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Monarchidae


วงศ์นกแซวสวรรค์
woŋ nók saeew sa-wăn

Họ Thiên đường

王鹟科
wáng-wēng kē

王鶲科
wáng-wēng kē

カササギヒタキ科
kasasagi-hitaki ka

(The Monarchidae here renamed Họ Thiên đường, after the paradise flycatchers.)
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General

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.

The Monarchidae show conflicting naming in the Malaysian ornithological names.

1. The local species of Hypothymis monarch flycatcher is described by several authorities as a Kelicap 'twitterer', which possibly represents an accepted local name, but (24) uses Sambar 'flycatcher' instead, probably under the influence of English.

2. The Terpsiphone paradise flycatchers are generally known as Murai 'thrush', but (24) uses Sambar 'flycatcher' for the Japanese Paradise-Flycatcher (Terpsiphone atrocaudata) only.

Both Murai 'thrush' and Sambar 'flycatcher' are used extensively for passerine species in the Malaysian naming.

Murai is a standard Malay word used for 'thrush-sized' species and is used for the Turdidae (thrushes) Rhipiduridae (fantails), Pachycephalidae (Mangrove Whistler), Oriolidae (Black-and-Crimson Oriole), Muscicapidae (Rock Thrush and Stonechat), Leiothrichidae (some minlas), and Irenidae (Fairy Bluebird).

Sambar, on the other hand, was coined as an equivalent of English 'flycatcher' and is often used for species that are (or were originally) known as flycatchers in English. Depending on the authority, these include the Muscicapidae (flycatchers), Pachycephalidae, Rhipiduridae (Burung Sambar Gila 'crazy snatcher bird'), Stenostiridae (Culicapa), and Vangidae (Philentoma).

Indonesian names

The Indonesian ornithological names are generically based.

1. Kehicap 'twitterer' (clearly related to Kelicap 'twitterer') is used for the Hypothymis monarch flycatcher.

2. Seriwang is used for the Terpsiphone flycatchers, where seri is etymologically from Sanskrit sri- 'royal'.

Species names

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MALAY
OTHER S. E. ASIAN
EAST ASIAN
Hypothymis
Latin
English
Malaysian
Other M
Indonesian
Thai
Vietnamese
Chinese
Japanese
Hypothymis azurea
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Black-naped monarch
Black-naped blue monarch
Black-naped monarch flycatcher
Burung Kelicap Ranting
'twig twitterer (bird)' (onomat.) (26, 27)
Burung Sambar Uban Hitam
'black [&] grey-haired flycatcher (bird)' (24)
  Burung Kehicap Ranting
'twig twitterer (bird)' (onomat.)
นกจับแมลงจุกดำ
nók càp-ma-laeeŋ cùk-dam
'black-topknotted insect-catcher (bird)'
Chim Đớp ruồi xanh gáy đen
'black-naped blue/green fly-snapping bird' (12, 13, 34)
黑枕王鹟
(黑枕王鶲)
hēi-zhěn wáng-wēng
'black-naped king-flycatcher'
Taiwan:
(黑枕蓝鹟)
黑枕藍鶲
hēi-zhěn lán-wēng
'black-naped blue flycatcher'
クロエリヒタキ
(黒襟鶲)
kuro-eri hitaki
'black-collared flycatcher'
Terpsiphone
Latin
English
Malaysian
Other M
Indonesian
Thai
Vietnamese
Chinese
Japanese
Terpsiphone paradisi
link to photo
Indian Paradise-flycatcher
Asian Paradise-flycatcher
Asiatic paradise flycatcher
Paradise flycatcher
Burung Murai Ekor Gading
'ivory-tailed thrush (bird)' (26)
Burung Murai Ekor Gading Biasa
'common ivory-tailed thrush (bird)' (27)
Burung Murai Ekor Panjang
'long-tailed thrush (bird)' (24)
  Burung Seriwang Asia
Asian paradiseflycatcher (bird)' (seri from Sanskrit sri- 'royal')
นกแซวสวรรค์
nók saeew sa-wăn
'paradise saew bird'
Chim Thiên đường đuôi phướn
'malkoha-tailed paradise bird' (12, 13, 34)
寿带
(壽帶)
shòu-dài
'longevity ribbon'
or
寿带鸟
(壽帶鳥)
shòu-dài-niǎo
'longevity ribbon bird' (alt in 1)
Taiwan:
(亚洲寿带)
亞洲壽帶
yàzhōu shòu-dài
'Asian longevity ribbon'
カワリサンコウチョウ
(変り三光鳥)
kawari sankōchō
'variable three-lights bird'
Terpsiphone atrocaudata
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Japanese paradise-flycatcher
Black paradise flycatcher
Burung Murai Ekor Gading Jepun
'Japanese ivory-tailed thrush (bird)' (26, 27)
Burung Sambar Jepun
'Japanese flycatcher (bird)' (24)
  Burung Seriwang Jepang
'Japanese paradiseflycatcher (bird)' (seri from Sanskrit sri- 'royal')
นกแซวสวรรค์หางดำ
nók saeew-sa-wăn hăaŋ-dam
'black-tailed paradise saeew bird'
Chim Thiên đường đuôi đen
'black-tailed paradise bird' (12, 13, 34)
紫寿带
(紫壽帶)
zǐ shòu-dài
'purple longevity ribbon'
or
紫寿带鸟
(紫壽帶鳥)
zǐ shòu-dài niǎo
'purple longevity ribbon bird' (alt in 1)
Taiwan:
(紫寿带)
紫壽帶)
zǐ shòu-dài
'purple longevity ribbon'
サンコウチョウ
(三光鳥)
sankōchō
'three-lights bird' (cry sounds like 'tsuki hi hoshi = moon sun stars, i.e., the 'three lights')

นกจับแมลง nók càp-ma-laeeŋ 'insect-catcher (bird)' is used for most kinds of birds which were called "flycatcher" in English at the time these names were assigned. In addition to monarchs, these include all genera in the Muscicapinae (except Niltava); and Philentoma (gen. inc. sed.).

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

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