Rhipiduridae
扇尾鹟科
shàn-wěi wēng kē

General

Information is from dictionaries and other sources. Pinyin reflects Mandarin pronunciation; for some dialect names, it is no more than a polite fiction. Korean glosses are tentative. Comments and corrections welcome. 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 fantails are known in Chinese as 扇尾鹟 shàn-wěi wēng 'fan-tailed flycatcher', a direct translation of the early English name. 鹟 wēng 'flycatcher' is from Japanese. The name 扇尾鹟 shàn-wěi wēng 'fan-tailed flycatcher' is also applied to the Fairy Fantail (Chelidorhynx hypoxanthus), a member of the Stenostiridae that was previously classed with the Rhipiduridae.

The use of 鹟 wēng 'flycatcher' reflects the original early assignment of the fantails to the flycatchers. Aside from the Muscicapidae, the word 鹟 wēng is also used for the monarch flycatchers (Monarchidae: Hypothymis).

Species names

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SCIENTIFIC & ENGLISH		CHINESE			EAST		SOUTH	NORTH
Rhipidura
Latin	English	Chinese	Chinese (Taiwan)	Other Ch	Japanese	Korean	Vietnamese	Mongolian
Rhipidura aureola	White-browed fantail White-browed fantail flycatcher	白眉扇尾鹟 (白眉扇尾鶲) bái-méi shàn-wěi-wēng 'white-eyebrowed fan-tailed flycatcher'			マミジロオウギビタキ (眉白扇鶲) mami-jiro ōgi-bitaki 'white-eyebrowed fan flycatcher'		Chim Rẻ quạt mày trắng 'white-eyebrowed fanspoke bird' (12)
Rhipidura albicollis	White-throated fantail White-throated fantail flycatcher	白喉扇尾鹟 (白喉扇尾鶲) bái-hóu shàn-wěi-wēng 'white-throated fan-tailed flycatcher'			ノドジロオウギビタキ (喉白扇鶲) nodo-jiro ōgi-bitaki 'white-throated fan flycatcher'		Chim Rẻ quạt họng trắng 'white-throated fanspoke bird' (12, 13, 34)

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