General names
Information is based on dictionaries and other sources. Species list may not be current. Comments and corrections welcome.
A number of Lonchura species have become established in Japan as escaped cage birds. They include the キンパラ kinpara 'golden belly' (written 金腹) and ギンパラ ginpara 'silver belly' (written 銀腹), used for members of Lonchura.
Amandava amandava is known as ベニスズメ beni suzume or 'red sparrow', written 紅雀.
The Java sparrow is known as the ブンチョウ bun-chō, literally 'culture bird' or 'literature bird', written 文鳥. (In Chinese this name is generally given to the Lonchura).
Species names
| ESTRILDinae |
SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN |
JAPANESE |
CHINESE |
KOREAN |
Latin |
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru |
Japanese |
Other J |
Chinese |
Chinese (Taiwan) |
Other Ch |
Korean |
| Estrilda |
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| Estrilda troglodytes |
Black-rumped waxbill
Astrild cendré
Grauastrild |
カエデチョウ
(紅葉鳥)
kaede-chō
'maple-leaf bird'
(introduced) |
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黑腰梅花雀
hēi-yāo méi-huā-què
'black-rumped plum flower finch' |
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| Amandava |
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Amandava amandava
Estrilda amandava
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Red avadavat
Red munia
Bengali rouge
Tigerfink
Тигровый астрильд |
ベニスズメ
(紅雀)
beni suzume
'red sparrow'
(introduced) |
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红梅花雀 (紅梅花雀)
hóng méi-huā-què
'red plum flower finch'
or
梅花雀
méi-huā-què
'plum flower finch' (Alternative in 1, 3, 5)
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红雀 (紅雀)
hóng-què
'red finch' |
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| LONCHURINAE |
SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN |
JAPANESE |
CHINESE |
KOREAN |
Latin |
Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru |
Japanese |
Other J |
Chinese |
Chinese (Taiwan) |
Other Ch |
Korean |
| Lonchura |
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Lonchura striata
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White-rumped munia
White-backed munia
White-rumped mannikin
Sharp-tailed munia
Capucin domino
Spitzschwanz-Bronzemännchen
Японская амадина |
コシジロキンパラ
(腰白金腹)
koshi-jiro kinpara
'white-rumped gold belly'
(introduced) |
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白腰文鸟 (白腰文鳥)
bái-yāo wén-niǎo
'white-rumped culture bird' |
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
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' |
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Lonchura punctulata
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Scaly-breasted munia
Nutmeg mannikin
Spotted mannikin
Spotted munia
Capucin damier
Muskatamadine |
シマキンパラ
(縞金腹)
shima kinpara
'striped gold belly'
(introduced) |
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斑文鸟 (斑文鳥)
bān wén-niǎo
'striped culture-bird' |
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' |
얼룩무늬납부리새
eollung-munui-nap-buri-sae
'spotted pattern wax bill bird' |
Lonchura malacca
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Black-headed munia
Indian black-headed munia
Chestnut munia
Chestnut mannikin
Capucin à dos marron
Schwarzbauchnonne
Трёхцветная муния |
ギンパラ
(銀腹)
ginpara
'silver belly'
(introduced) |
キンパラ
(金腹)
kinpara
'gold belly' |
黑头文鸟 (黑頭文鳥)
hēi-tóu wén-niǎo
'black-headed culture bird' (2, 4)
栗腹文鸟 (栗腹文鳥)
lì-fù wén-niǎo
'chestnut bellied culture bird' (1, 3, 5)
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黑頭文鳥
hēi-tóu wén-niǎo
'black-headed culture bird' |
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Lonchura maja
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White-headed munia
Pale-headed mannikin
Capucin à tête blanche
Weißkopfnonne |
ヘキチョウ
(碧鳥)
heki-chō
'blue bird'
(introduced) |
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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' (5)
(introduced) |
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Lonchura oryzivora
Padda oryzivora
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Java sparrow
Padda de Java
Reisfink
Рисовка |
ブンチョウ
(文鳥)
bun-chō
'culture bird'
(introduced) |
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禾雀
hé què
'grain sparrow' (1, 2 3, 4)
爪哇禾雀
Zhǎowā hé què
'Java grain sparrow' (5)
(introduced) |
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爪哇雀
Zhǎowā què
'Java sparrow'
文鸟 (文鳥)
wén-niǎo
'literature-bird'
灰文鸟 (灰文鳥)
huī wén-niǎo
'grey literature-bird'
驼色文鸟 (駝色文鳥)
tuó-sè wén-niǎo
'camel-coloured literature-bird' |
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