General
Information is based on dictionaries and other sources. Pinyin readings reflect standard Mandarin usage; for some dialect alternative names it may be of little practical use, especially for South China. Many Korean glosses are highly tentative. Comments and corrections welcome.
The cisticolas are known as 扇尾莺 'fan-tailed warblers' in China. The prinias are known as 鹪莺 'wren warblers'. The genus Rhopophilus of northern China is known as 山鹛 'mountain babbler'.
All three are 'ornithologists' names'. 莺 , originally meaning 'oriole', is used for warblers in general under the influence of Japanese. The name 鹪莺 is composed of the first syllable of the word for 'wren' (鹪鹩 ) combined with 莺 . This artifice relies rather heavily on the Chinese writing system, which splits the word 鹪鹩 'wren', to all intents and purposes a single word, into two characters. (See also the wren babblers.) The White-browed Chinese Warbler uses the character 鹛 , a recent creation specifically coined for the babblers based on the name of the Hwamei.
Species names
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| Cisticola | ||||||||
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Mongolian |
Cisticola juncidis |
Zitting cisticola or Fantailed cisticola Rufous fantail warbler Fantail warbler |
棕扇尾莺 (棕扇尾鶯) 'reddishbrown fan-tailed warbler' |
(棕扇尾莺) 棕扇尾鶯 'reddishbrown fan-tailed warbler' Taiwan former official: (锦鸲) 錦鴝 'brocade robin' |
セッカ (雪加 ~ 雪下) sekka 'sekka' (sekka written 'snow add' or 'snow under', purely phonetic function) (See also Sylviidae: Megalurinae, Bradypterus, and Phylloscopus) |
개개비사촌 gaegaebi-sachon 'reedwarbler cousin' |
Chim Chiền chiện đồng hung 'reddish field prinia (bird)' |
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| Cisticola exilis |
Golden-headed cisticola Bright-headed cisticola Golden-headed fantail warbler Gold-capped cisticola Bright-capped cisticola Yellow-headed fantail warbler |
金头扇尾莺 (金頭扇尾鶯) 'gold-headed fan-tailed warbler' |
(黄头扇尾莺) 黄頭扇尾鶯 'yellow-headed fan-tailed warbler' Taiwan former official: (白头锦鸲) 白頭錦鴝 'white-headed brocade robin' |
タイワンセッカ (台湾雪加 ~ 台湾雪下) taiwan sekka 'Taiwanese sekka' (sekka written 'snow add' or 'snow under', purely phonetic function) (See also Sylviidae: Megalurinae, Bradypterus, and Phylloscopus) |
Chim Chiền chiện đồng vàng 'yellow field prinia (bird)' |
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| Rhopophilus | ||||||||
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Mongolian |
| Rhopophilus pekinensis |
White-browed Chinese warbler White-browed bush dweller Chinese hill warbler |
山鹛 (山鶥) 'mountain babbler' |
长尾巴鹛 (長尾巴鶥) 'long-tailed babbler' 山莺 (山鶯) 'mountain warbler' 华北山莺 (華北山鷹) 'North Chinese mountain warbler' 北京山鹛 (北京山鶥) 'Beijing mountain babbler' 小背串 (小背串) 'small back-threaded?' |
カラチメドリ (唐知目鳥) kara chime-dori 'Chinese chimé bird' |
꼬리치레 kkori-chire 'kkori chire' |
Sơn mi 'mountain babbler' (from Chinese) (Wikipedia) |
Бутны сонд butni sond 'bush sond' |
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| Prinia | ||||||||
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| Prinia crinigera Prinia criniger |
Striated prinia Hill prinia | 山鹪莺 (山鷦鶯) 'mountain wren-warbler' |
(斑纹鹪莺) 斑紋鷦鶯 'stripe fine-patterned wren-warbler' |
ハウチワドリ (羽団扇鳥) ha-uchiwa-dori 'feather round-fan bird' |
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| Prinia polychroa |
Brown prinia Brown hill prinia David's hill warbler Brown hill warbler |
褐山鹪莺 (褐山鷦鶯) 'brown mountain wren-warbler' |
ヤマハウチワドリ (山羽団扇鳥) yama ha-uchiwa-dori 'mountain feather round-fan bird' |
Chim Chiền chiện núi 'mountain prinia (bird)' |
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| Prinia atrogularis |
Hill prinia White-browed prinia Black-throated hill prinia | 黑喉山鹪莺 (黑喉山鷦鶯) 'black-throated mountain wren-warbler' (1, 2, 3, 4) 黑喉鹪莺 (黑喉鷦鶯) 'black-throated wren-warbler' (5) |
ノドグロハウチワドリ (喉黒羽団扇鳥) nodo-guro ha-uchiwa-dori 'black-throated feather round-fan bird' |
Chim Chiền chiện núi họng trắng 'white-throated mountain prinia (bird)' |
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| Prinia rufescens |
Rufescent prinia Lesser brown prinia Dark-crowned hill prinia Dark-crowned wren warbler |
暗冕山鹪莺 (暗冕山鷦鶯) 'dark-crowned mountain wren-warbler' (2, 4) 暗冕鹪莺 (暗冕鷦鶯) 'dark-crowned wren-warbler' (1, 3, 5) |
チャイロハウチワドリ (茶色羽団扇鳥) cha-iro ha-uchiwa-dori 'brown feather round-fan bird' |
Chim Chiền chiện đầu nâu 'brown-headed prinia (bird)' |
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| Prinia hodgsonii |
Grey-breasted prinia Franklin's prinia Grey-breasted hill prinia Franklin's wren warbler |
灰胸山鹪莺 (灰胸山鷦鶯) 'grey-breasted mountain wren-warbler' (2, 4) 灰胸鹪莺 (灰胸鷦鶯) 'grey-breasted wren-warbler' (1, 3, 5) |
ハイイロムネハウチワドリ (灰色胸羽団扇鳥) hai-iro-mune ha-uchiwa-dori 'grey-breasted feather round-fan bird' |
Chim Chiền chiện lưng xám 'grey-backed prinia (bird)' Chim Chiền chiện ngực xám 'grey-breasted prinia (bird)' (13) |
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| Prinia flaviventris |
Yellow-bellied prinia Yellow-bellied hill prinia Yellow-bellied wren warbler |
黄腹山鹪莺 (黃腹山鷦鶯) 'yellow-bellied mountain wren-warbler' (2, 4) 黄腹鹪莺 (黃腹鷦鶯) 'yellow-bellied wren-warbler' (1, 3, 5) |
(灰头鹪莺) 灰頭鷦鶯 'grey-headed wren-warbler' |
灰头鹪莺 (灰頭鷦鶯) 'grey-headed wren-warbler' (6, 7) 灰头竿鴓 (灰頭竿鴓) 'grey-headed pole warbler' (old) |
アオハウチワドリ (青羽団扇鳥) ao ha-uchiwa-dori 'blue/green feather round-fan bird' |
Chim Chiền chiện bụng vàng 'yellow-bellied prinia (bird)' |
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| Prinia inornata Prinia subflava  Note |
Plain prinia Greater brown hill prinia Brown wren warbler Greater brown wren warbler |
纯色山鹪莺 (純色山鷦鶯) 'pure-coloured mountain wren-warbler' (2, 4) 褐头鹪莺 (褐頭鷦鶯) 'brown-headed wren-warbler' (1, 3, 5) |
(褐头鹪莺) 褐頭鷦鶯 'brown-headed wren-warbler' |
マミハウチワドリ (眉羽団扇鳥) mami ha-uchiwa-dori 'eyebrowed feather round-fan bird' |
Chim Chiền chiện bụng hung 'reddish-bellied prinia (bird)' |
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