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.

Buffy fish owl (Dù di kêtupu, Ketupa ketupu), also known as the Malay fish owl

The buffy fish owl (Ketupa ketupu), also known as the Malay fish owl, is a fish owl in the family Strigidae.
The bird species is native to Southeast Asia and can be found from Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore to Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, and the Sunda Islands. 

Strigidae: derived from "Strix", a Latin word for owl (also the same in Greek).
Ketupa: From specific name Strix ketupu.
ketupu Malay name Ketupok for the Buffy Fish Owl.

Brown fish owl 
(Dù dì phương đông, Ketupa zeylonensis) 

The brown fish owl (Ketupa zeylonensis) is a fish owl species in the family known as typical owls, Strigidae.

Strigidae: derived from "Strix", a Latin word for owl (also the same in Greek).
Ketupa: From specific name Strix ketupu.
zeylanica, zeylanicus, zeylonense, zeylonensis, zeylonica, zeylonicum, zeylonicus, zeylonus: Ceylon (= Sri Lanka).

Sunda scops owl (Cú Mã Lai, Otus lempiji)

The Sunda scops owl (Otus lempiji) is a small brown owl native to the Sunda Islands.

Strigidae: derived from "Strix", a Latin word for owl (also the same in Greek).
Otus is from Greek meaning a eared owl.
lempiji Javanese name Lempi ji for the Sunda Scops Owl (Otus).

Oriental scops owl 
(Cú mèo nhỏ, Otus sunia)

The oriental scops owl (Otus sunia) is a species of scops owl found in eastern and southern Asia.

Strigidae: derived from "Strix", a Latin word for owl (also the same in Greek).
Otus is from Greek meaning a eared owl.
sunia: Nepalese name Sunya kusial for the Oriental Scops Owl.

Mountain scops owl 
sometimes referred to as the spotted scops owl
(Cú mèo Latusơ, Otus spilocephalus)

The mountain scops owl (Otus spilocephalus), sometimes referred to as the spotted scops owl, is a species of owl in the family Strigidae.

Otus is from Greek meaning a eared owl.
(spílos) f (genitive σπίλου); rock, reef, cliff
Cephalus (/ˈsɛfələs/; Ancient Greek: Κέφαλος Kephalos means "head" is a name used both for the hero-figure in Greek mythology and carried as a theophoric name by historical persons.

Hodgson's Frogmouth 
(Cú muỗi mỏ quặp Hodgson, Batrachostomus hodgsoni)

Hodgson's frogmouth (Batrachostomus hodgsoni) is a species of bird in the family Podargidae.
The bird  is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. 

Podargidae, Podargus: French name “Podarge” given to the frog-mouths by Cuvier.
The generic name Batrachostomus is a direct translation from the Greek for 'frogmouth': batracho for'frog' and stoma for 'mouth'.

White-Browed Wagtail,
or Large Pied Wagtail 
(Motacilla maderaspatensis)
Chìa vôi mày trắng

The white-browed wagtail or large pied wagtail (Motacilla maderaspatensis) is a medium-sized bird and is the largest member of the wagtails.

Passeriformes, Passerina, passerina: Latin passerinus sparrow-like, (i.e. sparrow-sized) (passer sparrow).
Motacillidae, Motacilla: From Latin motacilla (“wagtail”).
The specific name maderaspatensis is derived from the Indian city of Madras (now Chennai).

White Wagtail
(Chìa vôi trắng, Motacilla alba)

The white wagtail (Motacilla alba) is a small passerine bird in the family Motacillidae.

Passeriformes, Passerina, passerina: Latin passerinus sparrow-like, (i.e. sparrow-sized) (passer sparrow).
Motacillidae, Motacilla: From Latin motacilla (“wagtail”).
alba, albo, albus: white.

Barred Cuckoo-Dove 
(Gầm ghì vằn, Macropygia unchall) 

The barred cuckoo-dove (Macropygia unchall) is a bird species in the family Columbidae.

Columbidae, Columba: Latin columba (“dove, pigeon”). Ancient Greek κόλυμβος (kólumbos, “a diver”), from κολυμβάω (kolumbáō, “dive, plunge headlong, swim”).
Macropygia: the Ancient Greek makros meaning "long" or "deep" and "-pugios" meaning "-rumped").
unchall: The inhabitants of Java called the cuckoo-doves Burong-unchall.

Black-Eared Barbet 
(Psilopogon duvaucelii)
Cu rốc tai lam

The black-eared barbet (Psilopogon duvaucelii) is a barbet in the family Megalaimidae native to Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo. 

Megalaima means ‘large throat’ in Greek.
The name Psilopogon combines the Ancient Greek psilos meaning "bare" and pōgōn meaning "beard".
duvaucelii: A French naturalist.

Asian Golden Weaver 
(Ploceus hypoxanthus)

The Asian golden weaver (Ploceus hypoxanthus) is a species of passerine bird in the family Ploceidae. 


Ploceidae, Ploceus: from Ancient Greek plokeus meaning "weaver" derived from the Greek word pleko "to entwine".
hypoxantha, Hypoxanthus (syn. Piculus): hypoxanthus Greek hupo beneath; xanthos yellow.

Asian Fairy-Bluebird 
(Chim lam, Irena puella)

The Asian fairy-bluebird (Irena puella) is a medium-sized, arboreal passerine bird. 

Irena, Irenidae: A modern Greek spelling of the girls' name Irene, meaning 'peace'. The name is originally spelt Eirene or Eirini in Greek. In Ancient Greek Mythology, Eirene is the Greek goddess of peace.
"puella" is a Latin noun that primarily means "girl" in English.

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