Hemiprocnidae
Họ Yến mào

General names

The following is based on analysis of dictionaries and other sources. Thai names are currently being revised. Comments and corrections are welcome.

Note on Vietnamese naming: With the exception of ducks and chickens, it is normal for Vietnamese bird names to include the word Chim meaning 'bird', even where not indicated in the tables. All bird and animal names can be preceded by the classifier con, which is used for living creatures.

The tree swift is known in Vietnamese as a Chim yến mào 'crested swift'.

Species names

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SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN		VIETNAMESE		EAST ASIAN		S. E. ASIAN
Latin	English/French	Vietnamese	Other V	Chinese	Japanese	Thai	Malay	Indonesian
Hemiprocne
Hemiprocne coronata Note	Crested treeswift Crested tree swift Crested swift Hémiprocné couronné	Yến mào 'crested swift'		凤头雨燕 fèng-tóu yǔ-yàn 'phoenix-headed rain-swallow' (2, 4) 凤头树燕 fèng-tóu shù-yàn 'phoenix head tree-swallow' (1, 3) Note	インドカンムリアマツバメ (インド冠雨燕) Indo kanmuri ama-tsubame 'Indian crested rain-swallow' (Wikipedia etc.)	นกแอ่นฟ้าหงอน nók àeen-fáa ŋŏaan 'crested regal swallow (bird)'	Burung Layang-layang Jambul Kelabu 'grey crested swift bird' Burung Layang-Layang Berjambul Kelabu 'grey crested swift bird'	Tepekong Jambul 'crested tepekong'

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