Phylloscopidae
ムシクイ科
mushi-kui ka

General

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The Phylloscopidae are a result of the break-up of the Sylviidae (Old World warblers) assemblage. Other families arising from this break-up include the Locustellidae, Acrocephalidae, Scotocercidae, and part of the Sylviidae.

1. Most of the Phylloscopidae have been named ムシクイmushi-kui 'insect eater' in Japanese (written 虫喰い), a name that has possibly been influenced by English 'flycatcher'.

2. Several members of the genus Phylloscopus are called ムジセッカ muji-sekka 'plain sekka'. This is written 無地雪加 or 無地雪下, where 雪加 and 雪下 mean 'snow add' and 'snow under' respectively. Both are unetymological and are merely a device for representing pronunciation. The name セッカ sekka on its own refers to the Zitting Cisticola - Cisticola juncidis, and with descriptors is also used for one species of Locustella warbler (originally genus Megalurus). In the tables it is glossed (rather unsatisfactorily) as 'cisticola'.

Phylloscopus ijimae was named in 1892 by the U.S. ornithologist Stejneger. Although the scientific name suggests it was named after a Mr Ijima (井島 in Japanese), the Japanese common name indicates that this should be Iijima (飯島), with a long vowel. The species was, in fact, named after the prominent nineteenth century Japanese biologist, Isao Iijima (1861-1921).

Species names

SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN		JAPANESE		CHINESE			KOREAN
Abrornis
Latin	Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru	Japanese	Other J	Chinese	Chinese (Taiwan)	Other Ch	Korean
Abrornis inornata Phylloscopus inornatus	Yellow-browed warbler Inornate warbler Yellow-browed willow warbler Pouillot à grands sourcils Gelbbrauen-Laubsänger Пеночка-зарничка	キマユムシクイ (黄眉虫喰) ki-mayu mushi-kui 'yellow-eyebrowed insect-eater'		黄眉柳莺 (黃眉柳鶯) huáng-méi liǔ-yīng 'yellow-eyebrowed willow-warbler'	(黄眉柳莺) 黃眉柳鶯 huáng-méi liǔ-yīng 'yellow-eyebrowed willow-warbler'	柳串儿 (柳串兒) liǔ chuànr 'willow chuar' 树串儿 (樹串兒) shù chuànr 'tree chuar' 槐串儿 (槐串兒) huái chuànr 'scholartree chuar' 树叶儿 (樹葉兒) shù-yèr 'tree leaf'	노랑눈썹솔새 norang-nunsseop-sol-sae 'yellow eyebrowed pine bird'
Abrornis proregulus Phylloscopus proregulus	Pallas's leaf warbler Pallas's leaf-warbler Yellow-rumped willow warbler Pouillot de Pallas Goldhähnchen-Laubsänger Корольковая пеночка	カラフトムシクイ (樺太虫喰) karafuto mushi-kui 'Sakhalin insect-eater'		黄腰柳莺 (黃腰柳鶯) huáng-yāo liǔ-yīng 'yellow-rumped willow-warbler'	(黄腰柳莺) 黃腰柳鶯 huáng-yāo liǔ-yīng 'yellow-rumped willow-warbler'	黄腰丝 (黃腰絲) huáng-yāo sī 'yellow-rumped silk' 黄尾根柳莺 (黃尾根柳鶯) huáng wěi-gēn liǔ-yīng 'yellow tail-rooted willow-warbler' (early ornithological) (35) or 帕氏柳莺 (帕氏柳鶯) pà-shì liǔ-yīng 'Mr Pa's willow-warbler' (early ornithological) (35)	노랑허리솔새 norang-heori-sol-sae 'yellow-backed pine bird'
Phylloscopus
Latin	Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru	Japanese	Other J	Chinese	Chinese (Taiwan)	Other Ch	Korean
Phylloscopus fuscatus	Dusky warbler Dusky willow warbler Pouillot brun Dunkellaubsänger Бурая пеночка	ムジセッカ (無地雪加 ~ 無地雪下) muji sekka 'plain cisticola'		褐柳莺 (褐柳鶯) hè liǔ-yīng 'brown willow-warbler'	(褐色柳莺) 褐色柳鶯 hè-sè liǔ-yīng 'brown-coloured willow-warbler'	褐色柳莺 (褐色柳鶯) hè-sè liǔ-yīng 'brown-coloured willow-warbler' (early ornithological) (35)	솔새사촌 sol-sae-sachon 'pine-bird-cousin'
Phylloscopus schwarzi	Radde's warbler Radde's bush warbler Thick-billed willow warbler Pouillot de Schwarz Bartlaubsänger Толстоклювая пеночка	カラフトムジセッカ (樺太無地雪加 ~ 樺太無地雪下) karafuto muji sekka 'Sakhalin plain cisticola'		巨嘴柳莺 (巨嘴柳鶯) jù-zuǐ liǔ-yīng 'giant-billed willow-warbler'	(巨嘴柳莺) 巨嘴柳鶯 jù-zuǐ liǔ-yīng 'giant-billed willow-warbler'	瑞氏柳莺 (瑞氏柳鶯) ruì-shì liǔ-yīng 'Mr Rui's willow-warbler' (early ornithological) (35) or 健嘴柳莺 (健嘴柳鶯) jiàn-zuǐ liǔ-yīng 'strong-billed willow-warbler' (early ornithological) (35)	긴다리솔새사촌 gin-dari-sol-sae-sachon 'long-legged pine-bird-cousin'
Seicercus
Latin	Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru	Japanese	Other J	Chinese	Chinese (Taiwan)	Other Ch	Korean
Seicercus coronatus Phylloscopus coronatus	Eastern Crowned Leaf Warbler Eastern Crowned Warbler Eastern crowned-warbler Temminck's crowned willow warbler Eastern crowned willow warbler Crowned willow warbler Pouillot de Temminck Kronenlaubsänger Светлоголовая пеночка	センダイムシクイ (仙台虫喰) sendai mushi-kui 'Sendai insect-eater'		冕柳莺 (冕柳鶯) miǎn liǔ-yīng 'mian (Imperial headdress) willow-warbler'	(冠羽柳莺) 冠羽柳鶯 guān-yǔ liǔ-yīng 'crest-feather willow-warbler'	鴓 (鴓) miè 'mie' (Zool. Nomen.) (35) 冠柳莺 (冠柳鶯) guān liǔ-yīng 'crested willow-warbler' (early ornithological) (35)	산솔새 san-sol-sae 'mountain pine bird'
Seicercus ijimae Phylloscopus ijimae	Ijima's leaf warbler Ijima's leaf-warbler Ijima's willow warbler Pouillot d'Ijima Ijima-Laubsänger	イイジマムシクイ (飯島虫喰) iijima mushi-kui 'Iijima insect-eater'		艾氏柳莺 (艾氏柳鶯) ài-shì liǔ-yīng 'Mr Ai's willow-warbler' (4) 艾吉柳莺 (艾吉柳鶯) àijí liǔ-yīng 'Aiji's willow-warbler' (5)	(饭岛柳莺) 飯島柳鶯 fàndǎo liǔ-yīng 'Fandao's (=Iijima's) willow-warbler'
Seicercus borealis Phylloscopus borealis	Arctic Warbler or Arctic Leaf Warbler Arctic willow warbler Pouillot boréal WanderlaubsängerПеночка-таловка	コムシクイ (小虫喰) ko mushi-kui 'small insect-eater'		极北柳莺 (極北柳鶯) jí běi liǔ-yīng 'extreme north willow-warbler'	(极北柳莺) 極北柳鶯 jí běi liǔ-yīng 'extreme north willow-warbler'		쇠솔새 soe-sol-sae 'small pine bird'
Seicercus examinandus	Kamchatka Leaf Warbler Pouillot boréal WanderlaubsängerПеночка-таловка	オオムシクイ (大虫喰) ō mushi-kui 'large insect-eater'		堪察加柳莺柳莺 (堪察加柳莺柳鶯) kānchájiā liǔ-yīng 'Kamchatka willow-warbler'
Seicercus xanthodryas	Japanese Leaf Warbler Pouillot boréal WanderlaubsängerПеночка-таловка	メボソムシクイ (目細虫喰) me-boso mushi-kui 'narrow-eyed insect-eater'		日本柳莺 (日本柳鶯) rìběn liǔ-yīng 'Japanese willow-warbler'
Seicercus borealoides Phylloscopus borealoides	Sakhalin leaf warbler Sakhalin leaf-warbler Japanese pale-legged willow warbler Pouillot du Japon Japanlaubsänger Сахалинская пеночка	エゾムシクイ (蝦夷虫喰) ezo mushi-kui 'Hokkaido insect-eater'		日本淡脚柳莺 (日本淡腳柳鶯) rìběn dàn-jiǎo liǔ-yīng 'Japanese pale-footed willow-warbler' (2) Taxonomy	(库叶岛柳莺) 庫頁島柳鶯 kùyè-dǎo liǔ-yīng 'Sakhalin island willow-warbler'		사할린되솔새 sahallin-doe-sol-sae 'Sakhalin doe pine bird'

The name セッカ sekka is used in Japanese for several small warbling birds in the Cisticolidae and Sylviidae (Megalurus and Phylloscopus). The etymology of the name is unknown. It is written with the characters 雪加 (literally 'snow-add') or 雪下 (literally 'snow-below'), which have been assigned on the basis of sound only and do not have any relation to meaning.

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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

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A Checklist on the Classification and Distribution of the Birds of the World Chief editor: Zheng Guangmei, Science Press, Beijing 2002

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中国鸟类分布名录 第二版 郑作新 科学出版社 北京 1976年
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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)