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Chinese ornithological names for the campephagids are based on foreign models. There are a number of popular names for some species in China, but these tend to be restricted to southern provinces outside of Mandarin-speaking areas.
The campephagids as a whole are sometimes known as 毛虫鸟 'caterpillar bird' because caterpillars form an important part of their diet.
Chinese ornithological names are:
1. 山椒鸟 'pricklyash bird', used for the minivets (Pericrocotinae), was probably borrowed from Japanese, where 山椒食い sanshō-kui or 'pricklyash-eater' refers to the Ashy Minivet. This name is used in the earliest list of Chinese ornithological names, Birds of China (35) published in 1927.
The Japanese name is a reference to the bird's cry, which resembles the conventional sounds of distress made by a person eating very hot peppers, and has no connection to the actual consumption of pricklyash peppers. Unlike Japanese, Chinese now ornithologically confines the name 山椒鸟 'pricklyash bird' to the genus Pericrocotus.
2. The subfamily Campephaginae are referred to by a loan-translation (calque) of the English name 'cuckoo-shrike'. This is rendered in a literary rather than colloquial style as 鹃鵙 'cuckoo shrike', where 鹃 is the short form of one name for the cuckoos, and 鵙 is an old name for the shrikes that is now confined to academic or literary contexts.
Species names
| PERICROCOTINAE | ||||||||
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SCIENTIFIC & ENGLISH |
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SOUTH | NORTH |
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| Pericrocotus | ||||||||
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Chinese (Taiwan) |
Other Ch |
Japanese |
Korean |
Vietnamese |
Mongolian |
Pericrocotus solaris |
Grey-chinned minivet Yellow-throated minivet Grey-throated minivet |
灰喉山椒鸟 (灰喉山椒鳥) 'grey-throated pricklyash bird' |
(灰喉山椒鸟) 灰喉山椒鳥 'grey-throated pricklyash bird' |
Taiwan formerly: 红山椒鸟 (紅山椒鳥) 'red pricklyash bird' 十字鸟 (十字鳥) 'cross bird' (Guangxi) 灰颏山椒鸟 (灰頦山椒鳥) 'grey-chinned prickly-ash bird' (early ornithological) (35) |
ベニサンショウクイ (紅山椒喰) beni sanshō-kui 'red pricklyash-eater' |
Chim Phường chèo má xám 'grey-cheeked minivet (bird)' (12, 13) |
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| Pericrocotus brevirostris |
Short-billed minivet | 短嘴山椒鸟 (短嘴山椒鳥) 'short-billed pricklyash bird' |
短嘴山椒鸟 (短嘴山椒鳥) 'short-billed prickly-ash bird' (early ornithological) (35) |
コバシベニサンショウクイ (小嘴紅山椒喰) ko-bashi beni sanshō-kui 'small-billed red pricklyash-eater' |
Chim Phường chèo đỏ mỏ ngắn 'short-billed red minivet (bird)' (12) |
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| Pericrocotus ethologus |
Long-tailed minivet | 长尾山椒鸟 (長尾山椒鳥) 'long-tailed pricklyash bird' |
(长尾山椒鸟) 長尾山椒鳥 'long-tailed pricklyash bird' |
滨红燕 (濱紅燕) 'shore red swallow' (southern) (35) 中国短嘴山椒鸟 (中國短嘴山椒鳥) 'Chinese short-billed prickly-ash bird' (early ornithological) (35) |
オナガベニサンショウクイ (尾 長紅山椒喰) o-naga beni sanshō-kui 'long-tailed red pricklyash-eater' |
Chim Phường chèo đỏ đuôi dài 'long-tailed red minivet (bird)' (12) |
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| Pericrototus flammeus |
Scarlet minivet | 赤红山椒鸟 (赤紅山椒鳥) 'scarlet-red pricklyash bird' |
红十字鸟 (紅十字鳥) 'red cross bird' (southern) 朱红山椒鸟 (朱紅十字鳥) 'vermilion bird' |
ヒイロサンショウクイ (緋色山椒喰) hi-iro sanshō-kui 'scarlet pricklyash bird' |
Chim Phường chèo đỏ lớn 'large red minivet (bird)' (12, 13, 34) |
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| Pericrocotus divaricatus |
Ashy minivet | 灰山椒鸟 (灰山椒鳥) 'grey pricklyash bird' |
(灰山椒鸟) 灰山椒鳥 'grey pricklyash bird' |
宾灰燕儿 (賓灰燕兒) 'guest grey swallow' (northern) (31) |
サンショウクイ (山椒喰) sanshō-kui 'pricklyash-eater' |
할미새사촌 halmi-sae-sachon 'grandmother-bird (=wagtail) cousin' |
Chim Phường chèo trắng lớn 'large white minivet (bird)' (12, 13, 34) |
Inner M: Хөх ярмаа ᠬᠦᠬᠡ ᠶᠠᠷᠮᠠᠠ khökh yarmaa 'darkblue minivet' (31) |
Latin |
English |
Chinese |
Chinese (Taiwan) |
Other Ch |
Japanese |
Korean |
Vietnamese |
Mongolian |
| Pericrocotus cantonensis |
Swinhoe's minivet Brown-rumped minivet Lesser ashy minivet |
小灰山椒鸟 (小灰山椒鳥) 'small grey pricklyash bird' (1, 2, 3, 4) |
(小灰山椒鸟) 小灰山椒鳥 'grey pricklyash bird' |
小灰十字鸟 (小灰十字鳥) 'small grey cross bird' (Guangxi) 小树白面鸟 (小樹白面鳥) 'small tree white-face bird' 广州山椒鸟 (廣州山椒鳥) 'Guangzhou prickly-ash bird' (early ornithological) (35) |
チャイロサンショウクイ (茶色山椒喰) cha-iro sanshō-kui 'brown pricklyash-eater' (Wikipedia) |
Chim Phường chèo trắng nhỏ 'small white minivet (bird)' (34) Chim Phường chèo cánh trắng 'white-winged minivet (bird)' (13) |
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| Pericrocotus roseus |
Rosy minivet | 粉红山椒鸟 (粉紅山椒鳥) 'pink pricklyash bird' |
小灰十字鸟 (小灰十字鳥) 'small grey cross bird' (Guangxi) 小树白面鸟 (小樹白面鳥) 'small tree white-face bird' 粉红山椒鸟 (粉紅山椒鳥) 'pink prickly-ash bird' (early ornithological) (35) |
モモイロサンショウクイ (桃色山椒喰) momo-iro sanshō-kui 'pink pricklyash-eater' |
Chim Phường chèo hồng 'rosy minivet (bird)' (12, 34) |
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| CAMPEPHAGINAE | ||||||||
SCIENTIFIC & ENGLISH |
CHINESE |
EAST |
SOUTH |
NORTH |
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| Coracina | ||||||||
Latin |
English |
Chinese |
Chinese (Taiwan) |
Other Ch |
Japanese |
Korean |
Vietnamese |
Mongolian |
| Coracina javensis Coracina macei |
Large cuckoo-shrike Large cuckooshrike Large cuckoo shrike Javan Cuckoo-shrike Javan Cuckooshrike Javan Cuckoo shrike |
大鹃鵙 (大鵑鵙) 'large cuckoo-shrike'  Taxonomy |
(花翅山椒鸟) 花翅山椒鳥 'flowery-winged pricklyash bird' |
大山椒鸟 (大山椒鳥) 'large prickly-ash bird' (early ornithological) (35) |
オニサンショウクイ (鬼山椒喰) oni sanshō-kui 'ogre pricklyash-eater' |
Coracina novaehollandiae macei (12): Chim Phường chèo xám lớn 'large grey minivet (bird)' (12, 13) |
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| Lalage | ||||||||
Latin |
English |
Chinese |
Chinese (Taiwan) |
Other Ch |
Japanese |
Korean |
Vietnamese |
Mongolian |
| Lalage melaschistos | Black-winged cuckoo-shrike Black-winged cuckooshrike Dark-grey cuckoo shrike Lesser cuckoo shrike |
暗灰鹃鵙 (暗灰鵑鵙) 'dark grey cuckoo-shrike' |
(黑翅山椒鸟) 黑翅山椒鳥 'black-winged pricklyash bird' |
平尾龙眼燕 (平尾龍眼燕) 'flat-tailed dragon-eye swallow' (Fuzhou) (cf drongos) 黑翅山椒鸟 (黑翅山椒鳥) 'black-winged prickly-ash bird' (early ornithological) (35) |
アサクラサンショウクイ (朝倉山椒喰) asakura sanshō-kui 'Asakura pricklyash eater' |
검은할미새사촌 geomeun-halmi-sae-sachon 'black grandmother-bird (=wagtail) cousin' |
Chim Phường chèo xám 'grey minivet (bird)' (12, 13, 34) |
Inner M: Хөх хөгчиг ᠬᠦᠬᠡ ᠬᠦᠭᠴᠢᠬᠢ khökh khögchig 'darkblue cuckooshrike' |
Asakura sanshō (朝倉山椒) is a kind of prickly ash.
.This term is not found in ordinary dictionaries. It appears to be a portmanteau of Хөхөө khökhöo 'cuckoo' and Чогчиго chogchig 'shrike'. The orthography (Хөгчих) and pronunciation (khögchikh) are therefore tentative.
In one authority C. javensis as a separate species is known as:
爪哇鹃䴗
'Javan cuckoo-shrike' (4)
In Cheng 2000 (1), this is treated as Coracina novaehollandiae.'
中国鸟类种和亚种分类名录大全（修订版） 郑作新 著 科学出版社 北京 2000年
A Complete Checklist of Species and Subspecies of the Chinese Birds (Revised Edition) by Cheng Tso-Hsin, Science Press, Beijing 2000
中国鸟类分类与分布名录 主编：郑光美 科学出版社 北京 2005年
A Checklist on the Classification and Distribution of the Birds of China Chief editor: Zheng Guangmei, Science Press, Beijing 2005
中国鸟类野外手册（中文版）约翰・马敬能、卡伦・菲利普斯，合作者：荷芬奇，翻译：卢和芬 湖南教育出版社 长沙 2000年
A Field Guide to the Birds of China (Chinese translation) by John MacKinnon, Karen Phillipps, in collaboration with He Fen-qi, translated by Lu Hefen, Hunan Jiaoyu Chubanshe (Hunan Educational Press) Changsha 2000
世界鸟类分类与分布名录 主编：郑光美 科学出版社 北京 2002年
A Checklist on the Classification and Distribution of the Birds of the World Chief editor: Zheng Guangmei, Science Press, Beijing 2002
中国鸟类分布名录 第二版 郑作新 科学出版社 北京 1976年
(Checklist of the Classification of Birds of China 2nd edition by Cheng Tso-Hsin, Science Press, Beijing 1976)
Danh Lục Chim Việt Nam (In lần thứ hai) (Checklist of the Birds of Vietnam) Võ Quý, Nguyễn Cử, Nhà Xuất Bản Nông Nghiệp, Hà Nội 1999
Chim Việt Nam Nguyễn Cử, Lê Trọng Trải, Karen Phillipps; Nhà Xuất Bản Lao Động - Xã Hội, 2000
汉蒙名词术语分类词典（自然科学部分） Mongolian (Cyrillic): Хятад Монгол нэр томъёоны зүйл хуваасан толь (байгалийн шинжлэх ухааны бүлэг) (Chinese-Mongolian classified terminological dictionary, natural sciences part) by 《汉蒙名词术语分类词典》编纂委员会 Mongolian (Cyrillic): "Хятад Монгол нэр томъёоны зүйл хуваасан толь" найруулах комисс (Chinese-Mongolian classified terminological dictionary editorial committee), Inner Mongolian People's Press, Hohhot 1990
Chim Việt Nam Nguyễn Cử, Lê Trọng Trải, Karen Phillipps; Nhà Xuất Bản Lao Động - Xã Hội, 2000
Danh Lục Các Loài Chim ở Việt Nam (Latinh, Việt, Pháp, Hán) Trần Văn Chánh 2008-2009
Chinese Birds (A Tentative List of Chinese Birds) 中國鳥類（中國鳥類目錄試編） N. Gist Gee, Lacy I. Moffett, G. D. Wilder (祁天錫, 慕維德, 萬卓志), Peiping, 1927 (reprinted 1948)
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