General names
The following is based on analysis of dictionaries and other sources. Comments and corrections are welcome.
The flowerpeckers are found extensively in Vietnam and are known as Chim sâu (or Chim su in Central dialects).
Species names
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SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN |
VIETNAMESE |
EAST ASIAN |
S. E. ASIAN |
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Latin |
English/French |
Vietnamese |
Other V |
Chinese |
Japanese |
Thai |
Malay |
Indonesian |
| Prionochilus | ||||||||
Prionochilus thoracicus |
Scarlet-breasted flowerpecker Dicée à poitrine écarlate |
Chim sâu đầu đen 'black-headed sau bird' |
赤胸锯齿啄花鸟 'red-breasted saw-toothed peck-flower-bird' |
ヒムネハナドリモドキ (緋胸花鳥擬き) hi-mune hana-dori modoki 'scarlet-breasted pseudo-flower-bird' |
นกกาฝากอกแดง nók-gaa-făak òk daeng 'red-breasted ga-faak bird' |
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| Dicaeum | ||||||||
| Dicaeum agile |
Thick-billed flowerpecker Dicée à bec épais |
Chim sâu mỏ lớn 'large-billed sau bird' |
厚嘴啄花鸟 'thick-billed peck-flower bird' |
ハシブトハナドリ (嘴太花鳥) hashi-buto hana-dori 'thick-billed flower bird' |
นกกาฝากปากหนา nók-gaa-făak bpàak năa 'thick-billed ga-faak bird' |
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| Dicaeum chrysorrheum |
Yellow-vented flowerpecker Dicée cul-d'or |
Chim sâu bụng vạch 'stripe-bellied sau bird' |
黄臀啄花鸟 'yellow-rumped peck-flower bird' (2, 4) 黄肛啄花鸟 'yellow-vented peck-flower bird' (1, 3, 5) |
ムナフハナドリ (胸斑花鳥) muna-fu hana-dori 'stripe-breasted flower bird' |
นกกาฝากก้นเหลือง nók-gaa-fàak gôn lĕuang 'yellow-vented ga-faak bird' |
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| Dicaeum melanoxanthum | Yellow-bellied flowerpecker Dicée à ventre jaune |
Chim sâu bụng vàng 'golden-bellied sau bird' |
黄腹啄花鸟 'yellow-bellied peck-flower bird' |
キバラハナドリ (黄腹花鳥) ki-bara hana-dori 'yellow-bellied flower bird' |
นกกาฝากท้องเหลือง nók-gaa-fàak tóng lĕuang 'yellow-bellied ga-faak bird' |
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| Dicaeum trigonostigma |
Orange-bellied flowerpecker Dicée à ventre orange |
Chim sâu ngực xám 'grey-breasted sau bird' |
橙腹啄花鸟 'orange-bellied peck-flower bird' |
オレンジハナドリ (オレンジ花鳥) orenji hana-dori 'orange flower bird' |
นกกาฝากท้องสีส้ม nók-gaa-fàak tóng sĕe-sôm 'orange-bellied ga-faak bird' |
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| Dicaeum concolor |
Plain flowerpecker Dicée concolore |
Chim sâu vàng lục 'golden-green sau bird' |
纯色啄花鸟 'pure-coloured peck-flower bird' Taiwan: 綠啄花 'green peck-flower' Former Taiwan: 綠啄花鳥 'green peck-flower bird' |
アオハナドリ (青花鳥) ao hana-dori 'blue flower bird' |
นกกาฝากสีเรียบ nók-gaa-fàak sĕe rîap 'plain-coloured ga-faak bird' |
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| Dicaeum
ignipectum Dicaeum ignipectus |
Fire-breasted flowerpecker Green-backed flowerpecker Scarlet-breasted flowerpecker Dicée à gorge feu |
Chim sâu ngực đỏ 'red-breasted sau bird' |
红胸啄花鸟 'red-breasted peck-flower bird' Taiwan: 紅胸啄花 'red-breasted peck-flower' |
ハナドリ (花鳥) hana-dori 'flower bird' |
นกกาฝากอกเพลิง nók-gaa-fàak òk plerng 'fire-breasted ga-faak bird' |
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| Dicaeum cruentatum |
Scarlet-backed flowerpecker Dicée à dos rouge |
Chim sâu lưng đỏ 'red-backed sau bird' |
朱背啄花鸟 'vermilion-backed peck-flower bird' |
セアカハナドリ (背赤花鳥) se-aka hana-dori 'red-backed flower bird' |
นกสีชมพูสวน nók sĕe-chom-poo sŭan 'park pink-bird' |
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Floating Menu by Milonic |
Tool tips by Walter Zorn |
