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Species names
CISTICOLINAE | ||||||||
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OTHER S. E. ASIAN |
EAST ASIAN |
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Cisticola | ||||||||
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Indonesian |
Thai |
Vietnamese |
Chinese |
Japanese |
Cisticola juncidis |
Zitting cisticola or Fantailed cisticola Rufous fantail warbler Fantail warbler |
Burung Main Angin 'wind-player bird' (26, 27) Burung Cekup Layang 'swallow-warbler bird' (24) |
Burung Cici Padi 'paddy cisticola (bird)' (onomat.) (from Javanese cici / kecici 'prinia', see also Locustella) |
นกยอดข้าวหางแพนลาย nók yôaat-kʰâaw hăaŋ-pʰaeen laay 'striped fanshape-tailed riceplant-tip bird' |
Chim Chiền chiện đồng hung 'reddish field prinia (bird)' (12, 13) |
棕扇尾莺 (棕扇尾鶯) 'reddishbrown fan-tailed warbler' Taiwan: (棕扇尾莺) 棕扇尾鶯 'reddishbrown fan-tailed warbler' |
セッカ (雪加 ~ 雪下) sekka 'cisticola' |
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PRINIINAE | ||||||||
SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN |
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EAST ASIAN |
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Prinia | ||||||||
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Indonesian |
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Vietnamese |
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Prinia atrogularis |
Hill prinia White-browed prinia Black-throated hill prinia |
Burung Perenjak Gunung Ekor Panjang 'long-tailed mountain prinia (bird)' (26, 27) Burung Perenjak Puncak 'peak prinia (bird)' (24) |
Burung Perenjak Gunung 'mountain prinia (bird)' (Conflicts with Malay name for Mountain Tailorbird Orthotomus cucullatus) |
Prinia superciliaris: นกกระจิบหญ้าคิ้วขาว nók krà-cìp yâa kʰíw-kʰăaw 'white-eyebrowed grass-tailorbird (bird)' |
Chim Chiền chiện núi họng trắng 'white-throated mountain prinia (bird)' (12, 13) |
黑喉山鹪莺 (黑喉山鷦鶯) 'black-throated mountain wren-warbler' (1, 2, 3, 4) 黑喉鹪莺 (黑喉鷦鶯) 'black-throated wren-warbler' (5) |
ノドグロハウチワドリ (喉黒羽団扇鳥) nodo-guro ha-uchiwa-dori 'black-throated feather round-fan bird' |
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Prinia rufescens |
Rufescent prinia Lesser brown prinia Dark-crowned hill prinia Dark-crowned wren warbler |
Burung Perenjak Belukar 'thicket prinia (bird)' (26, 27) Burung Perenjak Sampah 'rustbrown prinia (bird)' (24) |
นกกระจิบหญ้าสีข้างแดง nók krà-cìp yâa sĭi-kʰâaŋ-daeeŋ 'red-flanked grass-tailorbird (bird)' |
Chim Chiền chiện đầu nâu 'brown-headed prinia (bird)' (12, 13, 34) |
暗冕山鹪莺 (暗冕山鷦鶯) 'dark-crowned mountain wren-warbler' (2, 4) 暗冕鹪莺 (暗冕鷦鶯) 'dark-crowned wren-warbler' (1, 3, 5) |
チャイロハウチワドリ (茶色羽団扇鳥) cha-iro ha-uchiwa-dori 'brown feather round-fan bird' |
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Prinia flaviventris |
Yellow-bellied prinia Yellow-bellied hill prinia Yellow-bellied wren warbler |
Burung Perenjak Kuning 'yellow prinia (bird)' (26, 27) Burung Perenjak Padi 'paddy prinia (bird)' (24) |
Burung Perenjak Rawa 'swamp prinia (bird)' |
นกกระจิบหญ้าท้องเหลือง nók krà-cìp yâa tʰóaaŋ-lĕuaŋ 'yellow-bellied grass-tailorbird (bird)' |
Chim Chiền chiện bụng vàng 'yellow-bellied prinia (bird)' (12, 13, 34) |
黄腹鹪莺 (黃腹鷦鶯) 'yellow-bellied wren-warbler' (2, 4) 黄腹鹪莺 (黃腹鷦鶯) 'yellow-bellied wren-warbler' (1, 3, 5) Taiwan: (灰头鹪莺) 灰頭鷦鶯 'grey-headed wren-warbler' |
アオハウチワドリ (青羽団扇鳥) ao ha-uchiwa-dori 'blue/green feather round-fan bird' |
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Orthotomus | ||||||||
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Orthotomus sutorius |
Common tailorbird Long-tailed tailor bird |
Burung Perenjak Pisang 'banana prinia (bird)' (24, 26, 27) |
Burung Cinenen Pisang 'banana tailorbird (bird)' |
นกกระจิบธรรมดา nók krà-cìp tʰam-ma-daa 'common tailorbird (bird)' |
Chim Chích bông đuôi dài 'long-tailed plant-floss warbler (bird)' (12, 13, 34) |
长尾缝叶莺 (長尾縫葉鶯) 'long-tailed sew-leaf warbler' |
オナガサイホウチョウ (尾長裁縫鳥) o-naga saihō-chō 'long-tailed sewing-bird' |
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Orthotomus atrogularus |
Dark-necked tailorbird Black-necked tailor bird |
Burung Perenjak Leher Hitam 'black-necked prinia (bird)' (26, 27) Burung Perenjak Belukar 'thicket prinia (bird)' (24) (Used by 26 and 27 for Prinia rufescens) |
Burung Cinenen Belukar 'thicket tailorbird (bird)' |
นกกระจิบคอดำ nók krà-cìp kʰoaa-dam 'black-necked tailorbird (bird)' |
Chim Chích bông cánh vàng 'yellow-winged plant-floss warbler (bird)' (12, 13) |
黑喉缝叶莺 (黑喉縫葉鶯) 'black-throated sew-leaf warbler' |
ノドグロサイホウチョウ (喉黒裁縫鳥) nodo-guro saihō-chō 'black-throated sewing-bird' |
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Orthotomus sericeus | Rufous-tailed tailorbird Red-headed tailorbird |
Burung Perenjak Ekor Merah 'red-tailed prinia (bird)' (26, 27) Burung Perenjak Rimba 'jungle prinia (bird)' (24) |
Burung Cinenen Merah 'red tailorbird (bird)' |
นกกระจิบกระหม่อมแดง nók krà-cìp krà-mòaam-daeeŋ 'red-crowned tailorbird (bird)' |
红头缝叶莺 (紅頭縫葉鶯) 'red-headed sew-leaf warbler' |
アカボウシサイホウチョウ (赤帽子裁縫鳥) aka-bōshi saihō-chō 'red-hatted sewing-bird' |
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Orthotomus ruficeps | Ashy tailorbird | Burung Perenjak Kelabu 'grey prinia (bird)' (26, 27) Orthotomus sepium: Burung Perenjak Bukit 'hill prinia (bird)' (24) |
Orthotomus sepium: Burung Cinenen Kelabu 'grey tailorbird (bird)' |
นกกระจิบหัวแดง nók krà-cìp hŭa-daeeŋ 'red-headed tailorbird (bird)' |
Orthotomus sepium: Chim Chích bông nâu 'brown plant-floss warbler (bird)' (12) |
灰缝叶莺 (灰縫葉鶯) 'grey sew-leaf warbler' |
アカガオサイホウチョウ (赤顔裁縫鳥) aka-gao saihō-chō 'red-faced sewing-bird' |
セッカ sekka is used in Japanese for several small warbling birds in the Cisticolidae, Locustellidae, and Phylloscopidae. The etymology is unknown. It is written with the ateji 雪加 (literally 'snow-add') or 雪下 (literally 'snow-below'), characters assigned on the basis of sound only with little or no relation to etymology or meaning.
中国鸟类种和亚种分类名录大全(修订版) 郑作新 著 科学出版社 北京 2000年
A Complete Checklist of Species and Subspecies of the Chinese Birds (Revised Edition) by Cheng Tso-Hsin, Science Press, Beijing 2000
中国鸟类分类与分布名录 主编:郑光美 科学出版社 北京 2005年
A Checklist on the Classification and Distribution of the Birds of China Chief editor: Zheng Guangmei, Science Press, Beijing 2005
中国鸟类野外手册(中文版)约翰・马敬能、卡伦・菲利普斯,合作者:荷芬奇,翻译:卢和芬 湖南教育出版社 长沙 2000年
A Field Guide to the Birds of China (Chinese translation) by John MacKinnon, Karen Phillipps, in collaboration with He Fen-qi, translated by Lu Hefen, Hunan Jiaoyu Chubanshe (Hunan Educational Press) Changsha 2000
世界鸟类分类与分布名录 主编:郑光美 科学出版社 北京 2002年
A Checklist on the Classification and Distribution of the Birds of the World Chief editor: Zheng Guangmei, Science Press, Beijing 2002
世界鸟类名称(拉丁文、汉文、英文对照)第二版 郑作新等 科学出版社 北京 2002年
Birds of the World (Latin, Chinese and English Names) 2nd ed. by Cheng Tso-Hsin et al, Science Press, Beijing 2002
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