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The tropic birds are known as 熱帶鳥 'tropic-zone bird' in Taiwan. The characters 熱帶 literally mean 'hot zone' or 'torrid zone'. The name is a direct translation of the English, possibly via Japanese. Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese all use similar terms. However, Mainland ornithologists now prefer the term 鸏 , which appears to be from the name of an old mythical or semi-mythical bird, the 鸏䴀 .
Species names
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Phaethon rubricauda |
Red-tailed tropicbird Red-tailed tropic bird Red-tailed tropic-bird |
紅尾熱帶鳥 (红尾热带鸟) 'red-tailed tropic-zone bird' |
紅尾鸏 (红尾鹲) 'red-tailed meng' (from mythical bird name) |
アカオネッタイチョウ (赤尾熱帯鳥) aka-o nettai-chō 'red-tailed tropic-zone bird' |
| Phaethon lepturus |
White-tailed tropicbird White-tailed tropic bird Long-tailed tropic-bird Yellow-billed tropicbird |
白尾熱帶鳥 (白尾热带鸟) 'white-tailed tropic-zone bird' |
白尾鸏 (白尾鹲) 'white-tailed meng' (from mythical bird name) or 長尾鸏 (长尾鹲) 'long-tailed meng' (from mythical bird name) (alt in 1) |
長尾熱帶鳥 (长尾热带鸟) 'long-tailed tropic-zone bird' (FS) |
シロオネッタイチョウ (白尾熱帯鳥) shiro-o nettai-chō 'white-tailed tropic-zone bird' |
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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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