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.

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).

Black-throated laughingthrush 
(Khướu bạc má, Pterorhinus chinensis)
earlier placed in the genus Garrulax.

The black-throated laughingthrush (Pterorhinus chinensis) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae.
The bird is found in Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. 

Compare:

  • Black-throated laughingthrush (Khướu bạc má, Pterorhinus chinensis): black hair stretches along the throat to the breast.
  • White-Cheeked Laughingthrush (Khướu đầu xám, Pterorhinus vassali): Black hair does not stretch into the breast.

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".

Black-Hooded Laughingthrush 
(Khướu đầu đen, Garrulax milleti)

Leiothrix Leiothrichidae Ancient Greek leios meaning "smooth" and thrix meaning "hair".
Garrulax comes from Latin garrire "to chatter".

The black-hooded laughingthrush is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae.
Traits: black bill, head, throat and breast, white behind eyes, white ring between neck and body.

Lesser necklaced laughingthrush 
(Khướu khoang cổ, Garrulax monileger)


The lesser necklaced laughingthrush (Garrulax monileger) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae.
The bird is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam.


Leiothrix Leiothrichidae Ancient Greek leios meaning "smooth" and thrix meaning "hair".
Garrulax comes from Latin garrire "to chatter"; Latin garrulus: babbling, chattering; -ax inclining towards.
monileger
 monīle (genitive monīlis): necklace, collar.
 leger Borrowed from French léger, assumed to be from Latin leviarius, from levis (“light in weight”).

Orange-breasted laughingthrush (Garrulax annamensis)
Khướu ngực hồng

Leiothrix Leiothrichidae Ancient Greek leios meaning "smooth" and thrix meaning "hair".
Garrulax comes from Latin garrire "to chatter".

Orange-breasted laughingthrush is a bird species native to Da Lat Plateau (Di Linh Plateau).

Collared laughingthrush 
(Khướu đầu đen má xám, Trochalopteron yersini)


Leiothrix Leiothrichidae Ancient Greek leios meaning "smooth" and thrix meaning "hair".
The name Trochalopteron combines the Ancient Greek trokhalos meaning "round" or "bowed" with pteron meaning "wing".

The collared laughingthrush, endemic to Vietnam, is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae.

Short-tailed scimitar babbler 
(Khướu mỏ dài, Napothera danjoui) 

Also Indochinese Wren Babbler

The short-tailed scimitar babbler, found in Laos and Vietnam, is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae or the jungle babblers. 

Some consider the Indochinese Wren-Babbler (Rimator danjoui, Jabouilleia danjoui, Napothera danjoui danjoui, Napothera danjoui parvirostris) a subspecies of the Short-Tailed Scimitar Babbler.


Napothera:
Ancient Greek term napos (νάπος), meaning "timbered valley"
Thera borrowed from Latin Thēra, from Ancient Greek Θήρᾱ (Thḗrā): Thira, Santorini (an island in the Cyclades, Greece).
Greek θήρα, ας, ἡ, thēra: hunting, the chase.
Thera Alternative spelling of Thira, Santorini (an island in Greece).
Greek napos ravine, gully; -theras hunter (therao: to hunt).

Phyllergates is a genus of tailorbirds of the family Cettiidae in the bird order Passeriformes.

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