Sittidae
鳾科
shī kē

General

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Taiwan has one species of nuthatch.

The nuthatches are known as 鳾 shī in Chinese. This word always found in combination, not as an independent word. It appears to be a specialised rather than popular term. There are several vernacular names, probably of a regional nature.

Species names

SITTINAE
SCIENTIFIC & ENGLISH		CHINESE			JAPANESE		OTHER
Sitta
Latin	English	Chinese (Taiwan)	Chinese (Mainland)	Other Ch	Japanese	Other J	Korean	Vietnamese
Sitta europaea	Eurasian nuthatch Wood nuthatch Nuthatch	(茶腹䴓) 茶腹鳾 chá-fù shī 'brown-bellied nuthatch'	普通䴓 (普通鳾) pǔtōng shī 'common nuthatch'	穿樹皮 (穿树皮 ) chuān shù pí 'pierce tree bark' (31) 松枝兒 (松枝儿) sōng zhēr 'pine branch' (38) (蓝大胆) 藍大膽 lán-dà-dǎn 'blue bold' (38) (贴树皮) 貼樹皮 tiē-shù-pí 'stick to tree-bark' (38)	ゴジュウカラ (五十雀) gojū-kara 'fifty-tit'		아물동고비 amul-donggobi 'amul nuthatch' or 동고비 donggobi 'nuthatch'

汉蒙名词术语分类词典（自然科学部分） Mongolian (Cyrillic): Хятад Монгол нэр томъёоны зүйл хуваасан толь (байгалийн шинжлэх ухааны бүлэг) (Chinese-Mongolian classified terminological dictionary, natural sciences part) by 《汉蒙名词术语分类词典》编纂委员会 Mongolian (Cyrillic): "Хятад Монгол нэр томъёоны зүйл хуваасан толь" найруулах комисс (Chinese-Mongolian classified terminological dictionary editorial committee), Inner Mongolian People's Press, Hohhot 1990

Danh Lục Các Loài Chim ở Việt Nam (Latinh, Việt, Pháp, Hán) Trần Văn Chánh 2008-2009

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