1. General names
| Chinese: In Chinese, the flamingo is usually known as the 火烈鸟 huǒ-liè-niǎo 'fire-intense bird'. However, naturalists call them 红鹳 hóng-guàn, or 'red storks'. Other names are 红鹤 hóng-hè ('red crane') and 火鹤 huǒ-hè ('fire crane'). |
| Japanese: Japanese has borrowed the English word for flamingo, フラミンゴ furamingo. They are not found in Japan. |
| Vietnamese: The Vietnamese word for 'flamingo' is Chim hồng hạc, or 'rosy crane bird'. Flamingoes are not found in Vietnam. |
2. Species names
3. Notes
The distribution of Phoenicopteridae in East Asia can be found at Tzung-Su Ding's Distribution of Ciconiides in East Asia. |


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