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水薙鳥科
shuǐ-tì-niǎo kē

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hù kē

ミズナギドリ科
mizu-nagi-dori ka

슴새과
seum-sae-gwa

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General names

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

The Taiwanese use 水薙鳥 shuǐ-tì-niǎo 'water-shear bird' for the shearwaters and 穴鳥 xué-niǎo 'hole bird' for the petrels. Both are borrowed from Japanese, but Taiwanese naturalists have expanded 穴鳥 xué-niǎo to cover all the 'petrels' in the group. In Japanese, 穴鳥 ana-dori is restricted to Bulwer's Petrel. The Japanese verb 薙ぐ nagu, as found in mizu-nagi-dori, means 'mow' or 'shear'. The character is rare enough in Japanese but even less often encountered in Chinese, where it's pronounced . (In the normal written language, this character is usually replaced by the more common character , also read and meaning 'to shave', in Mainland China.)

Taiwanese usage diverges widely from that of the Mainland, which has been regularised based on the term , a rare ancient name for a kind of water bird. (Since the traditional character sets on computers lack the character , in this list we use the simplified form.)

Species names

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Pterodroma                
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Pterodroma hypoleuca
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Bonin Islands petrel
Bonin petrel
白腹穴鳥
(白腹穴鸟)
bái-fù xué-niǎo
'white-bellied hole bird'
(白額圓尾鸌)
白额圆尾鹱
bái-é yuán-wěi hù
'white-foreheaded round-tailed shearwater' (2, 4, 5)
(點額圓尾鸌)
点额圆尾鹱
diǎn-é yuán-wěi hù
'spot-foreheaded round-tailed shearwater' (1, 3)
圓尾鸌
(圆尾鹱)
yuán-wěi hù
'round-tailed shearwater'
シロハラミズナギドリ
(白腹水薙鳥)
shiro-hara mizu-nagi-dori
'white-bellied water-shearing bird'
  흰배슴새
huin-bae-seum-sae
'white-bellied-seum-bird'
 
Pseudobulweria                
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Other Ch
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Other J
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Pseudobulweria rostrata
Pterodroma rostrata
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Tahiti petrel
Peale's fulmar
黑背白腹穴鳥
(黑背白腹穴鸟)
hēi-bèi bái-fù xué-niǎo
'black-backed white-bellied hole bird'
(鉤嘴圓尾鸌)
钩嘴圆尾鹱
gōu-zuǐ yuán-wěi hù
'hook-billed round-tailed shearwater'
  セグロシロハラミズナギドリ
(背黒白腹水薙鳥)
se-guro shiro-hara mizu-nagi-dori
'black-backed white-bellied water-shearing bird'
     
Calonectris                
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Other Ch
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Other J
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Calonectris leucomelas
Puffinus leucomelas
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Streaked shearwater
White-faced shearwater
White-fronted shearwater
大水薙鳥
(大水薙鸟)
dà shuǐ-tì-niǎo
'large water-shearing bird'
(白額鸌)
白额鹱
bái-é hù
'white-foreheaded shearwater'
大灰鸌
(大灰鹱)
dà huī hù
'large grey shearwater' (FS)
オオミズナギドリ
(大水薙鳥)
ō mizu-nagi-dori
'large water-shearing bird'
(Numerous regional names) 슴새
seum-sae
'seum-bird'
Chim Hải âu mặt trắng
'white-faced hải âu (=gull) bird' (hải âu from Chinese 海鷗 hǎi'ōu 'seagull')
Puffinus                
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Other Ch
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Other J
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Puffinus pacificus
Puffinus pacifica
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Wedge-tailed shearwater 長尾水薙鳥
(长尾水薙鸟)
cháng-wěi shuǐ-tì-niǎo
'long-tailed water-shearing bird'
(曳尾鸌)
曳尾鹱
yè-wěi hù
'drag-tail shearwater'
楔尾鸌
(楔尾鹱)
xiē-wěi hù
'wedge-tailed shearwater' (FS)
オナガミズナギドリ
(尾長水薙鳥)
o-naga mizu-nagi-dori
'long-tailed water-shearing bird'
     
Puffinus griseus
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Sooty shearwater 灰水薙鳥
(灰水薙鸟)
huī shuǐ-tì-niǎo
'grey water-shearing bird'
(灰鸌)
灰鹱
huī hù
'grey shearwater'
  ハイイロミズナギドリ
(灰色水薙鳥)
hai-iro mizu-nagi-dori
'grey water-shearing bird'
     
Puffinus tenuirostris
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Short-tailed shearwater
Slender-billed shearwater
短尾水薙鳥
(短尾水薙鸟)
duǎn-wěi shuǐ-tì-niǎo
'short-tailed water-shearing bird'
(短尾鸌)
短尾鹱
duǎn-wěi hù
'short-tailed shearwater'
細嘴鸌
(细嘴鹱)
xì-wěi hù
'slender-billed shearwater' (FS)
ハシボソミズナギドリ
(嘴細水薙鳥)
hashi-boso mizu-nagi-dori
'thin-billed water-shearing bird'
  쇠부리슴새
soe-buri-seum-sae
small-billed seum-bird'
 
Puffinus carneipes
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Flesh-footed shearwater
Pale-footed shearwater
肉足水薙鳥
(肉足水薙鸟)
ròu-zú shuǐ-tì-niǎo
'flesh-footed water-shearing bird'
(淡足鸌)
淡足鹱
dàn-zú hù
'pale-footed shearwater' (2, 4)
(肉足鸌)
肉足鹱
ròu-zú hù
'flesh-footed shearwater' (3, 5)
  アカアシミズナギドリ
(赤足水薙鳥)
aka-ashi mizu-nagi-dori
'red-legged water-shearing bird'
  붉은발슴새
bulgeun-bal-seum-sae
'red-footed seum-bird
 
Bulweria                
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Bulweria bulwerii
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Bulwer's petrel 穴鳥
(穴鸟)
xué-niǎo
'hole bird'
(褐燕鸌)
褐燕鹱
hè yàn-hù
'brown swallow shearwater' (2, 4)
(純褐鸌)
纯褐鹱
chún-hè hù
'pure brown shearwater' (1, 3, 5)
燕鸌
(燕鹱)
yàn-hù
'swallow shearwater' (6, 7)
卜威氏海燕
(卜威海燕)
bǔwēi-shì hǎi-yàn
Mr Buwei's sea-swallow (Gee) (FS)
アナドリ
(穴鳥)
ana-dori
'hole bird'
     
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