General
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 Vietnamese name for the wood swallows is Chim nhạn rừng 'forest-swallow (bird)'. The name appears to be a calque (loan-translation) on English. The only species in Vietnam is Artamus fuscus.
Species names
ABOUT THIS TABLE (Hover cursor to see) SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN |
VIETNAMESE |
EAST ASIAN |
S. E. ASIAN |
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Latin |
English/French |
Vietnamese |
Other V |
Chinese (incl. Taiwan) |
Japanese |
Thai |
Malaysian |
Indonesian |
Artamus fuscus |
Ashy woodswallow Ashy wood swallow Ashy swallow shrike Langrayen brun |
Chim Nhạn rừng 'forest-swallow (bird)' |
灰燕鵙 (灰燕鵙) 'grey swallow-shrike' |
ハイイロモリツバメ (灰色森燕) hai-iro mori-tsubame 'grey forest-swallow' |
นกแอ่นพง nók àeen pʰoŋ 'thicket-swallow (bird)' |
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