Rostratulidae
Họ Nhát hoa

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.

In Vietnamese, the painted snipe is called Nhát hoa. The word hoa means 'flowery' while the word Nhát is used in the name of the woodcock (Scolopax rusticola). The painted snipe is thus a kind of 'flowery woodcock'.

Species names

SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN		VIETNAMESE		EAST ASIAN		S. E. ASIAN
Rostratula
Latin	English/French	Vietnamese	Other V	Chinese	Japanese	Thai	Malaysian	Indonesian
Rostratula benghalensis	Greater painted-snipe Painted snipe Rhynchée peinte	Chim Nhát hoa 'flowery woodcock bird' (12, 13, 34)		彩鹬 (彩鷸) cǎi-yù 'coloured snipe' Taiwan: (彩鹬) 彩鷸 cǎi-yù 'coloured snipe'	タマシギ (玉鷸 or 玉鴫) tama-shigi 'jewelled snipe'	นกโป่งวิด nók pòoŋ-wít 'pòoŋ-wít bird'	Burung Meragi 'batik-patterned/ coloured bird' (24, 25, 26)	Burung Berkik-kembang Besar 'large flower- snipe (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

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 West Malaysia and Singapore by Jeyarajasingam, Allen and Alan Pearson, Oxford University Press, Oxford 1999

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