General names
The following is based on analysis of dictionaries and other sources. Comments and corrections are welcome.
The popular Vietnamese name for the white-eye is (Chim) khuyên. Since khuyên also means 'circle' (from Chinese 圈 quān), the name may be related to the circles around the birds' eyes.
The official name of the white-eyes is Vành khuyên, where vành means 'rim'.
In Central Vietnam the white-eye is known as Chim nghệ ('saffron bird'), which is normally the name given to the ioras.
Species names
SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN |
VIETNAMESE |
EAST ASIAN |
S. E. ASIAN |
Latin |
English/French |
Vietnamese |
Other V |
Chinese |
Japanese |
Thai |
Malay |
Indonesian |
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Zosterops erythropleurus
Zosterops erythropleura
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Chestnut-flanked white-eye
Red-flanked white-eye
Zostérops à flancs marron |
Vành khuyên sườn hung
'reddish-flanked white-eye' |
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红胁绣眼鸟
hóng-xié xiù-yǎn-niǎo
'red-ribbed embroidered eye bird' |
チョウセンメジロ
(朝鮮目白)
Chōsen me-jiro
'Korean white-eye' (Wikipedia) |
นกแว่นตาขาวข้างแดง
nók-wâen-dtaa-kăao kâang daeng
'red-sided white-spectacled-bird' |
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Zosterops japonicus
Zosterops japonica |
Japanese white-eye
Dark green white-eye
Zostérops du Japon |
Vành khuyên Nhật Bản
'Japanese white-eye' |
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暗绿绣眼鸟
àn-lǜ xiù-yǎn-niǎo
'dark green embroidered eye bird'
Taiwan:
綠繡眼
lǜ xiù-yǎn
'green embroidered eye' |
メジロ
(目白)
me-jiro
'white-eye' |
นกแว่นตาขาวหลังเขียว
nók-wâen-dtaa-kăao lăng kĭeow
'green-backed white-spectacled-bird' |
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Zosterops palpebrosus
Zosterops palpebrosa |
Oriental white-eye
Zostérops oriental |
Vành khuyên họng vàng
'golden-throated white-eye' |
Chim mắt thêu bụng xám tro
'ash-grey bellied adorned eye bird' (from book on birds as pets) |
灰腹绣眼鸟
huī-fù xiù-yǎn-niǎo
'grey-bellied embroidered eye bird' |
ハイバラメジロ
(灰腹目白)
hai-bara me-jiro
'grey-bellied white-eye' |
นกแว่นตาขาวสีทอง
nók-wâen-dtaa-kăao sĕe tong
'golden white-spectacled-bird' |
Mata Putih Timur
'eastern white eye'
Mata Putih
'white eye' |
Kacamata Biasa
'common spectacles (bird)' |
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