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.

Pale blue flycatcher 
(Cyornis unicolor, Đớp ruồi xanh nhạt)

The pale blue flycatcher (Cyornis unicolor) is a bird in the family Muscicapidae.
The bird is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam.


Muscicapidae: Muscicapa comes from the Latin musca meaning a fly, and capere to catch.
Cyornis combines the Ancient Greek kuanos meaning "dark-blue" with ornis meaning "bird".

White-throated fantail 
(Rẻ quạt họng trắng, Rhipidura albicollis)

The white-throated fantail (Rhipidura albicollis) is a small passerine bird. 


Rhipiduridae, Rhipidura, rhipidurus: the Ancient Greek rhipis, rhipidos meaning "fan" with "oura" meaning "tail".
albicollis is from albi for white and collis for collar.

Lesser racket-tailed drongo 
(Chèo bẻo cờ đuôi bằng, Dicrurus remifer)

The lesser racket-tailed drongo (Dicrurus remifer) is a species of bird in the family Dicruridae.
The bird is found in the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Compare:
- Greater racket-tailed drongo: has a crest, tail not square cut;
- Lesser racket-tailed drongo : no crest, tail square cut

Dicruridae or Dicrurus is derived from the Greek words dikros meaning forked, ouros meaning tailed.
remifer: Latin remus, remi oar; -fer bearing (ferre to bear).

Ashy drongo 
(Chèo bẻo xám, Dicrurus leucophaeus)

The ashy drongo (Dicrurus leucophaeus) is a species of bird in the drongo family Dicruridae.

Dicruridae or Dicrurus is derived from the Greek words dikros meaning forked, ouros meaning tailed.
Leucophaeus, leucophaeus, leucophaius Greek: leukophaios whitish-grey, ash-coloured (leukos, white; phaios dusky)
Greek phaes meaning "eyes" or "face".

Purple cochoa (Cochoa purpurea)
Cô cô đầu xám

The purple cochoa (Cochoa purpurea) is a brightly coloured bird found in the temperate forests of Asia.
previously included in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.

Turdidae, Turdus: Latin for "thrush".
cochoa: from cocho, Nepali for Cochoa purpurea.
purpurea: Latin purpureus purple-coloured (purpur purple).

Golden-throated barbet 
(Cu rốc đầu vàng, Psilopogon franklinii)

The golden-throated barbet (Psilopogon franklinii) is an Asian barbet. The bird species is found in  Nepal, India, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Laos, Vietnam and mainland China.

Piciformes, picidae, picus: Latin woodpecker; Greek pikos: woodpecker.
Megalaima means ‘large throat’ in Greek: megalos great; laimos throat.
The name Psilopogon combines the Ancient Greek psilos meaning "bare" and pōgōn meaning "beard".

Golden babbler 
(Khướu bụi vàng, Cyanoderma chrysaeum)
earlier name was Stachyris chrysaea.

The golden babbler (Cyanoderma chrysaeum) is a babbler species in the family Timaliidae.
Geographic distribution: Eastern Himalayas to Southeast Asia.
Many of the species of this genus were formerly placed in the genus Stachyris. 


Timaliidae, Timalia: The word "Timalo" originates in the Greek "Thimalos", which means "bird". This Greek root was adapted to Latin as "Timalus" and later to Portuguese as "Timalo".

The name Cyanoderma combines the Ancient Greek kuanos meaning "dark-blue" with derma meaning "skin".
chrysaeum, chrysaeus: Greek khruseios golden (khrusos gold).

Rufous-capped babbler 
(Khướu bụi đầu đỏ, Cyanoderma ruficeps) 
Many of the species of this genus were formerly placed in the genus Stachyris. 

The rufous-capped babbler (Cyanoderma ruficeps) is a babbler species in the family Timaliidae. 
The bird is found from the Eastern Himalayas to northern Thailand, Laos, eastern China to Vietnam and Taiwan.


Timaliidae, Timalia: The word "Timalo" originates in the Greek "Thimalos", which means "bird". This Greek root was adapted to Latin as "Timalus" and later to Portuguese as "Timalo".
The name combines the Ancient Greek kuanos meaning "dark-blue" with derma meaning "skin".
ruficeps Latin rufus red, ruddy; -ceps -headed.

Mountain fulvetta 
(Lách tách vành mắt, Alcippe peracensis)

The mountain fulvetta (Alcippe peracensis) is a species of bird in the Alcippeidae family. 
The bird species is found in Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam in subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Many species of the family Alcippeidae were previously placed in families Pellorneidae or Timaliidae.

Compare:
- Mountain fulvetta (Lách tách vành mắt, Alcippe peracensis): found above 900 m, white eyeing.
- black-browed fulvetta (Lách tách mày đen, Alcippe grotei): found below 400 m, blur or no white eyeing.

Alcippeidae, Alcippe: Greek Mythology Alcippe, daughter of Aries the god of war.
Perak State, Malaya or Malaysia.

Rusty-capped fulvetta 
(Lách tách đầu hung, Lách tách chóp bạc màu, Schoeniparus dubius)

The rusty-capped fulvetta (Schoeniparus dubius) is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae.
The bird species is found in Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam. 

The species in genus Schoeniparus were until recently placed in the genus Alcippe with other fulvettas.
The English name of species of this genus are not a close relative of the "typical" fulvettas, which are now in the genus Fulvetta.
Schoeniparus: Greek skhoinos rush, reed; Latin Parus: tit.
dubius: Latin dubia dubius: doubtful, dubious ((duo two; habere to have).

Rufous-winged fulvetta 
(Lách tách đầu đốm, Schoeniparus castaneceps)

The rufous-winged fulvetta (Schoeniparus castaneceps) is a bird species of the family Pellorneidae.

Schoeniparus castaneceps stepanyani: Central Highlands of Vietnam (Kon Tum Province and Gia Lai Province).

The species in genus Schoeniparus were until recently placed in the genus Alcippe with other fulvettas.
The English name of species of this genus are not a close relative of the "typical" fulvettas, which are now in the genus Fulvetta.
Schoeniparus: Greek skhoinos rush, reed; Latin Parus: tit.
castaneceps, castaniceps: Latin castaneus: chestnut-coloured; -ceps: -headed (caput head).

Golden-breasted fulvetta 
(Lách tách ngực vàng, Lioparus chrysotis)

The golden-breasted fulvetta (Lioparus chrysotis) is a species of songbird of the family Paradoxornithidae.
The bird species is found in central Nepal through Bhutan, northern India and Myanmar to western China and northern Vietnam.

Paradoxornithidae: puzzling, paradox bird; Greek paradoxos extraordinary; ornis bird.
Lioparus: Greek leios smooth; Latin Parus: tit.
chrysotis: Greek khrusos gold; -otis: -eared.

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