General names
Information is based on dictionaries and other sources. Comments and corrections welcome.
The Pied Avocet and Black-winged Stilt are both referred to as kinds of 鴴 'plover' in Taiwan. On the Mainland they are named 鷸 'snipe'.
Species names
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| Himantopus | ||||||||
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Himantopus himantopus |
Black-winged stilt | 高蹺鴴 (高跷鸻) 'high-stilted plover' |
(黑翅長腳鷸) 黑翅长脚鹬 'black-winged long-legged snipe' |
セイタカシギ (背高鷸 ~ 背高鴫) sei-taka shigi 'tall snipe' |
장다리물떼새 jang-dari-mul-tte-sae 'long-legged tide?-bird (=plover)' |
Chim Cà kheo 'stilt bird' |
| Recurvirostra | ||||||||
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Recurvirostra avosetta |
Pied avocet Avocet |
反嘴鴴 (反嘴鸻) 'recurved-billed plover' |
(反嘴鷸) 反嘴鹬 'recurved-billed snipe' |
ソリハシセイタカシギ (反嘴背高鷸 ~ 反嘴背高鴫) sori-hashi sei-taka shigi 'recurved-billed tall snipe' |
뒷부리장다리물떼새 dwit-buri-jangdari-mul-tte-sae 'recurved-billed long-legged tide?-bird (=plover)' |
Chim Cà kheo mỏ cong 'curved-billed stilt bird' |
