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.

The mountain tailorbird (Phyllergates cucullatus) is a songbird species formerly placed in the "Old World warbler" assemblage, but is now placed in the genus Phyllergates of the family Cettiidae.

Tailorbirds are small birds, most of which belong to the genus Orthotomus. They were often placed in the Old World warbler family Sylviidae, recent research suggests they more likely belong in the Cisticolidae.

The chats, which are insectivorous, robust ground-feeding and strong migrants, now belong to the Old World flycatcher family (Muscicapidae).


Saxicola in Latin: saxum, rock + incola, dwelling in. 
The stonechats or chats, is a genus of 15 species of small passerine birds restricted to the Old World.


1/ Common Stonechat (Sẻ bụi đầu đen, Saxicola torquatus), also African stonechat 
This species is considered superspecies now:
 African stonechat Saxicola torquatus in the strict sense
 European stonechat Saxicola rubicola
 Siberian stonechat Saxicola maurus
 Madagascar stonechat Saxicola sibilla


Newly added to this superspecies:
 Fuerteventura chat Saxicola dacotiae
 Reunion stonechat Saxicola tectes
 White-tailed stonechat Saxicola leucurus


2/ Pied Bushchat (Sẻ bụi đen, Saxicola caprata)
3/ Jerdon's Bushchat (Sẻ bụi lưng xanh, Saxicola jerdoni)


4/ Grey Bush Chat (Sẻ bụi xám, Saxicola ferreus)

Gray bush chat


5/ Siberian stonechat or Asian stonechat (Saxicola maurus) 
Sẻ bụi đầu đen

6/ Amur stonechat,  or Stejneger's stonechat
Saxicola stejnegeri
The Latin binomial commemorates the Norwegian ornithologist Leonhard Hess Stejneger.

 

Niltava (from niltau, Nepali for the rufous-bellied niltava) is a genus of passerine birds in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.
The genus name is from the Nepali word Niltau for the rufous-bellied niltava.

1/ Large Niltava (Đớp ruồi lớn, Niltava grandis)

2/ Small niltava (Đớp ruồi trán đen, Niltava macgrigoriae)

3/ Fujian niltava (Đớp ruồi cằm đen, Niltava davidi)

4/ Rufous-bellied niltava (Niltava sundara)
The specific epithet sundara is a Latinised version of the Hindi word sundar, meaning "beautiful".

A male Fujian Niltava at Cuc Phuong National Park
A male Fujian Niltava at Cuc Phuong National Park

The shortwings are colourful, medium-sized, mostly insectivorous, Old World Flycatcher family Muscicapidae. Some taxonomists place the birds in the in the genus the thrush family Turdidae.

The thrushes are a passerine bird family, Turdidae, with a worldwide distribution. 

The Common Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus), or often simply Redstart, formerly classed as a member of the thrush family, (Turdidae), but is now known to be a flycatcher, family Muscicapidae.

Redstart means a red start or a red tail (start means an old name for tail English). The species is of the genus Phoenicurus.
The name Phoenicurus is from Ancient Greek φοινιξ (phoinix), "(Phoenician) crimson/purple", and ουροσ (-ouros) -"tailed".

1/ White-capped Redstart (Đuôi đỏ đầu trắng, Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
2/ Plumbeous Redstart (Đuôi đỏ đầu xám, Phoenicurus fuliginosus)
3/ Blue-fronted Redstart (Đuôi đỏ núi đá mày xanh, Phoenicurus frontalis)
4/ Black Redstart (Đuôi đỏ núi đá trán đen, Phoenicurus ochruros)
5/ Daurian Redstart (Đuôi đỏ núi đá trán xám, Phoenicurus auroreus)

Green Cochoa (Cochoa viridis)
Cô cô xanh

The green cochoa (Cochoa viridis), a bird species which was variously placed with the thrushes of family Turdidae or the related Muscicapidae (Old World flycatchers), is considered closer to the former.


Turdidae, Turdus is the Latin word for a "thrush".
cochoas (from cocho, Nepali for Cochoa purpurea).
Latin viridis: green, young, fresh, lively, youthful.

The forktails with a long forked tail are small insectivorous birds, genus Enicurus, formerly in the thrush family, Turdidae, but now treated as part of the Old World flycatcher family, Muscicapidae. 

The pipits are a cosmopolitan genus, Anthus, of small passerine birds with medium to long tails.

The genus name Anthus is from Latin and is the name for a small bird of grasslands.

1/ Hodgson's Pipit (Chim Manh Hồng, Anthus roseatus)
2/ Red-throated Pipit (Chim manh họng đỏ, Anthus cervinus)
3/ New Zealand Pipit (Anthus novaeseelandae)
4/ Water Pipit (Chim manh Nhật Bản, Anthus spinoletta)
5/ Indian Tree Pipit (Chim manh Vân Nam, Anthus hodgsoni)
6/ American-Pipit (Manh lưng đỏ, Anthus rubescens)
7/ Richard's pipit (Anthus richardi, Manh lớn)
8/ Paddyfield pipit or Oriental pipit (Anthus rufulus)
Chim Manh
9/ Olive-backed pipit (Anthus hodgsoni)
Chim manh Vân Nam

Motacilla is a genus of passerine birds commonly known as the wagtails in the family Motacillidae. 

The Wagtails, the pipits and longclaws form the family Motacillidae (Họ Chìa vôi).
Passeriformes, Passerina, passerina: Latin passerinus sparrow-like, (i.e. sparrow-sized) (passer sparrow).
Motacillidae, Motacilla: From Latin motacilla (“wagtail”).

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