Birds of Vietnam, Bird Species in Vietnam

Long-tailed minivet in 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.

Spotted wood owl  (Hù phương đông, Strix seloputo)

The spotted wood owl (Strix seloputo) is an owl of the earless owl genus, Strix.

Strigidae: The family for all Owls except Barn Owls, derived from "Strix", a Latin word for owl (also the same in Greek).
seloputo Javanese name Selo-puto for the Spotted Wood Owl (Strix).

Himalayan owl or Himalayan wood owl (Strix nivicolum)

The Himalayan owl or Himalayan wood owl (Strix nivicolum) is a medium-sized owl native to the forests and mountain ranges of the Himalayas, Taiwan and Korea.


Strigidae: The family for all Owls except Barn Owls, derived from "Strix", a Latin word for owl (also the same in Greek).
The term "nivicolum" is derived from Latin, meaning "snow" or "of snow". 

Brown wood owl 
(Hù, Strix leptogrammica)

The brown wood owl (Strix leptogrammica) is found in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Taiwan, and south China.

Strigiformes: All Owls are classified as members of this order. The name is formed from "Strig", the plural form of the Latin word "strix", meaning "owl" and "formes", meaning "forms".
Strigidae: The family for all Owls except Barn Owls, derived from "Strix", a Latin word for owl (also the same in Greek).
leptogrammica:
 Lepto- comes from the Greek leptós, variously meaning “thin, slight, fine, small,” with a literal sense of “stripped.” 
 grammikos linear, lined.
 γρᾰμμή (grammḗ, “a stroke or line of a pen”, “a line as in mathematical figures”) +‎ -ῐκός (-ikós, “of or pertaining to”, “in the manner of”).

Changeable hawk-eagle 
or crested hawk-eagle, marsh hawk-eagle or Indian crested hawk-eagle
(Diều đầu nâu, Nisaetus cirrhatus) 

The changeable hawk-eagle (Nisaetus cirrhatus) or crested hawk-eagle is a large bird of prey species of the family Accipitridae. 

"Changeable" is from a wide variation of plummage: from pale to dark, varying on molt and age change.

Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
The genus name Nisaetus combines the Medieval Latin nisus for a sparrowhawk with the Ancient Greek aetos meaning "eagle".
The specific epithet cirrhatus is from Latin cirratus meaning "curly-headed".

Mountain Hawk-Eagle 
 or Hodgson's hawk-eagle
(Diều núi, Nisaetus nipalensis)


The mountain hawk-eagle (Nisaetus nipalensis) or Hodgson's hawk-eagle, is a large bird of prey native to Asia.


Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
The genus name Nisaetus combines the Medieval Latin nisus for a sparrowhawk with the Ancient Greek aetos meaning "eagle".

Spot-Throated Babbler 
(Chuối tiêu họng đốm, Pellorneum albiventre)

The spot-throated babbler (Pellorneum albiventre) is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae.

Pellorneidae, Pellorneum: the Ancient Greek pellos meaning "dark-coloured" with orneon meaning "bird".
albiventre: Latin albi: white; ventre: Latin venter (“the belly; the womb; a swelling”).

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. 

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.

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