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.

Sultan Tit 
(Melanochlora sultanea, Chim mào vàng) 

The sultan tit (Melanochlora sultanea) is an Asian forest bird with a yellow crest, dark bill, black upperparts plumage and yellow underparts.


Paradiae is from Parus Latin for tit.
Melanochlora / melanochloros Greek melas black;
khloros; green, yellow.
sultanea / sultaneus: sultanus sultan; Arabic al-sulta the power, sultan, sovereign.

Ratchet-Tailed Treepie 
(Chim khách đuôi cờ, Temnurus temnurus)

The ratchet-tailed treepie is a species of bird in the crow and jay family Corvidae. The species is also known as the notch-tailed treepie.

Corvidae, Corvina ( Coracina) / corvina L. corvinus raven-like, raven-black (corvus raven).
temnurus Greek temno to cut; -ouros -tailed.
temno: to cut.
New Latin -urus, -ourus, from Greek -ouros, from oura tail.

Pied Falconet 
(Cắt nhỏ bụng trắng, Microhierax melanoleucos) 

The pied falconet, (Microhierax melanoleucos) is a species of bird of prey in the family Falconidae.

Falco: Hawk, eagle (Late Latin).
Microhierax Greek mikros small; hierax hawk.
melanoleucos: Greek melas black; leukos white.

Red-Collared Woodpecker
(Gõ kiến xanh cổ đỏ, Picus rabieri)

The red-collared woodpecker (Picus rabieri), which is found in Cambodia, China, Laos, and Vietnam, is a species of bird in the family Picidae.

picidae, picus: woodpecker.bi

Rufous-Tailed Robin
Other English names: pseudorobin, red-tailed robin, Swinhoe's red-tailed robin, Swinhoe's robin, Swinhoe's pseudorobin, Swinhoe's nightingale or whistling nightingale.
(Oanh cổ trắng, Larvivora sibilans)

The rufous-tailed robin (Larvivora sibilans) is a small passerine bird of the Flycatcher family Muscicapidae.
blotched/scaly on the chest and belly.

The word Larvivora comes from the Neo-Latin larva meaning caterpillar and -vorus meaning eating (vorace to devour).
sibilans is Latin for "whistling".

White-Tailed Flycatcher 
(Leucoptilon concretum, Đớp ruồi đuôi trắng)

The white-tailed flycatcher (Leucoptilon concretum) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.

Compare:
- White-tailed flycatcher (Leucoptilon concretum): White feathers on the tail.
vs 
- Hainan Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis hainanus): No white feathers on the tail.

leucos Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “white”).
ptilon: shown by the alternative form ψίλον (psílon), relation to πέτομαι (pétomai, “to fly”), plumage. 
ptilo- : down : feather.
concreta / concretus Mod. L. concretus large, sturdy, strong.
Latin, English. concretum [concreti]  N noun. concrete.

Black-Headed Bulbul 
(Chào mào vàng đầu đen, Brachypodius melanocephalos)

Black-Headed Bulbul (Chào mào vàng đầu đen, Brachypodius melanocephalos) is a member of the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae.

The bird earlier were referred to as Brachypodius atriceps, Pycnonotus atriceps.
The family name is from Greek: puknos "thick" or "compact" and -nōtos "-backed".
The word Brachypodius combines the Ancient Greek brakhus meaning "short" with pous, podos meaning "foot".
melanocephalos: Latin from Greek
 melas-  "black" 
 -kephalos  "-headed".

Annam Prinia 
(Prinia rocki) 

The Annam prinia (Prinia rocki) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae.


The bird species, which is monotypic and has no known subspecies, is found in the Đà Lạt Plateau of the Truong Son Mountains, and eastern Cambodia. 

Cisticolidae, Cisticolas (pronounced sis-TIC-olas): from Ancient Greek kisthos, "rock-rose", and Latin colere, "to dwell".
The name of the genus Prinia is derived from the Javanese prinya, the local name for the bar-winged prinia.

Siberian Rubythroat
(Oanh cổ đỏ, Calliope calliope)

The Siberian rubythroat (Calliope calliope) is a small passerine bird of the Old World flycatcher of the family Muscicapidae. 
Formerly classed as a member of the thrush family, Turdidae.


The genus Calliope name from classical Greek meaning beautiful-voiced.

Indochinese Roller, or Burmese roller
(Coracias affinis) 

The Indochinese roller (Coracias affinis) or Burmese roller, is a member of the roller bird family Coraciidae. 

The Indochinese roller (Coracias affinis) and the Indian roller (Coracias benghalensis) are very similar in appearance; the former seems to have brighter blue than the latter.

formerly considered as a subspecies of the Indian roller. 
But a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2018 found that the Indochinese roller was more closely related to the purple-winged roller (Coracias temminckii) than it is to the Indian roller.
The Indochinese roller is monotypic.

Coraciiformes: New Latin Coracias name of genus, from Greek korakias a chough + -i- + -form ; related to Greek korax raven.
The name Coraciiformes means "raven-like". Specifically, it comes from the Latin language "corax", meaning "raven" and Latin "forma", meaning "form".
The genus name is from Ancient Greek korakías (κορακίας), derived from korax (κόραξ, ‘raven, crow’).
affinis is from Latin adfinis or affinis meaning "related" or "allied".

Chestnut-Headed Bee-Eater, or bay-headed bee-eater
(Trảu họng vàng, Merops leschenaulti)

The chestnut-headed bee-eater (Merops leschenaulti), or bay-headed bee-eater, is a bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae.


Coraciiformes: New Latin Coracias name of genus, from Greek korakias a chough + -i- + -form ; related to Greek korax raven.
The name Coraciiformes means "raven-like". Specifically, it comes from the Latin language "corax", meaning "raven" and Latin "forma", meaning "form".
Meropidae is from Merops, the genus name which is Ancient Greek for "bee-eater".

Streaked Wren-Babbler 
(Gypsophila brevicaudata) 

The streaked wren-babbler (Gypsophila brevicaudata) is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae. 

Some consider the Annam Streaked Wren-babbler a subspecies of the streaked wren-babbler(Gypsophila brevicaudata).

Pellorneum, Pellorneidae: combines the Ancient Greek pellos meaning "dark-coloured" with orneon meaning "bird".
Gypsophila :Greek gupsos chalk, gypsum; philos fond of.
brevicaudata / brevicaudatus Latin brevis short; caudatus -tailed (cauda tail).

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