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.

Chestnut-Vented Nuthatch 
(Trèo cây đít hung, Sitta nagaensis)

The chestnut-vented nuthatch is a species of bird in the nuthatch family Sittidae of the order Passeriformes.

Sittidae and Sitta derived from sitte, Ancient Greek for this bird.
The species name is composed of naga and the Latin suffix -ensis, "that lives in, that inhabits," was given in reference to the area when the type of the species was collected, the Naga Hills.

Abbott's Babbler 
(Chuối tiêu mỏ to, Malacocincla abbotti)

Abbott's babbler is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae.

Buff-Breasted Babbler 
(Chuối tiêu đất, Pellorneum tickelli)

The buff-breasted babbler is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae.

Difference between Abbott's babbler vs Buff-breasted babbler:
    - Abbott's. Heavy grey bill, extensive grey eye-ring, rich orange brown lower belly and undertail coverts, short tail.
    - Buff-breasted has a slighter and paler-colored bill, a much longer tail and is uniformly buff-brown in colour. 

Pellorneum, Pellorneidae: combination of the Ancient Greek pellos meaning "dark-coloured" with orneon meaning "bird".

Puff-throated babbler or spotted babbler 
(Chuối tiêu ngực đốm, Pellorneum ruficeps)

The puff-throated babbler or spotted babbler is a species of passerine bird found in Asia. 


Pellorneidae, Pellorneum: combines the Ancient Greek pellos meaning "dark-coloured" with orneon meaning "bird".
ruficeps Latin rufus red, ruddy; -ceps -headed.

A puff-throated babbler at Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam
A puff-throated babbler at Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam
A puff-throated babbler at Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam
A puff-throated babbler at Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam
A puff-throated babbler at Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam
A puff-throated babbler at Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam
A puff-throated babbler at Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam
A puff-throated babbler at Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam
A puff-throated babbler at Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam
A puff-throated babbler at Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam
A puff-throated babbler at Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam
A puff-throated babbler at Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam
A puff-throated babbler at Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam
A puff-throated babbler at Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam
A puff-throated babbler at Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam
A puff-throated babbler at Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam
A puff-throated babbler at Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam
A puff-throated babbler at Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam

White-browed Scimitar Babbler 
(Họa mi đất mày trắng, Pomatorhinus schisticeps) 

The white-browed scimitar babbler is a species of jungle bird with long downcurved bills in the family Timaliidae.

The Gray-eyed Bulbul 
(Cành cạch nhỏ, Iole propinqua)


Gray-eyed Bulbul is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. 


The family name is from Greek: puknos "thick" or "compact" and -nōtos "-backed".
Iole is a feminine name of Greek origin, meaning "violet flower."
propinquus (feminine propinqua, neuter propinquum, comparative propinquior): near, hence, close to, related to, neighborhood, similar.

Ochraceous Bulbul 
(Cành cạch bụng hung, Alophoixus ochraceus)

The ochraceous bulbul (Alophoixus ochraceus) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae.

Difference between the puff-throated bulbul (Alophoixus pallidus) vs ochraceous bulbul (Alophoixus ochraceus): former is lighter and paler than latter; under body of the former is more yellowish than the latter.

The family name is from Greek: puknos "thick" or "compact" and -nōtos "-backed".
Alophoixus Greek: alophos crestless; genus Ixos: Greek mistletoe;
ochre, Ochraceous: brownish yellow, Latin from ōchra (“ochre”) +‎ -āceus, from Ancient Greek ὠχρός (ōkhrós, “wan”), from ὤχρα (ṓkhra, “yellow ochre”).

Stripe-throated Bubul, or streak-throated bulbul 
(Bông lau họng vạch, Pycnonotus finlaysoni)

The stripe-throated bulbul, or streak-throated bulbul, is a species of songbird in the bulbul family of passerine birds.

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

Streak-eared Bulbul 
(Pycnonotus conradi, Bông lau tai vằn ) 

The streak-eared bulbul (Pycnonotus conradi) is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found from Thailand and northern and central Malay Peninsula to southern Indochina.


Pycnonotus, Pycnonotidae: from Greek puknos "thick" or "compact" and -nōtos "-backed" (noton: back).

Black-crested Bulbul 
(Rubigula flaviventris, Chào mào vàng mào đen)


The black-crested bulbul is a member of the bulbul family Pycnonotidae of passerine birds.


Pycnonotidae
pycno-
 Pycnonotus
 puknos "thick" or "compact" and 
 -nōtos "-backed".
Rubigula: combines the Medieval Latin rubinus meaning "ruby" with Latin gula meaning "throat".
flaviventris: New Latin; from flāvus (“yellow”) +‎ venter (“belly”).

Scaly-breasted cupwing or scaly-breasted wren-babbler 
(Khướu đất đuôi cụt, Pnoepyga albiventer) 

The scaly-breasted cupwing or scaly-breasted wren-babbler (Pnoepyga albiventer) is a species of bird in the Pnoepyga wren-babblers family, Pnoepygidae. 
The bird is found in southern and eastern Asia from the Himalayas to Indochina.

Pnoepyga, Pnoepygidae: pnoe [Greek] πνοή (pnoē): wind, breath, breeze, soul; pyga: puge meaning "rump".

albiventer: From Latin albus (“white”) & venter - Borrowing from Latin venter (“the belly; the womb; a swelling”).

Pygmy Cupwing, or pygmy wren-babbler
(Khướu đất đuôi cụt Pigmi, Pnoepyga pusilla)

Pnoepyga, Pnoepygidae: pnoe [Greek] πνοή (pnoē): wind, breath, breeze, soul; pyga: puge meaning "rump".
pusillus, pusilla: very little, very small, tiny

The pygmy cupwing or pygmy wren-babbler, is a species of bird in the Pnoepyga wren-babblers family, Pnoepygidae.

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Bird Species in Vietnam