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.

The yellow-browed tit (Sylviparus modestus) is a species of bird in the family Paridae, in the monotypic genus Sylviparus.

1/ Yellow-browed Tit (Bạc má rừng or bạc má mày vàng, Sylviparus modestus)

Parus is a genus of Old World birds in the tit family, formerly a large genus containing most of the 50 odd species in the family Paridae. In 2013, the genus was split into different genera based on detailed molecular phylogenetic analysis.

parus or paru: tit or chickadee.

1/ Great Tit (Bạc má lớn, Parus major)
2/ Green-backed tit (Bạc má lưng xanh, Parus monticolus)
3/ Cinereous tit (Parus cinereus)

The tits, chickadees, and titmice (titmouses) constitute the Paridae, a large family of small passerine birds which are found mostly in the Northern Hemisphere and Africa. Species found in North America are referred to as chickadees; species found elsewhere in the world are called tits.

Estrildidae, or estrildid finches, is a family of small seed-eating passerine birds of the Old World tropics and Australasia. 
They comprise species commonly known as munias, mannikins, firefinches, parrotfinches and waxbills. 

The word Estrildidae is derived from the Greek word "estrildis," meaning "sparrow-like," and the Latin suffix "-idae," denoting a family of animals.

Amandava is a genus of the estrildid finches. These birds are found in dense grass or scrub in Africa and South Asia.
 
1/ Red avadavat, red munia or strawberry finch (Chim mai hoa, Amandava amandava)

Parrotfinches are small, colourful passerine birds belonging to the genus Erythrura in the family Estrildidae, the estrildid finches.
 
1/ Pin-tailed parrotfinch (Di xanh, Erythrura prasina)

Lonchura is a genus of the estrildid finch family (Estrildidae), and includes munias (or minias) and mannikins who are seed-eating.
The name mannikin is from Middle Dutch mannekijn 'little man'.
Lonchura the Ancient Greek lonkhē meaning "spear-head" or "lance" with oura meaning "tail".
 
1/ White-rumped munia (Lonchura striata) or white-rumped mannikin, sometimes called striated finch (Di cam, Lonchura striata)
2/ Scaly-breasted munia or spotted munia, known in the pet trade as nutmeg mannikin or spice finch (Di đá, Lonchura punctulata)
3/ Tricoloured munia (Di đầu đen, Lonchura malacca)

Gerygone, the gerygones or peep-warblers, is a genus of bird in the family Acanthizidae. 

1/ Golden-bellied gerygone (Chim chích bụng vàng, Gerygone sulphurea)
The golden-bellied gerygone (Gerygone sulphurea) is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae.

 

Acanthiza Greek akantheo thorn-brake; zao to inhabit, to live.
Gerygone Greek gerugonos echoes (geruo to sing; gone offspring, child).
sulphurea: Latin sulphureus sulphureous.

Acanthizidae—sometimes called Australian warblers—are a family of passerine birds which includes gerygones, thornbills Acanthiza, and scrubwrens Sericornis.

 

Acanthiza Greek akantheo thorn-brake; zao to inhabit, to live.

Golden-bellied gerygone 
(Chim chích bụng vàng, Gerygone sulphurea)

The golden-bellied gerygone (Gerygone sulphurea) is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae. 
The bird is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand.

Acanthiza Greek akantheo thorn-brake; zao to inhabit, to live.
Gerygone Greek gerugonos echoes (geruo to sing; gone offspring, child).
sulphurea: Latin sulphureus sulphureous.

The genus Megalurus, family  formerly included additional species but now only one: Striated grassbird.

Megalurus
mega- Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”).
lurus lurus
 straight
 upright
 (figurative) being honest, innocent, guiltless
 parallel

1/ Striated grassbird (Chiền chiện lớn, Megalurus palustris) 
The striated grassbird (Megalurus palustris) is a warbler species in the family Locustellidae, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae, is now the only species placed in the genus Megalurus.
palustris paluster,  palustre (adj.B): inhabiting marshes, bogs, fens; see paludosus,-a,-um (adj.A); see swampy.
palustris, is from the Latin word palus, which means of marshes or swamps and refers to its native habitat. 

Striated grassbird 
(Chiền chiện lớn, Megalurus palustris) 
The striated grassbird (Megalurus palustris) is a warbler species in the family Locustellidae, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae, is now the only species placed in the genus Megalurus.
The bird is found in Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam.


Megalurus
mega- Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”).
lurus lurus
 straight
 upright
 (figurative) being honest, innocent, guiltless
 parallel


palustris paluster,  palustre (adj.B): inhabiting marshes, bogs, fens;
palustris, is from the Latin word palus, which means of marshes or swamps and refers to its native habitat. 

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