Procellariidae
水薙鳥科
shuǐ-tì-niǎo kē

General

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The Taiwanese use 水薙鳥 shuǐ-tì-niǎo 'water-shear bird' for the shearwaters and 穴鳥 xué-niǎo 'hole bird' for the petrels. Both are borrowed from Japanese, but Taiwanese naturalists have expanded 穴鳥 xué-niǎo to cover all the 'petrels' in the group. In Japanese, 穴鳥 ana-dori is restricted to Bulwer's Petrel. The Japanese verb 薙ぐ nagu, as found in mizu-nagi-dori, means 'mow' or 'shear'. The character 薙 is rare enough in Japanese but even less often encountered in Chinese, where it's pronounced tì. (In the normal written language, this character is usually replaced by the more common character 剃, also read tì and meaning 'to shave', in Mainland China.)

Taiwanese usage diverges widely from that of the Mainland, which has been regularised based on the term 鹱 hù, a rare ancient name for a kind of water bird. )

Species names

SCIENTIFIC & ENGLISH		CHINESE			JAPANESE		OTHER
Pterodroma
Latin	English	Chinese (Taiwan)	Chinese (Mainland)	Other Ch	Japanese	Other J	Korean	Vietnamese
Pterodroma hypoleuca	Bonin Petrel Bonin Islands Petrel	白腹穴鳥 (白腹穴鸟) bái-fù xué-niǎo 'white-bellied hole bird'	(白額圓尾鸌) 白额圆尾鹱 bái-é yuán-wěi hù 'white-foreheaded round-tailed shearwater' (2, 4, 5) (點額圓尾鸌) 点额圆尾鹱 diǎn-é yuán-wěi hù 'spot-foreheaded round-tailed shearwater' (alt in 1, 3)	圓尾鸌 (圆尾鹱) yuán-wěi hù 'round-tailed shearwater'	シロハラミズナギドリ (白腹水薙鳥) shiro-hara mizu-nagi-dori 'white-bellied water-shearing bird'		흰배슴새 huin-bae-seum-sae 'white-bellied shearwater-bird'
Ardenna
Latin	English	Chinese (Taiwan)	Chinese (Mainland)	Other Ch	Japanese	Other J	Korean	Vietnamese
Ardenna pacifica Puffinus pacificus Puffinus pacifica	Wedge-tailed shearwater	長尾水薙鳥 (长尾水薙鸟) cháng-wěi shuǐ-tì-niǎo 'long-tailed water-shearing bird'	(曳尾鸌) 曳尾鹱 yè-wěi hù 'drag-tail shearwater'	楔尾鸌 (楔尾鹱) xiē-wěi hù 'wedge-tailed shearwater' (FS)	オナガミズナギドリ (尾長水薙鳥) o-naga mizu-nagi-dori 'long-tailed water-shearing bird'
Ardenna grisea Puffinus griseus	Sooty shearwater	灰水薙鳥 (灰水薙鸟) huī shuǐ-tì-niǎo 'grey water-shearing bird'	(灰鸌) 灰鹱 huī hù 'grey shearwater'		ハイイロミズナギドリ (灰色水薙鳥) hai-iro mizu-nagi-dori 'grey water-shearing bird'
Ardenna tenuirostris Puffinus tenuirostris	Short-tailed shearwater Slender-billed shearwater	短尾水薙鳥 (短尾水薙鸟) duǎn-wěi shuǐ-tì-niǎo 'short-tailed water-shearing bird'	(短尾鸌) 短尾鹱 duǎn-wěi hù 'short-tailed shearwater'	細嘴鸌 (细嘴鹱) xì-wěi hù 'slender-billed shearwater' (FS)	ハシボソミズナギドリ (嘴細水薙鳥) hashi-boso mizu-nagi-dori 'thin-billed water-shearing bird'		쇠부리슴새 soe-buri-seum-sae small-billed shearwater-bird'
Ardenna carneipes Puffinus carneipes	Flesh-footed shearwater Pale-footed shearwater	肉足水薙鳥 (肉足水薙鸟) ròu-zú shuǐ-tì-niǎo 'flesh-footed water-shearing bird'	(淡足鸌) 淡足鹱 dàn-zú hù 'pale-footed shearwater' (2, 4) (肉足鸌) 肉足鹱 ròu-zú hù 'flesh-footed shearwater' (3, 5)		アカアシミズナギドリ (赤足水薙鳥) aka-ashi mizu-nagi-dori 'red-legged water-shearing bird'		붉은발슴새 bulgeun-bal-seum-sae 'red-footed shearwater-bird'
Calonectris
Latin	English	Chinese (Taiwan)	Chinese (Mainland)	Other Ch	Japanese	Other J	Korean	Vietnamese
Calonectris leucomelas Puffinus leucomelas	Streaked shearwater White-faced shearwater White-fronted shearwater	大水薙鳥 (大水薙鸟) dà shuǐ-tì-niǎo 'large water-shearing bird'	(白額鸌) 白额鹱 bái-é hù 'white-foreheaded shearwater'	大灰鸌 (大灰鹱) dà huī hù 'large grey shearwater' (FS)	オオミズナギドリ (大水薙鳥) ō mizu-nagi-dori 'large water-shearing bird'	(Numerous regional names)	슴새 seum-sae 'shearwater-bird'	Chim Hải âu mặt trắng 'white-faced hải âu (=gull) bird' (hải âu from Chinese 海鷗 hǎi'ōu 'seagull') (12, 13)
Pseudobulweria
Latin	English	Chinese (Taiwan)	Chinese (Mainland)	Other Ch	Japanese	Other J	Korean	Vietnamese
Pseudobulweria rostrata Pterodroma rostrata	Tahiti petrel Peale's fulmar	黑背白腹穴鳥 (黑背白腹穴鸟) hēi-bèi bái-fù xué-niǎo 'black-backed white-bellied hole bird'	(鉤嘴圓尾鸌) 钩嘴圆尾鹱 gōu-zuǐ yuán-wěi hù 'hook-billed round-tailed shearwater'		セグロシロハラミズナギドリ (背黒白腹水薙鳥) se-guro shiro-hara mizu-nagi-dori 'black-backed white-bellied water-shearing bird'
Bulweria
Latin	English	Chinese (Taiwan)	Chinese (Mainland)	Other Ch	Japanese	Other J	Korean	Vietnamese
Bulweria bulwerii	Bulwer's petrel	穴鳥 (穴鸟) xué-niǎo 'hole bird'	(褐燕鸌) 褐燕鹱 hè yàn-hù 'brown swallow shearwater' (2, 4) (純褐鸌) 纯褐鹱 chún-hè hù 'pure brown shearwater' (1, 3, 5)	燕鸌 (燕鹱) yàn-hù 'swallow shearwater' (6, 7) 卜威氏海燕 (卜威海燕) bǔwēi-shì hǎi-yàn Mr Buwei's sea-swallow (Gee) (FS)	アナドリ (穴鳥) ana-dori 'hole bird'

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