General names
Information is based on dictionaries and other sources. Comments and corrections welcome.
In Taiwan the oyster catchers are called 蠣鴴 , or 'oyster plovers'. In Mainland China, they are known as 蠣鷸 , or 'oyster snipe'.
Species names
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Haematopus ostralegus |
Eurasian oyster-catcher Palaearctic oyster-catcher Oyster-catcher |
蠣鴴 (蛎鸻) 'oyster plover' |
(蠣鷸) 蛎鹬 'oyster snipe' |
ミヤコドリ (都鳥) miyako-dori 'capital bird' |
ミヤコシギ (都鷸 ~ 都鴫) miyako-shigi 'capital snipe' |
검은머리물떼새 geomeun-meori-mul-ttesae 'black-headed water-tte bird' |
Chim mò sò 'grope for oyster bird' (13) |
