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.

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. 

Traits:

- Black-lored;


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.

Brown-crowned scimitar babbler 
(Pomatorhinus phayrei)

The brown-crowned scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus phayrei) is a species of bird in the family Timaliidae. 
The bird is found in Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, and China. 

Compare:
- White-browed scimitar babbler: white brow, black stripe through the eye, rufous color at the base of the neck, yellow bill.
- Brown-crowned scimitar babbler: white brow, black stripe through the eye to the side of the neck, thin black band on the white brow, red bill.
- Red-billed scimitar babbler: white brow, black stripe through the eye to the side of the neck, no black color on the white brow, red bill.

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".
Pomarinus Pomatorhinus / pomatorhinus Greek: poma,pomatos lid, cover; rhis, rhinos nostrils.

Red-tailed laughingthrush 
(Khướu đuôi đỏ, Trochalopteron milnei)

The red-tailed laughingthrush (Trochalopteron milnei) is a species of bird in the laughingthrush family Leiothrichidae. 
The bird species is found in the montane forests of Myanmar, Laos, southern China and central Vietnam.

Leiothrix Leiothrichidae Ancient Greek leios meaning "smooth" and thrix meaning "hair".
Trochalopteron: the Ancient Greek trokhalos meaning "round" or "bowed" with pteron meaning "wing".

Collared finchbill 
(Chào mào khoang cổ, Spizixos semitorques), 
also called black-headed finch-bill, Chinese finch-bill, Japanese finch-bill, collared finch-billed bulbul and Swinhoe's finch-billed bulbul

The collared finchbill (Spizixos semitorques), found in China, Japan, Twaiwan and Vietnam, is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae.

Pycnonotus, Pycnonotidae: from Greek puknos "thick" or "compact" and -nōtos "-backed" (noton: back).
The word Spizixos combines the Ancient Greek spiza meaning "finch" with the genus name Ixos the Ancient Greek for "mistletoe".
semitorques Latin semi- for small, half-; torques: collar.

Crested finchbill 
(Chào mào mỏ lớn, Spizixos canifrons)

The crested finchbill (Spizixos canifrons) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae.

Pycnonotus, Pycnonotidae: from Greek puknos "thick" or "compact" and -nōtos "-backed" (noton: back).
The word Spizixos combines the Ancient Greek spiza meaning "finch" with the genus name Ixos the Ancient Greek for "mistletoe".
canifrons: Latin canus grey; frons forehead, front.

Whiskered yuhina 
(Khướu mào cổ hung, Yuhina flavicollis)

The whiskered yuhina (Yuhina flavicollis) is a bird species in the white-eye family Zosteropidae. 
The range of the bird range extends across the Himalayan forests in northern India to northeast Indian states, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and in the east to Indochina including Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Traits:
- Crested;
- White-eyeringed;
- White-throated;
- Orange-collared;

Zosteropidae, Zosterops combines the Ancient Greek words zosteros "belt" or "girdle" and opos "eye".
The genus name is from Nepali language.
flavicollis: flavi New Latin from flāvus (“yellow”); Modern Latin -collis, "-necked".

Stripe-throated yuhina 
(Khướu mào họng đốm, Yuhina gularis)

The stripe-throated yuhina (Yuhina gularis) is a bird species in the white-eye family Zosteropidae.
The bird is found from the Himalayas to southern China and central Vietnam

Zosteropidae, Zosterops combines the Ancient Greek words zosteros "belt" or "girdle" and opos "eye".
The genus name is from Nepali language.
gularis: Latin gularis throated (gula: throat); 

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