Species names cont.
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| Celeus brachyurus/ Micropterus brachyurus  |
Rufous woodpecker | 栗啄木鸟 lì zhuó-mù-niǎo 'chestnut wood-pecking bird' (incl. Viney) |
クリチャゲラ (栗茶啄木鳥) kuri-cha gera 'chestnut brown kera' |
Gõ kiến nâu 'brown go kien' |
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| Dryocopus javensis |
White-bellied woodpecker White-bellied black woodpecker (Cheng) |
白腹黑啄木鸟 bái-fù hēi zhuó-mù-niǎo 'white-bellied black wood-pecking bird' |
キタタキ (木啄) ki-tataki tree tapper' |
Gõ kiến đen bụng trắng 'white-bellied black go kien' |
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| Dryocopus martius |
Black woodpecker | 黑啄木鸟 hēi zhuó-mù-niǎo 'black wood-pecking bird' |
クマゲラ (熊啄木鳥) kuma-gera 'bear kera' |
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| Picus miniaceus |
Banded woodpecker Banded red woodpecker |
镶红绿啄木鸟 xiāng-hóng lǜ zhuó-mù-niǎo 'inlaid (rimmed) red green wood-pecking bird' |
シマベニアオゲラ (縞紅青啄木鳥) shima beni ao-gera 'striped red blue/green kera' |
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| Picus chlorolophus |
Lesser yellow-naped woodpecker (Cheng) Lesser yellownape Small yellow-naped woodpecker |
黄冠啄木鸟 huáng-guàn zhuó-mù-niǎo 'yellow-crested wood-pecking bird' (ZGM, Cheng, ZGMCh, M&P) 黄冠绿啄木鸟 huáng-guàn lǜ zhuó-mù-niǎo 'yellow-crested green wood-pecking bird' (ChengW, Atlas) |
ヒメアオゲラ (姫青啄木鳥) hime ao-gera 'princess blue/green kera' |
Gõ kiến xanh cánh đỏ 'red-winged green go kien' |
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| Picus puniceus |
Crimson-winged woodpecker | 红翅绿啄木鸟 hóng-chì lǜ-zhuómù-niǎo 'red-winged green wood-pecking bird' (ZGM) 绯红翅绿啄木鸟 fēi-hóng-chì lǜ-zhuómù-niǎo 'crimson-red-winged green wood-pecking bird' (ChengW) |
モリアオゲラ (森青啄木鳥) mori ao-gera 'forest blue/green kera' |
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| Picus flavinucha |
Greater yellow-naped woodpecker Greater yellownape Large yellow-naped woodpecker (Cheng) |
大黄冠啄木鸟 dà huáng-guàn zhuó-mù-niǎo 'large yellow-crested wood-pecking bird' (ZGM, Cheng, ZGMCh, M&P) 大黄冠绿啄木鸟 dà huáng-guàn lǜ-zhuómù-niǎo 'large yellow-crested green wood-pecking bird' (ChengW, Atlas) |
キエリアオゲラ (黄襟青啄木鳥) ki-eri ao-gera 'yellow-collared blue/green kera' |
Gõ kiến xanh gáy vàng 'golden-naped green go kien' |
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| Picus mentalis |
Chequer-throated woodpecker Checker-throated woodpecker |
斑喉绿啄木鸟 bān-hóu lǜ-zhuómù-niǎo 'spotted/striped throated green wood-pecking bird' (ZGM) 方格喉绿啄木鸟 fānggé-hóu lǜ-zhuómù-niǎo 'checkered throated green wood-pecking bird' (ChengW) |
チャバネアオゲラ (茶羽青啄木鳥) cha-bane ao-gera 'brown-winged blue/green kera' |
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| Picus viridanus |
Streak-breasted woodpecker Burmese scaly-breasted woodpecker |
斑胸绿啄木鸟 bān-xiōng lǜ-zhuómù-niǎo 'spotted/striped breasted green wood-pecking bird' (ZGM) 缅甸鳞腹绿啄木鸟 Miǎndiàn lín-fù lǜ-zhuómù-niǎo 'Burmese scale-bellied green wood-pecking bird' (ChengW) |
ビルマタケアオゲラ (ビルマ竹青啄木鳥) Biruma take ao-gera 'Burmese bamboo blue/green kera' |
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| Picus vittatus |
Laced woodpecker (Cheng) Laced green woodpecker Scaly-bellied woodpecker |
花腹绿啄木鸟 huā-fù lǜ-zhuómù-niǎo 'flower-bellied green wood-pecking bird' (ZGM, ChengW, Cheng, ZGMCh, M&P) 鳞腹啄木鸟 lín-fù zhuó-mù-niǎo 'scale-bellied wood-pecking bird' (Atlas) |
タケアオゲラ (竹青啄木鳥) take ao-gera 'bamboo blue/green kera' |
Gõ kiến xanh bụng vàng 'golden-bellied green go kien' |
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| Picus xanthopygaeus |
Streak-throated woodpecker Scaly-throated woodpecker (Cheng) Little scaly-bellied green woodpecker |
鳞喉绿啄木鸟 lín-hóu lǜ-zhuómù-niǎo 'scale-throated green wood-pecking bird' |
ムナフタケアオゲラ (胸斑竹青啄木鳥) muna-fu take ao-gera 'stripe-breasted bamboo blue/green kera' |
Gõ kiến xanh bụng vằn 'striped bellied green go kien' |
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| Picus squamatus |
Scaly-bellied woodpecker (Cheng) Scaly-bellied green woodpecker |
鳞腹绿啄木鸟 lín-fù lǜ-zhuómù-niǎo 'scale-bellied green wood-pecking bird' |
ヒマラヤアオゲラ (ヒマラヤ青啄木鳥) Himaraya ao-gera 'Himalayan blue/green kera' |
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Picus awokera |
Japanese woodpecker Wavy-bellied woodpecker Japanese green woodpecker |
日本绿啄木鸟 Rìběn lǜ-zhuómù-niǎo 'Japanese green wood-pecking bird' |
アオゲラ (青啄木鳥) ao-gera 'blue/green kera' |
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| Picus rabieri | Red-collared woodpecker (Cheng) Rabier's woodpecker |
红颈绿啄木鸟 hóng-jǐng lǜ-zhuómù-niǎo 'red-necked green wood-pecking bird' (ZGM, Cheng, ZGMCh, M&P) 红玉颈绿啄木鸟 hóng yù-jǐng lǜ-zhuómù-niǎo 'red jade-necked green wood-pecking bird' (ChengW, Atlas) |
アンナンヤマゲラ (安南山啄木鳥) Annan yama-gera 'Annamese mountain kera' |
Gõ kiến xanh cổ đỏ 'red necked green go kien' Gõ kiến đầu đỏ 'red-headed go kien' (Nguyen, Le & Phillipps) |
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| Picus erythropygius |
Black-headed woodpecker | 黑头绿啄木鸟 hēi-tóu lǜ-zhuómù-niǎo 'black-headed green wood-pecking bird' (ZGM) 红腰绿啄木鸟 hóng-yāo lǜ-zhuómù-niǎo 'red-rumped green wood-pecking bird' (ChengW) |
コシアカアオゲラ (腰赤青啄木鳥) koshi-aka ao-gera 'red-rumped blue/green kera' |
Gõ kiến xanh hông đỏ 'red-flanked green go kien' |
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| Picus canus |
Grey-headed woodpecker or Grey-faced woodpecker (Cheng) Black-naped green woodpecker |
灰头绿啄木鸟 huī-tóu lǜ-zhuómù-niǎo 'grey-headed green wood-pecking bird' (ZGM, Cheng, ZGMCh, M&P) 灰头啄木鸟 huī-tóu zhuómù-niǎo 'grey-headed wood-pecking bird' (ChengW) 黑枕绿啄木鸟 hēi-zhěn lǜ-zhuómù-niǎo 'black-naped green wood-pecking bird' (Viney, Atlas) |
綠啄木 lǜ zhuó-mù 'green wood-pecker' |
绿锛得木 lǜ bēn-dér-mù 'green adze-get-tree' (dialect) 黄啄木 huáng zhuó-mù 'yellow wood-pecker' 山啄木 shān zhuó-mù 'mountain wood-pecker' 火老鸦 huǒ lǎo-yā 'fire crow' 山䴕 shān liè 'mountain woodpecker' |
ヤマゲラ (山啄木鳥) yama-gera 'mountain kera' |
Gõ kiến xanh gáy đen 'black-naped green go kien' |
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| Dinopium rafflesii |
Olive-backed woodpecker | 绿背三趾啄木鸟 lǜ-bèi sān-zhǐ zhuó-mù-niǎo 'green-backed three-toed wood-pecking bird' (ZGM) 绿金背三趾啄木鸟 lǜ-jīn-bèi sān-zhǐ zhuó-mù-niǎo 'green-golden-backed three-toed wood-pecking bird' (ChengW) |
マレーズアカミユビゲラ (マレー頭赤三趾啄木鳥) Marē zu-aka mi-yubi gera 'Malay red-headed three-toed kera' |
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| Dinopium shorii |
Himalayan flame-backed woodpecker Himalayan flameback |
喜山三趾啄木鸟 Xǐ-shān sān-zhǐ zhuó-mù-niǎo 'Himalayan mountain three-toed wood-pecking bird' (ZGM) 喜山金背三趾啄木鸟 Xǐ-shān jīn-bèi sān-zhǐ zhuó-mù-niǎo 'Himalayan mountain golden-backed three-toed wood-pecking bird' (ChengW) |
ヒマラヤズアカミユビゲラ (ヒマラヤ頭赤三趾啄木鳥) Himaraya zu-aka mi-yubi gera 'Himalaya red-headed three-toed kera' |
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| Dinopium javanense |
Common flame-backed woodpecker Common flameback Common gold-backed woodpecker Golden-backed three-toed woodpecker (Cheng) Golden-backed woodpecker |
金背三趾啄木鸟 jīn-bèi sān-zhǐ zhuó-mù-niǎo 'gold-backed three-toed wood-pecking bird' |
ズアカミユビゲラ (頭赤三趾啄木鳥) zu-aka mi-yubi gera 'red-headed three-toed kera' |
Gõ kiến vàng nhỏ 'small golden go kien' |
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| Dinopium benghalense |
Black-rumped woodpecker Black-rumped flameback Lesser golden-backed flameback |
小金背啄木鸟 xiǎo jīn-bèi zhuó-mù-niǎo 'small gold-backed wood-pecking bird' (ZGM) 小金背三趾啄木鸟 xiǎo jīn-bèi sān-zhǐ zhuó-mù-niǎo 'small gold-backed three-toed wood-pecking bird' (ChengW) |
ヒメコガネゲラ (姫黄金啄木鳥) hime ko-gane gera 'princess golden kera' |
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| Chrysocolaptes lucidus |
Greater flame-backed woodpecker Greater flameback Large golden-backed woodpecker (Cheng) Crimson-backed woodpecker |
大金背啄木鸟 dà jīn-bèi zhuó-mù-niǎo 'large gold-backed wood-pecking bird' (ZGM, ChengW, Cheng, ZGMCh, M&P) 金背啄木鸟 jīn-bèi zhuó-mù-niǎo 'gold-backed wood-pecking bird' (Atlas) |
コガネゲラ (黄金啄木鳥) ko-gane gera 'golden kera' |
Gõ kiến vàng lờn 'large golden go kien' |
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| Gecinulus grantia |
Bamboo woodpecker (Cheng) Pale-headed woodpecker |
竹啄木鸟 zhú zhuó-mù-niǎo 'bamboo wood-pecking bird' |
タケゲラ (竹啄木鳥) take-gera 'bamboo kera' |
Gõ kiến nâu đỏ 'red-brown go kien' |
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| Sapheopipo noguchii |
Okinawan woodpecker Okinawa woodpecker Preyr's Woodpecker |
冲绳啄木鸟 Chōngshéng zhuó-mù-niǎo 'Okinawa wood-pecking bird' |
ノグチゲラ (野口啄木鳥) Noguchi gera 'Noguchi kera' |
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| Blythipicus rubiginosus |
Maroon woodpecker Lesser bay woodpecker |
小栗啄木鸟 xiǎo lì zhuó-mù-niǎo 'small chestnut wood-pecking bird' (ZGM) 小粟啄木鸟 xiǎo sù zhuó-mù-niǎo 'small millet wood-pecking bird' (ChengW) |
エビチャゲラ (海老茶啄木鳥) ebi-cha gera 'reddish-brown (literally 'prawn brown") kera' |
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| Blythipicus pyrrhotis |
Bay woodpecker Yellow-billed bay woodpecker (Cheng) Red-eared bay woodpecker |
黄嘴栗啄木鸟 huáng-zuǐ lì zhuó-mù-niǎo 'yellow-billed chestnut wood-pecking bird' (ZGM, Cheng, ZGMCh, M&P) 黄嘴粟啄木鸟 huáng-zuǐ sù zhuó-mù-niǎo 'yellow-billed millet wood-pecking bird' (ChengW) 黄嘴噪啄木鸟 huáng-zuǐ zào zhuó-mù-niǎo 'yellow-billed noisy wood-pecking bird' (Viney, Atlas) |
ヤブゲラ (薮啄木鳥) yabu gera 'scrub kera' |
Gõ kiến nâu cổ đỏ 'red-necked brown go kien' |
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| Rheinwardtipicus validus/ Chrysocolaptes validus |
Orange-backed woodpecker | 橙背啄木鸟 chéng-bèi zhuó-mù-niǎo 'orange-backed wood-pecking bird' |
アカハラコガネゲラ (赤腹黄金啄木鳥) aka-hara gera 'red-bellied golden kera' |
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| Meiglyptes tristis |
Buff-rumped woodpecker Fulvous-rumped barred woodpecker |
黄腰斑啄木鸟 huáng-yāo bān zhuó-mù-niǎo 'yellow-rumped spot/stripe wood-pecking bird' (ZGM) 黄腰横斑啄木鸟 huáng-yāo héng-bān zhuó-mù-niǎo 'yellow-rumped horizontal spot/stripe wood-pecking bird' (ChengW) |
ヒメカレハゲラ (姫枯葉啄木鳥) hime kare-ha gera 'princess wilted-leaf kera' |
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| Meiglyptes jugularis |
Black-and-buff woodpecker | 黑棕斑啄木鸟 hēi zōng bān zhuó-mù-niǎo 'black-brown spot/stripe wood-pecking bird' (ZGM) 黑棕横斑啄木鸟 hēi zōng héng-bān zhuó-mù-niǎo 'black-brown horizontal spot/stripe wood-pecking bird' (ChengW) |
クロカレハゲラ (黒枯葉啄木鳥) kuro kare-ha gera 'black wilted-leaf kera' |
Gõ kiến đầu rắn 'snake headed go kien' |
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| Meiglyptes tukki |
Buff-necked woodpecker Buff-necked barred woodpecker |
黄颈斑啄木鸟 huáng-jǐng bān zhuó-mù-niǎo 'yellow-necked spot/stripe wood-pecking bird' (ZGM) 黄颈横斑啄木鸟 huáng-jǐng héng-bān zhuó-mù-niǎo 'yellow-necked horizontal spot/stripe wood-pecking bird' (ChengW) |
カレハゲラ (枯葉啄木鳥) kare-ha gera 'wilted-leaf kera' |
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| Hemicircus concretus |
Grey-and-buff woodpecker Malaysian grey-breasted woodpecker |
灰黄啄木鸟 huī-huáng zhuó-mù-niǎo 'grey-yellow wood-pecking bird' (ZGM) 马来灰胸啄木鸟 Mǎlái huī-xiōng zhuó-mù-niǎo 'Malay grey-breasted wood-pecking bird' (ChengW) |
カンムリコゲラ (黒冠小啄木鳥) kanmuri ko-gera 'crested small gera' |
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| Hemicircus canente |
Heart-spotted woodpecker | 黑冠啄木鸟 hēi-guàn zhuó-mù-niǎo 'black-crested wood-pecking bird' (ZGM) 心斑啄木鸟 xīn-bān zhuó-mù-niǎo 'heart-specked/striped wood-pecking bird' (ChengW) |
クロカンムリコゲラ (黒冠小啄木鳥) kuro kanmuri ko-gera 'black crested small gera' |
Gõ kiến đen họng trắng 'white throated black go kien' |
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| Mulleripicus pulverulentus |
Great slaty woodpecker (Cheng) Himalayan great slaty woodpecker |
大灰啄木鸟 dà huī-zhuó-mù-niǎo 'large grey wood-pecking bird' |
ボウシゲラ (帽子啄木鳥) bōshi gera 'hat gera' |
Gõ kiến xám 'grey woodpecker' |
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3. Notes
The distribution of Picidae in East Asia can be seen at Tzung-Su Ding's Distribution of PICIFORMES in East Asia. |
A couple of the Taiwanese names have clearly been influenced by the Japanese names, e.g., Dendrocopos canicapillus / D. kizuki and D. leucotos. |
4. Cultural Notes
In Japanese haiku, the woodpeckers are a season word for autumn. They are referred to as ki-tsutsuki (啄木鳥 or 木突), kera-tsutsuki (けら突き), kera (けら), or ki-tataki (木たたき). |
