General names
The following is based on analysis of dictionaries and other sources. Thai names are currently being revised. Comments and corrections are welcome.
Note on Vietnamese naming: With the exception of ducks and chickens, it is normal for Vietnamese bird names to include the word Chim meaning 'bird', even where not indicated in the tables. All bird and animal names can be preceded by the classifier con, which is used for living creatures.
The Burhinidae are found in Vietnam but are not common.
The naming does not suggest great familiarity.The Vietnamese word for the Burhinus oedicnemus is Burin, directly taken from the scientific name. The name for Esacus recurvirostris suggests that it is a kind of snipe (Dẽ).
Species names
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SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN |
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Burhinus oedicnemus |
Eurasian stone curlew Eurasian thick-knee Stone curlew Oedicnème criard |
Burin 'burhinus' |
石鸻 'stone plover' (1, 2, 4, 5) 欧石鸻 'European stone plover' (3) |
イシチドリ (石千鳥) ishi-chidori 'stone plover' |
นกกระแตผีเล็ก nók-krà-taee-pʰĭi lék 'small spirit-lapwing (bird)' |
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| Esacus | ||||||||
| Esacus recurvirostris Burhinus recurvirostris |
Great stone curlew Great thick-knee Great stone plover Grand Oedicnème |
Dẽ mỏ to 'great-billed snipe' |
大石鸻 'great stone plover' (1, 2, 3, 4) |
ソリハシオオイシチドリ (反嘴大石千鳥) sori-hashi ō ishi-chidori 'recurved bill large stone plover' |
นกกระแตผีใหญ่ nók-krà-taee-pʰĭi yày 'large spirit-lapwing (bird)' |
Burung Kedidi Malam 'night kedidi (=snipe) bird' |
Wiliwili Besar 'large wiliwili' |
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Tool tips by Walter Zorn |
