General names
Information is based on dictionaries and other sources. Comments and corrections welcome.
The divers or loons are known as 潛鳥 or 'diving birds' in Chinese. The name 阿比 (probably from Japanese) is also sometimes found.
Species names
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CHINESE |
JAPANESE |
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Latin |
English |
Chinese (Taiwan) |
Chinese (Mainland) |
Other Ch |
Japanese |
Other J |
Korean |
Vietnamese |
Gavia stellata |
Red-throated loon or Red-throated diver |
紅喉潛鳥 (红喉潜鸟) 'red-throated diving bird' |
(紅喉潛鳥) 红喉潜鸟 'red-throated diving bird' |
アビ (阿比) abi 'abi' |
아비 abi 'diver' |
| Gavia arctica |
Arctic loon or Black-throated diver Black-throated loon |
黑喉潛鳥 (黑喉潜鸟) 'black-throated diving bird' |
(黑喉潛鳥) 黑喉潜鸟 'black-throated diving bird' or (綠喉潛鳥) 绿喉潜鸟 'green-throated diving bird' (Alternative in 1) |
オオハム (大波武) ō-hamu 'hamu' (hamu written 'wave warrior') |
큰회색머리아비 keun-hoe-saeng-meori-abi 'large grey-headed diver' |
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| Gavia pacifica |
Pacific loon or Pacific diver |
太平洋潛鳥 (太平洋潜鸟) 'Pacific ocean diving bird' |
(太平洋潛鳥) 太平洋潜鸟 'Pacific ocean diving bird' |
シロエリオオハム (白襟大波武) shiro-eri ō-hamu 'white-collared large hamu' (hamu written 'wave warrior') |
회색머리아비 hoe-saeng-meori-abi 'grey-headed diver' |
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