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.
The ibises are known as Cò quăm or Chim quắm in Vietnamese. The word for 'spoonbill' is Chim cò thìa 'spoon stork/heron'. The word Cò is a name used for herons and similar birds.
Characters used for phasianids in the now obsolete Chu Nom characters include:
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Chu Nom
Images from the Vietnamese Nôm Preservation Foundation dictionary. (Errors are the sole responsibility of the author of this site) |
| Cò |
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| Quắm |
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| Thìa 'spoon' |
 ;  ;  ;  (all possible characters for thìa; whether any were ever historically used in the combination Cò thìa is another question). |
Species names
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| Threskiornis |
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Threskiornis melanocephalus
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Black-headed ibis
White ibis
Oriental ibis
Ibis à tête noire |
Cò quăm đầu đen
'black-headed quam stork/heron'
Quắm đầu đen
'black-headed quam' (13) |
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黑头白鹮
hēi-tóu bái-huán
'black-headed white ibis'
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白鹮
bái-huán
'white ibis' (Alternative in 1)
 Note
Taiwan:
黑頭白䴉
hēi-tóu bái-huán
'black-headed white ibis' |
クロトキ
(黒朱鷺)
kuro-toki
'black ibis' |
นกช้อนหอยขาว
nók-cʰóaan-hŏaay kʰăaw
'white spoon-mollusc-bird'
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นกกุลา
nók-kù-laa
'ibis (bird)' |
Burung Sekendi Kepala Hitam
'black-headed ibis bird' |
Ibis Cucukbesi
'iron-billed ibis' |
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Pseudibis davisoni
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White-shouldered ibis
Ibis de Davison |
Cò quăm cánh xanh
'blue/green-winged quam stork/heron'
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Quắm cánh xanh
'blue/green-winged quam' (13) |
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白肩黑鹮
bái-jiān hēi-huán
'white-shouldered black ibis' (2, 3, 4)
东方黑鹮
dōngfang hēi-huán
'eastern black ibis' (5)
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カタジロトキ or カタシロトキ
(肩白朱鷺)
kata-jiro toki or kata-shiro toki
'white-shouldered ibis' (Wikipedia etc.) |
นกช้อนหอยดำ
nók-cʰóaan-hŏaay dam
'black spoon-mollusc bird' |
Burung Sekendi Bahu Putih (Putih)
'white-shouldered ibis bird' |
Ibis Karau
'karau ibis' |
Pseudibis gigantea
Thaumatibis gigantea
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Giant ibis
Ibis géant |
Cò quăm lớn
'large quam stork/heron'
Quắm lớn
'large quam' (13) |
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巨鹮
jù-huán
'giant ibis' (4)
巨黑鹮
jù-hēi huán
'giant black ibis' (5) |
オニアカアシトキ
(鬼赤足朱鷺)
oni aka-ashi toki
'ogre red-legged ibis' |
นกช้อนหอยใหญ่
nók-cʰóaan-hŏaay yày
'large spoon-mollusc-bird' |
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Plegadis falcinellus
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Glossy ibis
Ibis falcinelle |
Quắm đen
'black quam' |
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彩鹮
cǎi-huán
'coloured ibis' |
ブロンズトキ
(ブロンズ朱鷺)
buronzu toki
'bronze ibis' |
นกช้อนหอยดำเหลือบ
nók-cʰóaan-hŏaay dam-lèuap
'glossy black spoon-mollusc-bird' |
Burung Sekendi Kilat
'lightning ibis bird' |
Ibis Rokoroko
'rokoroko ibis' |
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| Platalea |
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Platalea leucorodia
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Eurasian spoonbill
European spoonbill
White spoonbill
Spatule blanche |
Cò thìa Châu âu
'European spoon stork/heron' (13) |
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白琵鹭
bái pí-lù
'white spatula-heron'
Taiwan:
白琵鷺
bái pí-lù
'white spatula-heron' |
ヘラサギ
(篦鷺)
hera-sagi
'spatula heron' |
นกปากช้อนหน้าขาว
nók-pàak-cʰóaan nâa-kʰăaw
'white-faced spoon-bill bird' |
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Platalea minor
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Black-faced spoonbill
Lesser spoonbill
Petite Spatule |
Cò thìa
'spoon stork/heron' |
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黑脸琵鹭
hēi-liǎn pí-lù
'black-faced spatula heron'
Taiwan:
黑面琵鷺
hēi-miàn pí-lù
'black-faced spatula heron' |
クロツラヘラサギ
(黒面篦鷺)
kuro-tsura hera-sagi
'black-faced spatula heron' |
นกปากช้อนหน้าดำ
nók-pàak-cʰóaan nâa-dam
'black-faced spoon-bill bird' |
Burung Sekendi Sudu Muka Hitam
'black-fronted spoon ibis bird'
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