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.

The Asian thrushes are medium-sized mostly insectivorous or omnivorous birds in the genus Zoothera of the thrush family, Turdidae.
The genus name Zoothera combines the Ancient Greek zōon meaning "animal" with -thēra meaning "hunter".

1/ Scaly thrush (Zoothera dauma)
Sáo đất

2/ Dark-sided thrush (Zoothera marginata)
Sáo đất nâu

3/ White's thrush (Zoothera aurea)

The Geokichla thrushes are medium-sized mostly insectivorous or omnivorous birds in the thrush family, Turdidae. 
traditionally listed in the genus Zoothera.
The genus name Geokichla combines the Ancient Greek geō- meaning "ground-" with kikhlē meaning "thrush.

1/ Siberian thrush (Geokichla sibirica)
Hoét Sibêri

2/ Orange-headed Thrush (Hoét vàng, Sáo đất đầu cam, Geokichla citrina)

The rock thrushes, Monticola, are a genus of chats, medium-sized mostly insectivorous or omnivorous songbirds.
Monticola is the Latin word for mountain-dweller or mountaineer.
formerly included in the thrush family Turdidae.

1/ White-throated rock thrush (Monticola gularis, Hoét đá họng trắng)

2/ Blue rock thrush (Monticola solitarius)
Hoét đá
solitarius means "solitary".

Ficedula is a genus of passerine birds in the family Muscicapidae.
The genus name is from Latin and refers to a small fig-eating bird (ficus, "fig") supposed to change into the blackcap in winter.
1/ Yellow-rumped flycatcher (Ficedula zanthopygia, Đớp ruồi vàng), also known as Korean flycatcher or tricolor flycatcher
xanthos,-E,-on, yellow of various shades, golden or pale yellow; also red-yellow, chestnut, auburn
-py·​ga. ˈpīgə variants or -pygia. ˈpijēə : creature having (such) a rump.

2/ Narcissus flycatcher (Ficedula narcissina, Đớp ruồi lưng vàng)

3/ Mugimaki flycatcher (Ficedula mugimaki, Đớp ruồi Mugi)
The name "mugimaki" comes from Japanese and means "wheat-sower".

4/ Taiga flycatcher or red-throated flycatcher (Ficedula albicilla, Đớp ruồi Taiga)
The specific name albicilla is from Latin albus, white, and Neo-Latin cilla tail; this meaning of cilla arose from a misunderstanding of motacilla, the name for the wagtail.

5/ Snowy-Browed Flycatcher (Ficedula hyperythra)
Đớp ruồi mày trắng

6/ Little Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula westermanni) 
Đớp ruồi đen mày trắng

The whistling thrushes comprise a genus Myophonus of the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.
The genus name Myophonus is from the Ancient Greek muia meaning "fly" and phoneus meaning "slayer".

1/ Blue whistling thrush (Myophonus caeruleus, Hoét xanh) 
caeruleus : dark blue likely from caelum, "sky."

Cyanoptila is a genus of passerine birds belonging to the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.

1/ Blue-and-white flycatcher (Cyanoptila cyanomelana, Đớp ruồi Nhật Bản)

Cyornis is a genus of passerine birds belonging to the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.

Muscicapidae: Muscicapa comes from the Latin musca meaning a fly, and capere to catch.

Cyornis combines the Ancient Greek kuanos meaning "dark-blue" with ornis meaning "bird".

1/ Hainan blue flycatcher (Cyornis hainanus, Đớp ruồi xanh hải nam)

2/ Pale blue flycatcher (Cyornis unicolor, Đớp ruồi xanh nhạt)

3/ Indochinese blue flycatcher (Cyornis sumatrensis)

4/ Chinese blue flycatcher (Cyornis glaucicomans)

Leucoptilon is a genus of passerine birds belonging to the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.
leucos Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “white”).
ptilon: shown by the alternative form ψίλον (psílon), relation to πέτομαι (pétomai, “to fly”) 
ptilo- : down : feather

1/ white-tailed flycatcher (Leucoptilon concretum)
Latin, English. concretum [concreti]  N noun. concrete

Muscicapa is a genus of passerine birds belonging to the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.
The word Muscicapa comes from the Latin musca, a fly and capere, to catch.

1/ Asian brown flycatcher (Muscicapa dauurica, Đớp ruồi nâu)

Irena is the single genus in the family Irenidae, or  fairy-bluebirds, small passerine bird species found in forests and plantations in tropical southern Asia and the Philippines.

Irena, Irenidae: A modern Greek spelling of the girls' name Irene, meaning 'peace'. The name is originally spelt Eirene or Eirini in Greek. In Ancient Greek Mythology, Eirene is the Greek goddess of peace.

1/ Asian fairy-bluebird (Chim lam, Irena puella)
"puella" is a Latin noun that primarily means "girl" in English.

The leafbirds (Chloropseidae) are a family of small passerine bird species found in the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. 
All species of the family are placed in the genus Chloropsis. 
In Greek mythology, the name Chloris (/ˈklɔːrɪs/; Greek Χλωρίς Chlōrís, from χλωρός chlōrós, meaning "greenish-yellow", "pale green", "pale", "pallid", or "fresh").
From ὄψ (óps, “eye”) +‎ -σῐς (-sis).
ópsis view sight

The family Irenidae, or  fairy-bluebirds, are small passerine bird species found in forests and plantations in tropical southern Asia and the Philippines.
The family has a single genus Irena and is related to the ioras and leafbirds.

Irenidae: A modern Greek spelling of the girls' name Irene, meaning 'peace'. The name is originally spelt Eirene or Eirini in Greek. In Ancient Greek Mythology, Eirene is the Greek goddess of peace.

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