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.

Upland pipit 
(Anthus sylvanus)

The upland pipit (Anthus sylvanus) is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae. 
The bird is found in Afghanistan, China, Hong Kong, India, Nepal, and Pakistan.

The Wagtails, the pipits and longclaws form the family Motacillidae (Họ Chìa vôi).
Passeriformes, Passerina, passerina: Latin passerinus sparrow-like, (i.e. sparrow-sized) (passer sparrow).
Motacillidae, Motacilla: From Latin motacilla (“wagtail”).
The genus name Anthus is the Latin name for a small bird of grasslands.
sylvanus Latin silvanus of the woods (silva woodland).

Olive-Backed Pipit 
(Anthus hodgsoni)
Chim manh Vân Nam

The olive-backed pipit (Anthus hodgsoni) is a small passerine bird of the pipit (Anthus) genus, which breeds across southern, north central and eastern Asia, as well as in the north-eastern European Russia.

Motacillidae: From Latin motacilla (“wagtail”).
The genus name Anthus is from Latin and is the name for a small bird of grasslands.

Grey-backed shrike 
(Bách thanh lưng xám, Lanius tephronotus)

The grey-backed shrike (Lanius tephronotus) is a bird in the family Laniidae inhabiting South-east Asia.


Laniidae, Lanius: derived from the Latin word for "butcher".
tephronota, tephronotum, tephronotus: Greek tephros ash-coloured; -notos-backed (noton back).

Common Hill Myna
Sometimes spelled "mynah", or hill myna or myna bird
(Yểng, Nhông, Gracula religiosa)

The common hill myna (Gracula religiosa), sometimes spelled "mynah" and formerly simply known as the hill myna or myna bird, is a bird species of the starling Sturnidae family.

The Sturnidae are named for the genus Sturnus which in Latin means starling.
The genus name is from Latin graculus, an unknown bird sometimes identified as the western jackdaw.
The specific name religiosa may allude to the practice of teaching mynas to repeat prayers.

Streaked barwing 
(Khướu vằn gáy xanh, Actinodura souliei)

The streaked barwing (Actinodura souliei) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae.

The species is found distributed at elevations of 1,700 to 3,000 meters in China in Sichuan and Yunnan, as well as northwestern Vietnam in provinces such as Lai Châu, Lào Cail, Hà Giang, Điện Biên, Sơn La, and Yên Bái.


Leiothrix Leiothrichidae Ancient Greek leios meaning "smooth" and thrix meaning "hair".
The name Actinodura is derived from Greek words meaning "ray-like tail" (actinodes and ura).

Spectacled barwing 
(Khướu đuôi vằn Vân Nam, Actinodura ramsayi)

The spectacled barwing (Actinodura ramsayi) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae.
The bird is found in China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Leiothrix Leiothrichidae Ancient Greek leios meaning "smooth" and thrix meaning "hair".
The name Actinodura is derived from Greek words meaning "ray-like tail" (actinodes and ura).

Bar-throated minla
or chestnut-tailed minla 
or bar-throated siva
(Khướu lùn đuôi hung, Actinodura strigula), 

Earlier placed in the genus Minla.


The bar-throated minla or chestnut-tailed minla (Actinodura strigula), or even bar-throated siva, is a species of bird in the laughingthrush and babbler family Leiothrichidae.

This bird species is found in montane forest from India to Malaysia.

Leiothrix Leiothrichidae Ancient Greek leios meaning "smooth" and thrix meaning "hair".
The name Actinodura is derived from Greek words meaning "ray-like tail" (actinodes and ura).
strigula Latin stria furrow; gula throat.

Black-Crowned Barwing 
(Khướu vằn đầu đen, Actinodura sodangorum)

The black-crowned barwing (Actinodura sodangorum) is a non-migratory bird from Indochina in the family Leiothrichidae (laughingthrushes and allies).

Traits: ray-like tail, black-crowned, black lore (feather or hair between the eyes and the beak), white circle around the eyes.

Leiothrix Leiothrichidae Ancient Greek leios meaning "smooth" and thrix meaning "hair".
The name Actinodura is derived from Greek words meaning "ray-like tail" (actinodes and ura).
The epithet sodangorum came from the Sodang tribe (also known as Xo Dang) which lives in Ngoc Linh and other areas in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos where black-crowned barwings are distributed.

Black Eagle
(Đại bàng Ma Lai, Ictinaetus malaiensis)

The black eagle (Ictinaetus malaiensis) is a bird of prey, is the only member of the genus Ictinaetus, of the family Accipitridae.

accipiter: From Latin accipiter (“hawk”).
Ictinaetus: From Ancient Greek ἰκτῖνος (iktînos, “kite”) + ἀετός (aetós, “eagle”).

Long-Tailed Shrike
Rufous-Backed Shrike 
(Bách thanh đuôi dài, Lanius schach)

The long-tailed shrike or rufous-backed shrike (Lanius schach) is a member of the bird family Laniidae, the shrikes.

Laniidae, Lanius: derived from the Latin word for "butcher".
The specific schach is an onomatopoeic name based on the call.
The common English name "shrike" is from Old English scríc, "shriek", referring to the shrill call.

Ashy Woodswallow 
sometimes also called the ashy swallow-shrike
(Nhạn rừng, Artamus fuscus)

The ashy woodswallow (Artamus fuscus), also called the ashy swallow-shrike, is a woodswallow which is found in south Asia.

Artaminae, Artamus: Ancient Greek artamos, meaning butcher or murder.
fuscus: Latin fuscus brown, dusky, dark-colored.

Stripe-Breasted Woodpecker 
(Gõ kiến nhỏ ngực đốm, Dendrocopos atratus)

The stripe-breasted woodpecker (Dendrocopos atratus) is a species of bird in the woodpecker family, Picidae.

Piciformes, picidae, picus: Latin woodpecker
Dendrocopos: Greek dendron tree; kopos striking (kopto to strike, cut, shake).
atrata / atratus Latin atratus clothed in black (for mourning) darkened, blackened.

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