General names
The following is based on analysis of dictionaries and other sources. Comments and corrections are welcome.
Note on Vietnamese naming: With the exception of ducks and chickens, it is common for Vietnamese bird names to be preceded by the word Chim meaning 'bird', although it is normally omitted in Vietnamese bird lists. All bird names, whether they include chim or not, can be preceded by the classifier con, which is used for living creatures.
The larks are known as Chim sơn ca in Vietnamese (ca = 'sing'). (Somewhat mysteriously, Bui Phung's Vietnamese-English dictionary gives Chim chà chiện as meaning 'Mongolian lark', although this bird has not been recorded in Vietnam.)
Species names
SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN |
VIETNAMESE |
EAST ASIAN |
S. E. ASIAN |
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| Mirafra | ||||||||
Latin |
English/French |
Vietnamese |
Other V |
Chinese (incl. Taiwan) |
Japanese |
Thai |
Malaysian |
Indonesian |
Mirafra javanica |
Horsfield's bushlark Australasian lark Singing bush lark Eastern singing bush lark Alouette de Java |
Chim Sơn ca Java 'Javanese son ca bird' (ca = 'sing') |
歌百灵 (歌百靈) 'song hundred-spirit'  Taxonomy |
ヤブヒバリ (薮雲雀) yabu-hibari 'thicket lark' (hibari written 'cloud sparrow') |
นกจาบฝนเสียงใส nók càap-fŏn sĭaŋ-săy 'clear-voiced rain weaver (bird)' |
Burung Branjangan Jawa 'Javanese bushlark (bird)' |
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| Mirafra erythrocephala | indochinese Bushlark Alouette d'indochine |
Chim Sơn ca Thái Lan 'Thai son ca bird' (ca = 'sing') Taxonomy |
- | - | นกจาบฝนปีกแดง nók càap-fŏn pìik-daeeŋ 'red-winged rain weaver (bird)' |
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| Alauda | ||||||||
Latin |
English/French |
Vietnamese |
Other V |
Chinese (incl. Taiwan) |
Japanese |
Thai |
Malaysian |
Indonesian |
| Alauda gulgula |
Oriental skylark Lesser skylark Small skylark Alouette gulgule |
Chim Sơn ca 'son ca bird' (ca = 'sing') |
小云雀 (小雲雀) 'small cloud sparrow' Taiwan: (小云雀) 小雲雀 'small cloud sparrow' |
タイワンヒバリ (台湾雲雀) taiwan hibari 'Taiwan lark' (hibari written 'cloud sparrow') |
นกจาบฝนเสียงสวรรค์ nók càap-fŏn sĭaŋ-sa-wăn 'Paradise-voiced rain weaver (bird)' |
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