| Form. | ||
| Thao | tikulhat | a dark brown, sparrow-size bird with a long tail that is much prized for its meat (called ‘bamboo chicken’ in Taiwanese). It is gregarious and calls out loudly when feeding in flocks. The male has an additional toe which is used in fighting. |
| Bunun | tikulas | partridge |
| cikuɬas | a bird, the bamboo partridge | |
| Amis | tikolac | a quail, bamboo partridge |
| WMP | ||
| Cebuano | tikúgas | kind of rail found in rice fields or marshy areas, 5-6” high and used for food: the white-breasted swamphen: Amaurornia phoenicurus |
| Maranao | tikogas | bird which is blue and seems to grunt; prefers water |