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In Taiwan, the bird is known as the "five-colored bird" (Chinese: 五色鳥; pinyin: Wǔsèniǎo), referring to the five colors on its plumage.Because of its colorful plumage and that its call resembles that of a percussion instrument known as a wooden fish, the species is also referred to as the "colorful monk" (Chinese: 花和尚; pinyin: Huā Héshàng; Taiwanese Hokkien: hue-á huê-siūnn ...
Sometimes the Chinese terms for mythological or legendary birds include a generic term for "bird" appended to the pronounced name for "bird"; an example would be the Zhenniao, which is also known just as Zhen: the combination of Zhen plus niao means "Zhen bird"; thus, "Zhenniao" is the same as "Zhen bird", or just "Zhen". Translation into ...
Jingwei (traditional Chinese: 精衛; simplified Chinese: 精卫; pinyin: Jīngwèi; Wade–Giles: Ching-wei; lit. 'Spirit Guardian') [1] is a bird in Chinese mythology, who was transformed from Yandi's daughter Nüwa. [a] [2] She is also a goddess in Chinese mythology. [3]
The Vermilion Bird on the gates of a Han dynasty mausoleum complex. The Vermilion Bird is elegant and noble in both appearance and behavior, with feathers in many different hues of vermilion. It is very selective about what it eats and where it perches. [citation needed] Han dynasty decorative bronze cup in the shape of zhuque, from Tomb of Dou ...
An illustration from Sancai Tuhui (1609).. In Chinese mythology, biyiniao (Chinese: 比翼鳥; variously translated as linked-wing birds, [1] shared-wings birds, [2] and likewing birds [3]), also known as manman (Chinese: 蠻蠻), are birds with one eye and one wing each, that must attach to each other and fly in pairs.
This is a list of the bird species recorded in China. The avifauna of China include a total of 1431 species, of which 57 are endemic , and 3 have been introduced by humans. Of these, 108 species are globally threatened.
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Fenghuang are mythological birds featuring in traditions throughout the Sinosphere. Fenghuang are understood to reign over all other birds: males and females were originally termed feng and huang respectively, but a gender distinction is typically no longer made, and fenghuang are generally considered a feminine entity to be paired with the traditionally masculine Chinese dragon.