Trogonidae
咬鹃科
yǎo-juān kē

General

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The Chinese name for the trogons is 咬鹃 yǎo-juān, literally 'biting-cuckoo', a reference to their habit of building nest cavities in trees with their bills. The Red-headed Trogon is found across southern China and has a couple of vernacular names; the other two occur only in the far corner of Yunnan.

Species names

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SCIENTIFIC & ENGLISH		CHINESE			EAST		SOUTH	NORTH
Harpactes
Latin	English	Chinese	Chinese (Taiwan)	Other Ch	Japanese	Korean	Vietnamese	Mongolian
Harpactes oreskios	Orange-breasted trogon	橙胸咬鹃 (橙胸咬鵑) chéng-xiōng yǎo-juān 'orange-breasted biting-cuckoo'			ヤマキヌバネドリ (山絹羽鳥) yama kinu-bane-dori 'mountain silk-winged bird'		Chim Nuốc bụng vàng 'yellow-bellied trogon (bird)' (12, 13, 34)
Harpactes erythrocephalus	Red-headed trogon	红头咬鹃 (紅頭咬鵑) hóng-tóu yǎo-juān 'red-headed biting-cuckoo'		红姑鸪 (紅姑鴣) hóng gū-gū 'red gu (aunt) gu (bird)' (cf Hoopoe) 红姑鸽 (紅姑鴿) hóng gū-gē 'red gu (aunt) pigeon' (FS) 红头丽鹃 (紅頭麗鵑) hóng gū-gē 'red-headed beautiful cuckoo' (FS)	ズアカキヌバネドリ (頭赤絹羽鳥) zu-aka kinu-bane-dori 'red-headed silk-winged bird'		Chim Nuốc bụng đỏ 'red-bellied trogon (bird)' (12, 13, 34)	Inner M: Улаан тоншуулаг хөхөө ᠣᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠲᠣᠩᠰᠢᠭᠣᠯᠯᠢᠭ ᠬᠦᠬᠦᠬᠡ ulaan toŋshuulag khökhöö 'red woodpecker-like cuckoo' (31)
Harpactes wardi	Ward's trogon	红腹咬鹃 (紅腹咬鵑) hóng-fù yǎo-juān 'red-bellied biting-cuckoo'		瓦氏咬鹃 (瓦氏咬鵑) wǎ-shì yǎo-juān 'Mr Wa's biting-cuckoo' (FS)	ビルマキヌバネドリ (ビルマ絹羽鳥) biruma kinu-bane-dori 'Burmese silk-winged bird'		Chim Nuốc đuôi hồng 'rosy-tailed trogon (bird)' (12, 13, 34)

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