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.

Little bronze cuckoo 
(Tìm vịt trán trắng, Chalcites minutillus)
formerly placed in the genus Chrysococcyx.

The little bronze cuckoo (Chalcites minutillus) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae.
This cuckoo is found in Southeast Asia, New Guinea and some parts of Australia.

The genus name Chalcites is from Ancient Greek χαλκιτης (khalkitēs) meaning "containing copper" or "coppery".
minutilla, minutillus: Latin minutellus very small (> Latin minutalis insignificant).

Bar-winged flycatcher-shrike 
(Phường chèo đen, Hemipus picatus)

The bar-winged flycatcher-shrike (Hemipus picatus) is a small passerine bird placed in the family Vangidae.
The bird is found in the forests of tropical southern Asia from the Himalayas and hills of southern India to Indonesia. 

Vangidae: from Vanga Malagasy name Vanga pied bird, for the Hook-billed Vanga: Vanga curvirostris.
Hemipus Greek hemi- half-, small; pous foot.
picata, picatus: Latin picatus bedaubed or smeared with tar.
pix, picis: pitch.
Latin pica: magpie.

Small niltava 
(Đớp ruồi trán đen, Niltava macgrigoriae)


The small niltava (Niltava macgrigoriae) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae, native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.
The bird is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet and Vietnam.


The genus name Niltava is from the Nepali word Niltau for the rufous-bellied niltava.

Rufous-bellied niltava 
(Niltava sundara)

The rufous-bellied niltava (Niltava sundara) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
The bird is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Traits:
- Stripe-breasted: a white stripe (line) on the breast of the female;

The genus name Niltava is from the Nepali word Niltau for the rufous-bellied niltava.
The specific epithet sundara is a Latinised version of the Hindi word sundar, meaning "beautiful".

Ward's trogon 
(Nuốc đuôi hồng, Harpactes wardi)

Ward's trogon (Harpactes wardi) is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae.
The bird is found in the northeastern parts of the Indian subcontinent stretching eastwards to Southeast Asia. It is found in Bhutan, India, Tibet, and Myanmar, no recent records in Vietnam.

The genus name Harpactes: The harpax or harpago (Koinē Greek: ἅρπαγα lit. "grabber, seizer, robber"; GEN ἅρπαγος harpagos)

Brown-cheeked fulvetta 
(Lách tách má nâu, Alcippe poioicephala) or brown-cheeked alcippe

The brown-cheeked fulvetta (Alcippe poioicephala) is a bird species belonging to the family Alcippeidae. 
This species is not closely related to the typical fulvettas which belong to the family Paradoxornithidae.

The brown-cheeked fulvetta is a resident breeding bird in Bangladesh, India and Southeast Asia.


Alcippeidae, Alcippe: Greek Mythology Alcippe, daughter of Aries the god of war.
poioicephala Greek phaios dusky, brown; -kephalos -headed.

Grey-cheeked fulvetta 
or Morrison's fulvetta (Lách tách má xám, Alcippe morrisonia)

The grey-cheeked fulvetta or Morrison's fulvetta (Alcippe morrisonia) is a bird in the family Alcippeidae.

Alcippeidae, Alcippe: Greek Mythology Alcippe, daughter of Aries the god of war.

Large woodshrike 
(Phường chèo nâu hay Bách thanh nâu xám, Tephrodornis virgatus)

The large woodshrike (Tephrodornis virgatus) is a bird species belonging to the Vangidae family, a medium-sized shrike-like bird.
The bird is found in south-eastern Asia, Sumatra, Java, and Borneo.

Compare:
- Common woodshrike (Tephrodornis pondicerianus): white brow.
- Large woodshrike (Tephrodornis virgatus): No white brow.


The genus name Tephrodornis combines the Ancient Greek tephodes meaning "like ashes" or "ash-coloured" with ornis meaning "bird".
virgatus, virgata: Latin striped, streaked (virga: streak).

Common woodshrike 
(Phường chèo nâu mày trắng, Tephrodornis pondicerianus)

The common woodshrike (Tephrodornis pondicerianus) is a species of bird found in Asia.

Compare:
- Common woodshrike (Tephrodornis pondicerianus): white brow.
- Large woodshrike (Tephrodornis virgatus): No white brow.

The genus name Tephrodornis combines the Ancient Greek tephodes meaning "like ashes" or "ash-coloured" with ornis meaning "bird".
pondicerianus: Pondicherry (in India).

Slaty-bellied Tesia or Warbler 
(Chích đuôi cụt, Tesia olivea)

The slaty-bellied tesia (Tesia olivea) is a species of warbler in the family Cettiidae.
The bird is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam.


The genus Tesia is from the Nepalese word Tisi for the grey-bellied tesia.
olivea: Latin oliveus olive-coloured ( Latin oliva olive).

Yellow-browed Tit 
(Bạc má rừng or bạc má mày vàng, Sylviparus modestus)

The yellow-browed tit (Sylviparus modestus) is a species of bird in the family Paridae. 
The bird is found in the southern Himalayas, Northeast India and southern China with smaller amounts in Southeast Asia. 

Paridae, Parus: Tit.
Sylviparus: from genus Sylvia for typical warblers; genus Parus: latin for tit.
modesta, modestum, modestus Latin modestus plain, modest, unassuming (modus measure, standard).

Great Tit 
(Bạc má lớn, Parus major)

The great tit (Parus major) is a small passerine bird in the tit family Paridae.
The bird has a wide distribution across much of Eurasia.


parus or paru: tit or chickadee.

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