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Information is from dictionaries and other sources. Species list may not be current. 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 Japanese, the larger herons are called サギ sagi, written with the same character as Chinese: . Egrets are popularly called シラサギ shira-sagi (白鷺) 'white herons', but the ornithological names don't reflect this.

Bitterns and small (short-necked) herons are known as ゴイ goi. Members of the genus Ixobrychus are known as ヨシゴイ yoshi-goi ('reed goi') and members of the genus Gorsachius (herons) are known as ミゾゴイ mizo-goi ('ditch goi').

The word ゴイ goi is written 五位, meaning 'fifth rank'. It is possible that the characters are a 'folk etymology' unrelated to the real etymology. There is, in fact, a quaint story to explain the choice of characters. According to the story, the Emperor Daigo once asked his retainers to capture one of the birds. The bird was docile and easily caught, and as a reward the Emperor is said to have conferred on it the title of 'fifth rank' (五位 goi) in the court aristocracy.

CULTURAL

In Japanese haiku, the Grey Heron or 青鷺 ao-sagi is a season word for summer.

Shirasagi-jō or 'White Heron Castle' is a popular name for Himeji Castle.

Species names

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SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN
JAPANESE
CHINESE
KOREAN
Botaurus
Latin
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru
Japanese
Other J
Chinese
Chinese (Taiwan)
Other Ch
Korean
Botaurus stellaris
link to photolink to photo
Eurasian bittern
Great bittern
Bittern
Common bittern

Butor étoilé
Rohrdommel,
Große Rohrdommel
Выпь,
Большая выль
サンカノゴイ
(三家五位)
sanka no goi
'mountain-house bittern'
  大麻
(大麻鳽)
dà má-yán
'large flax bittern'
(大麻鹭)
大麻鷺
dà má-lù
'large flax-heron'
蒲鸡
(蒲雞)
pú jī
'sedge fowl/chicken' (FS)
大水骆驼
(大水駱駝)
dà shuǐ luòtuo
'large water camel' (FS)
알락해오라기
allak-haeoragi
'speckled bittern'
Ixobrychus
Latin
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru
Japanese
Other J
Chinese
Chinese (Taiwan)
Other Ch
Korean
Ixobrychus sinensis
link to photo
Yellow bittern
Chinese little bittern

Blongios de Chine
Chinadommel
Китайская выпь
ヨシゴイ
(葦五位)
yoshi goi
'reed bittern'
  黄斑苇
(黃斑葦鳽)
huáng-bān wěi-yán
'yellow-striped reed bittern' (2, 4)
黄苇
(黃葦鳽)
huáng wěi-yán
'yellow reed bittern' (1, 3, 5)
(黄小鹭)
黃小鷺
huáng xiǎo-lù
'yellow small heron'
水骆驼
(水駱駝)
shuǐ luòtuo
'water camel' (FS)
苇漂
(葦漂)
wěi-piāo
'reed floater'
小老等
(小老等)
xiǎo lǎo-děng
'small always-wait' (FS)
덤불해오라기
deombul-haeoragi
'thicket bittern'
Ixobrychus eurhythmus
link to photo
Shrenck's bittern
Schrenck's little bittern

Blongios de Schrenck
Mandschurendommel
Амурский болчок,
Выль
オオヨシゴイ
(大葦五位)
ō yoshi goi
'large reed bittern'
  紫背苇
(紫背葦鳽)
zǐ-bèi wěi-yán
'purple back reed bittern'
(秋小鹭)
秋小鷺
qiū xiǎo-lù
'autumn small heron'
水骆驼
(水駱駝)
shuǐ luòtuo
'water camel' (FS)

(秋鳽)
qiū yán
'autumn bittern' (FS)
큰덤불해오라기
keun-deombul-haeoragi
'large thicket bittern'
Ixobrychus cinnamomeus
link to photolink to photo
Cinnamon bittern
Chestnut bittern

Blongios cannelle
Zimtdommel
Волчок охристый
リュウキュウヨシゴイ
(琉球葦五位)
ryūkyū yoshi goi
'Ryukyu reed bittern'
  栗苇
(栗葦鳽)
lì wěi-yán
'chestnut reed bittern'
(栗小鹭)
栗小鷺
lì xiǎo-lù
'chestnut small heron'
独春鸟
(獨春鳥)
dú-chūn-niǎo
'solitary spring bird' (FS)
黄鹤
(黃鶴)
huáng-hè
'yellow crane'
小水骆驼
(小水駱駝)
xiǎo shuǐ luòtuo
'small water camel' (FS)

(葭鳽)
jiā yán
'reed bittern' (FS)
열대붉은해오라기
yeoldae-bulgeun-haeoragi
'tropical red bittern'
Ixobrychus flavicollis
Dupetor flavicollis
link to photo
Black bittern
Yellow-necked bittern

Blongios à cou jaune
Schwarzdommel,
Malaiendommel
Волчок азиатско-австралийский мангровый
タカサゴクロサギ
(高砂黒鷺)
takasago kuro-sagi
'Taiwan black heron'
  黑苇
(黑葦鳽)
hēi wěi-yán
'black reed bittern' (1, 2, 4, 5)

(黑鳽)
hēi yán
'black bittern' (3. alt in 1)
(黄颈黑鹭)
黃頸黑鷺
huáng-jǐng hēi-lù
'yellow-necked black heron'
乌鹭
(烏鷺)
wū lù
'dark heron' (FS)
黑长脚鹭鸶
(黑長腳鷺鷥)
hēi cháng-jiǎo lùsī
'black long-legged heron' (FS)
黄颈黑鹭
(黃頸黑鷺)
huáng-jǐng hēi-lù
'yellow-necked black heron' (FS)
검은해오라기
geomeun-haeoragi
'black bittern'
Gorsachius
Latin
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru
Japanese
Other J
Chinese
Chinese (Taiwan)
Other Ch
Korean
Gorsachius goisagi
Nycticorax goisagi
link to photo
Japanese night heron
Japanese night-heron
Brown night heron

Bihoreau goisagi
Rotscheitelreiher
Выпь японская
ミゾゴイ
(溝五位)
mizo-goi
'ditch-bittern'
  栗头
(栗頭鳽)
lì-tóu yán
'chestnut-headed bittern' (2, 4)

(栗鳽)
lì yán
'chestnut bittern' (1, 3, 5)
or
栗夜
(栗夜鳽)
lì yè-yán
'chestnut night-bittern' (alt in 1, 5)
(麻鹭)
麻鷺
má-lù
'flax-heron'
栗头虎斑
(栗頭虎斑鳽)
lì-tóu hǔ-bān yán
'chestnut-headed tiger-striped bittern' (6, 7)
붉은해오라기
bulgeun-haeoragi
'red bittern'
Gorsachius melanolophus
Nycticorax melanolophus
link to photolink to photo
Malaysian night heron
Malayan night-heron
Malay night heron
Tiger bittern

Bihoreau malais
Wellenreiher
Малайская Ночная Выпь
ズグロミゾゴイ
(頭黒溝五位)
zu-guro mizo-goi
'black-headed ditch-bittern'
  黑冠
(黑冠鳽)
hēi-guān yán
'black-crested bittern'
or
黑冠夜
(黑冠夜鳽)
hēi-guān yè-yán
'black-crested night-bittern' (alt in 1, 5)
(黑冠麻鹭)
黑冠麻鷺
hēi-guān má-lù
'black-crested flax-heron'
黑冠虎斑
(黑冠虎斑鳽)
hēi-guān hǔ-bān yán
'black-crested tiger-striped bittern' (6, 7)
검은댕기붉은해오라기
geomeun-daenggi-bulgeun-haeoragi
'black-ribboned red bittern'
Nycticorax
Latin
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru
Japanese
Other J
Chinese
Chinese (Taiwan)
Other Ch
Korean
Nycticorax nycticorax
link to photolink to photolink to photo
Black-crowned night heron
Black-crowned night-heron
Night heron

Bihoreau gris
Nachtreiher
Кваква,
Обыкновенная кваква,
Ночная цапля
ゴイサギ
(五位鷺)
goi sagi
'bittern heron'
セグロゴイ
(背黒五位)
se-guro goi
'black-backed bittern' (adult)
ホシゴイ
(星五位)
hoshi goi
'star bittern' (juvenile)
夜鹭
(夜鷺)
yè lù
'night heron'
(夜鹭)
夜鷺
yè lù
'night heron'
水洼子
(水窪子)
shuǐ wāzi
'water depression' (FS)
灰洼子
(灰窪子)
huī wāzi
'grey depression' (FS)
星斑
(星斑)
xīng bān
'star stripes'

(星鳽)
xīng yán
'star bittern' (FS)

(蒼鳽)
xīng yán
'darkblue bittern' (FS)
夜鹤
(夜鶴)
yè hè
'night crane'
夜游鹤
(夜遊鶴)
yè yóu hè
'night wandering crane'
해오라기
haeoragi
'bittern'
Butorides
Latin
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru
Japanese
Other J
Chinese
Chinese (Taiwan)
Other Ch
Korean
Butorides striata
Butorides striatus
Ardeola striata
link to photolink to photo
Striated heron
Little heron
Green-backed heron
Little green heron

Héron strié
Mangrovereiher
Кваква зеленая
ササゴイ
(笹五位)
sasa goi
'bamboo bittern'
  绿鹭
(綠鷺)
lǜ lù
'green heron' (1, 2, 3, 4)
小绿鹭
(小綠鷺)
xiǎo lǜ lù
'little green heron' (5)
(绿蓑鹭)
綠蓑鷺
lǜ suō lù
'green raincoat heron'
鹭鸶
(鷺鷥)
lù-sī
'heron'
打鱼郎
(打魚郎)
dǎ-yú-láng
'fisherman'
검은댕기해오라기
geomeun-daenggi-haeoragi
'black-ribboned bittern'
Ardeola
Latin
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru
Japanese
Other J
Chinese
Chinese (Taiwan)
Other Ch
Korean
Ardeola bacchus
link to photo
Chinese pond heron
Chinese pond-heron

Crabier chinois
Bacchusreiher
Цапля белокрылая прудовая
アカガシラサギ
(赤頭鷺)
aka-gashira sagi
'red-headed heron'
  池鹭
(池鷺)
chí-lù
'pond heron'
(池鹭)
池鷺
chí-lù
'pond heron'
中国池鹭
(中國池鷺)
zhōngguó chí-lù
'Chinese pond heron'
红头鹭鸶
(紅頭鷺鷥)
hóng-tóu lù-sī
'red-headed heron' (FS)
䴔䴖
(鵁鶄)
jiāoqīng
'pondheron'
交胪
(交臚)
jiāolú
'jiaolu' (meaning unclear)
茭鸡
(茭雞)
jiāo-jī
'dry grass (fodder) fowl/chicken'
红毛鹭
(紅毛鷺)
hóng-máo lù
'red hair heron' (FS)
沙鹭
(沙鷺)
shā lù
'sand heron' (FS)
沼鹭
(沼鷺)
zháo lù
'swamp heron' (FS)
花窑子
(花窯子)
huā yáozi
'flowery pit' (FS)
花洼子
(花窪子)
huā wāzi
'flowery depression'
花鹅
(花鵝)
huā é
'flowery goose'
穿背心
(穿背心)
chuān bèixīn
'wear singlet / vest'
田螺鹭
(田螺鷺)
tián-luó lù
'paddy-snail heron' (FS)
田牛拧沼鹭
(田牛擰沼鷺)
tián niú nìng zhǎo lù
'paddy ox twist swamp heron (?)'
紫邬头
(紫鄔頭)
zǐ wū tóu
'purple wu head (?)'
흰날개해오라기
huin-nalgae-haeoragi
'white-winged bittern'
Bubulcus
Latin
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru
Japanese
Other J
Chinese
Chinese (Taiwan)
Other Ch
Korean
Bubulcus ibis
Egretta ibis
link to photo
Cattle egret
Buff-backed heron

Héron garde-boeufs
Kuhreiher
Египетская цапля
アマサギ
(亜麻鷺)
ama-sagi
'flax-heron'
  牛背鹭
(牛背鷺)
niú-bèi lù
'ox-back heron'
(黄头鹭)
黃頭鷺
huáng-tóu lù
'yellow-headed heron'
放牛郎
(放牛郎)
fàng niú láng
'herdsman' (FS)
红头鹭
(紅頭鷺)
hóng-tóu lù
'red-headed heron'
红头官
(紅頭官)
hóng-tóu guān
'red-headed official'
黄头鹭鸶
(黃頭鷺鷥)
huáng-tóu lùsī
'yellow-headed heron'
黄毛鹭
(黃毛鷺)
huáng-máo lù
'yellow-haired heron'
家畜鹭鸶
(家畜鷺鷥)
jiāchù lùsī
'domestic livestock heron'
畜鹭
(畜鷺)
chù-lù
'livestock heron' (FS)
尼鹭
(尼鷺)
ní-lù
'nun heron'
황로
hwang-no
'yellow heron' (Sino-Korean 黃鷺)
Ardea
Latin
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru
Japanese
Other J
Chinese
Chinese (Taiwan)
Other Ch
Korean
Ardea cinerea
link to photolink to photo
Grey heron

Héron cendré
Graureiher,
Fischreiher
Серая цапля
アオサギ
(青鷺)
ao-sagi
'blue heron'
  苍鹭
(蒼鷺)
cāng-lù
'darkblue heron'
(苍鹭)
蒼鷺
cāng-lù
'darkblue heron'
青庄
(青莊)
qīng-zhuāng
'green/blue fields' (FS)
老等
(老等)
lǎo-děng
'always-wait' (FS)
灰鹳
(灰鸛)
huī-guàn
'grey stork'
灰鹭
(灰鷺)
huī-lù
'grey heron' (FS)
灰鹭鸶
(灰鷺鷥)
huī-lùsī
'grey heron' (FS)
捞鱼鹳
(撈魚鸛)
lāo-yú guàn
'scoop-fish stork' (FS)
왜가리
waegari
'heron'
Ardea purpurea
link to photolink to photolink to photo
Purple heron

Héron pourpré
Purpurreiher
Рыжая цапля
ムラサキサギ
(紫鷺)
murasaki-sagi
'purple heron'
  草鹭
(草鷺)
cǎo-lù
'grass heron'
(紫鹭)
紫鷺
zǐ-lù
'purple heron'
长脖老等
(長脖老等)
cháng-bó lǎo-děng
'long-necked always-wait' (FS)
花洼子
(花窪子)
huā wāzi
'flowery depression'
花窑马
(花窯馬)
huā yáo-mǎ
'flowery porcelain horse' or 'flowery pit horse' (meaning not clear) (FS)
붉은왜가리
bulgeun-waegari
'red heron'
Ardea alba
Egretta alba
Casmerodius albus
link to photolink to photo
Great egret
Great white heron

Grande Aigrette
Silberreiher
Белая цапля
ダイサギ
(大鷺)
dai-sagi
'large heron'
シラサギ
(白鷺)
shira-sagi
'white heron' (popular name)
大白鹭
(大白鷺)
dà bái-lù
'large white heron'
(大白鹭)
大白鷺
dà bái-lù
'large white heron'
白长脚鹭鸶
(白長腳鷺鷥)
bái cháng-jiǎo lùsī
'white long-footed heron' (FS)
白庄
(白莊)
bái-zhuāng
'white fields'
冬庄
(冬莊)
dōng-zhuāng
'winter fields' (FS)
公子
(公子)
gōngzi
'prince'
风漂公子
(風漂公子)
fēng piāo gōngzi
'wind float prince' (FS)
白洼
(白窪)
bái-wā
'white depression'
白洼子
(白窪子)
bái-wāzi
'white depression'
雪客
(雪客)
xuě-kè
'snowy guest' (FS)
白老冠
(白老冠)
bái lǎo guān
'white old crest' (FS)
대대백로
dae-dae-baeng-no
'large large white heron' (Sino-Korean 大大白鷺)
or
대백로
dae-baeng-no
'large white heron' (Sino-Korean 大白鷺)

Ardea alba modesta:
중대백로
soe-dae-baeng-no
'small large white heron' (Sino-Korean 小大白鹭)
Ardea intermedia
Egretta intermedia
Mesophoyx intermedia
link to photolink to photo
Intermediate egret
Plumed egret
Lesser egret

Héron intermédiaire
Mittelreiher
Средняя белая цапля
チュウサギ
(中鷺)
chū-sagi
'medium heron'
シラサギ
(白鷺)
shira-sagi
'white heron' (popular name)
中白鹭
(中白鷺)
zhōng bái-lù
'medium white heron'
(中白鹭)
中白鷺
zhōng bái-lù
'medium white heron'
舂锄
(舂鋤)
chōng-chú
'pounding hoe' (also Ardea garzetta)
春锄
(春鋤)
chūn-chú
'spring hoe' (FS) (also Ardea garzetta)
중백로
jung-baeng-no
'medium white heron' (Sino-Korean 中白鷺)
Egretta
Latin
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru
Japanese
Other J
Chinese
Chinese (Taiwan)
Other Ch
Korean
Egretta garzetta
link to photolink to photo
Little egret

Aigrette garzette
Seidenreiher
Малая белая цапля,
Чепуранужда
コサギ
(小鷺)
ko-sagi
'small heron'
ミノシラサギ
(蓑白鷺)
mino shira-sagi
'straw-caped white heron'
シラサギ
(白鷺)
shira-sagi
'white heron' Also used for Ardea alba and A. intermedia (above)
白鹭
(白鷺)
bái-lù
'white heron'
(小白鹭)
小白鷺
xiǎo bái-lù
'little white heron'
小白鹭
(小白鷺)
xiǎo bái-lù
'little white heron' (7) (FS)
鹭鸶
(鷺鷥)
lùsī
'heron'
白鹭鸶
(白鷺鷥)
bái lùsī
'white heron' (FS)
极小白鹭
(極小白鷺)
jí xiǎo bái-lù
'extremely small white heron'
一杯鹭
(一杯鷺)
yī bēi lù
'one cup heron'
舂锄
(舂鋤)
chōng-chú
'pounding hoe' (also Ardea intermedia )
春锄
(春鋤)
chūn-chú
'spring hoe' (FS) (also Ardea intermedia )
白鸟
(白鳥)
bái-niǎo
'white bird' (FS)
丝琴
(絲琴)
sī-qín
'silk harp'
雪客
(雪客)
xuě-kè
'snowy guest'
白鹤
(白鶴)
bái-hè
'white crane' (FS)
쇠백로
soe-baeng-no
'small white heron' (Sino-Korean 小白鷺)
Egretta sacra
link to photolink to photo
Pacific Reef Egret
Pacific reef-egret
Eastern reef-egret
Reef heron
Eastern reef heron
Reef egret

Aigrette sacrée
Riffreiher
Цапля тихоокеанская рифовая
クロサギ
(黒鷺)
kuro-sagi
'black heron'
  岩鹭
(岩鷺)
yán-lù
'rock heron'
(岩鹭)
岩鷺
yán-lù
'rock heron'
  흑로
heung-no
'black heron' (partially Sino-Korean)
Egretta eulophotes
link to photo
Chinese egret
Swinhoe's egret

Aigrette de Chine
Schneereiher
Желтоклювая цапля
カラシラサギ
(唐白鷺)
kara shira-sagi
'Chinese white heron'
  黄嘴白鹭
(黄嘴白鷺)
huáng-zuǐ bái-lù
'yellow-billed white heron'
(唐白鹭)
唐白鷺
táng bái-lù
'Chinese white heron'
白老等
(白老等)
bái -lǎo-děng
'white always wait' (FS)
노랑부리백로
norang-buri-baeng-no
'yellow-billed white heron' (partially Sino-Korean)

中国鸟类种和亚种分类名录大全(修订版) 郑作新 著 科学出版社 北京 2000年
A Complete Checklist of Species and Subspecies of the Chinese Birds (Revised Edition) by Cheng Tso-Hsin, Science Press, Beijing 2000

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

中国鸟类野外手册(中文版)约翰・马敬能、卡伦・菲利普斯,合作者:荷芬奇,翻译:卢和芬 湖南教育出版社 长沙 2000年
A Field Guide to the Birds of China (Chinese translation) by John MacKinnon, Karen Phillipps, in collaboration with He Fen-qi, translated by Lu Hefen, Hunan Jiaoyu Chubanshe (Hunan Educational Press) Changsha 2000

世界鸟类分类与分布名录 主编:郑光美 科学出版社 北京 2002年
A Checklist on the Classification and Distribution of the Birds of the World Chief editor: Zheng Guangmei, Science Press, Beijing 2002

世界鸟类名称(拉丁文、汉文、英文对照)第二版 郑作新等 科学出版社 北京 2002年
Birds of the World (Latin, Chinese and English Names) 2nd ed. by Cheng Tso-Hsin et al, Science Press, Beijing 2002

中国鸟类分布名录 第二版 郑作新 科学出版社 北京 1976年
(Checklist of the Classification of Birds of China 2nd edition by Cheng Tso-Hsin, Science Press, Beijing 1976)

香港及華南鳥類(第六版)(翻譯成中文及重新修訂) 尹璉、費嘉倫、林超英 香港性徵特區政府新聞處政府印務局 1994年
Birds of Hong Kong and South China (6th edition, translated into Chinese and newly revised) by Clive Viney, Karen Phillipps, Lin Chaoying, Hong Kong Govt. Press 1994