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 Lonchura (munia or mannikins) are known as 文鸟 wén-niǎo, which may be loosely translated as 'culture-bird' or 'literature bird'.
The Red Munia or Red Amandava Amandava amandava, popular for its red colour, is known as the 梅花雀 méi-huā-què 'plum-flower sparrow' or 红花雀 hóng-huā-què 'red flower sparrow'.
The introduced Java Sparrow has become widely established in southern China. It is known as the 禾雀 hé-què 'grain sparrow' or 爪哇雀 zhǎowā què 'Java sparrow'.
Species names
| ESTRILDinae |
SCIENTIFIC & ENGLISH |
CHINESE |
EAST |
SOUTH | NORTH |
Latin |
English | Chinese |
Chinese (Taiwan) |
Other Ch |
Japanese |
Korean |
Vietnamese |
Mongolian |
| Amandava |
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Amandava amandava
Estrilda amandava
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Red avadavat
Red munia
| 红梅花雀
(紅梅花雀)
hóng méi-huā-què
'red plum-flower sparrow'
or
梅花雀
(梅花雀)
méi-huā-què
'plum-flower sparrow' (Alternative in , , )
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红雀
(紅雀)
hóng-què
'red sparrow' |
ベニスズメ
(紅雀)
beni suzume
'red sparrow'
(introduced) |
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Chim Mai hoa
'plum-flower bird' |
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| LONCHURINAE |
SCIENTIFIC & ENGLISH |
CHINESE |
EAST |
SOUTH | NORTH |
Latin |
English | Chinese |
Chinese (Taiwan) |
Other Ch |
Japanese |
Korean |
Vietnamese |
Mongolian |
| Lonchura |
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Lonchura striata
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White-rumped munia
White-backed munia
White-rumped mannikin
Sharp-tailed munia |
白腰文鸟
(白腰文鳥)
bái-yāo wén-niǎo
'white-rumped culture-bird' |
(白腰文鸟)
白腰文鳥
bái-yāo wén-niǎo
'white-rumped culture-bird' |
白胸文鸟
(白胸文鳥)
bái-xiōng wén-niǎo
'white-breasted culture-bird'
白背文鸟
(白背文鳥)
bái-bèi wén-niǎo
'white-backed culture-bird'
尖尾文鸟
(尖尾文鳥)
jiān-wěi wén-niǎo
'sharp-tailed culture-bird'
十姐妹
(十姐妹)
shí jiě-mèi
'ten sisters'
白胸算命鸟
(白胸算命鳥)
bǎi-xiōng suàn-mìng niǎo
'white-breasted tell-fortune bird' |
コシジロキンパラ
(腰白金腹)
koshi-jiro kinpara
'white-rumped gold belly' |
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Chim Di cam
'orange munia (bird)' |
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Lonchura punctulata
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Scaly-breasted munia
Nutmeg mannikin
Spotted mannikin
Spotted munia |
斑文鸟
(斑文鳥)
bān wén-niǎo
'striped culture-bird' |
(斑文鸟)
斑文鳥
bān wén-niǎo
'striped culture-bird' |
鳞胸文鸟
(鱗胸文鳥)
lín-xiōng wén-niǎo
'scale-breasted culture-bird'
珍珠鸟
(珍珠鳥)
zhēnzhū-niǎo
'pearl bird'
鱼鳞沉香
(魚鱗沈香)
yú-lín chénxiāng
'fish-scaled chenxiang (type of plant)'
小纺织鸟
(小紡織鳥)
xiǎo fǎng-zhī niǎo
'small spinning-and-weaving bird'
算命鸟
(算命鳥)
suàn-mìng niǎo
'tell-fortune bird' |
シマキンパラ
(縞金腹)
shima kinpara
'striped gold belly'
(introduced) |
얼룩무늬납부리새
eollung-munui-nap-buri-sae
'spot-patterned wax bill bird' |
Chim Di đá
'stone munia (bird)' |
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Lonchura malacca
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Black-headed munia
Indian black-headed munia
Chestnut munia
Chestnut mannikin
| 黑头文鸟
(黑頭文鳥)
hēi-tóu wén-niǎo
'black-headed culture-bird'
(, )
栗腹文鸟
(栗腹文鳥)
lì-fù wén-niǎo
'chestnut bellied culture-bird' (, , )
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(黑头文鸟)
黑頭文鳥
hēi-tóu wén-niǎo
'black-headed culture-bird' |
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ギンパラ
(銀腹)
ginpara
'silver belly'
(introduced) |
キンパラ
(金腹)
kinpara
'gold belly'
(introduced) |
Chim Di đầu đen
'black-headed munia (bird)' |
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Lonchura maja
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White-headed munia
Pale-headed mannikin |
白头文鸟
(白頭文鳥)
bái-tóu wén-niǎo
'white-headed culture-bird'
淡头文鸟
(淡頭文鳥)
dàn-tóu wén-niǎo
'pale-headed culture-bird' ()
(introduced) |
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ヘキチョウ
(碧鳥)
heki-chō
'blue bird'
(introduced) |
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Chim Di đầu trắng
'white-headed munia (bird)' ()
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Lonchura oryzivora
Padda oryzivora
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Java sparrow |
禾雀
(禾雀)
hé què
'grain sparrow' (, , )
爪哇禾雀
(爪哇禾雀)
zhǎowā hé què
'Javanese grain sparrow' ()
(introduced) |
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爪哇雀
(爪哇雀)
zhǎowā què
'Java sparrow'
文鸟
(文鳥)
wén-niǎo
'culture-bird'
灰文鸟
(灰文鳥)
huī wén-niǎo
'grey culture-bird'
驼色文鸟
(駝色文鳥)
tuó-sè wén-niǎo
'camel-coloured culture-bird'
红嘴文鸟
(紅嘴文鳥)
hóng-zuǐ wén-niǎo
'red-billed culture-bird'
黑头顶文鸟
(黑頭頂文鳥)
hēi-tóu-dǐng wén-niǎo
'black-capped culture-bird'
白腮文鸟
(白腮文鳥)
bái-sāi wén-niǎo
'white-cheeked culture-bird'
红眼圈文鸟
(紅眼圈文鳥)
hóng yǎn-quān wén-niǎo
'red-eye-circled culture-bird'
灰毛文鸟
(灰毛文鳥)
huī-máo wén-niǎo
'grey-haired culture-bird'
黑尾文鸟
(黑尾文鳥)
hēi-wěi wén-niǎo
'black-tailed culture-bird' |
ブンチョウ
(文鳥)
bun-chō
'culture-bird'
(introduced) |
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