Upupidae / Ѳвөөлжийнхөн (Övöoljinkhen)

戴胜科 Dài-shèng kē * ヤツガシラ科 Yatsu-gashira ka * 후투티과 Hututi-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.

The Hoopoe is known in Mongolian by several names: Ѳвөөлж övöölj, Бөвөөлж bövöölj, and Бөвөөлжин bövööljin.

The 2007 official names combine two of these into the double-barrelled Бөвөөлжин өвөөлж bövööljin övöölj.

Species names

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Common hoopoe
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Удод
Бөвөөлжин өвөөлж
bövööljin övöölj
'hoopoe hoopoe'
Ѳвөөлж
övöölj
'hoopoe'
戴胜
dài-shèng
'wear headdress'
ヤツガシラ
(戴勝)
yatsu-gashira
'eight heads' (but written with the same characters as Chinese)
후투티
hututi
'hoopoe'
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