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'), probably via Japanese.
Species names
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Japanese |
Other J |
Korean |
Vietnamese |
Fregata minor |
Great frigatebird Great frigate bird |
軍艦鳥 (军舰鸟) 'warship-bird' |
(黑腹軍艦鳥) 黑腹军舰鸟 'black-bellied warship-bird' (2, 4) (小軍艦鳥) 小军舰鸟 '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' (군함조=軍艦鳥) |
Chim Cốc biển đen 'black sea cormorant' |
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Lesser frigatebird Lesser frigate bird |
白斑軍艦鳥 (白斑军舰鸟) 'white-striped warship-bird' |
(白斑軍艦鳥) 白斑军舰鸟 'white-striped warship-bird' |
コグンカンドリ (小軍艦鳥) ko gunkan-dori 'small warship-bird' |
군함조 gunham-jo 'warship-bird' (군함조=軍艦鳥) |
Chim Cốc biển bé 'small sea cormorant' |
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