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The Pachycephalidae show conflicting naming in Malaysian ornithological names. Several authorities call them Murai 'thrush', but (24) calls them Sambar 'flycatcher'.
Both Murai 'thrush' and Sambar 'flycatcher' are used extensively for passerine species in Malaysian naming.
Murai is a standard Malay word used for 'thrush-sized' species and is used for the Turdidae (thrushes) Rhipiduridae (fantails), 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), Rhipiduridae (Burung Sambar Gila 'crazy snatcher bird'), Stenostiridae (Culicapa), and Vangidae (Philentoma).
Indonesian name
Indonesian uses the name Burung Kancilan 'mouse-deer bird' for the Mangrove Whistler. The mouse-deer (or chevrotain) is a symbol of slyness and cleverness in local folk tales, and the name suggests secretive behaviour.
Species names
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Mangrove whistler | Burung Murai Bakau 'mangrove thrush (bird)' (26, 27) Burung Sambar Siul Belukar 'thicket whistling flycatcher (bird)' (24) |
Burung Kancilan Bakau 'mangrove mouse-deer bird' (from kancil 'mouse deer' or 'chevrotain', a symbol of slyness and cleverness) |
นกโกงกางหัวโต nók kooŋ-kaaŋ hŭa-too 'big-headed mangrove-bird' |
Chim Bách thanh lưng nâu 'brown-backed shrike (bird)' (12) |
红树啸鹟 (紅樹嘯鶲) 'mangrove whistling flycatcher' (4) 红树厚头啸鹟 (紅樹厚頭嘯鶲) 'mangrove thick-headed whistling flycatcher' (5) |
マングローブモズヒタキ (マングローブ百舌鳥鶲 ~ マングローブ鵙鶲) mangurōbu mozu-hitaki 'mangrove shrike- flycatcher' |
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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
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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
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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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