General names
Information is based on dictionaries and other sources. Comments and corrections welcome.
The skuas and jaegers are called 賊鷗 zéi-ōu 'robber gulls' due to their habit of harrassing smaller sea birds to give up their catch. They are also known as 獵鷗 liè-ōu 'hunting gulls'.
Species names
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Stercorarius maccormicki
Catharacta maccormicki
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South-polar skua |
灰賊鷗
huī zéi-ōu
'grey robber gull'
南極賊鷗
nán-jí zéi-ōu
'south pole robber gull' (former official name)
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麥氏賊鷗
Mài-shì zéi-ōu
'Mr Mai's robber gull' (2, 3, 5)
灰賊鷗
huī zéi-ōu
'grey robber gull' (4)
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ナンキョクオオトウゾクカモメ
(南極大盗賊鴎)
nankyoku ō tōzoku kamome
'south pole large robber gull'
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큰도둑갈매기
keun-doduk-galmaegi
'large robber gull' |
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Stercorarius pomarinus
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Pomarine skua
Pomarine jaeger |
中賊鷗
zhōng zéi-ōu
'medium robber gull' |
中賊鷗
zhōng zéi-ōu
'medium robber gull' |
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トウゾクカモメ
(盗賊鴎)
tōzoku kamome
'robber gull' |
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넓적꼬리도둑갈매기
neorp-jeok-kkori-doduk-galmaegi
'flat-broad-tailed ? robber gull' |
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Stercorarius parasiticus
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Parasitic jaeger
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Arctic skua
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Arctic jaeger
Short-tailed skua |
短尾賊鷗
duǎn-wěi zéi-ōu
'short-tailed robber gull'
賊鷗
zéi-ōu
'robber gull' (former official name) |
短尾賊鷗
duǎn-wěi zéi-ōu
'short-tailed robber gull' |
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クロトウゾクカモメ
(黒盗賊鴎)
kuro tōzoku kamome
'black robber gull' |
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북극도둑갈매기
bukgeuk-doduk-galmaegi
'north pole robber gull' |
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Stercorarius longicaudus
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Long-tailed jaeger
Long-tailed skua |
長尾賊鷗
cháng-wěi zéi-ōu
'long-tailed robber gull' |
長尾賊鷗
cháng-wěi zéi-ōu
'long-tailed robber gull' |
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シロハラトウゾクカモメ
(白腹盗賊鴎)
shiro-hara tōzoku kamome
'white-bellied robber gull' |
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