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.
In Vietnamese, the oystercatchers are known as Chim mò sò 'grope-for oyster bird' (mò = 'grope for', sò = 'oyster'). (The only source that gives this species as occurring in Vietnam is Nguyen, Le and Phillipps.)
Species names
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EAST ASIAN |
S. E. ASIAN |
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Latin |
English/French |
Vietnamese |
Other V |
Chinese (incl. Taiwan) |
Japanese |
Thai |
Malaysian |
Indonesian |
Haematopus ostralegus |
Eurasian oyster-catcher Palaearctic oyster-catcher Oyster-catcher Huîtrier pie |
Chim mò sò 'grope-for oyster bird' (13) |
蛎鹬 (蠣鷸) 'oyster snipe' Taiwan: (蛎鸻) 蠣鴴 'oyster plover' |
ミヤコドリ (都鳥) miyako-dori 'capital bird' |
นกกินหอยนางรม nók kin-hŏaay-naaŋ-rom 'oyster-eater (bird)' |
Burung Kedidi Tiram 'oyster bobber (bird)' (24, 26) Burung Tetiram 'oysterer bird' (25) |
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