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The frigate birds are known as 軍艦鳥 meaning 'warship-bird'. This name appears to have come from English (either from 'frigate bird' or the alternative 'man-o'-war bird'), probably via Japanese.
Species names
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Fregata ariel |
Lesser frigatebird Lesser frigate bird |
白斑軍艦鳥 (白斑军舰鸟) 'white-striped warship-bird' |
(白斑軍艦鳥) 白斑军舰鸟 'white-striped warship-bird' |
コグンカンドリ (小軍艦鳥) ko gunkan-dori 'small warship-bird' |
군함조 gunham-jo 'warship-bird' (군함조=軍艦鳥) |
Chim Cốc biển bé 'little sea-cormorant (bird)' (12, 13) |
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Great frigatebird Great frigate bird |
軍艦鳥 (军舰鸟) 'warship-bird' |
(黑腹軍艦鳥) 黑腹军舰鸟 'black-bellied warship-bird' (2, 4) (小軍艦鳥) 小军舰鸟 'small warship-bird' (1, 3, 5) |
オオグンカンドリ (大軍艦鳥) ō gunkan-dori 'large warship-bird' |
큰군함조 keun-gunham-jo 'large warship-bird' (군함조=軍艦鳥) |
Chim Cốc biển đen 'black sea-cormorant (bird)' (12, 13, 34) |
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中国鸟类种和亚种分类名录大全（修订版） 郑作新 著 科学出版社 北京 2000年
A Complete Checklist of Species and Subspecies of the Chinese Birds (Revised Edition) by Cheng Tso-Hsin, Science Press, Beijing 2000
中国鸟类分类与分布名录 主编：郑光美 科学出版社 北京 2005年
A Checklist on the Classification and Distribution of the Birds of China Chief editor: Zheng Guangmei, Science Press, Beijing 2005
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
中国鸟类分布名录 第二版 郑作新 科学出版社 北京 1976年
(Checklist of the Classification of Birds of China 2nd edition by Cheng Tso-Hsin, Science Press, Beijing 1976)
香港及華南鳥類（第六版）（翻譯成中文及重新修訂） 尹璉、費嘉倫、林超英 香港性徵特區政府新聞處政府印務局 1994年
Birds of Hong Kong and South China (6th edition, translated into Chinese and newly revised) by Clive Viney, Karen Phillipps, Lin Chaoying, Hong Kong Govt. Press 1994
Danh Lục Chim Việt Nam (In lần thứ hai) (Checklist of the Birds of Vietnam) Võ Quý, Nguyễn Cử, Nhà Xuất Bản Nông Nghiệp, Hà Nội 1999
Chim Việt Nam Nguyễn Cử, Lê Trọng Trải, Karen Phillipps; Nhà Xuất Bản Lao Động - Xã Hội, 2000
Danh Lục Các Loài Chim ở Việt Nam (Latinh, Việt, Pháp, Hán) Trần Văn Chánh 2008-2009
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