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 Vietnamese name for the frogmouth is Cú muỗi mỏ quặp 'curved-bill mosquito owl'. The name Cú muỗi ('mosquito owl') refers to the nightjars (Caprimulgidae).
Species names
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Batrachostomus hodgsoni |
Hodgson's frogmouth
Podarge de Hodgson |
Cú muỗi mỏ quặp 'curve-billed mosquito owl' |
黑顶蟆口鸱 'black-headed toad-mouthed owl' (2, 3, 4) 黑顶蛙口鸱 'black-headed frog-mouthed owl' (1, 5) |
メスボシガマグチヨタカ (メスボシ蝦蟇口夜鷹) mesuboshi gama-guchi yo-taka '?? toad-mouthed night hawk' (I do not have the characters for mesuboshi) |
นกปากกบลายดำ nók-pàak-kòp laay-dam 'black-striped frog-billed-bird' |
Burung Segan Api 'fire shy bird' |
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| Batrachostomus javensis |
Horsfield's frogmouth Javan frogmouth Podarge de Java |
- | 爪哇蟆口鸱 'Javanese toad-mouthed owl' (4) 爪哇蛙口鸱 'Javanese frog-mouthed owl' (5) |
ジャワガマグチヨタカ (ジャワ蝦蟇口夜鷹) jawa gama-guchi yo-taka 'Javanese toad-mouthed night hawk' |
นกปากกบพันธุ์ชวา nók-pàak-kòp pʰan cʰa-waa 'Javanese species frog-billed-bird' |
Burung Segan Jawa 'Javanese shy bird' |
Paruhkodok Jawa 'Javanese frog-bill (bird)' |
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