General
The following is based on analysis of dictionaries and other sources. Comments and corrections welcome. Malaysian names are now being updated. For consistency, Vietnamese bird names (except for ducks and chickens) are preceded by the word Chim meaning 'bird'. Ornithological lists mostly omit this as understood. Hover over Green Lettering Green lettering at this site hides a tool tip with glosses, further explanations, etc. Hover cursor to reveal. to see additional information.
The Acrocephalidae are a product of the break-up of the Sylviidae (Old World warblers). Other families arising from this break-up include the Locustellidae, Phylloscipidae, and Scotocercidae, as well as part of the Sylviidae.
Members of the old Sylviidae assemblage went by the name Chích, an onomatopoeic word used as a Vietnamese equivalent of English 'warbler'. Since Vietnamese ornithological names have never attempted to systematically distinguish among different types of sylviid, there is no single distinctive name for the Acrocephalidae.
Family name
Editors at Vietnamese Wikipedia suggest Chích sậy 'reed-warbler' as a suitable name for the reed warblers. While Wikipedia by no means represents any kind of scholarly consensus, we have tentatively adopted this name for the family.
Species names
SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN |
VIETNAMESE |
EAST ASIAN |
S. E. ASIAN |
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Latin |
English/French |
Vietnamese |
Other V |
Chinese |
Japanese |
Thai |
Malaysian |
Indonesian |
| Arundinax aedon Phragmaticola aedon Acrocephalus aedon  |
Thick-billed warbler Thick-billed reed warbler Rousserolle à gros bec |
Acrocephalus aedon: Chim Chích mỏ rộng 'broad-billed warbler (bird)' (12, 13) |
Acrocephalus aedon: Chim Chích mỏ dày 'dense-billed warbler (bird)' (34) |
厚嘴苇莺 (厚嘴葦鶯) 'thick-billed reed-warbler' |
ハシブトオオヨシキリ (嘴太大葦切り) hashi-buto ō yoshi-kiri 'thick-billed large reed-cutter' |
นกพงปากหนา nók pʰoŋ pàak-năa 'thick-billed thicket-bird' |
Burung Cekup Paya Paruh Tebal 'thick-billed marsh-warbler (bird)' (24, 26) Burung Cekup Paya Tebal 'thick-billed warbler (bird)' (27) |
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| Acrocephalus | ||||||||
Latin |
English/French |
Vietnamese |
Other V |
Chinese |
Japanese |
Thai |
Malaysian |
Indonesian |
| Acrocephalus orientalis |
East Asian reed warbler East Asian reed-warbler East Asian great reed warbler Rousserolle d'Orient |
Chim Chích đầu nhọn Phương đông 'eastern sharp-headed warbler (bird)' (12) |
Chim Chích phương đông 'eastern warbler (bird)' (13, 34) |
东方大苇莺 (東方大葦鶯) 'eastern large reed-warbler' Taiwan: (东方大苇莺) 東方大葦鶯 'eastern large reed-warbler' |
オオヨシキリ (大葦切り) ō yoshi-kiri 'large reed-cutter' |
นกพงใหญ่พันธุ์ญี่ปุ่น nók pʰoŋ yày pʰan yîi-pùn 'Japanese species large thicket-bird' |
Burung Cekup Paya Besar 'large marsh-warbler (bird)' (24, 26, 27) |
Burung Kerakbasi Besar 'large reedwarbler (bird)' |
| Acrocephalus stentoreus |
Clamorous reed warbler Clamorous reed-warbler Rousserolle stentor |
Chim Chích đầu nhọn 'sharp-headed warbler (bird)' (12) |
Chim Chích kêu to 'loud-calling warbler (bird)' (34) |
噪苇莺 (噪葦鶯) 'noisy reed-warbler' (2, 4) 噪大苇莺 (噪大葦鶯) 'noisy large reed-warbler' (1, 3, 5) |
チュウヨシキリ (中葦切り) chū yoshi-kiri 'medium reed-cutter' |
นกพงใหญ่พันธุ์อินเดีย nók pʰoŋ yày pʰan in-dia 'Indian species large thicket-bird' |
Burung Kerakbasi Ramai 'noisy reedwarbler (bird)' |
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| Acrocephalus bistrigiceps |
Black-browed reed warbler Black-browed reed-warbler Schrenk's reed warbler Von Schrenk's reed warbler Rousserolle de Schrenck |
Chim Chích đầu nhọn mày đen 'black-eyebrowed sharp-headed warbler (bird)' (12) |
Chim Chích mày đen 'black-eyebrowed warbler (bird)' (13, 34) |
黑眉苇莺 (黑眉葦鶯) 'black-eyebrowed reed-warbler' Taiwan: (双眉苇莺) 雙眉葦鶯 'double-eyebrowed reed-warbler' |
コヨシキリ (小葦切り) ko yoshi-kiri 'small reed-cutter' |
นกพงคิ้วดำ nók pʰoŋ kʰíw-dam 'black-eyebrowed thicket-bird' |
Burung Cekup Paya Kecil 'small marsh-warbler (bird)' (26, 27) Burung Cekup Alis Hitam 'black-eyebrowed warbler (bird)' (24) |
Burung Kerakbasi Alis-hitam 'black-eyebrowed reedwarbler (bird)' |
| Acrocephalus concinens |
Blunt-winged warbler Blunt-winged paddy-field warbler Rousserolle de Swinhoe |
Chim Chích cánh cụt 'short-winged warbler (bird)' (12, 13) |
钝翅苇莺 (鈍翅葦鶯) 'blunt-winged reed-warbler' or 钝翅稻田苇莺 (鈍翅稻田葦鶯) 'blunt-winged paddyfield reed-warbler' (1, 3, 5) |
コバネヨシキリ (小羽葦切り) ko-bane yoshi-kiri 'small-winged reed-cutter' |
นกพงนาพันธุ์จีน nók pʰoŋ naa pʰan ciin 'Chinese species field thicket-bird' |
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| Acrocephalus tangorum |
Manchurian Reed warbler Manchurian Paddyfield Warbler Rousserolle mandchoue |
Chim Chích sậy Mãn Châu 'Manchu reed-warbler (bird)' (Wikipedia)  Taxonomy |
远东苇莺 (遠東葦鶯) 'far eastern reed-warbler' (2, 3, 4) Taxonomy |
コクリュウコウイナダヨシキリ (黒龍江稲田葦切り) kokuryū-kō inada yoshi-kiri 'Amur river paddyfield reed-cutter' |
นกพงนาพันธุ์แมนจูเรีย nók pʰoŋ naa pʰan maeen-cuu-ria 'Manchurian species field thicket-bird' |
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セッカ sekka is used in Japanese for several small warbling birds in the Cisticolidae, Locustellidae, and Phylloscopidae. The etymology is unknown. It is written with the ateji 雪加 (literally 'snow-add') or 雪下 (literally 'snow-below'), characters assigned on the basis of sound only with little or no relation to etymology or meaning.
中国鸟类种和亚种分类名录大全（修订版） 郑作新 著 科学出版社 北京 2000年
A Complete Checklist of Species and Subspecies of the Chinese Birds (Revised Edition) by Cheng Tso-Hsin, Science Press, Beijing 2000
中国鸟类分类与分布名录 主编：郑光美 科学出版社 北京 2005年
A Checklist on the Classification and Distribution of the Birds of China Chief editor: Zheng Guangmei, Science Press, Beijing 2005
中国鸟类野外手册（中文版）约翰・马敬能、卡伦・菲利普斯，合作者：荷芬奇，翻译：卢和芬 湖南教育出版社 长沙 2000年
A Field Guide to the Birds of China (Chinese translation) by John MacKinnon, Karen Phillipps, in collaboration with He Fen-qi, translated by Lu Hefen, Hunan Jiaoyu Chubanshe (Hunan Educational Press) Changsha 2000
世界鸟类分类与分布名录 主编：郑光美 科学出版社 北京 2002年
A Checklist on the Classification and Distribution of the Birds of the World Chief editor: Zheng Guangmei, Science Press, Beijing 2002
世界鸟类名称（拉丁文、汉文、英文对照）第二版 郑作新等 科学出版社 北京 2002年
Birds of the World (Latin, Chinese and English Names) 2nd ed. by Cheng Tso-Hsin et al, Science Press, Beijing 2002
Danh Lục Chim Việt Nam (In lần thứ hai) (Checklist of the Birds of Vietnam) Võ Quý, Nguyễn Cử, Nhà Xuất Bản Nông Nghiệp, Hà Nội 1999
Chim Việt Nam Nguyễn Cử, Lê Trọng Trải, Karen Phillipps; Nhà Xuất Bản Lao Động - Xã Hội, 2000
Senarai Nama-nama Burung Semenanjung Malaysia dan Asia Tenggara by Ismail, Abdul Rahman, Perhilitan (Jabatam Perlindungan Hidupan Liar dan Taman Negara, Semenanjung Malaysia), Kuala Lumpur 1981 ( by Ismail, Abdul Rahman, Department of Wildlife and National Parks, Peninsular Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 1981
A Field Guide to the Birds of West Malaysia and Singapore by Jeyarajasingam, Allen and Alan Pearson, Oxford University Press, Oxford 1999
The Birds of the Thai-Malay Peninsula: Vol. 2 - Passerines by Wells, David R., Christopher Helm, A&C Black, London 2007
Danh Lục Các Loài Chim ở Việt Nam (Latinh, Việt, Pháp, Hán) Trần Văn Chánh 2008-2009
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