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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

Dendronanthus, or forest wagtail, is a wagtail genus in the family Motacillidae.
It has some distinct features:
- a distinctive plumage that sets it apart from other wagtails, 
- has the habit of wagging its tail sideways unlike the usual up and down movements of the other wagtail species,
- is the only wagtail species that nests in trees.

Dendronanthus: "Dendron" (δένδρον) is the Greek word for "tree"; Anthus introduced for the pipits.

1/ Forest Wagtail (Chìa vôi rừng, Dendronanthus indicus)

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

Le genre Motacilla comprend 13 espèces de bergeronnettes, petits passereaux proches des pipits avec qui, elles constituent la famille des Motacillidae. 
Une autre espèce, la bergeronnette de forêt appartient à un genre différent (Dendronanthus).

Passeriformes, Passerina, passerina: du latin passerinus comme un moineau(passer: moineau, passereau).
Motacillidae, Motacilla: du latin motacilla (“bergeronnette”), un diminutif du mot motare, "se déplacer, trembler, agiter".
cilla: du latin pour la queue.

1/ Citrine Wagtail (Chìa vôi đầu vàng, Motacilla citreola)
2/ Black-backed wagtail (Chìa vôi lưng đen, Motacilla lugens)
3/ Bergeronnette des ruisseaux
Grey Wagtail (Chìa vôi núi, Motacilla cinerea)
4/ Forest Wagtail (Chìa vôi rừng, Dendronanthus indicus)
5/ White Wagtail (Chìa vôi trắng, Motacilla alba)
6/ Motacilla flava (Yellow Wagtail, Chìa vôi vàng)
7/ White-browed wagtail or large pied wagtail (Motacilla maderaspatensis)
Chìa vôi mày trắng

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”).