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.

Oriental cuckoo 
or Horsfields cuckoo 
(Cu cu phương đông, Cuculus optatus), formerly classified as a subspecies of the Himalayan cuckoo (Cuculus saturatus)

The Oriental cuckoo or Horsfields cuckoo (Cuculus optatus) is a bird belonging to the genus Cuculus in the cuckoo family Cuculidae.

The genus name Cuculus is the Latin word for "cuckoo".
optata, optatus Latin optatus welcome, wished for (optare to choose, to desire).

The large hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx sparverioides, Chèo chẹo lớn) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae.

Chestnut-winged cuckoo 
or red-winged crested cuckoo (Khát nước, Clamator coromandus)
The chestnut-winged cuckoo or red-winged crested cuckoo (Clamator coromandus) is a cuckoo found in Southeast Asia and parts of South Asia.
The species is found from the western Himalayas to the eastern Himalayas and extends into Southeast Asia. It has been recorded from India, Nepal, China, Indonesia, Laos, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, Vietnam, Sri Lanka and the Philippines.


The name Clamator is Latin for "shouter" from clamare, "to shout".

The darter, snakebird (Chim cổ rắn, Anhinga) is among tropical waterbirds in the family Anhingidae which contains a single genus, Anhinga.

Great hornbill 
(Buceros bicornis), also known as the concave-casqued hornbill, great Indian hornbill or great pied hornbill

The great hornbill (Buceros bicornis), also known as the concave-casqued hornbill, great Indian hornbill or great pied hornbill, is one of the larger members of the hornbill family.

The order name     Bucerotiformes, family name  Bucerotidae are from Latin becerus meaning "horned like an ox" which in turn is from the Ancient Greek boukerōs which combines bous meaning "ox" with kerōs meaning "horn".
Buceros: Ancient Greek boukerōs which combines bous meaning "ox" with kerōs meaning "horn".
The specific bicornis is Latin and means "two-horned".

Blue-tailed bee-eater 
(Trảu ngực nâu, Trảu đuôi xanh, Merops philippinus)

The blue-tailed bee-eater (Merops philippinus) is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae. 
The bird is widely distributed across South and Southeast Asia.

Traits:
- Black-eyelined;
- Chestnut-throated;
- Blue-tailed;
- elongated central tail feathers;


The genus name Merops is Ancient Greek for "bee-eater".

Pied kingfisher 
(Bói cá nhỏ, Ceryle rudis)

The pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) is a species of water kingfisher widely distributed across Africa and Asia.

Alcedo, Alcedinidae: Latin word for kingfisher. 
The genus Ceryle which is from Greek kerulos bird mentioned by Aristotle,.. but not further identified but probably mythical and associated with the halcyon, a kingfisher.
The specific epithet rudis is Latin for "wild" or "rude".

Todiramphus is a genus of kingfishers in the subfamily Halcyoninae that are endemic to the Philippines, New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand and many islands in the South Pacific.

1/ Collared kingfisher(Sả khoang cổ, Todiramphus chloris), also white-collared kingfisher, black-masked kingfisher or mangrove kingfisher 


Alcedo, Alcedinidae: Latin word for kingfisher. 
The genus name Todiramphus literally means "tody-bill"; tody is a relative of the kingfishers with a similar slender long bill, and the Greek rhamphos (ῥάµϕος) means "beak" or "bill".

Crested kingfisher 
(Bói cá mào or Bói cá lớn, Megaceryle lugubris) 

The crested kingfisher (Megaceryle lugubris) is a very large kingfisher that is native to parts of southern Asia.
The bird can be seen from northeast Afghanistan to central Vietnam and Japan.

Alcedo, Alcedinidae: Latin word for kingfisher. 
Megaceryle is from the Ancient Greek megas, "great", and the existing genus Ceryle which is from Greek kerulos bird mentioned by Aristotle,.. but not further identified but probably mythical and associated with the halcyon, a kingfisher.
The specific name lugubris is the Latin word for "mournful".

Black-capped kingfisher 
(Sả đầu đen, Halcyon pileata) 

The black-capped kingfisher (Halcyon pileata) is a tree kingfisher which is widely distributed in tropical Asia from India east to China, Korea and Southeast Asia.


Alcedo, Alcedinidae: Latin word for kingfisher. 
Halcyon: a name for a bird in Greek mythology generally associated with the kingfisher. 
The specific epithet pileata: from the Latin pileatus meaning '-capped'.

Collared kingfisher
(Sả khoang cổ, Todiramphus chloris)

Collared kingfisher(Sả khoang cổ, Todiramphus chloris), also white-collared kingfisher, black-masked kingfisher or mangrove kingfisher.
The collared kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris) is a medium-sized kingfisher belonging to the subfamily Halcyoninae, the tree kingfishers.

Alcedo, Alcedinidae: Latin word for kingfisher. 
Halcyon: a name for a bird in Greek mythology generally associated with the kingfisher. 

White-throated kingfisher 
(Sả đầu nâu, Halcyon smyrnensis)

The white-throated kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) also known as the white-breasted kingfisher is a tree kingfisher, widely distributed in Asia from the Sinai east through the Indian subcontinent to China and Indonesia.

Alcedo, Alcedinidae: Latin word for kingfisher. 
Halcyon: a name for a bird in Greek mythology generally associated with the kingfisher. 
The specific epithet smyrnensis is an adjective for the city of Smyrna (now İzmir in Turkey).

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