General names
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The painted snipe is known as 彩鷸 ('coloured snipe') in Chinese.
畫眉
'painted-eyebrowed zha' or 'hwamei zha' is listed as an alternative Chinese name by the Cihai encyclopaedia. The term is an old word for some kinds of waterfowl, probably the grebe.
Species names
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Rostratula benghalensis |
Greater painted-snipe Painted snipe |
彩鷸 (彩鹬) 'coloured snipe' |
(彩鷸) 彩鹬 'coloured snipe' |
畫眉 (画眉 )'painted eyebrow (= hwamei) zhā' |
タマシギ (玉鷸 or 玉鴫) tama-shigi 'jewelled snipe' |
호사도요 hosa-doyo 'sumptuous snipe' |
Chim Nhát hoa 'flowery nhat bird (=woodcock)' |
