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The following is based on analysis of dictionaries and other sources. Comments and corrections welcome. Malaysian names are now being updated. For consistency, Vietnamese bird names (except for ducks and chickens) are preceded by the word Chim meaning 'bird'. Ornithological lists mostly omit this as understood. Hover over Green Lettering Green lettering at this site hides a tool tip with glosses, further explanations, etc. Hover cursor to reveal. to see additional information.
The only member of the Acanthizidae found in Vietnam is the Golden-bellied Gerygone (Gerygone sulphurea), which is known as the Chim chích bụng vàng 'yellow-bellied warbler (bird)' in Vietnamese.
Species names
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Gerygone sulphurea |
Golden-bellied gerygone Golden-bellied flyeater Yellow-breasted flyeater Yellow-breasted gerygone warbler Gérygone soufrée |
Chim Chích bụng vàng 'yellow-bellied warbler (bird)' (12, 34) |
黄胸噪刺莺 (黃胸噪刺鶯) 'yellow-breasted babbling thorn-warbler' (4) 黄胸吵刺莺 (黃胸吵刺鶯) 'yellow-breasted noisy thorn-warbler' (5, 10) |
マレーシヤセンニョムシクイ (マレーシヤ仙女虫喰) marēshiya sennyo mushi-kui 'Malaysian fairy insect-eater' |
นกกระจ้อยป่าโกงกาง nók krà-côaay pàa-kooŋ-kaaŋ 'mangrove-forest very-small bird' |
Burung Kelicap Perepat 'timber-mangrove twitterer (bird)' (onomat.) (24) Burung Cekup Perepat 'timber-mangrove warbler (bird)' (onomat.)' (26, 27) |
Burung Remetuk Laut 'sea chatterer (bird)' (onomat.) |
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Gerygones are named as a kind of นกกระจ้อย nók krà-côaay 'very-small bird', a name which is otherwise ornithologically restricted to warblers (Sylviidae). The name is based on the adjective (กระ)จ้อย (krà-)côaay 'tiny, very small, etc.'.
世界鸟类分类与分布名录 主编：郑光美 科学出版社 北京 2002年
A Checklist on the Classification and Distribution of the Birds of the World Chief editor: Zheng Guangmei, Science Press, Beijing 2002
世界鸟类名称（拉丁文、汉文、英文对照）第二版 郑作新等 科学出版社 北京 2002年
Birds of the World (Latin, Chinese and English Names) 2nd ed. by Cheng Tso-Hsin et al, Science Press, Beijing 2002
Pocket Checklist of the Birds of the Republic of Singapore / Senai Jenis-Jenis Burung di Singapura / 新加坡野鸟目录 by Lim Kim Seng Nature Society (Singapore) 1999
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
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)
A Field Guide to the Birds of West Malaysia and Singapore by Jeyarajasingam, Allen and Alan Pearson, Oxford University Press, Oxford 1999
The Birds of the Thai-Malay Peninsula: Vol. 2 - Passerines by Wells, David R., Christopher Helm, A&C Black, London 2007
Danh Lục Các Loài Chim ở Việt Nam (Latinh, Việt, Pháp, Hán) Trần Văn Chánh 2008-2009
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