Sturnidae
Тодолынхон
todoliŋkhoŋ

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The starlings and mynas are known in Mongolian by a collection of names reminiscent of the name for the parrots, Тоть tot', probably due to their shared ability to mimic human speech.

1. The similarity of names is most apparent in the mynas. The Crested Myna is known as Хартотол khartotol 'black myna'. The extralimital Hill Myna (Gracula religiosa) is known as the Тотимсог totimsog 'parrot-like'. And in Inner Mongolian sources, Хар тоть khar tot' 'black parrot' is used as a name for the mynas.

2. Starlings are known as Тодол todol. In fact, the distinction between the names тотол totol 'mynah' and тодол todol 'starling' is entirely artificial; the two words are written exactly the same way in the traditional script. The name of the Common Starling, Хар тодол khar todol 'black starling', is almost identical to that of the myna, Хартотол khartotol 'black myna'.

In the 2007 "binomial-style" official list, the name Тодлой todloi is given to the Sturnia starlings (now Agropsar). This name is not found in dictionaries, although formations with -ой -oi and similar suffixes are common in Mongolian (cf the Otididae). However, the тодол / тодлой (todol/todloi) distinction is likely to be lost on most Mongolians.

Inner Mongolia

In the Inner Mongolia ornithological names, the starlings are uniformly known as Шарига sharig (also Шарига шувуу sharig shuvuu 'starling bird').

As mentioned above, the Crested Myna is known as Хар тоть khar tot' 'black parrot'.

Species names

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STURNINAE
SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN		MONGOLIAN			EAST ASIAN			TURKIC
Sturnus
Latin	English/Russian	Mongolian	Inner M	Other M	Chinese	Japanese	Korean	Kazakh	Turkish
Sturnus vulgaris	Common Starling or European Starling Purple-winged starling Обыкновенный скворец	Хар тодол ᠬᠠᠷ᠎ᠠ ᠲᠣᠳᠣᠯ khar todol 'black starling'	Толбот шарига ᠲᠣᠯᠪᠣᠲᠣ ᠱᠠᠷᠢᠭ᠎ᠠ tolbot sharig 'spotted starling' (31, 33) or Хүрэн далавчит шарига ᠬᠦᠷᠢᠨ ᠳᠠᠯᠠᠪᠴᠢᠲᠣ ᠱᠠᠷᠢᠭ᠎ᠠ khüreŋ dalavchit sharig 'darkbrown-winged starling' (alt in 33)		紫翅椋鸟 (紫翅椋鳥) zǐ-chì liáng-niǎo 'purple-winged dogwood-bird' Taiwan: (欧洲椋鸟) 歐洲椋鳥 ōuzhōu liáng-niǎo 'European dogwood-bird'	ホシムクドリ (星椋鳥) hoshi muku-dori 'starred muku-bird'	흰점찌르레기 huin-jeom-jjireuregi 'white-spotted starling'	Қараторғай qara-torğay 'black sparrow'	Sığırcık 'starling'
Pastor
Latin	English/Russian	Mongolian	Inner M	Other M	Chinese	Japanese	Korean	Kazakh	Turkish
Pastor roseus Sturnus roseus	Rosy starling Rose-coloured starling Розовый скворец	Ягаан тодол ᠶᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠲᠣᠳᠣᠯ yagaaŋ todol 'pink starling'	Ягаан шарига ᠶᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠱᠠᠷᠢᠭ᠎ᠠ yagaaŋ sharig 'pink starling' (33)	Mongolia formerly: Ягаан жимсэн ᠶᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠵᠢᠮᠢᠰᠡᠨ yagaaŋ jimseŋ 'pink fruit' Other: Ягаан жимсэн тодол ᠶᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠵᠢᠮᠢᠰᠡᠨ ᠲᠣᠳᠣᠯ yagaaŋ jimseŋ todol 'pink fruit starling'	粉红椋鸟 (粉紅椋鳥) fěn-hóng liáng-niǎo 'pink dogwood-bird' Taiwan: (粉红椋鸟) 粉紅椋鳥 fěn-hóng liáng-niǎo 'pink dogwood-bird'	バライロムクドリ (薔薇色椋鳥) bara-iro muku-dori 'rose-coloured muku-bird'	분홍찌르레기 bunhong-jjireuregi 'pink starling'	Алаторғай ala-torğay motley sparrow'	Ala Sığırcık 'field starling'
Agropsar
Latin	English/Russian	Mongolian	Inner M	Other M	Chinese	Japanese	Korean	Kazakh	Turkish
Agropsar sturninus Sturnus sturninus Sturnia sturnina	Purple-backed starling or Daurian starling Малый скворец, Скворец даурский	Sturnia sturnina: Хурган тодлой ᠬᠣᠷᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠲᠣᠳᠣᠯᠠᠢ khurgaŋ todloi 'lamb starling (variant form)'	Умарт шарига ᠣᠮᠠᠷᠠᠲᠣ ᠱᠠᠷᠢᠭ᠎ᠠ umart sharig 'northern starling' (33)	Mongolia formerly: Хурган тодол ᠬᠣᠷᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠲᠣᠳᠣᠯ khurgaŋ todol 'lamb starling' IM also: Умартын шарига ᠣᠮᠠᠷᠠᠲᠣ ᠵᠢᠨ ᠱᠠᠷᠢᠭ᠎ᠠ umartiŋ sharig 'northern starling' (31) Other: Гэрийн тоть ᠭᠡᠷ ᠦᠨ ᠲᠣᠲᠢ geriŋ tot' 'house parrot'	北椋鸟 (北椋鳥) běi liáng-niǎo 'northern dogwood-bird' Taiwan: (北椋鸟) 北椋鳥 běi liáng-niǎo 'northern dogwood-bird'	シベリアムクドリ (シベリア椋鳥) shiberia muku-dori 'Siberian muku-bird'	북방쇠찌르레기 bukbang-soe-jjireuregi 'northern small starling'
Spodiopsar
Latin	English/Russian	Mongolian	Inner M	Other M	Chinese	Japanese	Korean	Kazakh	Turkish
Spodiopsar cineraceus Sturnus cineraceus	White-cheeked starling Grey starling Ashy starling Серый скворец	Бор тодол ᠪᠣᠷᠣ ᠲᠣᠳᠣᠯ bor todol 'dun starling'	Хөхөвтөр шарига ᠬᠦᠬᠡᠪᠲᠣᠦᠷ ᠱᠠᠷᠢᠭ᠎ᠠ khökövtör sharig 'bluish starling' (31, 33) or Бор шарига ᠪᠣᠷᠣ ᠱᠠᠷᠢᠭ᠎ᠠ bor sharig 'dun starling' (alt in 33)	Other: Бор тодол шувуу ᠪᠣᠷᠣ ᠲᠣᠳᠣᠯ ᠰᠢᠪᠠᠭᠣ bor todol shuvuu 'dun starling bird'	灰椋鸟 (灰椋鳥) huī liáng-niǎo 'grey dogwood-bird' Taiwan (灰椋鸟) 灰椋鳥 huī liáng-niǎo 'grey dogwood-bird'	ムクドリ (椋鳥) muku-dori 'muku-bird'	찌르레기 jjireuregi 'starling'
Acridotheres
Latin	English/Russian	Mongolian	Inner M	Other M	Chinese	Japanese	Korean	Kazakh	Turkish
Acridotheres cristatellus	Crested myna Chinese jungle myna Черная майна, Хохлатая	Тольт хартотол ᠲᠣᠯᠢᠲᠣ ᠬᠠᠷ᠎ᠠ ᠲᠣᠳᠣᠯ tol't khartotol 'pretty black-starling'	Хар тоть ᠬᠠᠷ᠎ᠠ ᠲᠥᠲᠢ khar tot' 'black parrot' (31)	Харагчин тоть ᠬᠠᠷᠠᠭᠴᠢᠨ ᠲᠥᠲᠢ kharagchiŋ tot' 'wagtail parrot'	八哥 (八哥) bā-gē 'myna' Taiwan: (八哥) 八哥 bā-gē 'myna'	ハッカチョウ (八哥鳥) hakka-chō 'myna bird' (from Chinese)

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