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.

Aquila is the genus of true eagles. The genus name is Latin for "eagle", possibly derived from aquilus, "dark in colour".

1/ Eastern imperial eagle (Đại bàng đầu nâu, Aquila heliaca)
2/ Steppe eagle (Đại bàng hung, Aquila nipalensis) 
3/ Tawny eagle (Đại bàng nâu, Aquila rapax) 
4/ Bonelli's eagle (Đại bàng má trắng, Aquila fasciata)

Lophotriorchis is a genus of four species of eagles in the family Accipitridae.

Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
Lophotriorchis (synonym Hieraaetus) Greek lophos crest; triorkhes: hawk.

1/ Rufous-bellied eagle or rufous-bellied hawk-eagle (Đại bàng bụng hung, Lophotriorchis kienerii)

Haliaeetus is a genus of four species of eagles, closely related to the sea eagles in the genus Ichthyophaga.

1/ Pallas's fish eagle (Đại bàng biển đuôi trắng, Haliaeetus leucoryphus), also known as Pallas's sea eagle or band-tailed fish eagle

Icthyophaga or Ichthyophaga is a genus of six species of eagles, closely related to the sea eagles in the genus Haliaeetus. Some taxonomic authorities place this genus within Haliaeetus.

Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
ichthyaetus: Greek: ikhthus fish; aetos eagle.
Ichthyophaga Greek ikhthuophagos fish-eating (ikhthus: fish; -phagos -eating;  phagein to eat or "devour").

1/ White-bellied sea eagle (Đại bàng biển bụng trắng, Icthyophaga leucogaster), also known as the white-breasted sea eagle
Also Haliaeetus leucogaster.
2/ Grey-headed fish eagle (Diều cá đầu xám, Icthyophaga ichthyaetus)
3/ Lesser fish eagle (Diều cá bé, Icthyophaga humilis)

The Accipitridae is one of the three families within the order Accipitriformes, and is a family of small to large birds of prey with strongly hooked bills and variable morphology based on diet. 

Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
accipitrinus Latin accipitrinus hawk-like (accipiter: hawk).

The Accipitriformes are an order of birds that includes most of the diurnal birds of prey, including hawks, eagles, vultures, and kites, but not falcons.
A DNA study published in 2008 indicated that falcons are not closely related to the Accipitriformes, being instead more closely related to parrots and passerines.
Formerly included with the falcons in the Falconiformes.

Accipitriformes from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk", and Neo-Latin -formes "having the form of".

The order includes the following families: 

- Accipitridae (eagles, harriers, hawks, kites, Old World vultures)
- Pandionidae (ospreys) (1 or 2 species)
- Sagittariidae (secretarybird)
- Possibly includes the extinct Teratornithidae as well.

White-rumped falcon 
(Cắt nhỏ họng trắng, Neohierax insignis, formerly Polihierax insignis), also known as white-rumped pygmy falcon, white-rumped falconet, Fielden's falconet,or Burmese pigmy falcon

The white-rumped falcon (Neohierax insignis) is a species of bird of prey in the family Falconidae native to Indochina. 
The bird is placed in its own monotypic genus, Neohierax.


Phylogenetic analyses of morphological characteristics found the white-rumped falcon to be basal to the Falco clade, but separate from the clade containing the pygmy falcon (or African pigmy falcon, Polihierax semitorquatus) and Microhierax (falconets or pigmy falcons).

Research in molecular genetics has also found that the white-rumped falcon is more closely related to the Falco falcons than it is to the pygmy falcon.
Female have a yellow or chestnut head, the male have white cap or grey head.

Traits:
- Yellow-eyeringed, orange-eyeringed;
- Yellow-lored, orange-lored;

Neo: From Ancient Greek νέος (néos, “new, young”).
hierax: Greek for hawk.
Latin insignis: notable.

Neohierax is a bird genus native to Indochina, in the family Falconidae. The genus was formerly included in the genus Polihierax.

Falco, Falcon: Hawk, eagle (Late Latin).
Neo: From Ancient Greek νέος (néos, “new, young”).
hierax: Greek for hawk.

1/  White-rumped falcon (Cắt nhỏ họng trắng, Neohierax insignis, formerly Polihierax insignis), also known as white-rumped pygmy falcon, white-rumped falconet, Fielden's falconet,or Burmese pigmy falcon

Phylogenetic analyses of morphological characteristics found the white-rumped falcon to be basal to the Falco clade, but separate from the clade containing the pygmy falcon (or African pigmy falcon, Polihierax semitorquatus) and Microhierax (falconets or pigmy falcons).

Research in molecular genetics has also found that the white-rumped falcon is more closely related to the Falco falcons than it is to the pygmy falcon.

The typical falconets, Microhierax, are a bird of prey genus in the family Falconidae.

Falco: Hawk, eagle (Late Latin).
Microhierax Greek mikros small; hierax hawk.

1/ Collared falconet (Cắt nhỏ bụng hung, Microhierax caerulescens)
2/ Pied falconet (Cắt nhỏ bụng trắng, Microhierax melanoleucos) 

Falco, which includes 40 species of falcons, is a genus in the family Falconidae. 

Falco, Falcon: Hawk, eagle (Late Latin).

1/ Amur falcon (Cắt Amur, Falco amurensis)
2/ Laggar falcon (Cắt Ấn Độ, Falco jugger), also known as the lugger falcon or jugger 
3/ Oriental hobby (Cắt bụng hung, Falco severus)
4/ Peregrine falcon (Cắt lớn, Falco peregrinus), also known simply as the peregrine
5/ Common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus), also known as the European kestrel, Eurasian kestrel, or Old World kestrel
6/ Merlin (Cắt lưng xám, Falco columbarius) 
7/ Eurasian hobby (Cắt Trung Quốc, Falco subbuteo) or just hobby

The falcons and caracaras are around 65 species of diurnal birds of prey that make up the family Falconidae (representing all extant species in the order Falconiformes). The family is divided into three subfamilies: Herpetotherinae, which includes the laughing falcon and forest falcons; Polyborinae, which includes the spot-winged falconet and the caracaras; and Falconinae, the falcons and kestrels (Falco) and falconets (Microhierax).

The order Falconiformes is represented by the extant family Falconidae (falcons and caracaras) and a handful of enigmatic Paleogene species. 

Falco: Hawk, eagle (Late Latin).

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