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.

Red-Billed Scimitar-Babbler 
(Họa mi đất mỏ đỏ, Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps) 

The Red-billed Scimitar-Babbler (Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps) is a species of bird in the family Timaliidae.

Difference:
- Red-billed Scimitar-Babbler (Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps): Red bill, ruffous or brownish cap, 
- White-browed Scimitar-Babbler (Pomatorhinus schisticeps): Yellow bill, gray or slaty cap, ruffous-red feather on the sides of the nape.


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".
Pomarinus Pomatorhinus / pomatorhinus Greek: poma,pomatos lid, cover; rhis, rhinos nostrils.
ochraceiceps: Latin ochraceus ochraceous; -ceps -capped.

Yellow-Vented Green Pigeon 
(Cu xanh Seimun, Treron seimundi)

The yellow-vented green pigeon (Treron seimundi), also known as Seimunds's Pintail Pigeon, is a species of bird in the family Columbidae.

Columbidae, Columba: Latin columba (“dove, pigeon”). Ancient Greek κόλυμβος (kólumbos, “a diver”), from κολυμβάω (kolumbáō, “dive, plunge headlong, swim”).
Pigeon is a French word that derives from the Latin pīpiō, for a "peeping" chick;
Dove is an ultimately Germanic word that refers to the bird's diving flight.
The genus name Treron is from the Ancient Greek trērōn meaning "pigeon" or "dove".

Collared Babbler 
(Gampsorhynchus torquatus)

The collared babbler (Gampsorhynchus torquatus) is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae. 
Found in Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. 

Pellorneidae: from Pellorneum Ancient Greek pellos meaning "dark-coloured" with orneon meaning "bird".
Gampsorhynchus Greek: gampsos γαμψός curved, bent, crooked; rhunkhos bill.
torquatus: Latin torquis (“a twisted neck chain, necklace, collar”), from torqueō (“to turn, twist, bend”).

Yellow-Eyed Babbler 
(Hoa mi mỏ ngắn, Hoa mi mat vang, Chrysomma sinense)

The yellow-eyed babbler (Chrysomma sinense) is a passerine bird native to South and Southeast Asia.


The genus name combines the Ancient Greek khrusos meaning "gold" and omma meaning "eye".

Maroon Oriole 
(Tử anh, Oriolus traillii)

The maroon oriole (Oriolus traillii), found Southeast Asia, is a species of bird in the family Oriolidae. 

"Oriole" derives from the Latin word aureolus meaning "golden".

Speckled Piculet
(Gõ kiến lùn đầu vàng, Picumnus innominatus)

The speckled piculet (Picumnus innominatus), found in Indian, China and Southeast Asia, is a species of bird in the family Picidae.


Picumnus: From Latin Pīcumnus (“a Roman deity personifying a woodpecker”), from pīcus (“woodpecker”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peyk- (“woodpecker; magpie”) + *mno-.
Latin innominatus "nameless", unnamed.

Red-Headed Trogon 
(Nuốc bụng đỏ, Harpactes erythrocephalus)


The red-headed trogon (Harpactes erythrocephalus) is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae.


The epithet erythrocephalus comes from the Ancient Greek terms eruthros meaning red, and kephale meaning head.

Puff-Throated Bulbul, also  the olivaceous bearded-bulbul, olivaceous bulbul and white-throated bulbul. 
(Cành cạch lớn, Alophoixus pallidus)
The latter name should not be confused with the species of the same name, Alophoixus flaveolus.
originally in the genus Criniger until moved to the genus Alophoixus in 2009.

The puff-throated bulbul (Alophoixus pallidus) is a songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae.

Difference between the puff-throated bulbul (Alophoixus pallidus) vs ochraceous bulbul (Alophoixus ochraceus): former is lighter and paler than latter; under body of the former is more yellowish than the latter.


The family name is from Greek: puknos "thick" or "compact" and -nōtos "-backed".
Alophoixus Greek: alophos crestless; genus Ixos: Greek mistletoe;
pallidus: Latin (“pale yellow-green”).

 

Little Pied Flycatcher
(Ficedula westermanni) 
Đớp ruồi đen mày trắng

The little pied flycatcher (Ficedula westermanni) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.

The genus name Ficedula is from Latin and refers to a small fig-eating bird (ficus, "fig") supposed to change into the blackcap in winter.

Mugimaki Flycatcher 
(Ficedula mugimaki, Đớp ruồi Mugi)

The mugimaki flycatcher (Ficedula mugimaki) is a small passerine bird of eastern Asia belonging to the genus Ficedula in the Old World flycatcher family, Muscicapidae.


The genus name Ficedula is from Latin and refers to a small fig-eating bird (ficus, "fig") supposed to change into the blackcap in winter.
The name "mugimaki" comes from Japanese and means "wheat-sower".

 

Black-Chinned Yuhina 
(Khướu mào đầu đen, Yuhina nigrimenta)

The black-chinned yuhina (Yuhina nigrimenta) is a bird species in the white-eye family Zosteropidae.

The genus name Yuhina is from Nepali language.
nigrimenta Latin: niger black; mentum chin.

Greater Racket-Tailed Drongo 
(Chèo bẻo cờ đuôi chẻ, Dicrurus paradiseus)


The greater racket-tailed drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus) is a medium-sized Asian bird which is distinctive in having elongated outer tail feathers with webbing restricted to the tips. 

Compare:
- Greater racket-tailed drongo: has a crest, tail not square cut;
- Lesser racket-tailed drongo : no crest, tail square cut.

Dicrurus is derived from the Greek words dikros meaning forked, ouros meaning tailed.
Paradisaea / paradisaea / paradisea / paradiseus / paradisi Late L. paradisus paradise: Greek paradeisos paradise, pleasure ground of the Persian kings.

 

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