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.

Shikra 
(Ưng xám, Tachyspiza badia, formerly Accipiter badius) 

The shikra (Tachyspiza badia) is a small bird of prey in the family Accipitridae found widely distributed in Asia and Africa where it is also called the little banded goshawk.

Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
accipitrinus Latin accipitrinus hawk-like (accipiter: hawk).
The name Tachyspiza: combination of the Ancient Greek takhus meaning "fast" with spizias meaning "hawk".
badia Latin badius chestnut-coloured, brown.

Besra 
(Ưng bụng hung, Tachyspiza virgata, formerly Accipiter virgatus), 
also called the besra sparrowhawk

The besra (Tachyspiza virgata), also called the besra sparrowhawk, is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae.
The besra is a widespread resident breeder in dense forests throughout southern Asia, ranging from the Indian subcontinent eastwards across Southeast Asia and into East Asia.

Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
accipitrinus Latin accipitrinus hawk-like (accipiter: hawk).
The name Tachyspiza: combination of the Ancient Greek takhus meaning "fast" with spizias meaning "hawk".
The specific epithet virgatus is Latin meaning "striped" or "streaked".
The name "besra" is from the Hindi word for the species.

Chinese pond heron 
(Cò bợ, Ardeola bacchus) 

The Chinese pond heron (Ardeola bacchus) is an East Asian freshwater bird of the heron family, (Ardeidae).


The scientific name Ardeola comes from Latin ardeola, a small heron (ardea).
bacchus Latin bacchus wine 
(wine-coloured, Mythology: Bacchus, son of Jupiter and god of wine).

Javan pond heron 
(Cò bợ Java, Ardeola speciosa) 

The Javan pond heron (Ardeola speciosa) is a wading bird of the heron family, found in shallow fresh and salt-water wetlands in Southeast Asia.

The scientific name Ardeola comes from Latin ardeola, a small heron (ardea).
speciosa, speciosum, speciosus Latin speciosus splendid, beautiful (species beauty).

Little egret 
(Cò trắng, Egretta garzetta) 


The little egret (Egretta garzetta) is a species of small heron in the family Ardeidae. 

The genus name Egretta comes from the Provençal French for the little egret, aigrette, a diminutive of aigron, "heron".
The species epithet garzetta is from the Italian name for this bird, garzetta or sgarzetta.

(Rồng rộc, Ploceus philippinus)

The baya weaver (Ploceus philippinus) is a weaverbird found across the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia.

The genus name is from Ancient Greek plokeus meaning "weaver" derived from the Greek word pleko "to entwine".

Streaked weaver 
(Rồng rộc đen, Ploceus manyar)

The streaked weaver (Ploceus manyar) is a species of weaver bird found in South Asia and South-east Asia in the countries of Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam and also introduced in Qatar and United Arab Emirates (UAE).


The genus name Ploceus is from Ancient Greek plokeus meaning "weaver" derived from the Greek word pleko "to entwine".
manyar: Tamil name Manja for various weavers (Ploceus).

Red-legged crake 
(Gà nước họng nâu, Rallina fasciata)

The red-legged crake (Rallina fasciata) is a waterbird in the rail and crake family, Rallidae.
The bird is found in far north-eastern India, eastern Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Borneo and Indonesia.

The genus name Rallina is feminine diminutive of Medieval Latin rallus (“rail”).
New Latin fasciatus means banded or striped.

Slaty-legged crake 
or banded crake 

The slaty-legged crake or banded crake (Rallina eurizonoides) is a waterbird in the rail and crake family, Rallidae.
The bird is found in India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka to the Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam.

The genus name Rallina is feminine diminutive of Medieval Latin rallus (“rail”).
(Gà nước họng trắng, Rallina eurizonoides)
eurizon in Greek means Euro. "-oides", "oida" is Greek or Latin for like, resembling, descendant of.

Pin-striped tit-babbler 
(Chích chạch má vàng, Mixornis gularis), also known as the yellow-breasted babbler

The pin-striped tit-babbler (Mixornis gularis), also known as the yellow-breasted babbler, is a species of bird in the Old World babbler family Timaliidae that is found in South and Southeast Asia.


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 genus name Mixornis combines the Ancient Greek mixis meaning "mixed" or "mingling" with ornis meaning "bird".
The specific epithet gularis is Modern Latin meaning "-throated".

Dark-Necked Tailorbird
Black-necked Tailorbird (Chích bông cánh vàng, Orthotomus atrogularis)


The dark-necked tailorbird (Orthotomus atrogularis) is a songbird species of the family Cisticolidae.
The bird is found in Bangladesh, Northeast India and Southeast Asia.

The name Cisticoladae from Cisticola, which is from Ancient Greek kisthos, "rock-rose", and Latin colere, "to dwell". ... cisticola).
Orthotomus: from the Ancient Greek orthotomeō, meaning 'to cut straight'.
atrogularis Latin ater: black; Latin: gularis -throated (Latin gula throat).

Ashy Tailorbird 
(Chích bông xám tro, Orthotomus ruficeps)

The ashy tailorbird (Orthotomus ruficeps) is a species of bird formerly placed in the "Old World warbler" assemblage, it but now placed in the family Cisticolidae.
The bird is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand, Vietnam.


The name Cisticoladae from Cisticola, which is from Ancient Greek kisthos, "rock-rose", and Latin colere, "to dwell". ... cisticola).
Orthotomus: from the Ancient Greek orthotomeō, meaning 'to cut straight'.
ruficeps Latin rufus red, ruddy; -ceps -headed.

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