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.

Striated yuhina 
(Khướu mào khoang cổ, Staphida castaniceps)

The striated yuhina (Staphida castaniceps) is a bird species in the white-eye family Zosteropidae.
Staphida is a genus of passerine birds in the white-eye family Zosteropidae, formerly placed in the genus Yuhina.


Zosteropidae, Zosterops combines the Ancient Greek words zosteros "belt" or "girdle" and opos "eye".
Staphida: Greek staphis, staphidos dried grapes, raisins.
castaniceps: Latin castaneus: chestnut-coloured; -ceps: -headed (caput head).

Indochinese yuhina or chestnut-collared yuhina 
(Staphida torqueola)
Khướu mào Đông Dương

The Indochinese yuhina or chestnut-collared yuhina (Staphida torqueola) is a bird in the family Zosteropidae.
Staphida is a genus of passerine birds in the white-eye family Zosteropidae, formerly placed in the genus Yuhina.


Zosteropidae, Zosterops combines the Ancient Greek words zosteros "belt" or "girdle" and opos "eye".
Staphida: Greek staphis, staphidos dried grapes, raisins.
torqueola Latin torqueola necklace (Latin: torques collar).

Black-faced laughingthrush 
(Khướu mặt đen, Trochalopteron affine)

The black-faced laughingthrush (Trochalopteron affine) is a bird species in the family Leiothrichidae.

Leiothrix Leiothrichidae Ancient Greek leios meaning "smooth" and thrix meaning "hair".
Trochalopteron: the Ancient Greek trokhalos meaning "round" or "bowed" with pteron meaning "wing".
affinae, affine, affinis Latin adfinis or affinis related, allied.

Black-Collared Starling
(Sáo sậu, Gracupica nigricollis)
Formerly placed in the genus Sturnus.

The black-collared starling (Gracupica nigricollis) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae.

The Sturnidae are named for the genus Sturnus which in Latin means starling.
The genus name Gracupica combines the Latin graculus meaning "jackdaw" (related to but smaller than crows and ravens) with pica meaning "magpie".
The specific epithet nigricollis is Latin for "black-necked": niger, meaning "black", and collis, meaning "neck".

Brown Bullfinch 
(Mỏ ngắn, Pyrrhula nipalensis)

The brown bullfinch (Pyrrhula nipalensis) is a species of bird in the true finch family, Fringillidae.

Fringillidae, Fringilla: Latin fringilla for finch.
The genus name Pyrrhula is derived by tautonymy from the binomial name of the Eurasian bullfinch Loxia pyrrhula introduced by Linnaeus in 1758.

Indochinese Fulvetta 
(Fulvetta danisi)
Lách tách ngực nâu, Lách tách Đông Dương

The Indochinese fulvetta (Fulvetta danisi), found in Laos and Vietnam, is a bird species in the family Paradoxornithidae. 

Paradoxornithidae: puzzling, paradox bird; Greek paradoxos extraordinary; ornis bird.
Fulvetta: probably from Latin fulvus: tawny, yellowish-brown.

Pale-throated wren-babbler 
(Spelaeornis kinneari) 

The pale-throated wren-babbler (Spelaeornis kinneari), endemic to Vietnam, is a bird species in the family Timaliidae.

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".
Spelaeornis: Greek spelaion: cave; ornis: bird.

Gray-throated babbler 
(Khướu bụi đầu đen, Stachyris nigriceps)

The grey-throated babbler (Stachyris nigriceps) is a species of passerine bird in the Old World babbler family Timaliidae.

The bird is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam.


The genus name combines the Ancient Greek stakhus meaning "ear of wheat" and rhis, rhinos meaning "nostrils".
The specific epithet nigriceps is from Latin niger meaning "black" and "-ceps" meaning "-headed".

Sooty babbler 
(Khướu đá mun, Stachyris herberti)

The sooty babbler (Stachyris herberti), which is endemic to Laos and Vietnam, is a species of bird in the family Timaliidae.

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".
Stachyris: combines the Ancient Greek stakhus meaning "ear of wheat" and rhis, rhinos meaning "nostrils" referring to the opercula almost closing the nostrils (nares).

White-crested laughingthrush 
(Khướu đầu trắng, Garrulax leucolophus)

The white-crested laughingthrush (Garrulax leucolophus) is a member of the family Leiothrichidae.
The bird is bird found in forest and scrub from the Himalayan foothills to Southeast Asia.

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.
leucolophus comes from Greek leukos "white" and lophos "crest".

Rufous-cheeked laughingthrush 
(Garrulax castanotis) 

The rufous-cheeked laughingthrush (Garrulax castanotis) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae.
This bird species is found only in China, Laos and Vietnam.

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.
castanotis: Greek kastanon chestnut; -otis: -eared (ous,otos: ear).

Oroanassa is a genus of Old World night herons typically found near water in forested regions.
The species of this genus was once placed in the genus Gorsachius.

1/White-eared night heron (Vạc hoa, Oroanassa magnifica)
(formerly Gorsachius magnificus)
other scientific names: Nycticorax magnificus

Ardeidae, Ardea: the Latin word ardea meaning "heron".
Oroanassa: Greek oros mountain; anassa queen, lady.
magnifica Latin magnificus splendid, grand (magnus great; facere to make).

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