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.
In Mongolian, the Black-winged Stilt is known as Хилэн жигүүрт khilen-jigüürt meaning
'velvet-winged'. In the 2007 official list, this is melded into a single-word generic name, Хилэнжигүүр khilen-jigüür 'velvet-wing'.
The Avocet is known as Ээтэн eeten, which means 'bent-upwards', referring to the bird's bill.
Species names
SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN |
MONGOLIAN |
EAST ASIAN |
TURKIC |
Latin |
English/Russian |
Mongolian |
Former & Other M |
Chinese |
Japanese |
Korean |
Kazakh |
Turkish |
| Himantopus |
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Himantopus himantopus
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Black-winged stilt
Ходулочник
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Эгэл хилэнжигүүр
egel khilen-jigüür
'common velvet-wing' |
Хилэн жигүүрт
khilen-jigüürt
'velvet-winged' |
黑翅长脚鹬
hēi-chì cháng-jiǎo yù
'black-winged long-legged yu(=snipe)' |
セイタカシギ
(背高鷸 or 背高鴫)
sei-taka shigi
'tall shigi (=snipe)' |
장다리물떼새
jang-dari-mul-tte-sae
'long-legged water tte-bird (=plover)' |
Ұзынсирақ балшықшы
uzınsïraq balşıqşı |
Uzunbacak
'long-leg' |
| Recurvirostra |
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Recurvirostra avosetta
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Pied avocet
Avocet
Шилоклювка |
Алаг ээтэн
alag eeten
'motley bent-upwards' |
Ээтэн
eeten
'bent-upwards' |
反嘴鹬
fǎn-zuǐ-yù
'curved-bill yu (=snipe)' |
ソリハシセイタカシギ
(反嘴背高鷸 or 反嘴背高鴫)
sori-hashi sei-taka shigi
'curved-bill tall shigi (=snipe)' |
뒷부리장다리물떼새
dwit-buri-jang-dari-mul-tte-sae
'back (?) bill long-legged water tte-bird (=plover)' |
Бізтұмсық
biztumsıq |
Kılıçgaga
'sword-bill' |
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