- 芦花黄雀 lúhuāhuángquè oriental greenfinchoriental greenfinch (Carduelis sinica)
- 藏黄雀 zànghuángquè Tibetan serin(bird species of China) Tibetan serin; Spinus thibetanus
- 螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后 tánglángbǔchánhuángquèzàihòu to seek gain while ignoring danger(idiom) the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (from the Zhuangzi); to pursue a narrow immediate gain while neglecting a greater danger nearby
- 黄雀伺蝉 huángquèsìchán unaware of one's own danger(idiom) to be so focused on immediate gains that one is unaware of the hidden danger lurking behind; from a story about a siskin bird watching a cicada while a hunter aims from below
