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 Green lettering at this site hides a tool tip with glosses, further explanations, etc. Hover cursor to reveal. to see additional information.
In Chinese, the honey guides are literally known as 响蜜䴕 'honey-guiding woodpecker'. (If you can't see the character, place your mouse over the top.) Only one honeyguide is found in China, in the far southwest. Unlike their African cousins, the honey guides of Asia do not have the habit of leading people or animals to honey. Accordingly, the Chinese name is clearly based on English, not on popular local usage (if this exists).
Species names
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Vietnamese |
Mongolian |
Indicator xanthonotus |
Yellow-rumped honeyguide | 黄腰响蜜䴕 (黃腰嚮蜜鴷) 'yellow-rumped honey-guiding woodpecker' |
インドミツオシエ (インド蜜教え) indo mitsu-oshie 'Indian honey-guide' |
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