General
Information is based on dictionaries and other sources. Comments and corrections welcome.
In Chinese, the Hoopoe is known as 戴勝 , literally 'wear headdress'.
Species names
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Upupa epops |
Common hoopoe Eurasian hoopoe Hoopoe |
戴勝 (戴胜) 'wear headdress' |
(戴勝) 戴胜 'wear headdress' |
呼呼哱 (呼呼哱) huhubo (onomatopoeic) 呼哱哱 (呼哱哱) hubobo (onomatopoeic) 山和尚 (山和尚) 'mountain monk' (also used for the Jay) 臭姑鴣 (臭姑鸪) 'smelly gu (aunt) gu (bird)' (cf Harpactes erythrocephalus, Red-headed trogon) 臭鴣鴣 (臭鸪鸪) 'smelly gu gu' 花蒲扇 (花蒲扇) 'flowery palm fan' (north) 髮傘頭鳥 (发伞头鸟) 'hair umbrella head bird' (south) 雞冠鳥 (鸡冠鸟) 'coxcomb bird' |
ヤツガシラ (戴勝) yatsu-gashira 'eight heads' (but written 'wear headdress', from Chinese) |
후투티 hututi 'hoopoe' |
Chim Đầu rìu 'hatch-head (bird)' |
