Birds of Vietnam, Bird Species in Vietnam

Long-tailed minivet in Vietnam

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Butastur is a genus of birds of prey in the family Accipitridae.

1/ Grey-faced buzzard (Diều Ấn độ, Butastur indicus)
2/ Rufous-winged buzzard (Diều xám, Butastur liventer)

Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
accipitrinus Latin accipitrinus hawk-like (accipiter: hawk).
The genus name Butastur is a combination of the Latin words buteo (meaning "buzzard") and astur (meaning "a hawk"), referring to a genus of birds that share characteristics of both. The name was created by combining the existing genera Buteo and Astur to describe a type of hawk or buzzard.

Eurasian sparrowhawk (Ưng mày trắng, Accipiter nisus), also known as the northern sparrowhawk or simply the sparrowhawk

The Eurasian sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) is a small bird of prey in the family Accipitridae.
29–34 cm.

Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
nisus: Latin for the sparrowhawk.
According to Greek mythology Nisus, the king of Megara, was turned into a sparrowhawk after his daughter, Scylla, cut off his purple lock of hair to present to her lover (and Nisus' enemy), Minos.

Astur is a genus containing hawks, goshawks and sparrowhawks in the family Accipitridae. 
The species of this bird genus were formerly placed in the genus Accipiter.


Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
accipitrinus Latin accipitrinus hawk-like (accipiter: hawk).
The genus name astur is from Latin astur, asturis meaning "hawk".

Eurasian goshawk (Ưng lớn, Accipiter gentilis)

The Eurasian goshawk (/ˈɡɒsˌhɔːk/; Astur gentilis) is a species of medium-large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, a family which also includes other extant diurnal raptors, such as eagles, buzzards and harriers.
This species is a widespread species that inhabits many of the temperate parts of Eurasia.
The bird is mainly resident, but those individuals from colder regions may migrate south in the winter.
In winter, Eurasian goshawks may be found rarely as far south as Taif in Saudi Arabia and perhaps Tonkin, Vietnam.

Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
accipitrinus Latin accipitrinus hawk-like (accipiter: hawk).
The genus name astur is from Latin astur, asturis meaning "hawk".
gentilis is "noble" or "gentle" because in the Middle Ages only the nobility were permitted to go hunting using falcons (falconry).
The term goshawk comes from the Old English gōsheafoc, "goose-hawk".

Ictinaetus is a genus in the family Accipitridae. The genus has only one member the black eagle.

accipiter: From Latin accipiter (“hawk”).
Ictinaetus: From Ancient Greek ἰκτῖνος (iktînos, “kite”) + ἀετός (aetós, “eagle”).

1/ Black eagle (Đại bàng Ma Lai, Ictinaetus malaiensis)

Greater spotted eagle (Đại bàng đen, Clanga clanga), also called the spotted eagle
Once thought to be a member of the genus Aquila, but was reclassified to a distinct genus, Clanga, along with the two other species of spotted eagle.

The greater spotted eagle (Clanga clanga) is a large migratory bird of prey in the family Accipitridae.

During breeding season, this bird is found across Eastern Europe, parts of Central Europe, central Russia, central Asia and parts of China. 
During winter, this bird species migrate, primarily to South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, the upper Mediterranean Basin, and parts of East Africa.

Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
accipitrinus Latin accipitrinus hawk-like (accipiter: hawk).
The genus name Clanga is from Ancient Greek klangos, "eagle".

Clanga is a genus which contains the spotted eagles. 

1/ Greater spotted eagle (Đại bàng đen, Clanga clanga), also called the spotted eagle
Once thought to be a member of the genus Aquila, but was reclassified to a distinct genus, Clanga, along with the two other species of spotted eagle.

Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
accipitrinus Latin accipitrinus hawk-like (accipiter: hawk).
The genus name is from Ancient Greek klangos, "eagle".

Cinereous vulture (Đại bàng đầu trọc, Aegypius monachus)
also known as the black vulture, Eurasian black vulture, and monk vulture

The cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus) is a very large raptor in the family Accipitridae distributed through much of temperate Eurasia.

Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
accipitrinus Latin accipitrinus hawk-like (accipiter: hawk).
The genus name Aegypius is a Greek word (αἰγυπιός) for 'vulture', or a bird not unlike one; Aelian describes the aegypius as "halfway between a vulture (gyps) and an eagle".
Monachus is a Late Latin noun meaning "monk" or "solitary person," derived directly from the Ancient Greek monakhós (μοναχός), meaning "single," "solitary," or "hermit". It is derived from the Greek word mónos (μόνος), meaning "alone" or "solitary". 

Aegypius is a genus of Old World vultures found in the subfamily Gypinae. Of the three species in the genus, only the cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus) is extant.

1/ Cinereous vulture (Đại bàng đầu trọc, Aegypius monachus)

Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
accipitrinus Latin accipitrinus hawk-like (accipiter: hawk).
The genus name Aegypius is a Greek word (αἰγυπιός) for 'vulture', or a bird not unlike one; Aelian describes the aegypius as "halfway between a vulture (gyps) and an eagle".

Steppe eagle (Đại bàng hung, Aquila nipalensis) 

The steppe eagle (Aquila nipalensis) is a large bird of prey of the family Accipitridae.
This bird nests in only four large nations: Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and China. 
This species is entirely migratory.

Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
accipitrinus Latin accipitrinus hawk-like (accipiter: hawk).
The genus name Aquila is Latin for "eagle", possibly derived from aquilus, "dark in colour".

Eastern imperial eagle (Đại bàng đầu nâu, Aquila heliaca)

The eastern imperial eagle (Aquila heliaca) is a large bird of prey that breeds from southeastern Europe through West and Central Asia. 
Most populations are migratory and winter in northeastern Africa, the Middle East and South and East Asia.

Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
accipitrinus Latin accipitrinus hawk-like (accipiter: hawk).
The genus name Aquila is Latin for "eagle", possibly derived from aquilus, "dark in colour".
The word heliacal is from the mid-16th century. Its source is the Greek word hēlios or hēliakos, meaning "sun." Helios is also the Sun god of ancient Greece.
The Latin “hēliacus” and also the Greek “ἡλιακός,” both meaning “sun”.

Bonelli's eagle 
(Đại bàng má trắng, Aquila fasciata)

Bonelli's eagle (Aquila fasciata) is a large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae.

This species breeds from southern Europe, Africa and across the Indian Subcontinent to Indonesia. 
In Eurasia, this species may be found as far west as Portugal and as far east as southeastern China and Thailand.

Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
accipitrinus Latin accipitrinus hawk-like (accipiter: hawk).
The genus name Aquila is Latin for "eagle", possibly derived from aquilus, "dark in colour".
The specific name fasciata comes from the Late Latin word "fascia", meaning "band" or "stripe".

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