General names
Information is based on dictionaries and other sources. Comments and corrections welcome.
The paradise flycatchers (Terpsiphone) are known as 綬帶鳥 'coloured ribbon bird' or 綬帶 'coloured ribbon' because of their colourful appearance. Since 'coloured ribbon' can refer to the type of ribbon that is used on a coffin, the more auspicious-sounding 壽帶 'longevity belt' is more common.
The monarch flycatcher is known as 籃鶲 'blue flycatcher'. On the Mainland, it is known as 王鶲 'king flycatcher', which looks suspiciously like a calque (loan translation) from English. The Mainland name is also used for the Taiwanese family name.
Species names
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Hypothymis azurea |
Black-naped monarch Black-naped blue monarch Black-naped monarch flycatcher |
黑枕藍鶲 (黑枕蓝鹟) 'black-naped blue flycatcher' |
(黑枕王鶲) 黑枕王鹟 'black-naped king flycatcher' |
クロエリヒタキ (黒襟鶲) kuro-eri hitaki 'black-collared flycatcher' |
Chim Đớp ruồi xanh gáy đen 'black-naped blue/green catch-fly bird' |
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Terpsiphone paradisi |
Asian paradise-flycatcher Asiatic paradise flycatcher Paradise flycatcher |
亞洲壽帶 (亚洲寿带) 'Asian longevity ribbon' |
(壽帶) 寿带 'longevity ribbon' or (壽帶鳥) 寿带鸟 'longevity ribbon bird' (Alternative in 1) |
練鵲 (练鹊) 'silk-ribbon magpie' 練雀 (练雀) 'silk-ribbon sparrow' 長尾鶲 (长尾鹟) 'long-tailed flycatcher' 一枝花 (一枝花) 'one flower' 紫帶子 (紫带子) 'purple belt' 白帶子 (白带子) 'white belt' 老白帶子 (老白带子) 'old white belt' 長尾巴鶇 (长尾巴鸫) 'long-tailed thrush' 長尾鶲 (长尾鹟) 'long-tailed flycatcher' 三光鳥 (三光鸟) 'three lights bird' (probably from Japanese) |
カワリサンコウチョウ (変り三光鳥) kawari sankōchō 'variable three-lights bird' |
별삼광조 byeol-sam-gwang-jo 'different/ unusual three-lights-bird' |
Chim Thiên đường đuôi phướn 'malcoha-tailed paradise bird' |
| Terpsiphone atrocaudata |
Japanese paradise-flycatcher Black paradise flycatcher |
紫壽帶 (紫寿带) 'purple longevity ribbon' Taiwan former official: 綬帶鳥 (绶带鸟) 'coloured-ribbon bird' |
(紫壽帶) 紫寿带 'purple longevity ribbon' or (紫壽帶鳥) 紫寿带鸟 'purple longevity ribbon bird' (Alternative in 1) |
黑壽帶 (黑寿带) 'black longevity ribbon' |
サンコウチョウ (三光鳥) sankōchō 'three-lights bird' (cry sounds like 'tsuki hi hoshi = moon sun stars, i.e., the 'three lights') |
サンコウ (三光) sankō 'three lights' |
삼광조 sam-gwang-jo 'three-lights-bird' |
Chim Thiên đường đuôi đen 'black-tailed paradise bird' |
