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The general Mongolian word for 'heron' is Дэглий deglii, with variant forms Дэглэй deglei and Тэглэй teglei. The name Цагаан дэглий tsagaaŋ deglii 'white heron' is used in a general sense for white herons or egrets. The term Дэвлээ devlee is used for a kind of small heron described as "similar to the Grey Heron". Зашин zashiŋ is used for the Night Heron.
The Eurasian Bittern is known as Бух шувуу bukh shuvuu or 'bull-bird' (Бух bukh = 'bull' for short), a reference to the male's booming call.
The Buryat word for heron is Дэглы degli.
Цагаан дэглий tsagaaŋ deglii 'white heron' is the name of a mountain in Western Mongolia.
Ornithological naming
The original ornithological list of ardeid names made use of only two names: Бух bukh for Botaurus and one other bittern; Дэглий deglii for all the rest. In an attempt to give each genus a unique name, the "binomial-style" 2007 bird list casts the net wider:
| Genus | Old | New |
| Botaurus (Bitterns) | Mongolia formerly: Бух bukh |
Бухшувуу bukh-shuvuu 'bull-bird' |
| Ixobrychus (Little Bitterns) | Mongolia formerly: Бух bukh; Дэглий deglii |
Одойбух odoi-bukh 'dwarf-bull' |
| Nycticorax (Night Herons) | Mongolia formerly: Дэглий deglii |
Зашин zashiŋ |
| Butorides (Heron) | -- | Дэглэй deglei |
| Ardeola (Pond Herons) | Mongolia formerly: Дэглий deglii |
Дэвлээ devlee |
| Bubulcus (Cattle Egret) | -- | Дэгэл degel |
| Ardea (Herons) | Mongolia formerly: Дэглий deglii |
Дэглий deglii |
| Egretta (Egrets) | Mongolia formerly: Дэглий deglii |
Дэглээ deglee |
In an attempt to distinguish the genus Butorides, the list adopts the name Дэглэй deglei, which is merely a variant on the term Дэглий deglii. The egrets (including Egretta alba) are given the name Дэглээ deglee, an irregular spelling of Дэглэй deglei. The Cattle Egret has been given a further variant, Дэгэл degel, a backformation from Дэглий deglii. It remains to be seen whether these expedients will result in greater clarity or increased confusion.
Species names
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A Complete Checklist of Species and Subspecies of the Chinese Birds (Revised Edition) by Cheng Tso-Hsin, Science Press, Beijing 2000
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A Checklist on the Classification and Distribution of the Birds of China Chief editor: Zheng Guangmei, Science Press, Beijing 2005
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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
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A Checklist on the Classification and Distribution of the Birds of the World Chief editor: Zheng Guangmei, Science Press, Beijing 2002
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Birds of the World (Latin, Chinese and English Names) 2nd ed. by Cheng Tso-Hsin et al, Science Press, Beijing 2002
A Dictionary of Vertebrate Animals of Mongolia (Монгол орны сээртэн амьтдын нэрсийн толь) by GOMBOBAATAR Sundev Bodonguud, Mongolian Ornithological Society Zoological Society of London, Ulaanbaatar 2009
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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
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