General names
Information is based on dictionaries and other sources. Comments and corrections welcome.
The Chinese term for swallows in general is 燕 , but does not usually occur as a word on its own. The most common type of swallow, Hirundo rustica, is known as a 燕子 .
Species names
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| Riparia paludicola | Plain martin Brown-throated sand martin African sand martin |
棕沙燕 'reddish-brown sand swallow' |
褐喉沙燕 'brown throated sand swallow' |
タイワンショウドウツバメ (台湾小洞燕) Taiwan shōdō tsubame 'Taiwan small hole swallow' |
Nhạn nâu đỏ 'red brown swallow' |
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Riparia riparia |
Collared sand martin Sand martin Bank swallow |
灰沙燕 'grey sand swallow' |
崖沙燕 'cliff sand swallow' |
沙燕 'sand swallow' |
ショウドウツバメ (小洞燕) shōdō tsubame 'small hole swallow' |
갈색제비 gal-saek-jebi 'brown-coloured swallow' |
Nhạn nâu xám 'grey brown swallow' |
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| Hirundo rustica |
Barn swallow House swallow Swallow |
家燕 'house swallow' |
家燕 'house swallow' |
燕子 'swallow' 拙燕 'clumsy swallow' |
ツバメ (燕) tsubame 'swallow' |
제비 jebi 'swallow' |
Nhạn bụng trắng 'white-bellied swallow' |
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| Hirundo tahitica |
Pacific swallow | 洋燕 'ocean swallow' |
洋燕 'ocean swallow' (2, 4, 5) 洋斑燕 'ocean striped swallow' (1, 3) |
リュウキュウツバメ (琉球燕) Ryūkyū tsubame 'Ryukyu swallow' |
Nhạn đuôi đen 'black-tailed swallow' |
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| Delichon dasypus |
Asian house martin Asian house-martin |
東方毛腳燕 'eastern hair-leg swallow' |
烟腹毛脚燕 'smoky bellied hair-leg swallow' |
イワツバメ (岩燕) iwa tsubame 'rock swallow' |
흰털발제비 huin-teol-bal-jebi 'white hair-legged swallow' |
Nhạn hông trắng Á châu 'Asian white-rumped swallow' |
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| Cecropis | ||||||||
| Cecropis daurica Hirundo daurica |
Red-rumped swallow Golden-rumped swallow |
金腰燕 'golden-rumped swallow' |
金腰燕 'golden-rumped swallow' |
巧燕 'skilful swallow' |
コシアカツバメ (腰赤燕) koshi-aka tsubame 'red-rumped swallow' |
귀제비 gwi-jebi 'returning? swallow' |
Nhạn bụng xám 'grey-bellied swallow' |
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| Cecropis striolata Hirundo striolata |
Striated swallow Greater striated swallow |
赤腰燕 'red-rumped swallow' |
斑腰燕 'striped-rump swallow' |
オオコシアカツバメ (大腰赤燕) ō koshi-aka tsubame 'large red-rumped swallow' |
Nhạn bụng vằn 'striped bellied swallow' |
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Floating Menu by Milonic |
Tool tips by Walter Zorn |
