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The skuas and jaegers are called 賊鷗 'robber gulls' due to their habit of harrassing smaller sea birds to give up their catch. They are also known as 獵鷗 'hunting gulls'.
Species names
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CHINESE |
JAPANESE |
OTHER |
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Other Ch |
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Other J |
Korean |
Vietnamese |
Stercorarius longicaudus |
Long-tailed Skua or Long-tailed Jaeger |
長尾賊鷗 (长尾贼鸥) 'long-tailed robber gull' |
(長尾賊鷗) 长尾贼鸥 'long-tailed robber gull' |
シロハラトウゾクカモメ (白腹盗賊鴎) shiro-hara tōzoku kamome 'white-bellied robber gull' |
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| Stercorarius parasiticus |
Arctic Skua or Parasitic Jaeger Arctic jaeger Short-tailed skua |
短尾賊鷗 (短尾贼鸥) 'short-tailed robber gull' |
(短尾賊鷗) 短尾贼鸥 'short-tailed robber gull' |
Taiwan formerly: 賊鷗 (贼鸥) 'robber gull' |
クロトウゾクカモメ (黒盗賊鴎) kuro tōzoku kamome 'black robber gull' |
북극도둑갈매기 bukgeuk-doduk-galmaegi 'north pole robber gull' |
Chim Cướp biển đuôi ngắn 'short-tailed pirate bird' (34) |
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Stercorarius pomarinus |
Pomarine Skua or Pomarine Jaeger |
中賊鷗 (中贼鸥) 'medium robber gull' |
(中賊鷗) 中贼鸥 'medium robber gull' |
トウゾクカモメ (盗賊鴎) tōzoku kamome 'robber gull' |
넓적꼬리도둑갈매기 neorp-jeok-kkori-doduk-galmaegi 'flat-broad-tailed ? robber gull' |
Chim Cướp biển vừa 'medium pirate bird' (34) |
Stercorarius maccormicki Catharacta maccormicki |
South Polar Skua South-polar skua |
灰賊鷗 (灰贼鸥) 'grey robber gull' |
(麥氏賊鷗) 麦氏贼鸥 'Mr Mai's robber gull' (2, 3, 5) (灰賊鷗) 灰贼鸥 'grey robber gull' (4)  Taxonomy |
Taiwan formerly: 南極賊鷗 (南极贼鸥) 'south pole robber gull' |
ナンキョクオオトウゾクカモメ (南極大盗賊鴎) nankyoku ō tōzoku kamome 'south pole large robber gull' Taxonomy |
큰도둑갈매기 keun-doduk-galmaegi 'large robber gull' |
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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