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.

Crested finchbill 
(Chào mào mỏ lớn, Spizixos canifrons)

The crested finchbill (Spizixos canifrons) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae.

Pycnonotus, Pycnonotidae: from Greek puknos "thick" or "compact" and -nōtos "-backed" (noton: back).
The word Spizixos combines the Ancient Greek spiza meaning "finch" with the genus name Ixos the Ancient Greek for "mistletoe".
canifrons: Latin canus grey; frons forehead, front.

Whiskered yuhina 
(Khướu mào cổ hung, Yuhina flavicollis)

The whiskered yuhina (Yuhina flavicollis) is a bird species in the white-eye family Zosteropidae. 
The range of the bird range extends across the Himalayan forests in northern India to northeast Indian states, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and in the east to Indochina including Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Traits:
- Crested;
- White-eyeringed;
- White-throated;
- Orange-collared;

Zosteropidae, Zosterops combines the Ancient Greek words zosteros "belt" or "girdle" and opos "eye".
The genus name is from Nepali language.
flavicollis: flavi New Latin from flāvus (“yellow”); Modern Latin -collis, "-necked".

Stripe-throated yuhina 
(Khướu mào họng đốm, Yuhina gularis)

The stripe-throated yuhina (Yuhina gularis) is a bird species in the white-eye family Zosteropidae.
The bird is found from the Himalayas to southern China and central Vietnam

Zosteropidae, Zosterops combines the Ancient Greek words zosteros "belt" or "girdle" and opos "eye".
The genus name is from Nepali language.
gularis: Latin gularis throated (gula: throat); 

Striated yuhina 
(Khướu mào khoang cổ, Staphida castaniceps)

The striated yuhina (Staphida castaniceps) is a bird species in the white-eye family Zosteropidae.
Staphida is a genus of passerine birds in the white-eye family Zosteropidae, formerly placed in the genus Yuhina.


Zosteropidae, Zosterops combines the Ancient Greek words zosteros "belt" or "girdle" and opos "eye".
Staphida: Greek staphis, staphidos dried grapes, raisins.
castaniceps: Latin castaneus: chestnut-coloured; -ceps: -headed (caput head).

Indochinese yuhina or chestnut-collared yuhina 
(Staphida torqueola)
Khướu mào Đông Dương

The Indochinese yuhina or chestnut-collared yuhina (Staphida torqueola) is a bird in the family Zosteropidae.
Staphida is a genus of passerine birds in the white-eye family Zosteropidae, formerly placed in the genus Yuhina.


Zosteropidae, Zosterops combines the Ancient Greek words zosteros "belt" or "girdle" and opos "eye".
Staphida: Greek staphis, staphidos dried grapes, raisins.
torqueola Latin torqueola necklace (Latin: torques collar).

Black-faced laughingthrush 
(Khướu mặt đen, Trochalopteron affine)

The black-faced laughingthrush (Trochalopteron affine) is a bird species in the family Leiothrichidae.

Leiothrix Leiothrichidae Ancient Greek leios meaning "smooth" and thrix meaning "hair".
Trochalopteron: the Ancient Greek trokhalos meaning "round" or "bowed" with pteron meaning "wing".
affinae, affine, affinis Latin adfinis or affinis related, allied.

Black-Collared Starling
(Sáo sậu, Gracupica nigricollis)
Formerly placed in the genus Sturnus.

The black-collared starling (Gracupica nigricollis) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae.

The Sturnidae are named for the genus Sturnus which in Latin means starling.
The genus name Gracupica combines the Latin graculus meaning "jackdaw" (related to but smaller than crows and ravens) with pica meaning "magpie".
The specific epithet nigricollis is Latin for "black-necked": niger, meaning "black", and collis, meaning "neck".

Brown Bullfinch 
(Mỏ ngắn, Pyrrhula nipalensis)

The brown bullfinch (Pyrrhula nipalensis) is a species of bird in the true finch family, Fringillidae.

Fringillidae, Fringilla: Latin fringilla for finch.
Pyrrhula comes from the Greek word pyrrhoulas (πυρρούλας), meaning "worm-eating bird" or a "flame-colored bird". This name was given by Aristotle to a small, reddish bird he identified, though the bullfinch it refers to is actually mostly vegetarian. 

Grey-headed bullfinch (Pyrrhula erythaca), Gray-headed bullfinch, or Beavan's Bullfinch

The Grey-headed bullfinch (Pyrrhula erythaca) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae.


Fringillidae, Fringilla: Latin fringilla for finch.
Pyrrhula comes from the Greek word pyrrhoulas (πυρρούλας), meaning "worm-eating bird" or a "flame-colored bird". This name was given by Aristotle to a small, reddish bird he identified, though the bullfinch it refers to is actually mostly vegetarian. 
The specific epithet erythaca comes from the Ancient Greek eruthros meaning "red".
The term "erythaca" itself comes from the Ancient Greek word erithakos, meaning "red breast", likely referring to a robin or a red-breasted bird.

Indochinese Fulvetta 
(Fulvetta danisi)
Lách tách ngực nâu, Lách tách Đông Dương

The Indochinese fulvetta (Fulvetta danisi), found in Laos and Vietnam, is a bird species in the family Paradoxornithidae. 

Paradoxornithidae: puzzling, paradox bird; Greek paradoxos extraordinary; ornis bird.
Fulvetta: probably from Latin fulvus: tawny, yellowish-brown.

Pale-throated wren-babbler 
(Spelaeornis kinneari) 

The pale-throated wren-babbler (Spelaeornis kinneari), endemic to Vietnam, is a bird species in the family Timaliidae.

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".
Spelaeornis: Greek spelaion: cave; ornis: bird.

Naga wren-babbler 
(Khướu đất đuôi dài, Spelaeornis chocolatinus)
(split from long-tailed wren-babbler)

The Naga wren-babbler (Spelaeornis chocolatinus) is a bird species in the family Timaliidae.


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".
Spelaeornis: Greek spelaion: cave; ornis: bird.
schocolatinus German Schokolade chocolate.

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