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 barbet (Psilopogon annamensis), also called Annam barbet
Cu rốc Đông Dương

The Indochinese barbet (Psilopogon annamensis), also called Annam barbet, is a bird of the family Megalaimidae. 

Megalaima means ‘large throat’ in Greek.
The name Psilopogon combines the Ancient Greek psilos meaning "bare" and pōgōn meaning "beard".

Banded Kingfisher 
(Sả vằn, Lacedo pulchella)
The banded kingfisher (Lacedo pulchella) is a tree kingfisher found in lowland tropical forests of southeast Asia.
Lacedo: an anagram of Alcedo, the Latin word for kingfisher. 
pulchella: Latin for "very pretty".

Oriental dwarf kingfisher, also known as the black-backed dwarf kingfisher or three-toed kingfisher, is a bird in the family Alcedinidae. 
(Bồng chanh đỏ, Ceyx erithaca)
Ceyx: Ancient Greek Κήϋξ (Kḗüx, “Ceyx, a king from Greek mythology who was transformed into a kingfisher”).
erithaca: New Latin, from Greek erithakos, a bird, probably the robin. 
erithacus: meaning "robin" and hence "red-breasted".

Orange-breasted trogon 
(Nuốc bụng vàng, Harpactes oreskios)
The orange-breasted trogon (Harpactes oreskios) is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae.

The harpax or harpago (Koinē Greek: ἅρπαγα lit. "grabber, seizer, robber"; GEN ἅρπαγος harpagos)
(a Roman catapult-shot grapnel created by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa for use against Sextus Pompey during the naval battles of the Sicilian revolt.)

Germain's peacock-pheasant 
(Gà tiền mặt đỏ, Polyplectron germaini)

Germain's peacock-pheasants are a bird species, which is endemic to Indochina, in the genus Polyplectron, of the family Phasianidae.
Polyplectron combines the Ancient Greek polus meaning "many" with plēktron meaning "cock's spur". 
The epithet is from the French colonial army's veterinary surgeon Louis Rodolphe Germain.

Siamese fireback 
(Gà lôi hông tía, Lophura diardi), also known as Diard's fireback

The Siamese fireback (Lophura diardi), also known as Diard's fireback, is a fairly large pheasant. 

Rusty-naped pitta
(Hydrornis oatesi)
Đuôi cụt đầu hung

The rusty-naped pitta (Hydrornis oatesi) is a species of bird in the family Pittidae.

 

Blue-rumped pitta 
(Hydrornis soror) 
Đuôi cụt đầu xám

The blue-rumped pitta (Hydrornis soror) is a species of bird in the family Pittidae. 
The specific epithet soror is Latin for "sister" (that is "closely related").

Blue Pitta 
Hydrornis cyaneus
Đuôi cụt đầu đỏ

Found in the northeastern Indian subcontinent, southern China, and Indochina. 
Natural habitat is tropical forest.
Feed by foraging on the ground for insects and other small invertebrates.

Bar-Bellied Pitta 
(Đuôi cụt bụng vằn, Hydrornis elliotii)

A species of bird in the family Pittidae, found in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. 
Natural habitat is seasonal tropical forest.

Grey-bellied Tesia/Warbler (Chích đuôi cụt bụng xám, Tesia cyaniventer)
venter - Borrowing from Latin venter (“the belly; the womb; a swelling”).
New Latin cyani, from cyanus (specific epithet of centaurea cyanus), from Greek kyanos dark blue enamel.

The grey-bellied tesia (Tesia cyaniventer) is a species of warbler in the family Cettiidae.
Natural habitat is undergrowth of subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

(Bạc má lưng xanh, Parus monticolus)
parus or paru menas tit or chickadee.
The green-backed tit (Parus monticolus) is a species of bird in the family Paridae.

There is a species called Langbiang Tit in Da Lat (Vietnam) which may be considered a subspecies of the Green-Backed Tit.

Traits: white-cheeked, black head, black line stretching from lower mandible through throat, breast to belly, yellow sides.

parus or paru menas tit or chickadee.
monticolus: Name derived from Latin for a dweller in the mountains.

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