sả rừng

Một con sả rừng đậu trên cành cây khô.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A type of bird: "Sả rừng" refers to a specific bird species, commonly identified in older or zoological contexts as the "Indian roller" (Coracias benghalensis) or sometimes more broadly as a "roller" or "blue jay" bird.
   • Blue crow: An older, less common translation likening the bird's appearance or behavior to a crow with blue plumage.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trong khu rừng đó, chúng tôi thấy một con sả rừng. (In that forest, we saw an Indian roller.)
  • Sả rừng có bộ lông rất sặc sỡ. (The roller has very colorful plumage.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is primarily used in zoological, bird-watching, or specific regional contexts. It is not a common word in everyday modern Vietnamese conversation.

Variants and Related Words

• Chim sả (n): A more general term for "roller" birds.
  • Chim sả thường đậu trên các cành cây cao. (Rollers often perch on high tree branches.)

Synonyms

• Roller: The common English name for birds of the family Coraciidae.
• Indian roller: The specific species .
• Blue jay: A colloquial name sometimes used, though it refers to a different bird () in precise English.

Notes

• The provided reference "corbeau bleu" (French for "blue crow") is an antiquated or descriptive term, not a standard scientific name. The primary accurate translation is "roller."