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In Chinese, the Hoopoe is known as 戴胜 , literally 'wear headdress'. There are a number of popular names.
Species names
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Upupa epops |
Common hoopoe Eurasian hoopoe Hoopoe |
戴胜 (戴勝) 'wear headdress' |
(戴胜) 戴勝 'wear headdress' |
呼呼哱 (呼呼哱) huhubo (onomatopoeic) 呼哱哱 (呼哱哱) hubobo (onomatopoeic) 山和尚 (山和尚) 'mountain monk' (also used for the Jay) 臭姑鸪 (臭姑鴣) 'smelly gu (aunt) gu (bird)' (31) (cf Harpactes erythrocephalus, Red-headed Trogon) 臭鸪鸪 (臭鴣鴣) 'smelly gu (aunt) gu (bird)' 花蒲扇 (花蒲扇) 'flowery palm fan' (northern) 发伞头鸟 (髮傘頭鳥) 'hair umbrella head bird' (southern) 鸡冠鸟 (雞冠鳥) 'coxcomb bird' |
ヤツガシラ (戴勝) yatsu-gashira 'eight heads' (but written 'wear headdress', from Chinese) |
후투티 hututi 'hoopoe' |
Chim Đầu rìu 'hatchet-head (bird)' (12, 13, 34) |
Бөвөөлжин өвөөлж ᠪᠦᠪᠡᠭᠡᠯᠵᠢᠨ ᠦᠪᠣᠭᠡᠯᠵᠢ bövööljiŋ övöölj 'hoopoe hoopoe' Inner M: Бөвөөлжин ᠪᠦᠪᠡᠭᠡᠯᠵᠢᠨ bövööljiŋ 'hoopoe' (31, 32) |
Danh Lục Chim Việt Nam (In lần thứ hai) (Checklist of the Birds of Vietnam) Võ Quý, Nguyễn Cử, Nhà Xuất Bản Nông Nghiệp, Hà Nội 1999
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
内蒙古动物志 (第三卷 鸟纲 非雀形目) Fauna Inner Mongolia (Volume 3 Aves Non-Passerines) 主编：旭日干 (Chief Editor: Xurigan), 内蒙古人大学版社 (Inner Mongolian University Press), Hohhot 2013
Danh Lục Các Loài Chim ở Việt Nam (Latinh, Việt, Pháp, Hán) Trần Văn Chánh 2008-2009
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