Birds of Vietnam, Bird Species in Vietnam
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Campephagidae
- Genus: Monticola
Grey-Chinned Minivet
(Phường chèo má xám, Pericrocotus solaris)
The grey-chinned minivet (Pericrocotus solaris) is a species of passerine bird in the family Campephagidae.
Campephagidae: New Latin, from Campephaga, type genus (from Greek kampē caterpillar + New Latin -phaga) + -idae; 'Phago' is a term used as a prefix in Latin meaning 'Eating' or 'swallowing'. Phago ultimately comes from the Greek phageîn, which means “to eat, devour.”
The genus name comes from Ancient Greek peri - 'very', and krokotus 'saffron-coloured'.
solaris: Latin of or pertaining to the sun.
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Muscicapidae
- Genus: Monticola
Blue Rock Thrush
(Monticola solitarius)
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The blue rock thrush (Monticola solitarius) is a species of chat of the flycatcher family. The species was formerly included in the thrush family Turdidae.
Monticola is the Latin word for mountain-dweller or mountaineer: from mons, montis "mountain", and colere, "to dwell".
solitarius means "solitary".
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Dicaeidae
- Genus: Dicaeum
Fire-Breasted Flowerpecker
(Dicaeum ignipectus)
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The fire-breasted flowerpecker (Dicaeum ignipectus) is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae found in the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia.
The name Dicaeum is from the Ancient Greek dikaion. Cuvier claimed that this was a word for a very small Indian bird.
ignipectum / ignipectus: Latin ignis fire; pectus breast.
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Dicaeidae
Dicaeum is a genus of birds in the flowerpecker family Dicaeidae, a group of passerines tropical southern Asia and Australasia from India east to the Philippines and south to Australia.
The name Dicaeum is from the Ancient Greek dikaion. Cuvier claimed that this was a word for a very small Indian bird.
1/ Plain flowerpecker (Dicaeum minullum)
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2/ Fire-breasted flowerpecker (Dicaeum ignipectus)
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3/ Scarlet-Backed Flowerpecker (Dicaeum cruentatum)
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- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Corvidae
- Genus: Garrulus
Eurasian Jay
(Quạ thông, Garrulus glandarius)
The Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius) is a species of passerine bird in the crow family Corvidae.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and Birdlife International split the Eurasian jay into three species:
- Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius);
- The subspecies Garrulus glandarius leucotis becomes the white-faced jay (Garrulus leucotis);
- The bispecularis group containing six subspecies becomes the plain-crowned jay (Garrulus bispecularis).
Corvina ( Coracina) / corvina Latin corvinus raven-like, raven-black (corvus raven).
The name Garrulus is a Latin word meaning chattering, babbling or noisy.
The specific epithet glandarius is Latin meaning "of acorns".
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Campephagidae
- Genus: Lalage
Indochinese Cuckooshrike
(Phường chèo xám nhỏ, Lalage polioptera)
The Indochinese cuckooshrike (Lalage polioptera) is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae.
Campephagidae: New Latin, from Campephaga, type genus (from Greek kampē caterpillar + New Latin -phaga) + -idae; 'Phago' is a term used as a prefix in Latin meaning 'Eating' or 'swallowing'. Phago ultimately comes from the Greek phageîn, which means “to eat, devour.”
The genus name is from Ancient Greek lagages, an unidentified bird mentioned by the Greek lexicographer Hesychius of Alexandria.
polioptera / poliopterus: Greek polios pale, grey; -pteros -winged (pteron wing, feather).
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Campephagidae
- Genus: Pericrocotus
Long-Tailed Minivet
(Phường chèo đỏ đuôi dài, Pericrocotus ethologus)
The long-tailed minivet (Pericrocotus ethologus) is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae.
Campephagidae: New Latin, from Campephaga, type genus (from Greek kampē caterpillar + New Latin -phaga) + -idae; 'Phago' is a term used as a prefix in Latin meaning 'Eating' or 'swallowing'. Phago ultimately comes from the Greek phageîn, which means “to eat, devour.”
The genus name comes from Ancient Greek peri - 'very', and krokotus 'saffron-coloured'.
ethologus: Latin from Greek ethologos: mimic.
The Annam minivet (Pericrocotus ethologus annamensis) is considered a subspecies of the long-tailed minivet.
- Order: Piciformes
- Family: Megalaimidae
- Genus: Psilopogon
Necklaced Barbet
(Psilopogon auricularis)
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The necklaced barbet (Psilopogon auricularis) is an Asian barbet species found in Laos and southern Vietnam.
Megalaimidae: ‘large throat’ in Greek: megalos great; laimos throat.
The name Psilopogon combines the Ancient Greek psilos meaning "bare" and pōgōn meaning "beard".
auricularis: From auricula (“the external ear; the ear”) + -āris (“-ar”, adjectival suffix).
- Order: Piciformes
- Family: Megalaimidae
- Genus: Psilopogon
Red-Vented Barbet
(Thầy chùa đít đỏ, Psilopogon lagrandieri)
The red-vented barbet (Psilopogon lagrandieri) is an Asian barbet native to Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia.
Piciformes, picidae, picus: woodpecker
Megalaima means ‘large throat’ in Greek.
The name Psilopogon combines the Ancient Greek psilos meaning "bare" and pōgōn meaning "beard".
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Leiothrichidae
- Genus: Actinodura
Blue-Winged Minla (Khướu lùn cánh xanh, Actinodura cyanouroptera), also known as the blue-winged siva
The blue-winged minla (Actinodura cyanouroptera), also known as the blue-winged siva, is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae.
The Plain Minla found in Da Lat Vietnam may be a subspecies of the Blue-Winged Minla, or maybe treated as a separate species.
The name Actinodura is derived from Greek words meaning "ray-like tail" (actinodes and ura).
cyanouroptera Greek kuanos dark-blue; -ouros -tailed; (oura tail); -pteros -winged (pteron wing).
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Leiothrichidae
- Genus: Leioptila
Rufous-Backed Sibia
(Khướu lùn lưng hung, Mi lưng nâu, Leioptila annectens)
The rufous-backed sibia (Leioptila annectens) is a passerine bird in the family Leiothrichidae.
Leioptila: leio From Ancient Greek λεῖος (leîos, “smooth”); ptila/ptilo feather.
annectens: from the Latin words ad- (an- variant of ad- before n), "towards"; nectens, "tying" or "connecting".
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Aegithalidae
Aegithalos is a genus of passerine birds in the family Aegithalidae (bushtits), encompassing majority of the species in the family.
Aegithalidae: the Ancient Greek word aigithalos for a tit.
1/ Black-throated bushtit, also known as the black-throated tit or red-headed tit (Bạc má đuôi dài, Agegithalos concinnus)