Vangidae

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.

Hemipus, Tephrodornis (earlier classed with the Campephagidae) and Philentoma (earlier classed with the Monarchidae) have recently been added to the Vangidae, a family of shrike-like birds centred on Africa and Madagascar. All three genera are represented in West Malaysia/Singapore. Names are ornithological in nature.

Malaysian names for the Vangidae reflect earlier family affiliations:

1. The genera Hemipus (flycatcher-shrikes) and Tephrodornis (woodshrikes) are called Burung Rembah, glossed here as 'flycatchershrike'. Within the Campephagidae, the family to which they earlier belonged, the name was shared with the Lalage trillers.

2. Philentoma is called a Burung Sambar 'snatcher (bird)', the conventional Malaysian ornithological equivalent of 'flycatcher'. Other birds named Burung Sambar include the muscicapid flycatchers (Muscicapidae), monarch flycatchers (Monarchidae), canary-flycatchers (Stenostiridae), fantails (Rhipiduridae), and whistlers (Pachycephalidae).

Indonesian names

The Indonesian nomenclature, like the Malaysian, reveals the shape of earlier family affiliations, but unlike the Malaysian, the names used are found only in this family.

1. Burung Jingjing is used for the genera Hemipus and Tephrodornis and no others.

2. Philentoma uses the scientific name Philentoma, which is also found nowhere else.

Species names

PRIONOPINAE
SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN		MALAY			OTHER S. E. ASIAN		EAST ASIAN
Hemipus
Latin	English	Malaysian	Other M	Indonesian	Thai	Vietnamese	Chinese	Japanese
Hemipus picatus	Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Bar-winged flycatcher shrike Brown-backed flycatcher shrike Brown-backed pied shrike	Burung Rembah Sayap Putih 'white-winged flycatchershrike (bird)' (26, 27) Burung Rembah Bukit 'hill flycatchershrike (bird)' (24)		Burung Jingjing Bukit 'hill flycatchershrike (bird)'	นกเขนน้อยปีกแถบขาว nók kʰĕen-nóaay pìik-thàeep-kʰăaw 'white-band-winged little-robin (bird)'	Chim Phường chèo đen 'black minivet (bird)' (12, 34)	褐背鹟鵙 (褐背鶲鵙) hè-bèi wēng-jú 'brown-backed flycatcher-shrike'	ヒタキサンショウクイ (鶲山椒喰) hitaki sanshō-kui 'flycatcher pricklyash-eater'
Hemipus hirundinaceus	Black-winged flycatcher-shrike	Burung Rembah Sayap Hitam 'black-winged flycatchershrike (bird)' (26, 27) Burung Rembah Batu 'rock flycatchershrike (bird)' (24)		Burung Jingjing Batu 'rock flycatchershrike (bird)'	นกเขนน้อยปีกดำ nók kʰĕen-nóaay pìik-dam 'black-winged little-robin (bird)'		黑翅鹟鵙 (黑翅鶲鵙) hēi-chì wēng-jú 'black-winged flycatcher-shrike'	ハグロヒタキサンショウクイ (羽黒鶲山椒喰) ha-guro hitaki sanshō-kui 'black-winged flycatcher pricklyash-eater'
Tephrodornis
Latin	English	Malaysian	Other M	Indonesian	Thai	Vietnamese	Chinese	Japanese
Tephrodornis virgatus Tephrodornis gularis Taxonomy	Large woodshrike Brown-tailed wood shrike Hook-billed wood shrike	Burung Rembah Kayu Besar 'large wood flycatchershrike (bird)' (24, 26) Burung Rembah Rimba Besar 'large jungle flycatchershrike (bird)' (27)	Burung Petulak 'woodshrike (bird)'	Burung Jingjing Petulak 'woodshrike flycatchershrike (bird)'	นกเฉี่ยวดงหางสีน้ำตาล nók cʰìaw doŋ hăaŋ-sĭi-nám-taan 'brown-tailed jungle snatcher (bird)'	Tephrodornis gularis: Chim Phường chèo nâu 'brown minivet (bird)' (12, 34)	钩嘴林鵙 (鉤嘴林鵙) gōu-zuǐ lín-jú 'hook-billed forest-shrike'	オオモズサンショウクイ (大鵙山椒喰) ō mozu sanshō-kui 'large shrike pricklyash-eater (=minivet)'
Philentoma
Latin	English	Malaysian	Other M	Indonesian	Thai	Vietnamese	Chinese	Japanese
Philentoma pyrhoptera Philentoma pyrhopterum Monarcha pyrrhoptera	Rufous-winged philentoma Chestnut-winged Monarch Chestnut-winged Flycatcher	Burung Sambar Sayap Merah 'red-winged flycatcher (bird)' (26, 27) Burung Sambar Paya 'marsh flycatcher (bird)' (24)		Burung Philentoma Sayap-merah 'red-winged philentoma (bird)' (philentoma from Latin name)	นกจับแมลงปีกน้ำตาลแดง nók càp-ma-laeeŋ pìik-nám-taan-daeeŋ 'red-brown-winged insect-catcher (bird)'	Philentoma pyrhopterum: Chim Đớp ruồi cánh hung 'reddish-winged fly-snapping bird' (12, 34)	棕翅王鵙 (棕翅王鵙) zōng-chì wáng-jú 'reddishbrown-winged king-shrike' (4) 栗翅王鹟 (栗翅王鶲) lì-chì wáng-wēng 'chestnut-winged king-flycatcher' (5)	チャバネアカメヒタキ (茶羽赤目鶲) cha-bane aka-me hitaki 'brown-winged red-eyed flycatcher' (cf Ficedula solitaris)
Philentoma velata Philentoma velatum Monarcha velata	Maroon-breasted philentoma	Burung Sambar Dada Ungu 'purple-breasted flycatcher (bird)' (26, 27) Burung Sambar Ungu 'purple flycatcher (bird)' (24)		Burung Philentoma Kerudung 'veiled philentoma (bird)' (philentoma from Latin name)	นกจับแมลงอกแดง nók càp-ma-laeeŋ òk-daeeŋ 'red-breasted insect-catcher (bird)'		栗胸王鵙 (栗胸王鵙) lì-xiōng wáng-jú 'chestnut-breasted king-shrike' (4) 栗胸王鹟 (栗胸王鶲) lì-xiōng wáng-wēng 'chestnut-breasted king flycatcher' (5)	チャバネアカメヒタキ (茶羽赤目鶲) cha-bane aka-me hitaki 'brown-winged red-eyed flycatcher' (cf Ficedula solitaris)

นกเขนน้อย nók kʰĕen-nóaay 'little-robin (bird)' includes not only Hemipus flycatcher-shrikes and Lalage trillers, but also Luscinia robins and bushrobins (Muscicapidae).

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 Philentoma, these include all genera in the Muscicapinae (except Niltava); and Hypothymis monarch flycatchers (Monarchidae).

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