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.

The parrotbills are a family, Paradoxornithidae, of passerine birds that are primarily native to East, Southeast and South Asia, with a single species in western North America, though feral populations exist elsewhere. 

Paradoxornithidae: puzzling, paradox bird; Greek paradoxos extraordinary; ornis bird.

Pomatorhinus is a genus of scimitar babblers, jungle birds with long downcurved bills.

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".

Pomarinus Pomatorhinus / pomatorhinus Greek: poma,pomatos lid, cover; rhis, rhinos nostrils.

1/ White-browed scimitar babbler (Họa mi đất mày trắng, Pomatorhinus schisticeps) 

2/ Red-billed Scimitar-Babbler (Họa mi đất mỏ đỏ, Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps) 

3/ Black-crowned scimitar babbler (Họa mi đất ngực hung, Pomatorhinus ferruginosus)

4/ Streak-breasted scimitar babbler (Họa mi đất ngực luốc, Pomatorhinus ruficollis)

5/ Slender-billed scimitar babbler (Khướu mỏ cong, Pomatorhinus superciliaris) 
 formerly placed in the monotypic genus Xiphirhynchus.

Erythrogenys is a genus of scimitar babblers, jungle birds with long downcurved bills.

1/  Rusty-cheeked scimitar babbler (Họa mi đất má trắng, Erythrogenys erythrogenys) 

2/ Large scimitar babbler (Họa mi đất mỏ dài, Erythrogenys hypoleucos)

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

Leiothrix Leiothrichidae Ancient Greek leios meaning "smooth" and thrix meaning "hair".
Garrulax comes from Latin garrire "to chatter"; Latin garrulus: babbling, chattering; -ax inclining towards.

1/ Chinese hwamei or melodious laughingthrush (Họa mi, Garrulax canorus)
The name "hwamei" comes from its Chinese name which means "painted eyebrow", referring to the distinctive marking around the bird's eyes. 
The specific epithet is Latin meaning "melodious" (from canere "to sing").

2/ Black-hooded laughingthrush (Khướu đầu đen, Garrulax milleti)

3/ White-crested laughingthrush (Khướu đầu trắng, Garrulax leucolophus)
The scientific name Garrulax leucolophus comes from Latin garrire "to chatter", in reference to its very vocal nature, and from Greek leukos "white" and lophos "crest".

4/ Lesser necklaced laughingthrush (Khướu khoang cổ, Garrulax monileger)

5/ Grey laughingthrush (Khướu xám, Garrulax maesi)

6/ Orange-breasted laughingthrush (Garrulax annamensis)
Khướu ngực hồng

7/ Rufous-cheeked laughingthrush (Garrulax castanotis) 

Malacocincla is a genus of passerine birds in the family Pellorneidae.
The genus name Malacocincla combines the Ancient Greek malakos meaning "soft" with modern Latin cinclus, meaning "thrush"; referring to the birds' full and drooping plumage

1/ Abbott's babbler (Chuối tiêu mỏ to, Malacocincla abbotti)
The specific name abbotti was chosen by Blyth to honour the specimen collector, Lieutenant Colonel J. R. Abbott (1811–1888).

Malacopteron is a genus of passerine birds in the family Pellorneidae.
Pellorneum, Pellorneidae: combines the Ancient Greek pellos meaning "dark-coloured" with orneon meaning "bird".

1/ Scaly-crowned babbler (Chuối tiêu đuôi ngắn, Malacopteron cinereum)

Pellorneum is a genus of passerine birds in the family Pellorneidae. Some of its species were formerly placed in the genus Trichastoma.
The genus name combines the Ancient Greek pellos meaning "dark-coloured" with orneon meaning "bird".

1/ Buff-breasted babbler (Chuối tiêu đất, Pellorneum tickelli)

2/ Spot-throated babbler (Chuối tiêu họng đốm, Pellorneum albiventre)

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

The jungle babblers are a family, Pellorneidae, of mostly Old World passerine birds.
Pellorneidae used to be one of four subfamilies of the family Timaliidae (tree- and scimitar-babblers), but was then elevated to its own family rank in 2011 based on molecular markers.

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

Mixornis is a genus of passerine birds in the Old World babbler family Timaliidae.
These species were formerly placed in the genus Macronus. 

The genus name combines the Ancient Greek mixis meaning "mixed" or "mingling" with ornis meaning "bird".

1/ Pin-striped tit-babbler (Chích chạch má vàng, Mixornis gularis), also known as the yellow-breasted babbler
2/ Grey-faced tit-babbler (Chích chạch má xám, Mixornis kelleyi)

Pterorhinus is a genus of passerine birds in the laughingthrush family Leiothrichidae.
The name of the genus combines the Ancient Greek pteron meaning "feather" with rhinos meaning "nostrils".
Earlier the species of this genus were placed in the genus Garrulax.

1/ Masked laughingthrush (Bò chao, Liếu điếu, Pterorhinus perspicillatus)
2/ Chestnut-capped laughingthrush (Pterorhinus mitratus), also known as the spectacled laughingthrush
3/ White-browed laughingthrush (Bò chiêu, Pterorhinus sannio) 

4/ Black-throated laughingthrush (Khướu bạc má, Pterorhinus chinensis)
earlier placed in the genus Garrulax.

5/ Wayanad laughingthrush (Khướu bụng vằn, Pterorhinus delesserti)
The specific epithet was chosen to honour the French naturalist Adolphe Delessert who had collected specimens from near Kotagiri in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.
Once placed in Crateropus, Dryonastes or Garrulax, Ianthocincla.

Some resemblance to the rufous-vented laughingthrush (Pterorhinus gularis) of northeastern India which has a yellow throat. 

Some older treatments considered lumped delesserti with gularis.

 The ranges of delesserti and gularis are widely disjunct but museum specimens can be told apart by the pale lower mandible of delesserti unlike the all dark bill of gularis. 
The tail is uniformly coloured and is darker than the back in delesserti while that of gularis is pale with rufous outer tail feathers. 
The chin is yellow in gularis while white in delesserti. 

6/ White-cheeked laughingthrush (Khướu đầu xám, Pterorhinus vassali)
formerly placed in the genus Garrulax.

7/ White-throated laughingthrush (Khướu họng vàng, Pterorhinus albogularis) 
 formerly placed in the genus Garrulax.

8/ Greater necklaced laughingthrush (Pterorhinus pectoralis)

 formerly placed in the genus Garrulax.

The laughingthrushes are a family, Leiothrichidae, of Old World passerine birds. The family used to be included in the Old World babbler family Timaliidae.

Leiothrix Leiothrichidae Ancient Greek leios meaning "smooth" and thrix meaning "hair".

Timaliidae or the Old World babblers are a family of mostly Old World passerine birds.

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".

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