Scolopacidae
Họ Dẽ

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.

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 Dẽ (also spelt Giẽ or Rẽ). This term is applied to virtually all species, except for the Tringinae, which are technically known as Choắt, a term not found in most non-specialist dictionaries. The Gallinagininae are set apart by being called Dẽ giun ('worm dẽ').

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

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)
Giẽ

2. Species names

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

GALLINAGININAE SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN VIETNAMESE EAST ASIAN S. E. ASIAN Latin English/French Vietnamese Other V Chinese Japanese Thai Malay Indonesian Lymnocryptes                 Lymnocryptes minimus Jack snipe Bécassine sourde Dẽ giun nhỏ 'small worm de'   姬鹬 jī-yù 'girl yu' Taiwan: 小鷸 xiǎo-yù 'little yu' コシギ (小鷸 or 小鴫) ko-shigi 'little shigi' นกปากซ่อมเล็ก nók-pàak-sôaam lék 'small fork-bill-bird' -   Gallinago                 Gallinago nemoricola Capella nemoricola Wood snipe Bécassine des bois Dẽ giun lớn 'large worm de'   林沙锥 lín shā-zhuī 'forest snipe' モリジシギ (森地鷸 or 森地鴫) mori ji-shigi 'forest ground shigi' (Wikipedia) นกปากซ่อมพง nók-pàak-sôaam pʰoŋ 'thicket fork-bill-bird' Burung Berkek Kayu 'wood snipe bird'   Gallinago stenura Capella stenura Pintail snipe or Pin-tailed snipe Bécassine à queue pointue Dẽ giun Á Châu 'Asian worm de'   针尾沙锥 zhēn-wěi shā-zhuī 'needle-tailed snipe' Taiwan: 針尾鷸 zhēn-wěi yù 'needle-tailed yu' ハリオシギ (針尾鷸 or 針尾鴫) hari-o shigi 'needle-tailed shigi' นกปากซ่อมหางเข็ม nók-pàak-sôaam hăaŋ-kʰĕm 'needle-tailed fork-bill-bird' Burung Berkek Berbintik 'spotted snipe bird' Berkik Ekorlidi 'lidi-tailed snipe' Gallinago gallinago Capella gallinago Common snipe Fantail snipe Bécassine des marais Dẽ giun 'worm de' Dẽ giun thường 'common worm de' (13)   扇尾沙锥 shàn-wěi shā-zhuī 'fan-tailed snipe' Taiwan: 田鷸 tián-yù 'paddy yu' タシギ (田鷸 or 田鴫) ta-shigi 'paddy shigi' นกปากซ่อมหางพัด nók-pàak-sôaam hăaŋ-pʰát 'fanning tail fork-bill-bird' Burung Berkek Ekor Kapas 'cotton-tailed snipe bird' Berkik Ekor-kipas 'fan-tailed snipe' Limnodromus                 Limnodromus scolopaceus Long-billed dowitcher Long-billed reedhaunter Bécassin à long bec Dẽ mỏ dài 'long-billed de' (13)   长嘴半蹼鹬 cháng-zuǐ bàn-pǔ yù 'long-billed half-webbed yu' Taiwan: 長嘴半蹼鷸 cháng-zuǐ bàn-pǔ yù 'long-billed half-webbed yu' オオハシシギ (大嘴鷸 or 大嘴鴫) ō-hashi shigi 'large-billed shigi' นกซ่อมทะเลปากยาว nók-sôaam tʰá-lee pàak-yaaw 'long-billed sea fork-bird' Burung Kedidi Paruh Panjang 'long-billed kedidi bird' Trinillumpur Paruh-panjang 'long-billed mud-sandpiper' Limnodromus semipalmatus Asian dowitcher Asiatic dowitcher Bécassin d'Asie Dẽ chân màng lớn 'large web-footed de'   半蹼鹬 bàn-pǔ yù 'half-webbed yu' Taiwan: 半蹼鷸 bàn-pǔ yù 'half-webbed yu' シベリアオオハシシギ (シベリア大嘴鷸 or シベリア大嘴鴫) shiberia ō-hashi shigi 'Siberian large-billed shigi' นกซ่อมทะเลอกแดง nók-sôaam tʰá-lee òk daeeŋ 'red-breasted sea fork-bird' Burung Kedidi Dada Merah 'red-breasted kedidi bird' Burung Kedidi Paruh Tegak 'straight-billed kedidi bird' Trinillumpur Asia 'Asian mud-sandpiper' Latin English/French Vietnamese Other V Chinese Japanese Thai Malay Indonesian

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

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