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The Locustellidae are a result of the split-up of the old Sylviidae (Old World warbler) assemblage. (Others include the Acrocephalidae and Phylloscipidae, as well as part of the Sylviidae.)
Names are largely ornithological in nature as these small, inconspicuous birds were always poorly served by vernacular names. Under Howard and Moore 2014, Mongolia is home to only one genus, Locustella, but ornithological names derive from three earlier genera: Locustella, Bradypterus, and Megalurus, resulting in a mix of names.
Ornithological names
Mongolian names for the Locustellidae are as follows:
1. Locustella: These are known in Mongolia as Шатансүүлт shataŋ-süült 'laddertail' for the shape of their tails. Prior to 2007 the name was written as two words: Шатан сүүлт shataŋ süült 'ladder-tail'.
2. Formerly Megalurus: Previously Megalurus pryeri was named as a kind of reed warbler (Охил бялзуухай okhil byalzuukhai 'okhil finch', where бялзуухай byalzuukhai is a general term for a small songbird, sparrow, or finch). In the revised ornithological names of 2007 it was renamed Ажиндар ajindar, which originally appears to have referred to a kind of lark.
3. Formerly Bradypterus: Species in this group are known as Цоохондой tsookhondoi. The name is possibly a variant of Цоогондой tsoogondoi, a type of wildcat, and may suggest a spotted or motley appearance.
Words in this family that are hard to account for include гуймхий guimkhii (in Гуймхий шатан сүүлт guimkhii shataŋ süült) and охил (in Охил бялзуухай okhil byalzuukhai).
Inner Mongolia
Inner Mongolia has different naming for Locustella and Megalurus but shares a common source for the name of the genus Bradypterus:
1. Locustella: The Inner Mongolian name, Царцаахайч tsartsaakhaich 'locustlike', is from Царцаахай tsartsaakhai 'locust', modelled either on the scientific name (Locustella), or on the Chinese name (蝗莺 'grasshopper warbler'), which is in turn modelled on English. The suffix -ч -ch is not entirely determinate as to meaning; it could also be interpreted as 'locust-catcher' or 'locust-eater'.
2. Formerly Megalurus: In Inner Mongolia Megalurus pryeri is known as Сүүллэг süülleg, derived by adding the suffix лэг -leg to the word сүүл süül 'tail'.
3. Bradypterus: Originally known in Inner Mongolia as Цоохондой tsookhondoi but renamed Цоохолдой tsookholdoi in our current standard (33).
Species names
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Locustella fasciolata |
Gray's warbler Gray's grasshopper-warbler Gray's grasshopper warbler Таежный сверчок |
Тайгийн шатансүүлт ᠲᠠᠢᠢᠭᠠ ᠵᠢᠨ ᠱᠠᠲᠣᠨ ᠰᠡᠭᠦᠯᠲᠦ taigiŋ shataŋsüült 'taiga ladder-tail' |
Цайвар хөмсөгт царцаахайч ᠴᠠᠢᠢᠪᠣᠷ ᠬᠦᠮᠦᠰᠭᠡᠳᠦ ᠴᠠᠷᠴᠠᠬᠠᠢᠢᠴᠢ tsaivar khömsögt tsartsaakhaich 'whitish-eyebrowed locustlike' (31, 33) |
Mongolia formerly: Тайгийн шатан сүүлт ᠲᠠᠢᠢᠭᠠ ᠵᠢᠨ ᠱᠠᠲᠣᠨ ᠰᠡᠭᠦᠯᠲᠦ taigiŋ shataŋ süült 'taiga ladder tail' |
苍眉蝗莺 (蒼眉蝗鶯) 'darkblue-eyebrowed grasshopper-warbler' Taiwan: (苍眉蝗莺) 蒼眉蝗鶯 'darkblue-eyebrowed grasshopper-warbler' |
エゾセンニュウ (蝦夷仙入 ~ 蝦夷潜入) ezo sennyū 'Hokkaido grasshopperwarbler' |
붉은허리개개비 bulgeun-heori-gaegaebi 'red-backed reedwarbler' |
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| Locustella pryeri Megalurus pryeri |
Japanese swamp warbler Japanese marsh warbler Streak-backed marsh warbler Streak-backed swamp warbler Японская камышевка, Длиннохбостая камышевка |
Megalurus pryeri: Наран ажиндар ᠨᠠᠷᠠᠨ ᠠᠵᠢᠨᠳᠠᠷ naraŋ ajindar 'Japanese ajindar' |
Бидэр арт сүүллэг ᠪᠢᠳᠡᠷ ᠠᠷᠣᠳᠣ ᠰᠡᠭᠦᠯᠯᠢᠭ bider art süülleg 'stripe-backed large-tail' (31) |
Mongolia formerly: Наран охил бялзуухай ᠨᠠᠷᠠᠨ ᠣᠬᠢᠯ ᠪᠢᠯᠵᠣᠣᠬᠠᠢ naraŋ okhil byalzuukhai 'Japanese okhil finch' |
斑背大尾莺 (斑背大尾鶯) 'streak-backed large-tailed warbler' |
オオセッカ (大雪加 or 大雪下) ō-sekka 'large cisticola' |
큰개개비 keun-gaegaebi 'large reedwarbler' |
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| Locustella certhiola |
Rusty-rumped warbler Pallas's grasshopper-warbler Pallas's grasshopper warbler Певчий сверчок |
Гуймхий шатансүүлт ᠭᠣᠶᠣᠮᠠᠬᠠᠢ ? ᠱᠠᠲᠣᠨ ᠰᠡᠭᠦᠯᠲᠦ guimkhii shataŋ-süült 'guimkhii ladder-tail' |
Бага царцаахайч ᠪᠠᠭᠠ ᠴᠠᠷᠴᠠᠬᠠᠢᠢᠴᠢ bag tsartsaakhaich 'small locustlike' (31, 33) |
Mongolia formerly: Гуймхий шатан сүүлт ᠭᠣᠶᠣᠮᠠᠬᠠᠢ ? ᠱᠠᠲᠣᠨ ᠰᠡᠭᠦᠯᠲᠦ guimkhii shataŋ süült 'guimkhii ladder tail' |
小蝗莺 (小蝗鶯) 'small grasshopper-warbler' Taiwan: (小蝗莺) 小蝗鶯 'small grasshopper-warbler' |
シベリアセンニュウ (シベリア仙入 ~ シベリア潜入) shiberia sennyū 'Siberian grasshopperwarbler' |
북방개개비 bukbang-gaegaebi 'northern reedwarbler' |
Сайрауық шырылдақ sayrawıq şırıldaq 'chirping warbler' |
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| Locustella ochotensis |
Middendorff's warbler Middendorff's grasshopper-warbler Middendorff's grasshopper warbler Охотский сверчок |
Миддэндорфын шатансүүлт ᠮᠢᠳᠳᠧᠨᠳᠣᠷᠹ ᠦᠨ ᠱᠠᠲᠣᠨ ᠰᠡᠭᠦᠯᠲᠦ middendorfiŋ shataŋ-süült 'Middendorf ladder-tail' |
Умарт царцаахайч ᠣᠮᠠᠷᠲᠣ ᠴᠠᠷᠴᠠᠬᠠᠢᠢᠴᠢ umart tsartsaakhaich 'northern locustlike' (33) |
Mongolia formerly: Миддэндорфын шатан сүүлт ᠮᠢᠳᠳᠧᠨᠳᠣᠷᠹ ᠦᠨ ᠱᠠᠲᠣᠨ ᠰᠡᠭᠦᠯᠲᠦ middendorfiŋ shataŋ süült 'Middendorf ladder tail' |
北蝗莺 (北蝗鶯) 'northern grasshopper-warbler' Taiwan: (北蝗莺) 北蝗鶯 'northern grasshopper-warbler' |
シマセンニュウ (島仙入 ~ 島潜入) shima sennyū 'island grasshopperwarbler' |
알락꼬리쥐발귀 allak-kkori-jwibalgwi 'spot-tailed warbler' |
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| Locustella lanceolata |
Lanceolated warbler Lanceolated grasshopper warbler Пятнистый сверчок |
Бидэрт шатансүүлт ᠪᠢᠳᠡᠷᠲᠦ ᠱᠠᠲᠣᠨ ᠰᠡᠭᠦᠯᠲᠦ bidert shataŋ-süült 'dotted ladder-tail' |
Бидэрт царцаахайч ᠪᠢᠳᠡᠷᠲᠦ ᠴᠠᠷᠴᠠᠬᠠᠢᠢᠴᠢ bidert tsartsaakhaich 'dotted locustlike' (33) |
Mongolia formerly: Бидэрт шатан сүүлт ᠡᠭᠡᠯ ᠱᠠᠲᠣᠨ ᠰᠡᠭᠦᠯᠲᠦ bidert shataŋ süült 'dotted ladder tail' |
矛斑蝗莺 (矛斑蝗鶯) 'lance-striped grasshopper-warbler' Taiwan: (茅斑蝗莺) 茅斑蝗鶯 'thatch-striped grasshopper-warbler' |
マキノセンニュウ (牧野仙入 ~ 牧野潜入) makino sennyū 'pasture-land grasshopperwarbler' |
쥐발귀개개비 jwibalgwi-gaegaebi 'warbler reedwarbler' |
Теңбіл шырылдақ teñbil şırıldaq 'spotted warbler' |
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| Locustella luscinioides |
Savi's warbler Соловьиный сверчок |
Шагшуургын шатансүүлт ᠱᠠᠭᠱᠣᠣᠷᠭᠠ ᠵᠢᠨ ᠱᠠᠲᠣᠨ ᠰᠡᠭᠦᠯᠲᠦ shagshuurgiŋ shataŋ-süült 'reed-bed ladder-tail' |
Mongolia formerly: Шагшуургын шатан сүүлт ᠱᠠᠭᠱᠣᠣᠷᠭᠠ ᠵᠢᠨ ᠱᠠᠲᠣᠨ ᠰᠡᠭᠦᠯᠲᠦ shagshuurgiŋ shataŋ süült 'reed-bed ladder tail' |
鸲蝗莺 (鴝蝗鶯) 'robin grasshopper-warbler' |
ヌマセンニュウ (沼仙入 ~ 沼潜入) numa sennyū 'marsh grasshopperwarbler' |
Бұлбұлүн шырылдақ bulbulün şırıldaq 'nightingale warbler' |
Bataklık Kamışçını 'marsh warbler' |
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| Locustella tacsanowskia Bradypterus tacsanowskius |
Chinese bush warbler Chinese bush-warbler Chinese scrub warbler Сибирская пестрогрудка, Камышевка Тачановского |
Шивэр цоохондой ᠰᠢᠪᠡᠷ ᠴᠣᠣᠬᠣᠨᠳᠠᠢ shiver tsookhondoi 'Siberian bushwarbler' |
Bradypterus tacsanowskius: Сибериан цоохолдой ᠰᠢᠪᠧᠷᠢᠶᠠ ᠵᠢᠨ ᠴᠣᠣᠬᠣᠯᠳᠠᠢ siberiaŋ tsookholdoi 'Siberian bushwarbler1' (33) |
Mongolia formerly: Шивэрийн цоохондой ᠰᠢᠪᠡᠷ ᠦᠨ ᠴᠣᠣᠬᠣᠯᠳᠠᠢ shiveriŋ tsookhondoi 'Siberian bushwarbler' IM also: Умартын цоохондой ᠣᠮᠠᠷᠠᠲᠣ ᠵᠢᠨ ᠴᠣᠣᠬᠣᠨᠳᠠᠢ umartiŋ tsookhondoi 'northern bushwarbler' (31) |
中华短翅莺 (中華短翅鶯) 'Chinese short-winged warbler' |
シベリアオウギセッカ (シベリア扇雪加 ~ シベリア扇雪下) shiberia ōgi sekka 'Siberian fan cisticola' |
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| Locustella naevia |
Grasshopper warbler Common grasshopper-warbler Eastern grasshopper warbler Обыкновенный сверчок |
Эгэл шатансүүлт ᠡᠭᠡᠯ ᠱᠠᠲᠣᠨ ᠰᠡᠭᠦᠯᠲᠦ egel shataŋ-süült 'common ladder-tail' |
Mongolia formerly: Шатан сүүлт ᠱᠠᠲᠣᠨ ᠰᠡᠭᠦᠯᠲᠦ shataŋ süült 'ladder tail' |
黑斑蝗莺 (黑斑蝗鶯) 'black-striped grasshopper-warbler' |
ヤチセンニュウ (八千?仙入 ~ 八千?潜入) yachi sennyū 'yachi grasshopperwarbler' |
Кәдімгі шырылдақ kädimgi şırıldaq 'true warbler' |
Çekirge Kamışçını 'grasshopper-warbler' |
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| Locustella thoracica Bradypterus thoracicus |
Spotted bush warbler Spotted bush-warbler Spotted scrub warbler Малая пестрогрудка |
Хурган цоохондой ᠬᠣᠷᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠴᠣᠣᠬᠣᠨᠳᠠᠢ khurgaŋ tsookhondoi 'lamb bushwarbler' |
Inner M: Bradypterus thoracicus: Бидэр цээжит цоохолдой ᠪᠢᠳᠡᠷ ᠴᠡᠭᠡᠵᠢᠲᠣ ᠴᠣᠣᠬᠣᠯᠳᠠᠢ bider tseejit tsookholdoi 'stripe-breasted bushwarbler1' (33) |
IM also: Бидэр цээжит цоохондой ᠪᠢᠳᠡᠷ ᠴᠡᠭᠡᠵᠢᠲᠣ ᠴᠣᠣᠬᠣᠨᠳᠠᠢ bider tseejit tsookhondoi 'stripe-breasted bushwarbler' (31) |
斑胸短翅莺 (斑胸短翅鶯) 'stripe-breasted short-winged warbler' |
ノドフオウギセッカ (喉斑扇雪加 ~ 喉斑扇雪下) nodo fu ōgi sekka 'stripe-throated fan cisticola' |
Bradypterus davidi: 점무늬가슴쥐발귀 jeommunui-gaseum-jwibalgwi 'streak-breasted-warbler' |
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セッカ sekka is used in Japanese for several small warbling birds in the Cisticolidae, Locustellidae, and Phylloscopidae. The etymology is unknown. It is written with the ateji 雪加 (literally 'snow-add') or 雪下 (literally 'snow-below'), characters assigned on the basis of sound only with little or no relation to etymology or meaning.
Sennyū, a term for grasshopper-warblers, is of unknown etymology. It is written with characters meaning 'enter fairy' or 'infiltrate'. The characters function as ateji, an attempt to represent the pronunciation with characters that have little or no relationship to the meaning or etymology.
Бор bor as an adjective means either 'grey, brown, dun', or 'stubborn'. It is used in some bird names as a noun, including names for the nightjars, reed warblers, Reed Parrotbill, and leiothrix. The common thread is unclear, and the meaning likely differs according to the bird, with nightjars possibly being regarded as 'stubborn', and others as being 'small brownish birds'.
The name Сүүллэг süülleg means 'large-tailed', related to the word for 'tail' сүүл süül. The name is clearly based on the Chinese name. However, the spelling of the bird name is differentiated from that for 'large-tailed' through doubling of the 'l'.
Харсуун kharsuuŋ or харсун kharsuŋ is found in the names of birds at the Accipitridae, Strigidae, and Sylviidae. The dictionary meaning is 'coarse', 'crude' (e.g. as used of foodstuffs), but in bird naming it appears to have the meaning 'hawk'.
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