Picidae / Тоншуулынхан (Tonshuulynkhan)

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 woodpeckers in Mongolian are known as Тоншуул tonshuul or Тогшуурга togshuurag, related to the verbs тонших tonshikh 'to peck, to tap' and тогших togshikh 'to knock, to tap'. The less common term Овууна ovuunn is used for one particular type of woodpecker. The wryneck is known as the Гоётуул goituul, related to the noun гоёо goio meaning 'crick'.

Regularised names:

In the original official names of the woodpeckers, all but the wryneck were known as Тоншуул tonshuul. In the 2007 list, each genus gets its own name:

Genus	Old	New
Jynx (Wrynecks)	Гоётуул goituul	Гоётуул goituul
Dendrocopus	Тоншуул tonshuul	Тоншуур tonshuur
Picoides	Тоншуул tonshuul	Овууна ovuunn
Dryocopus	Тоншуул tonshuul	Тогшуурга togshuurag
Picus	Тоншуул tonshuul	Тоншуул tonshuul

The new species names make use of existing names, except for Тоншуур tonshuur, which is not listed in dictionaries as meaning 'woodpecker'. The meaning given is 'battering ram'.

Species names

JYNGINAE SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN MONGOLIAN EAST ASIAN C. ASIAN Latin English/Russian Mongolian Former & Other M Chinese Japanese Korean Kazakh Jynx               Jynx torquilla Northern wryneck Eurasian wryneck Вертишейка, Обыкновенная бертишейка Холтсон гоётуул kholtson goituul 'tree-bark wryneck' Гоётуул goituul 'wryneck' 蚁䴕 yǐ liè 'ant woodpecker' アリスイ (蟻吸) ari-sui 'ant-sucker' 개미잡이 gaemi-jabi 'ant eater' Дүпілдек

PICINAE SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN MONGOLIAN EAST ASIAN C. ASIAN Latin English/Russian Mongolian Former & Other M Chinese Japanese Korean Kazakh Dendrocopos               Dendrocopos minor Picoides minor Lesser spotted woodpecker Lesser pied woodpecker Малый пестрый дятел Цоохор тоншуур tsookhor tonshuur 'spotted tonshuur' Бага алаг тоншуул bag alag tonshuur 'small motley pecker' 小斑啄木鸟 xiǎo bān zhuó-mù-niǎo 'small striped wood-pecking bird' コアカゲラ (小赤啄木鳥) ko aka-gera 'small red kera' 쇠오색딱다구리 soe-o-saek-ttakdaguri 'small five-coloured woodpecker' Кіші тоқылдақ Dendrocopos leucotos Picoides leucotos White-backed woodpecker Белоспинный дятел Хондлойцагаан тоншуур khondloi-tsagaan tonshuur 'white-rumped tonshuur' Хондлой цагаан тоншуул khondloi tsagaan tonshuul 'white-rumped pecker' 白背啄木鸟 bái-bèi zhuó-mù-niǎo 'white-backed wood-pecking bird' オオアカゲラ (大赤啄木鳥) ō aka-gera 'large red kera' 큰오색딱다구리 keun o-saek-ttakdaguri 'large five-coloured woodpecker' Ақжон тоқылдақ Dendrocopos major Picoides major Great spotted woodpecker Greater pied woodpecker Большой пестрый дятел, Пестрый дятел Алаг тоншуур alag tonshuur 'motley tonshuur' Их алаг тоншуул ikh alag tonshuul 'large motley pecker' 大斑啄木鸟 dà bān zhuó-mù-niǎo 'large striped/spotted wood-pecking bird' アカゲラ (赤啄木鳥) aka-gera 'red kera' 오색딱다구리 o-saek-ttakdaguri 'five-coloured woodpecker' Үлкен тоқылдақ Picoides               Picoides tridactylus Three-toed woodpecker Eurasian three-toed woodpecker Northern three-toed woodpecker Трехпалый дятел, Желтоголовый дятел Гурванхүмст овууна gurvan-khümst ovuunn 'three-toed ovuunn' Гурван хүмст тоншуул gurvan khümst tonshuul 'three-toed pecker' 三趾啄木鸟 sān-zhǐ zhuó-mù-niǎo 'three-toed wood-pecking bird' ミユビゲラ (三趾啄木鳥) mi-yubi gera 'three-toed kera' 세가락딱다구리 se-garak-ttakdaguri 'three-toed woodpecker' Үшсаусақты тоқылдақ Dryocopus               Dryocopus martius Black woodpecker Черный дятел, Желна Хар тогшуурга khar togshuurag 'black tapper' Хар тоншуул khar tonshuul 'black pecker' 黑啄木鸟 hēi zhuó-mù-niǎo 'black wood-pecking bird' クマゲラ (熊啄木鳥) kuma-gera 'bear kera' 까막딱다구리 kkamak-ttakdaguri 'black woodpecker' Қара тоқылдақ Picus               Picus canus Grey-headed woodpecker or Grey-faced woodpecker Black-naped green woodpecker Седой дятел Буурал тоншуул buural tonshuul 'roan pecker' Буурал тоншуул buural tonshuul 'roan pecker' 灰头绿啄木鸟 huī-tóu lǜ-zhuómù-niǎo 'grey-headed green wood-pecking bird' (1, 2, 3, 4) 灰头啄木鸟 huī-tóu zhuómù-niǎo 'grey-headed wood-pecking bird' (5) ヤマゲラ (山啄木鳥) yama-gera 'mountain kera' 청딱다구리 cheong-ttakdaguri 'green woodpecker' Боз тоқылдақ Latin English/Russian Mongolian Former & Other M Chinese Japanese Korean Kazakh