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.

White-Rumped Shama (Chích chòe lửa, Copsychus malabaricus)

The white-rumped shama is a small passerine bird of the family Muscicapidae. 

Muscicapa comes from the Latin musca meaning a fly and capere to catch.
The name Copsychus is from the Ancient Greek kopsukhos or kopsikhos, meaning "blackbird".
malabaricus: The Malabar Coast is the southwestern region of the Indian subcontinent, southwestern India.

Siberian Thrush 
(Geokichla sibirica)
Hoét Sibêri

The Siberian thrush (Geokichla sibirica) is a member of the thrush family, Turdidae, of the family Passeriformes.

Compare:
- Siberian thrush (Geokichla sibirica): female scaly breast with more white background and with white brow.
- Dark-sided Thrush (Zoothera marginata): scaly breast with more dark-brown background and without white brow. Bill is longer than the Siberian Thrush and more down-curved.

Turdidae derives from the Latin word turdus, meaning thrush.
The genus name Geokichla combines the Ancient Greek geō- meaning "ground-" with kikhlē meaning "thrush.

Chestnut-Vented Nuthatch 
(Trèo cây đít hung, Sitta nagaensis)

The chestnut-vented nuthatch is a species of bird in the nuthatch family Sittidae of the order Passeriformes.

Sittidae and Sitta derived from sitte, Ancient Greek for this bird.
The species name is composed of naga and the Latin suffix -ensis, "that lives in, that inhabits," was given in reference to the area when the type of the species was collected, the Naga Hills.

Abbott's Babbler 
(Chuối tiêu mỏ to, Malacocincla abbotti)

Abbott's babbler is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae.

Difference between Abbott's babbler vs Buff-breasted babbler:
    - Abbott's. Heavy grey bill, extensive grey eye-ring, rich orange brown lower belly and undertail coverts, short tail.
    - Buff-breasted has a slighter and paler-colored bill, a much longer tail and is uniformly buff-brown in colour. 

Pellorneum, Pellorneidae: combines the Ancient Greek pellos meaning "dark-coloured" with orneon meaning "bird".
The genus name Malacocincla combines the Ancient Greek malakos meaning "soft" with modern Latin cinclus, meaning "thrush"; referring to the birds' full and drooping plumage.
The specific name abbotti was chosen by Blyth to honour the specimen collector, Lieutenant Colonel J. R. Abbott (1811–1888).

Buff-Breasted Babbler 
(Chuối tiêu đất, Pellorneum tickelli)

The buff-breasted babbler is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae.

Difference between Abbott's babbler vs Buff-breasted babbler:
    - Abbott's. Heavy grey bill, extensive grey eye-ring, rich orange brown lower belly and undertail coverts, short tail.
    - Buff-breasted has a slighter and paler-colored bill, a much longer tail and is uniformly buff-brown in colour. 

Pellorneum, Pellorneidae: combination of the Ancient Greek pellos meaning "dark-coloured" with orneon meaning "bird".

Puff-throated babbler or spotted babbler 
(Chuối tiêu ngực đốm, Pellorneum ruficeps)

The puff-throated babbler or spotted babbler is a species of passerine bird found in Asia. 


Pellorneidae, Pellorneum: combines the Ancient Greek pellos meaning "dark-coloured" with orneon meaning "bird".
ruficeps Latin rufus red, ruddy; -ceps -headed.

White-browed Scimitar Babbler 
(Họa mi đất mày trắng, Pomatorhinus schisticeps) 

The white-browed scimitar babbler is a species of jungle bird with long downcurved bills in the family Timaliidae.

Difference:
- Red-billed Scimitar-Babbler (Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps): Red bill, ruffous or brownish cap, 
- White-browed Scimitar-Babbler (Pomatorhinus schisticeps): Yellow bill, gray or slaty cap, ruffous-red feather on the sides of the nape.

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".
Pomarinus Pomatorhinus / pomatorhinus Greek: poma,pomatos lid, cover; rhis, rhinos nostrils.
schisticeps: schistus slate ( schistos type of fissile stone); -ceps -headed, -fold

The Gray-eyed Bulbul 
(Cành cạch nhỏ, Iole propinqua)


Gray-eyed Bulbul is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. 


The family name is from Greek: puknos "thick" or "compact" and -nōtos "-backed".
Iole is a feminine name of Greek origin, meaning "violet flower."
propinquus (feminine propinqua, neuter propinquum, comparative propinquior): near, hence, close to, related to, neighborhood, similar.

Ochraceous Bulbul 
(Cành cạch bụng hung, Alophoixus ochraceus)

The ochraceous bulbul (Alophoixus ochraceus) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae.

Difference between the puff-throated bulbul (Alophoixus pallidus) vs ochraceous bulbul (Alophoixus ochraceus): former is lighter and paler than latter; under body of the former is more yellowish than the latter.

The family name is from Greek: puknos "thick" or "compact" and -nōtos "-backed".
Alophoixus Greek: alophos crestless; genus Ixos: Greek mistletoe;
ochre, Ochraceous: brownish yellow, Latin from ōchra (“ochre”) +‎ -āceus, from Ancient Greek ὠχρός (ōkhrós, “wan”), from ὤχρα (ṓkhra, “yellow ochre”).

Stripe-throated Bubul, or streak-throated bulbul 
(Bông lau họng vạch, Pycnonotus finlaysoni)

The stripe-throated bulbul, or streak-throated bulbul, is a species of songbird in the bulbul family of passerine birds.

The genus name is from Greek: puknos "thick" or "compact" and -nōtos "-backed".

Black-crested Bulbul 
(Rubigula flaviventris, Chào mào vàng mào đen)


The black-crested bulbul is a member of the bulbul family Pycnonotidae of passerine birds.


Pycnonotidae
pycno-
 Pycnonotus
 puknos "thick" or "compact" and 
 -nōtos "-backed".
Rubigula: combines the Medieval Latin rubinus meaning "ruby" with Latin gula meaning "throat".
flaviventris: New Latin; from flāvus (“yellow”) +‎ venter (“belly”).

Pygmy Cupwing, or pygmy wren-babbler
(Khướu đất đuôi cụt Pigmi, Pnoepyga pusilla)

Pnoepyga, Pnoepygidae: pnoe [Greek] πνοή (pnoē): wind, breath, breeze, soul; pyga: puge meaning "rump".
pusillus, pusilla: very little, very small, tiny

The pygmy cupwing or pygmy wren-babbler, is a species of bird in the Pnoepyga wren-babblers family, Pnoepygidae.

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