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.

Slaty-Backed Forktail 
(Chích chòe nước trán trắng, Enicurus schistaceus)

The slaty-backed forktail (Enicurus schistaceus) is a species of forktail in the family Muscicapidae.

The slaty-backed forktail has a slaty color head and mantle.
The black-backed forktail has a black color head and mantle.
The spotted forktail has spotted mantle.

Enicurus : Greek word  henikos – singular or unique;  ouros -tailed.
schistaceus: Latin schistaceus slate-coloured, slate-grey.

Hume's Treecreeper 
(Certhia manipurensis)

Hume's treecreeper (Certhia manipurensis) was earlier included within the brown-throated treecreeper complex and identified as a separate species on the basis of their distinctive calls.

certhia is from the Ancient Greek kerthios, a word used by Aristotle for an unidentified small insectivorous bird.
manipurensis Manipur, India.

Certhia is the genus of birds containing the typical treecreepers, which together with the African and Indian spotted creepers make up the family Certhiidae.

certhia is from the Ancient Greek kerthios, a word used by Aristotle for an unidentified small insectivorous bird.

1/ Hume's Treecreeper (Certhia manipurensis)

The treecreepers are a family, Certhiidae, of small passerine birds, widespread in wooded regions of the Northern Hemisphere and sub-Saharan Africa.

certhia is from the Ancient Greek kerthios, a word used by Aristotle for an unidentified small insectivorous bird.

Red-Vented Bulbul
(Pycnonotus cafer, Bông lau đít đỏ)

The red-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer) is a member of the bulbul bird family Pycnonotidae of passerines.

Distinguished from the similar sooty-headed bulbul: sooty-headed bulbul has tan and pale front, some subspecies of the sooty-headed bulbul have yellow venter. The red-vented bulbul only has red-venter and has dark body color.

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

Cafer: Jaʽfar meaning in Arabic "small stream/rivulet/creek". It may also be transliterated Jafar, Jaffar, Jafer, Jaffer, Jafur. The Turkish spelling of the name is Cafer, the Azerbaijani Cəfər, the Bosniak Džafer and the Albanian Xhafer.

Sooty-Headed Bulbul 
(Bông lau tai trắng, Pycnonotus aurigaster) 

The sooty-headed bulbul (Pycnonotus aurigaster) is a species of songbird in the Bulbul family, Pycnonotidae.

Distinguished from the similar red-vented bulbul: by its tan and pale front, less extensive area of black on its head and gold-colored vent in certain subspecies.

The genus name Pycnonotus is from Greek: puknos "thick" or "compact" and -nōtos "-backed".
aurigaster Latin aurum gold; gaster belly, borrowing from Ancient Greek γᾰστήρ (gastḗr, “paunch, belly”).

Indian nuthatch 
(Trèo cây bụng hung, Sitta castanea)

The Indian nuthatch (Sitta castanea) is a species of bird in the family Sittidae. It is found in Bangladesh, India and Nepal.
This species has been split by Rasmussen and Anderton (2005) from the chestnut-bellied nuthatch.


The nuthatches are all in the genus Sitta, a name derived from sitte, Ancient Greek for this bird.
The English term nuthatch refers to the propensity of some species to wedge a large insect or seed in a crack and hack at it with their strong bills.
castanea: From Ancient Greek kastáneia, from kástana meaning chestnut or chestnut tree.

White-tailed nuthatch 
(Trèo cây Himalaya, Sitta himalayensis)

The white-tailed nuthatch (Sitta himalayensis) is a species of bird in the family Sittidae. 
The bird distribution ranges across the northern and northeastern parts of the Indian Subcontinent. It is found in Bhutan, India, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet and Thailand.


The nuthatches are all in the genus Sitta, a name derived from sitte, Ancient Greek for this bird.
The English term nuthatch refers to the propensity of some species to wedge a large insect or seed in a crack and hack at it with their strong bills.

Beautiful nuthatch 
(Trèo cây lưng đen, Sitta formosa)

The beautiful nuthatch (Sitta formosa) is a bird species in the family Sittidae, collectively known as nuthatches.
The species is found in most of the countries making up the mainland of Southeast Asia.


The nuthatches are all in the genus Sitta, a name derived from sitte, Ancient Greek for this bird.
The English term nuthatch refers to the propensity of some species to wedge a large insect or seed in a crack and hack at it with their strong bills.
formosa: The name derives from the Latin name Formosus and Spanish word "fermoso", meaning "beautiful".

Yellow-Billed Nuthatch 
(Trèo cây mỏ vàng, Sitta solangiae)

The yellow-billed nuthatch (Sitta solangiae), found in Hainan, Laos, and Vietnam, is a species of bird in the family Sittidae.


The term nuthatch refers to the propensity of some species to wedge a large insect or seed in a crack and hack at it with their strong bills.
Sitta, a name derived from sitte, Ancient Greek for the nuthatch bird.
Latin word meaning "frontal" (= relating to the forehead).

Burmese nuthatch 
(Sitta neglecta), also known as the neglected nuthatch

The Burmese nuthatch (Sitta neglecta), also known as the neglected nuthatch, is a species of bird in the family Sittidae. It is found in Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam.

Sitta, a name derived from sitte, Ancient Greek for the nuthatch bird.
neglecta, neglectum, neglectus Latin neglectus ignored, overlooked, neglected, disregarded.

Velvet-Fronted Nuthatch 
(Trèo cây trán đen, Sitta frontalis)

The velvet-fronted nuthatch (Sitta frontalis) is a small passerine bird in the nuthatch family Sittidae.


The term nuthatch refers to the propensity of some species to wedge a large insect or seed in a crack and hack at it with their strong bills.
Sitta, a name derived from sitte, Ancient Greek for the nuthatch bird.
Latin word meaning "frontal" (= relating to the forehead).

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