Birds of Vietnam, Bird Species in Vietnam

Long-tailed minivet in 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.

Laced woodpecker 
(Gõ kiến xanh bụng vàng, Picus vittatus)

The laced woodpecker (Picus vittatus) is a species of bird in the family Picidae.

The bird is found throughout Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

Piciformes, picidae, picus: woodpecker.
vittata, vittatum, vittatus: Latin vittatus banded.

Black-faced Warbler 
(Chích đớp ruồi mặt đen, Abroscopus schisticeps)

The black-faced warbler (Abroscopus schisticeps) is a species of bush warbler (family Cettiidae). 
The bird is found in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Vietnam.

Cettiidae: Cettia from Francesco Cetti.
Abroscopus Greek abros graceful, splendid, delicate; skopos seeker, purpose.
schisticeps: schistus slate ( schistos type of fissile stone); -ceps -headed, -fold.

Yellow-browed Warbler 
(Chích mày lớn, Phylloscopus inornatus)

The yellow-browed warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus) is a leaf warbler (family Phylloscopidae) which breeds in the east Palearctic. 

White-Spectacled Warbler 
(Chích đớp ruồi mày đen, Seicercus affinis or Phylloscopus intermedius)

The white-spectacled warbler (Phylloscopus intermedius) is a species of leaf warbler in the family Phylloscopidae. 
The bird is found in Asia from the eastern Himalayas to south-eastern China and southern Vietnam.

The name Phylloscopus combines the Ancient Greek phullon meaning "leaf" and skopos meaning "seeker" (from skopeo, "to watch").
intermedia, intermedianus, intermedium, intermedius Latin intermedius intermediate: between species, indicative of an intermediate status or appearance between other species.

Alström's warbler (Phylloscopus soror), or the plain-tailed warbler
Chim chích Alström, Chích đớp ruồi đuôi phẳng

Alström's warbler (Phylloscopus soror), or the plain-tailed warbler, is a species of Old World warbler in the family Phylloscopidae. 
It breeds only in China and winters as far as Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam.


Leaf warblers were formerly included in the Old World warbler family but are now considered to belong to the family Phylloscopidae, introduced in 2006.
The name Phylloscopus combines the Ancient Greek phullon meaning "leaf" and skopos meaning "seeker" (from skopeo, "to watch").
soror is Latin for "sister" (that is "closely related").

Arctic Warbler 
(Chích phương bắc, Phylloscopus borealis)

The Arctic warbler (Phylloscopus borealis) is a widespread leaf warbler in birch or mixed birch forest near water throughout its breeding range in Fennoscandia and the northern Palearctic.

This warbler is strongly migratory: the entire population winters in southeast Asia.


The name Phylloscopus combines the Ancient Greek phullon meaning "leaf" and skopos meaning "seeker" (from skopeo, "to watch").
borealis Latin borealis northern (boreas north).

Grey-cheeked Warbler 
(Phylloscopus poliogenys)

The grey-cheeked warbler (Phylloscopus poliogenys) is a species of leaf warbler (family Phylloscopidae).
The bird is native to Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam.

The name Phylloscopus combines the Ancient Greek phullon meaning "leaf" and skopos meaning "seeker" (from skopeo, "to watch").
poliogenys Greek polios grey; genus cheek.

Buff-Thoated Warbler 
(Chích bụng hung, Phylloscopus subaffinis)

The buff-throated warbler (Phylloscopus subaffinis) is a species of leaf warbler (family Phylloscopidae).
The bird breeds in China and winters down toward northern Southeast Asia.


The name Phylloscopus combines the Ancient Greek phullon meaning "leaf" and skopos meaning "seeker" (from skopeo, "to watch").
The specific epithet affinis is from Latin meaning "related" or "allied"; subaffinis: slightly, somewhat.

Claudia's leaf warbler 
(Phylloscopus claudiae)

Claudia's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus claudiae) belongs to the leaf warbler family Phylloscopidae found only in China and Vietnam.
The birds was previously considered a subspecies of the Blyth's leaf warbler.

The name Phylloscopus combines the Ancient Greek phullon meaning "leaf" and skopos meaning "seeker" (from skopeo, "to watch").

Blyth's Leaf warbler 
(Chích đuôi xám, Phylloscopus reguloides)

Blyth's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus reguloides) is a species of leaf warbler (family Phylloscopidae).
It is found mainly in Southeast Asia, southern China and along the Himalayas till northern Pakistan.

The name Phylloscopus combines the Ancient Greek phullon meaning "leaf" and skopos meaning "seeker" (from skopeo, "to watch").
reguloides: Greek -oides resembling.
Regulus: Latin: regulus prince, kinglet (dimimunitive rex, regis king), from genus Regulus: kinglet,
goldcrest.

Yellow-breasted warbler 
(Phylloscopus montis) 

The yellow-breasted warbler (Phylloscopus montis) is a species of Old World warbler in the family Phylloscopidae.
It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Palawan Island in the Philippines, Central Highlands of Vietnam.


Phylloscopidae, Phylloscopus: combines the Ancient Greek phullon meaning "leaf" and skopos meaning "seeker" (from skopeo, "to watch").
mons, montis: Latin for mountain, of a mountain.

Kloss's leaf warbler 
(Phylloscopus ogilviegranti)

Kloss's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus ogilviegranti) is a leaf warbler found in Cambodia, China, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam.

The name Phylloscopus combines the Ancient Greek phullon meaning "leaf" and skopos meaning "seeker" (from skopeo, "to watch").

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