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.
The popular Vietnamese name for the white-eye is Chim khuyên. Khuyên also means 'circle' (from Chinese 圈 ), the name may thus be related to the circles around the birds' eyes.
There also appears to be the name Chim sâu nghệ (literally 'turmeric flowerpecker bird'). In Central Vietnam the white-eyes are known as Chim nghệ 'turmeric-bird', which is normally the name given to the ioras.
The official name of the white-eyes is Chim vành khuyên, where vành means 'rim'.
Species names
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| Zosterops erythropleurus Zosterops erythropleura |
Chestnut-flanked white-eye Red-flanked white-eye Zostérops à flancs marron |
Chim Vành khuyên sườn hung 'reddish-flanked circle-rim (bird)' |
红胁绣眼鸟 (紅脇繡眼鳥) '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 wâeen-taa-kʰăaw kʰâaŋ-daeeŋ 'red-flanked white-spectacles (bird)' |
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| Zosterops japonicus Zosterops japonica |
Japanese white-eye Dark green white-eye Zostérops du Japon |
Chim Vành khuyên Nhật Bản 'Japanese circle-rim (bird)' |
暗绿绣眼鸟 (暗綠繡眼鳥) 'dark green embroidered eye bird' Taiwan: (绿绣眼) 綠繡眼 'green embroidered eye' |
メジロ (目白) me-jiro 'white-eye' |
นกแว่นตาขาวหลังเขียว nók wâeen-taa-kʰăaw lăŋ-kʰĭaw 'green-backed white-spectacles (bird)' |
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| Zosterops palpebrosus Zosterops palpebrosa |
Oriental white-eye Zostérops oriental |
Chim Vành khuyên họng vàng 'yellow-throated circle-rim (bird)' |
Chim mắt thêu bụng xám tro 'ash-grey bellied adorned eye bird' (from book on birds as pets) |
灰腹绣眼鸟 (灰腹繡眼鳥) '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 wâeen-taa-kʰăaw sĭi-tʰoaaŋ gold white-spectacles (bird)' |
Burung Mata Putih 'white eye(d) bird' (26) Burung Mata Putih Pantai 'coast white-eye(d) bird' (27) Burung Mata Putih Timur 'eastern white-eye(d) bird' (24) |
Burung Kacamata Biasa 'common spectacles-bird' |
