Birds of Vietnam, Bird Species in 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. - Order: Columbiformes
- Family: Columbidae
- Genus: Treron
Thick-Billed Green Pigeon
(Cu xanh mỏ quặp, Treron curvirostra)
The thick-billed green pigeon is a species of bird in the family Columbidae.
Columbidae, Columba: Latin columba (“dove, pigeon”). Ancient Greek κόλυμβος (kólumbos, “a diver”), from κολυμβάω (kolumbáō, “dive, plunge headlong, swim”).
Pigeon is a French word that derives from the Latin pīpiō, for a "peeping" chick;
Dove is an ultimately Germanic word that refers to the bird's diving flight.
The genus name Treron is from the Ancient Greek trērōn meaning "pigeon" or "dove".
curvirostra is Latin for "curved bill".
The common emerald dove (Emerald Dove, Chalcophaps indica, Cu luồng), also called Asian emerald dove and grey-capped emerald dove, is a widespread resident breeding pigeon native to the tropical and subtropical parts of the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia.
The red turtle dove (Red Collared Dove, Streptopelia tranquebarica, Cu ngói) is a small pigeon which is a resident breeding bird in the tropics of Asia.
The spotted dove (Streptopelia chinensis, Cu gáy) is a small and somewhat long-tailed pigeon that is a common resident breeding bird across its native range on the Indian subcontinent and in Southeast Asia.
The oriental turtle dove or rufous turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis, Cu sen) is a member of the bird family Columbidae. The species has a wide native distribution range from Europe, east across Asia to Japan.
The Pacific swift is a species of bird that is part of the Swift family. It breeds in eastern Asia. It is strongly migratory, spending the northern hemisphere's winter in Southeast Asia and Australia.
- Order: Cuculiformes
- Family: Cuculidae
- Genus: Centropus
Lesser coucal ( Centropus bengalensis, Bìm bịp nhỏ) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It has a wide distribution range that overlaps with several other similar species. The habitat is often marshy land with grass and tree cover.
- Order: Cuculiformes
- Family: Cuculidae
- Genus: Centropus
Greater coucal or crow pheasant (Centropus sinensis, Bìm bịp lớn) is a large non-parasitic member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes. The bird is a widespread resident in the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia.
- Order: Cuculiformes
- Family: Cuculidae
The Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus, Tu hú Chau a) is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes. It is found in the Indian Subcontinent, China, and Southeast Asia.
The specific epithet scolopaceus is Modern Latin meaning "snipe-like" from Latin scolopax meaning "snipe" or "woodcock".
- Order: Cuculiformes
- Family: Cuculidae
- Genus: Cacomantis
Plaintive cuckoo
(Tìm vịt, Cacomantis merulinus)
The plaintive cuckoo (Cacomantis merulinus) is a species of bird belonging to the genus Cacomantis in the cuckoo family Cuculidae. It is native to Asia, from India, Nepal and China to Indonesia.
The genus name Cacomantis is from the Greek kakos meaning evil or ill-boding and mantis for prophet.
The name is associated with or supposed to be predicted "rains" as well as ill fortune and bad weather.
merulina, merulinus: Latin merulinus blackbird-like, thrush-like (> Latin merula blackbird).
- Order: Cuculiformes
- Family: Cuculidae
- Genus: Cuculus
Lesser cuckoo
( Cu cu nhỏ, Cuculus poliocephalus)
The lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae.
This bird is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Kenya, North Korea, South Korea, Laos, Malawi, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, Vietnam, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
The genus name Cuculus is the Latin word for "cuckoo".
poliocephalus: poliocephalus Greek polios grey; -kephalos -headed.
- Order: Cuculiformes
- Family: Cuculidae
- Genus: Cuculus
Indian cuckoo
( Bắt cô trói cột, Cuculus micropterus)
The Indian cuckoo or short-winged cuckoo (Cuculus micropterus) is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes.
The bird is found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.
The genus name Cuculus is the Latin word for "cuckoo".
micropterum, Micropterus, micropterus Greek mikroptera small-winged.
