Podicipedidae
Шунгуурынхан
shuŋguuriŋkhaŋ

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The Mongolian name for the grebes is Шунгуур shuŋguur, related to the verb шунгах shuŋgakh 'to dive'. (This is not to be confused with Шумбуур shumbuur, derived from the similar verb шумбах shumbakh, also meaning 'to dive', which refers, however, to the Pochards.)

In Inner Mongolia the grebes are known as Ажир ajir (also Ажир нугас ajir nugas 'ajir duck'). Ажир нугас ajir nugas is defined in Mongolian dictionaries as 'a kind of small-bodied wild duck with tasty meat'.

Species names

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SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN		MONGOLIAN			EAST ASIAN			TURKIC
Tachybaptus
Latin	English/Russian	Mongolian	Inner M	Other M	Chinese	Japanese	Korean	Kazakh	Turkish
Tachybaptus ruficollis Podiceps ruficollis	Little grebe Dabchick Малая поганка	Podiceps ruficollis: Хурган шунгуур ᠬᠣᠷᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠱᠣᠩᠭᠣᠭᠣᠷ khurgaŋ shuŋguur 'lamb grebe'	Ажир ᠠᠵᠢᠷ ajir 'grebe' (31, 32)	IM also: Нударган нугас ᠨᠢᠳᠣᠷᠭᠠᠨ ᠨᠤᠭᠤᠰᠤ nudargan nugas 'richman duck' (alt in 31) Other: Ижир нугас ᠢᠵᠢᠷ ᠨᠤᠭᠤᠰᠤ ijir nugas 'small duck'	小䴙䴘 (小鷿鷈) xiǎo pìtī 'small grebe' Taiwan: (小䴙䴘) 小鷿鷈 xiǎo pìtī 'small grebe'	カイツブリ (鸊鷉) kaitsuburi 'grebe'	논병아리 non-byeongari 'paddy-fowl/chicken'	Кішкене сұқсыр kişkene suqsır 'little grebe'	Küçük batağan 'small grebe' or Yumurtapiçi 'yumurtapiçi'
Podiceps
Latin	English/Russian	Mongolian	Inner M	Other M	Chinese	Japanese	Korean	Kazakh	Turkish
Podiceps grisegena	Red-necked grebe Сэрощекая поганка	Буурал шунгуур ᠪᠣᠭᠣᠷᠣᠯ ᠱᠣᠩᠭᠣᠭᠣᠷ buural shuŋguur 'greyish grebe'	Буурал ажир ᠪᠣᠭᠣᠷᠣᠯ ᠠᠵᠢᠷ buural ajir 'greyish grebe' (32)		赤颈䴙䴘 (赤頸鷿鷈) chì-jǐng pìtī 'red-necked grebe'	アカエリカイツブリ (赤襟鸊鷉) aka-eri kaitsuburi 'red-collared grebe'	큰논병아리 keun-non-byeongari 'large paddy-fowl/chicken'	Сұржақ сұқсыр surjaq suqsır 'grey-jowled grebe'	Kızılboyunlu Batağan 'red-necked grebe'
Podiceps cristatus	Great crested grebe Чомга, Болшая поганка	Отгот шунгуур ᠣᠲᠣᠭᠠᠲᠣ ᠱᠣᠩᠭᠣᠭᠣᠷ otogt shuŋguur 'plumed grebe'	Цацагт ажир ᠴᠠᠴᠣᠭᠲᠣ ᠠᠵᠢᠷ tsatsagt ajir 'crested grebe' (31, 32)		凤头䴙䴘 (鳳頭鷿鷈) fèng-tóu pìtī 'phoenix-headed grebe' Taiwan: (冠䴙䴘) 冠鷿鷈 guān pìtī 'crested grebe'	カンムリカイツブリ (冠鸊鷉) kanmuri kaitsuburi 'crested grebe'	뿔논병아리 ppul-lon-byeongari 'horned paddy-fowl/chicken'	Үлкен сұқсыр ülken suqsır 'large grebe'	Bahri 'bahri'
Podiceps auritus	Slavonian grebe or Horned grebe Красношейная поганка	Ухаа шунгуур ᠬᠣᠸᠠ ᠱᠣᠩᠭᠣᠭᠣᠷ ukhaa shuŋguur 'reddish grebe'	Ухаа ажир ᠬᠣᠸᠠ ᠠᠵᠢᠷ ukhaa ajir 'reddish grebe' (32)		角䴙䴘 (角鷿鷈) jiǎo pìtī 'horned grebe' Taiwan: (角䴙䴘) 角鷿鷈 jiǎo pìtī 'horned grebe'	ミミカイツブリ (耳鸊鷉) mimi kaitsuburi 'eared grebe''	귀뿔논병아리 gwi-ppul-lon-byeongari 'eared horned paddy-fowl/chicken'	Қызылмойын сұқсыр qızıl-moyın suqsır 'red-necked grebe'	Kulaklı Batağan 'eared grebe'
Podiceps nigricollis	Black-necked grebe or Eared grebe Черношейная поганка	Халтар шунгуур ᠬᠠᠯᠲᠠᠷ ᠱᠣᠩᠭᠣᠭᠣᠷ khaltar shuŋguur 'spotted grebe' (refers to light patches on dark body)	Халтар ажир ᠬᠠᠯᠲᠠᠷ ᠠᠵᠢᠷ khaltar ajir 'spotted grebe' (refers to light patches on dark body) (32)	IM also: Хүзүү хар ажир ᠬᠦᠵᠦᠭᠦᠦ ᠬᠠᠷ᠎ᠠ ᠠᠵᠢᠷ khüzüü khar ajir 'black-neck grebe' (31)	黑颈䴙䴘 (黑頸鷿鷈) hēi-jǐng pìtī 'black-necked grebe' Taiwan: (黑頸䴙䴘) 黑頸鷿鷈 hēi-jǐng pìtī 'black-necked grebe'	ハジロカイツブリ (羽白鸊鷉) ha-jiro kaitsuburi 'white-winged grebe'	검은목논병아리 geomeun-mong-non-byeongari 'black-necked paddy-fowl/chicken'	Қарамойын сұқсыр qara-moyın suqsır 'black-necked grebe'	Karaboyunlu Batağan 'black-necked grebe'

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