Sittidae
䴓科
shī kē

General

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China has a variety of nuthatches, a number of which inhabit remote areas in the west or southwest away from the Chinese heartland.

1. The nuthatches are known as 䴓 shī in Chinese. (If your browser shows only a square or a question mark, place your cursor over the top and the character will appear). This old name is always found in combination, not as an independent word. It appears to be an ornithologist's term rather than a popular one. There are several vernacular names, probably of a regional nature.

2. The name of the Wallcreeper is a translation from other languages. It is known as 旋壁雀 xuán-bì-què, meaning 'wall-circling finch' (similar to the name of the treecreeper). The word 壁 bì, like English 'wall', ranges in its connotations from grand fortifications to the humble walls of a house. 雀 què is a word used not only for sparrows but also for finches and other small passerines in general.

Species names

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SITTINAE
SCIENTIFIC & ENGLISH		CHINESE			EAST		SOUTH	NORTH
Sitta
Latin	English	Chinese	Chinese (Taiwan)	Other Ch	Japanese	Korean	Vietnamese	Mongolian
Sitta europaea	Eurasian nuthatch Wood nuthatch Nuthatch	普通䴓 (普通鳾) pǔtōng shī 'common nuthatch'	(茶腹䴓) 茶腹鳾 chá-fù shī 'brown-bellied nuthatch'	穿树皮 (穿樹皮) chuān shù pí 'pierce tree bark' (31) 松枝儿 (松枝兒) sōng zhēr 'pine branch' (38) 蓝大胆 (藍大膽) lán-dà-dǎn 'blue bold' (38) 贴树皮 (貼樹皮) tiē-shù-pí 'stick to tree-bark' (38)	ゴジュウカラ (五十雀) gojū-kara 'fifty-tit'	아물동고비 amul-dong-gobi 'amul nuthatch' or 동고비 dong-gobi 'nuthatch'		Өрнийн тоншголжин ᠦᠷᠣᠨ᠎ᠠ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠲᠣᠩᠰᠢᠭᠣᠯᠵᠢᠨ örniŋ toŋshgoljiŋ 'western nuthatch' Inner M: Нохой шогшуур ᠨᠣᠬᠠᠢ ᠱᠣᠭᠱᠣᠣᠷ nokhoi shogshuur 'dog shogshuur' (31, 33) or Шарцгай ᠰᠢᠷᠴᠠᠭᠠᠢ shartsgai 'nuthatch' (31, 33)
Sitta nagaensis	chestnut-vented nuthatch	栗臀䴓 (栗臀鳾) lì-tún shī 'chestnut-bottomed nuthatch'			ミナミゴジュウカラ (南五十雀) minami gojū-kara 'southern fifty-tit'		Sitta europaea nagaensis: Chim Trèo cây đít hung 'reddish-vented tree-climbing bird' (12)
Sitta castanea	Chestnut-bellied nuthatch	栗腹䴓 (栗腹鳾) lì-fù shī 'chestnut-bellied nuthatch'			チャバラゴジュウカラ (茶腹五十雀) cha-bara gojū-kara 'brown-bellied fifty-tit'		Chim Trèo cây bụng hung 'reddish-bellied tree-climbing bird' (12, 34)
Sitta himalayensis	White-tailed nuthatch	白尾䴓 (白尾鳾) bái-wěi shī 'white-tailed nuthatch'		西玛拉䴓 (西瑪拉鳾) xīmǎlā shī 'Himalayan nuthatch' (early ornithological) (35) 白尾䴓 (白尾灰鳾) bái-wěi shī 'white-tailed nuthatch' (early ornithological) (35)	オジロゴジュウカラ (尾白五十雀) o-jiro gojū-kara 'white-tailed fifty-tit'		Chim Trèo cây Himalai 'Himalayan tree-climbing bird' (12)
Sitta yunnanensis	Yunnan nuthatch	滇䴓 (滇鳾) diān shī 'Yunnan nuthatch'		云南䴓 (雲南灰鳾) yún-nán shī 'Yunnan nuthatch' (early ornithological) (35)	ウンナンゴジュウガラ (雲南五十雀) unnan gojū-gara 'Yunnan fifty-tit'
Latin	English	Chinese	Chinese (Taiwan)	Other Ch	Japanese	Korean	Vietnamese	Mongolian
Sitta villosa	Chinese nuthatch Snowy-browed nuthatch Black-headed nuthatch	黑头䴓 (黑頭鳾) hēi-tóu shī 'black-headed nuthatch'		松树儿 (松樹兒) sōng-shùr 'pine tree' (38) 贴树皮 (貼樹皮) tiē-shù-pí 'stick to tree-bark' (38) 桦木炭儿 (樺木炭兒) huà-mù tānr 'birch-tree charcoal' (38) 中国灰䴓 (中國灰鳾) zhōng-guó huī shī 'Chinese grey nuthatch' (early ornithological) (35)	チョウセンゴジュウカラ (朝鮮五十雀) chōsen gojū-kara 'Korean fifty-tit'	쇠동고비 soe-dong-gobi 'small nut-hatch'		Inner M: Тоорцогт нохой шогшуур ᠲᠣᠭᠣᠷᠴᠣᠭᠲᠣ ᠨᠣᠬᠠᠢ ᠱᠣᠭᠱᠣᠣᠷ toortsogt nokhoi shogshuur 'scullcapped dog shogshuur' (33)
Sitta leucopsis	White-cheeked nuthatch	白脸䴓 (白臉鳾) bái-liǎn shī 'white-faced nuthatch'		中国西方䴓 (中國西方鳾) zhōng-guó xī-fāng shī 'Chinese western nuthatch' (early ornithological) (35)	ホオジロゴジュウカラ (頬白五十雀) hō-jiro gojū-kara 'white-cheeked fifty-tit'
Sitta frontalis	Velvet-fronted nuthatch	绒额䴓 (絨額鳾) róng-é shī 'velvet-foreheaded nuthatch'		暗丝绒面䴓 (暗絲絨面鳾) àn sī-róng miàn shī 'dark velvet-fronted nuthatch' (early ornithological) (35)	アカハシゴジュウカラ (赤嘴五十雀) aka-hashi gojū-kara 'red-billed fifty-tit'		Chim Trèo cây trán đen 'black-foreheaded tree-climbing bird' (12, 13, 34)
Sitta solangiae	Yellow-billed nuthatch Lilac nuthatch	淡紫䴓 (淡紫鳾) dàn-zǐ shī 'pale-purple nuthatch' (1, 2, 3, 4)			キバシゴジュウカラ (黄嘴五十雀) ki-bashi gojū-kara 'yellow-billed fifty-tit'		Chim Trèo cây mỏ vàng 'yellow-billed tree-climbing bird' (12, 13, 34)
Sitta magna	Giant nuthatch	巨䴓 (巨鳾) jù shī 'giant nuthatch'		伟人䴓 (偉人鳾) wěi-rén shī 'great-person nuthatch' (early ornithological) (35)	オニゴジュウカラ (鬼五十雀) oni gojū-kara 'ogre fifty-tit'
Latin	English	Chinese	Chinese (Taiwan)	Other Ch	Japanese	Korean	Vietnamese	Mongolian
Sitta formosa	Beautiful nuthatch	丽䴓 (麗鳾) lì shī 'beautiful nuthatch'			ビナンゴジュウカラ (美男五十雀) binan gojū-kara 'handsome-man fifty-tit'		Chim Trèo cây lưng đen 'black-backed tree-climbing bird' (12, 13, 34)
TICHODROMINAE
SCIENTIFIC & ENGLISH		CHINESE			EAST		SOUTH	NORTH
Tichodroma
Latin	English	Chinese	Chinese (Taiwan)	Other Ch	Japanese	Korean	Vietnamese	Mongolian
Tichodroma muraria	Wallcreeper Red-winged wall creeper	红翅旋壁雀 (紅翅旋壁雀) hóng-chì xuán-bì-què 'red-winged wall-circling finch'		石花 (石花) shí-huā 'stone flower' (northern) (35) 爬树鸟 (爬樹鳥) pá-shù-niǎo 'tree-climbing bird' (38) 爬岩树 (爬岩樹) pá-yàn-shù 'rock-tree climber' (38) 红翅旋壁雀 (紅翅旋壁雀) hóng-chì xuán-bì-què 'red-winged wall-circling finch' (early ornithological) (35)	カベバシリ (壁走) kabe-bashiri 'wall-runner'			Хэрмийн бялзуухай ᠬᠡᠷᠠᠮ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠪᠢᠯᠵᠣᠣᠬᠠᠢ khermiŋ byalzuukhai 'wall finch' Inner M: Улаан далавчит шарцгай ᠣᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠳᠠᠯᠠᠪᠴᠢᠲᠣ ᠰᠢᠷᠴᠠᠭᠠᠢ ulaaŋ davrachit shartsgai 'red-winged nuthatch' (33) IM also: Улаан далавчит хэрмийн тойруул ᠣᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠳᠠᠯᠠᠪᠴᠢᠲᠣ ᠬᠡᠷᠡᠮ ᠦᠨ ᠲᠣᠭᠣᠷᠢᠭᠣᠯ ulaaŋ dalavchit khermiŋ toiruul 'red-winged wall-circler' (31)

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