- Gaviidae - 潛鳥科 -

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The divers or loons are known as 潛鳥 qián-niǎo or 'diving birds' in Chinese. The name 阿比 ābǐ (probably from Japanese) is also sometimes found.

SCIENTIFIC & ENGLISH		CHINESE			JAPANESE		OTHER
Latin	English	Chinese (Taiwan)	Chinese (Mainland)	Other Ch	Japanese	Other J	Korean	Vietnamese
Gavia
Gavia stellata	Red-throated loon or Red-throated diver	紅喉潛鳥 hóng-hóu qián-niǎo 'red-throated diving bird'	紅喉潛鳥 hóng-hóu qián-niǎo 'red-throated diving bird'		アビ (阿比) abi 'abi'		아비 abi 'abi'
Gavia arctica	Arctic loon or Black-throated diver Black-throated loon	黑喉潛鳥 hēi-hóu qián-niǎo 'black-throated diving bird'	黑喉潛鳥 hēi-hóu qián-niǎo 'black-throated diving bird' or 綠喉潛鳥 lǜ-hóu qián-niǎo '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-colour-headed abi'
Gavia pacifica	Pacific loon or Pacific diver	太平洋潛鳥 Tàipíng-yáng qián-niǎo 'Pacific ocean diving bird'	太平洋潛鳥 Tàipíng-yáng qián-niǎo '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-colour-headed abi'

Gaviidae / 潛鳥科 (Qián-niǎo kē)