Birds of Vietnam, Bird Species in Vietnam
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Pycnonotidae
- Genus: Pycnonotus
Red-Vented Bulbul
(Pycnonotus cafer, Bông lau đít đỏ)
The red-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer) is a member of the bulbul bird family Pycnonotidae of passerines.
Distinguished from the similar sooty-headed bulbul: sooty-headed bulbul has tan and pale front, some subspecies of the sooty-headed bulbul have yellow venter. The red-vented bulbul only has red-venter and has dark body color.
The genus name Pycnonotus is from Greek: puknos "thick" or "compact" and -nōtos "-backed".
Cafer: Jaʽfar meaning in Arabic "small stream/rivulet/creek". It may also be transliterated Jafar, Jaffar, Jafer, Jaffer, Jafur. The Turkish spelling of the name is Cafer, the Azerbaijani Cəfər, the Bosniak Džafer and the Albanian Xhafer.
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Pycnonotidae
- Genus: Pycnonotus
Sooty-Headed Bulbul
(Bông lau tai trắng, Pycnonotus aurigaster)
The sooty-headed bulbul (Pycnonotus aurigaster) is a species of songbird in the Bulbul family, Pycnonotidae.
Distinguished from the similar red-vented bulbul: by its tan and pale front, less extensive area of black on its head and gold-colored vent in certain subspecies.
The genus name Pycnonotus is from Greek: puknos "thick" or "compact" and -nōtos "-backed".
aurigaster Latin aurum gold; gaster belly, borrowing from Ancient Greek γᾰστήρ (gastḗr, “paunch, belly”).
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Sittidae
- Genus: Sitta
Yellow-Billed Nuthatch
(Trèo cây mỏ vàng, Sitta solangiae)
The yellow-billed nuthatch (Sitta solangiae), found in Hainan, Laos, and Vietnam, is a species of bird in the family Sittidae.
The term nuthatch refers to the propensity of some species to wedge a large insect or seed in a crack and hack at it with their strong bills.
Sitta, a name derived from sitte, Ancient Greek for the nuthatch bird.
Latin word meaning "frontal" (= relating to the forehead).
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Sittidae
- Genus: Sitta
Velvet-Fronted Nuthatch
(Trèo cây trán đen, Sitta frontalis)
The velvet-fronted nuthatch (Sitta frontalis) is a small passerine bird in the nuthatch family Sittidae.
The term nuthatch refers to the propensity of some species to wedge a large insect or seed in a crack and hack at it with their strong bills.
Sitta, a name derived from sitte, Ancient Greek for the nuthatch bird.
Latin word meaning "frontal" (= relating to the forehead).
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Dicaeidae
- Genus: Dicaeum
Scarlet-Backed Flowerpecker
(Dicaeum cruentatum)
Chim sâu lưng đỏ
The scarlet-backed flowerpecker (Dicaeum cruentatum) is a species of passerine bird in the flowerpecker family Dicaeidae.
- Male has a stripe of scarlet color extending from the crown down its nape and back to its rump. The rest of the face and wing are glossy black.
- Female: olive gray upper body with a red rump.
The name Dicaeum is from the Ancient Greek dikaion. Cuvier claimed that this was a word for a very small Indian bird.
cruentata / cruentatum / cruentatus Latin cruentatus: blood-stained.
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Phylloscopidae
- Genus: Phylloscopus
Chestnut-Crowned Warbler
(Chích đớp ruồi đầu hung, Seicercus castaniceps or Phylloscopus castaniceps)
The chestnut-crowned warbler (Phylloscopus castaniceps) is a species of leaf warbler (family Phylloscopidae).
Phylloscopidae, Phylloscopus: The Ancient Greek phullon meaning "leaf" and skopos meaning "seeker" (from skopeo, "to watch").
castaniceps Latin castaneus chestnut-coloured; -ceps -headed (caput head).
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Phylloscopidae
- Genus: Phylloscopus
Ashy-throated warbler, Grey-faced willow warbler
(Chích mày xám, Phylloscopus maculipennis)
The ashy-throated warbler (Phylloscopus maculipennis) is a species of leaf warbler (family Phylloscopidae).
The name Phylloscopus combines the Ancient Greek phullon meaning "leaf" and skopos meaning "seeker" (from skopeo, "to watch").
maculipennis: Latin macula: spot, stain; -pennis: -winged (penna, pennae wing, feather).
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Corvidae
- Genus: Cissa
Common Green Magpie
(Cissa chinensis)
Giẻ cùi xanh
The common green magpie (Cissa chinensis) is a member of the crow family, Corvidae of the order Passeriformes.
The Yellow-crowned Green Magpie found in Da Lat Vietnam is considered a subspecies of the Common Green Magpie.
Corvina ( Coracina) / corvina Latin corvinus raven-like, raven-black (corvus raven).
The name Cissa is from the Ancient Greek kissa meaning a "jay" or "magpie".
The specific epithet chinensis was chosen by Boddaert in the mistaken belief that the specimen illustrated by Martinet had come from China.
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Vireonidae
- Genus: Pteruthius
Clicking Shrike-Babbler
(Pteruthius intermedius)
Khướu mỏ quặp cánh vàng
The clicking shrike-babbler (Pteruthius intermedius) is a species of passerine bird in the family Vireonidae.
Vireonidae: Vireo / vireo Latin vireo small green migratory bird.
Pteruthius Greek pteron wing; eruthaino to dye red, to blush.
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Campephagidae
- Genus: Monticola
Grey-Chinned Minivet
(Phường chèo má xám, Pericrocotus solaris)
The gray-chinned minivet (Pericrocotus solaris) is a species of passerine bird in the family Campephagidae.
Campephagidae: New Latin, from Campephaga, type genus (from Greek kampē caterpillar + New Latin -phaga) + -idae; 'Phago' is a term used as a prefix in Latin meaning 'Eating' or 'swallowing'. Phago ultimately comes from the Greek phageîn, which means “to eat, devour.”
The genus name comes from Ancient Greek peri - 'very', and krokotus 'saffron-coloured'.
solaris: Latin of or pertaining to the sun.
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Muscicapidae
- Genus: Monticola
Blue Rock Thrush
(Monticola solitarius)
Hoét đá
The blue rock thrush (Monticola solitarius) is a species of chat of the flycatcher family. The species was formerly included in the thrush family Turdidae.
Monticola is the Latin word for mountain-dweller or mountaineer: from mons, montis "mountain", and colere, "to dwell".
solitarius means "solitary".
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Dicaeidae
- Genus: Dicaeum
Fire-Breasted Flowerpecker
(Dicaeum ignipectus)
Chim sâu ngực đỏ
The fire-breasted flowerpecker (Dicaeum ignipectus) is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae found in the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia.
The name Dicaeum is from the Ancient Greek dikaion. Cuvier claimed that this was a word for a very small Indian bird.
ignipectum / ignipectus: Latin ignis fire; pectus breast.