Birds of Vietnam, Bird Species in Vietnam
- Order: Piciformes
- Family: Picidae
Great Slaty Woodpecker
(Gõ kiến xám, Mulleripicus pulverulentus)
The great slaty woodpecker (Mulleripicus pulverulentus) is a species of bird in the family Picidae.
The genus name Mulleripicus honours the German naturalist Salomon Müller.
pulverulenta, pulverulentus: Latin pulverulentus dusty, powdered (from pulvis dust).
- Order: Piciformes
- Family: Picidae
- Genus: Picus
Gray-Headed Woodpecker
also known as the grey-faced woodpecker.
(Gõ kiến xanh gáy đen, Picus canus).
The grey-headed woodpecker (Picus canus), also known as the grey-faced woodpecker, is a Eurasian member of the woodpecker family, Picidae.
picidae, picus: woodpecker.
The specific epithet canus is the Latin for "grey".
- Order: Piciformes
- Family: Picidae
- Genus: Gecinulus
Pale-Headed Woodpecker
(Gõ kiến nâu đỏ, Gecinulus grantia)
The pale-headed woodpecker (Gecinulus grantia) is a species of bird in the family Picidae.
Piciformes, picidae, picus: Latin woodpecker.
Gecinus combines the ancient Greek gē meaning "earth" or "ground" with kineō meaning "to move".
The genus name Gecinulus is a diminutive of the genus name Gecinus.
grantia: unknown meaning.
- Order: Piciformes
- Family: Picidae
Rufous Woodpecker
(Gõ kiến nâu, Micropternus brachyurus)
The rufous woodpecker (Micropternus brachyurus) is a medium-sized brown woodpecker native to South and Southeast Asia.
Piciformes, picidae, picus: Latin woodpecker.
Micropternus: Greek mikros small; pterne: heel.
brachyurus:
-brakhus "short".
-ouros -tailed (oura tail).
- Order: Piciformes
- Family: Picidae
White-Browed Piculet
(Gõ kiến lùn mày trắng, Sasia ochracea)
The white-browed piculet (Sasia ochracea) is a species of bird in the family Picidae.
Piciformes, picidae, picus: woodpecker.
Sasia Nepalese name Sasya for the White-browed Piculet Sasia ochracea.
ochra Latin ochra ochre, yellow-ochre (Greek okhra yellow-ochre, pale yellow).
ochracea: ochra ochre ( Greek okhra: yellow-ochre).
- Order: Piciformes
- Family: Megalaimidae
- Genus: Psilopogon
Blue-eared barbet
(Cu rốc đầu đen, Psilopogon cyanotis)
The blue-eared barbet (Psilopogon cyanotis) is a barbet in the Megalaimidae family native to mainland Southeast Asia.
Megalaima means ‘large throat’ in Greek.
The name Psilopogon combines the Ancient Greek psilos meaning "bare" and pōgōn meaning "beard".
epithet 'Cyanotis' means 'blue' in Greek (kyanos).
- Order: Piciformes
- Family: Megalaimidae
- Genus: Psilopogon
Coppersmith Barbet
also called crimson-breasted barbet and coppersmith
(Cu rôc cổ đỏ, Psilopogon haemacephalus)
The coppersmith barbet (Psilopogon haemacephalus), also called crimson-breasted barbet and coppersmith, is an Asian barbet with crimson forehead and throat, known for its metronomic call that sounds similar to a coppersmith striking metal with a hammer.
Piciformes, picidae, picus: Latin woodpecker.
Megalaima means ‘large throat’ in Greek.
The name Psilopogon combines the Ancient Greek psilos meaning "bare" and pōgōn meaning "beard".
haemacephala, haemacephalus Greek haima blood; -kephalos -headed (kephale head).
- Order: Coraciiformes
- Family: Alcedinidae
- Genus: Pelargopsis
Stork-Billed Kingfisher
(Pelargopsis capensis)
The stork-billed kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis), is a tree kingfisher which is widely but sparsely distributed in the tropical Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, from India to Indonesia.
Coraciiformes: New Latin Coracias name of genus, from Greek korakias a chough + -i- + -form ; related to Greek korax raven.
Alcedinidae: From Alcedo Latin alcedo kingfisher.
Pelargopsis: Greek pelargos stork; opsis appearance.
capense, capensis: Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.
- Order: Strigiformes
- Family: Strigidae
- Genus: Ninox
Brown Boobook
also known as the brown hawk-owl
(Cú vọ lưng nâu, Ninox scutulata)
The brown boobook (Ninox scutulata), also known as the brown hawk-owl, is an owl which is a resident breeder in south Asia from India, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Nepal east to western Indonesia and south China.
Strigiformes: All Owls are classified as members of this order. The name is formed from "Strig", the plural form of the Latin word "strix", meaning "owl" and "formes", meaning "forms".
Strigidae: The family for all Owls except Barn Owls, derived from "Strix", a Latin word for owl (also the same in Greek).
Ninox:
- In Greek mythology, the Latin word, Nisus, is the king of Megara who turned into a hawk.
- The Latin word, noctua, refers to owl.
- Ninox: derived by Hodgson in 1837 to describe the hawk-like appearance of Ninox nipalensis; junior synonym for Ninox scutulata lugubris.
scutulata: derived from the Latin word 'scutulatus': meaning 'chequered'; "diamond-shaped".
- Order: Strigiformes
- Family: Strigidae
- Genus: Glaucidium
Asian Barred Owlet
also known as the Cuckoo owlet
(Cú vọ, Glaucidium cuculoides)
The Asian Barred Owlet (Glaucidium cuculoides) also known as the Cuckoo owlet is a species of pygmy owl native to the forests and shrublands of mainland Southeast Asia to the foothills of the Himalayas of northern Pakistan.
Strigiformes: All Owls are classified as members of this order. The name is formed from "Strig", the plural form of the Latin word "strix", meaning "owl" and "formes", meaning "forms".
Strigidae: The family for all Owls except Barn Owls, derived from "Strix", a Latin word for owl (also the same in Greek).
Glaucidium Greek: glaukidion little owl, owlet.
- Order: Strigiformes
- Family: Strigidae
- Genus: Otus
Collared scops owl
(Otus lettia)
Cú mèo khoang cổ
The collared scops owl (Otus lettia) is an owl which is a resident breeder in south Asia from northern Pakistan, northern India, Nepal, Bangladesh, the Himalayas east to southern China, and Taiwan.
Strigidae: derived from "Strix", a Latin word for owl (also the same in Greek).
Otus is from Greek meaning a eared owl.
- Order: Ciconiiformes
- Family: Ciconiidae
- Genus: Ciconia
Asian woolly-necked stork or Asian woollyneck
(Hạc cổ trắng, Ciconia episcopus)
The Asian woolly-necked stork or Asian woollyneck (Ciconia episcopus) is a species of large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae.
Recently, the African and Asian populations are considered to be two different species: the African woolly-necked stork and the Asian woolly-necked stork. This is based purely on geographical isolation,yet there is no morphological or phylogenetic evidence yet to support this split.
Ciconiidae, Ciconia: the Latin word for "stork".
The specific epithet episcopus is Latin for "bishop".