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 sparrows in Malay are known ornithologically by the onomatopoeic word Burung Ciak.
Indonesian
The Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) is known in Indonesian as the Burung-gereja 'church bird' or Burung Pipit 'pipit bird'.
Species names
SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN |
MALAY |
OTHER S. E. ASIAN |
EAST ASIAN |
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Latin |
English |
Malaysian | Other M |
Indonesian |
Thai |
Vietnamese |
Chinese |
Japanese |
Passer domesticus |
House sparrow | Burung Ciak Pasar 'bazaar sparrow (bird)' (onomat.) (27 (Singapore) |
นกกระจอกใหญ่ nók krà-còaak yày 'large sparrow (bird)' |
家麻雀 (家麻雀) 'house sparrow' |
イエスズメ (家雀) ie suzume 'house sparrow' |
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Passer flaveolus |
Plain-backed sparrow Pegu house sparrow |
Burung Ciak Sawah 'wetfield sparrow (bird)' (onomat.) (26, 27) Burung Ciak Arnab 'rabbit sparrow (bird)' (onomat.) (24) |
นกกระจอกตาล nók krà-còaak taan 'brown sparrow (bird)' |
Chim Sẻ bụi vàng 'yellow bush sparrow (bird)' (cf the chats, genus Saxicola) (12) Chim Sẻ bụng vàng 'yellow- bellied sparrow (bird)' (34) |
黄腹麻雀 (黄腹麻雀) 'yellow-bellied sparrow' |
セアカスズメ (背赤雀) se-aka suzume 'red-backed sparrow' |
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Passer montanus |
Eurasian tree sparrow Tree sparrow |
Burung Ciak Rumah 'house sparrrow bird' (onomat.) (26, 27) Burung Ciak Urasia 'Eurasian sparrow bird' (onomat.) (24) |
Burung-gereja Erasia 'Eurasian church-bird' |
นกกระจอกบ้าน nók krà-còaak bâan 'house sparrow (bird)' |
Chim Sẻ 'sparrow (bird)' (12, 13, 34) |
麻雀 (麻雀) 'sparrow' or 树麻雀 (樹麻雀) 'tree sparrow' (alt in 1, 3) Taiwan: (麻雀) 麻雀 'sparrow' |
スズメ (雀) suzume 'sparrow' |
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