Timaliidae / チメドリ科 (Chime-dori ka)

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General names

Information is based on dictionaries and other sources. Species list may not be current. Comments and corrections welcome.

Of this family, only the Bearded Tit or Bearded Parrotbill and Vinous-throated Parrotbill are native species in Japan.

The former is known as the ヒゲガラ hige-gara 'bearded tit', written 髭雀, where カラ kara (here with the consonant voiced as ガラ -gara) means 'tit'.

The Vinous-throated Parrotbill is known as ダルマエナガ daruma e-naga, written 達磨柄長 and meaning 'daruma long-handle'. エナガ e-naga ('long handle') is the name of the Aegithilidae (long-tailed tits). The word ダルマ daruma, written 達磨, refers to a squat, red doll in the shape of a monk, often made of papier maché, which is weighted in the base and jumps back up when knocked over. Presumably the name was given due to the round dumpy look of the bird. The term 達磨 daruma itself is from Boddhidharma, the name of a 5th century Indian monk in China who is said to have founded Zen. The word 達磨 daruma is related to 'dharma', a Buddhist term meaning 'law'.

Some members of the Timaliidae, such as Garrulax perspicallatus (the Spectacled or Masked Laughing-thrush), have become naturalised in Japan.

Species names

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Korean
Garrulax              
Garrulax perspicillatus
link to photo		 Masked laughing-thrush
Masked laughingthrush
Spectacled laughing thrush
Black-faced laughing-thrush
Garrulaxe masqué
Maskenhäherling		 カオグロガビチョウ
(顔黒画眉鳥)
kao-guro gabi-chō
'black-faced gabi bird'
(introduced) 		  黑脸噪鹛 (黑臉噪鶥)
hēi-liǎn zào-méi
'black-faced chirping babbler'		   土画眉 (土畫眉)
tǔ huà-méi
'earth/vulgar hwamei'
嘈杂鸫 (嘈雜鶇)
cáozá dōng
'noisy thrush'
笑鸫 (笑鶇)
xiào-dōng
'laughing-thrush'
眼镜笑鸫 (眼鏡笑鶇)
yǎnjìng xiào-dōng
'spectacled laughing-thrush'
黑脸笑鸫 (黑臉笑鶇)
hēi-liǎn xiào-dōng
'black-faced laughing-thrush'
黑面笑画眉 (黑面笑畫眉)
hēi-miàn xiào huà-méi
'black-faced laughing hwamei'
吉吊
jídiào
'jidiao'
七姊妹
qī zǐ-mèi
'seven sisters'
噪林鸟 (噪林鳥)
zào lín-niǎo
'babbling forest bird'		  
Leiothrix              
Leiothrix lutea
link to photo		 Red-billed leiothrix
Pekin robin
Red-billed robin
Léiothrix jaune
Sonnenvogel
Китайский соловей		 ソウシチョウ
(相思鳥)
sōshi-chō
'mutual-thought bird (yearn with love bird)'
(introduced)		   红嘴相思鸟 (紅嘴相思鳥)
hóng-zuǐ xiāng-sī-niǎo
'red-billed mutual-thought (yearn with love) bird' 		  相思鸟 (相思鳥)
xiāng-sī-niǎo
'mutual-thought (yearn with love) bird'
红嘴鸟 (紅嘴鳥)
hóng-zuǐ niǎo
'red-billed bird'
红嘴玉 (紅嘴玉)
hóng-zuǐ yù
'red-billed jade'
红嘴绿观音 (紅嘴綠觀音)
hóng-zuǐ lǜ Guānyīn
'red-billed green Guan'yin'
五彩相思鸟 (五彩相思鳥)
wǔ-cǎi xiāng-sī-niǎo
'five-coloured mutual-thought bird'		  
Panurus              
Panurus biarmicus
link to photo		 Bearded tit
Bearded parrotbill
Bearded reedling
Panure à moustaches
Bartmeise
Усатая синица		 ヒゲガラ
(髭雀)
hige-gara
'bearded tit' 		  文须雀 (文鬚雀)
wén xū què
'bearded finch'		   文须山雀 (文鬚山雀)
wén xū shān-què
'bearded mountain finch (='tit')'		 수염오목눈이
suyeom-omongnuni
'bearded omongnuni (long-tailed tit)'
Paradoxornis              
Paradoxornis webbianus
link to photo		 Vinous-throated parrotbill
Rufous-headed crowtit
Vinous-breasted parrotbill
Vinous-throated crowtit
Paradoxornis de Webb
Braunkopf-Papageischnabel
Сутора бурая		 ダルマエナガ
(達磨柄長)
daruma e-naga
'daruma long-handle' 		  棕头鸦雀 (棕頭鴉雀)
zōng-tóu yā-què
'reddish-brown headed crow finch' (2, 3, 4, 5)
棕翅缘鸦雀 (棕翅緣鴉雀)
zōng-chì-yuán yā-què
'reddish-brown wing-edge crow finch' (1) 		粉紅鸚嘴
fěn-hóng yīng-zuǐ
'pink parrot bill'		 乌形山雀 (烏形山雀)
wū-xíng shān-què
'crow-shaped mountain finch (=tit)'
驴粪球儿 (驢糞球兒)
lǘ-fèn qiúr
'mule shit ball'
黄头 (黃頭)
huáng-tóu
'yellow head'
红头仔 (紅頭仔)
hóng-tóu-zǎi
'red-head'		 붉은머리오목눈이
bulgeun-meori-omongnuni
'red-headed omongnuni (long-tailed tit)'
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