Recurvirostrinae

(反嘴鹬亚科 Fǎn-zuǐ-yù yà-kē セイタカシギ亜科 Sei-taka shigi a-ka Phân họ Cà kheo)

(Note: Some CJV Family and subfamily names under Monroe and Sibley are only tentative at this stage)

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Under Sibley-Monroe, the Recurvirostrinae are one of two sub-groups of the Charadriidae (the other is the Charadriinae 'plovers'). The Recurvirostrinae consist of Haematopodini (oyster-catchers) and Recurvirostrini (ibisbills, stilts, and avocets)

Howard-Moore 2003 treat the Charadriidae, Haematopodidae, Ibidorhynchidae, and Recurvirostridae as separate families.

1. General names

Chinese:

  • Haematopodini: In Mainland China, the oyster catchers are known as 蛎鹬 lì-yù, or 'oyster snipe' (see Scolopacidae). In Taiwan they are called 蠣鴴 lì-héng, or 'oyster plovers'.
  • Recurvirostrini: The members of this group are named after the 鹬 yù 'snipe' on the Mainland and 鴴 héng 'plover' in Taiwan.

Japanese:

  • Haematopodini: In Japanese, the oyster-catchers are known as ミヤコドリ miyako-dori, written 都鳥 and having the meaning 'bird of the capital (city)'.
  • Recurvirostrini: The stilts and avocets are known as セイタカシギ sei-taka shigi, written 背高鷸 or or 背高鴫 meaning 'tall shigi (snipe)'.

Vietnamese:

  • Recurvirostrini: In Vietnamese, the stilts and avocets are known as Cà kheo or 'stilts'. Oystercatchers are known as Chim mò sò 'grope for oyster bird'.

2. Species names

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Haematopodini

SCIENTIFIC & ENGLISH
CHINESE
JAPANESE
VIETNAMESE
Latin English Chinese Chinese (Taiwan) Other Ch Japanese Other J Vietnamese Other V
Haematopus ostralegus
binocularsbinocularsbinoculars		 Eurasian oyster-catcher
Palaearctic oyster-catcher
Oyster-catcher (Cheng)		 蛎鹬
lì-yù
'oyster yu' 		蠣鴴
lì-héng
'oyster plover' 		  ミヤコドリ
(都鳥)
miyako-dori
'capital bird'		 ミヤコシギ
(都鷸 or 都鴫)
miyako-shigi
'capital shigi' 		Chim mò sò
'grope for oyster bird'
(Nguyen, Le & Phillipps)
Not found in Vo & Nguyen		  

Recurvirostrini

SCIENTIFIC & ENGLISH
CHINESE
JAPANESE
VIETNAMESE
Latin English Chinese Chinese (Taiwan) Other Ch Japanese Other J Vietnamese Other V
Ibidorhyncha struthersii
binoculars		 Ibisbill
Ibis-bill		 鹮嘴鹬
huán-zuǐ yù
'ibis-billed yu'		     トキハシゲリ
(朱鷺嘴計里 or 朱鷺嘴鳧)
toki-hashi geri
'ibis-billed lapwing'		      
Himantopus himantopus
binocularsbinocularsbinocularsbinoculars		 Black-winged stilt 黑翅长脚鹬
hēi-chì cháng-jiǎo yù
'black-winged long-legged yu'		 高蹺鴴
gāo-qiāo-héng
'high-stilted plover'		   セイタカシギ
(背高鷸 or 背高鴫)
sei-taka shigi
'tall shigi'		   Cà kheo
'stilts' 		 
Recurvirostra avosetta
binocularsbinoculars		 Pied avocet (Cheng)
Avocet		 反嘴鹬
fǎn-zuǐ-yù
'curved-bill yu'
 反嘴鴴
fǎn-zuǐ-héng
'curved-bill plover'		   ソリハシセイタカシギ
(反嘴背高鷸 or 反嘴背高鴫)
sori-hashi sei-taka shigi
'curved-bill tall shigi'		   Cà kheo mỏ cong
'curved bill stilts'		  

3. Notes

The distribution of the Recurvostrinae in East Asia can be seen at Tzung-Su Ding's Distribution of Charadriies in East Asia.

4. Cultural Notes

In ancient Japanese literature, the name みやこどり miyako-dori 'capital bird' was used for Larus ridibundis, the Black-headed gull. The sight of this bird is said to have stirred feelings of longing for Kyoto (the ancient capital of Japan) among aristocracy forced to go and live in or visit the provinces.