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.

Pale thrush 
(Turdus pallidus) 

The pale thrush (Turdus pallidus) is a passerine bird of the genus Turdus in the thrush family Turdidae.

The bird breeds in south-east Siberia, north-east China and Korea and maybe also in Japan.
This species is largely migratory, wintering in southern and central Japan, South Korea and southern China, occasionally reaching as far as Yunnan, Taiwan and the Philippines.

The genus name Turdus is Latin for "thrush".
pallidus Latin meaning "pallid" or "pale".

Chestnut thrush 
(Turdus rubrocanus, Hoét hung)

The chestnut thrush (Turdus rubrocanus) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. 
The bird breeds in the western Himalayas and central/southwestern China, winters in Eastern Himalaya and northern Southeast Asia. 

The genus name Turdus is Latin for "thrush".
rubrocanus Latin ruber red; canus grey.

Red-throated thrush 
(Turdus ruficollis)

The red-throated thrush (Turdus ruficollis) is a passerine bird in the thrush family Turdidae.

The red-throated thrush is a migratory Palearctic species. 
The bird breeds in East Siberia to North Manchuria wintering to West China, Myanmar, and Northeast India.


The genus name Turdus is Latin for "thrush".
ruficollis is derived from Latin rufus, "red", and collum, "neck".

Dusky thrush
(Turdus eunomus) 

The dusky thrush (Turdus eunomus) is a member of the thrush family Turdidae.
The bird breeds in the region from central Siberia to Kamchatka wintering in Korea, Japan, South China and Myanmar. 

This species is strongly migratory, wintering south to southeast Asia, principally in China and neighbouring countries.

The genus name Turdus is Latin for "thrush".
The specific epitheth eunomus from Ancient Greek eunomos, "orderly".

Scaly thrush 
(Zoothera dauma)
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The scaly thrush (Zoothera dauma) is a member of the thrush family Turdidae.


Turdidae derives from the Latin word turdus, meaning thrush.
The genus name Zoothera combines the Ancient Greek zōon meaning "animal" with -thēra meaning "hunter".
dauma: possibly from “Dama” is the Bengali name for the Scaly Thrush.

Alpine thrush 
(Zoothera mollissima)
Formerly known as the plain-backed thrush, then split into:
- The Alpine thrush, 
- Sichuan thrush,
- and the newly discovered Himalayan thrush.

The alpine thrush (Zoothera mollissima) is a species of bird in the thrush family.
The bird is found from the north-western Himalayas to southern China.


The genus name Zoothera combines the Ancient Greek zōon meaning "animal" with -thēra meaning "hunter".
mollissima, mollissimus Latin mollissimus very soft, (mollis soft).

Grey-winged blackbird 
(Turdus boulboul)


The grey-winged blackbird (Turdus boulboul) is a species of Turdus in the thrush family, found at in the mountains of southern and eastern Asia from the Himalayas to northern Vietnam.

Turdidae: Turdus Latin for "thrush".
boulboul: In Persian and Arabic poetry, "bulbul" often refers to the nightingale.

Himalayan thrush or Himalayan forest thrush 
(Zoothera salimalii, Chim hoét rừng Himalaya)

The Himalayan thrush or Himalayan forest thrush (Zoothera salimalii) is a species of bird split off from the alpine thrush Zoothera mollissima with which they were formerly lumped. 


The genus name Zoothera combines the Ancient Greek zōon meaning "animal" with -thēra meaning "hunter".

Sichuan thrush 
or Sichuan forest thrush 
(Zoothera griseiceps)
formerly considered as conspecific with the Alpine thrush and the Himalayan thrush as the plain-backed thrush, split off in 2016.


The Sichuan thrush or Sichuan forest thrush (Zoothera griseiceps) is a species of bird in the thrush family Turdidae.
The bird breeds in central China and winters in northern Vietnam. 


The genus name Zoothera combines the Ancient Greek zōon meaning "animal" with -thēra meaning "hunter".
griseiceps:
 - Latin griseus grey; 
 - Latin -ceps -headed.

Dalat Bush Warbler 
(Locustella idonea)
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also known as Annam Grasshopper-Warbler
Some authorities still consider Dalat bush warbler (Locustella idonea) conspecific with the russet bush warbler. 


The Dalat bush warbler (Locustella idonea) is a songbird species in the newly recognized family Locustellidae.

The genus name Locustella is from Latin and is a diminutive of locusta, "grasshopper".
idonea, idoneus Latin idoneus suitable, appropriate.

Bay Woodpecker 
(Gõ kiến nâu cổ đỏ, Blythipicus pyrrhotis) 

The bay woodpecker (Blythipicus pyrrhotis) is a species of bird in the family Picidae.

Blythipicus Edward Blyth (1810–1873) English zoologist.
Piciformes, picidae, picus: Latin woodpecker.
pyrrhotis Greek purrhos flame-coloured, red; -otis: -eared (ous, otos: ear).

Tawny fish owl (Dù dì hung, Ketupa flavipes)

The tawny fish owl (Ketupa flavipes) is a fish owl species in the family known as typical owls, Strigidae.
This bird species is native from southern Nepal to Bangladesh, Vietnam and China and Bhutan.

Strigidae: derived from "Strix", a Latin word for owl (also the same in Greek).
Ketupa: From specific name Strix ketupu.
flavipes Latin flavus yellow

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