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.

Rufous-fronted babbler 
(Khướu bụt trán hung, Cyanoderma rufifrons)
Once placed in Stachyris, and Stachyridopsis

The rufous-fronted babbler (Cyanoderma rufifrons) is a babbler species in the Old World babbler family Timaliidae.
This bird species is found in the Eastern Himalayan foothills, Myanmar, Thailand, northern Indochina and south to the Malay Peninsula and the islands of Sumatra and Borneo. 

The Buff-chested babbler (Khướu bụi đầu hung, Cyanoderma ambiguum) is now subsumed into this species.

Timaliidae, Timalia: The word "Timalo" originates in the Greek "Thimalos", which means "bird". This Greek root was adapted to Latin as "Timalus" and later to Portuguese as "Timalo".
The name combines the Ancient Greek kuanos meaning "dark-blue" with derma meaning "skin".
The specific epithet rufifrons is modern Latin meaning "red-fronted", from Latin rufus meaning "red" or "rufous" and frons, frontis meaning "forehead" or "brow".

Golden babbler 
(Khướu bụi vàng, Cyanoderma chrysaeum)
earlier name was Stachyris chrysaea.

The golden babbler (Cyanoderma chrysaeum) is a babbler species in the family Timaliidae.
Geographic distribution: Eastern Himalayas to Southeast Asia.
Many of the species of this genus were formerly placed in the genus Stachyris. 

Traits:

- Black-lored;


Timaliidae, Timalia: The word "Timalo" originates in the Greek "Thimalos", which means "bird". This Greek root was adapted to Latin as "Timalus" and later to Portuguese as "Timalo".

The name Cyanoderma combines the Ancient Greek kuanos meaning "dark-blue" with derma meaning "skin".
chrysaeum, chrysaeus: Greek khruseios golden (khrusos gold).

Rufous-capped babbler 
(Khướu bụi đầu đỏ, Cyanoderma ruficeps) 
Many of the species of this genus were formerly placed in the genus Stachyris. 

The rufous-capped babbler (Cyanoderma ruficeps) is a babbler species in the family Timaliidae. 
The bird is found from the Eastern Himalayas to northern Thailand, Laos, eastern China to Vietnam and Taiwan.


Timaliidae, Timalia: The word "Timalo" originates in the Greek "Thimalos", which means "bird". This Greek root was adapted to Latin as "Timalus" and later to Portuguese as "Timalo".
The name combines the Ancient Greek kuanos meaning "dark-blue" with derma meaning "skin".
ruficeps Latin rufus red, ruddy; -ceps -headed.

Mountain fulvetta 
(Lách tách vành mắt, Alcippe peracensis)

The mountain fulvetta (Alcippe peracensis) is a species of bird in the Alcippeidae family. 
The bird species is found in Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam in subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Many species of the family Alcippeidae were previously placed in families Pellorneidae or Timaliidae.

Compare:
- Mountain fulvetta (Lách tách vành mắt, Alcippe peracensis): found above 900 m, white eyeing.
- black-browed fulvetta (Lách tách mày đen, Alcippe grotei): found below 400 m, blur or no white eyeing.

Alcippeidae, Alcippe: Greek Mythology Alcippe, daughter of Aries the god of war.
Perak State, Malaya or Malaysia.

Rusty-capped fulvetta 
(Lách tách đầu hung, Lách tách chóp bạc màu, Schoeniparus dubius)

The rusty-capped fulvetta (Schoeniparus dubius) is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae.
The bird species is found in Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam. 

The species in genus Schoeniparus were until recently placed in the genus Alcippe with other fulvettas.
The English name of species of this genus are not a close relative of the "typical" fulvettas, which are now in the genus Fulvetta.
Schoeniparus: Greek skhoinos rush, reed; Latin Parus: tit.
dubius: Latin dubia dubius: doubtful, dubious ((duo two; habere to have).

Rufous-winged fulvetta 
(Lách tách đầu đốm, Schoeniparus castaneceps)

The rufous-winged fulvetta (Schoeniparus castaneceps) is a bird species of the family Pellorneidae.

Schoeniparus castaneceps stepanyani: Central Highlands of Vietnam (Kon Tum Province and Gia Lai Province).

The species in genus Schoeniparus were until recently placed in the genus Alcippe with other fulvettas.
The English name of species of this genus are not a close relative of the "typical" fulvettas, which are now in the genus Fulvetta.
Schoeniparus: Greek skhoinos rush, reed; Latin Parus: tit.
castaneceps, castaniceps: Latin castaneus: chestnut-coloured; -ceps: -headed (caput head).

Golden-breasted fulvetta 
(Lách tách ngực vàng, Lioparus chrysotis)

The golden-breasted fulvetta (Lioparus chrysotis) is a species of songbird of the family Paradoxornithidae.
The bird species is found in central Nepal through Bhutan, northern India and Myanmar to western China and northern Vietnam.

Paradoxornithidae: puzzling, paradox bird; Greek paradoxos extraordinary; ornis bird.
Lioparus: Greek leios smooth; Latin Parus: tit.
chrysotis: Greek khrusos gold; -otis: -eared.

Brown-crowned scimitar babbler 
(Pomatorhinus phayrei)

The brown-crowned scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus phayrei) is a species of bird in the family Timaliidae. 
The bird is found in Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, and China. 

Compare:
- White-browed scimitar babbler: white brow, black stripe through the eye, rufous color at the base of the neck, yellow bill.
- Brown-crowned scimitar babbler: white brow, black stripe through the eye to the side of the neck, thin black band on the white brow, red bill.
- Red-billed scimitar babbler: white brow, black stripe through the eye to the side of the neck, no black color on the white brow, red bill.

Coral-billed scimitar babbler has been split into two species:
- Black-crowned scimitar babbler, Pomatorhinus ferruginosus
- Brown-crowned scimitar babbler, Pomatorhinus phayrei

Timaliidae, Timalia: The word "Timalo" originates in the Greek "Thimalos", which means "bird". This Greek root was adapted to Latin as "Timalus" and later to Portuguese as "Timalo".
Pomarinus Pomatorhinus / pomatorhinus Greek: poma,pomatos lid, cover; rhis, rhinos nostrils.

Black-crowned scimitar babbler 
(Họa mi đất ngực hung, Pomatorhinus ferruginosus)

The black-crowned scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus ferruginosus) is a species of bird in the family Timaliidae.

The bird is found in Bhutan, India, Nepal, and China.

Coral-billed scimitar babbler has been split into two species:
- Black-crowned scimitar babbler, Pomatorhinus ferruginosus
- Brown-crowned scimitar babbler, Pomatorhinus phayrei

Timaliidae, Timalia: The word "Timalo" originates in the Greek "Thimalos", which means "bird". This Greek root was adapted to Latin as "Timalus" and later to Portuguese as "Timalo".
Pomarinus Pomatorhinus, pomatorhinus Greek: poma,pomatos lid, cover; rhis, rhinos nostrils.
ferruginosus Latin ferruginosus rusty, ferruginous (ferrugo iron rust).
ferruginus Latin ferruginus rusty, ferruginous.

Slender-billed scimitar babbler 
(Khướu mỏ cong, Pomatorhinus superciliaris) 
 formerly placed in the monotypic genus Xiphirhynchus.

The slender-billed scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus superciliaris) is a passerine bird in the Old World babbler family. 
The bird is found from the Himalayas to north-western Vietnam.

Timaliidae, Timalia: The word "Timalo" originates in the Greek "Thimalos", which means "bird". This Greek root was adapted to Latin as "Timalus" and later to Portuguese as "Timalo".
Pomarinus Pomatorhinus, pomatorhinus Greek: poma,pomatos lid, cover; rhis, rhinos nostrils.
Latin superciliaris: From Latin supercilium +‎ -āris: eyebrow; supercilium: eyelid.

Streak-breasted scimitar babbler 
(Họa mi đất ngực luốc, Pomatorhinus ruficollis)

The streak-breasted scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus ruficollis) is a species of bird in the family Timaliidae.
The bird is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, and Vietnam.

Timaliidae, Timalia: The word "Timalo" originates in the Greek "Thimalos", which means "bird". This Greek root was adapted to Latin as "Timalus" and later to Portuguese as "Timalo".
Pomarinus Pomatorhinus, pomatorhinus Greek: poma,pomatos lid, cover; rhis, rhinos nostrils.
ruficollis is from Latin rufus "red" and Modern Latin -collis, "-necked".

Red-tailed laughingthrush 
(Khướu đuôi đỏ, Trochalopteron milnei)

The red-tailed laughingthrush (Trochalopteron milnei) is a species of bird in the laughingthrush family Leiothrichidae. 
The bird species is found in the montane forests of Myanmar, Laos, southern China and central Vietnam.

Leiothrix Leiothrichidae Ancient Greek leios meaning "smooth" and thrix meaning "hair".
Trochalopteron: the Ancient Greek trokhalos meaning "round" or "bowed" with pteron meaning "wing".

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