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.

Grey laughingthrush 
(Khướu xám, Garrulax maesi)

The grey laughingthrush (Garrulax maesi) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae.
The bird is found in southern China, far northern Laos and Vietnam.

Leiothrix Leiothrichidae Ancient Greek leios meaning "smooth" and thrix meaning "hair".
Garrulax comes from Latin garrire "to chatter"; Latin garrulus: babbling, chattering; -ax inclining towards.

Oroanassa is a genus of Old World night herons typically found near water in forested regions.
The species of this genus was once placed in the genus Gorsachius.

1/White-eared night heron (Vạc hoa, Oroanassa magnifica)
(formerly Gorsachius magnificus)
other scientific names: Nycticorax magnificus

Ardeidae, Ardea: the Latin word ardea meaning "heron".
Oroanassa: Greek oros mountain; anassa queen, lady.
magnifica Latin magnificus splendid, grand (magnus great; facere to make).

White-eared night heron 
(Vạc hoa, Oroanassa magnifica)
(formerly Gorsachius magnificus)
other scientific names: Nycticorax magnificus

The white-eared night heron (Oroanassa magnifica) is a species of heron in the family Ardeidae.
This bird is endemic to southern China and northern Vietnam.

Ardeidae, Ardea: the Latin word ardea meaning "heron".
Oroanassa: Greek oros mountain; anassa queen, lady.
magnifica Latin magnificus splendid, grand (magnus great; facere to make).

White-Throated Wren-Babbler 
(Napothera pasquieri)

The white-throated wren-babbler (Napothera pasquieri), endemic to the Northwest of Vietnam, is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae.


Napothera:
Ancient Greek term napos (νάπος), meaning "timbered valley"
Thera borrowed from Latin Thēra, from Ancient Greek Θήρᾱ (Thḗrā): Thira, Santorini (an island in the Cyclades, Greece).
Greek θήρα, ας, ἡ, thēra: hunting, the chase
Greek napos ravine, gully; -theras hunter (therao: to hunt).
pasquieri: a French name.

Eyebrowed wren-babbler 
(Khướu đá nhỏ, Napothera epilepidota)

The eyebrowed wren-babbler (Napothera epilepidota) is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae. 
The bird is found in Bhutan, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Pellorneum, Pellorneidae: combines the Ancient Greek pellos meaning "dark-coloured" with orneon meaning "bird".
Napothera:
Ancient Greek term napos (νάπος), meaning "timbered valley"
Thera borrowed from Latin Thēra, from Ancient Greek Θήρᾱ (Thḗrā): Thira, Santorini (an island in the Cyclades, Greece).
Greek θήρα, ας, ἡ, thēra: hunting, the chase
Greek napos ravine, gully; -theras hunter (therao: to hunt).
epilepidota Greek epi excessively; lepidotos scaly.

Long-billed wren-babbler 
(Khướu đuôi cụt, Napothera malacoptila)

The long-billed wren-babbler (Napothera malacoptila) is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae.
The bird is found in the Himalayas from north-eastern India to southern China.

 

Napothera:
Ancient Greek term napos (νάπος), meaning "timbered valley"
Thera borrowed from Latin Thēra, from Ancient Greek Θήρᾱ (Thḗrā): Thira, Santorini (an island in the Cyclades, Greece).
Greek θήρα, ας, ἡ, thēra: hunting, the chase
Greek napos ravine, gully; -theras hunter (therao: to hunt).
malacoptila: the Ancient Greek malakos meaning "soft"; ptila, ptilo feather.

Brown crake 
or brown bush-hen
(Cuốc chân đỏ, Zapornia akool)

The brown crake (Zapornia akool), or brown bush-hen, is a waterbird in the rail and crake family (Rallidae) found in South Asia.

Gruiformes, Gruidae: from the Latin word grus meaning "crane".
Rallidae: from rallus new Latin for rail, an aquatic bird.
Zapornia is an anagram of the genus Porzana which is from the specific name of a crake.
akool: of uncertain origin. It may come from Hindu mythology, or it may be a derivation of the Sinhalese word kukkula, which is used for both moorhen and watercock.

Amur Stonechat
or Stejneger's stonechat
Saxicola stejnegeri

The Amur stonechat or Stejneger's stonechat (Saxicola stejnegeri) is a species of stonechat native to eastern Asia. 

Muscicapidae: Muscicapa comes from the Latin musca meaning a fly, and capere to catch.
Saxicola in Latin: saxum, rock + incola, dwelling in. 
The Latin binomial commemorates the Norwegian ornithologist Leonhard Hess Stejneger.
Amur: a river in NE Asia, rising in N Mongolia as the Argun and flowing southeast, then northeast to the Sea of Okhotsk: forms the boundary between Manchuria and Russia. 

Oriental Reed Warbler 
(Chích đầu nhọn phương đông, Acrocephalus orientalis)

The Oriental reed warbler (Acrocephalus orientalis) is a passerine bird of eastern Asia belonging to the reed warbler genus Acrocephalus. 


Acrocephalidae: from the name of the genus Acrocephalus from Ancient Greek akros, "highest", and kephale, "head". 
It is possible that the Naumanns thought akros meant "sharp-pointed".

Black-browed reed warbler
Schrenk's Reed Warbler 
(Chích đầu nhọn mày đen, Acrocephalus bistrigiceps)

The black-browed reed warbler (Acrocephalus bistrigiceps) is a marsh-warbler in the family Acrocephalidae.

Acrocephalidae: from the name of the genus Acrocephalus from Ancient Greek akros, "highest", and kephale, "head". 
It is possible that the Naumanns thought akros meant "sharp-pointed".

Black kite 
(Diều hâu, Milvus migrans)

The black kite (Milvus migrans) is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors. 

Accipitriformes, Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
Milvus: Latin for kite.
migrans: Latin migrans migrating (migrare to migrate).

Yellow bittern 
(Cò lửa lùn, Ixobrychus sinensis)

The yellow bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis) is a small bittern of the Old World origins in the family Ardeidae.

Pelecanus: Greek pelekan, pelekanos pelican.
Ardeidae, Ardea: the Latin word ardea meaning "heron".
The genus name combines the Ancient Greek ixias, a reed-like plant and brukhomai, to bellow.

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