Long-Tailed Minivet
(Phường chèo đỏ đuôi dài, Pericrocotus ethologus)
The long-tailed minivet (Pericrocotus ethologus) is a species of 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'.
ethologus: Latin from Greek ethologos: mimic.
The Annam minivet (Pericrocotus ethologus annamensis) is considered a subspecies of the long-tailed minivet.