Bombycillidae
連雀科
lián-què kē

General

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The waxwings are known as 連雀 lián-què (literally meaning 'linked sparrow', sometimes alternatively pronounced lián-qiǎo) in Taiwan. While the name itself appears to be of Chinese origin, Taiwan's use of it seems to be due to Japanese influence. On the Mainland the waxwings are known as 太平鳥 tàipíng-niǎo 'peace birds'. In Mainland ornithological usage, 連雀 lián-què is applied specifically to the Hypocolius, a waxwing-like bird of the Middle East.

Colloquially, the two waxwing species are known as 十二黄 shí-èr huáng 'twelve yellow' and 十二紅 shí-èr hóng 'twelve red' respectively because of the twelve yellow or red feathers at the end of their tails.

Species names

SCIENTIFIC & ENGLISH		CHINESE			JAPANESE		OTHER
Bombycilla
Latin	English	Chinese (Taiwan)	Chinese (Mainland)	Other Ch	Japanese	Other J	Korean	Vietnamese
Bombycilla garrulus	Bohemian waxwing Waxwing	黃連雀 (黄连雀) huáng lián-què 'yellow lianque'	(太平鳥) 太平鸟 tàipíng-niǎo 'peace bird' or (十二黄) 十二黄 shí-èr huáng 'twelve yellow' (alt in 1, 5)		キレンジャク (黄連雀) ki-renjaku 'yellow waxwing'		황여새 hwang-yeo-sae 'yellow yeo bird'
Bombycilla japonica	Japanese waxwing	朱連雀 (朱连雀) zhū lián-què 'vermilion lianque'	(小太平鳥) 小太平鸟 xiǎo tàipíng-niǎo 'small peace bird' or (十二紅) 十二红 shí-èr hóng 'twelve red' (alt in 1, 5)		ヒレンジャク (緋連雀) hi-renjaku 'scarlet waxwing'	ホヤドリ (ほや鳥) hoya-dori 'hoya bird'	홍여새 hong-yeo-sae 'red yeo bird'

中国鸟类种和亚种分类名录大全（修订版） 郑作新 著 科学出版社 北京 2000年
A Complete Checklist of Species and Subspecies of the Chinese Birds (Revised Edition) by Cheng Tso-Hsin, Science Press, Beijing 2000

世界鸟类名称（拉丁文、汉文、英文对照）第二版 郑作新等 科学出版社 北京 2002年
Birds of the World (Latin, Chinese and English Names) 2nd ed. by Cheng Tso-Hsin et al, Science Press, Beijing 2002

中国鸟类分布名录 第二版 郑作新 科学出版社 北京 1976年
(Checklist of the Classification of Birds of China 2nd edition by Cheng Tso-Hsin, Science Press, Beijing 1976)

香港及華南鳥類（第六版）（翻譯成中文及重新修訂） 尹璉、費嘉倫、林超英 香港性徵特區政府新聞處政府印務局 1994年
Birds of Hong Kong and South China (6th edition, translated into Chinese and newly revised) by Clive Viney, Karen Phillipps, Lin Chaoying, Hong Kong Govt. Press 1994

Danh Lục Chim Việt Nam (In lần thứ hai) (Checklist of the Birds of Vietnam) Võ Quý, Nguyễn Cử, Nhà Xuất Bản Nông Nghiệp, Hà Nội 1999

Chim Việt Nam Nguyễn Cử, Lê Trọng Trải, Karen Phillipps; Nhà Xuất Bản Lao Động - Xã Hội, 2000

Danh Lục Các Loài Chim ở Việt Nam (Latinh, Việt, Pháp, Hán) Trần Văn Chánh 2008-2009