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.

White-browed fulvetta 
(Lách tách mày trắng, Fulvetta vinipectus)

The white-browed fulvetta (Fulvetta vinipectus) is a bird species in the family Paradoxornithidae.
The bird ranges across the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, and is endemic to Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Vietnam.


Paradoxornithidae: puzzling, paradox bird; Greek paradoxos extraordinary; ornis bird.
Fulvetta: probably from Latin fulvus: tawny, yellowish-brown.
vinipectus Latin vinum, vini wine; Latin pectus for "breast".

Black-naped monarch
 or black-naped blue flycatcher (Dớp ruồi xanh gáy đen, Hypothymis azurea)

The black-naped monarch or black-naped blue flycatcher (Hypothymis azurea) is a slim and agile passerine bird belonging to the family of monarch flycatchers found in southern and south-eastern Asia. 

The black-naped monarch breeds across tropical southern Asia from Iran and Sri Lanka east to Indonesia and the Philippines. In Vietnam, the bird is found at the Cat Tien National Park.


The word Hypothymis is from the Ancient Greek hupothumis, the name of an unidentified bird mentioned by the playwright Aristophanes.
 The specific epithet azurea is from the Medieval Latin azureus meaning "azure-coloured" or "azure-blue".

Vinous-breasted myna 
or vinous-breasted starling (Acridotheres leucocephalus)

The vinous-breasted myna or vinous-breasted starling (Acridotheres leucocephalus) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae.
The bird is found in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam.
In Vietnam, the bird is found at Cat Tien National Park.


The New Latin acridotheres (“locust-hunter”) is from Ancient Greek: akridos meaning locust, and theras meaning hunter.

Common myna 
or Indian myna (Acridotheres tristis), sometimes spelled mynah

The common myna or Indian myna (Acridotheres tristis), sometimes spelled mynah, is a bird in the family Sturnidae, native to Asia.

Great myna 
(Sáo mỏ vàng, Acridotheres grandis), also known as the white-vented myna

The great myna (Acridotheres grandis), also known as the white-vented myna, is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. 
The bird is found in Nepal and Northeast India, through Bangladesh to Southeast Asia.

The New Latin acridotheres (“locust-hunter”) is from Ancient Greek: akridos meaning locust, and theras meaning hunter.
grandis: Latin for big, great.

Burmese myna 
(Sáo sậu đầu trắng, Acridotheres burmannicus) 

The Burmese myna (Acridotheres burmannicus) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae.
The bird is found in Myanmar and Yunnan, China.
The Burmese myna was considered conspecific with the vinous-breasted myna. 

The New Latin acridotheres (“locust-hunter”) is from Ancient Greek: akridos meaning locust, and theras meaning hunter.
burmannicus: Latin for Burma, Burmese, Myanmar.

Streak-throated woodpecker 
(Gõ kiến xanh bụng vằn, Picus xanthopygaeus)

The streak-throated woodpecker (Picus xanthopygaeus) is a species of woodpecker found in the Indian subcontinent.

picidae, picus: woodpecker
xanthopygaeus:
 xanthos,-E,-on, yellow of various shades, golden or pale yellow; also red-yellow, chestnut, auburn
 pygaeus Greek -pugios -rumped (puge: rump).

 

Black-headed woodpecker 
(Gõ kiến xanh hông đỏ, Picus erythropygius)

The black-headed woodpecker (Picus erythropygius) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. 
The bird is found in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam, in deciduous and coniferous forests.

picidae, picus: woodpecker
erythropygius
 Erythro: eruthros meaning "red"
 -pugios -rumped (puge: rump).

 

Chalcites is a genus of Australasian cuckoos in the family Cuculidae. They were formerly placed in the genus Chrysococcyx.

1/Little bronze cuckoo (Tìm vịt trán trắng, Chalcites minutillus)


The genus name Chalcites is from Ancient Greek χαλκιτης (khalkitēs) meaning "containing copper" or "coppery".

Little bronze cuckoo 
(Tìm vịt trán trắng, Chalcites minutillus)
formerly placed in the genus Chrysococcyx.

The little bronze cuckoo (Chalcites minutillus) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae.
This cuckoo is found in Southeast Asia, New Guinea and some parts of Australia.

The genus name Chalcites is from Ancient Greek χαλκιτης (khalkitēs) meaning "containing copper" or "coppery".
minutilla, minutillus: Latin minutellus very small (> Latin minutalis insignificant).

Bar-winged flycatcher-shrike 
(Phường chèo đen, Hemipus picatus)

The bar-winged flycatcher-shrike (Hemipus picatus) is a small passerine bird placed in the family Vangidae.
The bird is found in the forests of tropical southern Asia from the Himalayas and hills of southern India to Indonesia. 

Vangidae: from Vanga Malagasy name Vanga pied bird, for the Hook-billed Vanga: Vanga curvirostris.
Hemipus Greek hemi- half-, small; pous foot.
picata, picatus: Latin picatus bedaubed or smeared with tar.
pix, picis: pitch.
Latin pica: magpie.

Taiwan vivid niltava 
(Niltava vivida) or small vivid niltava

The Taiwan vivid niltava (Niltava vivida) or small vivid niltava is a bird in the family Muscicapidae. 
The bird is endemic to Taiwan.
The Chinese vivid niltava (Niltava oatesi) of the Asian mainland, which is larger in size, was formerly considered conspecific.

The genus name is from the Nepali word Niltau for the rufous-bellied niltava.
vivida Latin vividus vivid, animated, lively (vivere to be alive).

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