Recurvirostridae / Ээтэнгийнхэн (Eetenginkhen)

反嘴鹬科 Fǎn-zuǐ-yù kē * セイタカシギ科 Sei-taka shigi ka * 장다리물떼새과 Jang-dari-mul-tte-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.

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

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Himantopus              
Himantopus himantopus
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Black-winged stilt
Ходулочник
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
Recurvirostra              
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)'
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