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.

Scarlet-Backed Flowerpecker 
(Dicaeum cruentatum)
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The scarlet-backed flowerpecker (Dicaeum cruentatum) is a species of passerine bird in the flowerpecker family Dicaeidae.

- Male has a stripe of scarlet color extending from the crown down its nape and back to its rump. The rest of the face and wing are glossy black.
- Female: olive gray upper body with a red rump.

The name Dicaeum is from the Ancient Greek dikaion. Cuvier claimed that this was a word for a very small Indian bird.
cruentata / cruentatum / cruentatus Latin cruentatus: blood-stained.

Chestnut-Crowned Warbler
(Chích đớp ruồi đầu hung, Seicercus castaniceps or Phylloscopus castaniceps)

The chestnut-crowned warbler (Phylloscopus castaniceps) is a species of leaf warbler (family Phylloscopidae).

Phylloscopidae, Phylloscopus: The Ancient Greek phullon meaning "leaf" and skopos meaning "seeker" (from skopeo, "to watch").
castaniceps Latin castaneus chestnut-coloured; -ceps -headed (caput head).

Ashy-throated warbler, Grey-faced willow warbler
(Chích mày xám, Phylloscopus maculipennis)

The ashy-throated warbler (Phylloscopus maculipennis) is a species of leaf warbler (family Phylloscopidae). 

The name Phylloscopus combines the Ancient Greek phullon meaning "leaf" and skopos meaning "seeker" (from skopeo, "to watch").
maculipennis: Latin macula: spot, stain; -pennis: -winged (penna, pennae wing, feather).

Buff-barred Warbler 
(Chích dải hung, Phylloscopus pulcher)

The buff-barred warbler (Phylloscopus pulcher) is a species of leaf warbler (family Phylloscopidae). 
The bird is found in Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam.


The name Phylloscopus combines the Ancient Greek phullon meaning "leaf" and skopos meaning "seeker" (from skopeo, "to watch").
Latin pulcher, pulchra, pulchrum beautiful.

Hume's leaf warbler or Hume's warbler 
(Phylloscopus humei)

Hume's leaf warbler or Hume's warbler (Phylloscopus humei) is a small leaf warbler which breeds in the mountains of inner Asia.


The name Phylloscopus combines the Ancient Greek phullon meaning "leaf" and skopos meaning "seeker" (from skopeo, "to watch").

Chinese leaf warbler 
(Phylloscopus yunnanensis)

The Chinese leaf warbler (Phylloscopus yunnanensis) is a species of Old World warbler in the family Phylloscopidae.


The name Phylloscopus combines the Ancient Greek phullon meaning "leaf" and skopos meaning "seeker" (from skopeo, "to watch").

Palla's Leaf Warbler 
(Chích hông vàng, Phylloscopus proregulus)

Pallas's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus proregulus) or Pallas's warbler, is a bird that breeds in mountain forests from southern Siberia east to northern Mongolia and northeast China.

The bird is strongly migratory, wintering mainly in south China and adjacent areas of southeast Asia; recently increasing numbers have been found in Europe in autumn.


Leaf warblers were formerly included in the Old World warbler family but are now considered to belong to the family Phylloscopidae, introduced in 2006.
The name Phylloscopus combines the Ancient Greek phullon meaning "leaf" and skopos meaning "seeker" (from skopeo, "to watch").
The specific proregulus is from Greek pro, "close to", and the name regulus, referring to the similar-looking goldcrest, Regulus regulus.

Gansu leaf warbler 
(Phylloscopus kansuensis, Chích lá Cam Túc)

The Gansu leaf warbler (Phylloscopus kansuensis) is a small passerine bird known only from China.

Leaf warblers were formerly included in the Old World warbler family but are now considered to belong to the family Phylloscopidae, introduced in 2006.
The name Phylloscopus combines the Ancient Greek phullon meaning "leaf" and skopos meaning "seeker" (from skopeo, "to watch").

Sichuan leaf warbler
 (Phylloscopus forresti)

The Sichuan leaf warbler (Phylloscopus forresti) is a species of leaf warbler found in central China.

Leaf warblers were formerly included in the Old World warbler family but are now considered to belong to the family Phylloscopidae, introduced in 2006.
The name Phylloscopus combines the Ancient Greek phullon meaning "leaf" and skopos meaning "seeker" (from skopeo, "to watch").

Radde's warbler 
(Phylloscopus schwarzi)

Radde's warbler (Phylloscopus schwarzi) is a leaf warbler which breeds in Siberia.
This warbler is strongly migratory and winters in Southeast Asia. 
Radde's warbler breeds in southern parts of Central and Eastern Siberia as far east as Korea and Manchuria.

Leaf warblers were formerly included in the Old World warbler family but are now considered to belong to the family Phylloscopidae, introduced in 2006.
The name Phylloscopus combines the Ancient Greek phullon meaning "leaf" and skopos meaning "seeker" (from skopeo, "to watch").

Yellow-streaked warbler 
(Phylloscopus armandii)

The yellow-streaked warbler (Phylloscopus armandii) is a species of leaf warbler in the family Phylloscopidae.
The bird breeds across much of China and migrates south to Yunnan and northern Southeast Asia.

Leaf warblers were formerly included in the Old World warbler family but are now considered to belong to the family Phylloscopidae, introduced in 2006.
The name Phylloscopus combines the Ancient Greek phullon meaning "leaf" and skopos meaning "seeker" (from skopeo, "to watch").

Dusky warbler 
(Phylloscopus fuscatus)

The dusky warbler (Phylloscopus fuscatus) is a leaf warbler which breeds in the east Palearctic.
This warbler is strongly migratory and winters in South Asia and South-east Asia, sometimes occurs in North America in Alaska, and has also occurred in California.

Leaf warblers were formerly included in the Old World warbler family but are now considered to belong to the family Phylloscopidae, introduced in 2006.
The name Phylloscopus combines the Ancient Greek phullon meaning "leaf" and skopos meaning "seeker" (from skopeo, "to watch").
The specific fuscatus is from Latin fuscus "dark".

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