General names
Information is based on dictionaries and other sources. Comments and corrections welcome.
The pittas are known as 八色鳥 ('eight-coloured bird') in Chinese. On the Mainland, they are known as 八色鶇 ('eight-coloured thrush').
Species names
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Pitta nympha |
Fairy pitta Chinese pitta Lesser blue-winged pitta |
八色鳥 'eight-coloured bird' |
仙八色鶇 'fairy eight-coloured thrush' |
藍翅八色鶇 'blue-winged eight-coloured thrush' (6, 7) (Now applied to P. moluccensis) 八色轟鳥 'eight-coloured booming? bird' |
ヤイロチョウ (八色鳥) ya-iro-chō 'eight-coloured bird' |
ヤイロツグミ (八色鶇) ya-iro tsugumi 'eight-coloured thrush' |
팔색조 pal-saek-jo 'eight-coloured bird' |
Đuôi cụt bụng đỏ 'red-bellied short-tail' |
Floating Menu by Milonic |
Tool tips by Walter Zorn |
