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 general ornithological name for the thrushes in Vietnamese is Chim hoét 'thrush (bird)'. However, this name is not necessarily very familiar to the layman and does not appear in most Vietnamese dictionaries.
The ornithological names are neatly divided up by genus:
1. Thrushes in the genus Turdus are known as Chim hoét. This name is also used for several genera since transferred to the Muscicapidae, including the shortwings (Brachypteryx and Heteroxenicus), known as Hoét đuôi cụt 'short-tailed thrush', the whistling thrushes (Myophonus), known as Hoét xanh 'blue/green thrush', and the rock thrushes (Monticola), known as Hoét đá 'rock thrush'. One redstart (Luscinia phaenicuroides, formerly belonging to the genus Hodgsonius), is known as Hoét đuôi dài 'long-tailed thrush'.
2. Thrushes in the genus Zoothera (ground thrushes) are called Chim sáo đất in Vietnamese, literally 'ground-starling (bird)'. Sáo is a common bird name applied to a number of similar-sized birds including the ground thrushes, starlings, mynas, and sometimes magpies.
3. Chim cô cô, clearly a loan word, is the ornithological name given to the Cochoa.
Species names
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| Zoothera | ||||||||
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Zoothera dixoni |
Long-tailed thrush Long-tailed mountain thrush Grive de Dixon |
Chim Sáo đất Dixon 'Dixon's ground-starling (bird)' (12) |
Chim Sáo đất dixôn 'Dixon's ground-starling (bird)' (34) |
长尾地鸫 (長尾地鶇) 'long-tailed ground-thrush' |
オナガトラツグミ (尾長虎鶇) o-naga tora tsugumi 'long-tailed tiger thrush' |
นกเดินดงหลังสีไพล nók doeen-doŋ lăŋ-sĭi-pʰlay 'olivaceous-backed jungle-walker (bird)' |
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| Zoothera mollissima |
Plain-backed thrush Plain-backed mountain thrush Grive de Hodgson |
Chim Sáo đất nâu hung 'reddish ground-starling (bird)' (12, 34) |
光背地鸫 (光背地鶇) 'plain-backed ground-thrush' |
アカトラツグミ (赤虎鶇) aka tora tsugumi 'red tiger thrush' |
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| Zoothera marginata |
Dark-sided thrush Lesser long-billed thrush Grive à grand bec |
Chim Sáo đất nâu 'brown ground-starling (bird)' (12, 34) |
长嘴地鸫 (長嘴地鶇) 'long-billed ground-thrush' |
コオオハシツグミ (小大嘴鶇) ko ō-hashi tsugumi 'small large-billed thrush' |
นกเดินดงเล็กปากยาว nók doeen-doŋ lék pàak-yaaw 'long-billed small jungle-walker (bird)' |
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| Zoothera monticola |
Long-billed thrush Greater long-billed thrush Grive montagnarde |
Chim Sáo đất mỏ to 'large-billed ground-starling (bird)' (12)  Taxonomy |
Chim Sáo đất mỏ dài 'long-billed ground-starling (bird)' (34) |
大长嘴地鸫 (大長嘴地鶇) 'large long-billed ground-thrush' |
オオハシツグミ (大嘴鶇) ō-hashi tsugumi 'large-billed thrush' |
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| Zoothera aurea | White's Thrush Golden mountain thrush White's ground thrush Grive dorée |
Chim Sáo đất 'ground-starling (bird)' (12, 13) Taxonomy |
怀氏虎鸫 (懐氏虎鶇) 'Mr Huai's tiger-thrush' (36) Taiwan: (白氏地鸫) 白氏地鶇 'Mr White's ground-thrush' |
トラツグミ (虎鶇) tora tsugumi 'tiger thrush' |
นกเดินดงลายเสือใหญ่ nók doeen-doŋ laay-sĕua yày 'large tiger-striped jungle-walker (bird)' |
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| Zoothera dauma Turdus dauma |
Scaly thrush White's thrush Grive dama |
Zoothera dauma: Chim Sáo đất lớn 'large ground-starling (bird)' (34) Chim Sáo đất 'ground-starling (bird)' (12, 13) Taxonomy |
虎斑地鸫 (虎斑地鶇) 'tiger-striped ground-thrush' Taiwan: (虎斑地鸫) 虎斑地鸫 'tiger-striped ground-thrush' |
コトラツグミ (小虎鶇) ko tora tsugumi 'small tiger thrush' Taxonomy |
นกเดินดงลายเสือ nók doeen-doŋ laay-sĕua 'tiger-striped jungle-walker (bird)' |
Burung Murai Bersisik 'scaly thrush (bird)' (26) Burung Murai Harimau 'tiger thrush (bird)' (27) Burung Murai Batu Putih 'white rock-thrush (bird)' (24) |
Burung Anis Sisik 'scaly thrush (bird)' |
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| Cochoa | ||||||||
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| Cochoa purpurea |
Purple cochoa Cochoa pourpré |
Chim Cô cô đầu xám 'grey-headed cochoa (bird)' (12, 34) |
紫宽嘴鸫 (紫寬嘴鶇) 'purple broad-billed thrush' |
ムラサキミヤマツグミ (紫深山鶇) murasaki miyama tsugumi 'purple deep-mountain thrush' |
นกปีกแพรสีม่วง nók pìik-pʰraee sĭi-mûaŋ purple silk-wing (bird)' |
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| Cochoa viridis |
Green cochoa Cochoa vert |
Chim Cô cô đầu xanh 'blue/green-headed cochoa (bird)' (12) |
Chim Cô cô xanh 'blue/green cochoa (bird)' (34) |
绿宽嘴鸫 (綠寬嘴鶇) 'green broad-billed thrush' |
ミドリミヤマツグミ (緑深山鶇) midori miyama tsugumi 'green deep-mountain thrush' |
นกปีกแพรสีเขียว nók pìik-pʰraee sĭi-kʰĭaw 'green silk-wing (bird)' |
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| Geokichla | ||||||||
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| Geokichla sibirica Zoothera sibirica Turdus sibiricus |
Siberian thrush Siberian ground thrush Grive de Sibérie |
Chim Hoét Xibêri 'Siberian thrush (bird)' (12) |
Chim Hoét Sibêri 'Siberian thrush (bird)' (13) Chim Sáo đất mày trắng 'white-eyebrowed ground-starling (bird)' (34) |
白眉地鸫 (白眉地鶇) 'white-eyebrowed ground-thrush' Taiwan: (白眉地鸫) 白眉地鶇 'white-eyebrowed ground-thrush' |
マミジロ (眉白) mami-jiro 'white-eyebrow' |
นกเดินดงสีเทาดำ nók doeen-doŋ sĭi-tʰaw-dam 'black-grey jungle-walker (bird)' |
Burung Murai Hitam Siberia 'Siberian black thrush (bird)' (26, 27) Burung Murai Siberia Kelabu 'grey Siberian thrush (bird)' (24) |
Burung Anis Sibirica 'Siberian thrush (bird)' |
| Geokichla citrina Zoothera citrina |
Orange-headed thrush Orange-headed ground thrush Orange ground thrush Grive à tête orange |
Chim Hoét vàng 'yellow thrush (bird)' (12, 13) |
Chim Sáo đất đầu cam 'orange-headed ground-starling (bird)' (34) |
橙头地鸫 (橙頭地鶇) 'orange-headed ground-thrush' |
オレンジジツグミ (オレンジ地鶇) orenji ji-tsugumi 'orange ground-thrush' |
นกเดินดงหัวสีส้ม nók doeen-doŋ hŭa-sĭi-sôm 'orange-headed jungle-walker (bird)' |
Burung Murai Dada Oren 'orange-breasted thrush (bird)' (26, 27) Burung Murai Belanda 'Dutch thrush (bird)' (24) Taxonomy |
Burung Anis Merah 'red thrush (bird)' |
| Otocichla | ||||||||
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| Otocichla mupinensis Turdus mupinensis |
Chinese thrush Mongolian song thrush Eastern song thrush Verreaux's song thrush Grive de Verreaux |
Chim Hoét Trung Quốc 'Chinese thrush (bird)' (12, 34) |
Chim Hoét Bảo Hưng 'Bao Xing thrush (bird)' (from Chinese) (alt in 34) |
宝兴歌鸫 (寶興歌鶇) 'Baoxing song thrush' (Baoxing is a place in Sichuan) |
チベットウタツグミ (チベット歌鶇) chibetto uta tsugumi 'Tibetan song thrush' |
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| Turdus | ||||||||
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| Turdus mandarinus |
Eastern blackbird Chinese Blackbird Merle de Chine |
Chim Hoét đen 'black thrush (bird)' (12, 13, 34) |
Chim Hoét ‘thrush bird' Chim Hắc đống 'black thrush' (from Chinese) |
乌鸫 (烏鶇) 'black thrush' Taiwan: (黑鸫) 黑鶇 'black thrush' |
クロウタドリ (黒歌鳥) kuro uta-dori 'black song-bird' |
นกเดินดงสีดำ nók doeen-doŋ sĭi-dam 'black jungle-walker (bird)' |
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| Turdus boulboul |
Grey-winged blackbird Merle à ailes grises |
Chim Hoét đen cánh trắng 'white-winged black thrush' (12) |
Chim Hoét đen cánh xám 'grey-winged black thrush' (34) |
灰翅鸫 (灰翅鶇) 'grey-winged thrush' |
ハイバネツグミ (灰羽鶇) hai-bane tsugumi 'grey-winged thrush' |
นกเดินดงดำปีกเทา nók doeen-doŋ dam pìik-tʰaw 'grey-winged black jungle-walker (bird)' |
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| Turdus cardis |
Japanese thrush Japanese grey thrush Grey thrush Merle du Japon |
Chim Hoét bụng trắng 'white-bellied thrush (bird)' (12, 13, 34) |
乌灰鸫 (烏灰鶇) 'black grey thrush' Taiwan: (乌灰鸫) 烏灰鶇 'black grey thrush' |
クロツグミ (黒鶇) kuro-tsugumi 'black thrush' |
นกเดินดงพันธุ์ญี่ปุ่น nók doeen-doŋ pʰan yîi-pùn 'Japanese species jungle-walker (bird)' |
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| Turdus hortulorum |
Grey-backed thrush Merle à dos gris |
Chim Hoét lưng đen 'black-backed thrush (bird)' (13) Chim Hoét ngực hung 'reddish-breasted thrush (bird)' (34) Chim Hoét lưng xám 'grey-backed thrush (bird)' (34) |
灰背鸫 (灰背鶇) 'grey-backed thrush' Taiwan: (灰背鸫) 灰背鶇 'grey-backed thrush' |
カラアカハラ (唐赤腹) kara aka-hara 'Chinese red-belly' |
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| Turdus dissimilis |
Black-breasted thrush Merle à poitrine noire |
Chim Hoét ngực đen 'black-breasted thrush (bird)' (12, 34) |
黑胸鸫 (黑胸鶇) 'black-breasted thrush' |
ムナグロアカハラ (胸黒赤腹) muna-guro aka-hara 'black-breasted red-belly' |
นกเดินดงอกดำ nók doeen-doŋ òk-dam 'black-breasted jungle-walker (bird)' |
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| Turdus obscurus |
Eyebrowed thrush Eye-browed thrush Grive obscure |
Chim Hoét mày trắng 'white-eyebrowed thrush (bird)' (12, 13, 34) |
白眉鸫 (白眉鶇) 'white-eyebrowed thrush' Taiwan: (白眉鸫) 白眉鶇 'white-eyebrowed thrush' |
マミチャジナイ (眉茶  )mami cha-jinai 'eyebrowed brown thrush1' |
นกเดินดงสีคล้ำ nók doeen-doŋ sĭi-kʰlám 'dark jungle-walker (bird)' |
Burung Murai Belanda 'Dutch thrush (bird)' (26, 27) TaxonomyBurung Murai Batu Kubur 'grave-stone thrush (bird)' (24) |
Burung Anis Kuning 'yellow thrush (bird)' |
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| Turdus rubrocanus |
Chestnut thrush Grey-headed thrush Merle à tête grise |
Chim Hoét hung 'reddish thrush (bird)' (12) |
Chim Hoét đầu xám 'grey-headed thrush (bird)' (34) |
灰头鸫 (灰頭鶇) 'grey-headed thrush' |
クリイロツグミ (栗色鶇) kuri-iro tsugumi 'chestnut-coloured thrush' |
นกเดินดงสีน้ำตาลแดง nók doeen-doŋ sĭi-nám-taan-daeeŋ 'red-brown jungle-walker (bird)' |
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| Turdus eunomusTaxonomy |
Dusky thrush Grive à ailes rousses |
Turdus naumanni: Chim Hoét lưng hung 'reddish backed thrush (bird)' (12, 13, 34) Taxonomy |
斑鸫 (斑鶇) 'striped thrush' (2) Taiwan: (斑点鸫) 斑點鶇 'stripe-dotted thrush' |
ツグミ (鶇) tsugumi 'thrush' |
นกเดินดงอกลายดำ nók doeen-doŋ òk-laay dam 'black stripe-breasted jungle-walker (bird)' |
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ไพล pʰlay (Zingiber cassumunar, Zingiber montanum, or Zingiber purpureum) is a plant in the ginger family (Zingiberidae) widely used in traditional Thai medicine. Extracts typically have a greenish yellow to brown colour, and the name is used here as a colour word equivalent to English 'olivaceous'.
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