General names
Information is based on dictionaries and other sources. Comments and corrections welcome.
Jacanas are officially known as 水雉 'water pheasants'. Alternative names for the bird are 莲角 'lotus horn', from its habit of walking on lotus leaves, and 唙咕 possibly 'whisper' (reason unknown).
Species names
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Hydrophasianus chirurgus |
Pheasant-tailed jacana | 水雉 (水雉) 'water pheasant' |
(水雉) 水雉 'water pheasant' |
唙咕 (唙咕) 'whisper' (?) 蓮角 (莲角) 'lotus horn' |
レンカク (蓮角) renkaku 'lotus horn' |
물꿩 mul-kkwong 'water pheasant' |
Gà lôi nước 'water thunder-fowl/chicken (=pheasant)' |
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