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.

Indian Roller 
(Sả rừng, Coracias benghalensis) 

The Indian roller (Coracias benghalensis) is a bird of the family Coraciidae.

The Indochinese roller (Coracias affinis) and the Indian roller (Coracias benghalensis) are very similar in appearance; the former seems to have brighter blue than the latter.


Coracias is a genus of the rollers, an Old World family of near passerine birds related to the kingfishers and bee-eaters.
The genus name Coracias is from Ancient Greek korakías (κορακίας), derived from korax (κόραξ, ‘raven, crow’).

Lineated Barbet 
(Thầy chùa bụng nâu, cu rốc bụng nâu, Psilopogon lineatus)

The lineated barbet (Psilopogon lineatus) is an Asian barbet native to the Terai (Indian Continent), the Brahmaputra basin (Tibet), to Southeast Asia.


Megalaima means ‘large throat’ in Greek.
The name Psilopogon combines the Ancient Greek psilos meaning "bare" and pōgōn meaning "beard".

Green-Eared Barbet 
(Thầy chùa đầu xám, Psilopogon faiostrictus)

The green-eared barbet (Psilopogon faiostrictus) is an Asian barbet of the family Megalaimidae of the order Piciformes.


Piciformes, picidae, picus: woodpecker
Megalaima means ‘large throat’ in Greek.
The name Psilopogon combines the Ancient Greek psilos meaning "bare" and pōgōn meaning "beard".
faiostricta, faiostrictus Greek phaios dusky; stiktos spotted.

Vernal Hanging Parrot
(Vẹt lùn, Loriculus vernalis)

Hanging parrots are birds in the genus Loriculus, a group of small parrots from tropical southern Asia, of the family Psittaculidae.


Psittaculidae, Psittacula: a diminutive of the Latin word psittacus meaning "parrot".
The name Loriculus is a diminutive of the genus Lorius which originates from "lory" which comes from the Malay lūri, a name used for a number of species of colourful parrots.

Red-Breasted Parakeet
(Vẹt ngực đỏ, Psittacula alexandri) 

The red-breasted parakeet (Psittacula alexandri) is a parrot native to Southeast Asia. 


The name of the genus is a diminutive of the Latin word psittacus for a "parrot".
The specific epithet alexandri is from Alexander the Great whose soldiers introduced parakeets to Greece.

Green Imperial Pigeon 
(Gầm ghì lưng xanh, Ducula aenea)

The green imperial pigeon (Ducula aenea) is a large forest pigeon of the genus Ducula of the family Columbidae.

The genus name Ducula is from the New Latin (originally from from Nepali ḍhukur for “mountain imperial pigeon") dux genitive ducis meaning "leader".
The specific name aenea is from the Latin aeneus meaning "of a bronze colour" or "coppery".

Orange-Breasted Green Pigeon
(Cu xanh khoang cổ, Treron bicinctus) 

The orange-breasted green pigeon (Treron bicinctus) is a pigeon of the genus Treron of 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".

bicinctus: from bi +cinctus: (New Latin) double-belted, double-girdled
cincta, cinctus: Latin: surrounded, encircled, having been surrounded. wreathed, crowned, having been crowned.

Ashy-headed Green Pigeon 
(Treron phayrei)
Cu xanh đuôi đen

The ashy-headed green pigeon is a pigeon in the genus Treron of 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".
phayrei: personal name.

Chestnut-Capped Babbler 
(Hoa mi nhỏ, Timalia pileata)

The chestnut-capped babbler is a passerine bird of the family Timaliidae.

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".
pileatus, pileata: From the Latin pileatus meaning capped.

Black-Hooded Oriole 
(Vàng anh đầu đen, Oriolus xanthornus)

The black-hooded oriole is a member of the oriole family of passerine birds of the family Oriolidae.


"Oriole" derives from the Latin word aureolus meaning "golden".
The specific epithet xanthornus is from the Ancient Greek xanthos "yellow" and ornis "bird".

Red-Wattled Lapwing 
(Te vặt,Vanellus indicus)

The red-wattled lapwing is an Asian lapwing or large plover, a wader in the family Charadriidae.

Charadriidae, Charadrius: Late Latin word for a yellowish bird mentioned in the fourth-century Vulgate; from Ancient Greek kharadrios a bird found in ravines and river valleys (kharadra, "ravine").
The name "vanellus" is Latin for "little fan", vanellus being the diminutive of vannus ("winnowing fan").
indicus: India.

Grey-Faced Tit-Babbler 
(Chích chạch má xám, Mixornis kelleyi)

The grey-faced tit-babbler, found in Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam, is a species of bird in the family Timaliidae. 

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".
The genus name Mixornis combines the Ancient Greek mixis meaning "mixed" or "mingling" with ornis meaning "bird".
kelleyi: a person's name.

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