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梅花雀科
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kaede-chō ka

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mil-lap-bu-ri-gwa

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General

Information is from dictionaries and other sources. Comments and corrections welcome. Hover over Green Lettering to see additional information.

The Lonchura are known as 文鳥 wén-niǎo, which may be loosely translated as 'culture-bird' or 'literature bird'.

The waxbills (one introduced species) are known as 梅花雀 méi-huā-què 'plum-flower finch'.

Species names

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ESTRILDinae
SCIENTIFIC & ENGLISH
CHINESE
JAPANESE
OTHER
Estrilda
Latin
English
Chinese (Taiwan)
Chinese (Mainland)
Other Ch
Japanese
Other J
Korean
Vietnamese
Estrilda melpoda Orange-cheeked waxbill 橙頰梅花雀
(橙颊梅花雀)
chéng-jiá méi-huā-què
'orange-cheeked plum flower sparrow'
(introduced)
(橙頰梅花雀)
橙颊梅花雀
chéng-jiá méi-huā-què
'orange-cheeked plum flower sparrow'
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LONCHURINAE
SCIENTIFIC & ENGLISH
CHINESE
JAPANESE
OTHER
Euodice
Latin
English
Chinese (Taiwan)
Chinese (Mainland)
Other Ch
Japanese
Other J
Korean
Vietnamese
Euodice malabarica
Lonchura malabarica
Indian Silverbill
or
White-throated Munia
白喉文鳥
(白喉文鸟)
bái-hóu wén-niǎo
'white-throated culture-bird'
(introduced)
(白喉文鳥)
白喉文鸟
bái-hóu wén-niǎo
'white-throated culture-bird'
  ギンバシ
(銀嘴)
gin-bashi
'silver-bill'
     
Lonchura
Latin
English
Chinese (Taiwan)
Chinese (Mainland)
Other Ch
Japanese
Other J
Korean
Vietnamese
Lonchura striata
link to photo
White-rumped munia
White-backed munia
White-rumped mannikin
Sharp-tailed munia
白腰文鳥
(白腰文鸟)
bái-yāo wén-niǎo
'white-rumped culture-bird'
(白腰文鳥)
白腰文鸟
bái-yāo wén-niǎo
'white-rumped culture-bird'
白胸文鳥
(白胸文鸟)
bái-xiōng wén-niǎo
'white-breasted culture-bird'
白背文鳥
(白背文鸟)
bái-bèi wén-niǎo
'white-backed culture-bird'
尖尾文鳥
(尖尾文鸟)
jiān-wěi wén-niǎo
'sharp-tailed culture-bird'
十姐妹
(十姐妹)
shí jiě-mèi
'ten sisters'
白胸算命鳥
(白胸算命鸟)
bǎi-xiōng suàn-mìng niǎo
'white-breasted tell-fortune bird'
コシジロキンパラ
(腰白金腹)
koshi-jiro kinpara
'white-rumped gold belly'
    Chim Di cam
'orange munia (bird)' (12, 13, 34)
Lonchura punctulata
link to photo
Scaly-breasted munia
Nutmeg mannikin
Spotted mannikin
Spotted munia
斑文鳥
(斑文鸟)
bān wén-niǎo
'striped culture-bird'
(斑文鳥)
斑文鸟
bān wén-niǎo
'striped culture-bird'
鱗胸文鳥
(鳞胸文鸟)
lín-xiōng wén-niǎo
'scale-breasted culture-bird'
珍珠鳥
(珍珠鸟)
zhēnzhū-niǎo
'pearl bird'
魚鱗沈香
(鱼鳞沉香)
yú-lín chénxiāng
'fish-scaled chenxiang (type of plant)'
小紡織鳥
(小纺织鸟)
xiǎo fǎng-zhī niǎo
'small spinning and weaving bird'
算命鳥
(算命鸟)
suàn-mìng niǎo
'tell-fortune bird'
シマキンパラ
(縞金腹)
shima kinpara
'striped gold belly'
(introduced)
  얼룩무늬납부리새
eollung-munui-nap-buri-sae
'spot-patterned wax/lead bill bird'
Chim Di đá
'stone munia (bird)' (12, 13, 34)
Lonchura malacca
link to photo
Black-headed munia
Indian black-headed munia
Chestnut munia
Chestnut mannikin
黑頭文鳥
(黑头文鸟)
hēi-tóu wén-niǎo
'black-headed culture-bird'
(黑頭文鳥)
黑头文鸟
hēi-tóu wén-niǎo
'black-headed culture-bird' (2, 4)
(栗腹文鳥)
栗腹文鸟
lì-fù wén-niǎo
'chestnut bellied culture-bird' (1, 3, 5)

ギンパラ
(銀腹)
ginpara
'silver belly'
(introduced)
キンパラ
(金腹)
kinpara
'gold belly'
(introduced)
  Lonchura atricapilla (34):
Chim Di đầu đen
'black-headed munia (bird)' (12, 13, 34)


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)

香港及華南鳥類(第六版)(翻譯成中文及重新修訂) 尹璉、費嘉倫、林超英 香港性徵特區政府新聞處政府印務局 1994年
Birds of Hong Kong and South China (6th edition, translated into Chinese and newly revised) by Clive Viney, Karen Phillipps, Lin Chaoying, Hong Kong Govt. Press 1994