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.

Pied harrier (Diều mướp, Circus melanoleucos) 


The pied harrier (Circus melanoleucos) is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, named for the male's white and black colouration.
The bird is a migratory bird endemic to Asia, ranging roughly from southern Siberia to the Philippines.

The breeding range of this species extends east roughly from Lake Baikal in southern Siberia through Mongolia and Northeast China, as far south as North Korea. 
The wintering range is from eastern India and Sri Lanka, through South East Asia to the Philippines and Borneo.

Traits:
- Male: Black-hooded;

accipitrinus Latin accipitrinus hawk-like (accipiter: hawk).
In both Latin and Greek, the root of the word "circus" means "ring" or "circle". The Latin word circus comes directly from the Greek word κίρκος (kírkos), which also means "circle" or "ring". This etymology describes the shape of the ancient Roman arenas and the modern performance spaces where circuses are held. 
 Melanoleucos comes from the Greek words melas and leucos, meaning black and white respectively.

Eastern marsh harrier (Diều đầu trắng, Circus spilonotus)

The eastern marsh harrier (Circus spilonotus) is a bird of prey belonging to the marsh harrier group of harriers.

The breeding range of the bird covers north-east China, Mongolia and south-east Siberia (as far west as Lake Baikal), and with some in northern Japan.
The wintering range of this species includes southern China, Taiwan, Korea, southern Japan, northeast India, Bangladesh and Southeast Asia.

accipitrinus Latin accipitrinus hawk-like (accipiter: hawk).
In both Latin and Greek, the root of the word "circus" means "ring" or "circle". The Latin word circus comes directly from the Greek word κίρκος (kírkos), which also means "circle" or "ring". This etymology describes the shape of the ancient Roman arenas and the modern performance spaces where circuses are held. 
Spilonotus is a Greek-derived term for a biological name that means "spot-backed".
The origin is from the Greek words spilos (σπίλος), meaning "spot," and notos (νῶτος), meaning "back". 

Pallid Harrier 
(Diều Bụng trắng, Circus macrourus)

The pallid harrier (Circus macrourus) is a species of harrier, a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. 
This bird species breeds in southern parts of eastern Europe and central Asia and Iran and winters mainly in India and southeast Asia.

accipitrinus Latin accipitrinus hawk-like (accipiter: hawk).
In both Latin and Greek, the root of the word "circus" means "ring" or "circle". The Latin word circus comes directly from the Greek word κίρκος (kírkos), which also means "circle" or "ring". This etymology describes the shape of the ancient Roman arenas and the modern performance spaces where circuses are held. 
Macrourus is derived from the Ancient Greek words makros ("long") and -ouros ("-tailed"), meaning "long-tailed". The term is not Latin; it was borrowed from Koine Greek. 

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) 
4/ Hen harrier (Circus cyaneus)


accipitrinus Latin accipitrinus hawk-like (accipiter: hawk).
In both Latin and Greek, the root of the word "circus" means "ring" or "circle". The Latin word circus comes directly from the Greek word κίρκος (kírkos), which also means "circle" or "ring". This etymology describes the shape of the ancient Roman arenas and the modern performance spaces where circuses are held. 

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. 

Gray-faced Buzzard
(Diều Ấn độ, Butastur indicus)

The grey-faced buzzard (Butastur indicus) is an Asian bird of prey of the family Accipitridae.
The bird breeds in Manchuria, Korea and Japan; winters in South-east Asia.

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.
indicus is Latin for Indian.

Rufous-winged buzzard (Diều xám, Butastur liventer)

The rufous-winged buzzard (Butastur liventer) is an Asian bird of prey. 
This bird species is a resident breeder of Indochina, Java and Sulawesi. 

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.
liventer: In Latin, livere means "to be bluish" or to "be envious"; venter means "belly," "womb," or "bulge".  Latin liventer bluish, lead-coloured vent.

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".

Bonelli's eagle 
(Đại bàng má trắng, Aquila fasciata)

Bonelli's eagle (Aquila fasciata) is a large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae.

This species breeds from southern Europe, Africa and across the Indian Subcontinent to Indonesia. 
In Eurasia, this species may be found as far west as Portugal and as far east as southeastern China and Thailand.

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".
The specific name fasciata comes from the Late Latin word "fascia", meaning "band" or "stripe".

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