Phasianidae
Гургуулынхан
gurguuliŋkhaŋ

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.

Тhe Phasianidae are well served linguistically in Mongolian. In ordinary usage, the following names are found:

• The Hazel Grouse is known as Хөтүү khötüü (also Хүтүү khütüü). An alternative name is Хөх ногтруу khökh nogtruu 'blue sandgrouse' (although this name may also be used for the Capercaillies).
• The Black Grouse is known as Хур khur (or Хур шувуу khur shuvuu 'grouse bird').
• The Grouse, Ptarmigans, and Capercaillies are broadly known as Сойр soir. This name is now narrowly applied by ornithologists to the Capercaillies, although in Inner Mongolian dictionaries, Сойр soir is equated to the Ptarmigans/Willow Grouse.
• The Ptarmigans/Willow Grouse and Partridges (genera Lagopus and Perdix) are known as Ятуу yatuu (but see below).
• The Snowcocks are known as Хойлог khoilog.
• The Chukar is known as Хахилаг khakh'lag.
• The Quails are known as Бөднө bödn (with alternative forms Бүднэ büdn and Бүднээ büdnee). An Inner Mongolian alternative is Асуун бүднэ asuuŋ büdn or Асуун бөднө asuuŋ bödn.
• The Pheasants are known as Гургуул gurguul.

Some of these names are shared with Kazakh and other languages of Central Asia. For example the Chukar is Хахилаг khakh'lag in Mongolian, Кекілік ( kekilik) in Kazakh, Кеклик in Russian, and Keklik in Turkish. The quails are known as Бөднө bödn in Mongolian and Бөдене bödene in Kazakh. There are other suggestive similarities: The Black Grouse is Хур khur in Mongolian and Құр qur in Kazakh. The Pheasant is Гургуул gurguul in Mongolian, Қырғауыл qirğawıl in Kazakh.

Interestingly, a couple of Mongolian names have been locally borrowed into Chinese, although perhaps only as an example of 'other names found in China'. Сойр soir has been borrowed as 苏衣尔 sūyī'ěr to refer to the Willow Grouse and 包日-苏衣尔 bāorì sūyī'ěr (possibly Бор сойр) has been borrowed for the Hazel Grouse. Хойлог khoilog has been borrowed as 槐拉格 huáilāgé for the Tibetan Snowcock.

The Buryat name for the Black Grouse is Хура khura.

Regularised names:

The 2007 official names make one major change to the naming of the Phasianidae. The members of Lagopus are given the name Ахууна akhuun, which was previously applied to the Gaviidae. The reason given for this major change is that akhuun is the term used by local people for these birds.

In addition, the name of the quail is changed to a more current form in modern Mongolian.

Species names

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TETRAONINAE SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN MONGOLIAN EAST ASIAN TURKIC Tetrastes                 Latin English/Russian Mongolian Former & Other M Chinese (incl. Taiwan) Japanese Korean Kazakh Turkish Tetrastes bonasia Bonasa bonasia Hazel grouse Рябчик Шивэр хөтүү shiver khötüü 'Siberian grouse' Хөтүү khötüü 'grouse' 花尾榛鸡 (花尾榛雞) huā-wěi zhēn-jī 'flower-tailed hazel-fowl/chicken' エゾライチョウ (蝦夷雷鳥) ezo raichō 'Hokkaido thunder-bird' 들꿩 deul-kkwong 'meadow pheasant' Сұр құр sur qur 'grey grouse'   Tetrao                 Latin English/Russian Mongolian Former & Other M Chinese (incl. Taiwan) Japanese Korean Kazakh Turkish Tetrao urogallus Western capercaillie Capercaillie Wood Grouse Глухарь, Обыкновенный глухарь Эгэл сойр egel soir 'common capercaillie' Сойр soir 'capercaillie' or Ердийн сойр yordiŋ soir 'common capercaillie' 松鸡 (松雞) sōng-jī 'pine-fowl/chicken' (1, 2, 4, 5) 西方松鸡 (西方松雞) xīfāng sōng-jī 'western pine-fowl/chicken' (3. Alternative in 1, 5) ヨーロッパオオライチョウ (ヨーロッパ大雷鳥) yōroppa ō raichō 'European large thunder-bird'   Меңіреу құр meñirew qur 'imbecile grouse'   Tetrao parvirostris Black-billed capercaillie Spotted capercaillie Каменный глухарь Нургийн сойр nurgiŋ soir 'nurgin capercaillie' Нургийн сойр nurgiŋ soir 'nurgin capercaillie' 黑嘴松鸡 (黑嘴松雞) hēi-zuǐ sōng-jī 'black-billed pine-fowl/chicken' オオライチョウ (大雷鳥) ō raichō 'large thunder-bird'       Lyrurus                 Latin English/Russian Mongolian Former & Other M Chinese (incl. Taiwan) Japanese Korean Kazakh Turkish Lyrurus tetrix Tetrao tetrix Eurasian black grouse Black grouse Тетерев, Косач Хар хур khar khur 'black grouse' Хур khur 'grouse' 黑琴鸡 (黑琴雞) hēi qín jī 'black zither-fowl/chicken' クロライチョウ (黒雷鳥) kuro raichō 'black thunder-bird' 멧닭 me-t-dalg 'mountain fowl' Құр qur 'grouse' Orman Horozu 'forest fowl/chicken' Lagopus                 Latin English/Russian Mongolian Former & Other M Chinese (incl. Taiwan) Japanese Korean Kazakh Turkish Lagopus muta Lagopus mutus Rock ptarmigan Тундренная куропатка Цэвдгийн ахууна tsevdgiŋ akhuun 'tundra ptarmigan' Цэвдгийн цагаан ятуу tsevdgiŋ tsagaaŋ yatuu 'tundra white partridge' 岩雷鸟 (岩雷鳥) yán léi-niǎo 'rock thunder-bird' ライチョウ (雷鳥) raichō 'thunder-bird'   Тундра аққұры twndra aq-qurı 'tundra white-grouse'   Lagopus lagopus Willow grouse or Red grouse Willow ptarmigan Белая куропатка Цагаан ахууна tsagaaŋ akhuun 'white ptarmigan' Цагаан ятуу tsagaaŋ yatuu 'white partridge' 柳雷鸟 (柳雷鳥) liǔ léi-niǎo 'willow thunder-bird' (1, 2, 3, 4) 雷鸟 (雷鳥) léi-niǎo 'thunder-bird' (5. Alternative in 1) カラフトライチョウ (樺太雷鳥) karafuto raichō 'Sakhalin thunder-bird'   Аққұр aq-qur 'white grouse'

PERDICINAE SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN MONGOLIAN EAST ASIAN TURKIC Tetraogallus                 Latin English/Russian Mongolian Former & Other M Chinese (incl. Taiwan) Japanese Korean Kazakh Turkish Tetraogallus altaicus Altai snowcock Altai snow cock Алтайский улар, Алтайская горная индейка Алтайн хойлог altaiŋ khoilog 'Altai snowcock' Алтайн хойлог altaiŋ khoilog 'Altai snowcock' 阿尔泰雪鸡 (阿爾泰雪雞) ā'ěrtài xuě-jī 'Altai snow-fowl/chicken' アルタイセッケイ (アルタイ雪鶏) arutai sekkei 'Altai snow-fowl/chicken'   Алтай ұлары altay uları 'Altai snowcock'   Alectoris                 Latin English/Russian Mongolian Former & Other M Chinese (incl. Taiwan) Japanese Korean Kazakh Turkish Alectoris chukar Chukar partridge Chukar Chukor partridge Кеклик, Азиатский кэклик, Азиатская каменная куропатка Эрээнхавирга хахилаг ereeŋ-khav'rag khakh'lag 'mottle-sided chukar' Хахилаг khakh'lag 'chukar' 石鸡 (石雞) shí-jī 'rock fowl/chicken' イワシャコ (岩鷓鴣) iwa-shako 'rock partridge'   Кекілік kekilik 'chukar' Keklik 'chukar' Perdix                 Latin English/Russian Mongolian Former & Other M Chinese (incl. Taiwan) Japanese Korean Kazakh Turkish Perdix dauurica Daurian partridge Бородатая куропатка Дагуур ятуу daguur yatuu 'Daur partridge' Дагуурын ятуу daguuriŋ yatuu 'Daurian partridge' 斑翅山鹑 (斑翅山鶉) bān-chì shān-chún 'stripe-winged mountain-quail' ヤマウズラ (山鶉) yama-uzura 'mountain-quail'   Сақалды шіл saqaldı şil 'bearded partridge'   Coturnix                 Latin English/Russian Mongolian Former & Other M Chinese (incl. Taiwan) Japanese Korean Kazakh Turkish Coturnix coturnix Common quail Обыкновенный перепел Эгэл бөднө egel bödn 'common quail' Бүднэ büdn 'quail' or Бүднээ büdnee 'quail (variant)' 西鹌鹑 (西鵪鶉) xī ānchun 'western quail' (2, 4) 鹌鹑 (鵪鶉) ānchun 'quail' (3, 5) Taxonomy ヨーロッパウズラ (ヨーロッパ鶉) yōroppa uzura 'European quail'   Бөдене bödene 'quail' Bıldırcın 'quail' Coturnix japonica Japanese quail Немой, Японский перелел Наран бөднө naraŋ bödn 'Japanese quail' Наран бүднээ naraŋ büdnee 'Japanese quail (variant)' 鹌鹑 (鵪鶉) ānchun 'quail' (2, 4) 日本鹌鹑 (日本鵪鶉) rìběn ānchun 'Japanese quail' (3, 5) Taiwan: (鹌鹑) 鵪鶉 ānchun 'quail' ウズラ (鶉) uzura 'quail' 메추라기 me-churagi 'mountain-quail'

PHASIANINAE SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN MONGOLIA EAST ASIAN TURKIC Phasianus                 Latin English/Russian Mongolian Former & Other M Chinese (incl. Taiwan) Japanese Korean Kazakh Turkish Phasianus colchicus Common pheasant Фазан, Обыкновенный фазан Зэрлэг гургуул zerleg gurguul 'wild pheasant' Гургуул gurguul 'pheasant' 环颈雉 (環頸雉) huán-jǐng zhì 'ring-necked pheasant' (1, 2, 4) 雉鸡 (雉雞) zhì-jī 'pheasant fowl/chicken' (3, 5. Alternative in 1) Taiwan: (环颈雉) 環頸雉 huán-jǐng zhì 'ring-necked pheasant' コウライキジ (高麗雉) kōrai kiji 'Korean pheasant' (released species) 꿩 kkwong 'pheasant' Қырғауыл qırğawıl 'pheasant' Sülün 'pheasant'

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