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.

Long-Tailed Shrike
Rufous-Backed Shrike 
(Bách thanh đuôi dài, Lanius schach)

The long-tailed shrike or rufous-backed shrike (Lanius schach) is a member of the bird family Laniidae, the shrikes.

Laniidae, Lanius: derived from the Latin word for "butcher".
The specific schach is an onomatopoeic name based on the call.
The common English name "shrike" is from Old English scríc, "shriek", referring to the shrill call.

Ashy Woodswallow 
sometimes also called the ashy swallow-shrike
(Nhạn rừng, Artamus fuscus)

The ashy woodswallow (Artamus fuscus), also called the ashy swallow-shrike, is a woodswallow which is found in south Asia.

Artaminae, Artamus: Ancient Greek artamos, meaning butcher or murder.
fuscus: Latin fuscus brown, dusky, dark-colored.

Stripe-Breasted Woodpecker 
(Gõ kiến nhỏ ngực đốm, Dendrocopos atratus)

The stripe-breasted woodpecker (Dendrocopos atratus) is a species of bird in the woodpecker family, Picidae.

Piciformes, picidae, picus: Latin woodpecker
Dendrocopos: Greek dendron tree; kopos striking (kopto to strike, cut, shake).
atrata / atratus Latin atratus clothed in black (for mourning) darkened, blackened.

Collared Owlet 
also known as the collared pygmy owl,
(Cú vọ má trắng, Cú vọ mặt trắng, Taenioptynx brodiei), 
formerly Glaucidium brodiei

The collared owlet (Taenioptynx brodiei), also known as the collared pygmy owl, is a species of owl in the family Strigidae.

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)
The genus name Taenioptynx combines the Ancient Greek tainia meaning "band" or "stripe" with ptunx meaning "owl".

Rufous-Faced Warbler
(Chích đớp ruồi mặt hung, Abroscopus albogularis)

The rufous-faced warbler (Abroscopus albogularis) is a species of the bush warbler family, Cettiidae.

Traits: Both sides of the face are  rufous or orange; white throat; gray/black stripes or lines on the head.


Cettiidae: Cettia from Francesco Cetti.
Abroscopus Greek abros graceful, splendid, delicate; skopos seeker, purpose.
albogularis: Latin means "white-throated": albo = white and gularis = throat.

Black Bulbul
Also known as the Himalayan black bulbul or Asian black bulbul
(Hypsipetes leucocephalus)

The black bulbul (Hypsipetes leucocephalus), also known as the Himalayan black bulbul or Asian black bulbul, is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds.

Traits:  legs and bill are always rich orange-red; body from gray to black; some has a white head and neck (hood).

The genus name Hypsipetes combines the Ancient Greek hupsi meaning "high" with petēs meaning "-flyer".
leucocephalus
leuco: Greek for white
Cephalus: Ancient Greek: Κέφαλος Kephalos means "head".

Oriental Hobby 
(Cắt bụng hung, Falco severus)

The Oriental hobby (Falco severus) is a species of falcon found in the northern parts of the Indian Subcontinent, across the eastern Himalayas and through Indochina to Australasia.

Falco, Falcon: Hawk, eagle (Late Latin).
severus Latin severus grim, cruel, stern.

Grey-Headed Canary-Flycatcher, sometimes known as the gray-headed flycatcher
(Culicicapa ceylonensis, Đớp ruồi đầu xám)

The gray-headed canary-flycatcher (Culicicapa ceylonensis) is a species of small flycatcher-like bird found in tropical Asia.

Stenostiridae: Stenostira Greek stenos narrow, thin; steira ship’s beak, forepart of keel.
steno- narrow or restricted (From Ancient Greek στενός (stenós, “narrow”).
steira heifer (a cow that has not calved); barren woman.
Culicicapa Latin culex, culicis midge; capere to seize.
ceylonensis: Sri Lanka, formerly known as Ceylon.

Dark-Sided Thrush 
Other names: lesser brown thrush, the long-billed ground-thrush, and the dark-sided ground-thrush
(Zoothera marginata)
Sáo đất nâu

The dark-sided thrush (Zoothera marginata) is a species of bird in the thrush family Turdidae.

Compare:
- Dark-sided thrush (Zoothera marginata): blotched breast and belly with white stain on a dark brown background. 
- Japanese thrush (Turdus cardis): female: blotched breast and belly with dark stain on a white background. 

Turdidae, Turdus is the Latin word for a "thrush".
The genus name Zoothera combines the Ancient Greek zōon meaning "animal" with -thēra meaning "hunter".
marginata: Latin word meaning "border" or "margin".

Large Scimitar Babbler 
(Họa mi đất mỏ dài, Erythrogenys hypoleucos)

The large scimitar babbler (Erythrogenys hypoleucos) is a species of bird in the family Timaliidae.

Erythrogenys
Erythro: eruthros meaning "red"
genys: Latin genus (“birth, origin, a race, sort, kind”) from the root gen- in Latin gignō (“to beget, produce”). 
The Latinized Greek hypoleucos, with the correct “-os” ending as first published by Gould, means white below New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὑπόλευκος (hupóleukos, “whitish underneath”).
hypo: From Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-), combining form of ὑπό (hupó, “under”).

 

Siberian Blue Robin 
(Oanh lưng xanh, Larvivora cyane)

The Siberian blue robin (Larvivora cyane) is a small passerine bird belonging to the Old World flycatcher family, Muscicapidae. 


The word Larvivora comes from the Neo-Latin larva meaning caterpillar and -vorus meaning eating (vorace to devour).
Cyane (/ˈsaɪəniː/; from Κυανῆ (Kuanē), meaning "dark blue" in ancient Greek, Greek mythology).

Brown shrike 
(Bách thanh nâu or Bách thanh mày trắng, Lanius cristatus)

The brown shrike (Lanius cristatus) is a bird in the shrike family Laniidae that is found mainly in Asia.

Trait: Like most other shrikes, it has a distinctive black "bandit-mask" through the eye and eyeline, white brow (above), ruffous cap which extends to neck, long square tail.
Habitats: found mainly in open scrub.

Laniidae, Lanius: derived from the Latin word for "butcher".
cristatus: From Latin crista (“the comb or tuft on the head of animals; tuft of leaves on plants; crest of a helmet”).

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