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.

Blue-throated bee-eater 
(Trảu họng xanh, Merops viridis)

The blue-throated bee-eater (Merops viridis) is a species of bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae.
The bird has a wide distribution ranging from southeastern China to the Greater Sundas Islands.

The genus name Merops is Ancient Greek for "bee-eater".
The specific epithet viridis is Latin meaning "green".

Crow-billed drongo 
(Chèo bẻo mỏ quạ, Dicrurus annectens) 

The crow-billed drongo (Dicrurus annectens) is a species of bird in the family Dicruridae. 
The bird is native to moist tropical forests of southeastern Asia and is found in: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.


Dicruridae or Dicrurus is derived from the Greek words dikros meaning forked, ouros meaning tailed.
annectens: from the Latin words ad- (an- variant of ad- before n), "towards"; nectens, "tying" or "connecting".

Hair-crested drongo 
(Chèo bẻo bờm, Dicrurus hottentottus)

The hair-crested drongo (Dicrurus hottentottus) is an Asian bird of the family Dicruridae. 
The bird is native from Bangladesh, India, and Bhutan through Indochina to China, Indonesia, and Brunei.

Dicruridae or Dicrurus is derived from the Greek words dikros meaning forked, ouros meaning tailed.
hottentottus Hottentots (= Khoikhoi), a nomad pastoral people of Namibia and South Africa where the bird specimen was believed from by mistake.

Merops is a large genus of bee-eaters, a group of birds in the family Meropidae, native to Africa, Asia, Australia and Europe. 
The genus name is Ancient Greek for "bee-eater".

1/ Asian green bee-eater (Trảu xanh nhỏ, Merops orientalis), also known as little green bee-eater, and green bee-eater
2/ Chestnut-headed bee-eater (Trảu họng vàng, Merops leschenaulti), or bay-headed bee-eater
3/ Blue-throated bee-eater (Trảu họng xanh, Merops viridis)
4/ Blue-tailed bee-eater (Trảu ngực nâu, Trảu đuôi xanh, Merops philippinus)

The bee-eaters are a group of birds in the family Meropidae, containing three genera and thirty species. Most species are found in Africa and Asia, with a few in southern Europe, Australia, and New Guinea.

The family name is from the genus Merop which is Ancient Greek for "bee-eater".

The three genera of the family:

1/ Nyctyornis

2/ Meropogon

3/ Merops

Eurystomus is a genus of roller, one of the two genera in that family of birds. The name means ‘broad mouth’, from the Greek eurus (‘broad, wide’) and stoma ( ‘mouth’).
1/ Oriental dollarbird (Yểng Quạ, Eurystomus orientalis)
Also known as Asian dollarbird, dark roller, dollar roller, dollarbird, eastern broad-billed roller and oriental broad-billed roller.

Coracias is a genus of the rollers, an Old World family of near passerine birds related to the kingfishers and bee-eaters.
The genus name is from Ancient Greek korakías (κορακίας), derived from korax (κόραξ, ‘raven, crow’).

1/ Indian roller (Sả rừng, Coracias benghalensis) 

2/ Indochinese roller, or Burmese roller
 (Coracias affinis) 
formerly considered as a subspecies of the Indian roller. 

Coraciidae is a family of Old World birds, which are known as rollers because of the aerial acrobatics some of these birds perform during courtship or territorial flights.

The name comes from the Latin language "corax", meaning "raven"

The genus Upupa is a genus of bird species in Eurasian hoopoe. 
Upupa and ἔποψ (epops) are respectively the Latin and Ancient Greek names for the hoopoe.
1/ Eurasian hoopoe (Chim Đầu rìu, Upupa epops): Upupa and epops are respectively the Latin and Ancient Greek names for the hoopoe.

Hoopoes are colourful birds found across Africa, Asia, and Europe, notable for their distinctive "crown" of feathers. 
Upupa and ἔποψ (epops) are respectively the Latin and Ancient Greek names for the hoopoe.

Anorrhinus is a genus of hornbills (family Bucerotidae) found in forests of Southeast Asia (just barely extending into adjacent parts of India and China). 

1/  Tickell's brown hornbill (Anorrhinus tickelli), also known as the rusty-cheeked hornbill
2/ Austen's brown hornbill (Niệc nâu, Anorrhinus austeni) 
Austen's brown hornbill is sometimes considered as a subspecies of Tickell's brown hornbill.

Bucerotiformes, Bucerotidae, Buceros: Latin bucerus horned like an ox (Greek boukeros: horned like an ox: bous ox; keros: horn).
The name Anorrhinus comes from the Greek words ano (ἄνω), meaning "above," and rhis or rhinos (ῥίς/ῥινός), meaning "nose" or "nostril," referring to the genus's upward-oriented nostrils. 

Austen's brown hornbill 
(Niệc nâu, Anorrhinus austeni) 
Austen's brown hornbill is sometimes considered as a subspecies of Tickell's brown hornbill.

Austen's brown hornbill (Anorrhinus austeni) is a species of hornbill found in forests from northeastern India and south to Vietnam and northern Thailand.

Bucerotiformes, Bucerotidae, Buceros: Latin bucerus horned like an ox (Greek boukeros: horned like an ox: bous ox; keros: horn).
The name Anorrhinus comes from the Greek words ano (ἄνω), meaning "above," and rhis or rhinos (ῥίς/ῥινός), meaning "nose" or "nostril," referring to the genus's upward-oriented nostrils. 

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