| 1 | 大麻鳽 | 大麻鳽 | dà má yán | da4 ma2 yan2 | (bird species of China) Eurasian bittern (Botaurus stellaris) | | |
| 2 | 海南鳽 | 海南鳽 | hǎi nán yán | Hai3 nan2 yan2 | (bird species of China) white-eared night heron (Gorsachius magnificus) | | |
| 3 | 黑冠鳽 | 黑冠鳽 | hēi guān yán | hei1 guan1 yan2 | (bird species of China) Malayan night heron (Gorsachius melanolophus) | | |
| 4 | 黑鳽 | 黑鳽 | hēi yán | hei1 yan2 | (bird species of China) black bittern (Dupetor flavicollis) | | |
| 5 | 黄苇鳽 | 黃葦鳽 | huáng wěi yán | huang2 wei3 yan2 | (bird species of China) yellow bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis) | | |
| 6 | 栗苇鳽 | 栗葦鳽 | lì wěi yán | li4 wei3 yan2 | (bird species of China) cinnamon bittern (Ixobrychus cinnamomeus) | | |
| 7 | 栗鳽 | 栗鳽 | lì yán | li4 yan2 | (bird species of China) Japanese night heron (Gorsachius goisagi) | | |
| 8 | 鳽 | 鳽 | yán | yan2 | (used in naming bitterns and several other species of heron); also pr. [jian1] | | |
| 9 | 紫背苇鳽 | 紫背葦鳽 | zǐ bèi wěi yán | zi3 bei4 wei3 yan2 | (bird species of China) von Schrenck's bittern (Ixobrychus eurhythmus) | | |