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Haematopodidae
蛎鹬科
lì-yù kē

蠣鴴科
lì-héng kē

ミヤコドリ科
miyako-dori ka

검은머리물떼새과
geomeun-meori-mul-tte-sae-gwa

Họ Chim mò sò

Алаг зарагынхан
alag zaragiŋkhaŋ

(Mongolian family name based on Inner Mongolian name)
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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 Green lettering at this site hides a tool tip with glosses, further explanations, etc. Hover cursor to reveal. to see additional information.

In Mainland China, the oyster catchers are known as 蛎鹬 lì-yù, or 'oyster snipe' (see Scolopacidae). In Taiwan they are called 蛎鸻 lì-héng, or 'oyster plovers'.

The ibisbills are known as 鹮嘴鹬 huán-zuǐ yù, quite literally 'ibis-billed snipe'.

Species names

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HAEMATOPODINAE
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CHINESE
EAST
SOUTH
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Haematopus
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Haematopus ostralegus
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Eurasian Oystercatcher
Eurasian oyster-catcher
Palaearctic oyster-catcher
Oyster-catcher
蛎鹬
(蠣鷸)
lì-yù
'oyster snipe'
(蛎鸻)
蠣鴴
lì-héng
'oyster plover'
  ミヤコドリ
(都鳥)
miyako-dori
'capital bird'
Haematopus (ostrolegus) osculans:
검은머리물떼새
geomeun-meori-mul-tte-sae
'black-headed tide-bird (=plover)'
Chim mò sò
'oyster-groping bird' (13)
Inner M:
Шаазгай алаг зараг
ᠱᠠᠭᠠᠵᠠᠭᠠᠢ ᠠᠯᠠᠭ ᠵᠠᠷᠠᠭ
shaazgai alag zarag
'magpie motley woodcock' (31)
 
IBIDORHYNCHINAE
SCIENTIFIC & ENGLISH
CHINESE
EAST
SOUTH
NORTH
Ibidorhyncha
Latin
English
Chinese
Chinese (Taiwan)
Other Ch
Japanese
Korean
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Ibidorhyncha struthersii
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Ibisbill
Ibis-bill
鹮嘴鹬
(䴉嘴鷸)
huán-zuǐ yù
'ibis-billed snipe'
    トキハシゲリ
(朱鷺嘴計里 ~ 朱鷺嘴鳧)
toki-hashi geri
'ibis-billed lapwing'
    Inner M:
Өрвөлдэй хутгалжин
ᠦᠷᠪᠢᠯᠲᠠᠢ ᠬᠢᠲᠣᠭᠠᠯᠵᠢᠨ
örvildei khutgaljiŋ
'ibis avocet (31)

This is the Inner Mongolian name for the avocets and stilts (Recurvirostridae). It is not listed in ordinary dictionaries, so the pronunciation is just a guess. The name suggests a connection with the verb хутгалах khutgalakh 'to stab'.

Chim Việt Nam Nguyễn Cử, Lê Trọng Trải, Karen Phillipps; Nhà Xuất Bản Lao Động - Xã Hội, 2000

汉蒙名词术语分类词典(自然科学部分) Mongolian (Cyrillic): Хятад Монгол нэр томъёоны зүйл хуваасан толь (байгалийн шинжлэх ухааны бүлэг) (Chinese-Mongolian classified terminological dictionary, natural sciences part) by 《汉蒙名词术语分类词典》编纂委员会 Mongolian (Cyrillic): "Хятад Монгол нэр томъёоны зүйл хуваасан толь" найруулах комисс (Chinese-Mongolian classified terminological dictionary editorial committee), Inner Mongolian People's Press, Hohhot 1990