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Turmeric or Indian saffron (Curcuma longa) is used as a seasoning, in medicine, and to make a yellow dye. It is an areal tradition for prominently yellow-coloured birds to be called 'turmeric birds' in Thai, Lao, Mon, Malay, Vietnamese, and other Southeast Asian languages. In Malaysian, the name is used in both popular and ornithological naming for both the ioras and yellow-coloured orioles (Oriolidae).
Species names
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Aegithina tiphia |
Common iora Black-winged iora |
Burung Kunyit Kecil 'small turmeric-bird' (turmeric-bird=iora/oriole) (26, 27) Burung Kunyit Kacat 'kacat turmeric-bird' (turmeric-bird=iora/oriole) (24) |
Burung Cipoh Kacat 'kacat iora (bird)' |
นกขมิ้นน้อยธรรมดา nók kʰa-mîn nóaay tʰam-ma-daa 'common little turmeric-bird' |
Chim nghệ ngực vàng 'yellow-breasted turmeric-bird' (12, 34) |
黑翅雀鹎 (黑翅雀鵯) 'black-winged sparrow-bulbul' |
ヒメコノハドリ (姫木の葉鳥) hime konoha-dori 'princess leaf-bird' |
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| Aegithina viridissima |
Green iora | Burung Kunyit Hijau 'green turmeric-bird' (turmeric-bird=iora/oriole) (26, 27) |
Burung Cipoh Jantung 'heart iora (bird)' |
นกขมิ้นน้อยสีเขียว nók kʰa-mîn nóaay sĭi-kʰĭaw 'green little turmeric-bird' |
Chim nghệ ngực lục 'green-breasted turmeric-bird' (12) |
绿雀鹎 (綠雀鵯) 'green sparrow-bulbul' |
ミドリヒメコノハドリ (緑姫木の葉鳥) midori hime konoha-dori 'green princess leaf-bird' |
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| Aegithina lafresnayei |
Great iora | Burung Kunyit Rimba 'jungle turmeric-bird' (turmeric-bird=iora/oriole) (26, 27) Burung Kunyit Bukit 'hill turmeric-bird' (turmeric-bird=iora/oriole) (24) |
นกขมิ้นน้อยปีกสีเรียบ nók kʰa-mîn nóaay pìik-sĭi-rîap 'plain-winged little turmeric-bird' |
Chim nghệ lớn 'large turmeric-bird' (12, 34) |
大绿雀鹎 (大綠雀鵯) 'large green sparrow-bulbul' |
オオヒメコノハドリ (大姫木の葉鳥) ō hime konoha-dori 'large princess leaf-bird' |
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Popularly, the Thai name นกขมิ้น nók kʰa-mîn refers to yellow birds without regard to their scientific classification, including orioles, ioras, and even pet canaries. In ornithological Thai นกขมิ้น nók kʰa-mîn 'turmeric-bird' is used for the orioles and นกขมิ้นน้อย nók kʰa-mîn nóaay 'little turmeric-bird' is used for the ioras.
Pocket Checklist of the Birds of the Republic of Singapore / Senai Jenis-Jenis Burung di Singapura / 新加坡野鸟目录 by Lim Kim Seng Nature Society (Singapore) 1999
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)
Previously online version of: 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
The Birds of the Thai-Malay Peninsula: Vol. 2 - Passerines by Wells, David R., Christopher Helm, A&C Black, London 2007
A Field Guide to the Birds of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore (second edition) by Jeyarajasingham, Allen, Illustrations by Alan Pearson, Oxford University Press, Oxford 2012
A Field Guide to the Birds of Java and Bali (second edition) by MacKinnon, John, Gadjah Mada University Press, Yogyakarta 1990
Danh Lục Các Loài Chim ở Việt Nam (Latinh, Việt, Pháp, Hán) Trần Văn Chánh 2008-2009
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