Birds of Vietnam, Bird Species in Vietnam
- Order: Piciformes
- Family: Megalaimidae
- Genus: Psilopogon
Black-Eared Barbet
(Psilopogon duvaucelii)
Cu rốc tai lam
The black-eared barbet (Psilopogon duvaucelii) is a barbet in the family Megalaimidae native to Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo.
Megalaima means ‘large throat’ in Greek.
The name Psilopogon combines the Ancient Greek psilos meaning "bare" and pōgōn meaning "beard".
duvaucelii: A French naturalist.
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Ploceidae
- Genus: Ploceus
Asian Golden Weaver
(Ploceus hypoxanthus)
The Asian golden weaver (Ploceus hypoxanthus) is a species of passerine bird in the family Ploceidae.
Ploceidae, Ploceus: from Ancient Greek plokeus meaning "weaver" derived from the Greek word pleko "to entwine".
hypoxantha, Hypoxanthus (syn. Piculus): hypoxanthus Greek hupo beneath; xanthos yellow.
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Irenidae
- Genus: Irena
Asian Fairy-Bluebird
(Chim lam, Irena puella)
The Asian fairy-bluebird (Irena puella) is a medium-sized, arboreal passerine bird.
Irena, Irenidae: A modern Greek spelling of the girls' name Irene, meaning 'peace'. The name is originally spelt Eirene or Eirini in Greek. In Ancient Greek Mythology, Eirene is the Greek goddess of peace.
"puella" is a Latin noun that primarily means "girl" in English.
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Nectariniidae
- Genus: Kurochkinegramma
Purple-naped spiderhunter
or purple-naped sunbird
(Hút mật bụng vạch, Kurochkinegramma hypogrammicum)
formerly placed in the genus Hypogramma.
The purple-naped spiderhunter or purple-naped sunbird (Kurochkinegramma hypogrammicum) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.
Nectariniidae: New Latin, from Nectarinia, type genus + -idae.
Kurochkinegramma: unknown origin/meaning.
hypogrammica, hypogrammicum, hypogrammicus: Greek hupo beneath; grammikos lined, linear (gramme line).
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Nectariniidae
- Genus: Leptocoma
Van Hasselt's sunbird
(Leptocoma brasiliana)
Hút mật họng hồng
Van Hasselt's sunbird (Leptocoma brasiliana), is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.
Nectariniidae: New Latin, from Nectarinia, type genus + -idae.
The name Leptocoma combines the Ancient Greek words leptos "delicate" or "fine" and kome "hair".
Brasiliana, general term for things, collections related to Brazil (mistakenly for this species).
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Dicaeidae
- Genus: Dicaeum
Yellow-vented flowerpecker
(Dicaeum chrysorrheum)
Chim sâu bụng vạch
The yellow-vented flowerpecker (Dicaeum chrysorrheum) is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae.
Dicaeidae, Dicaeum: Greek dikaion supposedly an Indian bird mentioned by Aelianus.
chrysorrheum, chrysorrhoa: Greek khrusos gold; orrhos rump.
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Dicaeidae
- Genus: Dicaeum
Thick-billed flowerpecker
(Dicaeum agile)
Chim sâu mỏ lớn
The thick-billed flowerpecker (Dicaeum agile) is a tiny bird in the flowerpecker family Dicaeidae.
Dicaeidae, Dicaeum: Greek dikaion supposedly an Indian bird mentioned by Aelianus.
The name Dicaeum is from the Ancient Greek dikaion. Cuvier claimed that this was a word for a very small Indian bird.
agile, agilis: Latin agilis nimble, active.
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Pellorneidae
- Genus: Malacopteron
Scaly-crowned babbler
(Chuối tiêu đuôi ngắn, Malacopteron cinereum)
The scaly-crowned babbler (Malacopteron cinereum) is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae.
Pellorneum, Pellorneidae: combines the Ancient Greek pellos meaning "dark-coloured" with orneon meaning "bird".
Malacopteron: Greek malakos soft; pteron feather.
cinereum: ash-colored ointment, salve.
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Cettiidae
- Genus: Abroscopus
Yellow-Bellied Warbler
(Chích đớp ruồi bụng vàng, Abroscopus superciliaris)
The yellow-bellied warbler (Abroscopus superciliaris) is a species of bush warbler bird family Cettiidae.
Cettiidae: Cettia from Francesco Cetti.
Abroscopus Greek abros graceful, splendid, delicate; skopos seeker, purpose.
superciliaris: From Latin supercilium + -āris: eyebrow; supercilium: eyelid.
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Phylloscopidae
- Genus: Phylloscopus
Pale-Legged Leaf Warbler
(Chích chân xám, Phylloscopus tenellipes)
The pale-legged leaf warbler (Phylloscopus tenellipes) is a species of Old World warbler in the family Phylloscopidae.
The name Phylloscopus combines the Ancient Greek phullon meaning "leaf" and skopos meaning "seeker" (from skopeo, "to watch").
tenellipes Latin tenellus delicate; pes foot.
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Campephagidae
- Genus: Pericrocotus
Scarlet minivet
(Phường chèo đỏ, Pericrocotus speciosus)
The scarlet minivet (Pericrocotus speciosus) is a small passerine bird.
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'.
From speciēs (“appearance”) + -osus (“-ose, -ous, forming adjectives”).
speciōsus good-looking, handsome, beautiful.
- Order: Falconiformes
- Family: Falconidae
- Genus: Microhierax
Collared falconet
(Cắt nhỏ bụng hung, Microhierax caerulescens)
The collared falconet (Microhierax caerulescens) is a species of bird of prey in the family Falconidae.
Falco: Hawk, eagle (Late Latin).
Microhierax Greek mikros small; hierax hawk.
caerulescens: Latin caeruleus : dark blue likely from caelum, "sky."; darkish green or blue; cerulean;