General names
Information is based on dictionaries and other sources. Comments and corrections welcome.
The frigate birds are known as 軍艦鳥 meaning 'warship bird'. This name appears to have come from English (either from 'frigate bird' or the alternative 'man-o'-war bird'), either directly or via Japanese.
Species names
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Fregata minor |
Great frigatebird Great frigate bird |
軍艦鳥 'warship bird' |
黑腹軍艦鳥 'black-bellied warship bird' (2, 4) 小軍艦鳥 'small warship bird' (1, 3, 5) |
オオグンカンドリ (大軍艦鳥) ō gunkan-dori 'large warship bird' |
큰군함조 keun-gunham-jo 'large warship bird' |
Cốc biển đen 'black sea cormorant' |
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| Fregata ariel |
Lesser frigatebird Lesser frigate bird |
白斑軍艦鳥 'white spotted/streaked warship bird' |
白斑軍艦鳥 'white spotted/streaked warship bird' |
コグンカンドリ (小軍艦鳥) ko gunkan-dori 'small warship bird' |
군함조 gunham-jo 'warship bird' |
Cốc biển bé 'small sea cormorant' |
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