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.

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.

Bar-winged wren-babbler 
(Spelaeornis troglodytoides)

The bar-winged wren-babbler (Spelaeornis troglodytoides) is a species of bird in the family Timaliidae. 
The bird is found in Bhutan, China, India, and Myanmar.


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.
Troglodytes from the Greek word "troglodytes" troglē "hole", and dyein, "creep"), meaning "hole-dweller".
Greek oides means like, similar to, resembling.

Gray-throated babbler 
(Khướu bụi đầu đen, Stachyris nigriceps)

The grey-throated babbler (Stachyris nigriceps) is a species of passerine bird in the Old World babbler family Timaliidae.

The bird is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam.


The genus name combines the Ancient Greek stakhus meaning "ear of wheat" and rhis, rhinos meaning "nostrils".
The specific epithet nigriceps is from Latin niger meaning "black" and "-ceps" meaning "-headed".

Sooty babbler 
(Khướu đá mun, Stachyris herberti)

The sooty babbler (Stachyris herberti), which is endemic to Laos and Vietnam, is a species of bird 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".
Stachyris: combines the Ancient Greek stakhus meaning "ear of wheat" and rhis, rhinos meaning "nostrils" referring to the opercula almost closing the nostrils (nares).

Spot-necked babbler 
(Khướu bụi đốm cổ, Stachyris strialata) 

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".
Stachyris: combines the Ancient Greek stakhus meaning "ear of wheat" and rhis, rhinos meaning "nostrils" referring to the opercula almost closing the nostrils (nares).
strialata Latin striatus striated (striare to striate > stria furrow).

Nonggang babbler 
(Stachyris nonggangensis)

The Nonggang babbler (Stachyris nonggangensis) is a recently described species of bird 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".
Stachyris: combines the Ancient Greek stakhus meaning "ear of wheat" and rhis, rhinos meaning "nostrils" referring to the opercula almost closing the nostrils (nares).

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