General names
Information is based on dictionaries and other sources. Comments and corrections welcome.
The Chinese name for the wagtails is 鶺鴒 , which can also be written 脊令 (the same characters minus the 'bird' radical 鳥). The pipits are known as 鷚 (a variant pronunciation, still recognised in Taiwan, is ).
The wagtails have a number of alternative names in Chinese. The significance of the characters used is not totally clear. Some may simply be representing the sound.
精列 'spirit row'
連錢 'link money' (also 'bridle')
雪姑 'snow aunt'
雍渠
Species names
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| Dendronanthus | ||||||||
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Dendronanthus indicus |
Forest wagtail | 山鶺鴒 (山鹡鸰) 'mountain wagtail' |
(山鶺鴒) 山鹡鸰 'mountain wagtail' or (林鶺鴒) 林鹡鸰 'forest wagtail' (Alternative in 1) |
樹鶺鴒 (树鹡鸰) 'tree wagtail' 刮刮油 (刮刮油) '(literally) skim off oil = accept bribes, etc.' |
イワミセキレイ (石見鶺鴒) iwami sekirei 'Iwami wagtail' |
물레새 mul-le-sae 'water le bird' |
Chim Chìa vôi rừng 'forest wagtail' |
| Motacilla | ||||||||
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Motacilla flava |
Yellow wagtail | 黃鶺鴒 (黄鹡鸰) 'yellow wagtail' |
(黄鶺鴒) 黄鹡鸰 'yellow wagtail' |
黄馬蘭花 (黄马兰花) 'yellow malan flower' (malan = medicinal herb) 黄旦旦 (黄旦旦) 'yellow dandan' 黄顫兒 (黄颤儿) 'yellow tremble / shiver' |
ツメナガセキレイ (爪長鶺鴒) tsume-naga sekirei 'long-clawed wagtail' |
긴발톱할미새 gin-baltop-halmi-sae 'long-spurred wagtail'  Taxonomy |
Chim Chìa vôi vàng 'yellow wagtail' |
| Motacilla citreola |
Citrine wagtail Yellow-headed wagtail |
黃頭鶺鴒 (黄头鹡鸰) 'yellow-headed wagtail' |
(黄头鶺鴒) 黄頭鹡鸰 'yellow-headed wagtail' |
キガシラセキレイ (黄頭鶺鴒) ki-gashira sekirei 'yellow-headed wagtail' |
노랑머리할미새 norang-meori-halmi-sae 'yellow-headed wagtail' |
Chim Chìa vôi đầu vàng 'yellow-headed wagtail' |
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| Motacilla cinerea |
Grey wagtail | 灰鶺鴒 (灰鹡鸰) 'grey wagtail' |
(灰鶺鴒) 灰鹡鸰 'grey wagtail' |
黄腹灰鶺鴒 (黄腹灰鹡鸰) 'yellow-bellied grey wagtail' 黄零 (黄零) 'yellow zero (ling)' (零 probably alternative writing of 鸰|鴒 líng) |
キセキレイ (黄鶺鴒) ki sekirei 'yellow wagtail' |
노랑할미새 norang-halmi-sae 'yellow wagtail' |
Chim Chìa vôi núi 'mountain wagtail' |
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| Motacilla alba |
White wagtail Pied wagtail |
白鶺鴒 (白鹡鸰) 'white wagtail' |
(白鶺鴒) 白鹡鸰 'white wagtail' |
白臉鶺鴒 (白脸鹡鸰) 'white faced wagtail' 點水雀 (点水雀) 'sip-water sparrow' 白顫兒 (白颤儿) ) 'white tremble / shiver' 瀕鴒 (濒鴒) 'close to water wagtail (líng is second character in jílíng)' 白面鳥 (白面鸟) 'white-faced bird' 白馬蘭花 (白马兰花) 'white horse orchid' |
タイリクハクセキレイ (大陸白鶺鴒) tairiku haku-sekirei 'continental white wagtail' |
알락할미새 allak-halmi-sae 'pied wagtail' Note |
Chim Chìa vôi trắng 'white wagtail' |
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| Motacilla alba lugens Motacilla lugens Taxonomy |
Black-backed wagtail | 黑背白鶺鴒 (黑背白鹡鸰) 'black-backed white wagtail' (Ding - tentative) |
(黑背白鶺鴒) 黑背白鹡鸰 'black-backed white wagtail' (2, 4) (黑背鶺鴒) 黑背鹡鸰 'black-backed wagtail' (3) Taxonomy |
ハクセキレイ (白鶺鴒) haku-sekirei 'white wagtail' Taxonomy |
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| Motacilla grandis |
Japanese pied wagtail Japanese wagtail |
日本鶺鴒 (日本鹡鸰) 'Japanese wagtail' |
(日本鶺鴒) 日本鹡鸰 'Japanese wagtail' |
セグロセキレイ (背黒鶺鴒) se-guro sekirei 'black-backed wagtail' |
검은등할미새 geomeun-deung-halmi-sae 'black-backed wagtail' |
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Anthus richardi |
Richard's pipit | 大花鷚 (大花鹨) 'large flowery pipit' |
(田鷚) 田鹨 'field pipit' (1, 2, 4, 5) (理氏鷚) 理氏鹨 'Mr Li's pipit' (3) Taxonomy |
マミジロタヒバリ (眉白田雲雀) mami-jiro ta-hibari 'white-eyebrowed field-lark' ('lark' written 'cloud' + 'sparrow') |
큰밭종다리 keun-bat-jongdari 'large field-lark' |
Chim manh lớn 'large pipit' Taxonomy |
| Anthus godlewskii |
Blyth's pipit | 布萊氏鷚 (布莱氏鹨) 'Mr Bulai's pipit' |
(布氏鷚) 布氏鹨 'Mr Bu's pipit' (2, 4) (布萊氏鷚) 布莱氏鹨 'Mr Bulai's pipit' (1, 3, 5) |
平原鷚 (平原鹨) 'plains pipit' (7) Clashes with A. campestris above) |
コマミジロタヒバリ (小眉白田雲雀) ko mami-jiro ta-hibari 'small white-eyebrowed field-lark' ('lark' written 'cloud' + 'sparrow') |
쇠밭종다리 soe-bat-jongdari 'small field-lark' |
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| Anthus hodgsoni |
Olive-backed pipit Indian tree pipit Oriental tree pipit |
樹鷚 (树鹨) 'tree pipit' |
(樹鷚) 树鹨 'tree pipit' |
木鷚 (木鹨) 'tree pipit' 麥鷚子 (麦鹨子) 'grain pipit' 麥如藍兒 / 麥如蘭兒 (麦如蓝儿 / 麦如兰儿) 'mairulanr'(meaning of characters is 'grain like blue' or 'grain like orchid') 樹魯鴓 (树鲁鴓) 'tree Shandong (?) warbler' 大鷚 (大鹨) 'large pipit' (also used for lark) |
ビンズイ (便追 ~ 木鷚) binzui 'binzui' 1) 便 of indeterminate meaning, possibly phonetic, 追 = 'to chase'; 2) is from Chinese. |
キヒバリ (木雲雀) ki-hibari 'tree lark' |
힝둥새 hingdung-sae 'hingdung bird' |
Chim manh 'pipit' |
| Anthus gustavi |
Pechora pipit Petchora pipit |
白背鷚 (白背鹨) 'white-backed pipit' |
(北鷚) 北鹨 'north pipit' |
セジロタヒバリ (背白田雲雀) sejiro ta-hibari 'white-backed field-lark' ('lark' written 'cloud' + 'sparrow') |
흰등밭종다리 huin-deung-bat-jongdari 'white-backed field-lark' |
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| Anthus cervinis |
Red-throated pipit | 赤喉鷚 (赤喉鹨) 'red-throated pipit' |
(紅喉鷚) 红喉鹨 'red-throated pipit' |
ムネアカタヒバリ (胸赤田雲雀) mune-aka ta-hibari 'red-breasted field-lark' ('lark' written 'cloud' + 'sparrow') |
붉은가슴밭종다리 bulgeun-gaseum-bat-jongdari 'red-breasted field-lark' |
Chim manh họng đỏ 'red-throated pipit' |
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| Anthus rubescens |
Buff-bellied pipit or American pipit |
黃腹鷚 (黄腹鹨) 'yellow-bellied pipit' |
(黄腹鷚) 黄腹鹨 'yellow-bellied pipit' (2, 3, 4) |
アメリカタヒバリ (アメリカ田雲雀) amerika ta-hibari 'American field-lark' ('lark' written 'cloud' + 'sparrow') (Wikipedia) |
밭종다리 bat-jongdari 'field-lark' |
Chim manh lưng đỏ 'red-backed pipit (bird)' (13) |
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| Anthus spinoletta |
Water pipit Rock pipit |
水鷚 (水鹨) 'water pipit' |
(水鷚) 水鹨 'water pipit' |
タヒバリ (田雲雀) ta-hibari 'field lark' ('lark' written 'cloud' + 'sparrow') |
옅은밭종다리 yeoteun-bat-jongdari 'pale field-lark' |
Chim manh Nhật Bản 'Japanese pipit' |
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