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.

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. 

Tickell's brown hornbill (Anorrhinus tickelli), 
also known as the rusty-cheeked hornbill

Tickell's brown hornbill (Anorrhinus tickelli), also known as the rusty-cheeked hornbill, is a species of hornbill found in forests in Burma and adjacent western 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. 

Berenicornis is a genus of hornbills (family Bucerotidae).

1/  White-crowned hornbill (Niệc đầu trắng, Berenicornis comatus), alsothe long-crested hornbill or white-crested hornbill (leading to easy confusion with the African white-crested hornbill), is a species of hornbill.

The white-crowned hornbill is sometimes placed in genus Aceros instead

Rhyticeros is a genus of medium to large hornbills (family Bucerotidae) found in forests from Southeast Asia to the Solomons.

The order name is from Latin becerus meaning "horned like an ox" which in turn is from the Ancient Greek boukerōs which combines bous meaning "ox" with kerōs meaning "horn".
Rhyticeros Greek rhutis, rhutidos wrinkle; keros horn.

1/  Wreathed hornbill (Niệc mỏ vằn, Rhyticeros undulatus)

Wreathed hornbill 
bar-pouched wreathed hornbill 
(Niệc mỏ vằn, Rhyticeros undulatus)


The wreathed hornbill (Rhyticeros undulatus) is an Old World tropical bird of the hornbill family Bucerotidae.

Traits: ridges or wreaths on the cashque on the upper mandible, pouch with a blueish tripe across on the throat.

Compare:
- Rufous-necked hornbill: Both have tripes on the uppder mandible of the beak, tripes are flat on the upper mandible and no casque; rufous-necked for males and black neck for female; blue color around the eyess.
- Wreathed hornbill: the stripes are raised on the upper mandible to form a casque; black for both genders, possess a sac or pouch on the throat which has a blueish band across.

The order name is from Latin becerus meaning "horned like an ox" which in turn is from the Ancient Greek boukerōs which combines bous meaning "ox" with kerōs meaning "horn".
Rhyticeros Greek rhutis, rhutidos wrinkle; keros horn.
undulata, undulatus Latin undulatus furnished with wave-like markings, undulating.

Aceros is a genus of Asian hornbills (family Bucerotidae).

Bucerotiformes, Bucerotidae, Buceros: Latin bucerus horned like an ox (Greek boukeros: horned like an ox: bous ox; keros: horn).
Aceros: Greek akeros: hornless.

1/  Rufous-necked hornbill (Niệc cổ hung, Aceros nipalensis) 

Rufous-necked hornbill 
(Niệc cổ hung, Aceros nipalensis) 

The rufous-necked hornbill (Aceros nipalensis) is a species of hornbill in Bhutan, northeastern India, especially in Arunachal Pradesh, Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia.

Compare:
- Rufous-necked hornbill: Both have tripes on the uppder mandible of the beak, tripes are flat on the upper mandible and no casque; rufous-necked for males and black neck for female; blue color around the eyess.
- Wreathed hornbill: the stripes are raised on the upper mandible to form a casque; black for both genders, possess a sac or pouch on the throat which has a blueish band across.

Bucerotiformes, Bucerotidae, Buceros: Latin bucerus horned like an ox (Greek boukeros: horned like an ox: bous ox; keros: horn).
Aceros: Greek akeros: hornless.

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