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.
Prinias and cisticolas are widely found in Vietnam, from north to south. They are known as Chim chiền chiện chiền chiện bird', which is probably onomatopoeic. (This name is also used for Megalurus palustris (Striated grassbird) -- see Megalurinae.)
The Hill Prinia (Prinia atrogularis) is known in Chinese and Japanese as the "black-throated prinia"; in Vietnamese as the "white-throated prinia". The reason for this curious contradiction in naming appears to lie in breeding and non-breeding plumage. Careful observation will reveal that the throat of P. atrogularis is white in non-breeding plumage and black in breeding plumage.
Species names
SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN |
VIETNAMESE |
EAST ASIAN |
S. E. ASIAN |
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| Cisticola | ||||||||
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English/French |
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Other V |
Chinese (incl. Taiwan) |
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Thai |
Malaysian |
Indonesian |
Cisticola juncidis |
Zitting cisticola or Fantailed cisticola Rufous fantail warbler Fantail warbler Cisticole des joncs |
Chim Chiền chiện đồng hung 'reddish field prinia (bird)' |
棕扇尾莺 (棕扇尾鶯) 'reddishbrown fan-tailed warbler' Taiwan: (棕扇尾莺) 棕扇尾鶯 'reddishbrown fan-tailed warbler' Taiwan former official: (锦鸲) 錦鴝 'brocade robin' |
セッカ (雪加 ~ 雪下) sekka 'sekka' (sekka written 'snow add' or 'snow under', purely phonetic function) (See also Sylviidae: Megalurinae, Bradypterus, and Phylloscopus) |
นกยอดข้าวหางแพนลาย nók yôaat-kʰâaw hăaŋ-pʰaeen laay 'striped riceplant-tip fanshape-tail bird' |
Burung Main Angin 'wind-player bird' (26, 27) Burung Cekup Layang 'swallow-warbler bird' (24) |
Burung Cici Padi 'paddy cisticola (bird)' (onomat.) (from Javanese cici / kecici 'prinia', see also Locustella) |
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| Cisticola exilis |
Golden-headed cisticola Bright-headed cisticola Golden-headed fantail warbler Gold-capped cisticola Bright-capped cisticola Yellow-headed fantail warbler Cisticole à couronne dorée |
Chim Chiền chiện đồng vàng 'yellow field prinia (bird)' |
金头扇尾莺 (金頭扇尾鶯) 'gold-headed fan-tailed warbler' Taiwan: (黄头扇尾莺) 黄頭扇尾鶯 'yellow-headed fan-tailed warbler' Taiwan former official: (白头锦鸲) 白頭錦鴝 'white-headed brocade robin' |
タイワンセッカ (台湾雪加 ~ 台湾雪下) taiwan sekka 'Taiwanese sekka' (sekka written 'snow add' or 'snow under', purely phonetic function) (See also Sylviidae: Megalurinae, Bradypterus, and Phylloscopus) |
นกยอดข้าวหางแพนหัวแดง nók yôaat-kʰâaw hăaŋ-pʰaeen hŭa-daeeŋ 'red-headed riceplant-tip fanshape-tail (bird)' |
Burung Cici Merah 'red prinia (bird)' (onomat.) (from Javanese cici / kecici 'prinia', see also Locustella) |
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| Prinia | ||||||||
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Indonesian |
| Prinia polychroa |
Brown prinia Brown hill prinia David's hill warbler Brown hill warbler Prinia des montagnes |
Chim Chiền chiện núi 'mountain prinia (bird)' |
褐山鹪莺 (褐山鷦鶯) 'brown mountain wren-warbler' |
ヤマハウチワドリ (山羽団扇鳥) yama ha-uchiwa-dori 'mountain feather round-fan bird' |
นกกระจิบหญ้าสีน้ำตาล nók krà-cìp yâa sĭi-nám-taan 'brown grass-tailorbird (bird)' |
Burung Perenjak Coklat 'brown prinia (bird)' |
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| Prinia atrogularis |
Hill prinia White-browed prinia Black-throated hill prinia Prinia à gorge noire |
Chim Chiền chiện núi họng trắng 'white-throated mountain prinia (bird)' |
黑喉山鹪莺 (黑喉山鷦鶯) 'black-throated mountain wren-warbler' (1, 2, 3, 4) 黑喉鹪莺 (黑喉鷦鶯) 'black-throated wren-warbler' (5) |
ノドグロハウチワドリ (喉黒羽団扇鳥) nodo-guro ha-uchiwa-dori 'black-throated feather round-fan bird' |
นกกระจิบหญ้าคิ้วขาว nók krà-cìp yâa kʰíw-kʰăaw 'white-eyebrowed grass-tailorbird (bird)'  Taxonomy |
Burung Perenjak Gunung Ekor Panjang 'long-tailed mountain prinia (bird)' (26, 27) Burung Perenjak Puncak 'peak prinia (bird)' (24) |
Burung Perenjak Gunung 'mountain prinia (bird)' (Conflicts with Malay name for Mountain Tailorbird Orthotomus cucullatus) |
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| Prinia rufescens |
Rufescent prinia Lesser brown prinia Dark-crowned hill prinia Dark-crowned wren warbler Prinia roussâtre |
Chim Chiền chiện đầu nâu 'brown-headed prinia (bird)' |
暗冕山鹪莺 (暗冕山鷦鶯) 'dark-crowned mountain wren-warbler' (2, 4) 暗冕鹪莺 (暗冕鷦鶯) 'dark-crowned wren-warbler' (1, 3, 5) |
チャイロハウチワドリ (茶色羽団扇鳥) cha-iro ha-uchiwa-dori 'brown feather round-fan bird' |
นกกระจิบหญ้าสีข้างแดง nók krà-cìp yâa sĭi-kʰâaŋ-daeeŋ 'red-flanked grass-tailorbird (bird)' |
Burung Perenjak Belukar 'thicket prinia (bird)' (26, 27) Burung Perenjak Sampah 'rustbrown prinia (bird)' (24) |
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| Prinia hodgsonii |
Grey-breasted prinia Franklin's prinia Grey-breasted hill prinia Franklin's wren warbler Prinia de Hodgson |
Chim Chiền chiện lưng xám 'grey-backed prinia (bird)' Chim Chiền chiện ngực xám 'grey-breasted prinia (bird)' (13) |
灰胸山鹪莺 (灰胸山鷦鶯) 'grey-breasted mountain wren-warbler' (2, 4) 灰胸鹪莺 (灰胸鷦鶯) 'grey-breasted wren-warbler' (1, 3, 5) |
ハイイロムネハウチワドリ (灰色胸羽団扇鳥) hai-iro-mune ha-uchiwa-dori 'grey-breasted feather round-fan bird' |
นกกระจิบหญ้าอกเทา nók krà-cìp yâa òk-tʰaw 'grey-breasted grass-tailorbird (bird)' |
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| Prinia flaviventris |
Yellow-bellied prinia Yellow-bellied hill prinia Yellow-bellied wren warbler Prinia à ventre jaune |
Chim Chiền chiện bụng vàng 'yellow-bellied prinia (bird)' |
黄腹山鹪莺 (黃腹山鷦鶯) 'yellow-bellied mountain wren-warbler' (2, 4) 黄腹鹪莺 (黃腹鷦鶯) 'yellow-bellied wren-warbler' (1, 3, 5) Taiwan: (灰头鹪莺) 灰頭鷦鶯 'grey-headed wren-warbler' |
アオハウチワドリ (青羽団扇鳥) ao ha-uchiwa-dori 'blue/green feather round-fan bird' |
นกกระจิบหญ้าท้องเหลือง nók krà-cìp yâa tʰóaaŋ-lĕuaŋ 'yellow-bellied grass-tailorbird (bird)' |
Burung Perenjak Kuning 'yellow prinia (bird)' (26, 27) Burung Perenjak Padi 'paddy prinia (bird)' (24) |
Burung Perenjak Rawa 'swamp prinia (bird)' |
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| Prinia inornata Prinia subflava Taxonomy |
Plain prinia Greater brown hill prinia Brown wren warbler Greater brown wren warbler Prinia simple |
Chim Chiền chiện bụng hung 'reddish-bellied prinia (bird)' |
纯色山鹪莺 (純色山鷦鶯) 'pure-coloured mountain wren-warbler' (2, 4) 褐头鹪莺 (褐頭鷦鶯) 'brown-headed wren-warbler' (1, 3, 5) Taiwan: (褐头鹪莺) 褐頭鷦鶯 'brown-headed wren-warbler' |
マミハウチワドリ (眉羽団扇鳥) mami ha-uchiwa-dori 'eyebrowed feather round-fan bird' |
นกกระจิบหญ้าสีเรียบ nók krà-cìp yâa sĭi-rîap 'plain grass-tailorbird (bird)' |
Burung Perenjak Padi 'paddy prinia (bird)' |
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