Laridae / 鷗科 (Ōu kē)

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General names

Information is based on dictionaries and other sources. Comments and corrections welcome.

The Laridae are all known as ōu in Chinese.

Mainland terminology reserves 燕鷗 yàn-ōu 'swallow gull' for the genus Sterna. In terms of naming, the marsh terns, noddies, and others are treated as different kinds of ōu (gull).

Species names

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Larus                
Larus crassirostris
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Black-tailed gull
Japanese gull
黑尾鷗
hēi-wěi ōu
'black-tailed gull'
黑尾鷗
hēi-wěi ōu
'black-tailed gull'
海貓
hǎi-māo
'sea cat'
烏尾尖鷗
wū-wěi jiān ōu
'dark-tailed sharp gull'
中康滿
zhōng kāng-mǎn
'medium peace plenty'
ウミネコ
(海猫)
umi-neko
'sea cat'
  괭이갈매기
gwaengi-galmaegi
'cat gull'
Mòng bể đuôi đen
'black-tailed sea gull'
Larus canus
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Mew gull
Common gull
海鷗
hǎi ōu
'sea gull'
海鷗
hǎi ōu
'sea gull'
白頭鷗
bái-tóu ōu
'white-headed gull'
カモメ
(鴎)
kamome
'gull'
  갈매기
galmaegi
'gull'
Mòng bể đầu trắng
'white-headed sea gull'
mòng bể Viễn Đông
'Far Eastern sea gull' (13)
Larus hyperboreus
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Glaucous gull 北極鷗
běi jí ōu
'north pole gull'
北極鷗
běi jí ōu
'north pole gull'
  シロカモメ
(白鴎)
shiro-kamome
'white gull'
  흰갈매기
huin-galmaegi
'white gull'
Mòng biển xanh xám
'greenish-grey sea gull' (Wikipedia)
Larus argentatus
|Note|
Herring gull 銀鷗
yín-ōu
'silver gull'
黑脊鷗
hēi-jǐ ōu
'black-spined gull' (former official name)
銀鷗
yín-ōu
'silver gull'
紅腳鯡鷗
hóng-jiǎo fēi ōu
'red-legged herring gull'
叼嘴郎
diāo zuǐ láng
'hold-in-mouth fellow'
叼魚郎
diāo yú láng
'hold-fish fellow'
大康滿
dà kāng-mǎn
'large peace plenty'
魚鷹子
yú-yīngzi
fish hawk (but see osprey and cormorant)
大海鷗
dà hǎi-ōu
'large sea gull'
大水鴿子
dà shuǐ gēzi
'large water pigeon'
セグロカモメ
(背黒鴎)
se-guro kamome
'black-backed gull'
ウスセグロカモメ
(薄背黒鴎)
usu se-guro kamome
'light black-backed gull'
(if species status of L. vegae is recognised)
  옅은재갈매기
yeoteun-jae-galmaegi
'pale ash gull'
|Note|
Mòng biển cá trích
'herring sea gull' (Wikipedia)
Larus argentatus vegae
Larus vegae
Vega gull
Siberian gull
織女銀鷗
zhī-nǚ yín-ōu
'weaving girl (=Vega) silver gull' (proposed - from Internet)
西伯利亞銀鷗
Xībólìyà yín-ōu
'Siberian silver gull' (2, 4)
織女銀鷗
zhī-nǚ yín-ōu
'weaving girl (=Vega) silver gull' (3)
織女鷗
zhī-nǚ ōu
'weaving girl gull' (Alternative in 3)
紅腳銀鷗
hóng-jiǎo yín-ōu
'red-legged silver gull' (7)
セグロカモメ
(背黒鴎)
se-guro kamome
'black-backed gull' (Internet)
  재갈매기
jae-galmaegi
'ash gull'
Mòng bể Vega
'Vega sea gull' (13)
|Note|
Larus cachinnans Yellow-legged gull
Caspian gull
黃腳銀鷗
huáng-jiǎo yín-ōu
'yellow-footed silver gull'
黄腿銀鷗
huáng-tuǐ yín ōu
'yellow-legged silver gull' (2)
黄腳銀鷗
huáng-jiǎo yín-ōu
'yellow-footed silver gull' (3)
or
黄腳鷗
huáng-jiǎo ōu
'yellow-footed gull' (Alternative in 3)
黄腿鷗
huáng-tuǐ ōu
'yellow-legged gull' (4)
  キアシセグロカモメ
(黄足背黒鴎)
ki-ashi se-guro kamome
'yellow-legged black-backed gull' (Internet)
  노랑발갈매기
norang-bal-galmaegi
'yellow-legged gull' (L. mongolicus)
카스피해갈매기
Kaseupi-hae-galmaegi
'Caspian sea gull' (L. cachinnans)
Mòng biển Caspi
'Caspian sea gull' (Wikipedia)
Larus schistisagus
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Slaty-backed gull 灰背鷗
huī-bèi ōu
'grey-backed gull'
大黑脊鷗
dà hēi-jǐ ōu
'large black-spined gull' (former official name)
灰背鷗
huī-bèi ōu
'grey-backed gull'
  オオセグロカモメ
(大背黒鴎)
ō se-guro kamome
'large black-backed gull'
  큰재갈매기
keun-jae-galmaegi
'large ash gull'
Mòng biển lưng đá
'stone-backed sea gull' (Wikipedia)
Larus fuscus Lesser black-backed gull 小黑背鷗
xiǎo hēi-bèi yín-ōu
'silver gull'
小黑背銀鷗
xiǎo hēi-bèi yín-ōu
'silver gull' (2, 5)
|Note|
  ニシセグロカモメ
(背黒鴎)
nishi se-guro kamome
'western black-backed gull' (from Internet)
|Note|
    Mòng biển lưng đen nhỏ
'small black-backed sea gull' (Wikipedia)
Larus fuscus heuglini
Larus heuglini
|Note|
Heuglin's gull 灰林銀鷗
huī-lín yín ōu
'grey forest silver gull' (Heuglin's gull - proposed - from Internet)
|Note|
灰林銀鷗
huī-lín yín ōu
'grey forest silver gull' (3)
or
灰林鷗
huī-lín ōu
'grey forest gull' (Alternative in 3)
休氏銀鷗
Xiū-shì yín-ōu
'Mr Xiu's silver gull' (4)
  ホイグリンカモメ
(ホイグリン鴎)
Hoigurin kamome
'Heuglin gull' (from Internet)
|Note|
  줄무늬노랑발갈매기
jul-munui-norang-bal-galmaegi
'striped-pattern yellow-legged gull'
Mòng bể chân vàng
'golden-legged sea gull'
(13)
|Note|
or
Mòng biển Heuglin
'Heuglin sea gull' (Wikipedia)
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Larus ichthyaetus
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Great black-headed gull
or
Pallas's Gull
漁鷗
yú-ōu
'fishing gull'
漁鷗
yú-ōu
'fishing gull'
  オオズグロカモメ
(大頭黒鴎)
ō zu-guro kamome
'large black-headed gull'
  큰검은머리갈매기
keun-geomeun-meori-galmaegi
'large black-headed gull'
Mòng bể đầu đen lớn
'large black-headed sea gull'
mòng bể Palas
'Pallas sea gull' (13)
Larus brunnicephalus
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Brown-headed gull
Indian black-headed gull
棕頭鷗
zōng-tóu ōu
'reddish-brown-headed gull'
棕頭鷗
zōng-tóu ōu
'reddish-brown-headed gull'
水鴿子
shuǐ gēzi
'water pigeon'
海鷗
hǎi-ōu
'sea gull'
チャガシラカモメ
(茶頭鴎)
cha-gashira kamome
'brown-headed gull'
    Mòng bể đầu nâu
'brown-headed sea gull'
Larus ridibundis
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Common black-headed gull
Black-headed gull
紅嘴鷗
hóng-zuǐ ōu
'red-billed gull'
紅嘴鷗
hóng-zuǐ ōu
'red-billed gull'
笑鷗
xiào ōu
'laughing gull'
普通海鷗
pǔtōng hǎi-ōu
'common sea gull'
海鷗
hǎi-ōu
'sea gull'
赤味鷗
chì-wèi ōu
'red flavour (?) gull'
釣魚郎
diào yú láng
'fisher fellow'
小康滿
xiǎo kāng-mǎn
'small peace plenty'
水鴿子
shuǐ gēzi
'water pigeon'
ユリカモメ
(百合鴎)
yuri kamome
'lily gull'
ミヤコドリ
(都鳥)
miyako-dori 'capital bird'
(old literary usage)
붉은부리갈매기
bulgeun-buri-galmaegi
'red-billed gull'
Mòng bể
'sea gull'
Mòng bể đầu đen
'black-headed sea gull' (13)
Larus saundersi
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Saunders's gull
Saunder's gull
黑嘴鷗
hēi-zuǐ ōu
'black-billed gull'
黑嘴鷗
hēi-zuǐ ōu
'black-billed gull'
烏頭
wū-tóu
'dark head'
白眼睛
bái-yǎnjing
'white eye'
ズグロカモメ
(頭黒鴎)
zu-guro kamome
'black-headed gull'
  검은머리갈매기
geomeun-meori-galmaegi
'black-headed gull'
Mòng bể mỏ ngắn
'short-billed sea gull'
Larus atricilla Laughing gull 笑鷗
xiào ōu
'laughing gull'
笑鷗
xiào ōu
'laughing gull'
  ワライカモメ
(笑い鴎)
warai kamome
'laughing gull'
     
Larus minutus
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Little gull 小鷗
xiǎo-ōu
'little gull'
小鷗
xiǎo-ōu
'little gull'
  ヒメカモメ
(姫鴎)
hime kamome
'princess gull'
     
Rissa                
Rissa tridactyla
Larus tridactylus
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Black-legged kittiwake
Kittiwake
三趾鷗
sān-zhǐ ōu
'three-toed gull'
三趾鷗
sān-zhǐ ōu
'three-toed gull'
  ミツユビカモメ
(三つ趾鴎)
mitsu-yubi kamome
'three-toed gull'
  세가락갈매기
se-garak-galmaegi
'three-toed gull'
Mòng biển xira
'xira sea gull' (Wikipedia)
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Sterna                
Sterna nilotica
Gelochelidon nilotica
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Gull-billed tern 鷗嘴燕鷗
ōu-zuǐ yàn-ōu
'gull-billed swallow-gull'
鷗嘴噪鷗
ōu-zuǐ zào-ōu
'gull-billed noisy gull'
  ハシブトアジサシ
(嘴太鯵刺)
hashi-buto ajisashi
'thick-billed tern'
  큰부리제비갈매기
keun-buri-jebi-galmaegi
'large-billed swallow gull'
Nhàn chân đen
'black-legged tern'
Sterna caspia
Hydroprogne caspia
Hydroprogne tschegrava
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Caspian tern 裏海燕鷗
Lǐ Hǎi yàn-ōu
'inland sea (=Caspian Sea) swallow-gull'
紅嘴巨鷗
hóng-zuǐ jù-ōu
'red-billed giant gull'
or
黑海巨鷗
hēi-hǎi jù-ōu
'Black Sea giant gull' (Alternative in 5)
  オニアジサシ
(鬼鯵刺)
oni ajisashi
'ogre tern'
  붉은부리큰제비갈매기
bulgeun-buri-keun-jebi-galmaegi
'red-billed large swallow gull'
Nhàn Caxpia
'Caspian tern'
Sterna sandvicensis
link to photo
Sandwich tern 白嘴端燕鷗
bái-zuǐ duān yàn-ōu
'white-billed level swallow-gull'
白嘴端鳳頭燕鷗
bái-zuǐ duān fèng-tóu yàn-ōu
'white-billed level phoenix-headed swallow-gull' (4)
白嘴端燕鷗
bái-zuǐ duān yàn-ōu
'white-billed level swallow-gull' (5)
  サンドイッチアジサシ
(サンドイッチ鯵刺)
Sandoitchi ajisashi
'Sandwich tern'
     
Sterna bergii
Thalasseus bergii
link to photolink to photo
Greater crested tern
Great Crested-tern
or
Crested tern
Large crested tern
鳳頭燕鷗
fèng-tóu yàn-ōu
'phoenix-headed swallow-gull'
大鳳頭燕鷗
dà fèng-tóu yàn-ōu
'large phoenix-headed swallow-gull'
  オオアジサシ
(大鯵刺)
ō-ajisashi
'large tern'
    Nhàn mào
'crested tern'
Nhàn mào lớn
'large crested tern' (13)
Sterna dougalli
link to photolink to photo
Roseate tern 紅燕鷗
hóng yàn-ōu
'red swallow-gull'
粉紅燕鷗
fěn-hóng yàn-ōu
'pink swallow-gull'
  ベニアジサシ
(紅鯵刺)
beni ajisashi
'red tern'
    Nhàn hồng
'rosy tern'
Sterna sumatrana
link to photo
Black-naped tern 蒼燕鷗
cāng yàn-ōu
'blue swallow-gull'
黑枕燕鷗
hēi-zhěn yàn-ōu
'black-naped swallow-gull'
  エリグロアジサシ
(襟黒鯵刺)
eri-guro ajisashi
'black-collared tern'
    Nhàn Xumatra
'Sumatran tern'
Sterna hirundo
link to photolink to photo
Common tern 燕鷗
yàn-ōu
'swallow-gull'
普通燕鷗
pǔtōng yàn-ōu
'common swallow-gull'
長翅海燕
cháng-chì hǎi-yàn
'long-winged sea swallow'
アジサシ
(鯵刺)
ajisashi
'tern'
  제비갈매기
jebi-galmaegi
'swallow gull'
Nhàn
'tern'
Sterna albifrons
link to photolink to photo
Little tern 小燕鷗
xiǎo yàn-ōu
'little swallow-gull'
白額燕鷗
bái-é yàn-ōu
'white forehead swallow-gull'
  コアジサシ
(小鯵刺)
ko-ajisashi
'little tern'
  쇠제비갈매기
soe-jebi-galmaegi
'small swallow gull'
Nhàn nhỏ
'little tern'
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Sterna aleutica
link to photo
Aleutian tern 白腰燕鷗
bái-yāo yàn-ōu
'white rumped swallow-gull'
白腰燕鷗
bái-yāo yàn-ōu
'white rumped swallow-gull'
  コシジロアジサシ
(腰白鯵刺)
koshi-jiro ajisashi
'white-rumped tern'
    Nhàn bụng đen
'black-bellied tern' (13)
|Note|
Sterna anaethetus Bridled tern
Brown-winged tern
白眉燕鷗
bái-méi yàn-ōu
'white-eyebrow swallow-gull'
褐翅燕鷗
hè-chì yàn-ōu
'brown-winged swallow-gull'
  マミジロアジサシ
(眉白鯵刺)
mami-jiro ajisashi
'white-eyebrow tern'
  에위니아제비갈매기
ewinia-jebi-galmaegi
'ewinia swallow gull'
Nhàn lưng đen
'black-backed tern'
Sterna fuscata
link to photo
Sooty tern 烏領燕鷗
wū-lǐng yàn-ōu
'dark-collared swallow-gull'
烏燕鷗
wū yàn-ōu
'dark swallow-gull'
  セグロアジサシ
(背黒鯵刺)
se-guro ajisashi
'black-backed tern'
  검은등제비갈매기
geomeun-deung-jebi-galmaegi
black-backed swallow-gull'
Nhàn nâu
'brown tern'
Chlidonias                
Chlidonias hybrida
Chlidonias hybridus
Sterna hybrida
link to photolink to photo
Whiskered tern 黑腹燕鷗
hēi-fù yàn-ōu
'black-bellied swallow-gull'
鬚浮鷗
xū fú-ōu
'whiskered floating gull'
  クロハラアジサシ
(黒腹鯵刺)
kuro-hara ajisashi
'black-bellied tern'
  구레나룻제비갈매기
gurenarut-jebi-galmaegi
'whiskered swallow-gull'
Nhàn đen
'black tern'
Chlidonias leucopterus
Sterna leucoptera
link to photolink to photo
White-winged black tern
White-winged tern
白翅黑燕鷗
bái-chì hēi yàn-ōu
'white-winged black swallow-gull'
白翅浮鷗
bái-chì fú-ōu
'white-winged floating gull'
  ハジロクロハラアジサシ
(羽白黒腹鯵刺)
ha-jiro kuro-hara ajisashi
'white-winged black-bellied tern'
  흰죽지갈매기
huin-jukji-galmaegi
'white wingjoint gull'
Nhàn xám
'grey tern'
Chlidonias niger
Chlidonias nigra
Sterna nigra
Black tern 黑浮鷗
hēi fú-ōu
'black floating gull'
黑浮鷗
hēi fú-ōu
'black floating gull'
  ハシグロクロハラアジサシ
(嘴黒黒腹鯵刺)
hashi-guro kuro-hara ajisashi
'black-billed black-bellied tern'
  검은제비갈매기
geomeun-jebi-galmaegi
'black swallow gull'
 
Anous                
Anous stolidus
link to photolink to photo
Brown noddy
or
Common noddy
Noddy tern
玄燕鷗
xuán yàn-ōu
'dark swallow-gull'
白頂玄燕鷗
bái-dǐng xuán yàn-ōu
'white-headed dark swallow-gull' (2, 4, 5)
白頂玄鷗
bái-dǐng xuán ōu
'white-headed dark gull' (1, 3)
白頂燕鷗
bái-dǐng yàn-ōu
'white-headed swallow-gull' (6)
クロアジサシ
(黒鯵刺)
kuro ajisashi
'black tern'
    Nhàn đầu xám
'grey-headed tern'
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