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.

Fire-Breasted Flowerpecker
(Dicaeum ignipectus)
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The fire-breasted flowerpecker (Dicaeum ignipectus) is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae found in the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia.

The name Dicaeum is from the Ancient Greek dikaion. Cuvier claimed that this was a word for a very small Indian bird.
ignipectum / ignipectus: Latin ignis fire; pectus breast.

Prionochilus is one of two genera flowerpecker that make up the family Dicaeidae.

1/ Scarlet-breasted flowerpecker (Prionochilus thoracicus)
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Prionochilus Greek prion saw; kheilos lip.

Scarlet-breasted flowerpecker 
(Prionochilus thoracicus)
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The scarlet-breasted flowerpecker (Prionochilus thoracicus) is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae. 
The bird is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand.

Prionochilus Greek prion saw; kheilos lip.
thoracica: Latin thoracicus pectoral, of the chest, of the breast.

Pachyglossa is one of the three genera of flowerpeckers that make up the family Dicaeidae. 
These bird species are found in montane areas of South and Southeast Asia.
The genus Pachyglossa was resurrected to solve the paraphyly because the genus Pachyglossa was paraphyletic with respect to the genus Prionochilus.

1/ Thick-billed flowerpecker (Pachyglossa agilis) 
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2/ Yellow-vented flowerpecker (Pachyglossa chrysorrhea)
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3/ Yellow-bellied flowerpecker (Pachyglossa melanozantha)
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The genus name Pachyglossa combines the Ancient Greek παχυς/pakhus meaning "thick" with γλωσσα/glōssa meaning "tongue", "mouth" (or "bill").

Dicaeum is a genus of birds in the flowerpecker family Dicaeidae, a group of passerines tropical southern Asia and Australasia from India east to the Philippines and south to Australia.


The name Dicaeum is from the Ancient Greek dikaion. Cuvier claimed that this was a word for a very small Indian bird.

1/ Plain flowerpecker (Dicaeum minullum)
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2/ Fire-breasted flowerpecker (Dicaeum ignipectus)
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3/ Scarlet-Backed Flowerpecker (Dicaeum cruentatum)
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4/ Orange-bellied flowerpecker (Dicaeum trigonostigma) 
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5/ Nilgiri flowerpecker (Dicaeum concolor)
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Eurasian Jay 
(Quạ thông, Garrulus glandarius) 

The Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius) is a species of passerine bird in the crow family Corvidae. 

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and Birdlife International split the Eurasian jay into three species:
- Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius);
- The subspecies Garrulus glandarius leucotis becomes the white-faced jay (Garrulus leucotis);
- The bispecularis group containing six subspecies becomes the plain-crowned jay (Garrulus bispecularis).

Corvina ( Coracina) / corvina Latin corvinus raven-like, raven-black (corvus raven).
The name Garrulus is a Latin word meaning chattering, babbling or noisy.
The specific epithet glandarius is Latin meaning "of acorns".

Pied triller (Lalage nigra)

The pied triller (Lalage nigra) is a species of bird in the cuckooshrike family Campephagidae. 
The bird species is found in Brunei, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand, Vietnam.


The genus name is from Ancient Greek lagages, an unidentified bird mentioned by the Greek lexicographer Hesychius of Alexandria.
nigra: Latin niger black.

Indochinese Cuckooshrike 
(Phường chèo xám nhỏ, Lalage polioptera)

The Indochinese cuckooshrike (Lalage polioptera) is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. 

Campephagidae: New Latin, from Campephaga, type genus (from Greek kampē caterpillar + New Latin -phaga) + -idae; 'Phago' is a term used as a prefix in Latin meaning 'Eating' or 'swallowing'. Phago ultimately comes from the Greek phageîn, which means “to eat, devour.”
The genus name is from Ancient Greek lagages, an unidentified bird mentioned by the Greek lexicographer Hesychius of Alexandria.
polioptera / poliopterus: Greek polios pale, grey; -pteros -winged (pteron wing, feather).

Black-winged cuckooshrike 
(Phường chèo xám, Lalage melaschistos), also known as lesser grey cuckooshrike or dark grey cuckooshrike

The black-winged cuckooshrike (Lalage melaschistos), also known as lesser grey cuckooshrike or dark grey cuckooshrike, is a species of cuckooshrike found in South to Southeast Asia.

The genus name is from Ancient Greek lagages, an unidentified bird mentioned by the Greek lexicographer Hesychius of Alexandria.
melaschistos Greek melas black; Late Latin schistus slate (> Latin lapis schistos fissile stone > schistos split).

Long-Tailed Minivet 
(Phường chèo đỏ đuôi dài, Pericrocotus ethologus) 

The long-tailed minivet (Pericrocotus ethologus) is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae.

Campephagidae: New Latin, from Campephaga, type genus (from Greek kampē caterpillar + New Latin -phaga) + -idae; 'Phago' is a term used as a prefix in Latin meaning 'Eating' or 'swallowing'. Phago ultimately comes from the Greek phageîn, which means “to eat, devour.”
The genus name comes from Ancient Greek peri - 'very', and krokotus 'saffron-coloured'.

ethologus: Latin from Greek ethologos: mimic.

The Annam minivet (Pericrocotus ethologus annamensis) is considered a subspecies of the long-tailed minivet.

Necklaced Barbet
(Psilopogon auricularis) 
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The necklaced barbet (Psilopogon auricularis) is an Asian barbet species found in Laos and southern Vietnam.

Megalaimidae: ‘large throat’ in Greek: megalos great; laimos throat.
The name Psilopogon combines the Ancient Greek psilos meaning "bare" and pōgōn meaning "beard".
auricularis: From auricula (“the external ear; the ear”) +‎ -āris (“-ar”, adjectival suffix).

Red-Vented Barbet 
(Thầy chùa đít đỏ, Psilopogon lagrandieri)

The red-vented barbet (Psilopogon lagrandieri) is an Asian barbet native to Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia.


Piciformes, picidae, picus: woodpecker
Megalaima means ‘large throat’ in Greek.
The name Psilopogon combines the Ancient Greek psilos meaning "bare" and pōgōn meaning "beard".

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