General
Information is based on dictionaries and other sources. Comments and corrections welcome.
The cisticolas were originally known as 錦鴝 'brocade robins' in Taiwan, but the Mainland name 扇尾鶯 'fan-tailed warblers' has now been adopted. The prinias are known as 鷦鶯 'wren warblers', a compound word created from 鷦鷯 'wren' and 鶯 'warbler'.
Species names
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| Cisticola | ||||||||
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Cisticola juncidis |
Zitting cisticola or Fantailed cisticola Rufous fantail warbler Fantail warbler |
棕扇尾鶯 (棕扇尾莺) 'reddishbrown fan-tailed warbler' Taiwan former official: 錦鴝 (锦鸲) 'brocade robin' |
(棕扇尾鶯) 棕扇尾莺 'reddishbrown fan-tailed warbler' |
セッカ (雪加 ~ 雪下) sekka 'sekka' (sekka written 'snow add' or 'snow under', purely phonetic function) (See also Sylviidae: Megalurinae, Bradypterus, and Phylloscopus) |
개개비사촌 gaegaebi-sachon 'reedwarbler cousin' |
Chim Chiền chiện đồng hung 'reddish field prinia (bird)' |
| Cisticola exilis |
Golden-headed cisticola Bright-headed cisticola Golden-headed fantail warbler Gold-capped cisticola Bright-capped cisticola Yellow-headed fantail warbler |
黄頭扇尾鶯 (黄头扇尾莺) 'yellow-headed fan-tailed warbler' Taiwan former official: 白頭錦鴝 (白头锦鸲) 'white-headed brocade robin' |
(金頭扇尾鶯) 金头扇尾莺 'gold-headed fan-tailed warbler' |
タイワンセッカ (台湾雪加 ~ 台湾雪下) taiwan sekka 'Taiwanese sekka' (sekka written 'snow add' or 'snow under', purely phonetic function) (See also Sylviidae: Bradypterus, and Phylloscopus) |
Chim Chiền chiện đồng vàng 'yellow field prinia (bird)' |
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| Prinia | ||||||||
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Prinia crinigera Prinia criniger |
Striated prinia Hill prinia |
斑紋鷦鶯 (斑纹鹪莺) 'stripe-fine-patterned wren-warbler' |
(山鷦鶯) 山鹪莺 'mountain wren-warbler' |
ハウチワドリ (羽団扇鳥) ha-uchiwa-dori 'feather round-fan bird' |
| Prinia flaviventris |
Yellow-bellied prinia Yellow-bellied hill prinia Yellow-bellied wren warbler |
灰頭鷦鶯 (灰头鹪莺) 'grey-headed wren-warbler' |
(黄腹山鷦鶯) 黄腹山鹪莺 'yellow-bellied mountain wren-warbler' (2, 4) (黄腹鷦鶯) 黄腹鹪莺 'yellow-bellied wren-warbler' (1, 3, 5) |
灰頭鷦鶯 (灰头鹪莺) 'grey-headed wren-warbler' (6, 7) 灰頭竿鴓 (灰头竿鴓) 'grey-headed pole warbler' (old) |
アオハウチワドリ (青羽団扇鳥) ao ha-uchiwa-dori 'blue feather round-fan bird' |
Chim Chiền chiện bụng vàng 'yellow-bellied prinia (bird)' |
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| Prinia inornata Prinia subflava  Taxonomy |
Plain prinia Greater brown hill prinia Brown wren warbler Greater brown wren warbler |
褐頭鷦鶯 (褐头鹪莺) 'brown-headed wren-warbler' |
(純色山鷦鶯) 纯色山鹪莺 'pure-coloured mountain wren-warbler' (2, 4) (褐頭鷦鶯) 褐头鹪莺 'brown-headed wren-warbler' (1, 3, 5) |
マミハウチワドリ (眉羽団扇鳥) mami ha-uchiwa-dori 'eyebrowed feather round-fan bird' |
Chim Chiền chiện bụng hung 'reddish-bellied prinia (bird)' |
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