Sylviidae
Họ Chích

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.

Chim chích is used for most members of the family. The grass warblers are known as Chim chiền chiện.

The Vietnamese names have been systematised by ornithologists, although not drastically so.

Editors at Vietnamese Wikipedia suggest Chích lá 'leaf warbler' for Phylloscopus and Chích sậy 'reed-warbler' for Acrocephalus. It is not possible to tell whether these names represent some kind of scholarly consensus, or whether they have simply been made up by the editors themselves. All names marked (Wikipedia) should be treated with caution.

Vietnamese names from scholarly sources are themselves, however, also less than satisfactory. In addition to the usual misprints and inconsistencies, there are cases where the same Vietnamese name is used for more than one species (see tables).

Species names

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MEGALURINAE SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN VIETNAMESE EAST ASIAN S. E. ASIAN Megalurus                 Latin English/French Vietnamese Other V Chinese (incl. Taiwan) Japanese Thai Malaysian Indonesian Megalurus palustris Striated grassbird Striated canegrass warbler Striated marsh warbler Mégalure des marais Chim Chiền chiện lớn 'large prinia (bird)' Chim Chiền chiện sọc 'striped prinia (bird)' (Wikipedia) 沼泽大尾莺 (沼澤大尾鶯) zhǎo-zé dà-wěi-yīng 'swamp large-tailed warbler' オニセッカ (鬼雪下 ~ 鬼雪加) oni sekka 'ogre sekka' (sekka written 'snow add' or 'snow under', purely phonetic function) (See also Cisticola) นกหางนาค nók hăaŋ-nâak 'Naga (= serpent-demon)-tailed (bird)   Burung Cica-koreng Jawa 'Javanese streaked-bulbul (bird)' (see also leafbirds) Graminicola                 Latin English/French Vietnamese Other V Chinese (incl. Taiwan) Japanese Thai Malaysian Indonesian Graminicola bengalensis Large grass warbler Rufous-rumped grassbird Grande Graminicole Chim Chích đuôi dài 'long-tailed warbler (bird)' Chích đuôi dài phao câu hung 'reddish-rumped long-tailed warbler (bird)' (Wikipedia) 大草莺 (大草鶯) dà cǎo-yīng 'large grass-warbler' ウチワセッカ (団扇雪下 ~ 団扇雪加) uchiwa sekka 'round-fan sekka' (sekka written 'snow add' or 'snow under', purely phonetic function) (See also Cisticola) นกพงหญ้า nók pʰoŋ yâa 'grass thicket-bird'

ACROCEPHALINAE SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN VIETNAMESE EAST ASIAN S. E. ASIAN Oligura                 Latin English/French Vietnamese Other V Chinese (incl. Taiwan) Japanese Thai Malaysian Indonesian Oligura castaneocoronata Tesia castaneocoronata Chestnut-headed tesia Chestnut-headed ground warbler Tésie à tête marron Chim Chích đuôi cụt bụng vàng 'yellow-bellied short-tailed warbler (bird)'   栗头地莺 (栗頭地鶯) lì-tóu dì-yīng 'chestnut-headed ground-warbler' クリガシラコビトサザイ (栗頭小人鷦鷯) kuri-gashira kobito sazai 'chestnut-headed dwarf wren' นกจุนจู๋หัวสีตาล nók cun-cŭu hŭa-sĭi-taan 'brown-headed tesia (bird)'     Tesia                 Latin English/French Vietnamese Other V Chinese (incl. Taiwan) Japanese Thai Malaysian Indonesian Tesia olivea Slaty-bellied tesia Slaty-bellied ground warbler Bright slaty-bellied ground warbler Tésie à ventre ardoise Chim Chích đuôi cụt 'short-tailed warbler (bird)'   金冠地莺 (金冠地鶯) jīn-guān dì-yīng 'gold-crested ground-warbler' クロハラコビトサザイ (黒腹小人鷦鷯) kuro-hara kobito sazai 'black-bellied dwarf wren' นกจุนจู๋ท้องเทาดำ nók cun-cŭu tʰóaaŋ-tʰaw-dam 'black-grey-bellied tesia (bird)'     Tesia cyaniventer Grey-bellied tesia Grey-bellied ground warbler Dull slaty-bellied ground warbler Tésie à sourcils jaunes Chim Chích đuôi cụt bụng xanh 'blue/green-bellied short-tailed warbler (bird)'   灰腹地莺 (灰腹地鶯) huī-fù dì-yīng 'grey-bellied ground-warbler' キマユコビトサザイ (黄眉小人鷦鷯) ki-mayu kobito sazai 'yellow-eyebrowed dwarf wren' นกจุนจู๋ท้องเทา nók cun-cŭu tʰóaaŋ-tʰaw 'grey-bellied tesia (bird)'     Urosphena                 Latin English/French Vietnamese Other V Chinese (incl. Taiwan) Japanese Thai Malaysian Indonesian Urosphena squameiceps Cettia squameiceps Asian stubtail Scaly-headed stubtail Scaly-headed bush warbler Short-tailed bush warbler Bouscarle de Swinhoe Chim Chích Á Châu 'Asian warbler (bird)' Chích đuôi cụt châu Á Asian short-tailed warbler (bird)' (Wikipedia) 鳞头树莺 (鱗頭樹鶯) lín-tóu shù-yīng 'scale-headed tree-warbler' Taiwan: (短尾莺) 短尾鶯 duǎn-wěi yīng 'short-tailed warbler' ヤブサメ (薮雨 ~ 薮鮫) yabu-same 'yabusame' (written 'bamboo-grove rain' or 'bamboo-grove shark') นกกระจ้อยหัวลาย nók krà-côaay hŭa-laay 'stripe-headed warbler (bird)' Burung Cekup Ekor Pendek 'short-tailed warbler (bird)' (27)   Cettia                 Latin English/French Vietnamese Other V Chinese (incl. Taiwan) Japanese Thai Malaysian Indonesian Cettia pallidipes Pale-footed bush-warbler Pale-footed stubtail Bouscarle à pattes claires Chim Chích Vân Nam 'Yunnan warbler (bird)'   淡脚树莺 (淡腳樹鶯) dàn-jiǎo shù-yīng 'pale-footed tree-warbler' キアシヤブサメ (黄足薮鮫) ki-ashi yabu-same 'yellow-legged yabusame' นกกระจ้อยสีไพล nók krà-côaay sĭi-pʰlay 'olivaceous warbler (bird)'     Cettia diphone Japanese bush warbler Japanese bush-warbler Singing bush warbler Bouscarle chanteuse Chim Chích bụi rậm 'thicket warbler (bird)' Chim Chích ngực hung 'reddish-breasted warbler (bird)' (13)   日本树莺 (日本樹鶯) rìběn shù-yīng 'Japanese tree-warbler' Cettia diphone canturians: 远东树莺 (遠東樹鶯) yuǎndōng shù-yīng 'far-eastern tree-warbler' Taiwan: (短翅树莺) 短翅樹鶯 duǎn-chì shù-yīng 'short-winged tree-warbler' ウグイス (鴬) uguisu 'warbler' Cettia diphone canturians: チョウセンウグイス (朝鮮鴬) chōsen uguisu 'Korean warbler' นกกระจ้อยนักร้อง nók krà-côaay nák-róaaŋ 'singer warbler (bird)' Taxonomy     Cettia fortipes Brownish-flanked bush warbler Brownish-flanked bush-warbler Strong-footed bush warbler Mountain bush warbler Bouscarle de montagne Chim Chích chân khỏe 'strong-footed warbler (bird)' Chim Chích sườn nâu 'brown-flanked warbler (bird)' (13)   强脚树莺 (強腳樹鶯) qiáng-jiǎo shù-yīng 'strong-footed tree-warbler' Taiwan: (小莺) 小鶯 xiǎo yīng 'small warbler' タイワンウグイス (台湾鴬) taiwan uguisu 'Taiwan warbler'       Cettia flavolivacea Cettia flavolivaceus Aberrant bush warbler Aberrant bush-warbler Bouscarle jaune et vert Chim Chích mày vàng 'yellow-eyebrowed warbler (bird)' Name   异色树莺 (異色樹鶯) yì-sè shù-yīng 'different- coloured tree-warbler' キバラウグイス (黄腹鴬) ki-bara uguisu 'yellow-bellied warbler'       Bradypterus                 Latin English/French Vietnamese Other V Chinese (incl. Taiwan) Japanese Thai Malaysian Indonesian Bradypterus thoracicus Spotted bush warbler Spotted bush-warbler Spotted scrub warbler Bouscarle tachetée Chim Chích họng vạch 'stripe-throated warbler (bird)'   斑胸短翅莺 (斑胸短翅鶯) bān-xiōng duǎn-chì-yīng 'stripe-breasted short-winged warbler' ノドフオウギセッカ (喉斑扇雪加 ~ 喉斑扇雪下) nodo fu ōgi sekka 'stripe-throated fan sekka' (sekka written 'snow add' or 'snow under', purely phonetic function) (See also Cisticola) นกกระจ้อยอกเทา nók krà-côaay òk-tʰaw 'grey-breasted warbler (bird)' Taxonomy     Bradypterus tacsanowskius Chinese bush warbler Chinese bush-warbler Chinese scrub warbler Bouscarle de Taczanowski Chim Chích ngực hung 'reddish-breasted warbler (bird)'   中华短翅莺 (中華短翅鶯) zhōnghuá duǎn-chì-yīng 'Chinese short-winged warbler' シベリアオウギセッカ (シベリア扇雪加 ~ シベリア扇雪下) shiberia ōgi sekka 'Siberian fan sekka' (sekka written 'snow add' or 'snow under', purely phonetic function) (See also Cisticola) นกกระจ้อยพันธุ์จีน nók krà-côaay pʰan ciin 'Chinese species warbler (bird)'     Bradypterus luteoventris Brown bush warbler Brown bush-warbler Russet scrub warbler Bouscarle russule Chim Chích bụi rậm nâu 'brown thicket warbler (bird)' (13) Chim Chích ngực vàng 'yellow-breasted warbler (bird)' Name   棕褐短翅莺 (棕褐短翅鶯) zōng-hè duǎn-chì-yīng 'reddishbrown-brown short-winged warbler' チャイロオウギセッカ (茶色扇雪加 ~ 茶色扇雪下) cha-iro ōgi sekka 'brown fan sekka' (sekka written 'snow add' or 'snow under', purely phonetic function) (See also Cisticola) นกกระจ้อยสีน้ำตาล nók krà-côaay sĭi-nám-taan 'brown warbler (bird)'     Bradypterus mandelli Bradypterus seebohmi Taxonomy Russet bush-warbler Mountain scrub warbler Mountain bush warbler Bouscarle de Seebohm Chim Chích nâu đỏ 'red-brown warbler (bird)'   高山短翅莺 (高山短翅鶯) gāo-shān duǎn-chì-yīng 'high-mountain short-winged warbler' - นกกระจ้อยเขาสูง nók krà-côaay kʰăw-sŭuŋ 'high-mountain warbler (bird)'     Locustella                 Latin English/French Vietnamese Other V Chinese (incl. Taiwan) Japanese Thai Malaysian Indonesian Locustella lanceolata Lanceolated warbler Lanceolated grasshopper warbler Locustelle lancéolée Chim Chích đầm lầy nhỏ 'small marsh warbler (bird)'   矛斑蝗莺 (矛斑蝗鶯) máo-bān huáng-yīng 'lance-striped grasshopper-warbler' Taiwan: (茅斑蝗莺) 茅斑蝗鶯 máo-bān huáng-yīng 'thatch-striped grasshopper-warbler' マキノセンニュウ (牧野仙入 ~ 牧野潜入) makino sennyū 'pasture-land sennyu' (sennyu written 'enter fairy' or 'infiltrate', ateji) นกพงตั๊กแตนอกลาย nók pʰoŋ-tá-ka-taeen òk-laay 'stripe-breasted grasshopper-thicket-bird' Burung Cekup Jalur 'striped warbler (bird)' (26, 27) Burung Cekup Tikus 'mouse warbler (bird)' (24) Burung Kecici Lurik 'barred locustella (bird)' (from Javanese cici / kecici 'prinia') Locustella certhiola Rusty-rumped warbler Pallas's grasshopper-warbler Pallas's grasshopper warbler Locustelle de Pallas Chim Chích đầm lầy lớn 'large marsh warbler (bird)' Chim Chích mày đen 'black-eyebrowed warbler (bird)' (13)   小蝗莺 (小蝗鶯) xiǎo huáng-yīng 'small grasshopper-warbler' Taiwan: (小蝗莺) 小蝗鶯 xiǎo huáng-yīng 'small grasshopper-warbler' シベリアセンニュウ (シベリア仙入 ~ シベリア潜入) shiberia sennyū 'Siberian sennyu' นกพงตั๊กแตนท้ายทอยสีเทา nók pʰoŋ-tá-ka-taeen tʰáay-tʰoaay-sĭi-tʰaw 'grey-naped grasshopper-thicket-bird' Burung Cekup Belakang Perang 'auburn-backed warbler (bird)' (26, 27) Burung Cekup Belalang 'grasshopper warbler (bird)' (24) Burung Kecici Belalang 'grasshopper locustella (bird)' (from Javanese cici / kecici 'prinia') Phragmaticola                 Latin English/French Vietnamese Other V Chinese (incl. Taiwan) Japanese Thai Malaysian Indonesian Phragmaticola aedon Acrocephalus aedon Thick-billed warbler Thick-billed reed warbler Rousserolle à gros bec Chim Chích mỏ rộng 'broad-billed warbler (bird)'   厚嘴苇莺 (厚嘴葦鶯) hòu-zuǐ wěi-yīng 'thick-billed reed-warbler' ハシブトオオヨシキリ (嘴太大葦切り) hashi-buto ō yoshi-kiri 'thick-billed large reed-cutter' นกพงปากหนา nók pʰoŋ pàak-năa 'thick-billed thicket-bird' Burung Cekup Paya Paruh Tebal 'thick-billed marsh-warbler (bird)' (24, 26) Burung Cekup Paya Tebal 'thick-billed warbler (bird)' (27)   Acrocephalus                 Latin English/French Vietnamese Other V Chinese (incl. Taiwan) Japanese Thai Malaysian Indonesian Acrocephalus orientalis Oriental reed warbler Oriental reed-warbler Oriental great reed warbler Rousserolle d'Orient Chim Chích đầu nhọn Phương đông 'eastern sharp-headed warbler (bird)' Chim Chích Phương đông 'eastern warbler (bird)' (13)   东方大苇莺 (東方大葦鶯) dōngfāng dà wěi-yīng 'eastern large reed-warbler' Taiwan: (东方大苇莺) 東方大葦鶯 dōngfāng dà wěi-yīng 'eastern large reed-warbler' オオヨシキリ (大葦切り) ō yoshi-kiri 'large reed-cutter' นกพงใหญ่พันธุ์ญี่ปุ่น nók pʰoŋ yày pʰan yîi-pùn 'Japanese species large thicket-bird' Burung Cekup Paya Besar 'large marsh-warbler (bird)' (24, 26, 27) Burung Kerakbasi Besar 'large reedwarbler (bird)' Acrocephalus stentoreus Clamorous reed warbler Clamorous reed-warbler Rousserolle stentor Chim Chích đầu nhọn 'sharp-headed warbler (bird)'   噪苇莺 (噪葦鶯) zào wěi-yīng 'noisy reed-warbler' (2, 4) 噪大苇莺 (噪大葦鶯) zào dà wěi-yīng 'noisy large reed-warbler' (1, 3, 5) チュウヨシキリ (中葦切り) chū yoshi-kiri 'medium reed-cutter' นกพงใหญ่พันธุ์อินเดีย nók pʰoŋ yày pʰan in-dia 'Indian species large thicket-bird'   Burung Kerakbasi Ramai 'noisy reedwarbler (bird)' Acrocephalus bistrigiceps Black-browed reed warbler Black-browed reed-warbler Schrenk's reed warbler Von Schrenk's reed warbler Rousserolle de Schrenck Chim Chích đầu nhọn mày đen 'black-eyebrowed sharp-headed warbler (bird)'   黑眉苇莺 (黑眉葦鶯) hēi-méi wěi-yīng 'black-eyebrowed reed-warbler' Taiwan: (双眉苇莺) 雙眉葦鶯 shuāng-méi wěi-yīng 'double-eyebrowed reed-warbler' コヨシキリ (小葦切り) ko yoshi-kiri 'small reed-cutter' นกพงคิ้วดำ nók pʰoŋ kʰíw-dam 'black-eyebrowed thicket-bird' Burung Cekup Paya Kecil 'small marsh-warbler (bird)' (26, 27) Burung Cekup Alis Hitam 'black-eyebrowed warbler (bird)' (24) Burung Kerakbasi Alis-hitam 'black-eyebrowed reedwarbler (bird)' Acrocephalus concinens Blunt-winged warbler Blunt-winged paddy-field warbler Rousserolle de Swinhoe Chim Chích cánh cụt 'short-winged warbler (bird)'   钝翅苇莺 (鈍翅葦鶯) dùn-chì wěi-yīng 'blunt-winged reed-warbler' or 钝翅稻田苇莺 (鈍翅稻田葦鶯) dùn-chì dàotián wěi-yīng 'blunt-winged paddyfield reed-warbler' (Alternative in 1, 3, 5) コバネヨシキリ (小羽葦切り) ko-bane yoshi-kiri 'small-winged reed-cutter' นกพงนาพันธุ์จีน nók pʰoŋ naa pʰan ciin 'Chinese species field thicket-bird'     Acrocephalus tangorum Manchurian Reed warbler Manchurian Paddyfield Warbler Rousserolle mandchoue Chim Chích sậy Mãn Châu 'Manchu reed-warbler (bird)' (Wikipedia) Taxonomy   远东苇莺 (遠東葦鶯) yuǎn-dōng wěi-yīng 'far eastern reed-warbler' (2, 3, 4) Taxonomy コクリュウコウイナダヨシキリ (黒龍江稲田葦切り) kokuryū-kō inada yoshi-kiri 'Amur river paddyfield reed-cutter' นกพงนาพันธุ์แมนจูเรีย nók pʰoŋ naa pʰan maeen-cuu-ria 'Manchurian species field thicket-bird'

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