pelican'		 卷羽鹈鹕
juǎn-yǔ tíhú
'curly feathered pelican'
|Note|		 ニシハイイロペリカン
(西灰色ペリカン)
nishi hai-iro perikan
'western grey pelican' (Wikipedia)		 사다새
sada-sae
'sada-bird'		 Қызғылт бірқазан
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