Birds of Vietnam, Bird Species in Vietnam
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Muscicapidae
Eumyias is a genus of birds in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.
1/ Verditer Flycatcher (Eumyias thalassinus)
Muscicapa comes from the Latin musca meaning a fly, and capere to catch.
Eumyias Greek: eu good; muia fly.
Thalassinus : Latin word for sea-green
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Muscicapidae
- Genus: Niltava
Large Niltava
(Đớp ruồi lớn, Niltava grandis)
The large niltava (Niltava grandis) is a species of bird in the Old world flycatcher family Muscicapidae.
Niltava (from niltau, Nepali for the rufous-bellied niltava).
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Muscicapidae
- Genus: Cyornis
Indochinese Blue Flycatcher
(Cyornis sumatrensis)
The Indochinese blue flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
Muscicapidae: Muscicapa comes from the Latin musca meaning a fly, and capere to catch.
Cyornis combines the Ancient Greek kuanos meaning "dark-blue" with ornis meaning "bird".
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Muscicapidae
- Genus: Cyornis
Hainan Blue Flycatcher
(Cyornis hainanus, Đớp ruồi xanh hải nam)
The hainan blue flycatcher is a bird in the family Muscicapidae.
Muscicapidae: Muscicapa comes from the Latin musca meaning a fly, and capere to catch.
Cyornis combines the Ancient Greek kuanos meaning "dark-blue" with ornis meaning "bird".
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Muscicapidae
- Genus: Anthipes
Rufous-Browed Flycatcher
Anthipes solitaris
The rufous-browed flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
Trait: rufous-front + white patch on the throat.
Muscicapidae: Muscicapa comes from the Latin musca meaning a fly, and capere to catch.
Anthipes, Anthi: possibly from Anthus a small bird, (possibly the yellow wagtail or undetermined bird), which is derived from Ancient Greek Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos).
Antho- is a prefix derived from the Ancient Greek ἄνθος (anthos) meaning “flower”, brightness, brilliant.
solitaria / solitaris / solitarius L. solitarius solitary, alone.
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Muscicapidae
The Anthipes flycatchers are a genus of the bird family of Old World flycatchers, Muscicapidae.
1/ White-gorgeted flycatcher
Anthipes monileger
2/ Rufous-browed flycatcher
Anthipes solitaris
Muscicapidae: Muscicapa comes from the Latin musca meaning a fly, and capere to catch.
Anthipes, Anthi: possibly from Anthus a small bird, (possibly the yellow wagtail or undetermined bird), which is derived from Ancient Greek Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos).
Antho- is a prefix derived from the Ancient Greek ἄνθος (anthos) meaning “flower”, brightness, brilliant.
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Muscicapidae
- Genus: Copsychus
White-Rumped Shama (Chích chòe lửa, Copsychus malabaricus)
The white-rumped shama is a small passerine bird of the family Muscicapidae.
Muscicapa comes from the Latin musca meaning a fly and capere to catch.
The name Copsychus is from the Ancient Greek kopsukhos or kopsikhos, meaning "blackbird".
malabaricus: The Malabar Coast is the southwestern region of the Indian subcontinent, southwestern India.
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Turdidae
- Genus: Geokichla
Siberian Thrush
(Geokichla sibirica)
Hoét Sibêri
The Siberian thrush (Geokichla sibirica) is a member of the thrush family, Turdidae, of the family Passeriformes.
Compare:
- Siberian thrush (Geokichla sibirica): female scaly breast with more white background and with white brow.
- Dark-sided Thrush (Zoothera marginata): scaly breast with more dark-brown background and without white brow. Bill is longer than the Siberian Thrush and more down-curved.
Turdidae derives from the Latin word turdus, meaning thrush.
The genus name Geokichla combines the Ancient Greek geō- meaning "ground-" with kikhlē meaning "thrush.
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Sittidae
- Genus: Sitta
Chestnut-Vented Nuthatch
(Trèo cây đít hung, Sitta nagaensis)
The chestnut-vented nuthatch is a species of bird in the nuthatch family Sittidae of the order Passeriformes.
Sittidae and Sitta derived from sitte, Ancient Greek for this bird.
The species name is composed of naga and the Latin suffix -ensis, "that lives in, that inhabits," was given in reference to the area when the type of the species was collected, the Naga Hills.
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Pellorneidae
- Genus: Malacocincla
Abbott's Babbler
(Chuối tiêu mỏ to, Malacocincla abbotti)
Abbott's babbler is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae.
Difference between Abbott's babbler vs Buff-breasted babbler:
- Abbott's. Heavy grey bill, extensive grey eye-ring, rich orange brown lower belly and undertail coverts, short tail.
- Buff-breasted has a slighter and paler-colored bill, a much longer tail and is uniformly buff-brown in colour.
Pellorneum, Pellorneidae: combines the Ancient Greek pellos meaning "dark-coloured" with orneon meaning "bird".
The genus name Malacocincla combines the Ancient Greek malakos meaning "soft" with modern Latin cinclus, meaning "thrush"; referring to the birds' full and drooping plumage.
The specific name abbotti was chosen by Blyth to honour the specimen collector, Lieutenant Colonel J. R. Abbott (1811–1888).
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Pellorneidae
- Genus: Pellorneum
Buff-Breasted Babbler
(Chuối tiêu đất, Pellorneum tickelli)
The buff-breasted babbler is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae.
Difference between Abbott's babbler vs Buff-breasted babbler:
- Abbott's. Heavy grey bill, extensive grey eye-ring, rich orange brown lower belly and undertail coverts, short tail.
- Buff-breasted has a slighter and paler-colored bill, a much longer tail and is uniformly buff-brown in colour.
Pellorneum, Pellorneidae: combination of the Ancient Greek pellos meaning "dark-coloured" with orneon meaning "bird".
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Pellorneidae
- Genus: Pellorneum
Puff-throated babbler or spotted babbler
(Chuối tiêu ngực đốm, Pellorneum ruficeps)
The puff-throated babbler or spotted babbler is a species of passerine bird found in Asia.
Pellorneidae, Pellorneum: combines the Ancient Greek pellos meaning "dark-coloured" with orneon meaning "bird".
ruficeps Latin rufus red, ruddy; -ceps -headed.