1. General names
Chinese: The Chinese word for 'stork' is 鹳 guàn. The adjutants are called 秃鹳 tū-guàn 'bald stork'. |
Japanese: The Japanese word for 'stork' is コウノトリ kō-no-tori, literally 'stork bird'. This is written with the single Chinese character 鸛. The name コウノトリ kō-no-tori is usually applied to the White stork Ciconia ciconia (or C. boyciana, depending on the classification). Other types of stork are named コウ -kō, also written with the character 鸛, e.g. ナベコウ nabe-kō 'pot stork' (Ciconia nigra), written 鍋鸛. The storks are sometimes known as コウヅル kō-zuru 'stork crane', written 鸛鶴. |
Vietnamese: The Vietnamese name for the storks is Hạc, derived from Chinese 鹤 hè meaning 'crane'. Indeed, despite the ornithological usage, Hạc still retains the meaning 'crane' in Vietnamese. A number of storks are known as Cò, a generic name for herons, cranes, and storks. Another word for 'stork' is Chim khàng. The adjutants are known as Già đẩy. |
2. Species names
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Mycteria cinerea |
Milky stork | 白鹮鹳 bái huán-guàn 'white ibis stork' |
シロトキコウ (白朱鷺鸛) shiro toki kō 'white ibis stork' |
Cò lạo xám 'grey co lao' |
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| Mycteria leucocephala/ leucocephalus |
Painted stork | 白头鹮鹳 bái-tóu huán-guàn 'white-headed ibis stork' |
白头鹳 bái-tóu guàn 'white-headed stork' |
インドトキコウ (インド朱鷺鸛) Indo toki kō 'Indian ibis stork' |
Cò Nhạn 'swallow co' or Cò ốc 'snail co' |
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| Anastomus oscitans |
Asian openbill Asian open-bill stork |
钳嘴鹳 qián-zuǐ guàn 'pincer-billed ibis stork' |
スキハシコウ (隙嘴鸛) suki-hashi kō 'open-bill stork' |
Cò lạo Ấn Độ 'Indian co lao' |
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| Ciconia nigra |
Black stork | 黑鹳 hēi-guàn 'black stork' |
黑鸛 hēi-guàn 'black stork' |
锅鹳 guō-guàn 'pot stork' 乌鹳 wū-guàn 'dark stork' |
ナベコウ (鍋鸛) nabe-kō 'pot stork' |
Hạc đen 'black hac' |
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| Ciconia episcopus |
Woolly-necked stork | 白颈鹳 bái-jǐng guàn 'white-necked stork' |
エンビコウ (燕尾鸛) enbi-kō 'swallow-tail stork' |
Hạc cổ trắng 'white-necked hac' |
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| Ciconia stormi |
Storm's stork | 黄脸鹳 huáng-liǎn guàn 'yellow-faced stork' |
スンダエンビコウ (スンダ燕尾鸛) Sunda enbi-kō 'Sunda swallow-tail stork' (Wikipedia etc.) コブハシコウ (瘤嘴鸛) kobu-hashi kō 'knob-billed stork' (from Borneo birds) |
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| Ciconia ciconia |
European white stork White stork (Cheng) |
白鹳 bái guàn 'white stork' |
白鸛 bái guàn 'white stork' |
鹳 guàn 'stork' 老鹳 lǎo guàn 'old stork' 鹳雀 guàn-què 'stork finch/sparrow' 灰鹤 huī hè 'grey crane' (normally refers to Grus grus Common crane) 负釜 fù-fǔ 'lose pot (literal translation)' |
コウノトリ (鸛) kōnotori 'stork bird' |
Hạc trắng 'white stork' (Nguyen, Le & Phillipps) Status not clear - does not appear to be found in Vietnam. |
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| Ciconia boyciana |
Oriental white stork (Cheng) Oriental stork |
东方白鹳 dōngfāng bái guàn 'Oriental white stork' |
ニホンコウノトリ (日本鸛) Nihon kōnotori 'Japanese stork' |
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| Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus |
Black-necked stork | 黑颈鹳 hēi-jǐng guàn 'black-necked stork' |
セイタカコウ (背高鸛) sei-taka kō 'tall stork' |
Cò Á châu 'Asian co' |
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| Leptoptilos javanicus |
Lesser adjutant Lesser adjutant stork (Cheng) |
秃鹳 tū-guàn 'bald stork' |
コハゲコウ (小禿鸛) ko hage-kō 'small bald stork' |
Già đẩy Java 'Javanese gia day' |
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| Leptoptilos dubius |
Greater adjutant Greater adjutant stork |
大秃鹳 dà tū-guàn 'large bald stork' |
オオハゲコウ (大禿鸛) ō hage kō 'large bald stork' |
Già đẩy lớn 'large gia day' |
Giang 'giang' Hạc già đẩy 'gia day stork' |
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| Latin | English | Chinese (Mainland) | Chinese (Taiwan) | Other Ch | Japanese | Other J | Vietnamese | Other V |
3. Notes
The distribution of the Ciconiidae in East Asia can be seen at Tzung-Su Ding's Distribution of Ciconiides in East Asia. |
