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.

Blue-Winged Minla (Khướu lùn cánh xanh, Actinodura cyanouroptera), also known as the blue-winged siva

The blue-winged minla (Actinodura cyanouroptera), also known as the blue-winged siva, is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae.

The Plain Minla found in Da Lat Vietnam may be a subspecies of the Blue-Winged Minla, or maybe treated as a separate species.

The name Actinodura is derived from Greek words meaning "ray-like tail" (actinodes and ura).
cyanouroptera Greek kuanos dark-blue; -ouros -tailed; (oura tail); -pteros -winged (pteron wing).

Rufous-Backed Sibia 
(Khướu lùn lưng hung, Mi lưng nâu, Leioptila annectens)

The rufous-backed sibia (Leioptila annectens) is a passerine bird in the family Leiothrichidae.

Aegithalos is a genus of passerine birds in the family Aegithalidae (bushtits), encompassing majority of the species in the family.

Aegithalidae: the Ancient Greek word aigithalos for a tit.

1/     Black-throated bushtit, also known as the black-throated tit or red-headed tit (Bạc má đuôi dài, Agegithalos concinnus)

 

Grey-Crowned Tit 
Gray-Crowned Bushtit 
(Aegithalos Annamensis, Bạc má đuôi dài đầu xám)

Grey-Crowned Tit (Aegithalos Annamensis) found in Da Lat (Central Highlands of Vietnam) is considered by some authorities a subspecies of the the black-throated tit or black-throated bushtit (Aegithalos concinnus). 
The former does not have a chestnut-colored cap as the latter.


Aegithalidae: the Ancient Greek word aegithalos for a tit.
concinnus: con +cinnus: neat, elegant, clever; pretty, pleasing.

Black-Throated Bushtit, also known as the black-throated tit or red-headed tit 
(Bạc má đuôi dài, Aegithalos concinnus)

The black-throated bushtit (Aegithalos concinnus), also known as the black-throated tit, is a very small passerine bird in the family Aegithalidae.

Grey-Crowned Tit (Aegithalos Annamensis) found in Da Lat (Central Highlands of Vietnam), which does not have a chestnut-colored cap, remains to be separated from the Black-Throated Bushtit.

Aegithalidae: the Ancient Greek word aegithalos for a tit.
concinnus: con +cinnus: neat, elegant, clever; pretty, pleasing.

Black-Headed Sibia 
(Heterophasia desgodinsi) 
Mi đầu đen

The black-headed sibia (Heterophasia desgodinsi) is a bird species in the family Leiothrichidae. 

The white-spectacled sibia is considered by some to be a subspecies of the black-headed sibia.

Heterophasia, Hetero: derives from the Greek word heteros meaning "different" or "other".

Grey-Crowned Crocias
(Mi Núi Bà, Laniellus langbianis)
endemic to Vietnam, restricted to the Di Linh Plateau.

The gray-crowned crocias (Laniellus langbianis) is a passerine bird in the family Leiothrichidae.


Leiothrix Leiothrichidae: Ancient Greek leios meaning "smooth" and thrix meaning "hair".
Laniellus possibly from Latin Lanius: "butcher".
Ancient Greek κροκίας or krokías: “a saffron-colored stone”.

Square-Tailed Drongo-Cuckoo 
(Cu cu đen, Surniculus lugubris) 

The square-tailed drongo-cuckoo (Surniculus lugubris) is a species of cuckoo that resembles a black drongo.

lugubris: mournful, doleful, plaintive, sinister...
culus: ass, arse, anus, 

Bar-Backed Partridge, also known as the brown-breasted hill-partridge
(Gà so họng trắng, Arborophila brunneopectus)


The bar-backed partridge (Arborophila brunneopectus), also known as the brown-breasted hill-partridge, is a species of partridge in the family Phasianidae.

Phasianidae from Phasianus: Latin for "pheasant", derived from the Ancient Greek φἀσιἀνος, phāsiānos, meaning "(bird) of the Phasis", the River Phasis (now the Rioni) in Colchis on the east coast of the Black Sea (now western Georgia).
Arborophila: the Latin arbor, arboris meaning "tree" with the Ancient Greek philos meaning "-loving".
brunneopectus: brunneus brown; pectus: breast.

Blue-Bearded Bee-Eater
(Trảu lớn, Nyctyornis athertoni) 

The blue-bearded bee-eater (Nyctyornis athertoni) is a species of bee-eater found in much of the Indian subcontinent and parts of Southeast Asia.

Meropidae: from Merops, the Ancient Greek for "bee-eater".
The genus name Nyctyornis comes from the Ancient Greek nukt meaning nocturnal or night and ornis meaning bird.

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".

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