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.

Slaty-bellied Tesia or Warbler 
(Chích đuôi cụt, Tesia olivea)

The slaty-bellied tesia (Tesia olivea) is a species of warbler in the family Cettiidae.
The bird is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam.


The genus Tesia is from the Nepalese word Tisi for the grey-bellied tesia.
olivea: Latin oliveus olive-coloured ( Latin oliva olive).

Yellow-browed Tit 
(Bạc má rừng or bạc má mày vàng, Sylviparus modestus)

The yellow-browed tit (Sylviparus modestus) is a species of bird in the family Paridae. 
The bird is found in the southern Himalayas, Northeast India and southern China with smaller amounts in Southeast Asia. 

Paridae, Parus: Tit.
Sylviparus: from genus Sylvia for typical warblers; genus Parus: latin for tit.
modesta, modestum, modestus Latin modestus plain, modest, unassuming (modus measure, standard).

Great Tit 
(Bạc má lớn, Parus major)

The great tit (Parus major) is a small passerine bird in the tit family Paridae.
The bird has a wide distribution across much of Eurasia.


parus or paru: tit or chickadee.

Cinereous tit 
Also Asian Tit
(Parus cinereus)
Formerly treated as subspecies of the great tit (Parus major). 


The cinereous tit (Parus cinereus) is a species of bird in the tit family Paridae. 
The distribution of this bird species extends from parts of West Asia across South Asia and into Southeast Asia.

parus or paru: tit or chickadee.
cinereus: Cinereous, ash gray

Green-backed flycatcher 
(Ficedula elisae)

The green-backed flycatcher (Ficedula elisae) is a bird in the family Muscicapidae, the Old World flycatchers.
The bird breeds in northeastern China and winters in southeast Asia.

Ficedula is a genus of passerine birds in the family Muscicapidae.
The genus name is from Latin and refers to a small fig-eating bird (ficus, "fig") supposed to change into the blackcap in winter.

Slaty-backed flycatcher 
(Ficedula erithacus)

The slaty-backed flycatcher (Ficedula erithacus) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
The bird is native to the eastern Himalayas, central China, Yunnan ; it winters to northern Indochina. 

The genus name is from Latin and refers to a small fig-eating bird (ficus, "fig") supposed to change into the blackcap in winter.
New Latin, from Greek erithakos, a bird, probably the robin.
erithacus Latin meaning "robin" and hence "red-breasted".

Slaty-blue flycatcher 
(Ficedula tricolor)

The slaty-blue flycatcher (Ficedula tricolor) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
The bird is native to the Himalayas, centre China, Yunnan and northern Indochina. 

The genus name is from Latin and refers to a small fig-eating bird (ficus, "fig") supposed to change into the blackcap in winter.
tricolor: Latin for three colors.

Sapphire flycatcher (Ficedula sapphira)

The sapphire flycatcher (Ficedula sapphira) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. 
The bird is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam

The genus name is from Latin and refers to a small fig-eating bird (ficus, "fig") supposed to change into the blackcap in winter.
sapphira Latin sapphirus sapphire.

Red-breasted flycatcher (Ficedula parva)

The red-breasted flycatcher (Ficedula parva) is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family.
The bird breeds in eastern Europe and across Central Asia wintering in south Asia. 

The genus name is from Latin and refers to a small fig-eating bird (ficus, "fig") supposed to change into the blackcap in winter.
parva Latin parvus small.

Pygmy flycatcher 
(Ficedula hodgsoni)

The pygmy flycatcher (Ficedula hodgsoni), also known as the pygmy blue-flycatcher, is a bird species of the family Muscicapidae.

The genus name is from Latin and refers to a small fig-eating bird (ficus, "fig") supposed to change into the blackcap in winter.

Yellow-rumped flycatcher 
(Ficedula zanthopygia, Đớp ruồi vàng), also known as Korean flycatcher or tricolor flycatcher

The yellow-rumped flycatcher (Ficedula zanthopygia), also known as Korean flycatcher or tricolor flycatcher, is a species of flycatcher found in eastern Asia. 

The bird breeds in eastern Asia including parts of Mongolia, Transbaikal, southern China, Korea and western Japan; and winters in parts of the Malay Peninsula and South Asia.

The genus name Ficedula is from Latin and refers to a small fig-eating bird (ficus, "fig") supposed to change into the blackcap in winter.
xanthos,-E,-on, yellow of various shades, golden or pale yellow; also red-yellow, chestnut, auburn
-py·​ga. ˈpīgə variants or -pygia. ˈpijēə : creature having (such) a rump.

Narcissus flycatcher 
(Ficedula narcissina, Đớp ruồi lưng vàng)

The narcissus flycatcher (Ficedula narcissina) is a passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. 
The bird is native to the East Palearctic, from Sakhalin to the north, through Japan across through Korea, mainland China, and Taiwan and winters in southeast Asia, including the Philippines, Vietnam and Borneo.

The bird mates in Southeast Asia starting from early May.


The genus name Ficedula is from Latin and refers to a small fig-eating bird (ficus, "fig") supposed to change into the blackcap in winter.
The specific epithet narcissina is from narcissus flowers referring the the yellow colors on the throat of the male.

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