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.

Indochinese Roller, or Burmese roller
(Coracias affinis) 

The Indochinese roller (Coracias affinis) or Burmese roller, is a member of the roller bird 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.

formerly considered as a subspecies of the Indian roller. 
But a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2018 found that the Indochinese roller was more closely related to the purple-winged roller (Coracias temminckii) than it is to the Indian roller.
The Indochinese roller is monotypic.

Coraciiformes: New Latin Coracias name of genus, from Greek korakias a chough + -i- + -form ; related to Greek korax raven.
The name Coraciiformes means "raven-like". Specifically, it comes from the Latin language "corax", meaning "raven" and Latin "forma", meaning "form".
The genus name is from Ancient Greek korakías (κορακίας), derived from korax (κόραξ, ‘raven, crow’).
affinis is from Latin adfinis or affinis meaning "related" or "allied".

Chestnut-Headed Bee-Eater, or bay-headed bee-eater
(Trảu họng vàng, Merops leschenaulti)

The chestnut-headed bee-eater (Merops leschenaulti), or bay-headed bee-eater, is a bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae.


Coraciiformes: New Latin Coracias name of genus, from Greek korakias a chough + -i- + -form ; related to Greek korax raven.
The name Coraciiformes means "raven-like". Specifically, it comes from the Latin language "corax", meaning "raven" and Latin "forma", meaning "form".
Meropidae is from Merops, the genus name which is Ancient Greek for "bee-eater".

Streaked Wren-Babbler 
(Gypsophila brevicaudata) 

The streaked wren-babbler (Gypsophila brevicaudata) is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae. 

Some consider the Annam Streaked Wren-babbler a subspecies of the streaked wren-babbler(Gypsophila brevicaudata).

Pellorneum, Pellorneidae: combines the Ancient Greek pellos meaning "dark-coloured" with orneon meaning "bird".
Gypsophila :Greek gupsos chalk, gypsum; philos fond of.
brevicaudata / brevicaudatus Latin brevis short; caudatus -tailed (cauda tail).

Red-Billed Scimitar-Babbler 
(Họa mi đất mỏ đỏ, Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps) 

The Red-billed Scimitar-Babbler (Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps) is a species of bird 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.
ochraceiceps: Latin ochraceus ochraceous; -ceps -capped.

Yellow-Vented Green Pigeon 
(Cu xanh Seimun, Treron seimundi)

The yellow-vented green pigeon (Treron seimundi), also known as Seimunds's Pintail Pigeon, is a species of bird in 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".

White-hooded babbler (Khướu đuôi dài, Gampsorhynchus rufulus)

The white-hooded babbler (Gampsorhynchus rufulus) is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae.

The bird is found from the eastern Himalayas to central Myanmar and southwestern China.

Pellorneum, Pellorneidae: combines the Ancient Greek pellos meaning "dark-coloured" with orneon meaning "bird".
Gampsorhynchus Greek: gampsos γαμψός curved, bent, crooked; rhunkhos bill.
Latin rufulus reddish (rufus rufous).

Collared Babbler 
(Gampsorhynchus torquatus)

The collared babbler (Gampsorhynchus torquatus) is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae. 
Found in Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. 

Pellorneidae: from Pellorneum Ancient Greek pellos meaning "dark-coloured" with orneon meaning "bird".
Gampsorhynchus Greek: gampsos γαμψός curved, bent, crooked; rhunkhos bill.
torquatus: Latin torquis (“a twisted neck chain, necklace, collar”), from torqueō (“to turn, twist, bend”).

Yellow-Eyed Babbler 
(Hoa mi mỏ ngắn, Hoa mi mat vang, Chrysomma sinense)

The yellow-eyed babbler (Chrysomma sinense) is a passerine bird native to South and Southeast Asia.


The genus name combines the Ancient Greek khrusos meaning "gold" and omma meaning "eye".

Maroon Oriole 
(Tử anh, Oriolus traillii)

The maroon oriole (Oriolus traillii), found Southeast Asia, is a species of bird in the family Oriolidae. 

"Oriole" derives from the Latin word aureolus meaning "golden".

Speckled Piculet
(Gõ kiến lùn đầu vàng, Picumnus innominatus)

The speckled piculet (Picumnus innominatus), found in Indian, China and Southeast Asia, is a species of bird in the family Picidae.


Picumnus: From Latin Pīcumnus (“a Roman deity personifying a woodpecker”), from pīcus (“woodpecker”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peyk- (“woodpecker; magpie”) + *mno-.
Latin innominatus "nameless", unnamed.

Red-Headed Trogon 
(Nuốc bụng đỏ, Harpactes erythrocephalus)


The red-headed trogon (Harpactes erythrocephalus) is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae.


The epithet erythrocephalus comes from the Ancient Greek terms eruthros meaning red, and kephale meaning head.

Puff-Throated Bulbul, also  the olivaceous bearded-bulbul, olivaceous bulbul and white-throated bulbul. 
(Cành cạch lớn, Alophoixus pallidus)
The latter name should not be confused with the species of the same name, Alophoixus flaveolus.
originally in the genus Criniger until moved to the genus Alophoixus in 2009.

The puff-throated bulbul (Alophoixus pallidus) is a 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;
pallidus: Latin (“pale yellow-green”).

 

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