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.