General
Information is based on dictionaries and other sources. Comments and corrections welcome.
The bee-eaters are officially known as 蜂虎 'bee-tiger', or more informally the 食蜂鳥 'eat bee bird'.
Species names
SCIENTIFIC & ENGLISH |
CHINESE |
JAPANESE |
OTHER |
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Latin |
English |
Chinese (Taiwan) |
Chinese (Mainland) |
Other Ch |
Japanese |
Other J |
Korean |
Vietnamese |
Merops philippinus |
Blue-tailed bee-eater Blue-cheeked bee eater |
栗喉蜂虎 (栗喉蜂虎) 'chestnut-throated bee-tiger' |
(栗喉蜂虎) 栗喉蜂虎 'chestnut-throated bee-tiger' |
ハリオハチクイ (針尾蜂喰) hari-o hachi-kui 'spine-tailed bee-eater' |
Chim Trảu ngực nâu 'brown-breasted trau bird'  Taxonomy |
| Merops ornatus |
Rainbow bee-eater Australian bee-eater Rainbow bee eater |
彩虹蜂虎 (彩虹蜂虎) 'rainbow bee-tiger' |
(彩虹蜂虎) 彩虹蜂虎 'rainbow bee-tiger' (4) (虹彩蜂虎) 虹彩蜂虎 'rainbow bee-tiger' (5) |
ハチクイ (蜂喰) hachi-kui 'bee-eater' |
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| Merops viridis |
Blue-throated bee-eater Chestnut-headed bee eater |
藍喉蜂虎 (蓝喉蜂虎) 'blue-throated bee-tiger' |
(藍喉蜂虎) 蓝喉蜂虎 'blue-throated bee-tiger' |
栗頭蜂虎 (栗头蜂虎) 'chestnut-headed bee-tiger' (6, 7) Clashes with name for M. leschenaulti) 食蜂鳥 (食峰鸟) 'eat-bee bird' |
ルリノドハチクイ (瑠璃喉蜂喰 ~ 琉璃喉蜂喰) ruri-nodo hachi-kui 'lapiz-lazuli throated bee-eater' |
Chim Trảu họng xanh 'blue/green-throated trau bird' |
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