Upupidae
Họ Đầu rìu

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 Hoopoe is known as the Chim Đầu rìu 'hatchet-head (bird)' (or 'axe-head (bird)').

According to the Vietnamese English dictionary of Bui Phung (1996), another word for 'hoopoe' is Chim rẻ quạt, meaning 'fan-spoke bird', a reference to the bird's distinctive crown. Officially, however, Chim rẻ quạt is applied to the fantails.

Species names

SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN		VIETNAMESE		EAST ASIAN		S. E. ASIAN
Upupa
Latin	English/French	Vietnamese	Other V	Chinese	Japanese	Thai	Malaysian	Indonesian
Upupa epops	Common hoopoe Eurasian hoopoe Hoopoe Huppe fasciée	Chim Đầu rìu 'hatchet-head (bird)' (12, 13, 34)		戴胜 (戴勝) dài-shèng 'wear headdress' Taiwan: (戴胜) 戴勝 dài-shèng 'wear headdress'	ヤツガシラ (戴勝) yatsu-gashira 'eight heads' (but written 'wear headdress', from Chinese)	นกกะรางหัวขวาน nók kà-raaŋ hŭa-kʰwăan 'axe-headed (=woodpecker) laughingthrush (bird)'	Burung Huphup 'hup-hup (bird)' (onomat.) (26) Burung Hupo Tunggal 'solitary hupo (bird)' (onomat.) (25) Burung Hupu Tunggal 'solitary hupu (bird)' (onomat.) (24)	Burung Hupo Tunggal 'solitary hupo (bird)' (onomat.)

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