Birds of Vietnam, Bird Species 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. - Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Dicaeidae
- Genus: Dicaeum
Nilgiri flowerpecker
(Dicaeum concolor)
Chim sâu vàng lục
The Nilgiri flowerpecker (Dicaeum concolor) is a tiny bird in the flowerpecker family.
The bird is found in India, Myanmar, Laos, southern China, Vietnam.
The name Dicaeum is from the Ancient Greek dikaion. Cuvier claimed that this was a word for a very small Indian bird.
concolor: Latin for uniform, plain.
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Dicaeidae
- Genus: Dicaeum
Orange-bellied flowerpecker
(Dicaeum trigonostigma)
Chim sâu ngực xám
The orange-bellied flowerpecker (Dicaeum trigonostigma) is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae.
The bird is found in Bangladesh, Brunei,Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand.
The name Dicaeum is from the Ancient Greek dikaion. Cuvier claimed that this was a word for a very small Indian bird.
trigonostigma Greek trigonos: triangular; stigma: mark.
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Dicaeidae
- Genus: Dicaeum
Yellow-vented flowerpecker
(Dicaeum chrysorrheum)
Chim sâu bụng vạch
The yellow-vented flowerpecker (Dicaeum chrysorrheum) is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae.
Dicaeidae, Dicaeum: Greek dikaion supposedly an Indian bird mentioned by Aelianus.
chrysorrheum, chrysorrhoa: Greek khrusos gold; orrhos rump.
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Dicaeidae
- Genus: Dicaeum
Thick-billed flowerpecker
(Dicaeum agile)
Chim sâu mỏ lớn
The thick-billed flowerpecker (Dicaeum agile) is a tiny bird in the flowerpecker family Dicaeidae.
Dicaeidae, Dicaeum: Greek dikaion supposedly an Indian bird mentioned by Aelianus.
The name Dicaeum is from the Ancient Greek dikaion. Cuvier claimed that this was a word for a very small Indian bird.
agile, agilis: Latin agilis nimble, active.
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Pellorneidae
- Genus: Malacopteron
Scaly-crowned babbler
(Chuối tiêu đuôi ngắn, Malacopteron cinereum)
The scaly-crowned babbler (Malacopteron cinereum) is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae.
Pellorneum, Pellorneidae: combines the Ancient Greek pellos meaning "dark-coloured" with orneon meaning "bird".
Malacopteron: Greek malakos soft; pteron feather.
cinereum: ash-colored ointment, salve.
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Cettiidae
- Genus: Abroscopus
Yellow-Bellied Warbler
(Chích đớp ruồi bụng vàng, Abroscopus superciliaris)
The yellow-bellied warbler (Abroscopus superciliaris) is a species of bush warbler bird family Cettiidae.
Cettiidae: Cettia from Francesco Cetti.
Abroscopus Greek abros graceful, splendid, delicate; skopos seeker, purpose.
superciliaris: From Latin supercilium + -āris: eyebrow; supercilium: eyelid.
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Phylloscopidae
- Genus: Phylloscopus
Pale-Legged Leaf Warbler
(Chích chân xám, Phylloscopus tenellipes)
The pale-legged leaf warbler (Phylloscopus tenellipes) is a species of Old World warbler in the family Phylloscopidae.
The name Phylloscopus combines the Ancient Greek phullon meaning "leaf" and skopos meaning "seeker" (from skopeo, "to watch").
tenellipes Latin tenellus delicate; pes foot.
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Campephagidae
- Genus: Pericrocotus
Scarlet minivet
(Phường chèo đỏ, Pericrocotus speciosus)
The scarlet minivet (Pericrocotus speciosus) is a small passerine bird.
Campephagidae: New Latin, from Campephaga, type genus (from Greek kampē caterpillar + New Latin -phaga) + -idae; 'Phago' is a term used as a prefix in Latin meaning 'Eating' or 'swallowing'. Phago ultimately comes from the Greek phageîn, which means “to eat, devour.”
The genus name comes from Ancient Greek peri - 'very', and krokotus 'saffron-coloured'.
From speciēs (“appearance”) + -osus (“-ose, -ous, forming adjectives”).
speciōsus good-looking, handsome, beautiful.
- Order: Falconiformes
- Family: Falconidae
- Genus: Microhierax
Collared falconet
(Cắt nhỏ bụng hung, Microhierax caerulescens)
The collared falconet (Microhierax caerulescens) is a species of bird of prey in the family Falconidae.
Falco: Hawk, eagle (Late Latin).
Microhierax Greek mikros small; hierax hawk.
caerulescens: Latin caeruleus : dark blue likely from caelum, "sky."; darkish green or blue; cerulean;
- Order: Piciformes
- Family: Picidae
White-Bellied Woodpecker
or great black woodpecker
(Gõ kiến đen bụng trắng, Dryocopus javensis)
The white-bellied woodpecker or great black woodpecker (Dryocopus javensis) is a woodpecker species inhabiting evergreen forests in tropical Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.
Piciformes, picidae, picus: Latin woodpecker.
Dryocopus: Greek druokopos woodpecker (drus tree; kopos beating).
- Order: Piciformes
- Family: Picidae
Great Slaty Woodpecker
(Gõ kiến xám, Mulleripicus pulverulentus)
The great slaty woodpecker (Mulleripicus pulverulentus) is a species of bird in the family Picidae.
The genus name Mulleripicus honours the German naturalist Salomon Müller.
pulverulenta, pulverulentus: Latin pulverulentus dusty, powdered (from pulvis dust).
- Order: Piciformes
- Family: Picidae
- Genus: Picus
Gray-Headed Woodpecker
also known as the grey-faced woodpecker.
(Gõ kiến xanh gáy đen, Picus canus).
The grey-headed woodpecker (Picus canus), also known as the grey-faced woodpecker, is a Eurasian member of the woodpecker family, Picidae.
picidae, picus: woodpecker.
The specific epithet canus is the Latin for "grey".
