General names
The following is based on analysis of dictionaries and other sources. Comments and corrections are welcome.
The Vietnamese name for the pratincoles is Dô nách. Glareola maldivarum is also known by the name Ó cau. (The latter is actually a Southern term.)
Species names
| GLAREOLINAE |
SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN |
VIETNAMESE |
EAST ASIAN |
S. E. ASIAN |
Latin |
English/French |
Vietnamese |
Other V |
Chinese |
Chinese (Taiwan) |
Japanese |
Thai |
| Glareola |
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Glareola maldivarum
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Oriental pratincole
Eastern collared pratincole
Large Indian pratincole
Indian pratincole
Glaréole orientale |
Dô nách nâu
'brown pratincole'
or
Ó cau
'oc cau' (Southern dialects) |
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普通燕鸻
pǔtōng yàn-héng
'common swallow plover' |
燕鴴
yàn-héng
'swallow plover' |
ツバメチドリ
(燕千鳥)
tsubame-chidori
'swallow plover' |
นกแอ่นทุ่งใหญ่ |
Glareola lactea
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Little pratincole
Small
pratincole
Small Indian pratincole
Glaréole lactée |
Dô nách xám
'grey pratincole' |
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灰燕鸻
huī yàn-héng
'grey swallow plover' |
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ヒメツバメチドリ
(姫燕千鳥)
hime tsubame-chidori
'princess swallow plover' |
นกแอ่นทุ่งเล็ก |
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