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.

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.

Burmese Shrike 
(Bách thanh nhỏ, Lanius collurioides)

The Burmese shrike (Lanius collurioides) is a species of bird in the family Laniidae. 
The bird is found in Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Black-naped oriole 
(Vàng anh gáy đen, Oriolus chinensis)

The black-naped oriole (Oriolus chinensis) is a passerine bird in the oriole family that is found in many parts of Asia.

Traits:
- Black-naped;
- Eye-striped;

"Oriole" derives from the Latin word aureolus meaning "golden".

Silver oriole 
(Oriolus mellianus)

The silver oriole (Oriolus mellianus) is a species of bird in the family Oriolidae. 
The bird breeds in southern China and winters in mainland Southeast Asia.


"Oriole" derives from the Latin word aureolus meaning "golden".

Slender-billed oriole (Oriolus tenuirostris)
Vàng anh mỏ nhỏ

Oriolidae, Oriolus, "Oriole" derives from the Latin word aureolus meaning "golden".
tenui-: in L. comp., slender, thin, fine.
rostris: bill.

The slender-billed oriole is a species of bird in the family Oriolidae found from the eastern Himalayas to Southeast Asia.

White-bellied erpornis 
(Khướu mào bụng trắng, Erpornis zantholeuca) or simply erpornis
Formerly placed in Yuhina and often still misleadingly called "white-bellied yuhina".

"Vireo" is a Latin word referring to a green migratory bird; other possible meanings: green, fresh, verdant, vigorous...
Erpornis : Greek word herpo – to creep about ; ornis- bird.
Zantholeuca : Greek word xanthos – yellow; leukos – white.

The white-bellied erpornis or simply erpornis is the only member of the genus Erpornis of the family Vireonidae.

Green-legged partridge, also known as the scaly-breasted partridge or green-legged hill-partridge
(Gà so ngực gụ, Tropicoperdix chloropus)

Phasianidae from Phasianus: Latin for "pheasant", derived from the Ancient Greek φἀσιἀνος, phāsiānos, meaning "(bird) of the Phasis", the River Phasis (now the Rioni) in Colchis on the east coast of the Black Sea (now western Georgia).

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