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 Crake 
(Poliolimnas cinereus) 
Gà nước mày trắng


The white-browed crake (Poliolimnas cinereus) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae.

Traits: white brow and below the eyes, bandit-mask, gray crown.

Poliolimnas
Ancient Greek (poliós, “grey”).
Latin limnas: rail, a waterfowl.
cinereus: Latin from cinis (ashes), meaning ashy grey.
Other names:
 Porzana cinerea
 Amaurornis cinerea
 Porphyrio cinereus

Lesser Yellownape
(Gõ kiến xanh cánh đỏ, Picus chlorolophus)

The lesser yellownape (Picus chlorolophus) is a type of woodpecker which is a widespread and often common breeder in tropical and sub-tropical Asia, primarily the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.


picidae, picus: woodpecker.
Chloris (/ˈklɔːrɪs/; Greek Χλωρίς Chlōrís, from χλωρός chlōrós, meaning "greenish-yellow";(khloros χλωρός green or yellow.
lophos: Greek -crest.
chlorolophus: yellow crest.

Rufous-Throated Partridge 
(Gà so họng hung, Arborophila rufogularis)

The rufous-throated partridge (Arborophila rufogularis) is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae.

Compare:
- Rufous-Throated Partridge (Gà so họng hung, Arborophila rufogularis): only rufous or orange color on the throat, scaly body with dark colors.
- Orange-necked partridge (Arborophila davidi): Throat has white and orange colors, scaly body with light colors.

Phasianidae from Phasianus: Latin for "pheasant", derived from the Ancient Greek φἀσιἀνος, phāsiānos, meaning "(bird) of the Phasis", the River Phasis (now the Rioni) in Colchis on the east coast of the Black Sea (now western Georgia).
Arborophila: the Latin arbor, arboris meaning "tree" with the Ancient Greek philos meaning "-loving".
rufo: From Latin rūfus: reddis.
gularis gula (“throat”).

Blue-fronted Redstart 
(Đuôi đỏ núi đá mày xanh, Phoenicurus frontalis)

The blue-fronted redstart (Phoenicurus frontalis) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae, the Old World flycatchers. 
The bird breeds in central China and the Himalayas and winters in the southern foothills, as well as in southern Yunnan, the Patkai and northern Indochina. 


Redstart means a red start or a red tail (start means an old name for tail English). The species is of the genus Phoenicurus.
The name Phoenicurus is from Ancient Greek φοινιξ (phoinix), "(Phoenician) crimson/purple", and ουροσ (-ouros) -"tailed".
frontale, frontalis Latin frontalis fronted, browed (> Latin frontalia or frontale frontlet > frons, frontis forehead, front).

White-capped Redstart 
(Đuôi đỏ đầu trắng, Phoenicurus leucocephalus)

The white-capped redstart or white-capped water redstart (Phoenicurus leucocephalus) is a passerine bird of the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. The bird is native to the Indian Subcontinent,Southeast Asia, much of China, and to certain regions of Central Asia.
The species ranges across Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tibet and Vietnam.

Redstart means a red start or a red tail (start means an old name for tail English). The species is of the genus Phoenicurus.
The name Phoenicurus is from Ancient Greek φοινιξ (phoinix), "(Phoenician) crimson/purple", and ουροσ (-ouros) -"tailed".
leucocephalus
 leuco: Greek for white
 Cephalus: Ancient Greek: Κέφαλος Kephalos means "head".

Black Redstart 
(Đuôi đỏ núi đá trán đen, Phoenicurus ochruros)

The black redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) is a small passerine bird in the genus Phoenicurus of the Old World flycatcher (Muscicapidae). 

Redstart means a red start or a red tail (start means an old name for tail English). The species is of the genus Phoenicurus.
The name Phoenicurus is from Ancient Greek φοινιξ (phoinix), "(Phoenician) crimson/purple", and ουροσ (-ouros) -"tailed".
The specific ochruros is from okhros, "pale yellow" and -ouros for tail.

Daurian Redstart 
(Đuôi đỏ núi đá trán xám, Phoenicurus auroreus)

The Daurian redstart (Phoenicurus auroreus) is a small passerine bird of the flycatcher family Muscicapidae.
The bird is found in Manchuria, southeastern Russia, northeastern Mongolia, central China and Korea. 
This species winters in Korea, Japan, southeast coastal China and Taiwan, in northeast India and parts of Southeast Asia.

Redstart means a red start or a red tail (start means an old name for tail English). The species is of the genus Phoenicurus.
The name Phoenicurus is from Ancient Greek φοινιξ (phoinix), "(Phoenician) crimson/purple", and ουροσ (-ouros) -"tailed".
aurorea, auroreus Latin eastern (Latin aurora dawn).

Plumbeous Water Redstart
(Đuôi đỏ đầu xám, Phoenicurus fuliginosus)

The plumbeous water redstart (Phoenicurus fuliginosus) is a passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.


Redstart means a red start or a red tail (start means an old name for tail English). The species is of the genus Phoenicurus.
The name Phoenicurus is from Ancient Greek φοινιξ (phoinix), "(Phoenician) crimson/purple", and ουροσ (-ouros) -"tailed".
fuliginosus: From Latin fūlīginōsus, from fūlīgō (“soot”): Pertaining to or resembling soot in such features as colour, texture or taste; sooty, dusky. 

Peregrine falcon (Cắt lớn, Falco peregrinus), also known simply as the peregrine

The peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), also known simply as the peregrine, is a cosmopolitan bird of prey (raptor) in the family Falconidae.

Falco, Falcon: Hawk, eagle (Late Latin).
In Latin, peregrinus means a foreigner, a stranger, or a traveler from a foreign land, derived from the Latin adverb peregre ("abroad"). It signifies someone "from abroad" or one who journeys over the lands. 

Eurasian hobby 
(Cắt Trung Quốc, Falco subbuteo) or just hobby

The Eurasian hobby (Falco subbuteo) or just hobby, is a small, slim falcon of the family Falconidae.

The family has a cosmopolitan distribution across the world, absent only from the densest forests of central Africa, some remote oceanic islands, the high Arctic and Antarctica. 

Traits:
- White-throated;
- Short black moustache;
- Vertical striped underparts;
- Rufous vent;

Falco, Falcon: Hawk, eagle (Late Latin).
The genus name falco derives from Late Latin falx, falcis, a sickle, referring to the wing profile of the bird.
The species name subbuteo is from Latin sub, "below, less than, under" and buteo, "buzzard".
The species' English name comes from Old French hobé or hobet.

Common kestrel 
(Falco tinnunculus), also known as the European kestrel, Eurasian kestrel, or Old World kestrel

The common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus), also known as the European kestrel, Eurasian kestrel or Old World kestrel, is a species of predatory bird belonging to the kestrel group of the falcon family Falconidae.

Traits:
- Some with blur or clear moustache;
- Bright yellow cere, feet, and narrow eye-rings;

Falco, Falcon: Hawk, eagle (Late Latin).
The genus name falco derives from Late Latin falx, falcis, a sickle, referring to the wing profile of the bird (or referencing the claws of the bird?).
The species name tinnunculus is Latin for "kestrel" from "tinnulus", "shrill".

Laggar falcon 
(Cắt Ấn Độ, Falco jugger), also known as the lugger falcon or jugger 

The laggar falcon (Falco jugger), also known as the lugger falcon or jugger (from Hindi जग्गर — jaggar, "falcon"), is a mid-sized bird of prey in the family Falconidae.

Traits:
- Moustache;
- Long wing, as nearly as reaching tail tip;
- Dark eyelines;

The bird species occurs in the Indian subcontinent from extreme southeastern Iran, southeastern Afghanistan, Pakistan, through India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and northwestern Myanmar.

Falco, Falcon: Hawk, eagle (Late Latin).
The genus name falco derives from Late Latin falx, falcis, a sickle, referring to the wing profile of the bird (or referencing the claws of the bird?).

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