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.

Yellow-cheeked tit 
(Machlolophus spilonotus)
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The yellow-cheeked tit (Machlolophus spilonotus) is a species of bird in the family Paridae.
It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Hong Kong, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Paradiae is from Parus Latin for tit.
Machlolophus:  from the classical Greek makhlos meaning luxuriant, and lophos meaning crest.
spilonota, spilonotum, spilonotus Greek spilos spot;-notos -backed.

Cook's swift (Apus cooki)

Cook's swift (Apus cooki) is a small bird in the swift family Apodidae.
Cook's swifts breed in limestone caves of Thailand, Myanmar and Indochina. 

Apodidae, Apus is Latin for a swift, thought to be a type of swallow with no feet (from Ancient Greek a meaning "without", and pous meaning "foot", Greek apous meaning "footless").

Chinese hwamei or melodious laughingthrush 
(Họa mi, Garrulax canorus)

The Chinese hwamei or melodious laughingthrush (Garrulax canorus) is a passerine bird of eastern Asia in the laughingthrush family Leiothrichidae. 

Leiothrix Leiothrichidae Ancient Greek leios meaning "smooth" and thrix meaning "hair".
Garrulax comes from Latin garrire "to chatter"; Latin garrulus: babbling, chattering; -ax inclining towards.
The name "hwamei" comes from its Chinese name which means "painted eyebrow", referring to the distinctive marking around the bird's eyes. 
The specific epithet is Latin meaning "melodious" (from canere "to sing").

Striated swallow 
(Nhạn bụng vằn, Cecropis striolata)

The striated swallow (Cecropis striolata) is a species of swallow found in open, often hilly, areas with clearings and cultivation across Southeast Asia to north-eastern India and Taiwan.
The bird is found in Southeast Asia to north-eastern India and Taiwan.

Hirundinidae: Latin hirundo swallow.
The name of the genus Cecropis is from the Ancient Greek Kekropis "Athenian woman".
striolata, striolatus: Latin striolatus finely striped (striola fine linear marking, Latin stria furrow).

Barn swallow 
(Nhạn bụng trắng, Hirundo rustica)

The barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) is the most widespread species of swallow in the world, occurring on all continents, with vagrants reported even in Antarctica.


Hirundinidae, Hirundo is Latin for a swallow.
rustica Latin rusticus rural, rustic, plain, simple (rus,ruris country).

Crimson sunbird 
(Hút mật đỏ, Aethopyga siparaja)

The crimson sunbird (Aethopyga siparaja) is a species of bird in the sunbird family Nectariniidae which feed largely on nectar. 

Nectariniidae: New Latin, from Nectarinia, type genus + -idae.
The name combines the Ancient Greek aithos meaning "fire" or "burning heat" with puge meaning "rump".
Malay name Sipa raja for the Sunda Crimson Sunbird (Aethopyga).

Chestnut-tailed starling 
(Sáo đá đuôi hung, Sturnia malabarica), 
also called grey-headed starling and grey-headed myna
formerly placed in the genus Sturnus.

The chestnut-tailed starling (Sturnia malabarica), also called grey-headed starling and grey-headed myna is a member of the starling family.
The bird is a resident or partially migratory species found in wooded habitats in India and Southeast Asia. 

The genus name is from Latin sturnus meaning "starling".
malabarica Malabar, India.

White-shouldered starling 
(Sáo đá Trung Quốc, Sturnia sinensis)
The specific epithet sinensis is Modern Latin for "Chinese".

The white-shouldered starling (Sturnia sinensis) is a species of bird in the starling family Sturnidae. 
The bird breeds in southern China and northern Vietnam, winters in Southeast Asia and ca be found in: Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, South Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.

The genus name Sturnia is from Latin sturnus meaning "starling".

White-browed shrike-babbler 
(Pteruthius aeralatus)
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The white-browed shrike-babbler (Pteruthius aeralatus) is a bird species found in the eastern Himalayas and Southeast Asia from northern Burma to southern Cambodia


Vireonidae: Vireo / vireo Latin vireo small green migratory bird.
Pteruthius Greek pteron wing; eruthaino to dye red, to blush.
aeralatus Latin aes, aeris bronze; latus flank, side.

Pale-billed parrotbill 
(Khướu mỏ dẹt mỏ nhạt hay khướu mỏ dẹt mày đen hoặc khướu mỏ dẹt đầu hung nhỏ, Suthora atrosuperciliaris) 

Pale-billed parrotbill (Khướu mỏ dẹt mỏ nhạt hay khướu mỏ dẹt mày đen hoặc khướu mỏ dẹt đầu hung nhỏ, Suthora atrosuperciliaris) is a bird species of the family Paradoxornithidae.
This bird is often spotted in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand in subtropical or tropical moist lowland regions.

Traits:
- Black-eyeringed, dark-eyeringed: an arc above the eyes;
- Orange-headed, chestnut-headed;

The genus name Suthora is the Nepalese word for the black-throated parrotbill (Suthora nipalensis).
atrosuperciliaris:
 Latin ater: black
 Latin superciliaris: From Latin supercilium +‎ -āris: eyebrow; supercilium: eyelid.

Vinous-throated parrotbill 
(Khướu mỏ dẹt bé, Suthora webbiana) 

The vinous-throated parrotbill (Suthora webbiana) is a species of parrotbill in the family Paradoxornithidae. 
The bird is found in China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Russia, Taiwan, and Vietnam. 

The genus name Suthora is the Nepalese word for the black-throated parrotbill (Suthora nipalensis).
The specific name webbiana commemorates the English botanist Philip Barker Webb. The species is sometimes referred to as Webb's parrotbill.

Short-tailed parrotbill 
(Khướu mỏ dẹt đuôi ngắn, Suthora davidiana)

The short-tailed parrotbill (Suthora davidiana) is a species of bird in the family Paradoxornithidae. 
The bird is found in China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Traits:
- Short-tailed;
- Black-throated;
- Orange-headed, rufous-headed, chestnut-headed;

The genus name Suthora is the Nepalese word for the black-throated parrotbill (Suthora nipalensis).

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