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 'tropic bird' is Chim nhiệt đới 'tropic-zone bird', related to the Japanese and Chinese (Taiwan) names.
The Checklist of Birds of Vietnam (12) lists Phaethon aethereus as 'Vagrant, status or abundance uncertain'. There is room for doubt that this species has been identified correctly. Apart from China, surrounding countries report Phaethon lepturus and Phaethon rubricauda.
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 |
Phaethon aethereus |
Red-billed tropicbird Red-billed tropic bird Short-tailed tropic-bird Phaéton à bec rouge |
Chim nhiệt đới 'tropic-zone bird' |
红嘴鹲 (紅嘴鸏) 'red-billed meng' (from mythical bird name) (1, 2, 4) 短尾鹲 (短尾鸏) 'short-tailed meng' (from mythical bird name) (3, 5. Alternative in 1) |
アカハシネッタイチョウ (赤嘴熱帯鳥) aka-hashi nettai-chō 'red-billed tropic-zone bird' |
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