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Cisticolidae


วงศ์นกยอดข้าว
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Information is from dictionaries and other sources. Comments and corrections welcome. All Malaysian and Indonesian names in the process of conversion into modernised spelling only. 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.

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Species names

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CISTICOLINAE
SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN
MALAY
OTHER S. E. ASIAN
EAST ASIAN
Cisticola
Latin
English
Malaysian
Other M
Indonesian
Thai
Vietnamese
Chinese
Japanese
Cisticola juncidis
link to photo
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)
zōng shàn-wěi-yīng
'reddishbrown fan-tailed warbler'
Taiwan:
(棕扇尾莺)
棕扇尾鶯
zōng shàn-wěi-yīng
'reddishbrown fan-tailed warbler'
セッカ
(雪加 ~ 雪下)
sekka
'cisticola'
 
PRINIINAE
SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN
MALAY
OTHER S. E. ASIAN
EAST ASIAN
Prinia
Latin
English
Malaysian
Other M
Indonesian
Thai
Vietnamese
Chinese
Japanese
Prinia atrogularis
link to photo
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)
hēi-hóu shān-jiāo-yīng
'black-throated mountain wren-warbler' (1, 2, 3, 4)
黑喉鹪莺
(黑喉鷦鶯)
hēi-hóu jiāo-yīng
'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'
Prinia rufescens
link to photo
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)
àn-miǎn shān-jiāo-yīng
'dark-crowned mountain wren-warbler' (2, 4)
暗冕鹪莺
(暗冕鷦鶯)
àn-miǎn jiāo-yīng
'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'
Prinia flaviventris
link to photo
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)
huáng-fù jiāo-yīng
'yellow-bellied wren-warbler' (2, 4)
黄腹鹪莺
(黃腹鷦鶯)
huáng-fù jiāo-yīng
'yellow-bellied wren-warbler' (1, 3, 5)
Taiwan:
(灰头鹪莺)
灰頭鷦鶯
huī-tóu jiāo-yīng
'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'
Orthotomus
Latin
English
Malaysian
Other M
Indonesian
Thai
Vietnamese
Chinese
Japanese
Orthotomus sutorius
link to photo
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)
cháng-wěi féng-yè-yīng
'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'
Orthotomus atrogularus
link to photo
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)
hēi-hóu féng-yè-yīng
'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'
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)
hóng-tóu féng-yè-yīng
'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'
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)
huī féng-yè-yīng
'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