Alaudidae
Họ Sơn ca

General

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 larks are known as Chim sơn ca in Vietnamese (ca = 'sing'). (Somewhat mysteriously, Bui Phung's Vietnamese-English dictionary gives Chim chà chiện as meaning 'Mongolian lark', although this bird has not been recorded in Vietnam.)

Species names

SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN		VIETNAMESE		EAST ASIAN		S. E. ASIAN
Mirafra
Latin	English/French	Vietnamese	Other V	Chinese	Japanese	Thai	Malaysian	Indonesian
Mirafra javanica	Horsfield's Lark Horsfield's Bushlark Australasian lark Singing bush lark Eastern singing bush lark Alouette de Java	Chim Sơn ca Java 'Javanese son ca bird' (ca = 'sing') (12, 13, 34)		歌百灵 (歌百靈) gē bǎi-líng 'song hundred-spirit' Taxonomy	ヤブヒバリ (薮雲雀) yabu-hibari 'thicket lark' (hibari written 'cloud sparrow')	นกจาบฝนเสียงใส nók càap-fŏn sĭaŋ-săy 'clear-voiced rain weaverbird (bird)'		Burung Branjangan Jawa 'Javanese bushlark (bird)'
Mirafra erythrocephala	Indochinese Lark Indochinese Bushlark Alouette d'indochine	Mirafra assamica: Chim Sơn ca Thái Lan 'Thai son ca bird' (ca = 'sing') (12) Taxonomy		-	-	นกจาบฝนปีกแดง nók càap-fŏn pìik-daeeŋ 'red-winged rain weaverbird (bird)'
Alauda
Latin	English/French	Vietnamese	Other V	Chinese	Japanese	Thai	Malaysian	Indonesian
Alauda gulgula	East Asian Sky Lark East Asian Skylark Lesser skylark Small skylark Alouette gulgule	Chim Sơn ca 'son ca bird' (ca = 'sing') (12, 13, 34)		小云雀 (小雲雀) xiǎo yún-què 'small cloud sparrow' Taiwan: (小云雀) 小雲雀 xiǎo yún-què 'small cloud sparrow'	タイワンヒバリ (台湾雲雀) taiwan hibari 'Taiwan lark' (hibari written 'cloud sparrow')	นกจาบฝนเสียงสวรรค์ nók càap-fŏn sĭaŋ-sa-wăn 'Paradise-voiced rain weaverbird (bird)'

For some reason, Danh Lục Các Loài Chim ở Việt Nam (Latinh, Việt, Pháp, Hán) (33) lists Mirafra erythroptera as Chim Sơn ca Ấnđộ, although this species occurs only in India.

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

Danh Lục Các Loài Chim ở Việt Nam (Latinh, Việt, Pháp, Hán) Trần Văn Chánh 2008-2009