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.

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) 
Cu rốc họng vàng

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".

Blue-Winged Minla (Khướu lùn cánh xanh, Actinodura cyanouroptera), also known as the blue-winged siva

The blue-winged minla (Actinodura cyanouroptera), also known as the blue-winged siva, is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae.

The Plain Minla found in Da Lat Vietnam may be a subspecies of the Blue-Winged Minla, or maybe treated as a separate species.

The name Actinodura is derived from Greek words meaning "ray-like tail" (actinodes and ura).
cyanouroptera Greek kuanos dark-blue; -ouros -tailed; (oura tail); -pteros -winged (pteron wing).

Rufous-Backed Sibia 
(Khướu lùn lưng hung, Mi lưng nâu, Leioptila annectens)

The rufous-backed sibia (Leioptila annectens) is a passerine bird in the family Leiothrichidae.

Aegithalos is a genus of passerine birds in the family Aegithalidae (bushtits), encompassing majority of the species in the family.

Aegithalidae: the Ancient Greek word aigithalos for a tit.

1/     Black-throated bushtit, also known as the black-throated tit or red-headed tit (Bạc má đuôi dài, Agegithalos concinnus)

 

Grey-Crowned Tit 
Gray-Crowned Bushtit 
(Aegithalos Annamensis, Bạc má đuôi dài đầu xám)

Grey-Crowned Tit (Aegithalos Annamensis) found in Da Lat (Central Highlands of Vietnam) is considered by some authorities a subspecies of the the black-throated tit or black-throated bushtit (Aegithalos concinnus). 
The former does not have a chestnut-colored cap as the latter.


Aegithalidae: the Ancient Greek word aegithalos for a tit.
concinnus: con +cinnus: neat, elegant, clever; pretty, pleasing.

Black-Throated Bushtit, also known as the black-throated tit or red-headed tit 
(Bạc má đuôi dài, Aegithalos concinnus)

The black-throated bushtit (Aegithalos concinnus), also known as the black-throated tit, is a very small passerine bird in the family Aegithalidae.

Grey-Crowned Tit (Aegithalos Annamensis) found in Da Lat (Central Highlands of Vietnam), which does not have a chestnut-colored cap, remains to be separated from the Black-Throated Bushtit.

Aegithalidae: the Ancient Greek word aegithalos for a tit.
concinnus: con +cinnus: neat, elegant, clever; pretty, pleasing.

Black-Headed Sibia 
(Heterophasia desgodinsi) 
Mi đầu đen

The black-headed sibia (Heterophasia desgodinsi) is a bird species in the family Leiothrichidae. 

 

Dark-backed sibia 
(Mi lưng đen, Heterophasia melanoleuca)

The dark-backed sibia (Heterophasia melanoleuca) is a bird species in the family Leiothrichidae. 
The bird is found in China, Myanmar and Thailand.

Heterophasia, Hetero: derives from the Greek word heteros meaning "different" or "other".
Melanoleuca: Greek melas black; leukos Greek white.
-phasia: New Latin, from Greek, speech, from phasis utterance, from phanai to speak, say.

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