Sylviidae / Зэржигэнийхэн (Zerjigenikhen)

General names

This list should be regarded as being 'in beta'. Information is based on dictionaries and other sources. Pronunciation still needs fine-tuning. Comments and corrections welcome.

The Sylviidae, a large group of generally inconspicuous warblers that look like anyone's idea of a 'bird', are often poorly served by vernacular names. In Mongolian, the official names are relatively varied and at times draw on some distinctive vernacular names.

The leaf warblers are known by the nondescript Дууч шувуу duuch shuvuu 'song bird'. The reed warblers are known as Охил бялзуухай okhil bilzuukhai, where бялзуухай bilzuukhai is a generalised term for a small songbird. I have been unable to track down the meaning of охил okhil. The grasshopper warblers are known as Шатан сүүлт shatan süült, apparently meaning 'ladder tail'.

The Booted Warbler is known as Заараг zaarag, the Whitethroats as Зэржигэнэ zerjigenn, and the Bush Warblers as Цоохондой tsookhondoi, which can mean 'lynx' but here appears to mean 'freckly' or 'spotty'. The name Хардай khardai refers to a certain kind of reed warbler (in the old official names used for the genus Phragmaticola).

As usual, there are a number of specific names that are hard to account for. These include the гуймхий guimkhii in Гуймхий шатан сүүлт guimkhii shatan süült, the бүхт bükht in Бүхт дууч шувуу bükht duuch shuvuu, and the харсун kharsun or харсуун kharsuun in Харсун зэржигэнэ kharsun zerjigenn / Харсуун зэржигэнэ kharsuun zerjigenn.

Regularised names:

The 2007 official names make very few changes to the generic names, the main difference being the creation of three clunky compound words. In addition, the word Ажиндар ajindar, which originally appears to have been identified with a kind of lark, is applied to the genus Megalurus. Хардай khardai disappears as Phragmaticola is not treated as a separate species in the 2007 list.

Species names

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MEGALURINAE SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN MONGOLIAN EAST ASIAN C. ASIAN Latin English/Russian Mongolian Former & Other M Chinese Japanese Korean Kazakh Megalurus               Megalurus pryeri Locustella pryeri Japanese swamp warbler Japanese marsh warbler Streak-backed marsh warbler Streak-backed swamp warbler Японская камышевка, Длиннохбостая камышевка Наран ажиндар Naran ajindar 'Japanese ajindar' Наран охил бялзуухай Naran okhil bilzuukhai 'Japanese okhil finch' 斑背大尾莺 bān-bèi dà wěi-yīng 'streak-backed large-tailed warbler' オオセッカ (大雪加 or 大雪下) ō-sekka 'large sekka' (sekka written 'snow add' or 'snow under, ateji) 큰개개비 keun-gaegaebi 'large reedwarbler'

ACROCEPHALINAE SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN MONGOLIAN EAST ASIAN C. ASIAN Latin English/Russian Mongolian Former & Other M Chinese Japanese Korean Kazakh Bradypterus               Bradypterus thoracicus Spotted bush warbler Spotted bush-warbler Spotted scrub warbler Малая пестрогрудка Хурган цоохондой khurgan tsookhondoi 'lamb spotty?'   斑胸短翅莺 bān-xiōng duǎn-chì-yīng 'spot-breasted short-winged warbler' ノドフオウギセッカ (喉斑扇雪加 or 喉斑扇雪下) nodo fu ōgi sekka 'throat stripe fan sekka' 점무늬가슴쥐발귀 jeommunui-gaseum-jwibalgwi 'streak-breasted-warbler' Note   Bradypterus tacsanowskius Chinese bush warbler Chinese bush-warbler Chinese scrub warbler Сибирская пестрогрудка, Камышевка Тачановского Шивэр цоохондой shiver tsookhondoi 'Siberian spotty?' Шивэрийн цоохондой shiverin tsookhondoi 'Siberian spotty?' 中华短翅莺 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 or シベリア扇雪下) Shiberia ōgi sekka 'Siberian fan sekka'     Locustella               Locustella lanceolata Lanceolated warbler Lanceolated grasshopper warbler Пятнистый сверчок Бидэрт шатансүүлт bidert shatan-süült 'striped ladder (?) tail' Бидэрт шатан сүүлт bidert shatan süült 'striped ladder (?) tail' 矛斑蝗莺 máo-bān huáng-yīng 'lance-spotted grasshopper warbler' マキノセンニュウ (牧野仙入 or 牧野潜入) Makino sennyū 'Makino sennyu' (sennyu written 'enter fairy' or 'infiltrate', ateji) 쥐발귀개개비 jwibalgwi-gaegaebi 'warbler reedwarbler' Теңбіл шырылдақ Locustella naevia Grasshopper warbler Common grasshopper-warbler Eastern grasshopper warbler Обыкновенный сверчок Эгэл шатансүүлт egel shatan-süült 'common ladder (?) tail' Шатан сүүлт shatan süült 'ladder (?) tail' 黑斑蝗莺 hēi-bān huáng-yīng 'black-spotted grasshopper warbler' ヤチセンニュウ (八千?仙入 or 八千?潜入) yachi sennyū 'yachi sennyu'   Кәдімгі шырылдақ Locustella certhiola Rusty-rumped warbler Pallas's grasshopper-warbler Pallas's grasshopper warbler Певчий сверчок Гуймхий шатансүүлт guimkhii shatan-süült 'guimkhii ladder (?) tail' Гуймхий шатан сүүлт guimkhii shatan süült 'guimkhii ladder (?) tail' 小蝗莺 xiǎo huáng-yīng 'small grasshopper warbler' シベリアセンニュウ (シベリア仙入 or シベリア潜入) Shiberia sennyū 'Siberian sennyu' 북방개개비 bukbang-gaegaebi 'northern reedwarbler' Сайрауық шырылдақ Locustella ochotensis Middendorff's warbler Middendorff's grasshopper-warbler Middendorff's grasshopper warbler Охотский сверчок Миддэндорфын шатансүүлт Middendorfyn shatan-süült 'Middendorf ladder (?) tail' Миддэндорфын шатан сүүлт Middendorfyn shatan süült 'Middendorf ladder (?) tail' 北蝗莺 běi huáng-yīng 'northern grasshopper warbler' シマセンニュウ (島仙入 or 島潜入) shima sennyū 'island sennyu' (sennyu written 'enter fairy' or 'infiltrate', ateji) 알락꼬리쥐발귀 allak-kkori-jwibalgwi 'spotted tailed warbler'   Locustella luscinioides Savi's warbler Соловьиный сверчок Шагшуургын шатансүүлт shagshuurgyn shatan-süült 'reed-bed ladder (?) tail' Шагшуургын шатан сүүлт shagshuurgyn shatan süült 'reed-bed ladder (?) tail' 鸲蝗莺 qú huáng-yīng 'robin grasshopper warbler' ヌマセンニュウ (沼仙入 or 沼潜入) numa sennyū 'marsh sennyu'   Бұлбұлүн шырылдақ Locustella fasciolata Gray's warbler Gray's grasshopper-warbler Gray's grasshopper warbler Таежный сверчок Тайгийн шатансүүлт taigin shatansüült 'taiga ladder (?) tail' Тайгийн шатан сүүлт taigin shatan süült 'taiga ladder (?) tail' 苍眉蝗莺 cāng-méi huáng-yīng 'blue-browed grasshopper warbler' エゾセンニュウ (蝦夷仙入 or 蝦夷潜入) Ezo sennyū 'Hokkaido sennyu' (sennyu written 'enter fairy' or 'infiltrate', ateji) 붉은허리개개비 bulgeun-heori-gaegaebi 'red-backed reedwarbler'   Latin English/Russian Mongolian Former & Other M Chinese Japanese Korean Kazakh Phragmaticola               Phragmaticola aedon Acrocephalus aedon Thick-billed warbler Thick-billed reed warbler Толстоклювая камышевка Банхар охилбялзуухай bankhar okhil-bilzuukhai 'thick okhil finch' Банхар хардай bankhar khardai 'thick khardai' 厚嘴苇莺 hòu-zuǐ wěi-yīng 'thick-billed reed warbler' ハシブトオオヨシキリ (嘴太大葦切り) hashi-buto ō yoshi-kiri 'thick-billed large reed-cutter' 큰부리개개비 keun-buri-gaegaebi 'large-billed reedwarbler'   Acrocephalus               Acrocephalus arundinaceus Great reed warbler Great reed-warbler Дроздовидная камышовка Их охилбялзуухай ikh okhil-bilzuukhai 'large okhil finch' Их охил бялзуухай ikh okhil bilzuukhai 'large okhil finch' 大苇莺 dà wěi-yīng 'large reed warbler' ニシオオヨシキリ (西大葦切り) nishi ō yoshi-kiri 'Western large reed-cutter'   Шырылдауық айқабақ Acrocephalus orientalis Oriental reed warbler Oriental reed-warbler Oriental great reed warbler Восточная камышевка Дорнын охилбялзуухай dornyn okhil-bilzuukhai 'eastern okhil finch'   东方大苇莺 dōngfāng dà wěi-yīng 'eastern large reed warbler' オオヨシキリ (大葦切り) ō yoshi-kiri 'large reed-cutter' 개개비 gaegaebi 'reedwarbler'   Acrocephalus stentoreus Clamorous reed warbler Clamorous reed-warbler Туркестанская камышевка, Дроздовидная камышевка Ѳмнөдийн охилбялзуухай ömnödin okhil-bilzuukhai 'southern okhil finch' Ѳмнөдийн охил бялзуухай ömnödin okhil bilzuukhai 'southern okhil finch' 噪苇莺 zào wěi-yīng 'noisy reed warbler' (2, 4) 噪大苇莺 zào dà wěi-yīng 'noisy large reed warbler' (1, 3, 5) チュウヨシキリ (中葦切り) chū yoshi-kiri 'medium reed-cutter'   Ақбауыр айқабақ Acrocephalus bistrigiceps Black-browed reed warbler Black-browed reed-warbler Schrenk's reed warbler Von Schrenk's reed warbler Пестроголовая камышевка, Чернобровая камышевка Хархөмсөг охилбялзуухай khar-khömsög okhil-bilzuukhai 'black-eyebrowed okhil finch' Дорнодын охил бялзуухай dornodin okhil bilzuukhai 'eastern okhil finch' 黑眉苇莺 hēi-méi wěi-yīng 'black-browed reed warbler' コヨシキリ (小葦切り) ko yoshi-kiri 'small reed-cutter' 쇠쇠개개비 soe-soe-gaegaebi 'small small reedwarbler'   Acrocephalus agricola Paddyfield warbler Индийская камышовка Хээрийн охилбялзуухай kheerin okhil-bilzuukhai 'steppe okhil finch' Хээрийн охил бялзуухай kheerin okhil bilzuukhai 'steppe okhil finch' 稻田苇莺 dàotián wěi-yīng 'paddy-field reed warbler' イナダヨシキリ (稲田葦切り) inada yoshi-kiri 'paddy field reed-cutter' 북방쇠개개비 bukbang-soe-gaegaebi 'northern small reedwarbler' or 서양쇠개개비 seoyang-soe-gaegaebi 'western small reedwarbler' Қызғылтсары айқабақ Acrocephalus dumetorum Blyth's reed warbler Blyth's reed-warbler Садовая камышовка Бутны охилбялзуухай butny okhil-bilzuukhai 'bush okhil finch' Бутны охил бялзуухай butny okhil bilzuukhai 'bush okhil finch' 布氏苇莺 Bù-shì wěi-yīng 'Mr Bu's reed warbler' (2, 3) 布莱氏苇莺 Bùlái-shì wěi-yīng 'Mr Bulai's reed warbler' (5) ヤチヨシキリ (八千葦切り) yachi yoshi-kiri 'yachi reed-cutter' (Yachi is found in place names. Although usually written 八千 meaning 'eight thousand' = 'many', it is associated with 'swamp, marshland'.)   Бақ айқабағы Iduna               Iduna caligata Hippolais caligata Booted warbler Северная бормотушка Халиу заараг khaliu zaarag 'otter zaarag' Халиу заараг khaliu zaarag 'otter zaarag' 靴篱莺 xuē lí-yīng 'boot wicker warbler' ヒメウタムシクイ (姫歌虫喰) hime uta mushi-kui 'princess song insect-eater'   Үлкен міңгірлек Latin English/Russian Mongolian Former & Other M Chinese Japanese Korean Kazakh

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