Cisticolidae / 扇尾鶯科 (Shàn-wěi-yīng kē)

扇尾莺科 Shàn-wěi-yīng kē * セッカ科 Sekka ka * 개개비사촌과 Gaegaebi-sachon-gwa * Họ Chiền chiện

General names

Information is based on dictionaries and other sources. Comments and corrections welcome.

The cisticolas were originally known as 錦鴝 jǐn-qù 'brocade robins' in Taiwan, but the Mainland name 扇尾鶯 shàn-wěi-yīng 'fan-tailed warblers' has now been adopted. The prinias are known as 鷦鶯 jiāo-yīng 'wren warblers', a compound word created from 鷦鷯 jiāoliáo 'wren' and 鶯 yīng 'warbler'.

Species names

› ABOUT THIS TABLE (Hover cursor to see) ‹
SCIENTIFIC & ENGLISH
CHINESE
JAPANESE
OTHER
Latin
English
Chinese (Taiwan)
Chinese (Mainland)
Other Ch
Japanese
Other J
Korean
Vietnamese
Cisticola                
Cisticola juncidis
link to photo		 Zitting cisticola
or
Fantailed cisticola
Rufous fantail warbler
Fantail warbler		 棕扇尾鶯
zōng shàn-wěi-yīng
'reddish-brown fan-tail warbler'
錦鴝
jǐn-qú
'brocade robin' (former official name) 		棕扇尾鶯
zōng shàn-wěi-yīng
'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'
Cisticola exilis
link to photo		 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
huáng-tóu shàn-wěi-yīng
'yellow-headed fan-tail warbler'
白頭錦鴝
bái-tóu jǐn-qú
'white-headed brocade robin' (former official name) 		金頭扇尾鶯
jīn-tóu shàn-wěi-yīng
'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'
Prinia                
Prinia crinigera
Prinia criniger
link to photo		 Striated prinia
Hill prinia 		斑紋鷦鶯
bān-wén jiāo-yīng
'stripe fine-patterned wren warbler'		 山鷦鶯
shān-jiāo-yīng
'mountain wren-warbler'		   ハウチワドリ
(羽団扇鳥)
ha-uchiwa-dori
'feather round-fan bird'		      
Prinia flaviventris
link to photo		 Yellow-bellied prinia
Yellow-bellied hill prinia
Yellow-bellied wren warbler		 灰頭鷦鶯
huī-tóu jiāo-yīng
'grey-headed wren-warbler'		 灰胸鷦鶯
huī-xiōng jiāo-yīng
'grey-breasted wren warbler' (2, 4)
黄腹鷦鶯
huáng-fù jiāo-yīng
'yellow-bellied wren-warbler' (1, 3, 5)		 灰頭鷦鶯
huī-tóu jiāo-yīng
'grey-headed wren-warbler' (6, 7)
灰頭竿鴓
huī-tóu gān-miè
'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'
Prinia inornata
Prinia subflava
|Note|
link to photo		 Plain prinia
Greater brown hill prinia
Brown wren warbler
Greater brown wren warbler		 褐頭鷦鶯
hè-tóu jiāo-yīng
'brown-headed wren-warbler'		 純色山鷦鶯
chún-sè shān-jiāo-yīng
'pure-coloured mountain wren-warbler' (2, 4)
褐頭鷦鶯
hè-tóu jiāo-yīng
'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'
Custom Search
(Site uses UK spelling, e.g., "grey-coloured")