General names
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
SCIENTIFIC & ENGLISH |
CHINESE |
JAPANESE |
OTHER |
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Latin |
English |
Chinese (Taiwan) |
Chinese (Mainland) |
Other Ch |
Japanese |
Other J |
Korean |
Vietnamese |
| Cisticola | ||||||||
| Cisticola juncidis |
Zitting cisticola or Fantailed cisticola Rufous fantail warbler Fantail warbler |
棕扇尾鶯 'reddish-brown fan-tail warbler' 錦鴝 'brocade robin' (former official name) |
棕扇尾鶯 'reddish-brown fan-tail warbler' |
セッカ (雪加 or 雪下) sekka 'sekka' (written with ateji 'snow add' or 'snow under') |
개개비사촌 gaegaebi-sachon 'reedwarbler cousin' |
Chiền chiện đồng hung 'reddish field chien chien' |
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| 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 'yellow-headed fan-tail warbler' 白頭錦鴝 'white-headed brocade robin' (former official name) |
金頭扇尾鶯 'golden-headed fan-tail warbler' |
タイワンセッカ (台湾雪加 or 台湾雪下) Taiwan sekka 'Taiwanese sekka' |
Chiền chiện đồng vàng 'golden field chien chien' |
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| Prinia | ||||||||
| Prinia crinigera Prinia criniger |
Striated prinia Hill prinia |
斑紋鷦鶯 'stripe fine-patterned wren warbler' |
山鷦鶯 'mountain wren-warbler' |
ハウチワドリ (羽団扇鳥) ha-uchiwa-dori 'feather round-fan bird' |
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| Prinia flaviventris |
Yellow-bellied prinia Yellow-bellied hill prinia Yellow-bellied wren warbler |
灰頭鷦鶯 'grey-headed wren-warbler' |
灰胸鷦鶯 'grey-breasted wren warbler' (2, 4) 黄腹鷦鶯 'yellow-bellied wren-warbler' (1, 3, 5) |
灰頭鷦鶯 'grey-headed wren-warbler' (6, 7) 灰頭竿鴓 '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' |
Chiền chiện bụng vàng 'golden-bellied chien chien' |
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| Prinia inornata Prinia subflava Note![]() |
Plain prinia Greater brown hill prinia Brown wren warbler Greater brown wren warbler |
褐頭鷦鶯 'brown-headed wren-warbler' |
純色山鷦鶯 'pure-coloured mountain wren-warbler' (2, 4) 褐頭鷦鶯 'brown-headed wren-warbler' (1, 3, 5) |
マミハウチワドリ (眉羽団扇鳥) mami ha-uchiwa-dori 'eye-browed feather round-fan bird' |
Chiền chiện bụng hung 'reddish-bellied chien chien' |
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