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.

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. 

Cisticolas are a genus of the separate family Cisticolidae, and are sometimes called fantail-warblers due to their habit of conspicuously flicking their tails, or tailor-birds because of their nests.

Zitting cisticola or streaked fantail warbler (Chiền chiện đồng hung, Cisticola juncidis)

The zitting cisticola or streaked fantail warbler (Cisticola juncidis), a small bird found mainly in grasslands, is a widely distributed Old World warbler. The breeding range includes southern Europe, Africa (outside the deserts and rainforest), and southern Asia down to northern Australia. 

The name Cisticoladae from Cisticola, which is from Ancient Greek kisthos, "rock-rose", and Latin colere, "to dwell". ... cisticola.
The specific juncidis is also from Latin and is a diminutive of iuncus, "reed".

The golden-headed cisticola, also known as the bright-capped cisticola (Chiền chiện đồng vàng, Cisticola exilis)
Other English names: bright-capped cisticola, bright-headed cisticola, bright-crowned cisticola, gold-capped cisticola, yellow-headed cisticola, exile warbler and fan-tail warbler.

The golden-headed cisticola (Cisticola exilis), also known as the bright-capped cisticola, is a species of warbler in the family Cisticolidae, found in Australia and many Asian countries.

The name Cisticoladae from Cisticola, which is from Ancient Greek kisthos, "rock-rose", and Latin colere, "to dwell". ... cisticola).
 The specific epithet exilis is the Latin word for "small", "slender" or "thin".

Prinia is a genus in the family Cisticolidae.

Bradypterus is a genus of small insectivorous songbirds ("warblers") in the newly recognized grass warbler family (Locustellidae). 

Gray Emutail
or Madagascan grassbird or feather-tailed warbler (Chích cỏ Madagasca, Bradypterus seebohmi)
The bird is found only in Madagascar. 

The grey emutail (Bradypterus seebohmi), also known as the Madagascan grassbird or feather-tailed warbler, is an emutail in the family Locustellidae.

Locustellidae, Locustella is from Latin and is a diminutive of locusta, "grasshopper".
Bradypterus: Greek bradus slow, sluggish; -pteros -winged (pteron wing).

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