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Fregatidae
グンカンドリ科
gunkan-dori ka

军舰鸟科
jūnjiàn-niǎo kē

軍艦鳥科
jūnjiàn-niǎo kē

군함조과
gunham-jo-gwa

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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 to see additional information.

The Japanese word for 'frigate bird' is グンカンドリ gunkan-dori, meaning 'warship-bird' and written 軍艦鳥 in Chinese characters. The name is probably modelled on Western usage, either 'frigate bird' or 'man o'war bird'. グンカン 軍艦 gunkan 'warship' is a modern-era Chinese-style compound (on-yomi), with the native word トリ tori () ‘bird' added. The Japanese name has spread to both Korean and Chinese usage.

Species names

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SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN
JAPANESE
CHINESE
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Fregata
Latin
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru
Japanese
Other J
Chinese
Chinese (Taiwan)
Other Ch
Korean
Fregata ariel
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Lesser frigatebird
Lesser frigate bird

Frégate ariel
Arielfregattvogel
Фрегат малый
コグンカンドリ
(小軍艦鳥)
ko gunkan-dori
'small warship-bird'
  白斑军舰鸟
(白班軍艦鳥)
bái-bān jūnjiàn-niǎo
'white-striped warship-bird'
(白斑军舰鸟)
白斑軍艦鳥
bái-bān jūnjiàn-niǎo
'white-striped warship-bird'
  군함조
gunham-jo
'warship-bird' (군함조=軍艦鳥)
Fregata minor
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Great frigatebird
Great frigate bird

Frégate du Pacifique
Bindenfregattvogel
Фрегат большой
オオグンカンドリ
(大軍艦鳥)
ō gunkan-dori
'large warship-bird'
  黑腹军舰鸟
(黑腹軍艦鳥)
hēi-fù jūnjiàn-niǎo
'black-bellied warship-bird' (2, 4)
小军舰鸟
(小軍艦鳥)
xiǎo jūnjiàn-niǎo
'small warship-bird' (1, 3, 5)
(军舰鸟)
軍艦鳥
jūnjiàn-niǎo
'warship-bird'
  큰군함조
keun-gunham-jo
'large warship-bird' (군함조=軍艦鳥)