Scolopacidae
Họ Dẽ

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.

For some reason -- possibly because a number of these birds are shot as game -- English is amazingly rich in words for the Scolopacidae. The Vietnamese naming is much simpler.

The Vietnamese name for the scolopacids is Chim dẽ (also spelt Chim giẽ or Chim rẽ), which is glossed in the lists as 'snipe'. This term is applied to virtually all species, except for the Tringinae, which are technically known as Chim choắt, a term not found in most non-specialist dictionaries. The Gallinagininae (the actual snipe) are set apart by being called Chim dẽ giun 'worm snipe bird'.

An alternative name for the snipe is Chim mỏ nhác or Chim mỏ nhát (Southern variant), where mỏ means 'bill'. The Woodcock has the alternative name of Chim nhát bà ('grandmother nhat bird').

Chữ Nôm

Characters used for scolopacids in the now obsolete Chữ Nôm characters include:

Name	Chữ Nôm Images from the Vietnamese Nôm Preservation Foundation dictionary. (Errors are the sole responsibility of the author of this site)
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2. Species names

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SCOLOPACINAE SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN VIETNAMESE EAST ASIAN S. E. ASIAN Scolopax                 Latin English/French Vietnamese Other V Chinese (incl. Taiwan) Japanese Thai Malaysian Indonesian Scolopax rusticola Eurasian woodcock Woodcock Bécasse des bois Chim Dẽ gà 'fowl snipe (bird)' or Chim Nhát bà 'grandmother nhat (bird)'   丘鹬 (丘鷸) qiū-yù 'hill snipe' Taiwan: (山鹬) 山鷸 shān-yù 'mountain snipe' ヤマシギ (山鷸 ~ 山鴫) yama shigi 'mountain snipe' นกปากซ่อมดง nók pàak-sôaam doŋ 'forest fork-bill-bird' Burung Berkek Besar 'large snipe (bird)' (26) Burung Berkek Urasia 'Eurasian snipe (bird)' (24) Burung Berkek Malam 'night snipe (bird)' (25)

GALLINAGININAE SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN VIETNAMESE EAST ASIAN S. E. ASIAN Lymnocryptes                 Latin English/French Vietnamese Other V Chinese (incl. Taiwan) Japanese Thai Malaysian Indonesian Lymnocryptes minimus Jack snipe Bécassine sourde Chim Dẽ giun nhỏ 'small worm-snipe (bird)'   姬鹬 (姬鷸) jī-yù 'girl snipe' Taiwan: (小鹬) 小鷸 xiǎo-yù 'small snipe' コシギ (小鷸 ~ 小鴫) ko-shigi 'small snipe' นกปากซ่อมเล็ก nók pàak-sôaam lék 'small fork-bill-bird'     Gallinago                 Latin English/French Vietnamese Other V Chinese (incl. Taiwan) Japanese Thai Malaysian Indonesian Gallinago nemoricola Capella nemoricola Wood snipe Bécassine des bois Chim Dẽ giun lớn 'large worm-snipe (bird)'   林沙锥 (林沙錐) lín shā-zhuī 'forest sand-drill' モリジシギ (森地鷸 ~ 森地鴫) mori ji-shigi 'forest ground snipe' (Wikipedia) นกปากซ่อมพง nók pàak-sôaam pʰoŋ 'thicket fork-bill-bird' Burung Berkek Kayu 'wood snipe (bird)' (24)   Gallinago stenura Capella stenura Pintail snipe or Pin-tailed snipe Bécassine à queue pointue Chim Dẽ giun Á Châu 'Asian worm-snipe (bird)'   针尾沙锥 (針尾沙錐) zhēn-wěi shā-zhuī 'needle-tailed sand-drill' Taiwan: (针尾鹬) 針尾鷸 zhēn-wěi yù 'needle-tailed snipe' ハリオシギ (針尾鷸 ~ 針尾鴫) hari-o shigi 'needle-tailed snipe' นกปากซ่อมหางเข็ม nók pàak-sôaam hăaŋ-kʰĕm 'needle-tailed fork-bill-bird' Burung Berkek Berbintik 'speckled snipe (bird)' (25, 26) Burung Berkek Bebintik 'speckled snipe (bird)' (typo for berbintik) (24) Burung Berkik Ekor-lidi 'palm-frond-rib-tailed snipe (bird)' (palm-frond ribs are used to make brooms) Gallinago gallinago Capella gallinago Common snipe Fantail snipe Bécassine des marais Chim Dẽ giun 'worm-snipe (bird)' Chim Dẽ giun thường 'common worm-snipe (bird)' (13)   扇尾沙锥 (扇尾沙錐) shàn-wěi shā-zhuī 'fan-tailed sand-drill' Taiwan: (田鹬) 田鷸 tián-yù 'paddy snipe' タシギ (田鷸 ~ 田鴫) ta-shigi 'paddy snipe' นกปากซ่อมหางพัด nók pàak-sôaam hăaŋ-pʰát 'fanning tail fork-bill-bird' Burung Berkek Ekor Kapas 'cotton-tailed snipe (bird)' (kapas probably a typo for kipas) (24, 25, 26) Burung Berkik Ekor-kipas 'fan-tailed snipe (bird)' Limnodromus                 Latin English/French Vietnamese Other V Chinese (incl. Taiwan) Japanese Thai Malaysian Indonesian Limnodromus scolopaceus Long-billed dowitcher Long-billed reedhaunter Bécassin à long bec Chim Dẽ mỏ dài 'long-billed snipe (bird)' (13)   长嘴半蹼鹬 (長嘴半蹼鷸) cháng-zuǐ bàn-pǔ yù 'long-billed half-webbed snipe' Taiwan: (长最半蹼鹬) 長嘴半蹼鷸 cháng-zuǐ bàn-pǔ yù 'long-billed half-webbed snipe' オオハシシギ (大嘴鷸 ~ 大嘴鴫) ō-hashi shigi 'large-billed snipe' นกซ่อมทะเลปากยาว nók sôaam tʰá-lee pàak-yaaw 'long-billed sea fork-bird' Burung Kedidi Paruh Panjang 'long-billed bobber (bird)' (24, 25) Burung Trinil-lumpur Paruh-panjang 'long-billed mud-sandpiper (bird)' Limnodromus semipalmatus Asian dowitcher Asiatic dowitcher Bécassin d'Asie Chim Dẽ chân màng lớn 'large web-footed snipe (bird)'   半蹼鹬 (半蹼鷸) bàn-pǔ yù 'half-webbed snipe' Taiwan: (半蹼鹬) 半蹼鷸 bàn-pǔ yù 'half-webbed snipe' シベリアオオハシシギ (シベリア大嘴鷸 ~ シベリア大嘴鴫) shiberia ō-hashi shigi 'Siberian large-billed snipe' นกซ่อมทะเลอกแดง nók sôaam tʰá-lee òk daeeŋ 'red-breasted sea fork-bird' Burung Kedidi Paruh Tegak 'vertical-billed bobber (bird)' (from the way the bird puts its bill into the mud) (26) Burung Kedidi Dada Merah 'red-breasted bobber (bird) (24) Burung Kedidi Dada Merah Asia 'Asian red-breasted bobber (bird) (25) Burung Trinil-lumpur Asia 'Asian mud-sandpiper (bird)'

TRINGINAE SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN VIETNAMESE EAST ASIAN S. E. ASIAN Limosa                 Latin English/French Vietnamese Other V Chinese (incl. Taiwan) Japanese Thai Malaysian Indonesian Limosa limosa Black-tailed godwit Barge à queue noire Chim Choắt mỏ thẳng đuôi đen 'black-tailed straight-billed choat bird'   黑尾塍鹬 (黑尾塍鷸) hēi-wěi chéng-yù 'black-tailed paddy-path snipe' Taiwan: (黑尾鹬) 黑尾鷸 hēi-wěi yù 'black-tailed snipe' オグロシギ (尾黒鷸 ~ 尾黒鴫) o-guro shigi 'black-tailed snipe' นกปากแอ่นหางดำ nók pàak-àeen hăaŋ-dam 'black-tailed upcurve-bill (bird)' Taxonomy Burung Kedidi Ekor Hitam 'black-tailed bobber (bird) (24, 25, 26) Burung Biru-laut Ekor-hitam 'black-tailed sea-biru (bird)' Limosa lapponica Bar-tailed godwit Barge rousse Chim Choắt mỏ thẳng đuôi vằn 'stripe-tailed straight-billed choat bird'   斑尾塍鹬 (斑尾塍鷸) bān-wěi chéng-yù 'stripe-tailed paddy-path snipe' Taiwan: (斑尾鹬) 斑尾鷸 bān-wěi yù 'stripe-tailed snipe' オオソリハシシギ (大反嘴鷸 ~ 大反嘴鴫) ō sori-hashi shigi 'large curved-billed snipe' นกปากแอ่นหางลาย nók pàak-àeen hăaŋ-laay 'stripe-tailed upcurve-bill (bird)' Burung Kedidi Ekor Berjalur 'stripe-tailed bobber (bird) (26) Burung Kedidi Berjalur 'striped bobber (bird) (24) Burung Kedidi Berjalur-jalur 'striped bobber (bird)' (25) Burung Biru-laut Ekor-blorok 'speckle-tailed sea-biru' (blorok 'speckled' from Javanese) Numenius                 Latin English/French Vietnamese Other V Chinese (incl. Taiwan) Japanese Thai Malaysian Indonesian Numenius phaeopus Whimbrel Courlis corlieu Chim Choắt mỏ cong bé 'tiny curved-billed choat bird'   中杓鹬 (中杓鷸) zhōng sháo-yù 'medium spoon-snipe' Taiwan: (中杓鹬) 中杓鷸 zhōng sháo-yù 'medium spoon-snipe' チュウシャクシギ (中杓鷸 ~ 中杓鴫) chū shaku-shigi 'medium ladle-billed snipe' นกอีก๋อยเล็ก nók ii-kŏaay lék 'small curlew (bird)' Burung Kendi Pisau Raut 'whittling-knife water-carafe bird' (bill resembles curved-blade whittling knife) (see sekendi 'ibis') (26) Burung Kedidi Pisau Raut 'whittling-knife bobber (bird)' (bill resembles curved-blade whittling knife) (24, 25) Burung Gajahan Penggala 'punting-pole elephant-bird' Numenius arquata Eurasian curlew Western curlew Curlew Common curlew Courlis cendré Chim Choắt mỏ cong lớn 'large curved-billed choat bird' Chim mỏ nhát 'nhat (woodcock) bill bird' (from V-E dictionary - not specialised term) 白腰杓鹬 (白腰杓鷸) bái-yāo sháo-yù 'white-rumped spoon-snipe' Taiwan: (大杓鹬) 大杓鷸 dà sháo-yù 'large spoon-snipe' ダイシャクシギ (大杓鷸 ~ 大杓鴫) dai shaku-shigi 'large ladle-billed snipe' นกอีก๋อยใหญ่ nók ii-kŏaay yày 'large curlew (bird)' Burung Kendi Besar 'large water-carafe bird' (see sekendi 'ibis') (26) Burung Kedidi Kendi 'water-carafe bobber (bird)' (='curlew sandpiper) (see sekendi 'ibis') (24, 25) Burung Gajahan Besar 'large elephant-bird' Numenius madagascariensis Far eastern curlew or Eastern curlew Red-rumped curlew Australian curlew Courlis de Sibérie Chim Choắt mỏ cong hông nâu 'brown-rumped curved-billed choat bird'   大杓鹬 (大杓鷸) dà sháo-yù 'large spoon-snipe' (1, 2, 3, 4) 红腰杓鹬 (紅腰杓鷸) hóng-yāo sháo-yù 'red-rumped spoon-snipe' (5. Alternative in 1) Taiwan: (黦鹬) 黦鷸 yuè yù 'yellowish-black snipe' ホウロクシギ (焙烙鷸 ~ 焙烙鴫) hōroku shigi 'baking-pan snipe' นกอีก๋อยตะโพกสีน้ำตาล nók ii-kŏaay tà-pʰôok-sĭi-nám-taan 'brown-rumped curlew (bird)' Burung Kendi Timur 'eastern water-carafe bird' (see sekendi 'ibis') (26) Burung Kedidi Timur 'eastern bobber (bird)' (24) Burung Kedidi Kendi Timur 'eastern water-carafe bobber (bird)' (see sekendi 'ibis') (25) Burung Gajahan Timur 'eastern elephant-bird' Tringa                 Latin English/French Vietnamese Other V Chinese (incl. Taiwan) Japanese Thai Malaysian Indonesian Tringa erythropus Spotted redshank Chevalier arlequin Chim Choắt chân đỏ 'red-legged choat bird'   鹤鹬 (鶴鷸) hè yù 'crane snipe' (1, 2, 3, 4) 红脚鹤鹬 (紅腳鶴鷸) hóng-jiǎo hè yù 'red-legged crane snipe' (5. Alternative in 1) Taiwan: (鹤鹬) 鶴鷸 hè yù 'crane snipe' ツルシギ (鶴鷸 ~ 鶴鴫) tsuru shigi 'crane snipe' นกทะเลขาแดงลายจุด nók tʰá-lee kʰăa-daeeŋ laay-cùt 'spotted red-legged sea-bird' Burung Kedidi Berbintik 'speckled bobber (bird)' (24, 25, 26) Burung Trinil Tutul 'spotted sandpiper (bird)' Tringa totanus Common redshank Chevalier gambette Chim Choắt nâu 'brown choat bird'   红脚鹬 (紅腳鷸) hóng-jiǎo yù 'red-legged snipe' Taiwan: (赤足鹬) 赤足鷸 chì-zú yù 'red-legged snipe' アカアシシギ (赤足鷸 ~ 赤足鴫) aka-ashi shigi 'red-legged snipe' นกทะเลขาแดง nók tʰá-lee kʰăa-daeeŋ 'red-legged sea-bird' Burung Kedidi Kaki Merah 'red-footed bobber (bird)' (24, 25, 26) Burung Trinil Kaki-merah 'red-footed sandpiper (bird)' Tringa stagnatilis Marsh sandpiper Chevalier stagnatile Chim Choắt đốm đen 'black-spotted choat bird'   泽鹬 (澤鷸) zé yù 'marsh snipe' Taiwan: (小青足鹬) 小青足鷸 xiǎo qīng-zú yù 'small green/blue-legged snipe' コアオアシシギ (小青足鷸 ~ 小青足鴫) ko ao-ashi shigi 'small blue/green-legged snipe' นกชายเลนบึง nók cʰaay-leen beuŋ 'marsh shore-bird' Burung Kedidi Paya 'marsh bobber (bird)' (24, 25, 26) Burung Trinil Rawa 'swamp sandpiper (bird)' Tringa nebularia Common greenshank Greenshank Chevalier aboyeur Chim Choắt lớn 'large choat bird'   青脚鹬 (青腳鷸) qīng-jiǎo yú 'green/blue-legged snipe' Taiwan: (青足鹬) 青足鷸 qīng-zú yù 'green/blue-legged snipe' アオアシシギ (青足鷸 ~ 青足鴫) ao-ashi shigi 'blue/green-legged snipe' นกทะเลขาเขียว nók tʰá-lee kʰăa-kʰĭaw 'green-legged sea-bird' Burung Kedidi Kaki Hijau 'green-footed bobber (bird)' (24, 25, 26) Burung Trinil Kaki-hijau 'green-footed sandpiper (bird)' Tringa guttifer Nordmann's greenshank Spotted greenshank Chevalier tacheté Chim Choắt lớn mỏ vàng 'yellow-billed large choat bird'   小青脚鹬 (小青腳鷸) xiǎo qīng-jiǎo yù 'small green/blue-legged snipe' Taiwan: (诺氏鹬) 諾氏鷸 nuò-shì yù 'Mr Nuo's snipe' カラフトアオアシシギ (樺太青足鷸 ~ 樺太青足鴫) karafuto ao-ashi shigi 'Sakhalin blue/green-legged snipe' นกทะเลขาเขียวลายจุด nók tʰá-lee kʰăa-kʰĭaw laay-cùt 'spotted green-legged sea-bird' Burung Kedidi Kaki Hijau Berbintik 'speckled green-footed bobber (bird)' (24, 26) Burung Kedidi Nordmann 'Nordmann bobber (bird)' (25) Burung Trinil Nordmann 'Nordmann sandpiper (bird)' Latin English/French Vietnamese Other V Chinese (incl. Taiwan) Japanese Thai Malaysian Indonesian Tringa ochropus Green sandpiper Chevalier culblanc Chim Choắt bụng trắng 'white-bellied choat bird'   白腰草鹬 (白腰草鷸) bái-yāo cǎo yù 'white-rumped grass snipe' Taiwan: (白腰草鹬) 白腰草鷸 bái-yāo cǎo yù 'white-rumped grass snipe' クサシギ (草鷸 ~ 草鴫) kusa-shigi 'grass snipe' นกชายเลนเขียว nók cʰaay-leen kʰĭaw 'green shore-bird' Burung Kedidi Pasir Hijau 'green sand-bobber (bird)' (24, 26) Burung Kedidi Hijau 'green bobber (bird)' (25) Burung Trinil Hijau 'green sandpiper (bird)' Tringa glareola Wood sandpiper Chevalier sylvain Chim Choắt bụng xám 'grey-bellied choat bird'   林鹬 (林鷸) lín yù 'forest snipe' Taiwan: (鹰斑鹬) 鷹斑鷸 yīng bān yù 'hawk-striped snipe' タカブシギ (鷹斑鷸 ~ 鷹斑鴫) taka-bu shigi 'hawk-striped snipe' นกชายเลนน้ำจืด nók cʰaay-leen náam-cèut 'fresh-water shore-bird' Burung Kedidi Kayu 'wood bobber (bird)' (24, 26) Burung Kedidi Sawah 'ricefield bobber (bird)' (25) Burung Trinil Semak 'bush sandpiper (bird)' Xenus                 Latin English/French Vietnamese Other V Chinese (incl. Taiwan) Japanese Thai Malaysian Indonesian Xenus cinereus Tringa cinerea Tringa cinereus Terek sandpiper Chevalier bargette Chim Choắt chân màng bé 'tiny web-footed choat bird'   翘嘴鹬 (翹嘴鷸) qiáo-zuǐ yù 'curved-billed snipe' Taiwan: (反嘴鹬) 反嘴鷸 fǎn-zuǐ yù 'recurved-billed snipe' (cf avocet) ソリハシシギ (反嘴鷸 ~ 反嘴鴫) sori-hashi shigi 'curved-billed snipe' นกชายเลนปากแอ่น nók cʰaay-leen pàak-àeen 'upcurve-billed shore-bird' Burung Kedidi Sereng 'sereng bobber (bird)' (sereng may be onomat.) (24, 26) Burung Trinil Bedaran 'bedaran sandpiper (bird)' Actitis                 Latin English/French Vietnamese Other V Chinese (incl. Taiwan) Japanese Thai Malaysian Indonesian Actitis hypoleucos Tringa hypoleucos Common sandpiper Chevalier guignette Chim Choắt nhỏ 'small choat bird'   矶鹬 (磯鷸) jī yù 'rocky-shore-snipe' Taiwan: (矶鹬) 磯鷸 jī yù 'rocky-shore-snipe' イソシギ (磯鷸 ~ 磯鴫) iso-shigi 'rocky-shore-snipe' นกเด้าดิน nók dâw-din 'earth-bobber (bird)' (see pipits) Burung Kedidi Pasir 'sand-bobber (bird)' (24, 26) Burung Kedidi Biasa 'common bobber (bird)' (25) Burung Trinil Pantai 'beach sandpiper (bird)' Heteroscelus                 Latin English/French Vietnamese Other V Chinese (incl. Taiwan) Japanese Thai Malaysian Indonesian Heteroscelus brevipes Tringa brevipes Grey-tailed tattler Asian tattler Grey-rumped sandpiper Chevalier de Sibérie Chim Choắt lùn đuôi xám 'grey-tailed dwarf choat bird'   灰尾漂鹬 (灰尾漂鷸) huī-wěi piāo-yù 'grey-tailed floating snipe' or 灰尾鹬 (灰尾鷸) huī-wěi yù 'grey-tailed snipe' (Alternative in 1, 3, 5) Taiwan: (黄足鹬) 黃足鷸 huáng-zú yù 'yellow-legged snipe' キアシシギ (黄足鷸 ~ 黄足鴫) ki-ashi shigi 'yellow-legged snipe' นกตีนเหลือง nók tiin-lĕuaŋ 'yellow-foot (bird)' Burung Kedidi Ekor Kelabu 'grey-tailed bobber (bird)' (24, 25, 26) Burung Trinil Ekor-kelabu 'grey-tailed sandpiper (bird)'

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