Sylviidae
Зэржигэнийхэн
zerjigenikheŋ

General

This list should be regarded as being 'in beta'. Information is based on dictionaries and other sources. Many Kazakh, Turkish, and Korean glosses are highly tentative. 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 byalzuukhai, where бялзуухай byalzuukhai 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 shataŋ süült, apparently meaning 'ladder tail'.

The Booted Warbler is known as Заараг zaarag, the Whitethroats as Зэржигэнэ zerjigen, and the Bush Warblers as Цоохондой tsookhondoi, which 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.

The term Заржхин zarjkhiŋ or Заржхин бялзуухай zarjkhiŋ byalzuukhai appears to be a rather general term for warblers (also used for orioles).

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 shataŋ süült, the бүхт bükht in Бүхт дууч шувуу bükht duuch shuvuu, and the харсун kharsuŋ or харсуун kharsuuŋ in Харсун зэржигэнэ kharsuŋ zerjigen / Харсуун зэржигэнэ kharsuuŋ zerjigen.

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 genus in the 2007 list.

Species names

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MEGALURINAE SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN MONGOLIAN EAST ASIAN TURKIC Megalurus                 Latin English/Russian Mongolian Former & Other M Chinese (incl. Taiwan) Japanese Korean Kazakh Turkish 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 byalzuukhai 'Japanese okhil finch' 斑背大尾莺 (斑背大尾鶯) 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', purely phonetic function) (See also Cisticolidae) 큰개개비 keun-gaegaebi 'large reedwarbler'

ACROCEPHALINAE SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN MONGOLIAN EAST ASIAN TURKIC Bradypterus                 Latin English/Russian Mongolian Former & Other M Chinese (incl. Taiwan) Japanese Korean Kazakh Turkish Bradypterus thoracicus Spotted bush warbler Spotted bush-warbler Spotted scrub warbler Малая пестрогрудка Хурган цоохондой khurgaŋ tsookhondoi 'lamb spotty?'   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 Cisticola) 점무늬가슴쥐발귀 jeommunui-gaseum-jwibalgwi 'streak-breasted-warbler' Taxonomy     Bradypterus tacsanowskius Chinese bush warbler Chinese bush-warbler Chinese scrub warbler Сибирская пестрогрудка, Камышевка Тачановского Шивэр цоохондой shiver tsookhondoi 'Siberian spotty?' Шивэрийн цоохондой shiveriŋ tsookhondoi 'Siberian spotty?' 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 Cisticola)       Locustella                 Latin English/Russian Mongolian Former & Other M Chinese (incl. Taiwan) Japanese Korean Kazakh Turkish Locustella lanceolata Lanceolated warbler Lanceolated grasshopper warbler Пятнистый сверчок Бидэрт шатансүүлт bidert shataŋ-süült 'striped ladder (?) tail' Бидэрт шатан сүүлт bidert shataŋ süült 'striped ladder (?) tail' 矛斑蝗莺 (矛斑蝗鶯) máo-bān huáng-yīng 'lance-striped grasshopper-warbler' Taiwan: (茅斑蝗莺) 茅斑蝗鶯 máo-bān huáng-yīng 'thatch-striped grasshopper-warbler' マキノセンニュウ (牧野仙入 ~ 牧野潜入) makino sennyū 'pasture-land sennyu' (sennyu written 'enter fairy' or 'infiltrate', ateji) 쥐발귀개개비 jwibalgwi-gaegaebi 'warbler reedwarbler' Теңбіл шырылдақ teñbil şırıldaq 'spotted warbler'   Locustella naevia Grasshopper warbler Common grasshopper-warbler Eastern grasshopper warbler Обыкновенный сверчок Эгэл шатансүүлт egel shataŋ-süült 'common ladder (?) tail' Шатан сүүлт shataŋ süült 'ladder (?) tail' 黑斑蝗莺 (黑斑蝗鶯) hēi-bān huáng-yīng 'black-striped grasshopper-warbler' ヤチセンニュウ (八千?仙入 ~ 八千?潜入) yachi sennyū 'yachi sennyu'   Кәдімгі шырылдақ kädimgi şırıldaq 'true warbler' Çekirge Kamışçını 'grasshopper-warbler' Locustella certhiola Rusty-rumped warbler Pallas's grasshopper-warbler Pallas's grasshopper warbler Певчий сверчок Гуймхий шатансүүлт guimkhii shataŋ-süült 'guimkhii ladder (?) tail' Гуймхий шатан сүүлт guimkhii shataŋ süült 'guimkhii ladder (?) tail' 小蝗莺 (小蝗鶯) xiǎo huáng-yīng 'small grasshopper-warbler' Taiwan: (小蝗莺) 小蝗鶯 xiǎo huáng-yīng 'small grasshopper-warbler' シベリアセンニュウ (シベリア仙入 ~ シベリア潜入) shiberia sennyū 'Siberian sennyu' 북방개개비 bukbang-gaegaebi 'northern reedwarbler' Сайрауық шырылдақ sayrawıq şırıldaq 'chirping warbler'   Locustella ochotensis Middendorff's warbler Middendorff's grasshopper-warbler Middendorff's grasshopper warbler Охотский сверчок Миддэндорфын шатансүүлт middendorfiŋ shataŋ-süült 'Middendorf ladder (?) tail' Миддэндорфын шатан сүүлт middendorfiŋ shataŋ süült 'Middendorf ladder (?) tail' 北蝗莺 (北蝗鶯) běi huáng-yīng 'northern grasshopper-warbler' Taiwan: (北蝗莺) 北蝗鶯 běi huáng-yīng 'northern grasshopper-warbler' シマセンニュウ (島仙入 ~ 島潜入) shima sennyū 'island sennyu' (sennyu written 'enter fairy' or 'infiltrate', ateji) 알락꼬리쥐발귀 allak-kkori-jwibalgwi 'spot-tailed warbler'     Locustella luscinioides Savi's warbler Соловьиный сверчок Шагшуургын шатансүүлт shagshuurgiŋ shataŋ-süült 'reed-bed ladder (?) tail' Шагшуургын шатан сүүлт shagshuurgiŋ shataŋ süült 'reed-bed ladder (?) tail' 鸲蝗莺 (鴝蝗鶯) qú huáng-yīng 'robin grasshopper-warbler' ヌマセンニュウ (沼仙入 ~ 沼潜入) numa sennyū 'marsh sennyu'   Бұлбұлүн шырылдақ bulbulün şırıldaq 'nightingale warbler' Bataklık Kamışçını 'marsh warbler' Latin English/Russian Mongolian Former & Other M Chinese (incl. Taiwan) Japanese Korean Kazakh Turkish Locustella fasciolata Gray's warbler Gray's grasshopper-warbler Gray's grasshopper warbler Таежный сверчок Тайгийн шатансүүлт taigiŋ shataŋsüült 'taiga ladder (?) tail' Тайгийн шатан сүүлт taigiŋ shataŋ süült 'taiga ladder (?) tail' 苍眉蝗莺 (蒼眉蝗鶯) cāng-méi huáng-yīng 'darkblue-eyebrowed grasshopper-warbler' Taiwan: (苍眉蝗莺) 蒼眉蝗鶯 cāng-méi huáng-yīng 'darkblue-eyebrowed grasshopper-warbler' エゾセンニュウ (蝦夷仙入 ~ 蝦夷潜入) ezo sennyū 'Hokkaido sennyu' (sennyu written 'enter fairy' or 'infiltrate', ateji) 붉은허리개개비 bulgeun-heori-gaegaebi 'red-backed reedwarbler'     Phragmaticola                 Latin English/Russian Mongolian Former & Other M Chinese (incl. Taiwan) Japanese Korean Kazakh Turkish Phragmaticola aedon Acrocephalus aedon Thick-billed warbler Thick-billed reed warbler Толстоклювая камышевка Банхар охилбялзуухай baŋkhar okhil-byalzuukhai 'thick okhil finch' Банхар хардай baŋkhar khardai 'thick khardai' 厚嘴苇莺 (厚嘴葦鶯) 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                 Latin English/Russian Mongolian Former & Other M Chinese (incl. Taiwan) Japanese Korean Kazakh Turkish Acrocephalus arundinaceus Great reed warbler Great reed-warbler Дроздовидная камышовка Их охилбялзуухай ikh okhil-byalzuukhai 'large okhil finch' Их охил бялзуухай ikh okhil byalzuukhai 'large okhil finch' 大苇莺 (大葦鶯) 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 şırıldawıq ayqabaq 'warbling reedwarbler' Büyük Kamışçın 'large warbler' Acrocephalus orientalis Oriental reed warbler Oriental reed-warbler Oriental great reed warbler Восточная камышевка Дорнын охилбялзуухай dorniŋ okhil-byalzuukhai 'eastern okhil finch'   东方大苇莺 (東方葦鶯) dōngfāng dà wěi-yīng 'eastern large reed-warbler' Taiwan: (东方大苇莺) 東方大葦鶯 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 Өмнөдийн охилбялзуухай ömnödiŋ okhil-byalzuukhai 'southern okhil finch' Өмнөдийн охил бялзуухай ömnödiŋ okhil byalzuukhai 'southern okhil finch' 噪苇莺 (噪葦鶯) zào wěi-yīng 'noisy reed-warbler' (2, 4) 噪大苇莺 (噪大葦鶯) 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 aq-bawır ayqabaq 'white-bellied reedwarbler'   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-byalzuukhai 'black-eyebrowed okhil finch' Дорнодын охил бялзуухай dornodiŋ okhil byalzuukhai 'eastern okhil finch' 黑眉苇莺 (黑眉葦鶯) hēi-méi wěi-yīng 'black-eyebrowed reed-warbler' Taiwan: (双眉苇莺) 雙眉葦鶯 shuāng-méi wěi-yīng 'double-eyebrowed 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 kheeriŋ okhil-byalzuukhai 'steppe okhil finch' Хээрийн охил бялзуухай kheeriŋ okhil byalzuukhai 'steppe okhil finch' 稻田苇莺 (稻田葦鶯) dàotián wěi-yīng 'paddyfield reed-warbler' Taiwan: (稻田苇莺) 稻田葦鶯 dàotián wěi-yīng 'paddyfield 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 qızğılt-sarı ayqabaq 'reddish-yellow reedwarbler' Doğu Kamışçını 'eastern warbler' Latin English/Russian Mongolian Former & Other M Chinese (incl. Taiwan) Japanese Korean Kazakh Turkish Acrocephalus dumetorum Blyth's reed warbler Blyth's reed-warbler Садовая камышовка Бутны охилбялзуухай butni okhil-byalzuukhai 'bush okhil finch' Бутны охил бялзуухай butni okhil byalzuukhai 'bush okhil finch' 布氏苇莺 (布氏葦鶯) bù-shì wěi-yīng 'Mr Bu's reed-warbler' (2, 3) 布莱氏苇莺 (布萊氏葦鶯) 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. Usually written 八千 'eight thousand' = 'many', but associated with 'swamp, marshland'.)   Бақ айқабағы baq ayqabağı 'garden reedwarbler' Kuzey Kamışçını 'northern warbler' Iduna                 Latin English/Russian Mongolian Former & Other M Chinese (incl. Taiwan) Japanese Korean Kazakh Turkish Iduna caligata Hippolais caligata Booted warbler Северная бормотушка Халиу заараг khaliu zaarag 'otter zaarag' Халиу заараг khaliu zaarag 'otter zaarag' 靴篱莺 (靴籬鶯) 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 ülken miñgirlek 'large faint-caller' Küçük Mukallit 'small warbler'

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