Picidae
Тоншуулынхан
toŋshuuliŋkhaŋ

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 woodpeckers in Mongolian are known as Тоншуул toŋshuul or Тогшуурга togshuurag, related to the verbs тонших toŋshikh 'to peck, to tap' and тогших togshikh 'to knock, to tap'. Alternative names are Тонтуул tontuul and Цондүүл tsonduul (the latter appears to be standard in Inner Mongolia). The less common term Овууна ovuun is used for one particular type of woodpecker (type unclear). The wryneck is known as the Гоётуул goituul, related to the noun гоёо goio meaning 'crick'.

The Buryat name is Тоншуул toŋshuul.

Regularised names:

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

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

Species names

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JYNGINAE SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN MONGOLIAN EAST ASIAN TURKIC Jynx                 Latin English/Russian Mongolian Former & Other M Chinese (incl. Taiwan) Japanese Korean Kazakh Turkish Jynx torquilla Northern wryneck Eurasian wryneck Вертишейка, Обыкновенная бертишейка Холтсон гоётуул kholtson goituul 'tree-bark wryneck' Гоётуул goituul 'wryneck' 蚁䴕 (蟻鴷) yǐ liè 'ant woodpecker' Taiwan: (地啄木) 地啄木 dì zhuó-mù 'ground peck-wood' アリスイ (蟻吸) ari-sui 'ant-sucker' 개미잡이 gaemi-jabi 'ant eater' Дүпілдек dupildek 'wryneck' Boyun Çeviren 'neck-turn'

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

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