Stenostiridae
Họ Chích tiên

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 Stenostiridae are a small family which in Asia includes a former member of the fantails (Rhipiduridae) plus the canary-flycatchers from the Muscicapidae. The two Vietnamese species carry the names used at their previous families.

1. The Fairy-Fantail is known as Rẻ quạt 'fan-spokes' or Chim rẻ quạt 'fan-spoke bird' in Vietnamese, reflecting its earlier assignment to the Rhipiduridae.

2. Culicicapa is known as a kind of Chim Đớp ruồi 'fly-snapping bird' (flycatcher). Outside the Muscicapidae, the word is used for Hypothymis monarch flycatchers (Monarchidae), and Philentoma (Vangidae) flycatchers.

Family name

The family name is from Wikipedia. Chích is the general name for warblers of the old Sylviidae assemblage. Tiên means 'fairy'. Together the name means 'fairy warbler'.

Species names

SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN		VIETNAMESE		EAST ASIAN		S. E. ASIAN
Chelidorhynx
Latin	English/French	Vietnamese	Other V	Chinese	Japanese	Thai	Malaysian	Indonesian
Chelidorhynx hypoxanthus Rhipidura hypoxantha	Fairy-fantail Yellow-bellied Fantail Yellow-bellied fantail flycatcher Rhipidure à ventre jaune	Chim Rẻ quạt bụng vàng 'yellow-bellied fanspoke bird' (12, 34)		黄腹扇尾鹟 (黃腹扇尾鶲) huáng-fù shàn-wěi-wēng 'yellow-bellied fan-tailed flycatcher'	キバラオウギビタキ (黄腹扇鶲) ki-bara ōgi-bitaki 'yellow-bellied fan flycatcher'	นกอีแพรดท้องเหลือง nók ii-pʰrâeet tʰóaaŋ-lĕuaŋ 'yellow-bellied fantail (bird)'
Culicicapa
Latin	English/French	Vietnamese	Other V	Chinese	Japanese	Thai	Malaysian	Indonesian
Culicicapa ceylonensis	Grey-headed canary-flycatcher Grey-headed canary flycatcher Grey-headed flycatcher Gobemouche à tête grise	Chim Đớp ruồi đầu xám 'grey-headed fly-snapping bird' (12, 13, 34)		方尾鹟 (方尾鶲) fāng-wěi wēng 'square-tailed flycatcher' Taiwan: (方尾鹟) 方尾鶲 fāng-wěi wēng 'square-tailed flycatcher'	ハイムネヒタキ (灰胸鶲) hai-mune hitaki 'grey-breasted flycatcher'	นกจับแมลงหัวเทา nók càp-ma-laeeŋ hŭa-tʰaw 'grey-headed insect-catcher (bird)'	Burung Sambar Kepala Kelabu 'grey-headed snatcher (bird)' (26, 27) Burung Sambar Pacat 'pitta-snatcher (bird)' (24)	Burung Sikatan Kepala-abu 'ashy-headed flycatcher (bird)'

นกจับแมลง nók càp-ma-laeeŋ 'insect-catcher (bird)' is used for most kinds of birds which were called "flycatcher" in English at the time these names were assigned. These include all genera in the Muscicapinae (except Niltava); as well as Hypothymis monarch flycatchers (Monarchidae) and all species of Philentoma (gen. inc. sed)

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