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.

White-rumped vulture (Kền kền măng gan, Gyps bengalensis)

The white-rumped vulture (Gyps bengalensis) is an Old World vulture native to South and Southeast Asia. 

Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
accipitrinus Latin accipitrinus hawk-like (accipiter: hawk).
"-gyps" comes from the Greek word "gyps" or "gups" (meaning "vulture").

Gyps is a genus of Old World vultures whose members are sometimes known as griffon vultures.

1/ Indian vulture or long-billed vulture (Kền kền Ấn Độ, Gyps indicus)
The genus name is from Ancient Greek gups meaning "vulture" and the species name is Neo-Latin indicus from the Ancient Greek "indikos" meaning "Indian".

2/ White-rumped vulture (Kền kền măng gan, Gyps bengalensis)

Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
accipitrinus Latin accipitrinus hawk-like (accipiter: hawk).
"-gyps" comes from the Greek word "gyps" or "gups" (meaning "vulture").

Elanus is a genus of bird of prey in the elanine kite subfamily. The name is from the Ancient Greek elanos for a "kite".

1/ Black-winged kite (Elanus caeruleus), also known as the black-shouldered kite

Common buzzard (Diều thường, Buteo buteo)

The common buzzard (Buteo buteo) is a medium-to-large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae.

The species lives in most of Europe and extends its breeding range across much of the Palearctic as far as northwestern China, far western Siberia and northwestern Mongolia.
The bird is a year-round resident, except for those living in the colder parts of the Northern Hemisphere. 

Buteo (Latin): Refers to a buzzard, a type of bird of prey. 

Buteo is a genus of medium to fairly large, wide-ranging raptors with a robust body and broad wings. Buteo is the Latin name of the common buzzard.

1/ Common buzzard (Diều thường, Buteo buteo)
2/ Eastern buzzard or Japanese buzzard (Diều Nhật Bản, Buteo japonicus)

Buteo (Latin): Refers to a buzzard, a type of bird of prey. 

Eastern buzzard or Japanese buzzard (Diều Nhật Bản, Buteo japonicus)

The eastern buzzard or Japanese buzzard (Buteo japonicus) is a medium to large bird of prey that is sometimes considered a subspecies of the widespread common buzzard (Buteo buteo).

The bird is native to East Asia and some parts of Russia and South Asia, with some birds wintering in Southeast Asia.

The Latin/Greek meaning of Accipitridae is the family of "hawks," derived from the Latin word "accipiter" (hawk) and the taxonomic suffix "-idae" (family). While "accipiter" is the primary source, some scholars suggest a potential connection to the Ancient Greek words okypteros ("swift-winged") and okys ("swift") and -pteros winged. 
Buteo (Latin): Refers to a buzzard, a type of bird of prey. 

Short-toed snake eagle 
(Diều ngón ngắn, Circaetus gallicus), also known as the short-toed eagle

The short-toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus), also known as the short-toed eagle, is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae.
This bird species is found throughout the Mediterranean basin, into Russia and the Middle East, and parts of Western Asia, and in the Indian Subcontinent and also further east in some Indonesian islands.

Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
accipitrinus Latin accipitrinus hawk-like (accipiter: hawk).
The genus name Circaetus is is from the Ancient Greek kirkos, a type of hawk, and aetos, "eagle". 
The specific gallicus means "of Gallia" or Gaul for France.

Circaetus, the snake eagles, is a genus of medium-sized eagles in the bird of prey family Accipitridae.

1/ Short-toed snake eagle (Diều ngón ngắn, Circaetus gallicus), also known as the short-toed eagle

Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
accipitrinus Latin accipitrinus hawk-like (accipiter: hawk).
The genus name Circaetus is is from the Ancient Greek kirkos, a type of hawk, and aetos, "eagle". 

Brahminy kite 
(Diều lửa, Haliastur indus), also known as the red-backed sea-eagle

The brahminy kite (Haliastur indus) is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae.

Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
accipitrinus Latin accipitrinus hawk-like (accipiter: hawk).
The name of the genus Haliastur combines the Ancient Greek hali- "sea-" and the Latin astur meaning "hawk".
Latin Indus: Indian.

Haliastur is a genus of medium-sized diurnal birds of prey. 

1/ Brahminy kite (Diều lửa, Haliastur indus), also known as the red-backed sea-eagle

Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
accipitrinus Latin accipitrinus hawk-like (accipiter: hawk).
The name of the genus Haliastur combines the Ancient Greek hali- "sea-" and the Latin astur meaning "hawk".

Spilornis is a genus of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. 

Spilornis: from Greek spilos "spot"; ornis, ornithos "bird".
cheela: Hindi name Cheel for a hawk or kite.

1/ Crested serpent eagle (Diều hoa miến điện, Spilornis cheela) 

Jerdon's baza 
(Diều hoa Jerdon, Aviceda jerdoni)

Jerdon's baza (Aviceda jerdoni) is a moderate sized brown hawk with a thin white-tipped black crest
The bird is found from eastern Himalaya, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh through South-east Asia.


Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
Aviceda: Latin: avis 'bird'; -cida 'killer', from caedere 'to kill'.

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