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.

Rufous-Throated Partridge 
(Gà so họng hung, Arborophila rufogularis)

The rufous-throated partridge (Arborophila rufogularis) is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae.

Compare:
- Rufous-Throated Partridge (Gà so họng hung, Arborophila rufogularis): only rufous or orange color on the throat, scaly body with dark colors.
- Orange-necked partridge (Arborophila davidi): Throat has white and orange colors, scaly body with light colors.

Phasianidae from Phasianus: Latin for "pheasant", derived from the Ancient Greek φἀσιἀνος, phāsiānos, meaning "(bird) of the Phasis", the River Phasis (now the Rioni) in Colchis on the east coast of the Black Sea (now western Georgia).
Arborophila: the Latin arbor, arboris meaning "tree" with the Ancient Greek philos meaning "-loving".
rufo: From Latin rūfus: reddis.
gularis gula (“throat”).

Plumbeous Water Redstart
(Đuôi đỏ đầu xám, Phoenicurus fuliginosus)

The plumbeous water redstart (Phoenicurus fuliginosus) is a passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.


Redstart means a red start or a red tail (start means an old name for tail English). The species is of the genus Phoenicurus.
The name Phoenicurus is from Ancient Greek φοινιξ (phoinix), "(Phoenician) crimson/purple", and ουροσ (-ouros) -"tailed".
fuliginosus: From Latin fūlīginōsus, from fūlīgō (“soot”): Pertaining to or resembling soot in such features as colour, texture or taste; sooty, dusky. 

Amur Falcon 
(Cắt Amur, Falco amurensis)

The Amur falcon (Falco amurensis) is a small raptor of the falcon family.

Falco, Falcon: Hawk, eagle (Late Latin).
amurensis: Amur: The world's ninth-longest river, forming part of the border between the Far East of Russia and Northeastern China, emptying into the Pacific Ocean through the Strait of Tartary, where the mouth of the river faces the northern end of the island of Sakhalin. 

Olive-Backed Pipit 
(Anthus hodgsoni)
Chim manh Vân Nam

The olive-backed pipit (Anthus hodgsoni) is a small passerine bird of the pipit (Anthus) genus, which breeds across southern, north central and eastern Asia, as well as in the north-eastern European Russia.

Motacillidae: From Latin motacilla (“wagtail”).
The genus name Anthus is from Latin and is the name for a small bird of grasslands.

Grey-backed shrike 
(Bách thanh lưng xám, Lanius tephronotus)

The grey-backed shrike (Lanius tephronotus) is a bird in the family Laniidae inhabiting South-east Asia.


Laniidae, Lanius: derived from the Latin word for "butcher".
tephronota, tephronotum, tephronotus: Greek tephros ash-coloured; -notos-backed (noton back).

Common Hill Myna
Sometimes spelled "mynah", or hill myna or myna bird
(Yểng, Nhông, Gracula religiosa)

The common hill myna (Gracula religiosa), sometimes spelled "mynah" and formerly simply known as the hill myna or myna bird, is a bird species of the starling Sturnidae family.

The Sturnidae are named for the genus Sturnus which in Latin means starling.
The genus name is from Latin graculus, an unknown bird sometimes identified as the western jackdaw.
The specific name religiosa may allude to the practice of teaching mynas to repeat prayers.

Black-Crowned Barwing 
(Khướu vằn đầu đen, Actinodura sodangorum)

The black-crowned barwing (Actinodura sodangorum) is a non-migratory bird from Indochina in the family Leiothrichidae (laughingthrushes and allies).

Traits: ray-like tail, black-crowned, black lore (feather or hair between the eyes and the beak), white circle around the eyes.

Leiothrix Leiothrichidae Ancient Greek leios meaning "smooth" and thrix meaning "hair".
The name Actinodura is derived from Greek words meaning "ray-like tail" (actinodes and ura).
The epithet sodangorum came from the Sodang tribe (also known as Xo Dang) which lives in Ngoc Linh and other areas in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos where black-crowned barwings are distributed.

Black Eagle
(Đại bàng Ma Lai, Ictinaetus malaiensis)

The black eagle (Ictinaetus malaiensis) is a bird of prey, is the only member of the genus Ictinaetus, of the family Accipitridae.

accipiter: From Latin accipiter (“hawk”).
Ictinaetus: From Ancient Greek ἰκτῖνος (iktînos, “kite”) + ἀετός (aetós, “eagle”).

Long-Tailed Shrike
Rufous-Backed Shrike 
(Bách thanh đuôi dài, Lanius schach)

The long-tailed shrike or rufous-backed shrike (Lanius schach) is a member of the bird family Laniidae, the shrikes.

Laniidae, Lanius: derived from the Latin word for "butcher".
The specific schach is an onomatopoeic name based on the call.
The common English name "shrike" is from Old English scríc, "shriek", referring to the shrill call.

Ashy Woodswallow 
sometimes also called the ashy swallow-shrike
(Nhạn rừng, Artamus fuscus)

The ashy woodswallow (Artamus fuscus), also called the ashy swallow-shrike, is a woodswallow which is found in south Asia.

Artaminae, Artamus: Ancient Greek artamos, meaning butcher or murder.
fuscus: Latin fuscus brown, dusky, dark-colored.

Stripe-Breasted Woodpecker 
(Gõ kiến nhỏ ngực đốm, Dendrocopos atratus)

The stripe-breasted woodpecker (Dendrocopos atratus) is a species of bird in the woodpecker family, Picidae.

Piciformes, picidae, picus: Latin woodpecker
Dendrocopos: Greek dendron tree; kopos striking (kopto to strike, cut, shake).
atrata / atratus Latin atratus clothed in black (for mourning) darkened, blackened.

Collared Owlet 
also known as the collared pygmy owl,
(Cú vọ má trắng, Cú vọ mặt trắng, Taenioptynx brodiei), 
formerly Glaucidium brodiei

The collared owlet (Taenioptynx brodiei), also known as the collared pygmy owl, is a species of owl in the family Strigidae.

Strigiformes: All Owls are classified as members of this order. The name is formed from "Strig", the plural form of the Latin word "strix", meaning "owl" and "formes", meaning "forms".
Strigidae: The family for all Owls except Barn Owls, derived from "Strix", a Latin word for owl (also the same in Greek)
The genus name Taenioptynx combines the Ancient Greek tainia meaning "band" or "stripe" with ptunx meaning "owl".

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