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.

White-throated needletail 
(Yến đuôi cứng họng trắng, Hirundapus caudacutus), also known as needle-tailed swift or spine-tailed swift

The white-throated needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus), also known as the needle-tailed swift or spine-tailed swift, is a large swift in the genus Hirundapus.

This bird species is a migratory bird, breeding in Central Asia and southern Siberia, and wintering south in the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia and Australia.

As the name apodiforme—meaning "footless" in Greek—suggests, the legs of hummingbirds, swifts and treeswifts (or 'crested' swifts) are rather small and offer limited functional uses.
The family name, Apodidae, is derived from the Greek ἄπους (ápous), meaning "footless", a reference to the small, weak legs of these most aerial of birds.

The genus name Hirundapus is constructed from the names of the swallow genus Hirundo and the swift genus Apus.
Hirundo is a Latin word meaning swallow.
The word apus is Latin and derived from the Ancient Greek α, a ("without") and πளுக்கான, pous ("foot"), meaning "footless". 
The English name needletail is from the spined or thorny tail ends.
The Latin term "caudacutus" combines the words cauda ("tail") and acutus ("sharp"), meaning "sharp-tailed". 

Cypsiurus is a genus of the swift family of birds in the family Apodidae, of the order Apodiformes.

1/ Asian palm swift (Yến cọ, Cypsiurus balasiensis) 

As the name apodiforme—meaning "footless" in Greek—suggests, the legs of hummingbirds, swifts and treeswifts (or 'crested' swifts) are rather small and offer limited functional uses.
The family name, Apodidae, is derived from the Greek ἄπους (ápous), meaning "footless", a reference to the small, weak legs of these most aerial of birds.
The genus name Cypsiurus comes from the Greek words kupselos (swallow) and ouros (tailed).

Asian palm swift (Yến cọ, Cypsiurus balasiensis) 

The Asian palm swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis) is a small swift of the Apodidae family.
It is a common resident breeder in tropical Asia from India to the Philippines.

As the name apodiforme—meaning "footless" in Greek—suggests, the legs of hummingbirds, swifts and treeswifts (or 'crested' swifts) are rather small and offer limited functional uses.
The family name, Apodidae, is derived from the Greek ἄπους (ápous), meaning "footless", a reference to the small, weak legs of these most aerial of birds.
The genus name Cypsiurus comes from the Greek words kupselos (swallow) and ouros (tailed).
balasiensis from “Balasian Swift”, the name given to the Asian Palm, probably after the town and district of Balasore in the Bengal region.

The bird genus Apus comprise some of the Old World members of the family Apodidae, commonly known as swifts.
The name Apus is Latin for a swift, thought to be a type of swallow with no feet (from Ancient Greek a meaning "without", and pous meaning "foot").

1/ Little swift (Yến cằm trắng, Apus affinis)

2/ Pacific swift or fork-tailed swift (Yến hông trắng, Apus pacificus)
pacificus refers to the Pacific Ocean.

Apodidae is a bird family of swifts which are highly aerial birds. 
The family name, Apodidae, is derived from the Greek apous meaning "footless", a reference to the small, weak legs of these most aerial of birds.

The bird order Apodiformes contains three living families: the swifts (Apodidae), the treeswifts (Hemiprocnidae), and the hummingbirds (Trochilidae).

Loriculus, or hanging parrots, is a genus of small parrots in the family Psittaculidae.
The name is a diminutive of the genus Lorius.

1/ Vernal hanging parrot (Vẹt lùn, Loriculus vernalis)

Psittinus is a genus of parrot in the family Psittaculidae.

1/ Blue-rumped parrot (Vẹt đuôi ngắn, Psittinus cyanurus)

Members of the parrot genus Psittacula or Afro-Asian ring-necked parrots, as they are commonly known in aviculture, originate from Africa to South-East Asia. The name of the genus is a diminutive of the Latin word psittacus for a "parrot".

1/ Rose-ringed parakeet (Psittacula krameri), also known as the ringneck parrot (in aviculture) or the Kramer parrot
 the specific krameri commemorates the Austrian naturalist Wilhelm Heinrich Kramer.

2/ Blossom-headed parakeet (Vẹt đầu hồng, Psittacula roseata)

3/ Slaty-headed parakeet (Vẹt đầu xám, Psittacula himalayana)

4/ Long-tailed parakeet (Vẹt đuôi dài, Psittacula longicauda)
The specific epithet longicauda combines the Latin longus meaning "long" and cauda meaning "tail".

5/ Alexandrine parakeet (Vẹt má vàng, Psittacula eupatria), also known as the Alexandrine parrot
named after Alexander the Great.
The specific name eupatria is derived from the Ancient Greek words eu- meaning "well" and patria meaning "descent".

6/ Red-breasted parakeet (Vẹt ngực đỏ, Psittacula alexandri) 
The specific epithet alexandri is from Alexander the Great whose soldiers introduced parakeets to Greece.

7/ Grey-headed parakeet (Psittacula finschii)

Psittaculidae is a family containing Old World parrots. It consists of six subfamilies: Psittrichasinae, Agapornithinae, Loriinae, Platycercinae, Psittacellinae and Psittaculinae.

The name 'Psittaciformes' comes from the ancient Greek for parrot, ψιττακός ('Psittacus'), whose origin is unclear.
The genus name Psittacula is a diminutive of the Latin word psittacus meaning "parrot".

Psittaciformes:
- Strigopidae – New Zealand parrots (4 species)
- Cacatuidae – Cockatoos (22 species)
- Psittacidae – African and New World parrots (179 species)
- Psittaculidae – Old World parrots (203 species)

The family Psittacidae or holotropical parrots is one of three families of true parrots. 
The name 'Psittaciformes' comes from the ancient Greek for parrot, 'Psittacus', whose origin is unclear.

Psittaciformes:
- Strigopidae – New Zealand parrots (4 species)
- Cacatuidae – Cockatoos (22 species)
- Psittacidae – African and New World parrots (179 species)
- Psittaculidae – Old World parrots (203 species)

Parrots (Psittaciformes), also known as psittacines, are birds with a strong curved beak, upright stance, and clawed feet.
The name 'Psittaciformes' comes from the ancient Greek for parrot, 'Psittacus', whose origin is unclear.

Psittaciformes:
- Strigopidae – New Zealand parrots (4 species)
- Cacatuidae – Cockatoos (22 species)
- Psittacidae – African and New World parrots (179 species)
- Psittaculidae – Old World parrots (203 species)

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