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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Abkhazian: аӠыцәаӷра
Afrikaans: Ralreier
Arabic: البلشون الذهبي, بلشون ذهبي
Asturian: Garcina cambariega, Garcina de Cámbaros
Azerbaijani: sarı pırtlaşıqlələk, Sarı vağ
Belarusian: Жоўтая чапля, Чапля жоўтая
Bulgarian: Гривеста чапла
Breton: Ar gerc'heiz-kranked, Kerc'heiz-kranked
Catalan: Martinet ros, Martinet ros comú, Toret
Catalan (Balears): Toret
Montenegrin: žuta čaplja, жута чапља
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): жута чапља
Czech: Volavka vlasatá
Chuvash: сарă чарлан
Welsh: Crëyr melyn, Crёyr Melyn
Danish: Tophejre
German: Rallenreiher
Greek: (Ξανθός) Κρυπτοτσικνιάς, Βορτακοφάγος, Κρυπτoτσικvιάς, Κρυπτοτσικνιάς
Greek (Cypriot): Βορτακοφάγος
English: Common Squacco Heron, Squacco Heron, Squacco Pond Heron, Squacco Pond-Heron
English, HBW: Squacco Heron
English (IOC): Squacco Heron
English (Kenya): Squacco Heron
English (United States): Squacco Heron
Esperanto: Ralardeo
Spanish: Garcilla Cangrejera
Spanish (Spain): Garcilla Cangrejera
Spanish (HBW): Garcilla cangrejera
Estonian: Koldhaigur, koldhaigur (tiigihaigur), koldhaigur e. tiigihaigur, tiigihaigur
Basque: Koartzatxo karramarrozalea, Lertxuntxo karramarrozale, Lertxuntxo karramarrozalea, Martinet ros
Persian: حواصیل (وِکای) زرد, حواصیل زرد
Finnish: Rääkkähaikara
Faroese: Topphegri
French: Crabier chevelu, Héron crabier, Héron crabier chevelu
Frisian: Brune reager
Irish: Corr Scréachach, Ráilchorr
Galician: Garciña cangrexeira, Garciña caranguexeira, Garza caranguexeira, Martinet ros
Manx: Coar screeaghagh
Hebrew: אנפית סוף
Croatian: Žuta Caplja, Žuta Čaplja
Hungarian: Üstökös gém, Üstökösgém
Armenian: [Deghin Taregh ], Դեղին Տառեղ
Icelandic: Relluhegri
Italian: Sgarza ciuffetto
Japanese (romaji): kammurisagi, kanmurisagi
Japanese: カンムリサギ
Georgian: ყვითელი ყანჩა
Kara-Kalpak: сары қутан
Kabardian: псыхэуэ гъуэжь, псыхэуэгъуэжь
Mongolian, Halh: дэвлээ
Kazakh: Сары құтан, сарықұтан
Karachay-Balkar: балыкъчы
Kwangali: Hakaruu
Kirghiz: сары кытан
Scientific: Ardea ralloides, Ardeola ralloides, Ardeola ralloides paludivaga, Ardeola ralloides ralloides, Buphus illyricus
Luxembourgish: Rallereeër
Lithuanian: Geltonasis garnelis, Geltonasis garnys, Geltonasis kūdrinis garnys
Latvian: dzeltenais gārnis
Malagasy: Andevondangoro, Fiandrivoditatatra, Fiandrivoditatratra, Mpiandrivoditatatra, Mpiandrivoditatra, Mpiandrivodytatatra, vano
Macedonian: Жолта (Гривеста) чапја, жолта чапја
Mongolian: дэвлээ
Moldavian: Stârc galben
Maltese: Agrett Isfar
Dutch: Ralreiger
Norwegian Nynorsk: Topphegre
Norwegian: Topphegre
Polish: czapla modronosa
Portuguese: garça-carangueijeira, Garça-caranguejeira, Garça-caranguejeira / Papa-ratos, papa ratos, Papa-ratos
Portuguese (Brazil): garça-carangueijeira, garca-caranguejeira, Garça-caranguejeira
Portuguese (Portugal): Papa-ratos, papa-ratos-comum
Romansh: Irun brin
Rhaeto-Romance: Irun brin
Romanian: Stârc galben
Russian: Zholtaya Tsaplya, Желтая прудовая цапля, Желтая цапля, Жёлтая цапля, Цапля желтая, Цапля желтая прудовая
Northern Sami: Ruškesháigir
Slovak: čaplička vlasatá, volavka vlasatá
Slovenian: copasta caplja, čopasta čaplja
Albanian: Çapka e verdhe, Çapka e verdhë
Serbian: žuta caplja, žuta čaplja, Жута цаплја
Sotho, Southern: Kokolofitoe
Swedish: Rallhäger
Swahili: Kingoyo Njano
Tajik: куланги зард
Turkmen: sary hokgar
Turkish: Alaca Balıkçıl, alaca balykçyl, Toparak
Tatar: сары челән
Ukrainian: Жовта чапля, Чапля жовта , Чепура
Uzbek: сариқ қарқара, сариқ кўтон
Kalmyk: шар деглә
Chinese: 白翅黄池鹭
Chinese (Traditional): 黃池鷺