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Storm-petrels are called ウミツバメ umi-tsubame, meaning 'sea swallow' and written with the characters 海燕. The alternative reading カイエン kai-en, which is an on-reading of the same characters, also exists. The name is shared with the Oceanitidae.
Japanese also has the regional names ウミツバクラ umi-tsubakura and ウミツバクロ umi-tsubakuro, which use variants of the word ツバメ tsubame 'swallow'. In addition, the storm-petrels have numerous other regional names around Japan.
Species names
SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN |
JAPANESE |
CHINESE |
KOREAN |
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Latin |
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru |
Japanese |
Other J |
Chinese |
Chinese (Taiwan) |
Other Ch |
Korean |
Hydrobates castro
Oceanodroma castro
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Band-rumped Storm-petrel
Band-rumped Storm Petrel
Madeiran Storm Petrel
Madeiran petrel
Harcourt's Storm Petrel
Océanite de Castro
Madeirawellenläufer
Мадейрская качурка |
Oceanodroma castro:
クロコシジロウミツバメ
(黒腰白海燕)
kuro koshi-jiro umi-tsubame
'black white-rumped sea-swallow' |
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Oceanodroma castro:
斑腰叉尾海燕
(斑腰叉尾海燕)
bān-yāo chā-wěi hǎi-yàn
'stripe-rumped fork-tailed sea-swallow' ()
哈考氏叉尾海燕
(哈考氏叉尾海燕)
hākǎo-shì chā-wěi hǎi-yàn
'Mr Hakao's fork-tailed sea-swallow' () |
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Hydrobates matsudairae
Oceanodroma matsudairae
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Matsudaira's Storm-petrel
Matsudaira's Storm Petrel
Océanite de Matsudaira
Matsudairawellenläufer |
Oceanodroma matsudairae:
クロウミツバメ
(黒海燕)
kuro umi-tsubame
'black sea-swallow' |
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Oceanodroma matsudairae:
烟黑叉尾海燕
(煙黑叉尾海燕)
yān-hēi chā-wěi hǎi-yàn
'smoky black fork-tailed sea-swallow' (, ) (Conflicts with name for Oceanites oceanicus)
日本叉尾海燕
(日本叉尾海燕)
rìběn chā-wěi hǎi-yàn
'Japanese fork-tailed sea-swallow' () |
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Hydrobates leucorhous
Oceaonodroma leucorhoa
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Leach's Storm-petrel
Leach's Storm Petrel
Fork-tailed Storm Petrel
Océanite cul-blanc
Wellenläufer
Северная качурка |
Oceanodroma leucorhous:
コシジロウミツバメ
(腰白海燕)
koshi-jiro umi-tsubame
'white-rumped sea-swallow' |
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Oceanodroma leucorhous:
白腰叉尾海燕
(白腰叉尾海燕)
bái-yāo chā-wěi hǎi-yàn
'white-rumped fork-tailed sea-swallow' |
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Hydrobates monorhis
Oceanodroma monorhis
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Swinhoe's Storm-petrel
Swinhoe's Storm Petrel
Swinhoe's petrel
Océanite de Swinhoe
Swinhoewellenläufer
Малая качурка |
Oceanodroma monorhis:
ヒメクロウミツバメ
(姫黒海燕)
hime kuro umi-tsubame
'princess black sea-swallow' |
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Oceanodroma monorhis:
黑叉尾海燕
(黑叉尾海燕)
hēi chā-wěi hǎi-yàn
'black fork-tailed sea-swallow' |
Oceanodroma monorhis:
(黑叉尾海燕)
黑叉尾海燕
hēi chā-wěi hǎi-yàn
'black fork-tailed sea-swallow' |
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Oceanodroma monorhis:
바다제비
bada-jebi
'sea swallow' |
Hydrobates tristrami
Oceanodroma tristrami
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Tristram's Storm-petrel
Tristram's Storm Petrel
Tristram's petrel
Océanite de Tristram
Tristramwellenläufer |
Oceanodroma tristrami:
オーストンウミツバメ
(オーストン海燕)
ōsuton umi-tsubame
'Austen's (?) sea-swallow' |
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Oceanodroma tristrami:
褐翅叉尾海燕
(褐翅叉尾海燕)
hè-chì chā-wěi hǎi-yàn
'brown-winged fork-tailed sea-swallow' |
Oceanodroma tristrami:
(褐翅叉尾海燕)
褐翅叉尾海燕
hè-chì chā-wěi hǎi-yàn
'brown-winged fork-tailed sea-swallow' |
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Latin |
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru |
Japanese |
Other J |
Chinese |
Chinese (Taiwan) |
Other Ch |
Korean |
Hydrobates furcatus
Oceanodroma furcata
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Fork-tailed Storm-petrel
Fork-tailed Storm Petrel
Fork-tailed petrel
Océanite à queue fourchue
Gabelschwanz-Wellenläufer
Сизая качурка |
Oceanodroma furcatus:
ハイイロウミツバメ
(灰色海燕)
hai-iro umi-tsubame
'grey sea-swallow' |
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Oceanodroma furcatus:
灰蓝叉尾海燕
(灰藍叉尾海燕)
huī-lán chā-wěi hǎi-yàn
'grey blue fork-tailed sea-swallow' |
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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
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