Sylviidae
莺科
yīng kē

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.

All members of the family are known in Chinese as 莺 yīng, a form not likely to be found on its own, especially in speech, where it could easily be misunderstood in a birding context as 'eagle' (鹰 yīng).

Traditionally 莺 yīng refers in Chinese to the oriole (also known as the 黄莺 huáng-yīng 'yellow-oriole'). The use of this name for the warblers is possibly due to the influence of Japanese. The Japanese identified their own うぐいす uguisu (Japanese Bush Warbler), a songbird celebrated in poetry as a harbinger of spring, as the poetic equivalent of the Chinese oriole, going so far as to write uguisu with the character 鶯. The name was eventually adopted for the family name of the Sylviidae in Japanese -- 鶯科 uguisu-ka -- whence it passed into Chinese ornithological terminology. (See 'Of Orioles and Warblers').

The Chinese names of the Sylviidae have been heavily regularised, neatly corresponding to the scientific genera:

While the official terminology uses 莺 yīng, some common birds have more colloquial popular names, especially cage birds such as Acrocephalus orientalis.

Species names

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MEGALURINAE SCIENTIFIC & ENGLISH CHINESE EAST SOUTH NORTH Megalurus                 Latin English Chinese Chinese (Taiwan) Other Ch Japanese Korean Vietnamese Mongolian Megalurus pryeri Locustella pryeri Japanese swamp warbler Japanese marsh warbler Streak-backed marsh warbler Streak-backed swamp warbler 斑背大尾莺 (斑背大尾鶯) bān-bèi dà wěi-yīng 'stripe-backed large-tailed warbler'     オオセッカ (大雪加 ~ 大雪下) ō-sekka 'large sekka' (sekka written 'snow add' or 'snow under', purely phonetic function) (See also Cisticolidae) 큰개개비 keun-gaegaebi 'large reedwarbler' Chiền chiện đầm lầy (Wikipedia) Наран ажиндар naran ajindar 'Japanese ajindar' Former official: Наран охил бялзуухай naran okhil byalzuukhai 'Japanese okhil finch' Megalurus palustris Striated grassbird Striated canegrass warbler Striated marsh warbler 沼泽大尾莺 (沼澤大尾鶯) zhǎo-zé dà-wěi-yīng 'swamp large-tailed warbler'     オニセッカ (鬼雪下 ~ 鬼雪加) oni sekka 'ogre sekka' (sekka written 'snow add' or 'snow under', purely phonetic function) (See also Cisticola)   Chim Chiền chiện lớn 'large prinia (bird)'   Graminicola                 Latin English Chinese Chinese (Taiwan) Other Ch Japanese Korean Vietnamese Mongolian Graminicola bengalensis Large grass warbler Rufous-rumped grassbird 大草莺 (大草鶯) dà cǎo-yīng 'large grass-warbler'   草莺 (草鶯) cǎo-yīng 'grass-warbler' (6) ウチワセッカ (団扇雪下 ~ 団扇雪加) uchiwa sekka 'round-fan sekka' (sekka written 'snow add' or 'snow under', purely phonetic function) (See also Cisticolidae)   Chim Chích đuôi dài 'long-tailed warbler (bird)'

ACROCEPHALINAE SCIENTIFIC & ENGLISH CHINESE EAST SOUTH NORTH Oligura                 Latin English Chinese Chinese (Taiwan) Other Ch Japanese Korean Vietnamese Mongolian Oligura castaneocoronata Tesia castaneocoronata Chestnut-headed tesia Chestnut-headed ground warbler 栗头地莺 (栗頭地鶯) lì-tóu dì-yīng 'chestnut-headed ground-warbler'     クリガシラコビトサザイ (栗頭小人鷦鷯) kuri-gashira kobito sazai 'chestnut-headed dwarf wren'   Chim Chích đuôi cụt bụng vàng 'yellow-bellied short-tailed warbler (bird)'   Tesia                 Latin English Chinese Chinese (Taiwan) Other Ch Japanese Korean Vietnamese Mongolian Tesia olivea Slaty-bellied tesia Slaty-bellied ground warbler Bright slaty-bellied ground warbler 金冠地莺 (金冠地鶯) jīn-guān dì-yīng 'gold-crested ground-warbler'     クロハラコビトサザイ (黒腹小人鷦鷯) kuro-hara kobito sazai 'black-bellied dwarf wren'   Chim Chích đuôi cụt 'short-tailed warbler (bird)'   Tesia cyaniventer Grey-bellied tesia Grey-bellied ground warbler Dull slaty-bellied ground warbler 灰腹地莺 (灰腹地鶯) huī-fù dì-yīng 'grey-bellied ground-warbler'     キマユコビトサザイ (黄眉小人鷦鷯) ki-mayu kobito sazai 'yellow-eyebrowed dwarf wren'   Chim Chích đuôi cụt bụng xanh 'blue/green-bellied short-tailed warbler (bird)'   Urosphena                 Latin English Chinese Chinese (Taiwan) Other Ch Japanese Korean Vietnamese Mongolian Urosphena squameiceps Cettia squameiceps Asian stubtail Scaly-headed stubtail Scaly-headed bush warbler Short-tailed bush warbler 鳞头树莺 (鱗頭樹鶯) lín-tóu shù-yīng 'scale-headed tree-warbler' (短尾莺) 短尾鶯 duǎn-wěi yīng 'short-tailed warbler'   ヤブサメ (薮雨 ~ 薮鮫) yabu-same 'yabusame' (written 'bamboo-grove rain' or 'bamboo-grove shark') 숲새 sup-sae 'forest bird' Chim Chích Á Châu 'Asian warbler (bird)'   Cettia                 Latin English Chinese Chinese (Taiwan) Other Ch Japanese Korean Vietnamese Mongolian Cettia pallidipes Pale-footed bush-warbler Pale-footed stubtail 淡脚树莺 (淡腳樹鶯) dàn-jiǎo shù-yīng 'pale-footed tree-warbler'     キアシヤブサメ (黄足薮鮫) ki-ashi yabu-same 'yellow-legged yabusame'   Chim Chích Vân Nam 'Yunnan warbler (bird)'   Cettia diphone Japanese bush warbler Japanese Bush-warbler Singing bush warbler 日本树莺 (日本樹鶯) rìběn shù-yīng 'Japanese tree-warbler' Cettia diphone canturians: 远东树莺 (遠東樹鶯) yuǎndōng shù-yīng 'far-eastern tree-warbler' (短翅树莺) 短尾樹鶯 duǎn-chì shù-yīng 'short-winged tree-warbler' 短翅树莺 (短翅樹鶯) duǎn-chì shù-yīng 'short-winged tree-warbler' (6) 树莺 (樹鶯) shù-yīng 'tree-warbler' 告春鸟 (告春鳥) gào chūn niǎo 'announce spring bird' ウグイス (鴬) uguisu 'warbler' Cettia diphone canturians: チョウセンウグイス (朝鮮鴬) chōsen uguisu 'Korean warbler' 섬휘파람새 seom-hwiparam-sae 'island whistling bird' Cettia diphone canturians 큰휘파람새 keun-hwiparam-sae 'small whistling-bird' Taxonomy Chim Chích bụi rậm 'thicket warbler (bird)' Chim Chích ngực hung 'reddish-breasted warbler (bird)' (13)   Cettia fortipes Brownish-flanked bush warbler Brownish-flanked bush-warbler Strong-footed bush warbler Mountain bush warbler 强脚树莺 (強腳樹鶯) qiáng-jiǎo shù-yīng 'strong-footed tree-warbler' (小莺) 小鶯 xiǎo yīng 'small warbler' 山树莺 (山樹鶯) shān shù-yīng 'mountain tree-warbler' (6, 7) タイワンウグイス (台湾鴬) taiwan uguisu 'Taiwan warbler'   Chim Chích chân khỏe 'strong-footed warbler (bird)' Chim Chích sườn nâu 'brown-flanked warbler (bird)' (13)   Cettia major Chestnut-crowned bush warbler Chestnut-crowned bush-warbler Large bush warbler 大树莺 (大樹鶯) dà shù-yīng 'large tree-warbler'     チャガシラウグイス (茶頭鴬) cha-gashira uguisu 'brown-headed warbler'       Cettia flavolivacea Cettia flavolivaceus Aberrant bush warbler Aberrant bush-warbler 异色树莺 (異色樹鶯) yì-sè shù-yīng 'different- coloured tree-warbler'     キバラウグイス (黄腹鴬) ki-bara uguisu 'yellow-bellied warbler'   Chim Chích mày vàng 'yellow-eyebrowed warbler (bird)' Name   Latin English Chinese Chinese (Taiwan) Other Ch Japanese Korean Vietnamese Mongolian Cettia acanthizoides Cettia robustipes Yellowish-bellied bush warbler Yellowish-bellied bush-warbler Swinhoe's bush warbler Yellow-bellied bush warbler 黄腹树莺 (黃腹樹鶯) huáng-fù shù-yīng 'yellow-bellied tree-warbler' (深山莺) 深山鶯 shēn-shān yīng 'deep mountain warbler' 黄腹山树莺 (黃腹山樹鶯) huáng-fù shān shù-yīng 'yellow-bellied mountain tree-warbler' (7) ミヤマウグイス (深山鴬) mi-yama uguisu 'deep-mountain warbler'       Cettia brunnifrons Grey-sided bush warbler Grey-sided bush-warbler Rufous-capped bush warbler 棕顶树莺 (棕頂樹鶯) zōng-dǐng shù-yīng 'reddishbrown-capped tree-warbler'     チャガシラコウグイス (茶頭小鴬) cha-gashira ko uguisu 'brown-headed small warbler'       Cettia cetti Cetti's warbler Cetti's bush warbler 宽尾树莺 (寬尾樹鶯) kuān-wěi shù-yīng 'broad-tailed tree-warbler'     ヨーロッパウグイス (ヨーロッパ鴬) yōroppa uguisu 'European warbler'       Bradypterus                 Latin English Chinese Chinese (Taiwan) Other Ch Japanese Korean Vietnamese Mongolian Bradypterus thoracicus Spotted bush warbler Spotted bush-warbler Spotted scrub warbler 斑胸短翅莺 (斑胸短翅鶯) bān-xiōng duǎn-chì-yīng 'stripe-breasted short-winged warbler'     ノドフオウギセッカ (喉斑扇雪加 ~ 喉斑扇雪下) nodo-fu ōgi sekka 'stripe-throated fan sekka' (sekka written 'snow add' or 'snow under', purely phonetic function) (See also Cisticolidae) 점무늬가슴쥐발귀 jeommunui-gaseum-jwibalgwi 'streak-breasted-warbler' Taxonomy Chim Chích họng vạch 'striped throat warbler' Хурган цоохондой khurgaŋ tsookhondoi 'lamb spotty?' Bradypterus major Long-billed bush warbler Long-billed bush-warbler Large-billed bush warbler Large-billed grass warbler 巨嘴短翅莺 (巨嘴短翅鶯) jù-zuǐ duǎn-chì-yīng 'giant-billed short-winged warbler'     ハシナガオウギセッカ (嘴長扇雪加 ~ 嘴長扇雪下) hashi-naga ōgi sekka 'long-billed fan sekka' (sekka written 'snow add' or 'snow under', purely phonetic function) (See also Cisticolidae)       Bradypterus tacsanowskius Chinese bush warbler Chinese bush-warbler Chinese scrub warbler 中华短翅莺 (中華短翅鶯) zhōnghuá duǎn-chì-yīng 'Chinese short-winged warbler'     シベリアオウギセッカ (シベリア扇雪加 ~ シベリア扇雪下) shiberia ōgi sekka 'Siberian fan sekka' (sekka written 'snow add' or 'snow under', purely phonetic function) (See also Cisticolidae)   Chim Chích ngực hung 'reddish-breasted warbler (bird)' Шивэр цоохондой shiver tsookhondoi 'Siberian spotty?' Former official: Шивэрийн цоохондой shiveriŋ tsookhondoi 'Siberian spotty?' Bradypterus luteoventris Brown bush warbler Brown bush-warbler Russet scrub warbler 棕褐短翅莺 (柳褐短翅鶯) zōng-hè duǎn-chì-yīng 'reddishbrown brown short-winged warbler'     チャイロオウギセッカ (茶色扇雪加 ~ 茶色扇雪下) cha-iro ōgi sekka 'brown fan sekka' (sekka written 'snow add' or 'snow under', purely phonetic function) (See also Cisticolidae)   Chim Chích bụi rậm nâu 'brown thicket warbler (bird)' (13) Chim Chích ngực vàng 'yellow-breasted warbler (bird)' Name   Bradypterus mandelli Bradypterus seebohmi Taxonomy Russet bush-warbler Mountain scrub warbler Mountain bush warbler 高山短翅莺 (高山短翅鶯) gāo-shān duǎn-chì-yīng 'high-mountain short-winged warbler'   褐色枞树莺 (褐色樅樹鶯) hè-sè cóng-shù-yīng 'brown bush warbler' (name formerly in use in Taiwan) -   Chim Chích nâu đỏ 'red-brown warbler (bird)'

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