General
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Both the swallows and the swifts are known as Burung Layang-layang in ordinary Malaysian and Indonesian usage. Although some lists use names like Burung Martin and Burung Sualo (both from English), Malaysian ornithologists by and large use Burung Layang-layang at both families.
Indonesian names
Indonesian ornithologists restrict Burung Layang-layang to the Hirundinidae and use several different names for genera at the Apodidae.
Species names
HIRUNDININAE | ||||||||
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MALAY |
OTHER S. E. ASIAN |
EAST ASIAN |
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Delichon | ||||||||
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English |
Malaysian |
Other M |
Indonesian |
Thai |
Vietnamese |
Chinese |
Japanese |
Delichon dasypus |
Asian house martin Asian house-martin |
Burung Layang-Layang Belakang Putih 'white-backed swallow (bird)' (26) Burung Layang-Layang Bukit 'hill swallow (bird)' (27) Burung Martin Asia 'Asian martin (bird)' (martin from English) (24) |
Burung Layang-layang Rumah 'house swallow (bird)' (Conflicts with Malaysian name for Apus nipalensis) |
นกนางแอ่นมาตินพันธุ์เอเซียใต้ nók naaŋ-àeen maa-tin pʰan ee-sia-tây 'South Asian species martin-swallow (bird)' (maa-tin from English 'martin') |
Chim Nhạn hông trắng Á châu 'Asian white-rumped swallow (bird)' (12, 13) |
烟腹毛脚燕 (煙腹毛腳燕) 'smoky-bellied hair-legged swallow' Taiwan: (東方毛腳燕) 東方毛腳燕 'eastern hair-legged swallow' |
イワツバメ (岩燕) iwa-tsubame 'rock-swallow' |
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Cecropis | ||||||||
Latin |
English |
Malaysian |
Other M |
Indonesian |
Thai |
Vietnamese |
Chinese |
Japanese |
Cecropis daurica Hirundo daurica |
Red-rumped swallow Golden-rumped swallow |
Burung Layang-Layang Api 'fire swallow (bird)' (26) (Conflicts with Indonesian name for Hirundo rustica) Burung Layang-Layang Ekor Hitam 'black-tailed swallow (bird)' (27) Burung Sualo Gua 'cave swallow (bird)' (sualo from English 'swallow') (24) |
Burung Layang-layang Gua 'cave swallow (bird)' (Conflicts with Malaysian name for Aerodramus fuciphagus) |
นกนางแอ่นตะโพกแดง nók naaŋ-àeen tà-pʰôok-daeeŋ 'red-rumped swallow (bird)' |
Hirundo daurica: Chim Nhạn bụng xám 'grey-bellied swallow (bird)' (12, 13) |
金腰燕 (金腰燕) 'gold-rumped swallow' Taiwan: (金腰燕) 金腰燕 'gold-rumped swallow' |
コシアカツバメ (腰赤燕) koshi-aka tsubame 'red-rumped swallow' |
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Cecropis striolata Hirundo striolata |
Striated swallow Greater striated swallow |
Burung Layang-Layang Batu 'rock-swallow (bird)' (27) (Conflicts with Indonesian name for Hirundo tahitica) |
Burung Layang-layang Loreng 'barred swallow (bird)' |
นกนางแอ่นลาย nók naaŋ-àeen laay 'striped swallow (bird)' |
Hirundo striolata: Chim Nhạn bụng vằn 'stripe-bellied swallow (bird)' (12) |
斑腰燕 (斑腰燕) 'stripe-rumped swallow' Taiwan: (赤腰燕) 赤腰燕 'red-rumped swallow' |
オオコシアカツバメ (大腰赤燕) ō koshi-aka tsubame 'large red-rumped swallow' |
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Hirundo | ||||||||
Latin |
English |
Malaysian | Other M |
Indonesian |
Thai |
Vietnamese |
Chinese |
Japanese |
Hirundo tahitica |
Pacific swallow | Burung Layang-Layang Pasifik 'Pacific swallow (bird)' (26, 27) Burung Sualo Batu 'rock-swallow (bird)' (sualo from English 'swallow') (24) |
Burung Layang-layang Batu 'rock-swallow (bird)' (Conflicts with Malaysian name for Cecropis striolata) |
นกนางแอ่นแปซิฟิค nók naaŋ-àeen paee-sí-fík 'Pacific swallow (bird)' |
Chim Nhạn đuôi đen 'black-tailed swallow (bird)' (12, 34) |
洋燕 (洋燕) 'ocean swallow' (2, 4, 5) 洋斑燕 (洋斑燕) 'ocean striped swallow' (alt in 1, 3) Taiwan: (洋燕) 洋燕 'ocean swallow' |
リュウキュウツバメ (琉球燕) ryūkyū tsubame 'Ryukyu swallow' |
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Hirundo rustica |
Barn swallow House swallow Swallow |
Burung Layang-Layang Hijrah 'emigrating swallow (bird)' (26) Burung Layang-Layang Pekan 'market swallow (bird)' (27) Burung Sualo Api 'fire swallow (bird)' (sualo from English 'swallow') (24) |
Burung Layang-layang Api 'fire swallow (bird)' (Conflicts with Malaysian name for Cecropis daurica) |
นกนางแอ่นบ้าน nók naaŋ-àeen bâan 'house swallow (bird)' |
Chim Nhạn bụng trắng 'white-bellied swallow (bird)' (12, 13, 34) |
家燕 (家燕) 'house swallow' Taiwan: (家燕) 家燕 'house swallow' |
ツバメ (燕) tsubame 'swallow' |
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Ptyonoprogne | ||||||||
Latin |
English |
Malaysian | Other M |
Indonesian |
Thai |
Vietnamese |
Chinese |
Japanese |
Ptyonoprogne concolor Hirundo concolor |
Dusky crag martin Dusky crag-martin Dusky crag swallow |
Burung Layang-Layang Kelabu 'grey swallow (bird)' (26) Burung Layang-layang Tubir 'ravine swallow (bird)' (27) |
นกนางแอ่นผาสีคล้ำ nók naaŋ-àeen pʰăa sĭi-kʰlám 'dark cliff-swallow (bird)' |
Hirundo concolor: Chim Nhạn nâu hung 'reddish brown swallow (bird)' (12) |
纯色岩燕 (純色岩燕) 'pure-coloured rock-swallow' |
インドチャイロツバメ (インド茶色燕) indo cha-iro tsubame 'Indian brown swallow' |
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Riparia | ||||||||
Latin |
English |
Malaysian |
Other M |
Indonesian |
Thai |
Vietnamese |
Chinese |
Japanese |
Riparia riparia |
Sand martin or Bank swallow Collared sand martin |
Burung Layang-layang Awan 'cloud swallow (bird)' (26, 27) Burung Martin Awan 'cloud martin (bird)' (martin from English) (24) |
Burung Layang-layang Pasir 'sand-swallow (bird)' |
นกนางแอ่นทรายสร้อยคอดำ nók naaŋ-àeen saay sôaay-kʰoaa-dam 'black-necklaced sand-swallow (bird)' |
Chim Nhạn nâu xám 'grey brown swallow (bird)' (12, 34) |
崖沙燕 (崖沙燕) 'cliff sand-swallow' Taiwan: (灰沙燕) 灰沙燕 'grey sand-swallow' |
ショウドウツバメ (小洞燕) shōdō tsubame 'small hole swallow' |
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
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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