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The old popular and ornithological general name for grebes is นกเป็ดผี nók pèt-pʰĭi 'ghost duck bird', based on เป็ด pèt 'duck', the general Thai name for the ducks (Anatidae).
Species names
SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN |
THAI |
OTHER S. E. ASIAN |
EAST ASIAN |
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Tachybaptus | ||||||||
Latin |
English |
Thai |
Other Th |
Malaysian |
Indonesian |
Vietnamese |
Chinese |
Japanese |
Tachybaptus ruficollis Podiceps ruficollis |
Little grebe Dabchick |
นกเป็ดผีเล็ก nók pèt-pʰĭi lék 'small ghost-duck bird' |
นกเป็ดผี nók pèt-pʰĭi 'ghost-duck bird' (alt in 21) |
Burung Grebe Kecil 'small grebe (bird)' (grebe from English) (24) Burung Gerib Kecil 'small grebe (bird)' (gerib from English) (25) |
Burung Titihan Telaga 'pond grebe (bird)' Burung Titihan 'grebe (bird)' (29) |
Chim Le hôi 'smelly wildduck (bird)' (12, 13) |
小䴙䴘 (小鷿鷈) 'small grebe' Taiwan: (小䴙䴘) 小鷿鷈 'small grebe' |
カイツブリ (鸊鷉) kaitsuburi 'grebe' |
Podiceps | ||||||||
Latin |
English |
Thai |
Other Th |
Malaysian |
Indonesian |
Vietnamese |
Chinese |
Japanese |
Podiceps cristatus |
Great crested grebe | นกเป็ดผีใหญ่ nók pèt-pʰĭi yày 'large ghost-duck bird' |
凤头䴙䴘 (鳳頭鷿鷈) 'phoenix-headed grebe' Taiwan: (冠䴙䴘) 冠鷿鷈 'crested grebe' |
カンムリカイツブリ (冠鸊鷉) kanmuri kaitsuburi 'crested grebe' |
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Podiceps nigricollis |
Black-necked grebe or Eared grebe |
นกเป็ดผีคอดำ nók pèt-pʰĭi kʰoaa-dam 'black-necked ghost-duck bird' |
นกเป็ดผีหงอน nók pèt-pʰĭi ŋŏaan 'crested ghost-duck bird' (alt in 21) |
Chim Le hôi cổ đen 'black-necked smelly wildduck (bird)' (12) |
黑颈䴙䴘 (黑頸鷿鷈) 'black-necked grebe' Taiwan: (黑颈䴙䴘) 黑頸鷿鷈 'black-necked grebe' |
ハジロカイツブリ (羽白鸊鷉) ha-jiro kaitsuburi 'white-winged grebe' |
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
นกในเมืองไทย รศ. โอภาส ขอบเขตต (Birds in Thailand, Assoc. Prof. Obhas Khobkhet), in 5 volumes, Sarakadee Press, Bangkok, 1998-2001
Senarai Nama-nama Burung Semenanjung Malaysia dan Asia Tenggara by Ismail, Abdul Rahman, Perhilitan (Jabatam Perlindungan Hidupan Liar dan Taman Negara, Semenanjung Malaysia), Kuala Lumpur 1981
(List of the Names of Birds of Peninsular Malaysia and Southeast Asia by Ismail, Abdul Rahman, Department of Wildlife and National Parks, Peninsular Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 1981)
The Birds of the Thai-Malay Peninsula: Vol. 1 - Non-passerines by Wells, David R., Academic Press, London 1999
A Field Guide to the Birds of Java and Bali (second edition) by MacKinnon, John, Gadjah Mada University Press, Yogyakarta 1990
Danh Lục Các Loài Chim ở Việt Nam (Latinh, Việt, Pháp, Hán) Trần Văn Chánh 2008-2009