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).

Yellow-eared barbet 
(Cu rôc tai vàng, Psilopogon australis)

The yellow-eared barbet (Psilopogon australis) is an Asian barbet native to Java and Bali. 

Traits:
- Yellow-cheeked;
- Blue-patched;


Megalaima means ‘large throat’ in Greek.
The name Psilopogon combines the Ancient Greek psilos meaning "bare" and pōgōn meaning "beard".

Blue-throated barbet 
(Cu rốc đầu đỏ, Psilopogon asiaticus)

The blue-throated barbet (Psilopogon asiaticus) is a green Asian barbet native to the foothills of the Himalayas and Southeast Asia.

Traits:
- Green-bodied;
- Blue-throated;
- Red-capped, red-crowned;
- Red-fronted;
- Two red stains between the neck and breast;


Megalaima means ‘large throat’ in Greek.
The name Psilopogon combines the Ancient Greek psilos meaning "bare" and pōgōn meaning "beard".

Moustached barbet 
(Cu rốc tai đen, Psilopogon incognitus)

The moustached barbet (Psilopogon incognitus) is an Asian barbet, a resident breeder in the hills of Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. 


Traits:
- Green-bodied;
- Red-fronted;
- Black-lined cheeks and behind ears;
- Bristle-bill-based;

Megalaima means ‘large throat’ in Greek.
The name Psilopogon combines the Ancient Greek psilos meaning "bare" and pōgōn meaning "beard".
incognita, incognitus: Latin for unknown, not identified.

Black-browed barbet 
(Cu rốc mày đen, Psilopogon oorti)

The black-browed barbet (Psilopogon oorti) is an Asian barbet native to Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra.

Traits:
- Green-bodied;
- Black-browed;
- Red-fronted, yellow-fronted;
- Bristle-bill-based;
- Yellow-throated, blue-throated;

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

Great barbet 
(Thầy chùa lớn, Psilopogon virens)

The great barbet (Psilopogon virens) is an Asian barbet native to the Indian sub-continent and Southeast Asia.
The bird ranges across northern Pakistan, India, Nepal and Bhutan, Bangladesh and some parts of Southeast Asia, Laos.

Traits:
- Black-headed;
- Olived-mantled;
- Green lower-bodied;
- Pale-billed, yellow-billed;
- Red-vented;
- Bristle-bill-based;
- Yellow-throated, blue-throated;

Piciformes, picidae, picus: woodpecker
Megalaima means ‘large throat’ in Greek.
The name Psilopogon combines the Ancient Greek psilos meaning "bare" and pōgōn meaning "beard".
virens: Latin for green.

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".

Rufous-fronted babbler 
(Khướu bụt trán hung, Cyanoderma rufifrons)
Once placed in Stachyris, and Stachyridopsis

The rufous-fronted babbler (Cyanoderma rufifrons) is a babbler species in the Old World babbler family Timaliidae.
This bird species is found in the Eastern Himalayan foothills, Myanmar, Thailand, northern Indochina and south to the Malay Peninsula and the islands of Sumatra and Borneo. 

The Buff-chested babbler (Khướu bụi đầu hung, Cyanoderma ambiguum) is now subsumed into this species.

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".
The specific epithet rufifrons is modern Latin meaning "red-fronted", from Latin rufus meaning "red" or "rufous" and frons, frontis meaning "forehead" or "brow".

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