Fringillidae
Họ Sẻ thồng

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.

Vietnam does not have a large number of finch species and there is no unique name for the finches. Most of them are identified as some kind of Chim sẻ, normally referring narrowly to the sparrows, although it can be interpreted more broadly as covering sparrows and finches in general.

One general V-E dictionary gives Chim sẻ khướư 'babbler sparrow (bird)' as the word for 'chaffinch', although these birds do not occur in Vietnam.

Under Vo and Nguyen's original scheme, the fringillids are named as follows:

In what appears to be an attempt to make the names more systematic, Nguyen, Le & Phillipps extend the name Chim sẻ thông 'pine-sparrow (bird)' to four more species: the Brambling, the Eurasian Siskin, the Common Rosefinch, and the Brown Bullfinch. Unfortunately, this causes confusion in naming between the Brambling and the Black-headed Greenfinch, prompting the latter to be assigned to the Chim sẻ đồng 'field-sparrow (bird)' -- somewhat defeating the point of the exercise.

Species names

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FRINGILLINAE SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN VIETNAMESE EAST ASIAN S. E. ASIAN Fringilla                 Latin English/French Vietnamese Other V Chinese (incl. Taiwan) Japanese Thai Malaysian Indonesian Fringilla montifringilla Brambling Mountain finch Pinson du nord Pinson des Ardennes Chim Sẻ đồng đầu đen 'black-headed field-sparrow (bird)' (= 'black-headed bunting') Chim Sẻ thông đầu đen 'black-headed pine-sparrow (bird)' (13) Taxonomy Sẻ núi 'mountain-sparrow' 燕雀 (燕雀) yàn-què 'swallow-sparrow' Taiwan: (花雀) 花雀 huā-què 'flowery sparrow' アトリ (花鶏 ~ 猲子鳥) atori 'brambling' (characters: 1. 'flower fowl/chicken', from Chinese; 2. from Chinese, original unclear) นกจาบปีกอ่อนอกสีส้ม nók càap-pìik-òaan òk-sĭi-sôm 'orange-breasted soft-winged-weaver (bird) (=finch/bunting)'

CARDUELINAE SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN VIETNAMESE EAST ASIAN S. E. ASIAN Carduelis                 Latin English/French Vietnamese Other V Chinese (incl. Taiwan) Japanese Thai Malaysian Indonesian Carduelis sinica Oriental greenfinch Grey-capped greenfinch Greenfinch Chinese greenfinch Verdier de Chine Chim Sẻ thông đầu xám 'grey-headed pine-sparrow (bird)' (13)   金翅雀 (金翅雀) jīn-chì-què 'gold-wing sparrow' (1, 2, 3, 4) or 金翅 (金翅) jīn-chì 'gold-wing' (Alternative in 1, 3, 5) Taxonomy 东方金翅 (東方金翅) dōngfāng jīn-chì 'eastern gold-wing' (5) Taiwan: (金翅雀) 金翅雀 jīn-chì-què 'gold-wing sparrow' カワラヒワ (河原鶸) kawara hiwa 'river-bed siskin'       Carduelis monguilloti Vietnamese greenfinch Verdier du Vietnam Chim Sẻ thồng họng vàng 'yellow-throated pine-sparrow (bird)' Taxonomy   越南金翅雀 (越南金翅雀) yuènán jīn-chì-què 'Vietnamese gold-wing sparrow' (4)         Carduelis ambigua Black-headed greenfinch Yunnan greenfinch Oustalet's Black-headed Greenfinch Verdier d'Oustalet Chim Sẻ thông đầu đen 'black-headed pine-sparrow (bird)' Chim Sẻ đồng đầu đen 'black-headed field-sparrow' (='black-headed bunting') (13) Taxonomy   黑头金翅雀 (黑頭金翅雀) hēi-tóu jīn-chì-què 'black-headed gold-wing sparrow' (1, 2, 3, 4) 黑头金翅 (黑頭金翅) hēi-tóu jīn-chì 'black-headed gold-wing' (5. Alternative in 1, 3) ズグロカワラヒワ (頭黒河原鶸) zu-guro kawara hiwa 'black-headed river-bed siskin' นกจาบปีกอ่อนเขียว nók càap-pìik-òaan kʰĭaw 'green soft-winged-weaver (bird) (=finch/bunting)'     Carduelis spinus Eurasian siskin Spruce siskin Siskin Tarin des aulnes Chim Sẻ thông Siskim 'siskin pine-sparrow (bird)' (13) Hoàng yến 'yellow swallow' 黄雀 (黃雀) huáng-què 'yellow-sparrow' Taiwan: (黄雀) 黄雀 huáng-què 'yellow-sparrow' マヒワ (真鶸) ma-hiwa 'true siskin'       Carpodacus                 Latin English/French Vietnamese Other V Chinese (incl. Taiwan) Japanese Thai Malaysian Indonesian Carpodacus nipalensis Dark-breasted rosefinch Dark rosefinch Roselin sombre Chim Sẻ hồng Nêpan 'Nepalese rosy sparrow' Taxonomy   暗胸朱雀 (暗胸朱雀) àn-xiōng zhū-què 'dark-breasted vermilion-sparrow' クリムネアカマシコ (栗胸赤猿子) kuri-mune aka mashiko 'chestnut-breasted red rosefinch' นกจาบปีกอ่อนสีชมพูคล้ำ nók càap-pìik-òaan sĭi-cʰom-pʰuu kʰlám 'dark pink soft-winged-weaver (bird) (=finch/bunting)'     Carpodacus erythrinus Common rosefinch Roselin cramoisi Chim Sẻ hồng mura 'mura rosy sparrow (bird)' Chim Sẻ thông mura 'mura pine sparrow (bird)' (13)   普通朱雀 (普通朱雀) pǔtōng zhū-què 'common vermilion-sparrow' Taiwan: (普通朱雀) 普通朱雀 pǔtōng zhū-què 'common vermilion-sparrow' アカマシコ (赤猿子) aka mashiko 'red rosefinch' นกจาบปีกอ่อนสีกุหลาบ nók càap-pìik-òaan sĭi-kù-làap 'rosy soft-winged-weaver (bird) (=finch/bunting)'     Haematospiza                 Latin English/French Vietnamese Other V Chinese (incl. Taiwan) Japanese Thai Malaysian Indonesian Haematospiza sipahi Scarlet finch Cipaye écarlate Chim Mỏ to lưng đỏ 'red-backed large-bill (bird)'   血雀 (血雀) xuè què 'blood sparrow' シュイロマシコ (朱色猿子) shu-iro mashiko 'vermilion-coloured rosefinch' นกจาบปีกอ่อนสีแดง nók càap-pìik-òaan sĭi-daeeŋ 'red soft-winged-weaver (bird) (=finch/bunting)'     Loxia                 Latin English/French Vietnamese Other V Chinese (incl. Taiwan) Japanese Thai Malaysian Indonesian Loxia curvirostra Red crossbill Crossbill Bec-croisé des sapins Chim Mỏ chéo 'slanting bill (bird)'   红交嘴雀 (紅交嘴雀) hóng jiāo-zuǐ-què 'red cross-billed sparrow' イスカ (交喙 ~ 鶍) isuka 'crossbill' (1. means 'crossed bill' in Chinese; 2. is a Japanese creation)       Pyrrhula                 Latin English/French Vietnamese Other V Chinese (incl. Taiwan) Japanese Thai Malaysian Indonesian Pyrrhula nipalensis Brown bullfinch Bouvreuil brun Chim Sẻ mỏ ngắn 'short-billed sparrow (bird)' Chim Sẻ thông mỏ ngắn 'short-billed pine sparrow (bird)' (13)   褐灰雀 (褐灰雀) hè huī-què 'brown grey-sparrow' Taiwan: (褐鸴) 褐鷽 hè xué 'brown xue' チャイロウソ (茶色鷽) cha-iro uso 'brown bullfinch'   Burung Pipit Gunung 'brown sparrow (bird)' (onomat.) (pipit, see sparrows) (26, 27) Burung Cakar Coklat 'brown scratcher (bird)' (onomat.) (see buntings) (24)   Eophona                 Latin English/French Vietnamese Other V Chinese (incl. Taiwan) Japanese Thai Malaysian Indonesian Eophona migratoria Coccothraustes migratorius Yellow-billed grosbeak Black-tailed hawfinch Chinese grosbeak Gros-bec migrateur Chim Mỏ to đầu đen 'black-headed large-bill (bird)'   黑尾蜡嘴雀 (黑尾蠟嘴雀) hēi-wěi là-zuǐ-què 'black-tailed wax-billed sparrow' Taiwan: (小桑鸤) 小桑鳲 xiǎo sāng-shī 'small mulberry shi' コイカル (小桑鳲 ~ 小鵤 ~ 小斑鳩) ko-ikaru 'small grosbeak' (characters for ikaru are 1. from the Chinese; 2. a Japanese-created character; 3. Chinese characters meaning 'pied pigeon') นกกระติ๊ดใหญ่ปากเหลือง nók krà-tít yày pàak-lĕuaŋ 'yellow-billed large-munia (bird)'     Mycerobas                 Latin English/French Vietnamese Other V Chinese (incl. Taiwan) Japanese Thai Malaysian Indonesian Mycerobas melanozanthos Coccothraustes melanozanthos Spot-winged grosbeak Spotted-wing grosbeak Gros-bec à ailes tachetées Chim Mỏ to cánh đốm 'spot-winged large-bill (bird)' (from Internet)   黑腰拟蜡嘴雀 (黑腰擬蠟嘴雀) hēi-yāo nǐ-là-zuǐ-què 'black-rumped pseudo wax-billed sparrow' (2, 4) 白点翅拟蜡嘴雀 (白點翅擬蠟嘴雀) bái-diǎn chì nǐ-là-zuǐ-què 'white spot-winged pseudo wax-billed sparrow' (1, 3) 斑翅拟蜡嘴雀 (斑翅擬蠟嘴雀) bān-chì nǐ-là-zuǐ-què 'stripe-winged pseudo wax-billed sparrow' (5) キバラクロシメ (黄腹黒鴲 ~ 黄腹黒蝋嘴) ki-bara kuro shime 'yellow-bellied black hawfinch' นกกระติ๊ดใหญ่ปีกลาย nók krà-tít yày pìik-laay 'stripe-winged large-munia (bird)'

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