General
Information is from dictionaries and other sources. Pinyin reflects Mandarin pronunciation; for some dialect names, it is no more than a polite fiction. Korean glosses are tentative. Comments and corrections welcome. Hover over Green Lettering to see additional information.
The ioras are named 雀鹎 'sparrow bulbuls' in Chinese due to a resemblance to the bulbuls. (The leaf-birds were once included in the same family and similarly bear a name referring to the bulbuls.)
The ioras are found in the south of Yunnan, outside of historical Chinese-speaking areas, and do not appear to have popular or traditional names in Chinese.
Species names
SCIENTIFIC & ENGLISH |
CHINESE |
EAST |
SOUTH | NORTH |
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| Aegithina | ||||||||
Latin |
English |
Chinese |
Chinese (Taiwan) |
Other Ch |
Japanese |
Korean |
Vietnamese |
Mongolian |
Aegithina tiphia |
Common iora Black-winged iora |
黑翅雀鹎 (黑翅雀鵯) 'black-winged sparrow-bulbul' |
ヒメコノハドリ (姫木の葉鳥) hime konoha-dori 'princess leaf-bird' |
Chim nghệ ngực vàng 'yellow-breasted turmeric-bird' (12, 34) |
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| Aegithina lafresnayei |
Great iora | 大绿雀鹎 (大綠雀鵯) 'large green sparrow-bulbul' |
オオヒメコノハドリ (大姫木の葉鳥) ō hime konoha-dori 'large princess leaf-bird' |
Chim nghệ lớn 'large turmeric-bird' (12, 34) |
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Floating Menu by Milonic |
Tool tips by Walter Zorn |
