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.

Pnoepygidae of the bird order Passeriformes is a family for species known as cupwings or wren-babblers. Pnoepyga, Pnoepygidae: pnoe [Greek] πνοή (pnoē): wind, breath, breeze, soul; pyga: puge meaning "rump".

Gypsophila is a genus of birds in the family Pellorneidae.

Pellorneum, Pellorneidae: combines the Ancient Greek pellos meaning "dark-coloured" with orneon meaning "bird".
Gypsophila :Greek gupsos chalk, gypsum; philos fond of.

1/ Streaked wren-babbler (Khướu đá đuôi ngắn, Gypsophila brevicaudata)
Earlier Napothera brevicaudata

2/ Annam limestone babbler (khướu đá hoa, Gypsophila annamensis)
native to the limestone hills of northern Indochina.

Limestone wren-babbler has been split into three species:
- Annam limestone babbler, Gypsophila annamensis
- Rufous limestone babbler, Gypsophila calcicola
- Variable limestone babbler, Gypsophila crispifrons

3/ Streaked Wren-babbler (Gypsophila brevicaudata) 

Napothera is a genus of birds in the family Pellorneidae. Some of its species were formerly placed in the genera Rimator and Jabouilleia.

Napothera:
Ancient Greek term napos (νάπος), meaning "timbered valley"
Thera borrowed from Latin Thēra, from Ancient Greek Θήρᾱ (Thḗrā): Thira, Santorini (an island in the Cyclades, Greece).
Greek θήρα, ας, ἡ, thēra: hunting, the chase
Greek napos ravine, gully; -theras hunter (therao: to hunt).

1/ Eyebrowed wren-babbler (Khướu đá nhỏ, Napothera epilepidota)

2/ Long-billed wren-babbler (Khướu đuôi cụt, Napothera, malacoptila)

3/ Short-tailed scimitar babbler (Khướu mỏ dài, Napothera danjoui) 

4/ White-throated wren-babbler (Napothera pasquieri)

Trochalopteron is a genus of passerine birds in the laughingthrush family Leiothrichidae.

Leiothrix Leiothrichidae Ancient Greek leios meaning "smooth" and thrix meaning "hair".
Trochalopteron: the Ancient Greek trokhalos meaning "round" or "bowed" with pteron meaning "wing".

1/ Red-winged laughingthrush (Khướu cánh đỏ, Trochalopteron formosum) 

2/ Collared laughingthrush (Khướu đầu đen má xám, Trochalopteron yersini)
endemic to Vietnam.

3/ Chestnut-crowned laughingthrush (Khướu đầu hung, Trochalopteron erythrocephalum)

4/ Red-tailed laughingthrush (Khướu đuôi đỏ, Trochalopteron milnei)

5/ Black-faced laughingthrush (Khướu mặt đen, Trochalopteron affine)

6/ Golden-winged laughingthrush (Khướu Ngọc Linh, Trochalopteron ngoclinhense)

7/ Scaly laughingthrush (Trochalopteron subunicolor)

8/ Blue-winged laughingthrush (Khướu vảy, Trochalopteron squamatum)

Ianthocincla is a genus of passerine birds in the family Leiothrichidae.
Previously assigned to the genus Garrulax.

Leiothrix Leiothrichidae Ancient Greek leios meaning "smooth" and thrix meaning "hair".
The name of the genus Ianthocincla combines the Ancient Greek ionthos "young hair" or "down" with the Neo-Latin cinclus "thrush".

1/ Rufous-chinned laughingthrush (Khướu cằm hung, Ianthocincla rufogularis)

2/ Chestnut-eared laughingthrush (Khướu Kon Ka Kinh, Ianthocincla konkakinhensis)
originally placed in the genus Garrulax.

Chestnut-eared laughingthrush 
(Khướu Kon Ka Kinh, Ianthocincla konkakinhensis)
originally placed in the genus Garrulax.

The chestnut-eared laughingthrush (Ianthocincla konkakinhensis) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in Vietnam and possibly Laos.

Leiothrix Leiothrichidae Ancient Greek leios meaning "smooth" and thrix meaning "hair".
The name of the genus Ianthocincla combines the Ancient Greek ionthos "young hair" or "down" with the Neo-Latin cinclus "thrush".

Stachyris is a genus of passerine birds in the Old World babbler family Timaliidae.
The genus name combines the Ancient Greek stakhus meaning "ear of wheat" and rhis, rhinos meaning "nostrils".

1/ Grey-throated babbler (Khướu bụi đầu đen, Stachyris nigriceps)
The specific epithet nigriceps is from Latin niger meaning "black" and "-ceps" meaning "-headed".

2/ Spot-necked babbler (Khướu bụi đốm cổ, Stachyris strialata) 

3/ Sooty babbler (Khướu đá mun, Stachyris herberti)

Cyanoderma is a genus of passerine birds in the Old World babbler family Timaliidae. 
Many of these species were formerly placed in the genus Stachyris. 

Timaliidae, Timalia: The word "Timalo" originates in the Greek "Thimalos", which means "bird". This Greek root was adapted to Latin as "Timalus" and later to Portuguese as "Timalo".
The name combines the Ancient Greek kuanos meaning "dark-blue" with derma meaning "skin".

1/ Chestnut-winged babbler (Khướu bụi bụng trắng, Cyanoderma erythropterum)

2/ Rufous-capped babbler (Khướu bụi đầu đỏ, Cyanoderma ruficeps) 

3/ Buff-chested babbler (Khướu bụi đầu hung, Cyanoderma ambiguum)

4/ Golden babbler (Khướu bụi vàng, Cyanoderma chrysaeum)
Earlier name was Stachyris chrysaea.

5/ Rufous-fronted babbler (Khướu bụt trán hung, Cyanoderma rufifrons)
Once placed in Stachyris, and Stachyridopsis

The genus Erpornis is a bird species in the family Vireonidae of the order Passeriformes.

"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.

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

 

The bird family Vireonidae is comprised of vireos, small to medium-sized passerine birds found in the New World (Canada to Argentina, including Bermuda and the West Indies) and Southeast Asia. 

"Vireo" is a Latin word referring to a green migratory bird; other possible meanings: green, fresh, verdant, vigorous...

Timalia is a genus of passerine birds in the Old World babbler family Timaliidae.

Timaliidae, Timalia: The word "Timalo" originates in the Greek "Thimalos", which means "bird". This Greek root was adapted to Latin as "Timalus" and later to Portuguese as "Timalo".

1/ Chestnut-capped babbler (Hoa mi nhỏ, Timalia pileata)

Chrysomma is a songbird genus, closely related to the parrotbills, and is a member of the family Paradoxornithidae.
The genus name combines the Ancient Greek khrusos meaning "gold" and omma meaning "eye".

1/ Yellow-eyed babbler (Hoa mi mỏ ngắn, Hoa mi mat vang, Chrysomma sinense)

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