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.
The Vietnamese name for the tits is Chim bạc má or 'silver-cheeked bird'. The Sultan tit (Melanochlora sultanea) is known as Chim mào vàng 'yellow crested bird'.
Bui Phung's Vietnamese-English dictionary lists Chim sẻ ngô 'maize sparrow' as a name for the so-called "blue tit".
Species names
SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN |
VIETNAMESE |
EAST ASIAN |
S. E. ASIAN |
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Other V |
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Malaysian |
Indonesian |
Parus major |
Great Tit Intermediate Tit Mésange charbonnière |
Chim Bạc má 'silver-cheek bird' |
大山雀 (大山雀) 'large mountain-sparrow' Taiwan: (白颊山雀) 白頰山雀 'white-cheeked mountain-sparrow' |
シジュウカラ (四十雀) shijū-kara 'forty tit' |
นกติ๊ดใหญ่ nók tít yày 'big munia (bird)'  Taxonomy |
Burung Serai Bakau 'mangrove palace-bird' (24, 26, 27) |
Burung Gelatuk-batu Kelabu 'grey rock chatterer (bird)' (onomat.) (cf Java sparrow) |
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| Parus monticolus |
Green-backed tit Mésange montagnarde |
Chim Bạc má bụng vàng 'yellow-bellied silver-cheek bird' |
绿背山雀 (綠背山雀) 'green-backed mountain-sparrow' Taiwan: (青背山雀) 青背山雀 'green/blue-backed mountain-sparrow' |
キバラシジュウカラ (黄腹四十雀) ki-bara shijū-kara 'yellow-bellied forty tit' |
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| Parus spilonotus |
Yellow-cheeked tit Chinese yellow tit Mésange à dos tacheté |
Chim Bạc má mào 'crested silver-cheek bird' |
黄颊山雀 (黃頰山雀) 'yellow-cheeked mountain-sparrow' |
ルリカンムリガラ (瑠璃冠雀 or 琉璃冠雀) ruri kanmuri gara 'lapis lazuli crested tit' |
นกติ๊ดแก้มเหลือง nók tít kʰâeem-lĕuaŋ 'yellow-cheeked munia (bird)' |
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| Melanochlora | ||||||||
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Other V |
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| Melanochlora sultanea Parus sultanea |
Sultan tit Mésange sultane |
Chim mào vàng 'yellow crested bird' |
冕雀 (冕雀) 'official headdress finch' |
サルタンガラ (サルタン雀) sarutan gara 'sultan tit' |
นกติ๊ดสุลต่าน nók tít sŭnlátʰàan 'sultan munia (bird)' |
Burung Serai Raja 'king palace-bird' Burung Serai Sultan 'sultan palace-bird' |
Burung Gelatuk-batu Gunung 'mountain rock chatterer (bird)' (onomat.) (cf Java sparrow) |
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| Sylviparus | ||||||||
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Vietnamese |
Other V |
Chinese (incl. Taiwan) |
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Malaysian |
Indonesian |
| Sylviparus modestus |
Yellow-browed tit
Mésange modeste |
Chim Bạc má rừng 'forest silver-cheek bird' |
黄眉林雀 (黄眉林雀) 'yellow-eyebrowed forest finch' |
メジロガラ (目白雀) me-jiro gara 'white-eyed tit' |
นกติ๊ดคิ้วเหลือง nók tít-kʰíw-lĕuaŋ 'yellow-eyebrowed munia (bird)' |
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