General names
The following is based on analysis of dictionaries and other sources. Comments and corrections are welcome.
In Vietnamese, the oystercatchers are known as Chim mò sò 'grope for oyster bird'. (The only source that gives this species as occurring in Vietnam is Nguyen, Le and Phillipps.)
Species names
SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN |
VIETNAMESE |
EAST ASIAN |
S. E. ASIAN |
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Latin |
English/French |
Vietnamese |
Other V |
Chinese |
Chinese (Taiwan) |
Japanese |
Thai |
| Haematopus | |||||||
Haematopus ostralegus![]() |
Eurasian oyster-catcher Palaearctic oyster-catcher Oyster-catcher Huîtrier pie |
Chim mò sò 'grope for oyster bird' (13) |
蛎鹬 'oyster yu' |
蠣鴴 'oyster plover' |
ミヤコドリ (都鳥) miyako-dori 'capital bird' |
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