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.

Gray treepie 
(Choàng choạc xám, Dendrocitta formosae), also known as the Himalayan treepie

The grey treepie (Dendrocitta formosae), also known as the Himalayan treepie, is an Asian treepie, a medium-sized and long-tailed member of the crow family Corvidae.

The bird is widely distributed along the foothills of the Himalayas in the Indian Subcontinent and extending into Indochina, Nepal, southern mainland China and Taiwan.

The family name Corvidae is derived from the Latin corvus meaning "raven".
Dendrocitta is a genus of long-tailed passerine birds in the crow and jay family, Corvidae.
The generic name is derived from the Greek words dendron, meaning "tree," and kitta, meaning "magpie".
formosae, formosana Formosa: Taiwan.

Collared treepie 
(Choàng choạc đầu đen, Dendrocitta frontalis), also known as black-faced treepie or black-browed treepie

The collared treepie (Dendrocitta frontalis), also known as black-faced treepie or black-browed treepie, is an Asian treepie, a small perching bird of the crow family, Corvidae.

The bird inhabits a broad band (though often very localized) from the north eastern Indian Himalayas, Bangladesh,Nepal and across into Burma (Myanmar) in hill forests often at high elevations.

Dendrocitta is a genus of long-tailed passerine birds in the crow and jay family, Corvidae.
The generic name is derived from the Greek words dendron, meaning "tree," and kitta, meaning "magpie".
frontale, frontalis Latin frontalis fronted, browed (> Latin frontalia or frontale frontlet > frons, frontis forehead, front).

The ratchet-tailed treepie is a species of bird in the crow and jay family Corvidae. The species is also known as the notch-tailed treepie.

1/ Ratchet-tailed treepie (Chim khách đuôi cờ, Temnurus temnurus)

Crypsirina is a small genus of long-tailed passerine birds in the crow and jay family, Corvidae.
The generic name is derived from the Greek words krupto, meaning "to conceal," and rhis or rhinos, meaning "nostrils".

1/ Racket-tailed treepie (Chim khách, Crypsirina temia)

Racket-tailed treepie 
(Chim khách, Crypsirina temia)

The racket-tailed treepie (Crypsirina temia) is an Asian treepie, a member of the crow family, Corvidae.
This bird occurs in southern Burma (Myanmar), Thailand, Indo-China, Sumatra, Java and Bali in scrub and secondary growth, open fields and gardens, bamboo thickets and open forest often near villages.

Pica is a genus of seven species of birds in the family Corvidae in both the New World and the Old.
Pica is the Latin word for the Eurasian magpie.

1/ Eurasian magpie or common magpie (Ác là, Bồ các, Pica pica)

2/ Oriental magpie (Pica serica) 

Oriental magpie (Pica serica) 

The Oriental magpie (Pica serica) is a species of magpie found from south-eastern Russia to eastern China, Korea, Taiwan, Japan and northern Indochina and Myanmar. 
Other names for the Oriental magpie include Korean magpie and Asian magpie.

Pica is a genus of seven species of birds in the family Corvidae in both the New World and the Old.
Pica is the Latin word for the Eurasian magpie.
serica from Latin sericus meaning silk, silk garments.

Eurasian magpie or common magpie 
(Ác là, Bồ các, Pica pica)

The Eurasian magpie or common magpie (Pica pica) is a resident breeding bird throughout the northern part of the Eurasian continent.


Pica is a genus of seven species of birds in the family Corvidae in both the New World and the Old.
Pica is the Latin word for the Eurasian magpie.

Corvidae is a cosmopolitan family of oscine passerine birds that contains the crows, ravens, rooks, magpies, jackdaws, jays, treepies, choughs, and nutcrackers.

Corvina ( Coracina) / corvina Latin corvinus raven-like, raven-black (corvus raven).

The genus Nucifraga also known as nutcracker include four species of passerine birds in the family Corvidae, related to the jays and crows.

Corvidae is a cosmopolitan family of oscine passerine birds that contains the crows, ravens, rooks, magpies, jackdaws, jays, treepies, choughs, and nutcrackers.

Corvidae, Corvina ( Coracina), corvina Latin corvinus raven-like, raven-black (corvus raven).
The genus name Nucifraga is a Neo-Latin translation of an old German name Nussbrecher, "nut-breaker".

The northern nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes), previously known as spotted nutcracker and Eurasian nutcracker, is a passerine bird in the crow family Corvidae.


Corvidae is a cosmopolitan family of oscine passerine birds that contains the crows, ravens, rooks, magpies, jackdaws, jays, treepies, choughs, and nutcrackers.
Corvidae, Corvina ( Coracina), corvina Latin corvinus raven-like, raven-black (corvus raven).
The genus scientific name is a reduplication; nucifraga is a Neo-Latin translation of German Nussbrecher, "nut-breaker" based on Latin nucis "nut", and frangere "to shatter".
And caryocatactes based on Greek: karuon "nut", and kataseio "to shatter".

Indian Cuckooshrike
(Phường chèo xám lớn, Coracina macei)

Formerly known as large cuckooshrike which included many subspecies many of which were found in Southeast Asia.

The Indian cuckooshrike (Coracina macei) is a species of bird in the cuckooshrike family Campephagidae that is found on the Indian subcontinent.

Traits:
- Black-lored;
- Stripe-breasted: white breast (and belly) with gray stripes;
- Ashy head and mantle;


Campephagidae: New Latin, from Campephaga, type genus (from Greek kampē caterpillar + New Latin -phaga) + -idae; 'Phago' is a term used as a prefix in Latin meaning 'Eating' or 'swallowing'. 
Phago ultimately comes from the Greek phageîn, which means “to eat, devour.”
The name Coracina is from the Ancient Greek korakinos meaning "little raven", a diminutive of korax meaning "raven".

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