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.

Locustellidae is a newly recognized family of small insectivorous songbirds ("warblers"), formerly placed in the Old World warbler "wastebin" family. It contains the grass warblers, grassbirds, and the Bradypterus "bush warblers".

Arundinax is a warbler bird genus in the family Acrocephalidae.
The genus Arundinax is from Latin arundo, arundinis meaning "reed" and Ancient Greek anax which means "master". 

1/ Thick-billed Warbler (Chích mỏ rộng, Arundinax aedon)
The specific aedon is from Ancient Greek aedon and means nightingale. 
In Greek mythology, Aëdon was changed into a nightingale after killing her own son while attempting to murder one of the sons of her sister Niobe.

The Acrocephalidae (the reed warblers, marsh- and tree-warblers, or acrocephalid warblers) are a family of oscine passerine birds, in the superfamily Sylvioidea.

The family is from the name of the genus Acrocephalus from Ancient Greek akros, "highest", and kephale, "head". 
It is possible that the Naumanns thought akros meant "sharp-pointed".
bistrigiceps: Latin bi- double; striga furrow; -ceps -capped (caput head).

Leaf warblers were formerly included in the Old World warbler family but are now considered to belong to the family Phylloscopidae, introduced in 2006.
The name combines the Ancient Greek phullon meaning "leaf" and skopos meaning "seeker" (from skopeo, "to watch").

Cettiidae is a newly validated family of small insectivorous songbirds ("warblers"), formerly placed in the Old World warbler "wastebin" assemblage. It contains the typical bush warblers (Cettia) and their relatives. As a common name, cettiid warblers is usually used.

Cettiidae: Cettia from Francesco Cetti.

The canary-flycatchers (Culicicapa) are a genus of birds in the family Stenostiridae. 

1/ Grey-headed canary-flycatcher (Culicicapa ceylonensis, Đớp ruồi đầu xám), sometimes known as the grey-headed flycatcher

Common iora 
(Aegithina tiphia, Chim nghệ)

The common iora (Aegithina tiphia) is a small passerine bird found across the tropical Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.

Iora Greek ioros watchman, towncrier.
The genus name Aegithina is from Ancient Greek aigithos or aiginthos, a mythical bird mentioned by Aristotle and other classical authors.
tiphia: No clear origin. 

Great iora 
(Aegithina lafresnayei, Chim nghệ lớn)

The great iora (Aegithina lafresnayei) is a species of bird in the family Aegithinidae. 
The bird is found in Cambodia, China, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.

The genus name is from Ancient Greek aigithos or aiginthos, a mythical bird mentioned by Aristotle and other classical authors.

The genus Aegithina is the single genus of the family Aegithinidae of four passerine bird species commonly known as the ioras.
The genus name is from Ancient Greek aigithos or aiginthos, a mythical bird mentioned by Aristotle and other classical authors.

1/ Common iora (Aegithina tiphia, Chim nghệ)

2/ Great iora (Aegithina lafresnayei, Chim nghệ lớn)

The ioras are a small family, Aegithinidae, of four passerine bird species found in south and southeast Asia.
Aegithinidae is from the genus Aegithina which is from  Ancient Greek aigithos or aiginthos, a mythical bird mentioned by Aristotle and other classical authors.
In Greek Baby Names the meaning of the name Iora is: Pure.

Hydrornis is a genus of pitta in the family Pittidae.  
Formerly merged with the genus Pitta, but a 2006 study split the family into three genera.
Latin hydr-, hydro-, from Greek, from hydōr

1/ Eared pitta (Đuôi cụt nâu, Hydrornis phayrei) 
Phayrei - fairy???
rei-
Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to flow, run."

2/blue-rumped pitta ( Đuôi cụt đầu xám, Hydrornis soror)
The specific epithet soror is Latin for "sister" (that is "closely related").

3/ Bar-bellied pitta (Đuôi cụt bụng vằn, Hydrornis elliotii)

Pittas are a family, Pittidae, of passerine birds found in Asia, Australasia and Africa.

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