General names
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The only member of the family found on Taiwan, the Fairy Pitta (Pitta nympha), is known as the 八色鸟 'eight-coloured bird'. This name is based on the Japanese name for the Fairy Pitta, ヤイロチョウ (八色鳥) ya-iro-tsugumi 'eight-coloured bird'. On the Mainland, the pittas 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 (八色鸟) 'eight-coloured bird' |
(仙八色鶇) 仙八色鸫 'fairy/immortal eight-coloured thrush' |
藍翅八色鶇 (蓝翅八色鸫) 'blue-winged eight-coloured thrush' (6, 7) (Now applied to P. moluccensis) 八色轟鳥 (八色轰鸟) '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' |
Chim Đuôi cụt bụng đỏ 'red-bellied short-tail bird' |
