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.

White-Browed Wagtail,
or Large Pied Wagtail 
(Motacilla maderaspatensis)
Chìa vôi mày trắng

The white-browed wagtail or large pied wagtail (Motacilla maderaspatensis) is a medium-sized bird and is the largest member of the wagtails.

Passeriformes, Passerina, passerina: Latin passerinus sparrow-like, (i.e. sparrow-sized) (passer sparrow).
Motacillidae, Motacilla: From Latin motacilla (“wagtail”).
The specific name maderaspatensis is derived from the Indian city of Madras (now Chennai).

White Wagtail
(Chìa vôi trắng, Motacilla alba)

The white wagtail (Motacilla alba) is a small passerine bird in the family Motacillidae.

Passeriformes, Passerina, passerina: Latin passerinus sparrow-like, (i.e. sparrow-sized) (passer sparrow).
Motacillidae, Motacilla: From Latin motacilla (“wagtail”).
alba, albo, albus: white.

Barred Cuckoo-Dove 
(Gầm ghì vằn, Macropygia unchall) 

The barred cuckoo-dove (Macropygia unchall) is a bird species in the family Columbidae.

Columbidae, Columba: Latin columba (“dove, pigeon”). Ancient Greek κόλυμβος (kólumbos, “a diver”), from κολυμβάω (kolumbáō, “dive, plunge headlong, swim”).
Macropygia: the Ancient Greek makros meaning "long" or "deep" and "-pugios" meaning "-rumped").
unchall: The inhabitants of Java called the cuckoo-doves Burong-unchall.

Black-Eared Barbet 
(Psilopogon duvaucelii)
Cu rốc tai lam

The black-eared barbet (Psilopogon duvaucelii) is a barbet in the family Megalaimidae native to Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo. 

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

Asian Golden Weaver 
(Ploceus hypoxanthus)

The Asian golden weaver (Ploceus hypoxanthus) is a species of passerine bird in the family Ploceidae. 


Ploceidae, Ploceus: from Ancient Greek plokeus meaning "weaver" derived from the Greek word pleko "to entwine".
hypoxantha, Hypoxanthus (syn. Piculus): hypoxanthus Greek hupo beneath; xanthos yellow.

Asian Fairy-Bluebird 
(Chim lam, Irena puella)

The Asian fairy-bluebird (Irena puella) is a medium-sized, arboreal passerine bird. 

Irena, Irenidae: A modern Greek spelling of the girls' name Irene, meaning 'peace'. The name is originally spelt Eirene or Eirini in Greek. In Ancient Greek Mythology, Eirene is the Greek goddess of peace.
"puella" is a Latin noun that primarily means "girl" in English.

Purple-naped spiderhunter 
or purple-naped sunbird 
(Hút mật bụng vạch, Kurochkinegramma hypogrammicum)
formerly placed in the genus Hypogramma.

The purple-naped spiderhunter or purple-naped sunbird (Kurochkinegramma hypogrammicum) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.

Nectariniidae: New Latin, from Nectarinia, type genus + -idae.
Kurochkinegramma: unknown origin/meaning.
hypogrammica, hypogrammicum, hypogrammicus: Greek hupo beneath; grammikos lined, linear (gramme line).

Van Hasselt's sunbird 
(Leptocoma brasiliana)
Hút mật họng hồng


Van Hasselt's sunbird (Leptocoma brasiliana), is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. 


Nectariniidae: New Latin, from Nectarinia, type genus + -idae.
The name Leptocoma combines the Ancient Greek words leptos "delicate" or "fine" and kome "hair".
Brasiliana, general term for things, collections related to Brazil (mistakenly for this species).

Yellow-vented flowerpecker 
(Dicaeum chrysorrheum)
Chim sâu bụng vạch

The yellow-vented flowerpecker (Dicaeum chrysorrheum) is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae. 

Dicaeidae, Dicaeum: Greek dikaion supposedly an Indian bird mentioned by Aelianus.
chrysorrheum, chrysorrhoa: Greek khrusos gold; orrhos rump.

Thick-billed flowerpecker 
(Dicaeum agile) 
Chim sâu mỏ lớn

The thick-billed flowerpecker (Dicaeum agile) is a tiny bird in the flowerpecker family Dicaeidae.


Dicaeidae, Dicaeum: Greek dikaion supposedly an Indian bird mentioned by Aelianus.
The name Dicaeum is from the Ancient Greek dikaion. Cuvier claimed that this was a word for a very small Indian bird.
agile, agilis: Latin agilis nimble, active.

Scaly-crowned babbler 
(Chuối tiêu đuôi ngắn, Malacopteron cinereum)

The scaly-crowned babbler (Malacopteron cinereum) is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae.

Pellorneum, Pellorneidae: combines the Ancient Greek pellos meaning "dark-coloured" with orneon meaning "bird".
Malacopteron: Greek malakos soft; pteron feather.
cinereum: ash-colored ointment, salve.

Yellow-Bellied Warbler
(Chích đớp ruồi bụng vàng, Abroscopus superciliaris)

The yellow-bellied warbler (Abroscopus superciliaris) is a species of bush warbler bird family Cettiidae. 

Cettiidae: Cettia from Francesco Cetti.
Abroscopus Greek abros graceful, splendid, delicate; skopos seeker, purpose.
superciliaris: From Latin supercilium +‎ -āris: eyebrow; supercilium: eyelid.

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