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 starlings are known in Mongolian as Тодол todol. The mynahs are known as Хартотол khartotol. (This must be clearly distinguished from Хар тодол khar todol, which refers to the Common Starling. The distinction between тотол totol and тодол todol, while rather artificial, needs to be maintained to prevent confusion).
The Hill Mynah (Gracula religiosa), which is not native to Mongolia, is known as the Тотимсог totimsog. In addition, Хар тоть khar tot' 'black parrot' is found in some sources as a name for the mynahs. Both names suggest a close connection between parrots and mynahs, for obvious reasons.
The 2007 official list realigns the names slightly to accord with the scientific genera:
| Genus |
Old |
New |
| Acridotheres (Mynahs) |
Хартотол khartotol |
Хартотол khartotol |
| Sturnia (Starlings) |
Тодол todol |
Тодлой todloi |
| Sturnus (Starlings) |
Тодол todol
|
Тодол todol |
The name Тодлой todloi is not found in dictionaries, but formations with the suffix-ой -oi and similar suffixes are common in Mongolian (cf the Otidae). However, the тодол / тодлой (todol/todloi) distinction is likely to be lost on most Mongolians.
Species names
| STURNINAE |
SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN |
MONGOLIAN |
EAST ASIAN |
C. ASIAN |
Latin |
English/Russian |
Mongolian |
Former & Other M |
Chinese |
Japanese |
Korean |
Kazakh |
| Acridotheres |
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Acridotheres cristatellus
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Crested myna
Chinese jungle mynah
Черная майна,
Хохлатая |
Тольт хартотол
tol't khartotol
'beautiful black-starling' |
Тольт хартотол
tol't khartotol
'beautiful black-starling' |
八哥
bā-gē
'bage' ('eight big-brother', from shape of wing markings) |
ハッカチョウ
(八哥鳥)
hakka-chō
'hakka bird' (from Chinese) |
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| Sturnus |
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Sturnus sturninus
Sturnia sturnina
Agropsar sturninus
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Purple-backed starling
or
Daurian starling
Малый скворец,
Скворец даурский |
Хурган тодлой
khurgan todloi
'lamb todloi' |
Хурган тодол
khurgan todol
'lamb starling' |
北椋鸟
běi liáng-niǎo
'northern starling' |
シベリアムクドリ
(シベリア椋鳥)
Shiberia muku-dori
'Siberian starling' |
북방쇠찌르레기
bukbang-soe-jjireuregi
'northern small starling' |
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Sturnus roseus
Pastor roseus
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Rosy starling
Rose-coloured starling
Розовый скворец |
Ягаан тодол
yagaan todol
'pink starling' |
Ягаан жимсэн
yagaan jimsen
'pink fruit'
Ягаан жимсэн тодол
yagaan jimsen todol
'pink fruit starling' |
粉红椋鸟
fěn-hóng liáng-niǎo
'pink starling' |
バライロムクドリ
(薔薇色椋鳥)
bara-iro muku-dori
'rose-coloured starling' |
분홍찌르레기
bunhong-jjireuregi
'pink starling' |
Алаторғай |
Sturnus cineraceus
Spodiopsar cineraceus
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White-cheeked starling
Grey starling
Ashy starling
Серый скворец |
Бор тодол
bor todol
'grey starling' |
Бор тодол
bor todol
'grey starling'
Other: Бор тодол Шувуу
bor todol shuvuu
'grey starling bird' |
灰椋鸟
huī liáng-niǎo
'grey starling' |
ムクドリ
(椋鳥)
muku-dori
'starling' |
찌르레기
jjireuregi
'starling' |
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Sturnus vulgaris
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European starling
Common starling
Purple-winged starling
Обыкновенный скворец |
Хар тодол
khar todol
'black starling' |
Хар тодол
khar todol
'black starling' |
紫翅椋鸟
zǐ-chì liáng-niǎo
'purple-winged starling' |
ホシムクドリ
(星椋鳥)
hoshi muku-dori
'starred starling' |
흰점찌르레기
huin-jeom-jjireuregi
'white-spotted starling' |
Қараторғай |
Latin |
English/Russian |
Mongolian |
Former & Other M |
Chinese |
Japanese |
Korean |
Kazakh |
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