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 parrots are known in Chinese as 鹦鹉 . Colloquially, they are also known as or 鹦哥 or 鹦哥儿 .
Much less commonly, the parrots are also known as 臊陀 , from Sanskrit, or in the sense of a bird that can mimic speech, as 能言鸟 'can speak bird'.
Cultural:
Chinese uses the expression 鹦鹉学舌 , literally 'parrot learn-tongue', to refer to mechanical repetition of what someone else says.
Species names
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Psittacula finschii |
Grey-headed parakeet | 灰头鹦鹉 (灰頭鸚鵡) 'grey-headed parrot'  Taxonomy |
灰头鹦 (灰頭鸚) 'grey-headed parrot' 亚历山大小鹦 (亞歷山大小鸚) 'Alexander small parrot' |
ズグロコセイインコ (頭黒小青鸚哥) zu-guro ko-sei-inko 'black-headed small blue/green parakeet' |
Psittacula himalayana finschii (12): Chim Vẹt đầu xám 'grey-headed parakeet (bird)' (12, 34) |
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| Psittacula roseata |
Blossom-headed parakeet | 花头鹦鹉 (花頭鸚鵡) 'flower-headed parrot' |
バライロコセイインコ (薔薇色小青鸚哥) bara-iro ko-sei-inko 'rose-coloured small blue/green parakeet' |
Chim Vẹt đầu hồng 'rose-headed parakeet (bird)' (12, 13, 34) |
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| Psittacula alexandri |
Red-breasted parakeet Moustached parakeet |
绯胸鹦鹉 (緋胸鸚鵡) 'scarlet-breasted parrot' |
鹦哥 (鸚哥) 'parrot' (FS) 莺哥 (鶯哥) 'parrot' (written 'oriole big-brother') (FS) 绯胸鹦 (緋胸鸚) 'scarlet-breasted parrot' |
ダルマインコ (達磨鸚哥) daruma-inko 'dharma parakeet' |
Chim Vẹt ngực đỏ 'red-breasted parakeet (bird)' (12, 13, 34) |
Inner M: Тоть ᠲᠣᠲᠢ tot' 'parrot' (31) |
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| Psittacula derbiana Psittacula derbyana |
Lord Derby's parakeet Derbyan parakeet Derby's parakeet |
大紫胸鹦鹉 (大紫胸鸚鵡) 'large purple-breasted parrot' |
大绯胸鹦鹉 (大緋胸鸚鵡) 'large scarlet-breasted parrot' (6) 四川鹦鹉 (四川鸚鵡) 'Sichuan parrot' 大鹦哥 (大鸚哥) 'large parrot' |
オオダルマインコ (大達磨鸚哥) ō daruma-inko 'large dharma parakeet' |
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| Psittacula eupatria |
Alexandrine parakeet | 阿历山大鹦鹉 (阿歷山大鸚鵡) 'Alexander parrot' (introduced) (4, 5) |
亚历山大鹦鹉 (亞歷山大鸚鵡) 'Alexander parrot' (7) |
オオホンセイインコ (大本青鸚哥) ō hon-sei-inko 'large true blue/green parakeet' |
Chim Vẹt má vàng 'yellow-cheeked parakeet (bird)' (12, 34) |
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| Psittacula krameri |
Rose-ringed parakeet | 红领绿鹦鹉 (紅領綠鸚鵡) 'red-collared green parrot' |
牡丹鹦鹉 (牡丹鸚鵡) 'peony parrot' 粉红领鹦鹉 (粉紅領鸚鵡) 'pink-collared parrot' (FS) 红额绿鹦鹉 (紅額綠鸚鵡) 'red-foreheaded green parrot' |
ホンセイインコ (本青鸚哥) hon-sei-inko 'true blue/green parakeet' |
Chim Vẹt cổ hồng 'rose-necked parakeet (bird)' (12, 34) |
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| Trichoglossus haematodus |
Rainbow lorikeet Rainbow lory |
彩虹鹦鹉 (彩虹鸚鵡) 'rainbow parrot' (3, 4) 虹彩吸蜜鹦鹉 (虹彩吸蜜鸚鵡) 'rainbow-colour honey-sucking parrot' (5) (introduced) |
五色青海鹦鹉 (五色青海鸚鵡) 'five-coloured green/blue-sea parrot' (possibly from Japanese) |
ゴシキセイガイインコ (五色青海鸚哥) go-shiki seigai-inko 'five-coloured blue/green-sea parakeet' |
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| Loriculus | ||||||||
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| Loriculus vernalis |
Vernal hanging parrot Vernal hanging-parrot |
短尾鹦鹉 (短尾鸚鵡) 'short-tailed parrot' |
倒悬鹦鹉 (倒懸鸚鵡) 'hung-upside-down parrot' (FS) |
ミドリサトウチョウ (緑砂糖鳥) midori satō-chō 'green sugar-bird' |
Chim Vẹt lùn 'dwarf parakeet (bird)' (12, 34) |
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中国鸟类分类与分布名录 主编：郑光美 科学出版社 北京 2005年
A Checklist on the Classification and Distribution of the Birds of China Chief editor: Zheng Guangmei, Science Press, Beijing 2005
Floating Menu by Milonic |
Tool tips by Walter Zorn |
