General
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The Timaliidae are a remnant of the former Timaliidae assemblage. (Spin-offs from the family include the Pellorneidae, Leiothrichidae, Pnoepygidae, and Vireonidae, and parts of the Zosteropidae and Sylviidae.)
As with other species formerly belonging to the Timaliidae, the Malay name for the Timaliidae is Burung Rimba 'jungle bird', an ornithological name used for the babblers in general.
Indonesian names
Indonesian ornithological names are divided up by genus. Pomatorhinus scimitar babblers are known as Burung Cipa-kopi 'coffee-crocias bird', Stachyris and Cyanodermis babblers are known as Burung Tepus, glossed here as 'babbler bird', and Mixornis and Macronous tit babblers are known as Burung Ciung-air 'water-myna (bird)'. The latter is very similar to the Malay name for the Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus).
Species names
SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN |
MALAY |
OTHER S. E. ASIAN |
EAST ASIAN |
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Pomatorhinus | ||||||||
Latin |
English |
Malaysian |
Other M |
Indonesian |
Thai |
Vietnamese |
Chinese |
Japanese |
Pomatorhinus montanus |
Chestnut-backed scimitar-babbler | Burung Rimba Paruh Melengkung Kecil 'small curve-bill jungle-bird' (26, 27) Burung Rimba Hulu 'headwaters jungle-bird' (24) |
Burung Cica-kopi Melayu 'Malayan coffee-crocias (bird)' |
นกระวังไพรหลังแดง nók rá-waŋ-pʰray lăŋ-daeeŋ 'red-backed woods-sentry (bird)' |
栗背钩嘴鹛 (栗背鉤嘴鶥) 'chestnut-backed hooked-bill babbler' |
セアカマルハシ (背赤丸嘴) se-aka maru-hashi 'red-backed curved bill' |
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Erythrogenys | ||||||||
Latin |
English |
Malaysian |
Other M |
Indonesian |
Thai |
Vietnamese |
Chinese |
Japanese |
Erythrogenys hypoleucos Pomatorhinus hypoleucos |
Large scimitar babbler Long-billed scimitar babbler |
Burung Rimba Paruh Melengkung Besar 'large curve-bill jungle-bird' (26, 27) Burung Rimba Paya 'marsh jungle-bird' (24) |
นกระวังไพรปากยาว nók rá-waŋ-pʰray pàak-yaaw 'long-billed woods-sentry (bird)' |
Chim Họa mi đất mỏ dài 'long-billed ground-hwamei (bird)' (12, 34) |
长嘴钩嘴鹛 (長嘴鉤嘴鶥) 'long-billed hook-bill-babbler' |
オオマルハシ (大丸嘴) ō maru-hashi 'large curved-bill' |
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Stachyris | ||||||||
Latin |
English |
Malaysian |
Other M |
Indonesian |
Thai |
Vietnamese |
Chinese |
Japanese |
Stachyris nigriceps |
Grey-throated babbler Black-throated tree babbler Grey-throated tree babbler Black-headed tree babbler |
Burung Rimba Leher Kelabu 'grey-necked jungle-bird' (24, 26, 27) |
Burung Tepus Kepala-hitam 'black-headed babbler (bird)' |
นกกินแมลงคอเทา nók kin-ma-laeeŋ kʰoaa-tʰaw 'grey-necked insect-eater (bird)' |
Chim Khướư bụi đầu đen 'black-headed bush-babbler (bird)' (12, 34) |
黑头穗鹛 (黑頭穗鶥) 'black-headed cereal-ear babbler' |
ハイノドモリチメドリ (灰喉森知目鳥) hai-nodo mori chime-dori 'grey-throated forest babbler-bird' |
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Stachyris poliocephala | Grey-headed babbler Grey-headed tree-babbler |
Burung Rimba Kepala Kelabu 'grey-headed jungle-bird' (24, 26, 27) |
Burung Tepus Kepala-kelabu 'grey-headed babbler (bird)' |
นกกินแมลงตาขาว nók kin-ma-laeeŋ taa-kʰăaw 'white-eyed insect-eater (bird)' |
灰头穗鹛 (灰頭穗鶥) 'grey-headed cereal-ear babbler' |
ハイガシラモリチメドリ (灰頭森知目鳥) hai-gashira mori chime-dori 'grey-headed forest babbler-bird' |
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Stachyris maculata | Chestnut-rumped babbler Chestnut-rumped tree babbler |
Burung Rimba Rembah Besar 'large flycatchershrike-jungle-bird' (24, 26, 27) |
Burung Tepus Tunggir-merah 'red-rumped babbler (bird)' (tunggir 'tailbone' from Jakartanese) |
นกกินแมลงตะโพกแดง nók kin-ma-laeeŋ tà-pʰôok-daeeŋ 'red-rumped insect-eater (bird)' |
红腰穗鹛 (紅腰穗鶥) 'red-rumped cereal-ear babbler' |
コシアカモリチメドリ (腰赤森知目鳥) koshi-aka mori chime-dori 'red-rumped forest babbler-bird' |
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Stachyris leucotis | White-necked babbler White-necked tree babbler |
Burung Rimba Rembang 'zenith jungle-bird' (24, 26, 27) |
Burung Tepus Telinga-putih 'white-eared babbler (bird)' |
นกกินแมลงหูขาว nók kin-ma-laeeŋ hŭu-kʰăaw 'white-eared insect-eater (bird)' |
白耳穗鹛 (白耳穗鶥) 'white-eared cereal-ear babbler' |
シラボシモリチメドリ (白星森知目鳥) shira-boshi mori chime-dori 'white-starred forest babbler-bird' |
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Stachyris nigricollis | Black-throated babbler Black-throated tree babbler |
Burung Rimba Bertam 'blackpartridge jungle-bird' (24, 26, 27) |
Burung Tepus Kaban 'kaban babbler (bird)' |
นกกินแมลงคอดำ nók kin-ma-laeeŋ kʰoaa-dam 'black-necked insect-eater (bird)' |
黑喉穗鹛 (黑喉穗鶥) 'black-throated cereal-ear babbler' (4) 黑颈穗鹛 (黑頸穗鶥) 'black-necked cereal-ear babbler' (5) |
ノドグロモリチメドリ (喉黒森知目鳥) nodo-guro mori chime-dori 'black-throated forest babbler-bird' |
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Mixornis | ||||||||
Latin |
English |
Malaysian |
Other M |
Indonesian |
Thai |
Vietnamese |
Chinese |
Japanese |
Mixornis gularis Macronous gularis |
Striped Tit Babbler Striped Tit-babbler Striated Tit babbler Pin-striped Tit-babbler Yellow-breasted Babbler |
Burung Rimba Berjalur 'striped jungle-bird' (24, 26, 27) |
Burung Ciung-air Coreng 'streaked water-myna (bird)' (cf moorhen) |
นกกินแมลงอกเหลือง nók kin-ma-laeeŋ òk-lĕuaŋ 'yellow-breasted insect-eater (bird)' |
Chim Chích chạch má vàng 'yellow-cheeked titbabbler bird' (onomat.) (12, 34) |
纹胸鹛 (紋胸鶥) 'fine-pattern-breasted babbler' (2, 4) 纹胸巨鹛 (紋胸巨鶥) 'fine-pattern-breasted giant babbler' (1, 3, 5) |
ムナフムシクイチメドリ (胸斑虫喰知目鳥) muna-fu mushi-kui chime-dori 'stripe-breasted insect-eating babbler-bird' |
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Macronous | ||||||||
Latin |
English |
Malaysian |
Other M |
Indonesian |
Thai |
Vietnamese |
Chinese |
Japanese |
Macronous ptilosus | Fluffy-backed tit-babbler Fluffy-backed tit babbler |
Burung Rimba Pong Pong 'fluffy jungle-bird' (26) Burung Rimba Pong-pong 'fluffy jungle-bird' (24, 27) or Burung Pong-pong 'fluffy bird' (alt in 26) |
Burung Ciung-air Pongpong 'fluffy water-myna (bird)' (cf moorhen) |
นกกินแมลงหลังฟู nók kin-ma-laeeŋ lăŋ-fuu 'fluffy-backed insect-eater (bird)' |
绒背纹胸鹛 (絨背紋胸鶥) 'down-backed fine-pattern-breasted babbler' (4) 绒背纹胸巨鹛 (絨背紋胸巨鶥) 'down-backed fine-pattern-breasted giant babbler' (5) |
ミノゲチメドリ (蓑毛知目鳥) mino-ge chime-dori 'straw-cloak hair babbler-bird (for resemblance to pendulous shape of a traditional woven straw cloak) |
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Cyanoderma | ||||||||
Latin |
English |
Malaysian | Other M |
Indonesian |
Thai |
Vietnamese |
Chinese |
Japanese |
Cyanoderma rufifrons Stachyris rufifrons Stachyridopsis rufifrons |
Rufous-fronted babbler Red-fronted tree babbler |
Burung Rimba Api 'fire jungle-bird' (24, 26, 27) |
Burung Tepus Dahi-merah 'red-foreheaded babbler (bird)' |
Stachyridopsis rufifrons: นกกินแมลงหน้าผากน้ำตาล nók kin-ma-laeeŋ nâa-pʰàak nám-taan 'brown-foreheaded insect-eater (bird)' |
Chim Khướư bụi trán hung 'reddish-foreheaded bush-babbler (bird)' (12) |
红额穗鹛 (紅額穗鶥) 'red-foreheaded cereal-ear babbler' |
ノドフズアカチメドリ (喉斑頭赤知目鳥) nodo-fu zu-aka chime-dori 'stripe-throated red-headed babbler-bird' |
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Cyanoderma chrysaeum Stachyris chrysaea Stachyridopsis chrysaea |
Golden babbler Golden-headed tree babbler |
Burung Rimba Emas 'gold jungle-bird' (26, 27) Burung Rimba Mas 'gold jungle-bird' (24) |
Burung Tepus Emas 'gold babbler (bird)' |
Stachyridopsis chrysaea: นกกินแมลงหัวสีทอง nók kin-ma-laeeŋ hŭa-lĕuaŋ 'yellow-headed insect-eater (bird)' |
Chim Khướư bụi vàng 'yellow bush-babbler (bird)' (12, 34) |
金头穗鹛 (金頭穗鶥) 'gold-headed cereal-ear babbler' |
キガシラモリチメドリ (黄頭森知目鳥) ki-gashira mori chime-dori 'yellow-headed forest babbler-bird' |
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Cyanoderma erythropterum Stachyris erythroptera |
Chestnut-winged babbler Chestnut-winged tree babbler |
Burung Rimba Merbah Sampah 'rustbrown bulbul-jungle bird' (24, 26) Burung Rimba Sayap Merah 'red-winged jungle bird' (27) |
Burung Tepus Merbah-sampah 'rustbrown-bulbul babbler-bird' |
นกกินแมลงปีกแดง nók kin-ma-laeeŋ pìik-daeeŋ 'red-winged insect-eater (bird)' |
Chim Khướư bụi cánh hung 'reddish-winged bush-babbler (bird)' (12) |
红翅穗鹛 (紅翅穗鶥) 'red-winged cereal-ear babbler' |
アオメモリチメドリ (青目森知目鳥) ao-me mori chime-dori 'blue/green-eyed forest babbler-bird' |
ศิวะ sì-wá 'Shiva' from Sanskrit and Pali śiva is the name of a popular Hindu god.
The word Họa mi is a borrowing from Chinese 畫眉 huà-méi 'painted-eyebrow', the name of the Hwamei or Melodious Laughing-thrush. In Vietnamese, in addition to the Hwamei itself (Leiothrichidae), it has been applied ornithologically to the Chestnut-capped Babbler and scimitar babblers (Timaliidae) and the Yellow-eyed Babbler (Sylviidae).
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
世界鸟类名称(拉丁文、汉文、英文对照)第二版 郑作新等 科学出版社 北京 2002年
Birds of the World (Latin, Chinese and English Names) 2nd ed. by Cheng Tso-Hsin et al, Science Press, Beijing 2002
Pocket Checklist of the Birds of the Republic of Singapore / Senai Jenis-Jenis Burung di Singapura / 新加坡野鸟目录 by Lim Kim Seng Nature Society (Singapore) 1999
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
Previously online version of: 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
The Birds of the Thai-Malay Peninsula: Vol. 1 - Non-passerines by Wells, David R., Academic Press, London 1999
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
A Field Guide to the Birds of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore (second edition) by Jeyarajasingham, Allen, Illustrations by Alan Pearson, Oxford University Press, Oxford 2012
A Field Guide to the Birds of Java and Bali (second edition) by MacKinnon, John, Gadjah Mada University Press, Yogyakarta 1990
Danh Lục Các Loài Chim ở Việt Nam (Latinh, Việt, Pháp, Hán) Trần Văn Chánh 2008-2009