Columbidae / 鳩鴿科 (Jiū-gē kē)

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General names

The following is based on my analysis of dictionaries and other sources. Comments and corrections are welcome.

The common Chinese word for a 'pigeon' or 'dove', especially the domesticated variety, is 鴿子 gēzi, also known as the 鵓鴿 bógē. Less common names are 拙鳥 zhuō-niǎo ('clumsy bird') and 轆轤 lùlu. The wood-pigeons are known as 鵓鴣 bógū.

Naturalists use the word 鴿 gē for members of the genus Columba. Pigeons and doves in the wild are called by a more traditional name, 鳩 jiū. The most familiar types of 鳩 jiū are Streptopelia orientalis (Eastern or Oriental Turtle Dove) and S. chinensis (Spotted Necked Dove or Spotted Dove). The green pigeons are known as 綠鳩 lǜ-jiū 'green dove'.

Species names

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Columba                
Columba livia
link to photo		 Rock dove
or
Common pigeon
Feral rock pigeon
Rock pigeon
Feral pigeon		 野鴿
yě gē
'wild pigeon'
(introduced)		 原鴿
yuán gē
'primitive/original pigeon'
野鴿
yě gē
'wild pigeon' (7)
鴿子
gēzi
'pigeon'
野鴿子
yě gēzi
'wild pigeon'
鵓鴿
bógē
'boge'
家鴿
jiā gē
'house pigeon'		 カワラバト
(河原鳩)
kawara-bato
'dry riverbed pigeon'
(introduced)		 ドバト
(鴿 or 土鳩)
do-bato
'earth pigeon'
イエバト
(家鳩)
ie-bato
'house pigeon'		   Gầm ghì đá
'rock gam ghi'
Columba pulchricollis Ashy woodpigeon
Ashy wood-pigeon
Ashy wood pigeon 		灰林鴿
huī lín-gē
'grey forest pigeon'		 灰林鴿
huī lín-gē
'grey forest pigeon'		 山粉鳥
shān fěn niǎo
'mountain pink bird'		 タイワンジュズカケバト
(台湾数珠掛鳩)
Taiwan juzu-kake-bato
'Taiwanese rosary-hanging? pigeon'		      
Columba janthina
link to photolink to photo
 Japanese woodpigeon
Japanese wood-pigeon
Black wood pigeon 		黑林鴿
hēi lín-gē
'black forest pigeon'		 黑林鴿
hēi lín-gē
'black forest pigeon'		 烏鳩
wū jiū
'dark/crow dove' (Taiwan) 		カラスバト
(烏鳩)
karasu-bato
'crow pigeon'		 クロバト
(黒鳩)
kuro bato
'black pigeon'
ウシバト
(牛鳩)
ushi bato
'cattle pigeon?'		 흑비둘기
heuk-bidulgi
'black pigeon'		  
Streptopelia                
Streptopelia orientalis
link to photolink to photo		 Oriental turtle dove
Oriental turtle-dove
Eastern turtle dove
Rufous turtle-dove		 金背鳩
jīn-bèi jiū
'golden-backed pigeon'		 山斑鳩
shān bān-jiū
'mountain striped pigeon' 		斑頸鳩
bān-jǐng jiū
'stripe/spot necked dove'
(Taiwan. Officially used for S. chinensis)
東方斑鳩
dōngfāng bān-jiū
'Oriental striped dove'
大斑鳩
dà bān-jiū
'large striped dove'
棕背斑鳩
zōng-bèi bān-jiū
'reddish-brown-backed striped dove'
金背斑鳩
jīn-bèi bān-jiū
'golden-backed striped dove'
綠斑鳩
lǜ bān-jiū
'green striped dove'
雉鳩
zhì jiū
'pheasant dove'
山鴿子
shān gēzi
'mountain pigeon'
花翼
huā yì
'flowery wing'
麒麟斑
qílín bān
'qilin stripe' (qilin is a mythical animal)
麒麟鳩
qílín jiū
'qilin dove'		 キジバト
(雉鳩)
kiji-bato
'pheasant pigeon'		 ヤマバト
(山鳩)
yama-bato
'mountain pigeon'
ツチクレバト
(土塊鳩)
tsuchi-kure-bato
'clod of earth pigeon'		 멧비둘기
me-t-bidulgi
'mountain pigeon'		 Cu sen
'sen pigeon'
Streptopelia decaocto
link to photo 		Eurasian collared dove
Eurasian collared-dove
Collared dove
Collared turtle dove 		灰斑鳩
huī bān-jiū
'grey striped dove'		 灰斑鳩
huī bān-jiū
'grey striped dove'		 斑鳩
bān-jiū
'striped dove'
領斑鳩
lǐng bān-jiū
'collared striped dove'
鵓鴣
bógū
'bogu'
灰鴿子
huī gēzi
'grey pigeon'		 シラコバト
(白子鳩)
shirako-bato
'shirako pigeon' ('Shirako' means 'soft roe' of a fish, or 'albinism'. Not clear on the connection here.)		 スズカケケバト
(鈴掛鳩)
suzu-kake-bato
'bell-hanging pigeon'		 염주비둘기
yeomju-bidulgi
'rosary pigeon'		  
Streptopelia tranquebarica
Oenopopelia tranquebarica
link to photo		 Red turtle dove
Red collared-dove
Red collared dove
Red-collared dove
Red turtle-dove		 紅鳩
hóng jiū
'red dove'		 火斑鳩
huǒ bān-jiū
'fire striped dove' 		火鳩
huǒ jiū
'fire dove' (S. China)
紅咖追
hóng gāzhuī (kāzhuī?)
'red gazhui / kazhui'		 ベニバト
(紅鳩)
beni-bato
'red pigeon'		   홍비둘기
hong-bidulgi
'red pigeon'		 Cu ngói
'ngoi pigeon'
Streptopelia chinensis
link to photo 		Spotted-necked dove
Spotted dove
Spot-necked dove
Spotted turtle dove		 珠頸斑鳩
zhū-jǐng bān-jiū
'bead-necked striped dove'
斑頸鳩
bān-jǐng jiū
'striped/spotted necked dove' (former official name)		 珠頸斑鳩
zhū-jǐng bān-jiū
'bead-necked striped dove' 		斑鳩
bān-jiū
'striped dove'
花斑鳩
huā bān-jiū
'flowery striped dove'
花脖斑鳩
huā-bó bān-jiū
'flowery-throated striped dove'
珍珠鳩
zhēnzhū jiū
'pearl dove'
中斑
zhōng bān
'central stripe'
珠頸鴿
zhū jǐng gē
'bead-necked pigeon'
鴣雕
gū diāo
'gudiao'		 カノコバト
(鹿の子鳩)
kanoko-bato
'fawn pigeon' (named after fawn-like spots)		   목점박이비둘기
mok-jeombagi-bidulgi
'neck-spotted pigeon'		 Cu gáy
'gay (warbling, calling?) pigeon'
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Macropygia                
Macropygia unchall Barred cuckoo-dove
Bar-tailed cuckoo dove 		斑尾鵑鳩
bān-wěi juān-jiū
'stripe-tailed cuckoo dove'		 斑尾鵑鳩
bān-wěi juān-jiū
'stripe-tailed cuckoo dove' 		  ヨコジマオナガバト
(横縞尾長鳩)
yoko-jima o-naga bato
'horizontal stripe long-tailed pigeon'		     Gầm ghì vằn
'speckled/streaked gam ghi'
Macropygia tenuirostris
|Note|		 Philippine cuckoo-dove 長尾鳩
cháng-wěi jiū
'long-tailed dove'		 菲律賓鵑鳩
Fēilǜbīn juān-jiū
'Philippine cuckoo dove' (2, 4)
栗褐鵑鳩
lì-hè juān-jiū
'brown cuckoo dove' (1, 3)
|Note|		 烏鵑鳩
wū juān-jiū
'dark cuckoo dove' (6)
赤鵑鳩
chì juān-jiū
'red cuckoo dove'		 フィリピンオナガバト
(フィリピン尾長鳩)
Firipin o-naga bato
'Philippine long-tailed pigeon'		      
Chalcophaps                
Chalcophaps indica
link to photolink to photo		 Emerald dove 翠翼鳩
cuì-yì-jiū
'jade-winged dove'		 綠翅金鳩
lǜ-chì jīn-jiū
'green-winged golden dove' 		綠背金鳩
lǜ-bèi jīn-jiū
'green-backed golden dove' (6, 7)		 キンバト
(金鳩)
kin-bato
'golden pigeon'		     Cu luồng
'luong pigeon'
 
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Treron                
Treron bicinctus
Treron bicincta
link to photo 		Orange-breasted green pigeon
Orange-breasted green-pigeon 		橙胸綠鳩
chéng-xiōng lǜ-jiū
'orange-breasted green dove'		 橙胸綠鳩
chéng-xiōng lǜ-jiū
'orange-breasted green dove'		   ムネアカアオバト
(胸赤青鳩)
mune-aka ao-bato
'red-breasted blue/green pigeon'		     Cu xanh khoang cổ
'collared spotted green pigeon'
Treron sieboldii
link to photo		 White-bellied green pigeon
White-bellied green-pigeon
Japanese green pigeon
Siebold's green pigeon
White-bellied wedge-tailed green pigeon		 綠鳩
lǜ-jiū
'green dove'		 紅翅綠鳩
hóng-chì lǜ-jiū
'red-winged green dove' 		  アオバト
(青鳩)
ao-bato
'blue/green pigeon'		   녹색비둘기
nok-saek-bidulgi
'green-coloured pigeon'		 Cu xanh bụng trắng
'white-bellied green pigeon'
Treron formosae
link to photolink to photo		 Whistling green pigeon
Whistling green-pigeon
Formosan green pigeon
Red-capped green pigeon 		紅頭綠鳩
hóng-tóu lǜ-jiū
'red-headed green dove'		 紅頂綠鳩
hóng-dǐng lǜ-jiū
'red-capped green dove'		   ズアカアオバト
(頭赤青鳩)
zu-aka ao-bato
'red-headed blue/green pigeon'		      
Ptilinopus                
Ptilinopus leclancheri Black-chinned fruit dove
Black-chinned fruit-dove
Black-chinned fruit pigeon 		小綠鳩
xiǎo lǜ-jiū
'little green dove'
|Note|		 黑頦果鳩
hēi-kē guǒ-jiū
'black-chinned fruit dove' (1, 2, 3, 4)
黑额果鳩
hēi-é guǒ-jiū
'black-browed fruit dove' (5 -- possibly an error)		 黑頦綠鳩
hēi-kē lǜ-jiū
'black-chinned green dove' (6)		 クロアゴヒメアオバト
(黒顎姫青鳩)
kuro-ago hime ao-bato
'black-chinned princess green pigeon'		      
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