Sylviidae / 鶯科 (Yīng kē)

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General names

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

All members of the family are known in Chinese as yīng, a form which is not likely to be found on its own, especially in speech, where yīng is normally understood as 'eagle' ( yīng). The 'common names' used by naturalists have been largely systematised:

蝗鶯
huáng-yīng
'grasshopper warbler' Locustella
葦鶯
wěi-yīng
'reed warbler' Acrocephalus
柳鶯
liǔ-yīng
'willow warbler' Phylloscopus
林鶯
lín-yīng
'forest warbler' Sylvia

On the Mainland, Cettia (and also Urosphena, previously classed as Cettia) have all been named 樹鶯 shù-yīng 'tree warbler'.

Some more common birds have rather colloquial popular names, especially cage birds such as Acrocephalus orientalis.

Species names

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Urosphena                
Urosphena squameiceps
Cettia squameiceps
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Asian stubtail
Scaly-headed stubtail
Scaly-headed bush warbler
Short-tailed bush warbler
短尾鶯
duǎn-wěi yīng
'short-tailed warbler'
鱗頭樹鶯
lín-tóu shù-yīng
'scale-headed tree warbler'
  ヤブサメ
(薮雨 or 薮鮫)
yabu-same
'yabusame' (written 'bamboo-grove rain' or 'bamboo-grove shark')
シオサザイ
(塩鷦鷯)
shio-sazai
'salt wren' (seems more plausible than 'tidal wren', using the character shio 'tide')
カワリウグイス
(変り鴬)
kawari-uguisu
'variable warbler'
숲새
sup-sae
'forest bird'
Chích Á Châu
'Asian warbler'
Cettia                
Cettia diphone
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Japanese bush warbler
Japanese bush-warbler
Singing bush warbler
短翅樹鶯
duǎn-chì shù-yīng
'short-winged tree warbler'
日本樹鶯
Rìběn shù-yīng
'Japanese tree warbler'
短翅樹鶯
duǎn-chì shù-yīng
'short-winged tree warbler' (6)
樹鶯
shù-yīng
'tree warbler'
告春鳥
gào chūn niǎo
'announce spring bird'
ウグイス
(鴬)
uguisu
'warbler'
ハルドリ
(春鳥)
haru-dori
'spring bird'
ハルツゲドリ
(春告げ鳥)
haru-tsuge-dori
'spring-announcing bird'
ハナミドリ
(花見鳥)
hana-mi-dori
'flower-viewing bird'
ウタヨミドリ
(歌詠み鳥)
uta-yomi-dori
'poem-writing bird'
キョウヨミドリ
(経詠み鳥)
kyō-yomi-dori
'sutra-reading bird'
ニオイドリ
(匂鳥)
nioi-dori
'fragrant bird'
ヒトクドリ
(人来鳥)
hitoku-dori
'person coming bird'
モモチドリ
(百千鳥)
momochi-dori
'hundred-thousand bird' (means 'many birds')
アタゴドリ
(愛宕鳥)
atago-dori
'Atago (place name) bird'
섬휘파람새
seom-hwiparam-sae
'island whistling bird'
small arrowNotesmall arrow
Chích bụi rậm
'thicket warbler'
Chích ngực hung
'reddish-breasted warbler' (13)
Cettia fortipes
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Brownish-flanked bush warbler
Brownish-flanked bush-warbler
Strong-footed bush warbler
Mountain bush warbler
小鶯
xiǎo yīng
'small warbler'
强腳樹鶯
qiáng-jiǎo shù-yīng
'strong-footed tree warbler'
山樹鶯
shān shù-yīng
'mountain tree warbler' (6, 7)
タイワンウグイス
(台湾鴬)
Taiwan uguisu
'Taiwan warbler'
    Chích chân khỏe
'strong-footed warbler'
Chích sườn nâu
'brown-flanked warbler' (13)
Cettia acanthizoides
Cettia robustipes
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Yellowish-bellied bush warbler
Yellowish-bellied bush-warbler
Swinhoe's bush warbler
Yellow-bellied bush warbler
深山鶯
shēn-shān yīng
'deep mountain warbler'
黄腹樹鶯
huáng-fù shù-yīng
'yellow-bellied tree warbler'
黄腹山樹鶯
huáng-fù shān shù-yīng
'yellow-bellied mountain tree warbler' (7)
ミヤマウグイス
(深山鴬)
mi-yama uguisu
'deep-mountain warbler'
     
Bradypterus                
Bradypterus alishanensis
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Taiwan bush warbler 台灣叢樹鶯
Táiwān cóng-shù-yīng
'Taiwan bush warbler'
台灣短翅鶯
Táiwān duǎn-chì-yīng
'Taiwan short-winged warbler'
  タイワンオオセッカ
(台湾大雪加 or 台湾大雪下)
Taiwan ō sekka
'Taiwan large sekka'
     
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Locustella                
Locustella lanceolata
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Lanceolated warbler
Lanceolated grasshopper warbler
茅斑蝗鶯
máo-bān huáng-yīng
'thatch-spotted grasshopper warbler'
矛斑蝗鶯
máo-bān huáng-yīng
'lance-spotted grasshopper warbler'
  マキノセンニュウ
(牧野仙入 or 牧野潜入)
Makino sennyū
'Makino sennyu' (sennyu written 'enter fairy' or 'infiltrate', ateji)
  쥐발귀개개비
jwibalgwi-gaegaebi
'warbler reedwarbler'
Chích đầm lầy nhỏ
'small marsh warbler'
Locustella certhiola
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Rusty-rumped warbler
Pallas's grasshopper-warbler
Pallas's grasshopper warbler
小蝗鶯
xiǎo huáng-yīng
'small grasshopper warbler'
小蝗鶯
xiǎo huáng-yīng
'small grasshopper warbler'
  シベリアセンニュウ
(シベリア仙入 or シベリア潜入)
Shiberia sennyū
'Siberian sennyu'
  북방개개비
bukbang-gaegaebi
'northern reedwarbler'
Chích đầm lầy lớn
'large marsh warbler'
Chích mày đen
'black-eyebrowed warbler' (13)
Locustella ochotensis
link to photolink to photo
Middendorff's warbler
Middendorff's grasshopper-warbler
Middendorff's grasshopper warbler
北蝗鶯
běi huáng-yīng
'northern grasshopper warbler'
北蝗鶯
běi huáng-yīng
'northern grasshopper warbler'
花尾鶯
huā-wěi yīng
'flowery-tailed warbler'
シマセンニュウ
(島仙入 or 島潜入)
shima sennyū
'island sennyu' (sennyu written 'enter fairy' or 'infiltrate', ateji)
  알락꼬리쥐발귀
allak-kkori-jwibalgwi
'spotted tailed warbler'
 
Locustella pleskei
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Pleske's warbler
Pleske's grasshopper-warbler
Styan's grasshopper warbler
史氏蝗鶯
Shǐ-shì huáng-yīng
'Mr Shi's grasshopper warbler'
史氏蝗鶯
Shǐ-shì huáng-yīng
'Mr Shi's grasshopper warbler'
  ウチヤマセンニュウ
(内山仙入 or 内山潜入)
Uchiyama sennyū
'Uchiyama sennyu'
  섬개개비
seom-gaegaebi
'island reedwarbler'
 
Locustella fasciolata
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Gray's warbler
Gray's grasshopper-warbler
Gray's grasshopper warbler
蒼眉蝗鶯
cāng-méi huáng-yīng
'blue-browed grasshopper warbler'
蒼眉蝗鶯
cāng-méi huáng-yīng
'blue-browed grasshopper warbler'
黄眉鶯
huáng-méi yīng
'yellow-browed warbler'
エゾセンニュウ
(蝦夷仙入 or 蝦夷潜入)
Ezo sennyū
'Hokkaido sennyu' (sennyu written 'enter fairy' or 'infiltrate', ateji)
  붉은허리개개비
bulgeun-heori-gaegaebi
'red-backed reedwarbler'
 
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Acrocephalus                
Acrocephalus orientalis
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Oriental reed warbler
Oriental reed-warbler
Oriental great reed warbler
東方大葦鶯
dōngfāng dà wěi-yīng
'eastern large reed warbler'
東方大葦鶯
dōngfāng dà wěi-yīng
'eastern large reed warbler'
大葦鶯
dà wěi-yīng
'large reed warbler' (6, 7)
葦串兒
wěi chuànr
'reed chuar'
大葦zha
dà wěi zházi
'large reed zhazi'
大葦扎兒
dà wěi zhār
'large reed zhar'
蘆稿鳥
lú-gǎo niǎo
'reed stalk bird'
蘆蟈蟈
lú guōguō
'reed katydid'
剖葦鳥
pōu wěi niǎo
'split reed bird'
剖葦
pōu wěi
'split reed'
オオヨシキリ
(大葦切り)
ō yoshi-kiri
'large reed-cutter'
ギョウギョウシ
(仰々し or 行々し)
gyōgyōshi
'gyogyoshi' (characters are for sound only)
개개비
gaegaebi
'reedwarbler'
Chích đầu nhọn Phương đông
'eastern sharp-headed warbler'
Chích Phương đông
'eastern warbler' (13)
Acrocephalus bistrigiceps
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Black-browed reed warbler
Black-browed reed-warbler
Schrenk's reed warbler
Von Schrenk's reed warbler
雙眉葦鶯
shuāng-méi wěi-yīng
'double-browed reed warbler'
黑眉葦鶯
hēi-méi wěi-yīng
'black-browed reed warbler'
  コヨシキリ
(小葦切り)
ko yoshi-kiri
'small reed-cutter'
  쇠쇠개개비
soe-soe-gaegaebi
'small small reedwarbler'
Chích đầu nhọn mày đen
'black-browed sharp-headed warbler'
Acrocephalus sorghophilus
link to photo
Streaked reed warbler
Streaked reed-warbler
Speckled reed warbler
細紋葦鶯
xì-wén wěi-yīng
'fine-patterned reed warbler'
細紋葦鶯
xì-wén wěi-yīng
'fine-patterned reed warbler'
  セスジコヨシキリ
(背条小葦切り)
se-suji ko yoshi-kiri
'back line small reed-cutter'
     
Acrocephalus agricola
link to photoCheck out this taxon
Paddyfield warbler 稻田葦鶯
dàotián wěi-yīng
'paddy-field reed warbler'
稻田葦鶯
dàotián wěi-yīng
'paddy-field 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'
 
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