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Calliope is a genus of passerine birds in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.
Previously placed in the genus Luscinia.
The genus Calliope name from classical Greek meaning beautiful-voiced.

1/ Siberian rubythroat (Oanh cổ đỏ, Calliope calliope)

Cinclidium is a genus of the family Muscicapidae.

1/ Blue-fronted robin (Oanh mày xanh, Cinclidium frontale)

Cyanoptila is a genus of passerine birds belonging to the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.

1/ Blue-and-white flycatcher (Cyanoptila cyanomelana, Đớp ruồi Nhật Bản)

Cyornis is a genus of passerine birds belonging to the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.

Muscicapidae: Muscicapa comes from the Latin musca meaning a fly, and capere to catch.

Cyornis combines the Ancient Greek kuanos meaning "dark-blue" with ornis meaning "bird".

1/ Hainan blue flycatcher (Cyornis hainanus, Đớp ruồi xanh hải nam)

2/ Pale blue flycatcher (Cyornis unicolor, Đớp ruồi xanh nhạt)

3/ Indochinese blue flycatcher (Cyornis sumatrensis)

4/ Chinese blue flycatcher (Cyornis glaucicomans)

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. 

Ficedula is a genus of passerine birds in the family Muscicapidae.
The genus name is from Latin and refers to a small fig-eating bird (ficus, "fig") supposed to change into the blackcap in winter.
1/ Yellow-rumped flycatcher (Ficedula zanthopygia, Đớp ruồi vàng), also known as Korean flycatcher or tricolor flycatcher
xanthos,-E,-on, yellow of various shades, golden or pale yellow; also red-yellow, chestnut, auburn
-py·​ga. ˈpīgə variants or -pygia. ˈpijēə : creature having (such) a rump.

2/ Narcissus flycatcher (Ficedula narcissina, Đớp ruồi lưng vàng)

3/ Mugimaki flycatcher (Ficedula mugimaki, Đớp ruồi Mugi)
The name "mugimaki" comes from Japanese and means "wheat-sower".

4/ Taiga flycatcher or red-throated flycatcher (Ficedula albicilla, Đớp ruồi Taiga)
The specific name albicilla is from Latin albus, white, and Neo-Latin cilla tail; this meaning of cilla arose from a misunderstanding of motacilla, the name for the wagtail.

5/ Snowy-Browed Flycatcher (Ficedula hyperythra)
Đớp ruồi mày trắng

6/ Little Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula westermanni) 
Đớp ruồi đen mày trắng

Larvivora is a genus of small passerine birds belonging to the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae that occur in central and eastern Asia.
The word Larvivora comes from the Neo-Latin larva meaning caterpillar and -vorus meaning eating (vorace to devour).

1/ Rufous-tailed robin  (Oanh cổ trắng, Larvivora sibilans)
Also pseudorobin, red-tailed robin, Swinhoe's red-tailed robin, Swinhoe's robin, Swinhoe's pseudorobin, Swinhoe's nightingale or whistling nightingale.
sibilans is Latin for "whistling".

2/ Siberian Blue Robin (Oanh lưng xanh, Larvivora cyane)

3/ Japanese robin (Larvivora akahige, Hoét mặt đỏ)

Leucoptilon is a genus of passerine birds belonging to the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.
leucos Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “white”).
ptilon: shown by the alternative form ψίλον (psílon), relation to πέτομαι (pétomai, “to fly”) 
ptilo- : down : feather

1/ white-tailed flycatcher (Leucoptilon concretum)
Latin, English. concretum [concreti]  N noun. concrete

The rock thrushes, Monticola, are a genus of chats, medium-sized mostly insectivorous or omnivorous songbirds.
Monticola is the Latin word for mountain-dweller or mountaineer.
formerly included in the thrush family Turdidae.

1/ White-throated rock thrush (Monticola gularis, Hoét đá họng trắng)

2/ Blue rock thrush (Monticola solitarius)
Hoét đá
solitarius means "solitary".

Muscicapa is a genus of passerine birds belonging to the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.
The word Muscicapa comes from the Latin musca, a fly and capere, to catch.

1/ Asian brown flycatcher (Muscicapa dauurica, Đớp ruồi nâu)

The Old World flycatchers are a large family, the Muscicapidae, of small passerine birds restricted to the Old World (Europe, Africa and Asia).
Muscicapa comes from the Latin musca meaning a fly, and capere to catch.

Formerly, three families Muscicapidae, Sylviidae (Old World warblers) and Turdidae (thrushes) were placed in the Muscicapidae.
The extended flycatcher family that also included Timaliidae (Old World babblers) and Monarchidae (Monarch flycatchers). 

Later  DNA–DNA hybridization studies found the family should be split into several separate families.

Les Muscicapidae (ou muscicapidés) sont une famille de passereaux dans le  vieux monde: Afrique, Asie, Europe.

Muscicapidae: Muscicapa vient du mot latin musca signifiant mouche, et capere signifiant rattraper, attraper, gober.

Myiomela is a genus of bird in the family Muscicapidae. Some members have sometimes been included in the genus Cinclidium and the phylogeny has not been resolved completely.
Myiomela : Greek word muia – fly; melo – to take an interest in.

1/ White-tailed robin (Oanh đuôi trắng, Myiomela leucura)
Specific epithet is from Ancient Greek λεύκουρος (leúkouros, “white-tailed”).

The whistling thrushes comprise a genus Myophonus of the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.
The genus name Myophonus is from the Ancient Greek muia meaning "fly" and phoneus meaning "slayer".

1/ Blue whistling thrush (Myophonus caeruleus, Hoét xanh) 
caeruleus : dark blue likely from caelum, "sky."

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".

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)

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.

Saxicola est un genre d'oiseaux de l'ordre des Passeriformes et de la famille des muscicapidés. 
Ses espèces sont appelées tariers et parfois traquets.

Muscicapidae: Muscicapa vient du mot latin musca signifiant mouche, et capere signifiant rattraper, attraper, gober.
Saxicola mot latin: saxum: rocher + incola: habiter, demeurer. 

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)

The Latin binomial commemorates the Norwegian ornithologist Leonhard Hess Stejneger.

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

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.

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.

Tarsiger is a genus of six species of birds in the family Muscicapidae.
The genus name is from Ancient Greek tarsos, "flat of the foot" and Latin gerere, "to carry".

1/ Golden Bush Robin (Oanh đuôi nhọn lưng vàng, Tarsiger chrysaeus)
Chrysaeus : Greek word khruseios meaning golden.

2/ White-browed Bush Robin (Oanh đuôi nhọn mày trắng, Tarsiger indicus)
Greek Indikos "of India"

3/ Red-flanked bluetail (Tarsiger cyanurus, Oanh đuôi cụt lưng xanh), also known as the orange-flanked bush-robin