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.

Spilopelia is a genus of doves that are closely related to Streptopelia, yet distinguished from them by differences in morphology and behavior. 

1/ Spotted dove (Cu gáy, Cu đất, Spilopelia chinensis)
Another name was Streptopelia chinensis.
Formerly included in the genus Streptopelia with other turtle-doves, but studies suggest that they differ from typical members of that genus. 

Columba, Columbidae: Latin columba (“dove, pigeon”). Ancient Greek κόλυμβος (kólumbos, “a diver”), from κολυμβάω (kolumbáō, “dive, plunge headlong, swim”).
The name Spilopelia combines the Ancient Greek spilos meaning "spot" and peleia meaning "dove".

Caloenas is a genus of pigeons. The only living species is the Nicobar pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica).
The genus name combines the Ancient Greek kalos meaning "beautiful" with oinas meaning "dove".
1/ Nicobar pigeon or Nicobar dove (Bồ câu nicoba, Caloenas nicobarica)

Ashy wood pigeon 
(Columba pulchricollis) 
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The ashy wood pigeon (Columba pulchricollis) is a member of the bird family Columbidae, found in temperate forests of southeastern Asia.

Columba: Latin columba (“dove, pigeon”). Ancient Greek κόλυμβος (kólumbos, “a diver”), from κολυμβάω (kolumbáō, “dive, plunge headlong, swim”).
pulchricollis: Latin pulcher beautiful; Latin -collis -necked ( Latin collum neck).

Rock dove, rock pigeon, or common pigeon 
(Gầm ghì đá, Columba livia)

The rock dove (Columba livia), also known as the rock pigeon or common pigeon, is a member of the bird family Columbidae (doves and pigeons).

Columba: Latin columba (“dove, pigeon”). Ancient Greek κόλυμβος (kólumbos, “a diver”), from κολυμβάω (kolumbáō, “dive, plunge headlong, swim”).
The specific epithet livia is a Medieval Latin variant of livida, "livid, bluish-grey".

The bird genus Columba comprises a group of medium to large pigeons. 

Columba: Latin columba (“dove, pigeon”). Ancient Greek κόλυμβος (kólumbos, “a diver”), from κολυμβάω (kolumbáō, “dive, plunge headlong, swim”).

1/ Pale-capped pigeon (Bồ câu nâu, Columba punicea), also known as the purple wood pigeon

2/ Rock dove, rock pigeon, or common pigeon (Gầm ghì đá, Columba livia)

3/ Ashy wood pigeon (Columba pulchricollis) 
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Geopelia is a genus of small, long-tailed doves in the family Columbidae. They are native to South-east Asia and Australasia and are most often found in open country and scrubland.


Columba Latin columba pigeon, dove.
Geopelia Greek geo: ground- ; peleia: dove.

Zebra dove 
(Geopelia striata), also known as the barred ground dove, or barred dove

The zebra dove (Geopelia striata), also known as the barred ground dove, or barred dove, is a species of bird of the dove family, Columbidae, native to Southeast Asia.


Columba Latin columba pigeon, dove.
Geopelia Greek geo: ground- ; peleia: dove.

Columbidae is the only family in the order Columbiformes. The family consists of doves and pigeons. The family contains 344 species divided into 50 genera. Thirteen of the species are extinct.

 

Pigeon is a French word that derives from the Latin pīpiō, for a "peeping" chick;
Dove is an ultimately Germanic word that refers to the bird's diving flight.
A group of doves is called a "dule", taken from the French word deuil ('mourning').
Middle English: culver, from Old English culufre, culfre, culfer, possibly borrowed from Vulgar Latin *columbra, from Latin columbula (“little pigeon”), from Latin columba (“pigeon, dove”).
Columba: Latin columba (“dove, pigeon”). Ancient Greek κόλυμβος (kólumbos, “a diver”), from κολυμβάω (kolumbáō, “dive, plunge headlong, swim”).

The order Columbiformes comprises a single family (Columbidae), which includes over 40 genera and 300 species of extant pigeons and doves.
Pigeon and dove can be used interchangeably, but it is often the case that dove is for smaller species and pigeon is for larger ones.

 

Pigeon is a French word that derives from the Latin pīpiō, for a "peeping" chick;
Dove is an ultimately Germanic word that refers to the bird's diving flight.
A group of doves is called a "dule", taken from the French word deuil ('mourning').
Middle English: culver, from Old English culufre, culfre, culfer, possibly borrowed from Vulgar Latin *columbra, from Latin columbula (“little pigeon”), from Latin columba (“pigeon, dove”).
Columba: Latin columba (“dove, pigeon”). Ancient Greek κόλυμβος (kólumbos, “a diver”), from κολυμβάω (kolumbáō, “dive, plunge headlong, swim”).

The wrynecks (genus Jynx) are a small but distinctive group of small Old World woodpeckers. 
Jynx is from the Ancient Greek iunx, the Eurasian wryneck.

1/ Eurasian wryneck or northern wryneck (Vẹo cổ, Jynx torquilla)

Greater yellownape 
(Gõ kiến xanh gáy vàng, Chrysophlegma flavinucha)


The greater yellownape (Chrysophlegma flavinucha) is a species of bird in the woodpecker family Picidae.
The bird is found in East Asia from northern and eastern India to south-eastern China, Indochina, Hainan, and Sumatra.


Chrysophlegma
 chryso-: gold (metal or colour), yellow from Greek khrusos meaning "gold" and phlegma meaning "flame" or "fire".
 Phlegm phlégō phlégma (/ˈflɛm/; Ancient Greek: φλέγμα, phlégma, "inflammation", "humour caused by heat")
flavinucha
 flavi (present flavas, past flavis, future flavos, conditional flavus, volitive flavu): to be yellow in color
 nucha. / (ˈnjuːkə) / nounplural -chae (-kiː) zoology anatomy the back or nape of the neck.

Chrysophlegma is a genus of birds in the woodpeckers family Picidae. 
These species, found in South and Southeast Asia, were all previously assigned to the genus Picus.

Chrysophlegma
chryso-
gold (metal or colour); yellow
khrusos meaning "gold" and phlegma meaning "flame" or "fire".
Phlegm phlégō phlégma (/ˈflɛm/; Ancient Greek: φλέγμα, phlégma, "inflammation", "humour caused by heat")

1/ Greater yellownape (Gõ kiến xanh gáy vàng, Chrysophlegma flavinucha)
flavinucha
flavi (present flavas, past flavis, future flavos, conditional flavus, volitive flavu): to be yellow in color
nucha. / (ˈnjuːkə) / nounplural -chae (-kiː) zoology anatomy the back or nape of the neck.

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