Psittacidae / Họ Vẹt

鹦鹉科 Yīngwǔ kē * 鸚鵡科 Yīngwǔ kē * インコ科 Inko ka

In Japanese, the Psittacidae are known as オウム科 Ōmu ka under Sibley & Monroe, and as インコ科 Inko ka under Howard & Moore.

General names

The following is based on analysis of dictionaries and other sources. Comments and corrections are welcome.

The Vietnamese name for the parrots is Vẹt. The name Kéc, which typically refers to larger parrots, is the common word for 'parrot' in Central Vietnam. Another name is Ác mỏ ('crow bill'?).

Species names

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Loriculus              
Loriculus vernalis
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Vernal hanging parrot
Vernal hanging-parrot
Coryllis vernal
Vẹt lùn
'dwarf parrot'
  短尾鹦鹉
duǎn-wěi yīngwǔ
'short-tailed parrot'
  ミドリサトウチョウ
(緑砂糖鳥)
midori satō-chō
'green sugar bird'
นกหกเล็กปากแดง
nók-hòk lék bpàak daeng
'red-billed small parrot'
 
PSITTACINAE
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Psittinus              
Psittinus cyanurus
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Blue-rumped parrot
Perruche à croupion bleu
Vẹt đuôi ngắn
'stubby-tailed parrot'
  蓝腰鹦鹉
lán-yāo yīngwǔ
'blue-rumped parrot'
  ルリゴシインコ
(琉璃腰鸚哥 or 瑠璃腰鸚哥)
ruri-goshi inko
'lapiz lazuli rumped parrot'
นกหกใหญ่
nók-hòk yài
'large parrot'
Psittacula              
Psittacula eupatria
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Alexandrine parakeet
Perruche alexandre
Vẹt má vàng
'golden-cheeked parrot'
Vẹt má xám
'grey-cheeked parrot' (13)
  阿历山大鹦鹉
Ālìshāndà yīngwǔ
'Alexander parrot'
(introduced) (4, 5)
  オオホンセイインコ
(大本青鸚哥)
ō hon-sei-inko
'large true blue parrot'
นกแก้วโม่ง
nók-gâew môhng
'bandit parakeet'
Psittacula krameri
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Rose-ringed parakeet
Perruche à collier
Vẹt cổ hồng
'rose-throated parrot'
Vẹt đuôi dài chàm cổ cườm
'long-tailed dark blue bead-necked parrot'
红领绿鹦鹉
hóng-lǐng lǜ yīngwǔ
'red-collared green parrot'
  ホンセイインコ
(本青鸚哥)
hon-sei-inko
'true blue parrot'
 
Psittacula finschii
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Grey-headed parakeet
Perruche de Finsch
Vẹt đầu xám
'grey-headed parrot'
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  灰头鹦鹉
huī-tóu yīngwǔ
'grey-headed parrot'
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  ズグロコセイインコ
(頭黒小青鸚哥)
zu-guro ko-sei-inko
'black-headed small blue parrot'
นกกะลิง
nók-gà-ling
'ga-ling bird (cf treepie)'
Psittacula roseata
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Blossom-headed parakeet
Perruche à tête rose
Vẹt đầu hồng
'rose-headed parrot'
  花头鹦鹉
huā-tóu yīngwǔ
'flower-headed parrot'
  バライロコセイインコ
(薔薇色小青鸚哥)
bara-iro ko-sei-inko
'rose-coloured small blue parrot'
นกแก้วหัวแพร
nók-gâew hŭa prae
'silk-headed parakeet'
Psittacula alexandri
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Red-breasted parakeet
Moustached parakeet
Perruche à moustaches
Vẹt ngực đỏ
'red-breasted parrot'
  绯胸鹦鹉
fēi-xiōng yīngwǔ
'scarlet-breasted parrot'
  ダルマインコ
(達磨鸚哥)
daruma-inko
'dharma parrot'
นกแขกเต้า
nók-kàek-dtâo
'kaek-dtao bird'
Psittacula longicauda
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Long-tailed parakeet
or
Pink-cheeked parakeet
Perruche à longs brins
Vẹt đuôi dài
'long-tailed parrot'
  长尾鹦鹉
cháng-wěi yīngwǔ
'long-tailed parrot'
  オナガダルマインコ
(尾長達磨鸚哥)
o-naga daruma-inko
'long-tailed dharma parrot'
 
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