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.

Great spotted woodpecker 
(Gõ kiến gáy đỏ, Gõ kiến nhỏ sườn đỏ, Dendrocopos major) 

The great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) is a medium-sized woodpecker with pied black and white plumage and a red patch on the lower belly.


Piciformes, picidae, picus: Latin woodpecker
Dendrocopos: Greek dendron tree; kopos striking (kopto to strike, cut, shake).

Rufous-bellied woodpecker 
or rufous-bellied sapsucker (Gõ kiến bụng hung, Dendrocopos hyperythrus)

The rufous-bellied woodpecker or rufous-bellied sapsucker (Dendrocopos hyperythrus) is a species of bird in the family Picidae.
The bird is found along the Himalayas in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, ranging across Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Hong Kong, India, Korea, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Manchuria, Ussuriland and Vietnam. 

Piciformes, picidae, picus: Latin woodpecker
Dendrocopos: Greek dendron tree; kopos striking (kopto to strike, cut, shake).
hyperythra, hyperythrus: Greek hupo beneath; eruthros red;

Dendrocopos is a widespread genus of woodpeckers from Asia, Europe and Northern Africa. The species range from the Philippines to the British Isles.

Piciformes, picidae, picus: Latin woodpecker
Dendrocopos: Greek dendron tree; kopos striking (kopto to strike, cut, shake).

1/ Rufous-bellied woodpecker or rufous-bellied sapsucker (Gõ kiến bụng hung, Dendrocopos hyperythrus)
2/ Great spotted woodpecker (Gõ kiến gáy đỏ, Gõ kiến nhỏ sườn đỏ, Dendrocopos major) 
3/ Freckle-breasted woodpecker (Dendrocopos analis) 
Fulvous-breasted woodpecker (Gõ kiến nhỏ mày trắng, Dendrocopos macei) was considered conspecific with this species.
4/ Darjeeling woodpecker (Gõ kiến nhỏ trán vàng, Dendrocopos darjellensis) 
5/ Stripe-breasted woodpecker (Gõ kiến nhỏ ngực đốm, Dendrocopos atratus)

Gecinulus is a genus of birds in the woodpecker family Picidae. The species are found in South and Southeast Asia.
Piciformes, picidae, picus: Latin woodpecker.
Gecinus combines the ancient Greek gē meaning "earth" or "ground" with kineō meaning "to move".
The genus name Gecinulus is a diminutive of the genus name Gecinus.

1/ Pale-headed woodpecker (Gõ kiến nâu đỏ, Gecinulus grantia) 

Blythipicus is a genus of birds in the woodpecker family Picidae that are found in Southeast Asia.
Blythipicus Edward Blyth (1810–1873) English zoologist.

1/ Bay woodpecker (Gõ kiến nâu cổ đỏ, Blythipicus pyrrhotis) 

Sasia is a genus of birds in the woodpecker family Picidae, that are native to the Old World.

Sasia Nepalese name Sasya for the White-browed Piculet Sasia ochracea.

1/ White-browed piculet (Gõ kiến lùn mày trắng, Sasia ochracea)

Picumnus is a large genus of piculets. With a total length of 8–10 cm (3–4 in), they are among the smallest birds in the woodpecker family.

Picumnus: From Latin Pīcumnus (“a Roman deity personifying a woodpecker”), from pīcus (“woodpecker”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peyk- (“woodpecker; magpie”) + *mno-.

1/ Speckled piculet (Gõ kiến lùn đầu vàng, Picumnus innominatus)

Hemicircus is a genus of birds in the woodpecker family Picidae. Members of the genus are found in India and Southeast Asia.
The genus name is from the Ancient Greek: 'hemi meaning "half" or "small", kerkos meaning "tail".

1/  Heart-spotted woodpecker (Gõ kiến đen họng trắng, Hemicircus canente)

Dryocopus is a genus of large powerful woodpeckers in the family Picidae.
Dryocopus: Greek druokopos woodpecker (drus tree; kopos beating).

1/ White-bellied woodpecker or great black woodpecker (Gõ kiến đen bụng trắng, Dryocopus javensis)

Meiglyptes is a genus in the woodpecker family Picidae of Southeast Asian birds .

1/ Black-and-buff woodpecker (Gõ kiến đầu rắn, Meiglyptes jugularis)
The name Meiglyptes comes from the Ancient Greek: meiōn meaning "smaller" or "lesser" with gluptēs meaning "carver".

Micropternus is a genus in the woodpecker branch of the bird family Picidae.
Micropternus: Greek mikros small; pterne: heel.

1/ Rufous woodpecker (Gõ kiến nâu, Micropternus brachyurus)
formerly placed in the South American genus Celeus. Studied in 2006 based on DNA sequence comparisons confirmed that the rufous woodpecker is not closely related to Celeus and is a sister of the genus Meiglyptes and best placed within the monotypic genus Micropternus.

Woodpeckers are part of the bird family Picidae, which includes 
1/ woodpeckers,
2/ the piculets, 
3/ wrynecks,
4/ sapsuckers.

The Picidae are one of nine living families in the order Piciformes, 
the others being barbets (comprising three families), toucans, toucan-barbets, and honeyguides.

Piciformes, picidae, picus: woodpecker

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