Birds of Vietnam, Bird Species in Vietnam

Cuc Phuong National Park, Ninh Binh, Vietnam Let's join AdventureGreen on our bird quests to learn about the different birds and bird species in Vietnam. Here you can find out more about the birding spots that these bird species are found.

Scaly-breasted munia 
or spotted munia, known in the pet trade as nutmeg mannikin or spice finch 
(Di đá, Lonchura punctulata)

The scaly-breasted munia or spotted munia (Lonchura punctulata), known in the pet trade as nutmeg mannikin or spice finch, is a sparrow-sized estrildid finch native to tropical Asia. 
The bird occurs from India and Sri Lanka east to Indonesia and the Philippines


The name mannikin is from Middle Dutch mannekijn 'little man'.
Lonchura the Ancient Greek lonkhē meaning "spear-head" or "lance" with oura meaning "tail".
punctulata: Latin punctulatus spotted, dotted.

Tricoloured munia 
(Di đầu đen, Lonchura malacca)

The tricoloured munia (Lonchura malacca) is an estrildid finch, native to Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and southern China.

The name mannikin is from Middle Dutch mannekijn 'little man'.
Lonchura the Ancient Greek lonkhē meaning "spear-head" or "lance" with oura meaning "tail".

Red avadavat
or red munia or strawberry finch 
(Chim mai hoa, Amandava amandava)

The red avadavat (Amandava amandava), red munia or strawberry finch, is a sparrow-sized bird of the family Estrildidae.
The bird is found in the open fields and grasslands of tropical Asia.


The word Estrildidae is derived from the Greek word "estrildis" meaning "sparrow-like," and the Latin suffix "-idae," denoting a family of animals.
The species name of amandava and the common name of avadavat are derived from the city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat, India.

Pin-tailed parrotfinch 
(Di xanh, Erythrura prasina)

The pin-tailed parrotfinch (Erythrura prasina) is a common species of estrildid finch found in Southeast Asia: Malaysia, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Burma, Vietnam, Thailand and China.


The word Estrildidae is derived from the Greek word "estrildis" meaning "sparrow-like," and the Latin suffix "-idae," denoting a family of animals.
Erythrura: Greek eruthros red.
prasina Latin prasinus leek-green (from Greek prasinos leek-green).

White-rumped munia  
or white-rumped mannikin, sometimes called striated finch 
(Di cam, Lonchura striata)

The white-rumped munia (Lonchura striata) or white-rumped mannikin, sometimes called striated finch in aviculture, is a small passerine bird from the family of waxbill "finches" (Estrildidae). 

The bird is native to tropical continental Asia and some adjacent islands.


The name mannikin is from Middle Dutch mannekijn 'little man'.
Lonchura the Ancient Greek lonkhē meaning "spear-head" or "lance" with oura meaning "tail".
striata: Latin striated.

Chestnut-eared bunting 
(Sẻ đồng đầu xám, Emberiza fucata), 
also called grey-headed bunting or grey-hooded bunting

The chestnut-eared bunting (Emberiza fucata) is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae.
The breeding range extends from the Himalayas locally across China to south-eastern Siberia, Korea and northern Japan.
The bird winters in southern Japan, southern China, Taiwan, north-eastern India, Bangladesh and Southeast Asia.


The genus name Emberiza is from Old German Embritz, a bunting.
The origin of the English "bunting" is unknown.
The specific fucata is Latin for "painted" from fucare, "to paint red".

Chestnut bunting 
(Sẻ đồng hung, Emberiza rutila)

The chestnut bunting (Emberiza rutila) is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae found in the East Palearctic.
The bird breeds in Siberia, northern Mongolia and north-eastern China and winters in southern China, south-east Asia and north-east India.

 

The genus name Emberiza is from Old German Embritz, a bunting.
The origin of the English "bunting" is unknown.
rutila: Latin rutilus for golden, red, auburn.

Little bunting 
(Sẻ đồng lùn, Emberiza pusilla)

The little bunting (Emberiza pusilla) is a passerine bird belonging to the bunting family (Emberizidae).
The little bunting breeds across the taiga of the far north-east of Europe and northern Eurosiberia to the Russian Far East. 
The bird is migratory wintering in the subtropics in northern India, southern China and the northern parts of south-east Asia.

The genus name Emberiza is from Old German Embritz, a bunting.
The origin of the English "bunting" is unknown.
The specific pusilla is Latin for "very small".

Crested bunting 
(Sẻ đồng mào, Emberiza lathami)

The crested bunting (Emberiza lathami) is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae.
The bird has a wide but scattered distribution in Asia. 

Traits:
- Male: rufous-winged;
- Both male and female: crested;

The genus name Emberiza is from Old German Embritz, a bunting.
The origin of the English "bunting" is unknown.

Black-faced bunting 
(Sẻ đồng mặt đen, Emberiza spodocephala)

The black-faced bunting (Emberiza spodocephala) is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae.
The bird breeds in southern Siberia across to northern China, and winters in north-east India, southern China and northern south-east Asia.

Traits:
- Male: Grey-faced, gray-faced, ashy-faced, ashy-hooded, grey-hooded;

The genus name Emberiza is from Old German Embritz, a bunting.
The origin of the English "bunting" is unknown.
The specific spodocephala is from Ancient Greek spodos, "ashes", and kephalos, "headed".

Yellow-breasted bunting 
(Sẻ đồng ngực vàng, Emberiza aureola) 

The yellow-breasted bunting (Emberiza aureola) is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae.
breeds in boreal forests of Finland to Bering Sea, from the Amur River to Manchuria, N Korea, Kamchatka and Kuril Islands, migrating to Indochina.


The genus name Emberiza is from Old German Embritz, a bunting.
The origin of the English "bunting" is unknown.
The specific aureola is Latin for "golden".

Black-headed bunting (Emberiza melanocephala)
Sẻ đồng đầu đen


The black-headed bunting (Emberiza melanocephala) is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae.
The bird breeds in south-east Europe east to Iran and winters mainly to India, some in south-east Asia.


The genus name Emberiza is from Old German Embritz, a bunting.
The origin of the English "bunting" is unknown.
melanocephala, melanocephalos:
 Greek melas-  "black",
 kephale head,
 Greek  -kephalos  "-headed".

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