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.

Clicking Shrike-Babbler 
(Pteruthius intermedius)
Khướu mỏ quặp cánh vàng

The clicking shrike-babbler (Pteruthius intermedius) is a species of passerine bird in the family Vireonidae.

Traits:

- White-eyed

Vireonidae: Vireo / vireo Latin vireo small green migratory bird.
Pteruthius Greek pteron wing; eruthaino to dye red, to blush.

Black-headed shrike-babbler 
(Khướu mỏ quặp bụng hung, Pteruthius rufiventer)

The black-headed shrike-babbler (Pteruthius rufiventer) is a bird species of the Eurasian vireos (Vireonidae), traditionally placed with the Old World babblers in the family Timaliidae.

The area of distribution of this bird ranges from eastern Nepal to northwestern Vietnam.


Vireonidae: Vireo / vireo Latin vireo small green migratory bird.
Pteruthius Greek pteron wing; eruthaino to dye red, to blush.
rufiventer: Latin rufous vent.

Black-eared shrike-babbler 
(Khướu mỏ quặp tai đen, Pteruthius melanotis) 

The black-eared shrike-babbler (Pteruthius melanotis) is a bird species in the vireo family, Vireonidae.
The bird is found from the Himalayas to Southeast Asia.

Trait:
- The bird is very similar to the Clicking shrike-babbler except for that the black-eared has a black mark on the sides
of the nape (neck).
-white-eyed


Vireonidae: Vireo / vireo Latin vireo small green migratory bird.
Pteruthius Greek pteron wing; eruthaino to dye red, to blush.
melanotis Greek: melas black; -otis -eared (ous, otos: ear).

Green shrike-babbler 
(Pteruthius xanthochlorus) 

The green shrike-babbler (Pteruthius xanthochlorus) is a bird species in the family Vireonidae. 
The bird is found in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, and Vietnam.

Vireonidae: Vireo / vireo Latin vireo small green migratory bird.
Pteruthius Greek pteron wing; eruthaino to dye red, to blush.
xanthochlorus:
 xanthos,-E,-on, yellow of various shades, golden or pale yellow; also red-yellow, chestnut, auburn;
 khloros; pale green, yellow.

Grey-Chinned Minivet 
(Phường chèo má xám, Pericrocotus solaris)

The gray-chinned minivet (Pericrocotus solaris) is a species of passerine bird in the family Campephagidae.

Campephagidae: New Latin, from Campephaga, type genus (from Greek kampē caterpillar + New Latin -phaga) + -idae; 'Phago' is a term used as a prefix in Latin meaning 'Eating' or 'swallowing'. Phago ultimately comes from the Greek phageîn, which means “to eat, devour.”
The genus name comes from Ancient Greek peri - 'very', and krokotus 'saffron-coloured'.
solaris: Latin of or pertaining to the sun.

Blue Rock Thrush 
(Monticola solitarius)
Hoét đá

The blue rock thrush (Monticola solitarius) is a species of chat of the flycatcher family. The species was formerly included in the thrush family Turdidae.


Monticola is the Latin word for mountain-dweller or mountaineer: from mons, montis "mountain", and colere, "to dwell".
solitarius means "solitary".

Fire-Breasted Flowerpecker
(Dicaeum ignipectus)
Chim sâu ngực đỏ

The fire-breasted flowerpecker (Dicaeum ignipectus) is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae found in the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia.

The name Dicaeum is from the Ancient Greek dikaion. Cuvier claimed that this was a word for a very small Indian bird.
ignipectum / ignipectus: Latin ignis fire; pectus breast.

Dicaeum is a genus of birds in the flowerpecker family Dicaeidae, a group of passerines tropical southern Asia and Australasia from India east to the Philippines and south to Australia.


The name Dicaeum is from the Ancient Greek dikaion. Cuvier claimed that this was a word for a very small Indian bird.

1/ Plain flowerpecker (Dicaeum minullum)
Chim sâu vàng lục

2/ Fire-breasted flowerpecker (Dicaeum ignipectus)
Chim sâu ngực đỏ

3/ Scarlet-Backed Flowerpecker (Dicaeum cruentatum)
Chim sâu lưng đỏ

4/ Thick-billed flowerpecker (Dicaeum agile) 
Chim sâu mỏ lớn

5/ Yellow-vented flowerpecker (Dicaeum chrysorrheum)
Chim sâu bụng vạch

Eurasian Jay 
(Quạ thông, Garrulus glandarius) 

The Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius) is a species of passerine bird in the crow family Corvidae. 

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and Birdlife International split the Eurasian jay into three species:
- Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius);
- The subspecies Garrulus glandarius leucotis becomes the white-faced jay (Garrulus leucotis);
- The bispecularis group containing six subspecies becomes the plain-crowned jay (Garrulus bispecularis).

Corvina ( Coracina) / corvina Latin corvinus raven-like, raven-black (corvus raven).
The name Garrulus is a Latin word meaning chattering, babbling or noisy.
The specific epithet glandarius is Latin meaning "of acorns".

Indochinese Cuckooshrike 
(Phường chèo xám nhỏ, Lalage polioptera)

The Indochinese cuckooshrike (Lalage polioptera) is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. 

Campephagidae: New Latin, from Campephaga, type genus (from Greek kampē caterpillar + New Latin -phaga) + -idae; 'Phago' is a term used as a prefix in Latin meaning 'Eating' or 'swallowing'. Phago ultimately comes from the Greek phageîn, which means “to eat, devour.”
The genus name is from Ancient Greek lagages, an unidentified bird mentioned by the Greek lexicographer Hesychius of Alexandria.
polioptera / poliopterus: Greek polios pale, grey; -pteros -winged (pteron wing, feather).

Black-winged cuckooshrike 
(Phường chèo xám, Lalage melaschistos), also known as lesser grey cuckooshrike or dark grey cuckooshrike

The black-winged cuckooshrike (Lalage melaschistos), also known as lesser grey cuckooshrike or dark grey cuckooshrike, is a species of cuckooshrike found in South to Southeast Asia.

The genus name is from Ancient Greek lagages, an unidentified bird mentioned by the Greek lexicographer Hesychius of Alexandria.
melaschistos Greek melas black; Late Latin schistus slate (> Latin lapis schistos fissile stone > schistos split).

Long-Tailed Minivet 
(Phường chèo đỏ đuôi dài, Pericrocotus ethologus) 

The long-tailed minivet (Pericrocotus ethologus) is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae.

Campephagidae: New Latin, from Campephaga, type genus (from Greek kampē caterpillar + New Latin -phaga) + -idae; 'Phago' is a term used as a prefix in Latin meaning 'Eating' or 'swallowing'. Phago ultimately comes from the Greek phageîn, which means “to eat, devour.”
The genus name comes from Ancient Greek peri - 'very', and krokotus 'saffron-coloured'.

ethologus: Latin from Greek ethologos: mimic.

The Annam minivet (Pericrocotus ethologus annamensis) is considered a subspecies of the long-tailed minivet.

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