Sylviidae

Under Sibley and Monroe, the ranks of the Sylviidae have been swelled by the addition of almost the entire Timaliidae family. The majority of the Timaliidae are placed in the formerly small Sylviinae subfamily to form the huge Timaliini tribe. (The original Sylviinae form a second tribe, the Sylviini). The genera Garrulax and Liocichla are placed in a new subfamily, the Garrulacinae. From the Aegithalidae, Sibley and Monroe also assign Leptopoecile to the Sylviidae.

1. General names

Chinese: All members of the family are known in Chinese as 莺 yīng, a form which is not likely to be found on its own, especially in speech, where yīng is normally understood as 'eagle' (鹰 yīng). The 'common names' used by naturalists have been heavily systematised.

Some more common birds have rather colloquial popular names, especially cage birds such as Acrocephalus orientalis.

Japanese: The most famous member of the family is the ウグイス uguisu (Cettia diphone), written with the same character as Chinese, 鴬. The bird is celebrated in poetry for its song and has a large number of alternative names. In English it is sometimes referred to as the 'Japanese nightingale'. ウグイス uguisu is also used in the names of other members of the Cettia.

Other names are (native Japanese birds only):

ヤブサメ yabu-same	薮雨 or 薮鮫	Stubtail (Urosphena squameiceps)
センニュウ sennyū	仙入 or 潜入	Grasshopper warblers
オオセッカ ō-sekka	大雪加 or 大雪下	Locustella pryeri (domestically -- used for other birds overseas). The sekka itself is the Zisting cisticola - Cisticola juncidis.
ヨシキリ yoshi-kiri	葦切り 'reed cutter'	Reed warblers
ムシクイ mushi-kui	虫喰 'insect eater'	Leaf warblers, flycatcher warblers, Sylvia

Vietnamese: Chích is used for most members of the family. The grass warblers are known as Chiền chiện.

Many names from Vietnamese Wikipedia have been included in the list. These names have no particular authority and represent the often clumsy attempts of an anonymous editor to translate English names into Vietnamese. They are included only for reference.

2. Species names

MEGALURINAE SCIENTIFIC & ENGLISH CHINESE JAPANESE VIETNAMESE Latin English Chinese Chinese (Taiwan) Other Ch Japanese Other J Vietnamese Other V Megalurus                 Megalurus pryeri Locustella pryeri Japanese swamp warbler Japanese marsh warbler Streak-backed marsh warbler (Cheng) Streak-backed swamp warbler 斑背大尾莺 bān-bèi dà wěi-yīng 'streak-backed large-tailed warbler'     オオセッカ (大雪加 or 大雪下) ō-sekka 'large sekka' (sekka written 'snow add' or 'snow under, ateji)   Chiền chiện đầm lầy (Wikipedia)   Megalurus palustris Striated grassbird Striated canegrass warbler Striated marsh warbler (Cheng) 沼泽大尾莺 zhǎo-zé dà-wěi-yīng 'swamp large tailed warbler'     オニセッカ (鬼雪下 or 鬼雪加) oni sekka 'ogre sekka'   Chiền chiện lớn 'large chien chien' Chiền chiện sọc 'striped chien chien' (Wikipedia) Graminicola                 Graminicola bengalensis Large grass warbler (Cheng) Rufous-rumped grassbird 大草莺 dà cǎo-yīng 'large grass warbler'   草莺 cǎo-yīng 'grass warbler' (6) ウチワセッカ (団扇雪下 or 団扇雪加) uchiwa sekka 'round-fan sekka'   Chích đuôi dài 'long-tailed warbler' Chích đuôi dài phao câu hung 'reddish-rumped long-tailed warbler' (Wikipedia)

ACROCEPHALINAE SCIENTIFIC & ENGLISH CHINESE JAPANESE VIETNAMESE Latin English Chinese Chinese (Taiwan) Other Ch Japanese Other J Vietnamese Other V Oligura                 Oligura castaneocoronata Tesia castaneocoronata Chestnut-headed tesia Chestnut-headed ground warbler (Cheng) 栗头地莺 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'   Chích đuôi cụt bụng vàng 'golden-bellied short-tailed warbler'   Tesia                 Tesia olivea Slaty-bellied tesia Slaty-bellied ground warbler (Cheng) Bright slaty-bellied ground warbler 金冠地莺 jīn-guàn 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'   Chích đuôi cụt 'short-tailed warbler'   Tesia cyaniventer Grey-bellied tesia Grey-bellied ground warbler (Cheng) Dull slaty-bellied ground warbler 灰腹地莺 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'   Chích đuôi cụt bụng xanh 'green-bellied short-tailed warbler'   Urosphena                 Urosphena squameiceps Cettia squameiceps Asian stubtail Scaly-headed stubtail Scaly-headed bush warbler (Cheng) Short-tailed bush warbler 鳞头树莺 lín-tóu shù-yīng 'scale-headed tree warbler' 短尾鶯 duǎn-wěi yīng 'short-tailed warbler'   ヤブサメ (薮雨 or 薮鮫) yabu-same 'yabusame' (written 'bamboo-grove rain' or 'bamboo-grove shark') シオサザイ (塩鷦鷯) shio-sazai 'salt wren' (seems more plausible than 'tidal wren', using the character 潮 shio 'tide') カワリウグイス (変り鴬) kawari-uguisu 'variable warbler' Chích Á Châu 'Asian warbler' Chích đuôi cụt châu Á (Wikipedia) Cettia                 Cettia pallidipes Pale-footed bush-warbler (Cheng) Pale-footed stubtail 淡脚树莺 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'   Chích Vân Nam 'Yunnan warbler'   Cettia diphone Japanese bush warbler (Cheng) Japanese bush-warbler Singing bush warbler 日本树莺 Rìběn shù-yīng 'Japanese tree warbler' 短翅樹鶯 duǎn-chì shù-yīng 'short-winged tree warbler' 短翅树莺 duǎn-chì shù-yīng 'short-winged tree warbler' (6) 树莺 shù-yīng 'tree warbler' 告春鸟 gào chūn niǎo 'announce spring bird' ウグイス (鴬) uguisu 'warbler' ハルドリ (春鳥) haru-dori 'spring bird' ハルツゲドリ (春告げ鳥) haru-tsuge-dori 'spring-announcing bird' ハナミドリ (花見鳥) hana-mi-dori 'flower-viewing bird' ウタヨミドリ (歌詠み鳥) uta-yomi-dori 'poem-writing bird' キョウヨミドリ (経詠み鳥) kyō-yomi-dori 'sutra-reading bird' ニオイドリ (匂鳥) nioi-dori 'fragrant bird' ヒトクドリ (人来鳥) hitoku-dori 'person coming bird' モモチドリ (百千鳥) momochi-dori 'hundred-thousand bird' (means 'many birds') アタゴドリ (愛宕鳥) atago-dori 'Atago (place name) bird' Chích bụi rậm 'thicket warbler' Chích ngực hung 'reddish-breasted warbler' (13)   Cettia fortipes Brownish-flanked bush warbler Brownish-flanked bush-warbler Strong-footed bush warbler (Cheng) Mountain bush warbler 强脚树莺 qiáng-jiǎo shù-yīng 'strong-footed tree warbler' 小鶯 xiǎo yīng 'small warbler' 山树莺 shān shù-yīng 'mountain tree warbler' (6, 7) タイワンウグイス (台湾鴬) Taiwan uguisu 'Taiwan warbler'   Chích chân khỏe 'strong-footed warbler' Chích sườn nâu 'brown-flanked warbler' (13)   Cettia vulcania Sunda Bush Warbler Muller's Bush Warbler 马氏树莺 Mǎ-shì shù-yīng 'Mr Ma's tree warbler'     スンダウグイス (スンダ鴬) Sunda uguisu Sunda warbler'       Cettia major Chestnut-crowned bush warbler Chestnut-crowned bush-warbler Large bush warbler (Cheng) 大树莺 dà shù-yīng 'large tree warbler'     チャガシラウグイス (茶頭鴬) cha-gashira uguisu 'brown-headed warbler'       Cettia flavolivacea Cettia flavolivaceus Aberrant bush warbler (Cheng) Aberrant bush-warbler 异色树莺 yì-sè shù-yīng 'different- coloured tree warbler'     キバラウグイス (黄腹鴬) ki-bara uguisu 'yellow-bellied warbler'   Chích mày vàng 'golden-browed warbler' Note   Cettia acanthizoides Cettia robustipes Yellowish-bellied bush warbler Yellowish-bellied bush-warbler Swinhoe's bush warbler Yellow-bellied bush warbler (Cheng) 黄腹树莺 huáng-fù shù-yīng 'yellow-bellied tree warbler' 深山鶯 shēn-shān yīng 'deep mountain warbler' 黄腹山树莺 huáng-fù shān shù-yīng 'yellow-bellied mountain tree warbler' (7) ミヤマウグイス (深山鴬) mi-yama uguisu 'deep-mountain warbler'       Cettia brunnifrons Grey-sided bush warbler Grey-sided bush-warbler Rufous-capped bush warbler (Cheng) 棕顶树莺 zōng-dǐng shù-yīng 'reddish-brown-capped tree warbler'     チャガシラコウグイス (茶頭小鴬) cha-gashira ko uguisu 'brown-headed small warbler'       Cettia cetti Cetti's warbler (Cheng) Cetti's bush warbler 宽尾树莺 kuān-wěi shù-yīng 'broad-tailed tree warbler'     ヨーロッパウグイス (ヨーロッパ鴬) Yōroppa uguisu 'European warbler'       Latin English Chinese Chinese (Taiwan) Other Ch Japanese Other J Vietnamese Other V Bradypterus                 Bradypterus thoracicus Spotted bush warbler (Cheng) Spotted bush-warbler Spotted scrub warbler 斑胸短翅莺 bān-xiōng duǎn-chì-yīng 'spot-breasted short-winged warbler'     ノドフオウギセッカ (喉斑扇雪加 or 喉斑扇雪下) nodo fu ōgi sekka 'throat stripe fan sekka'   Chích họng vạch 'striped throat warbler'   Bradypterus major Long-billed bush warbler Long-billed bush-warbler Large-billed bush warbler (Cheng) Large-billed grass warbler 巨嘴短翅莺 jù-zuǐ duǎn-chì-yīng 'giant-billed short-winged warbler'     ハシナガオウギセッカ (嘴長扇雪加 or 嘴長扇雪下) hashi-naga ōgi sekka 'long-billed fan sekka'       Bradypterus tacsanowskius Chinese bush warbler (Cheng) Chinese bush-warbler Chinese scrub warbler 中华短翅莺 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 or シベリア扇雪下) Shiberia ōgi sekka 'Siberian fan sekka'   Chích ngực hung 'reddish-breasted warbler'   Bradypterus luteoventris Brown bush warbler (Cheng) Brown bush-warbler Russet scrub warbler 棕褐短翅莺 zōng-hè duǎn-chì-yīng 'reddish-brown brown short-winged warbler'     チャイロオウギセッカ (茶色扇雪加 or 茶色扇雪下) cha-iro ōgi sekka 'brown fan sekka'   Chích ngực vàng 'golden-breasted warbler' Chích bụi rậm nâu 'brown thicket warbler' (13) Note   Bradypterus alishanensis Taiwan bush warbler 台湾短翅莺 Táiwān duǎn-chì-yīng 'Taiwan short-winged warbler' 台灣叢樹鶯 Táiwān cóng-shù-yīng 'Taiwan bush warbler'   タイワンオオセッカ (台湾大雪加 or 台湾大雪下) Taiwan ō sekka 'Taiwan large sekka'       Bradypterus mandelli Bradypterus seebohmi Note Russet bush-warbler Mountain scrub warbler Mountain bush warbler (Cheng) 高山短翅莺 gāo-shān duǎn-chì-yīng 'high-mountain short-winged warbler'   褐色叢樹鶯 hè-sè cóng-shù-yīng 'brown bush warbler' (name formerly in use in Taiwan -   Chích nâu đỏ 'red-brown warbler'   Latin English Chinese Chinese (Taiwan) Other Ch Japanese Other J Vietnamese Other V Locustella                 Locustella lanceolata Lanceolated warbler Lanceolated grasshopper warbler (Cheng) 矛斑蝗莺 máo-bān huáng-yīng 'lance-spotted grasshopper warbler' 茅斑蝗鶯 máo-bān huáng-yīng 'thatch-spotted grasshopper warbler'   マキノセンニュウ (牧野仙入 or 牧野潜入) Makino sennyū 'Makino sennyu' (sennyu written 'enter fairy' or 'infiltrate', ateji)   Chích đầm lầy nhỏ 'small marsh warbler'   Locustella naevia Grasshopper warbler Common grasshopper-warbler Eastern grasshopper warbler (Cheng) 黑斑蝗莺 hēi-bān huáng-yīng 'black-spotted grasshopper warbler'     ヤチセンニュウ (八千?仙入 or 八千?潜入) yachi sennyū 'yachi sennyu'       Locustella certhiola Rusty-rumped warbler Pallas's grasshopper-warbler Pallas's grasshopper warbler (Cheng) 小蝗莺 xiǎo huáng-yīng 'small grasshopper warbler' 小蝗鶯 xiǎo huáng-yīng 'small grasshopper warbler'   シベリアセンニュウ (シベリア仙入 or シベリア潜入) Shiberia sennyū 'Siberian sennyu'   Chích đầm lầy lớn 'large marsh warbler' Chích mày đen 'black-eyebrowed warbler' (13)   Locustella ochotensis Middendorff's warbler Middendorff's grasshopper-warbler Middendorff's grasshopper warbler (Cheng) 北蝗莺 běi huáng-yīng 'northern grasshopper warbler' 北蝗鶯 běi huáng-yīng 'northern grasshopper warbler' 花尾莺 huā-wěi yīng 'flowery-tailed warbler' シマセンニュウ (島仙入 or 島潜入) shima sennyū 'island sennyu' (sennyu written 'enter fairy' or 'infiltrate', ateji)       Latin English Chinese Chinese (Taiwan) Other Ch Japanese Other J Vietnamese Other V Locustella pleskei Pleske's warbler Pleske's grasshopper-warbler Styan's grasshopper warbler (Cheng) 史氏蝗莺 Shǐ-shì huáng-yīng 'Mr Shi's grasshopper warbler' 史氏蝗鶯 Shǐ-shì huáng-yīng 'Mr Shi's grasshopper warbler'   ウチヤマセンニュウ (内山仙入 or 内山潜入) Uchiyama sennyū 'Uchiyama sennyu'       Locustella luscinioides Savi's warbler 鸲蝗莺 qú huáng-yīng 'robin grasshopper warbler'     ヌマセンニュウ (沼仙入 or 沼潜入) numa sennyū 'marsh sennyu'       Locustella fasciolata Gray's warbler Gray's grasshopper-warbler Gray's grasshopper warbler (Cheng) 苍眉蝗莺 cāng-méi huáng-yīng 'blue-browed grasshopper warbler' 蒼眉蝗鶯 cāng-méi huáng-yīng 'blue-browed grasshopper warbler' 黄眉莺 huáng-méi yīng 'yellow-browed warbler' エゾセンニュウ (蝦夷仙入 or 蝦夷潜入) Ezo sennyū 'Hokkaido sennyu' (sennyu written 'enter fairy' or 'infiltrate', ateji)       Latin English Chinese Chinese (Taiwan) Other Ch Japanese Other J Vietnamese Other V Phragmaticola                 Phragmaticola aedon Acrocephalus aedon Thick-billed warbler Thick-billed reed warbler (Cheng) 厚嘴苇莺 hòu-zuǐ wěi-yīng 'thick-billed reed warbler'   芦莺 lú yīng 'reed warbler' (6 - now clashes with A. scirpaceus above) 大嘴莺 dà-zuǐ yīng 'large-billed warbler' 树扎子 shù zhāzi 'tree zhazi' 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'   Chích mỏ rộng 'broad-billed warbler'   Acrocephalus                 Acrocephalus arundinaceus Great reed warbler (Cheng) Great reed-warbler 大苇莺 dà wěi-yīng 'large reed warbler'     ニシオオヨシキリ (西大葦切り) nishi ō yoshi-kiri 'Western large reed-cutter'       Acrocephalus orientalis Oriental reed warbler Oriental reed-warbler Oriental great reed warbler (Cheng) 东方大苇莺 dōngfāng dà wěi-yīng 'eastern large reed warbler' 東方大葦鶯 dōngfāng dà wěi-yīng 'eastern large reed warbler' 大苇莺 dà wěi-yīng 'large reed warbler' (6, 7) 苇串儿 wěi chuànr 'reed chuar' 大苇子 dà wěi zházi 'large reed zhazi' 大苇扎儿 dà wěi zhār 'large reed zhar' 芦稿鸟 lú-gǎo niǎo 'reed stalk bird' 芦蝈蝈 lú guōguō 'reed katydid' 剖苇鸟 pōu wěi niǎo 'split reed bird' 剖苇 pōu wěi 'split reed' オオヨシキリ (大葦切り) ō yoshi-kiri 'large reed-cutter' ギョウギョウシ (仰々し or 行々し) gyōgyōshi 'gyogyoshi' (characters are for sound only) Chích đầu nhọn Phương đông 'eastern sharp-headed warbler' Chích Phương đông 'eastern warbler' (13)   Acrocephalus stentoreus Clamorous reed warbler (Cheng) Clamorous reed-warbler 噪苇莺 zào wěi-yīng 'noisy reed warbler' (2, 4) 噪大苇莺 zào dà wěi-yīng 'noisy large reed warbler' (1, 3, 5)   南大苇莺 nán dà wěi-yīng 'southern large reed warbler' (6) チュウヨシキリ (中葦切り) chū yoshi-kiri 'medium reed-cutter'   Chích đầu nhọn 'sharp-headed warbler'   Acrocephalus bistrigiceps Black-browed reed warbler Black-browed reed-warbler (Cheng) Schrenk's reed warbler Von Schrenk's reed warbler 黑眉苇莺 hēi-méi wěi-yīng 'black-browed reed warbler' 雙眉葦鶯 shuāng-méi wěi-yīng 'double-browed reed warbler'   コヨシキリ (小葦切り) ko yoshi-kiri 'small reed-cutter'   Chích đầu nhọn mày đen 'black-browed sharp-headed warbler'   Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Sedge warbler 蒲苇莺 pú wěi-yīng 'pampas grass warbler' (2) 水蒲苇莺 shuǐ-pú wěi-yīng 'water-sedge reed warbler' (1, 3, 4, 5)     スゲヨシキリ (菅葦切り) suge yoshi-kiri 'sedge reed-cutter'       Acrocephalus sorghophilus Streaked reed warbler Streaked reed-warbler Speckled reed warbler (Cheng) 细纹苇莺 xì-wén wěi-yīng 'fine-patterned reed warbler' 細紋葦鶯 xì-wén wěi-yīng 'fine-patterned reed warbler'   セスジコヨシキリ (背条小葦切り) se-suji ko yoshi-kiri 'back line small reed-cutter'       Latin English Chinese Chinese (Taiwan) Other Ch Japanese Other J Vietnamese Other V Acrocephalus concinens Blunt-winged warbler (Cheng) Blunt-winged paddy-field warbler 钝翅苇莺 dùn-chì wěi-yīng 'blunt-winged reed warbler' or 钝翅稻田苇莺 dùn-chì dàotián wěi-yīng 'blunt-winged paddy-field 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'   Chích cánh cụt 'short-winged warbler'   Acrocephalus tangorum Manchurian Reed warbler Manchurian Paddyfield Warbler 远东苇莺 yuǎn-dōng wěi-yīng 'far eastern reed warbler' (2, 3, 4) Note   东北稻田苇莺 dōngběi dàotián wěi-yīng 'northeastern (=Manchurian) paddy-field reed warbler' 满洲苇莺 Mǎnzhōu wěi-yīng 'Manchu reed warbler' 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 paddy field reed-cutter'   Chích sậy Mãn Châu 'Manchu reed warbler' (Wikipedia)　 Note   Acrocephalus orinus Hume's Reed Warbler 大嘴苇莺 dà-zuǐ wěi-yīng 'large-billed reed warbler'     オオハシヨシキリ (大嘴葦切り) ō-hashi yoshi-kiri 'large-billed reed-cutter'       Acrocephalus agricola Paddyfield warbler 稻田苇莺 dàotián wěi-yīng 'paddy-field reed warbler' 稻田葦鶯 dàotián wěi-yīng 'paddy-field reed warbler'   イナダヨシキリ (稲田葦切り) inada yoshi-kiri 'paddy field reed-cutter'       Acrocephalus dumetorum Blyth's reed warbler (Cheng) Blyth's reed-warbler 布氏苇莺 Bù-shì wěi-yīng 'Mr Bu's reed warbler' (2, 3) 布莱氏苇莺 Bùlái-shì wěi-yīng 'Mr Bulai's reed warbler' (5)     ヤチヨシキリ (八千葦切り) yachi yoshi-kiri 'yachi reed-cutter' (Yachi is found in place names. Although usually written 八千 meaning 'eight thousand' = 'many', it is associated with 'swamp, marshland'.) シベリアヨシキリ (シベリア葦切り) Shiberia yoshi-kiri 'Siberian reed-cutter'     Acrocephalus scirpaceus Eurasian reed-warbler Reed warbler (Cheng) Asian reed warbler 芦莺 lú yīng 'reed warbler' (2, 4) 芦苇莺 lú wěi-yīng 'reed warbler' (1, 3, 5)     ヨーロッパヨシキリ (ヨーロッパ葦切り) Yōroppa yoshi-kiri 'European reed-cutter'       Latin English Chinese Chinese (Taiwan) Other Ch Japanese Other J Vietnamese Other V Iduna                 Iduna caligata Hippolais caligata Booted warbler 靴篱莺 xuē lí-yīng 'boot wicker warbler'     ヒメウタムシクイ (姫歌虫喰) hime uta mushi-kui 'princess song insect-eater' ヒメウタイムシクイ (姫歌い虫喰) hime utai mushi-kui 'princess singing insect-eater'     Iduna rama Hippolais rama Sykes's warbler 赛氏篱莺 Sài-shì lí-yīng 'Mr Sai's wicker warbler' (2, 3)     アラビアウタムシクイ (アラビア歌虫喰) Arabia uta mushi-kui 'Arabian song insect-eater' アラビアウタイムシクイ (アラビア歌い虫喰) Arabia utai mushi-kui 'Arabian singing insect-eater'     Iduna pallida Hippolais pallida Olivaceous warbler 草绿篱莺 cǎo lǜ lí-yīng 'grass green wicker warbler'     ハイイロウタムシクイ (灰色歌虫喰) hai-iro uta mushi-kui 'grey song insect-eater' ハイイロウタイムシクイ (灰色歌い虫喰) hai-iro utai mushi-kui 'grey singing insect-eater'     Latin English Chinese Chinese (Taiwan) Other Ch Japanese Other J Vietnamese Other V