General names
Information is based on dictionaries and other sources. Comments and corrections welcome.
The Chinese name for the nightjars is 夜鷹 yè-yīng 'night-hawk'. A traditional name for them is 蚊母鳥 wén-mǔ-niǎo 'mosquito mother bird'.
Species names
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Caprimulgus indicus
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Grey nightjar
Jungle nightjar
Indian jungle nightjar |
普通夜鷹
(普通夜鹰)
pǔtōng yè-yīng
'common night-hawk'
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日本夜鷹
(日本夜鹰)
rìběn yè-yīng
'Japanese night-hawk' |
(普通夜鷹)
普通夜鹰
pǔtōng yè-yīng
'common night-hawk' |
夜鷹
(夜鹰)
yè-yīng
'night-hawk'
蚊母鳥
(蚊母鸟)
wén-mǔ-niǎo
'mosquito mother bird'
夜遊鴿
(夜游鸽)
yè yóu gē
'night roaming pigeon'
鬼鳥
(鬼鸟)
guǐ-niǎo
'demon bird'
貼樹皮
(贴树皮)
tiē shù-pí
'stick-to tree bark' |
ヨタカ
(夜鷹, 蚊母鳥, 怪鴟)
yo-taka
'night hawk' (written 1. night hawk, 2. mosquito mother bird, or 3. strange hawk/owl. Latter two from Chinese). |
カスイドリ
(蚊吸い鳥)
ka-sui-dori
'mosquito sucking bird'
ナマスタタキ
namasu-tataki
'fish-salad beater' (?)
ブンボチョウ
(蚊母鳥)
bunbo-chō
'mosquito mother bird' (from Chinese) |
쏙독새
ssokdok-sae
'ssokdok bird'
 Taxonomy |
Chim Cú muỗi Ấn Độ
'Indian mosquito owl (bird)' |
Caprimulgus affinis
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Savanna nightjar
Allied nightjar |
台灣夜鷹
(台湾夜鹰)
táiwān yè-yīng
'Taiwanese night-hawk' |
(林夜鷹)
林夜鹰
lín yè-yīng
'forest night-hawk' |
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シロアゴヨタカ
(白顎夜鷹)
shiro-ago yo-taka
'white-chinned night-hawk'
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Chim Cú muỗi lưng xám
'grey-backed mosquito owl (bird)'
Taxonomy
Chim Cú muỗi Savan
'Savannah mosquito owl (bird)' () |
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