Birds of Vietnam, Bird Species in Vietnam

Cuc Phuong National Park, Ninh Binh, Vietnam

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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

Psilopogon is a genus of Old World barbets which includes majority of species in the family Megalaimidae, exception of those in the genus Caloramphus.
Megalaima means ‘large throat’ in Greek.

The name Psilopogon combines the Ancient Greek psilos meaning "bare" and pōgōn meaning "beard".

1/ Coppersmith barbet (Cu rôc cổ đỏ, Psilopogon haemacephalus), also called crimson-breasted barbet and coppersmith
2/ Yellow-eared barbet (Cu rôc tai vàng, Psilopogon australis)
3/ Blue-throated barbet (Cu rốc đầu đỏ, Psilopogon asiaticus)
4/ Golden-throated barbet (Cu rốc đầu vàng, Psilopogon franklinii)
5/ Moustached barbet (Cu rốc tai đen, Psilopogon incognitus)
6/ Black-browed barbet (Cu rốc mày đen, Psilopogon oorti)
7/ Lineated barbet (Thầy chùa bụng nâu, cu rốc bụng nâu, Psilopogon lineatus)
8/ Green-eared barbet (Thầy chùa đầu xám, Psilopogon faiostrictus)
9/ Red-vented barbet (Thầy chùa đít đỏ, Psilopogon lagrandieri)
10/ Great barbet (Thầy chùa lớn, Psilopogon virens)
11/ Blue-eared barbet (Cu rốc đầu đen, Psilopogon cyanotis)

12/ Indochinese barbet (Psilopogon annamensis), also called Annam barbet
Cu rốc Đông Dương

13/ Necklaced Barbet (Psilopogon auricularis) 
Cu rốc họng vàng

14/ Black-eared barbet (Psilopogon duvaucelii)
Cu rốc tai lam

Megalaimidae, the Asian barbets, are a family of birds, once clubbed with all barbets in the family Capitonidae, but the Old World species have been found to be distinctive and are considered, along with the Lybiidae and Ramphastidae, as sister groups.

Psilopogon
Caloramphus
Megalaima
(Studies show that Psilopogon to be nested within the clade of Megalaima, nearly all members of the family are now in the genus Psilopogon, with the exception of those in Caloramphus).

Megalaima means ‘large throat’ in Greek: megalos great; laimos throat.

The order Piciformes, the best-known of them being the Picidae, which includes the woodpeckers and close relatives, includes nine families of largely arboreal birds.
1/ Woodpecker
2/ Barbet 
3/ Toucans
4/ Toucan-barbets
5/ Honeyguides
6/ Jacamars 
7/ Puffbirds 

Piciformes, picidae, picus: woodpecker

Rheinardia is a genus Phasianus in the family Phasianidae.

1/ Vietnamese Crested argus (Trĩ sao, Rheinartia ocellata)

The "typical" pheasant genus Phasianus in the family Phasianidae consists of two species. 

1/ Common pheasant (Trĩ đỏ, Phasianus colchicus), also Ring-necked pheasant

Galliformes is the scientific (Latin-based) name for the order of heavy-bodied, ground-feeding birds like chickens, turkeys, pheasants, and quail; the name itself comes from the Latin word "gallus," meaning "cock" or "rooster". 

The family name Phasianidae comes from Latin phasianus, meaning "pheasant," which itself derives from the Ancient Greek word phāsiānos (φᾱσιανός), meaning "bird of the Phasis," named after the ancient river Phasis (now Rioni) in Georgia, where these birds were known to Europeans. So, the root is Greek (Phasis) -> Latin (Phasianus) -> New Latin (Phasianidae). 

The genus name is Latin for pheasant.

Common pheasant 
(Trĩ đỏ, Phasianus colchicus), also Ring-necked pheasant

The common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), ring-necked pheasant, or blue-headed pheasant, is a bird in the pheasant family Phasianidae.

Galliformes is the scientific (Latin-based) name for the order of heavy-bodied, ground-feeding birds like chickens, turkeys, pheasants, and quail; the name itself comes from the Latin word "gallus," meaning "cock" or "rooster". 

The family name Phasianidae comes from Latin phasianus, meaning "pheasant," which itself derives from the Ancient Greek word phāsiānos (φᾱσιανός), meaning "bird of the Phasis," named after the ancient river Phasis (now Rioni) in Georgia, where these birds were known to Europeans. So, the root is Greek (Phasis) -> Latin (Phasianus) -> New Latin (Phasianidae). 

The genus name is Latin for pheasant.

Colchicus in Latin means "of Colchis," referring to the ancient region (modern Georgia) where pheasants (Phasianus) became known to Europeans, with the Greek root tying it to the bird's origin; it's the specific name for the common pheasant, Phasianus colchicus, highlighting its Black Sea connection.

The peacock-pheasants are a bird genus, Polyplectron, of the family Phasianidae, consisting of eight species.

1/ Germain's peacock-pheasant (Gà tiền mặt đỏ, Polyplectron germaini)
2/ Grey peacock-pheasant (Gà tiền xám or Gà tiền mặt vàng, Polyplectron bicalcaratum), also known as Burmese peacock-pheasant

The term "Galliformes" is derived from the Latin word gallus, meaning "rooster" or "chicken," combined with forma, meaning "form" or "shape". Therefore, Galliformes literally means "chicken-shaped" or "rooster-like," describing this order of birds that includes domestic fowl and related species like turkeys, quail, and pheasants. 
Phasianidae from Phasianus: Latin for "pheasant", derived from the Ancient Greek φἀσιἀνος, phāsiānos, meaning "(bird) of the Phasis", the River Phasis (now the Rioni) in Colchis on the east coast of the Black Sea (now western Georgia).
The name combines the Ancient Greek polus meaning "many" with plēktron meaning "cock's spur".

Tropicoperdix is a genus of three species of birds in the pheasant family, Phasianidae, referred to as East Asian forest partridges.

Phasianidae from Phasianus: Latin for "pheasant", derived from the Ancient Greek φἀσιἀνος, phāsiānos, meaning "(bird) of the Phasis", the River Phasis (now the Rioni) in Colchis on the east coast of the Black Sea (now western Georgia).

trópico m (plural trópicos), tropic (either of the two parallels north and south of the equator);
Perdix (Ancient Greek: Πέρδιξ means "partridge";

1/  Green-legged partridge (Gà so ngực gụ, Tropicoperdix chloropus), also known as the scaly-breasted partridge or green-legged hill-partridge

2/ Vietnam partridge, Annam partridge, or Annam hill partridge (Gà so trung bộ, Tropicoperdix chloropus merlini)
Now usually considered a subspecies of the green-legged partridge (Tropicoperdix chloropus).
It is endemic to Vietnam in the dense moist lowland forests of central Vietnam (once called Annam).

3/ Chestnut-necklaced partridge (Gà so vòng cổ, Tropicoperdix charltonii) 

Arborophila is a bird genus in the family Phasianidae. 
The genus has the second most members within the Galliformes after Pternistis, although Arborophila species vary very little in bodily proportions with different species varying only in colouration/patterning and overall size. 

Phasianidae from Phasianus: Latin for "pheasant", derived from the Ancient Greek φἀσιἀνος, phāsiānos, meaning "(bird) of the Phasis", the River Phasis (now the Rioni) in Colchis on the east coast of the Black Sea (now western Georgia).
Arborophila: the Latin arbor, arboris meaning "tree" with the Ancient Greek philos meaning "-loving".

1/ Orange-necked partridge (Gà so cổ hung/cam, Arborophila davidi)
2/ Common hill partridge, necklaced hill partridge, or simply hill partridge (Gà so họng đen, Arborophila torqueola) 
3/ Rufous-throated partridge (Gà so họng hung, Arborophila rufogularis)
4/ Bar-backed partridge (Gà so họng trắng, Arborophila brunneopectus), also known as the brown-breasted hill-partridge

The genus Bambusicola in the family Phasianidae includes bamboo partridges, sometimes called ridge partridges which are medium-sized non-migratory birds.

1/ Mountain bamboo partridge (Gà so, Bambusicola fytchii)


galliformes derives from "gallus", Latin for "rooster". 
Phasianidae from Phasianus: Latin for "pheasant", derived from the Ancient Greek φἀσιἀνος, phāsiānos, meaning "(bird) of the Phasis", the River Phasis (now the Rioni) in Colchis on the east coast of the Black Sea (now western Georgia).
Bambusicola is derived from the New Latin word bambusa (bamboo) and the Latin suffix -cola, meaning "inhabitant," so it translates to "bamboo inhabitant" or "one who lives in bamboo". This name reflects the genus's association with bamboo habitats.

Mountain bamboo partridge (Gà so, Bambusicola fytchii)

The mountain bamboo partridge (Bambusicola fytchii) is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. 
This species is found in Bangladesh, Tibet, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.


galliformes derives from "gallus", Latin for "rooster". 
Phasianidae from Phasianus: Latin for "pheasant", derived from the Ancient Greek φἀσιἀνος, phāsiānos, meaning "(bird) of the Phasis", the River Phasis (now the Rioni) in Colchis on the east coast of the Black Sea (now western Georgia).
Bambusicola is derived from the New Latin word bambusa (bamboo) and the Latin suffix -cola, meaning "inhabitant," so it translates to "bamboo inhabitant" or "one who lives in bamboo". This name reflects the genus's association with bamboo habitats.

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