General
The following is based on analysis of dictionaries and other sources. Comments and corrections welcome. Malaysian names are now being updated. For consistency, Vietnamese bird names (except for ducks and chickens) are preceded by the word Chim meaning 'bird'. Ornithological lists mostly omit this as understood. Hover over Green Lettering Green lettering at this site hides a tool tip with glosses, further explanations, etc. Hover cursor to reveal. to see additional information.
The nuthatches are known in Vietnamese as Chim Trèo cây, meaning 'tree-climbing bird'.
Species names
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SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN |
VIETNAMESE |
EAST ASIAN |
S. E. ASIAN |
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Other V |
Chinese |
Japanese |
Thai |
Malaysian |
Indonesian |
| Sitta nagaensis | Chestnut-vented nuthatch Sittelle des Naga |
Sitta europaea nagaensis: Chim Trèo cây đít hung 'reddish-vented tree-climbing bird' (12) |
Sitta nagaensis: Chim Trèo cây Naga 'reddish-bellied tree-climber (bird)' (34) Sitta europaea: Chim Trèo cây bụng hung 'reddish-bellied tree-climber (bird)' (13) (conflicts with Sitta castanea) |
栗臀䴓 (栗臀鳾) 'chestnut-bottomed nuthatch' |
ミナミゴジュウカラ (南五十雀) minami gojū-kara 'southern fifty-tit' |
นกไต่ไม้ใต้โคนหางสีน้ำตาล nók tày-máy kʰoon-hăaŋ-sĭi-nám-taan brown-tail-coverted tree-climber (bird)' |
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Sitta castanea |
Chestnut-bellied nuthatch Sittelle à ventre marron |
Chim Trèo cây bụng hung 'reddish-bellied tree-climbing bird' (12, 34) |
栗腹䴓 (栗腹鳾) 'chestnut-bellied nuthatch' |
チャバラゴジュウカラ (茶腹五十雀) cha-bara gojū-kara 'brown-bellied fifty-tit' |
นกไต่ไม้ท้องสีเม็ดมะขาม nók tày-máy tʰóaaŋ-sĭi-mét-ma-kăam 'tamarind-seed(= red-brown)-bellied tree-climber (bird)'  Taxonomy |
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| Sitta himalayensis |
White-tailed nuthatch Sittelle de l'Himalaya |
Chim Trèo cây Himalai 'Himalayan tree-climbing bird' (12) |
Chim Trèo cây đuôi trắng 'white-tailed tree-climbing bird' (34) |
白尾䴓 (白尾鳾) 'white-tailed nuthatch' |
オジロゴジュウカラ (尾白五十雀) o-jiro gojū-kara 'white-tailed fifty-tit' |
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| Sitta frontalis |
Velvet-fronted nuthatch Sittelle veloutée |
Chim Trèo cây trán đen 'black-foreheaded tree-climbing bird' (12, 13, 34) |
绒额䴓 (絨額鳾) 'velvet-foreheaded nuthatch' |
アカハシゴジュウカラ (赤嘴五十雀) aka-hashi gojū-kara 'red-billed fifty-tit' |
นกไต่ไม้หน้าผากกำมะหยี่ nók tày-máy nâa-pʰàak-kam-má-yìi 'velvet-foreheaded tree-climber (bird)' |
Burung Patuk Dahi Hitam 'black-foreheaded pecker (bird)' (26, 27) Burung Patuk Baldu velvet pecker (bird)' (baldu from Portuguese veludo 'velvet') (24) |
Burung Munguk Beledu 'velvet nuthatch (bird)' (beledu from Portuguese veludo 'velvet') |
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| Sitta solangiae | Yellow-billed nuthatch Lilac nuthatch Sittelle à bec jaune |
Chim Trèo cây mỏ vàng 'yellow-billed tree-climbing bird' (12, 13, 34) |
淡紫䴓 (淡紫鳾) 'pale-purple nuthatch' (1, 2, 3, 4) |
キバシゴジュウカラ (黄嘴五十雀) ki-bashi gojū-kara 'yellow-billed fifty-tit' |
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| Sitta formosa | Beautiful nuthatch Sittelle superbe |
Chim Trèo cây lưng đen 'black-backed tree-climbing bird' (12, 13, 34) |
丽䴓 (麗鳾) 'beautiful nuthatch' |
ビナンゴジュウカラ (美男五十雀) binan gojū-kara 'handsome-man fifty-tit' |
นกไต่ไม้สีสวย nók tày-máy sĭi-sŭay 'beautiful-coloured tree-climber (bird)' |
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Sitta castanea neglecta (Burmese Nuthatch) is known in Thai as:
นกไต่ไม้ใต้ท้องสีน้ำตาล
nók tày-máy tʰóaaŋ-sĭi-nám-taan
'brown-bellied tree-climber (bird)'
中国鸟类种和亚种分类名录大全（修订版） 郑作新 著 科学出版社 北京 2000年
A Complete Checklist of Species and Subspecies of the Chinese Birds (Revised Edition) by Cheng Tso-Hsin, Science Press, Beijing 2000
中国鸟类分类与分布名录 主编：郑光美 科学出版社 北京 2005年
A Checklist on the Classification and Distribution of the Birds of China Chief editor: Zheng Guangmei, Science Press, Beijing 2005
中国鸟类野外手册（中文版）约翰・马敬能、卡伦・菲利普斯，合作者：荷芬奇，翻译：卢和芬 湖南教育出版社 长沙 2000年
A Field Guide to the Birds of China (Chinese translation) by John MacKinnon, Karen Phillipps, in collaboration with He Fen-qi, translated by Lu Hefen, Hunan Jiaoyu Chubanshe (Hunan Educational Press) Changsha 2000
世界鸟类分类与分布名录 主编：郑光美 科学出版社 北京 2002年
A Checklist on the Classification and Distribution of the Birds of the World Chief editor: Zheng Guangmei, Science Press, Beijing 2002
Danh Lục Chim Việt Nam (In lần thứ hai) (Checklist of the Birds of Vietnam) Võ Quý, Nguyễn Cử, Nhà Xuất Bản Nông Nghiệp, Hà Nội 1999
Chim Việt Nam Nguyễn Cử, Lê Trọng Trải, Karen Phillipps; Nhà Xuất Bản Lao Động - Xã Hội, 2000
Senarai Nama-nama Burung Semenanjung Malaysia dan Asia Tenggara by Ismail, Abdul Rahman, Perhilitan (Jabatam Perlindungan Hidupan Liar dan Taman Negara, Semenanjung Malaysia), Kuala Lumpur 1981
(List of the Names of Birds of Peninsular Malaysia and Southeast Asia by Ismail, Abdul Rahman, Department of Wildlife and National Parks, Peninsular Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 1981)
A Field Guide to the Birds of West Malaysia and Singapore by Jeyarajasingam, Allen and Alan Pearson, Oxford University Press, Oxford 1999
The Birds of the Thai-Malay Peninsula: Vol. 2 - Passerines by Wells, David R., Christopher Helm, A&C Black, London 2007
Danh Lục Các Loài Chim ở Việt Nam (Latinh, Việt, Pháp, Hán) Trần Văn Chánh 2008-2009
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