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.

Spilornis is a genus of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. 

Spilornis: from Greek spilos "spot"; ornis, ornithos "bird".
cheela: Hindi name Cheel for a hawk or kite.

1/ Crested serpent eagle (Diều hoa miến điện, Spilornis cheela) 

Jerdon's baza 
(Diều hoa Jerdon, Aviceda jerdoni)

Jerdon's baza (Aviceda jerdoni) is a moderate sized brown hawk with a thin white-tipped black crest
The bird is found from eastern Himalaya, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh through South-east Asia.


Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
Aviceda: Latin: avis 'bird'; -cida 'killer', from caedere 'to kill'.

Black baza 
(Diều mào, Aviceda leuphotes)

The black baza (Aviceda leuphotes) is a small bird of prey found in the forests of Northeast India, the eastern Himalayas, China and Southeast Asia.


Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
Aviceda: Latin: avis 'bird'; -cida 'killer', from caedere 'to kill'.
leuphotes: Greek lophotos crested.

The bazas, Aviceda, are a genus of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, sometimes known as cuckoo-hawks. 

1/ Jerdon's baza (Diều hoa Jerdon, Aviceda jerdoni)
2/ Black baza (Diều mào, Aviceda leuphotes)


Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
Aviceda: Latin: avis 'bird'; -cida 'killer', from caedere 'to kill'.

Milvus is a genus of medium-sized birds of prey. 

Accipitriformes, Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
Milvus: Latin for kite.

1/ Black kite (Diều hâu, Milvus migrans)

Nisaetus (Crested hawk-eagles group) is a genus of subfamily Aquilinae found mainly in tropical Asia,
earlier placed within the genus Spizaetus.

Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
The genus name Nisaetus combines the Medieval Latin nisus for a sparrowhawk with the Ancient Greek aetos meaning "eagle".

1/ Changeable hawk-eagle (Diều đầu nâu, Nisaetus cirrhatus) or crested hawk-eagle, marsh hawk-eagle or Indian crested hawk-eagle

2/ Mountain hawk-eagle (Diều núi, Nisaetus nipalensis) or Hodgson's hawk-eagle

Circus is a genus of birds in the family Accipitridae. The genus includes most harriers which are of the several species of diurnal hawks.

1/ Pallid Harrier (Diều Bụng trắng, Circus macrourus)
2/ Eastern marsh harrier (Diều đầu trắng, Circus spilonotus)
3/ Pied harrier (Diều mướp, Circus melanoleucos) 

Pernis is a genus of birds in the family Accipitridae, subfamily Perninae whose members are commonly known as honey buzzards. 

Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek pernes, a term used by Aristotle for a bird of prey.

1/ Crested honey buzzard (Diều ăn ong, Pernis ptilorhynchus), also known as the Oriental, Asiatic, or Eastern honey buzzard. 

Butastur is a genus of birds of prey in the family Accipitridae.

1/ Grey-faced buzzard (Diều Ấn độ, Butastur indicus)
2/ Rufous-winged buzzard (Diều xám, Butastur liventer)

Ictinaetus is a genus in the family Accipitridae. The genus has only one member the black eagle.

accipiter: From Latin accipiter (“hawk”).
Ictinaetus: From Ancient Greek ἰκτῖνος (iktînos, “kite”) + ἀετός (aetós, “eagle”).

1/ Black eagle (Đại bàng Ma Lai, Ictinaetus malaiensis)

Clanga is a genus which contains the spotted eagles. The genus name is from Ancient Greek klangos, "eagle".

1/ Greater spotted eagle (Đại bàng đen, Clanga clanga), also called the spotted eagle
Once thought to be a member of the genus Aquila, but was reclassified to a distinct genus, Clanga, along with the two other species of spotted eagle.

Aegypius is a genus of Old World vultures found in the subfamily Gypinae. Of the three species in the genus, only the cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus) is extant.

1/ Cinereous vulture (Đại bàng đầu trọc, Aegypius monachus)

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