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.

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)

Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
accipitrinus Latin accipitrinus hawk-like (accipiter: hawk).
The genus name Butastur is a combination of the Latin words buteo (meaning "buzzard") and astur (meaning "a hawk"), referring to a genus of birds that share characteristics of both. The name was created by combining the existing genera Buteo and Astur to describe a type of hawk or buzzard.

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. 

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.

Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
accipitrinus Latin accipitrinus hawk-like (accipiter: hawk).
The genus name is from Ancient Greek klangos, "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)

Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
accipitrinus Latin accipitrinus hawk-like (accipiter: hawk).
The genus name Aegypius is a Greek word (αἰγυπιός) for 'vulture', or a bird not unlike one; Aelian describes the aegypius as "halfway between a vulture (gyps) and an eagle".

Aquila is the genus of true eagles. 

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)

Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
accipitrinus Latin accipitrinus hawk-like (accipiter: hawk).
The genus name Aquila is Latin for "eagle", possibly derived from aquilus, "dark in colour".

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

Accipitriformes, Accipitridae:
Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
accipitrinus Latin accipitrinus hawk-like (accipiter: hawk).
The genus name is from Latin haliaetus or haliaetos meaning "sea-eagle" or "osprey".

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)

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