General
Information is from dictionaries and other sources. Pinyin reflects Mandarin pronunciation; for some dialect names, it is no more than a polite fiction. Korean glosses are tentative. Comments and corrections welcome. Hover over Green Lettering to see additional information.
The fantails are known in Chinese as 扇尾鹟 'fan-tailed flycatcher', a direct translation of the early English name. 鹟 'flycatcher' is from Japanese. The name 扇尾鹟 'fan-tailed flycatcher' is also applied to the Fairy Fantail (Chelidorhynx hypoxanthus), a member of the Stenostiridae that was previously classed with the Rhipiduridae.
The use of 鹟 'flycatcher' reflects the original early assignment of the fantails to the flycatchers. Aside from the Muscicapidae, the word 鹟 wēng is also used for the monarch flycatchers (Monarchidae: Hypothymis).
Species names
SCIENTIFIC & ENGLISH |
CHINESE |
EAST |
SOUTH | NORTH |
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Chinese (Taiwan) |
Other Ch |
Japanese |
Korean |
Vietnamese |
Mongolian |
Rhipidura aureola |
White-browed fantail White-browed fantail flycatcher |
白眉扇尾鹟 (白眉扇尾鶲) 'white-eyebrowed fan-tailed flycatcher' |
マミジロオウギビタキ (眉白扇鶲) mami-jiro ōgi-bitaki 'white-eyebrowed fan flycatcher' |
Chim Rẻ quạt mày trắng 'white-eyebrowed fanspoke bird' (12) |
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| Rhipidura albicollis |
White-throated fantail White-throated fantail flycatcher |
白喉扇尾鹟 (白喉扇尾鶲) 'white-throated fan-tailed flycatcher' |
ノドジロオウギビタキ (喉白扇鶲) nodo-jiro ōgi-bitaki 'white-throated fan flycatcher' |
Chim Rẻ quạt họng trắng 'white-throated fanspoke bird' (12, 13, 34) |
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Floating Menu by Milonic |
Tool tips by Walter Zorn |
