Picidae
啄木鳥科
zhuó-mù-niǎo kē

General names

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

The woodpeckers are known appropriately enough as 啄木 zhuó-mù 'peck wood' or 啄木鳥 zhuó-mù-niǎo 'peck wood bird'. Sometimes called 凿木鳥 záo-mù-niǎo 'drill wood bird'. 鴷 liè is an older Chinese word for woodpecker.

Species names

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JYNGINAE SCIENTIFIC & ENGLISH CHINESE JAPANESE OTHER Jynx                 Latin English Chinese (Taiwan) Chinese (Mainland) Other Ch Japanese Other J Korean Vietnamese Jynx torquilla Northern wryneck Eurasian wryneck 地啄木 (地啄木) dì zhuó-mù 'ground peck-wood' (蟻鴷) 蚁䴕 yǐ liè 'ant woodpecker' 蛇皮鳥 (蛇皮鸟) shé-pí niǎo 'snake skin bird' 蛇頭鳥 (蛇头鸟) shé-tóu niǎo 'snake-headed bird' 歪脖 (歪脖) wāi-bó 'crooked neck' 歪脖鳥 (歪脖鸟) wāi-bó niǎo 'crooked-necked bird' アリスイ (蟻吸) ari-sui 'ant-sucker'   개미잡이 gaemijabi 'ant jabi?' Chim Vẹo cổ 'twisted neck bird'

PICINAE SCIENTIFIC & ENGLISH CHINESE JAPANESE OTHER Dendrocopos                   Dendrocopos canicapillus Picoides canicapillus (No 43) Grey-capped pygmy woodpecker Grey-capped woodpecker Grey-crowned woodpecker Grey-headed pygmy woodpecker Grey crown pigmy woodpecker 小啄木 (小啄木) xiǎo zhuó-mù 'small peck-wood' (星頭啄木鳥) 星头啄木鸟 xīng-tóu zhuó-mù-niǎo 'star-headed peck-wood bird' 星斑頭啄木鳥 (星斑头啄木鸟) xīng-bān-tóu zhuó-mù-niǎo 'star-stripe-headed peck-wood bird' 小鴷 (小䴕) xiǎo liè 'small woodpecker' 一點紅 (一点红) yī diǎn hóng 'one spot red' セグロコゲラ (背黒小啄木鳥) se-guro ko-gera 'black-backed small woodpecker'   아물쇠딱다구리 amul-soe-ttakdaguri 'amul small woodpecker' Chim Gõ kiến nhỏ đầu xám 'grey-headed small peck-ant bird' Dendrocopos leucotos Picoides leucotos White-backed woodpecker 大赤啄木 (大赤啄木) dà chì zhuó-mù 'large red peck-wood' (白背啄木鳥) 白背啄木鸟 bái-bèi zhuó-mù-niǎo 'white-backed peck-wood bird'   オオアカゲラ (大赤啄木鳥) ō aka-gera 'large red woodpecker'   큰오색딱다구리 keun o-saek-ttakdaguri 'large five-coloured woodpecker'   Picus                 Latin English Chinese (Taiwan) Chinese (Mainland) Other Ch Japanese Other J Korean Vietnamese Picus canus Grey-headed woodpecker or Grey-faced woodpecker Black-naped green woodpecker 綠啄木 (绿啄木) lǜ zhuó-mù 'green peck-wood' (灰頭綠啄木鳥) 灰头绿啄木鸟 huī-tóu lǜ-zhuómù-niǎo 'grey-headed green peck-wood bird' (1, 2, 3, 4) 灰頭啄木鳥 (灰头啄木鸟) huī-tóu zhuómù-niǎo 'grey-headed peck-wood bird' (5) 黑枕綠啄木鳥 (黑枕绿啄木鸟) hēi-zhěn lǜ-zhuómù-niǎo 'black-naped green peck-wood bird' (6, 7) 綠錛得木 (绿锛得木) lǜ bēn-dér-mù 'green adze-get-tree' (dialect) 黄啄木 (黄啄木) huáng zhuó-mù 'yellow peck-wood' 山啄木 (山啄木) shān zhuó-mù 'mountain peck-wood' 火老鴉 (火老鸦) huǒ lǎo-yā 'fire crow' 山鴷 (山䴕) shān liè 'mountain woodpecker' ヤマゲラ (山啄木鳥) yama-gera 'mountain woodpecker'   청딱다구리 cheong-ttakdaguri 'green woodpecker' Chim Gõ kiến xanh gáy đen 'black-naped blue/green peck-ant bird'

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