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.

Spot-bellied eagle-owl 
also known as the forest eagle-owl
(Dù dì Nêpan, Ketupa nipalensis), 

The spot-bellied eagle-owl (Ketupa nipalensis), also known as the forest eagle-owl is a large bird of prey with a formidable appearance.

Strigidae: derived from "Strix", a Latin word for owl (also the same in Greek).
Ketupa: From specific name Strix ketupu.
nipalensis: Nepal.

Long-billed thrush 
(Zoothera monticola) 

The long-billed thrush (Zoothera monticola) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. 
The bird is found from the Himalayas to Myanmar and Vietnam.

The genus name Zoothera combines the Ancient Greek zōon meaning "animal" with -thēra meaning "hunter".
Monticola, monticolus, monticole is the Latin word for mountain-dweller or mountaineer.

Chinese thrush 
(Turdus mupinensis, Hoét Trung Quốc)

The Chinese thrush (Turdus mupinensis) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. 
The bird is found in China and far northern Vietnam.


Turdidae: Turdus Latin for "thrush".
mupinensis Mupin (= Muping = Paohing), Tibet.

Eyebrowed thrush 
(Turdus obscurus, Hoét mày trắng) 

The eyebrowed thrush (Turdus obscurus) is a member of the thrush family Turdidae. 
The bird is strongly migratory, wintering south to China and Southeast Asia. 


The genus name Turdus is Latin for "thrush".
obscurus Latin dark, obscure, dusky.

Pale thrush 
(Turdus pallidus) 

The pale thrush (Turdus pallidus) is a passerine bird of the genus Turdus in the thrush family Turdidae.

The bird breeds in south-east Siberia, north-east China and Korea and maybe also in Japan.
This species is largely migratory, wintering in southern and central Japan, South Korea and southern China, occasionally reaching as far as Yunnan, Taiwan and the Philippines.

The genus name Turdus is Latin for "thrush".
pallidus Latin meaning "pallid" or "pale".

Chestnut thrush 
(Turdus rubrocanus, Hoét hung)

The chestnut thrush (Turdus rubrocanus) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. 
The bird breeds in the western Himalayas and central/southwestern China, winters in Eastern Himalaya and northern Southeast Asia. 

The genus name Turdus is Latin for "thrush".
rubrocanus Latin ruber red; canus grey.

Red-throated thrush 
(Turdus ruficollis)

The red-throated thrush (Turdus ruficollis) is a passerine bird in the thrush family Turdidae.

The red-throated thrush is a migratory Palearctic species. 
The bird breeds in East Siberia to North Manchuria wintering to West China, Myanmar, and Northeast India.


The genus name Turdus is Latin for "thrush".
ruficollis is derived from Latin rufus, "red", and collum, "neck".

Dusky thrush
(Turdus eunomus) 

The dusky thrush (Turdus eunomus) is a member of the thrush family Turdidae.
The bird breeds in the region from central Siberia to Kamchatka wintering in Korea, Japan, South China and Myanmar. 

This species is strongly migratory, wintering south to southeast Asia, principally in China and neighbouring countries.

The genus name Turdus is Latin for "thrush".
The specific epithet eunomus from Ancient Greek eunomos, "orderly".

Naumann's thrush (Turdus naumanni) 

Naumann's thrush (Turdus naumanni) is a species of the thrush family Turdidae which breeds eastwards from central Siberia to North Manchuria, Amurland and Sakhalin.
This species is strongly migratory, wintering South Asia to Southeast Asia, principally in China, Korea and neighboring countries. 

Traits:
- Reddish brown-scaled underparts;

The genus name Turdus is Latin for "thrush".

Scaly thrush 
(Zoothera dauma)
Sáo đất

The scaly thrush (Zoothera dauma) is a member of the thrush family Turdidae.


Turdidae derives from the Latin word turdus, meaning thrush.
The genus name Zoothera combines the Ancient Greek zōon meaning "animal" with -thēra meaning "hunter".
dauma: possibly from “Dama” is the Bengali name for the Scaly Thrush.

Alpine thrush 
(Zoothera mollissima)
Formerly known as the plain-backed thrush, then split into:
- The Alpine thrush, 
- Sichuan thrush,
- and the newly discovered Himalayan thrush.

The alpine thrush (Zoothera mollissima) is a species of bird in the thrush family.
The bird is found from the north-western Himalayas to southern China.


The genus name Zoothera combines the Ancient Greek zōon meaning "animal" with -thēra meaning "hunter".
mollissima, mollissimus Latin mollissimus very soft, (mollis soft).

Grey-winged blackbird 
(Turdus boulboul)


The grey-winged blackbird (Turdus boulboul) is a species of Turdus in the thrush family, found at in the mountains of southern and eastern Asia from the Himalayas to northern Vietnam.

Turdidae: Turdus Latin for "thrush".
boulboul: In Persian and Arabic poetry, "bulbul" often refers to the nightingale.

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