General names
Information is based on dictionaries and other sources. Comments and corrections welcome.
The Murrelets are known as 海雀 ('sea sparrows' or 'sea finches') in Chinese, a term that probably comes from Japanese. The Murres or Guillemots are known as 海鴉 'sea crows'.
Species names
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Common murre or Guillemot Common guillemot |
崖海鴉 (崖海鸦) 'cliff sea-crow' |
(崖海鴉) 崖海鸦 'cliff sea-crow' (4) (普通海鴉) 普通海鸦 'common sea-crow' (5) |
ウミガラス (海烏 ~ 海鴉) umi-garasu 'sea-crow' (written with two different characters for 'crow') |
オロロンチョウ (オロロン鳥) ororon-chō 'ororon bird' (onomat., from bird's cry) ロッペンチョウ (ロッペン鳥) roppen-chō 'roppen bird' (onomat.) |
바다오리 bada-ori 'sea duck' |
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Synthliboramphus antiquus |
Ancient murrelet Short-billed murrelet (5) Short-billed auk |
扁嘴海雀 (扁嘴海雀) 'flat-billed sea-sparrow' Taiwan former official: 海雀 (海雀) 'sea-sparrow' |
(扁嘴海雀) 扁嘴海雀 'flat-billed sea-sparrow' |
短嘴海鳩 (短嘴海鸠) 'short-billed sea-dove' 古海烏 (古海乌) 'old sea-crow' |
ウミスズメ (海雀) umi-suzume 'sea-sparrow' |
바다쇠오리 bada-soe-ori 'sea small duck' |
| Synthliboramphus wumizusume |
Japanese murrelet Crested murrelet |
冠海雀 (冠海雀) 'crested sea-sparrow' |
(冠海雀) 冠海雀 'crested sea-sparrow' |
冠 (冠 )'crested si' 日本海烏 (日本海乌) 'Japanese sea-crow' 冠扁嘴海雀 (冠扁嘴海雀) 'crested flat-billed sea-sparrow' |
カンムリウミスズメ (冠海雀) kanmuri umi-suzume 'crested sea-sparrow' |
뿔쇠오리 ppul-soe-ori 'horned small duck' |
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