Cinclidae
Họ Lội suối

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 Vietnamese name for the dippers is Chim lội suối, meaning 'stream-wading bird'. The only member of the family occurring in Vietnam is the Brown Dipper (Cinclus pallasi).

One ordinary English-Vietnamese dictionary gives Chim hét nước 'water thrush (bird)' as the translation of 'dipper'.

Species names

SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN		VIETNAMESE		EAST ASIAN		S. E. ASIAN
Cinclus
Latin	English/French	Vietnamese	Other V	Chinese	Japanese	Thai	Malaysian	Indonesian
Cinclus pallasii	Brown dipper Cincle de Pallas	Chim Lội suối 'stream-wading bird' (12, 13)	Chim Lội suối nâu 'brown stream-wading bird' (34) Chim hét nước 'water thrush (bird)' (bilingual dictionary)	褐河乌 (褐河烏) hè hé-wū 'brown river-crow' Taiwan: (河乌) 河烏 hé-wū 'river-crow'	カワガラス (川烏 ~ 河烏) kawa-garasu 'river-crow'	นกมุดน้ำ nók mút-náam 'underwater-dipper (bird)'

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