Birds of Vietnam, Bird Species in 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. - Order: Gruiformes
- Family: Rallidae
- Genus: Amaurornis
White-breasted waterhen
(Cuốc ngực trắng, Amaurornis phoenicurus)
The species name phoenicurus is from Ancient Greek phoinix, "red", and -ouros -"tailed".
The white-breasted waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus) is a waterbird of the rail and crake family, Rallidae, that is widely distributed across South and Southeast Asia.
Gruiformes, Gruidae: from the Latin word grus meaning "crane".
Rallidae: from rallus new Latin for rail, an aquatic bird.
Amaurornis: the Greek amauros, meaning "dusky" or "brown", and ornis, meaning "bird".
The slaty-breasted rail (Gallirallus striatus, Gà nước vằn) is a species of rail found in the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia.
- Order: Columbiformes
- Family: Columbidae
- Genus: Treron
Thick-Billed Green Pigeon
(Cu xanh mỏ quặp, Treron curvirostra)
The thick-billed green pigeon is a species of bird in the family Columbidae.
Columbidae, Columba: Latin columba (“dove, pigeon”). Ancient Greek κόλυμβος (kólumbos, “a diver”), from κολυμβάω (kolumbáō, “dive, plunge headlong, swim”).
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.
The genus name Treron is from the Ancient Greek trērōn meaning "pigeon" or "dove".
curvirostra is Latin for "curved bill".
The common emerald dove (Emerald Dove, Chalcophaps indica, Cu luồng), also called Asian emerald dove and grey-capped emerald dove, is a widespread resident breeding pigeon native to the tropical and subtropical parts of the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia.
The red turtle dove (Red Collared Dove, Streptopelia tranquebarica, Cu ngói) is a small pigeon which is a resident breeding bird in the tropics of Asia.
The spotted dove (Streptopelia chinensis, Cu gáy) is a small and somewhat long-tailed pigeon that is a common resident breeding bird across its native range on the Indian subcontinent and in Southeast Asia.
The oriental turtle dove or rufous turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis, Cu sen) is a member of the bird family Columbidae. The species has a wide native distribution range from Europe, east across Asia to Japan.
- Order: Apodiformes
- Family: Apodidae
- Genus: Apus
The Pacific swift is a species of bird that is part of the Swift family. It breeds in eastern Asia. It is strongly migratory, spending the northern hemisphere's winter in Southeast Asia and Australia.
- Order: Apodiformes
- Family: Apodidae
- Genus: Apus
House Swift
(Nepal House Swift)
(Apus nipalensis)
The house swift (Apus nipalensis) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae.
The bird is found in Japan, Nepal, and Southeast Asia.
The family name, Apodidae, is derived from the Greek apous meaning "footless", a reference to the small, weak legs of these most aerial of birds.
The name Apus is Latin for a swift, thought to be a type of swallow with no feet (from Ancient Greek a meaning "without", and pous meaning "foot").
Nipalensis means from Nepal.
- Order: Cuculiformes
- Family: Cuculidae
- Genus: Centropus
Lesser coucal
(Bìm bịp nhỏ, Centropus bengalensis)
The lesser coucal (Centropus bengalensis) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae.
The species is widely distributed west from the Indian subcontinent (except for Sri Lanka) extending east across Southeast Asia.
Compare:
- The greater coucal or crow pheasant (Centropus sinensis): red-eyed, big-sized;
- The lesser coucal (Centropus bengalensis): black-eyed, medium-sized;
Cuculus: Latin for cuckoo.
The genus Centropus name combines the Ancient Greek: kentron meaning "spur" or "spike", pous meaning "foot".
- Order: Cuculiformes
- Family: Cuculidae
- Genus: Centropus
Greater coucal
or crow pheasant
(Bìm bịp lớn, Centropus sinensis)
The greater coucal or crow pheasant (Centropus sinensis), is a large non-parasitic member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes.
The bird is a widespread resident in the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia.
Compare:
- The greater coucal or crow pheasant (Centropus sinensis): red-eyed, big-sized;
- The lesser coucal (Centropus bengalensis): black-eyed, medium-sized;
Cuculus: Latin for cuckoo.
The genus Centropus name combines the Ancient Greek: kentron meaning "spur" or "spike", pous meaning "foot".
- Order: Cuculiformes
- Family: Cuculidae
- Genus: Eudynamys
Asian koel
(Tu hú, Eudynamys scolopaceus)
The Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus, Tu hú Chau a) is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes.
The bird is found in the Indian Subcontinent, China, and Southeast Asia.
Traits:
- Red-eyed;
The name combines the Ancient Greek eu meaning "fine" with dunamis meaning "power" or "strength".
The specific epithet scolopaceus is Modern Latin meaning "snipe-like" from Latin scolopax meaning "snipe" or "woodcock".
