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.

Burmese Shrike 
(Bách thanh nhỏ, Lanius collurioides)

Laniidae, Lanius: derived from the Latin word for "butcher".

The suffix -ides means "son or descendant of".
collurio from the Greek “kollurion”, name already mentioned by Aristotle to indicate a small bird having aggressive attitudes.

 "shrike" is from Middle English *schrike, *schryke, from Old English sċrīc, "shriek", from the same root as shriek and screech, referring to the bird's shrill cry or call.


Burmese Shrike is a passerine bird in the genus Lanius of the shrike family Laniidae. 

Slender-billed oriole (Oriolus tenuirostris)
Vàng anh mỏ nhỏ

Oriolidae, Oriolus, "Oriole" derives from the Latin word aureolus meaning "golden".
tenui-: in L. comp., slender, thin, fine.
rostris: bill.

The slender-billed oriole is a species of bird in the family Oriolidae found from the eastern Himalayas to Southeast Asia.

White-bellied erpornis 
(Khướu mào bụng trắng, Erpornis zantholeuca) or simply erpornis
Formerly placed in Yuhina and often still misleadingly called "white-bellied yuhina".

"Vireo" is a Latin word referring to a green migratory bird; other possible meanings: green, fresh, verdant, vigorous...
Erpornis : Greek word herpo – to creep about ; ornis- bird.
Zantholeuca : Greek word xanthos – yellow; leukos – white.

The white-bellied erpornis or simply erpornis is the only member of the genus Erpornis of the family Vireonidae.

Green-legged partridge, also known as the scaly-breasted partridge or green-legged hill-partridge
(Gà so ngực gụ, Tropicoperdix chloropus)

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).

trópico m (plural trópicos), tropic (either of the two parallels north and south of the equator);
Perdix (Ancient Greek: Πέρδιξ means "partridge";
the Greek chloropus (khloros χλωρός green or yellow; pous πούς foot).

The green-legged partridge, also known as the scaly-breasted partridge or green-legged hill-partridge, is a bird species in the family Phasianidae. 
The Vietnam partridge, Annam partridge, or Annam hill partridge, Tonkin Partridge, Tropicoperdix chloropus merlini, is now usually considered a subspecies of the green-legged partridge.

Red crossbill or common crossbill 
(Mỏ chéo, Loxia curvirostra)

Fringillidae, Fringilla: in Latin, a small bird, possibly the robin or the chaffinch, finch
Loxia: From Ancient Greek λοξός (loxós, “slanting, crosswise”).
curvirostra is Latin for "curved bill".
curvus meaning "curved" 
-rostris meaning "billed".

The red crossbill or common crossbill is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae.

Vietnamese Greenfinch 
(Chloris monguilloti)

The family name Fringillidae is from a name Fringilla which is Latin for "finch".
The genus name Chloris is from Ancient Greek khloris, the European greenfinch, from khloros, "green".
the specific epithet was chosen to honour Maurice Antoine François Monguillot, the General Secretary of French Indochina.

The Vietnamese greenfinch is a small passerine bird in the family Fringillidae.  
Native to Di Linh Plateau (Da Lat, Lam Dong)
The bird feeds on the seeds of pine trees, termites.

Mrs. Gould's Sunbird 
(Hút mật họng vàng, Aethopyga gouldiae)

Nectariniidae from Latin nectar, from Ancient Greek νέκταρ (néktar, “nourishment of the gods”): the drink of the gods.
The name Aethopyga combines the Ancient Greek aithos meaning "fire" or "burning heat" with puge meaning "rump".
named after British bird artist Elizabeth Gould.

Mrs. Gould's sunbird is a sunbird species native to forests and shrublands from the southern foothills of the Himalayas to Southeast Asia.

The Annam Sunbird, found in Da Lat and the Lang Biang Mountain, is an endemic sub species of the Mrs Gould's Sunbird.

Black-Throated Sunbird
(Hút mật ngực đỏ, Aethopyga saturata)

Nectariniidae from Latin nectar, from Ancient Greek νέκταρ (néktar, “nourishment of the gods”): the drink of the gods.
The name Aethopyga combines the Ancient Greek aithos meaning "fire" or "burning heat" with puge meaning "rump".
saturata, saturato: saturated

The black-throated sunbird (Aethopyga saturata) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.

Langbiang Sunbird (Aethopyga saturata johnsi) is considered by some a subspecies of the Black-throated Sunbird.

Brachypteryx is a genus of passerine birds in the family Muscicapidae containing ten species known as shortwings, that occurs in southeast Asia.
Muscicapa comes from the Latin musca meaning a fly, and capere to catch.
The genus Brachypteryx from the classical Greek brakhus mean "short" and pterux meaning "wing".

Lesser Shortwing 
(Hoét đuôi cụt mày trắng, Brachypteryx leucophris)

The family name Muscicapidae is from Muscicapa which comes from the Latin musca, a fly and capere, to catch.

Some consider the Langbiang Lesser Shortwing (Brachypteryx leucophris langbianensis) a subspecies of the Lesser Shortwing.

The genus Brachypteryx from the classical Greek: brakhus mean "short" and pterux meaning "wing".

The lesser shortwing, a species of chat, is now classified in the family Muscicapidae.

leuco- From Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “white”).

White-Cheeked Laughingthrush 
(Khướu đầu xám, Pterorhinus vassali)
formerly placed in the genus Garrulax.

Leiothrix Leiothrichidae Ancient Greek leios meaning "smooth" and thrix meaning "hair".
The name of the genus Pterorhinus combines the Ancient Greek pteron meaning "feather" with rhinos meaning "nostrils".

The white-cheeked laughingthrush is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae.

Traits: white-cheeked, gray crown and nape, black lores and black hair at the base of the bill.

Greater necklaced laughingthrush 
(Pterorhinus pectoralis)
 formerly placed in the genus Garrulax.

The greater necklaced laughingthrush (Pterorhinus pectoralis) is a species of passerine bird in the family Leiothrichidae.
The bird is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam.

Leiothrix Leiothrichidae Ancient Greek leios meaning "smooth" and thrix meaning "hair".
The name of the genus combines the Ancient Greek pteron meaning "feather" with rhinos meaning "nostrils".
pectoralis Latin pectoralis of the breast, or pectoral (from Latin pectus breast).

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