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.

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).

Red crossbill or common crossbill 
(Mỏ chéo, Loxia curvirostra)

Fringillidae, Fringilla: in Latin, a small bird, possibly the robin or the chaffinch, finch
Loxia: From Ancient Greek λοξός (loxós, “slanting, crosswise”).
curvirostra is Latin for "curved bill".
curvus meaning "curved" 
-rostris meaning "billed".

The red crossbill or common crossbill is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae.

Oriental greenfinch 
(Chloris sinica), also known as the grey-capped greenfinch

The Oriental greenfinch (Chloris sinica) is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae.
This bird species breeds in broadleaf and conifer woodlands of the East Palearctic.

Passeriformes originates from New Latin, combining the Latin passer ("sparrow") and -iformes ("having the form of"). It translates to "sparrow-shaped" or "sparrow-like", referring to the largest order of birds (over 5,000 species) that includes songbirds and perching birds.

Fringillidae, Fringilla: Latin fringilla for finch.

The genus name Chloris is from Ancient Greek khloris, the European greenfinch, from khloros, "green".

Sinica is the feminine form of the Latin adjective Sinicus, meaning "of or relating to China" or "Chinese". It is derived from Sinae, the Latin name for the Chinese people, which originates from the Greek Sinai or Thinai, referring to the ancient land of China, likely tracing back to the Chinese Qin Dynasty.

Vietnamese Greenfinch 
(Chloris monguilloti)

The family name Fringillidae is from a name Fringilla which is Latin for "finch".
The genus name Chloris is from Ancient Greek khloris, the European greenfinch, from khloros, "green".
the specific epithet was chosen to honour Maurice Antoine François Monguillot, the General Secretary of French Indochina.

The Vietnamese greenfinch is a small passerine bird in the family Fringillidae.  
Native to Di Linh Plateau (Da Lat, Lam Dong)
The bird feeds on the seeds of pine trees, termites.

Black-headed greenfinch 
(Sẻ núi, Chloris ambigua)

The black-headed greenfinch (Chloris ambigua) is a small passerine bird in the family Fringillidae. 
The bird is found in the Chinese province of Yunnan, northern Laos, eastern Myanmar and adjacent areas of Vietnam, Thailand and Northeast India. 

The greenfinches were formerly placed in the genus Carduelis.
Fringillidae, Fringilla: Latin fringilla for finch.
The genus name is from Ancient Greek khloris, the European greenfinch, from khloros, "green".
The specific epithet ambigua is from the Latin ambiguus for "doubtful".

Mrs. Gould's Sunbird 
(Hút mật họng vàng, Aethopyga gouldiae)

Nectariniidae from Latin nectar, from Ancient Greek νέκταρ (néktar, “nourishment of the gods”): the drink of the gods.
The name Aethopyga combines the Ancient Greek aithos meaning "fire" or "burning heat" with puge meaning "rump".
named after British bird artist Elizabeth Gould.

Mrs. Gould's sunbird is a sunbird species native to forests and shrublands from the southern foothills of the Himalayas to Southeast Asia.

The Annam Sunbird, found in Da Lat and the Lang Biang Mountain, is an endemic sub species of the Mrs Gould's Sunbird.

Black-Throated Sunbird
(Hút mật ngực đỏ, Aethopyga saturata)

Nectariniidae from Latin nectar, from Ancient Greek νέκταρ (néktar, “nourishment of the gods”): the drink of the gods.
The name Aethopyga combines the Ancient Greek aithos meaning "fire" or "burning heat" with puge meaning "rump".
saturata, saturato: saturated

The black-throated sunbird (Aethopyga saturata) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.

Langbiang Sunbird (Aethopyga saturata johnsi) is considered by some a subspecies of the Black-throated Sunbird.

Brachypteryx is a genus of passerine birds in the family Muscicapidae containing ten species known as shortwings, that occurs in southeast Asia.

1/ Lesser Shortwing
Brachypteryx leucophris
Hoét đuôi cụt mày trắng

2/ Himalayan shortwing 
(Brachypteryx cruralis)

3/ Chinese shortwing 
(Brachypteryx sinensis)

4/ Javan Shortwing 
(Hoét đuôi cụt xanh, Brachypteryx montana)

Muscicapa comes from the Latin musca meaning a fly, and capere to catch.
The genus Brachypteryx from the classical Greek brakhus mean "short" and pterux meaning "wing".

Himalayan shortwing 
(Brachypteryx cruralis)

The Himalayan shortwing (Brachypteryx cruralis) is a species of chat in the family Muscicapidae.
The bird is found in South-east Asia from the Himalayas to southern China, northwestern Thailand and northern Indochina.

Muscicapa comes from the Latin musca meaning a fly, and capere to catch.
The genus Brachypteryx from the classical Greek brakhus mean "short" and pterux meaning "wing".
cruralis Latin cruralis of the leg (crus, cruris shin).

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