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.

Common Green Magpie 
(Cissa chinensis)
Giẻ cùi xanh

The common green magpie (Cissa chinensis) is a member of the crow family, Corvidae of the order Passeriformes.
The Yellow-crowned Green Magpie found in Da Lat Vietnam is considered a subspecies of the Common Green Magpie.

Corvina ( Coracina) / corvina Latin corvinus raven-like, raven-black (corvus raven).
The name Cissa is from the Ancient Greek kissa meaning a "jay" or "magpie".
The specific epithet chinensis was chosen by Boddaert in the mistaken belief that the specimen illustrated by Martinet had come from China.

Clicking Shrike-Babbler 
(Pteruthius intermedius)
Khướu mỏ quặp cánh vàng

The clicking shrike-babbler (Pteruthius intermedius) is a species of passerine bird in the family Vireonidae.

Traits:

- White-eyed

Vireonidae: Vireo / vireo Latin vireo small green migratory bird.
Pteruthius Greek pteron wing; eruthaino to dye red, to blush.

Black-headed shrike-babbler 
(Khướu mỏ quặp bụng hung, Pteruthius rufiventer)

The black-headed shrike-babbler (Pteruthius rufiventer) is a bird species of the Eurasian vireos (Vireonidae), traditionally placed with the Old World babblers in the family Timaliidae.

The area of distribution of this bird ranges from eastern Nepal to northwestern Vietnam.


Vireonidae: Vireo / vireo Latin vireo small green migratory bird.
Pteruthius Greek pteron wing; eruthaino to dye red, to blush.
rufiventer: Latin rufous vent.

Black-eared shrike-babbler 
(Khướu mỏ quặp tai đen, Pteruthius melanotis) 

The black-eared shrike-babbler (Pteruthius melanotis) is a bird species in the vireo family, Vireonidae.
The bird is found from the Himalayas to Southeast Asia.

Trait:
- The bird is very similar to the Clicking shrike-babbler except for that the black-eared has a black mark on the sides
of the nape (neck).
-white-eyed


Vireonidae: Vireo / vireo Latin vireo small green migratory bird.
Pteruthius Greek pteron wing; eruthaino to dye red, to blush.
melanotis Greek: melas black; -otis -eared (ous, otos: ear).

Green shrike-babbler 
(Pteruthius xanthochlorus) 

The green shrike-babbler (Pteruthius xanthochlorus) is a bird species in the family Vireonidae. 
The bird is found in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, and Vietnam.

Vireonidae: Vireo / vireo Latin vireo small green migratory bird.
Pteruthius Greek pteron wing; eruthaino to dye red, to blush.
xanthochlorus:
 xanthos,-E,-on, yellow of various shades, golden or pale yellow; also red-yellow, chestnut, auburn;
 khloros; pale green, yellow.

Grey-Chinned Minivet 
(Phường chèo má xám, Pericrocotus solaris)

The gray-chinned minivet (Pericrocotus solaris) is a species of passerine bird in the family Campephagidae.

Campephagidae: New Latin, from Campephaga, type genus (from Greek kampē caterpillar + New Latin -phaga) + -idae; 'Phago' is a term used as a prefix in Latin meaning 'Eating' or 'swallowing'. Phago ultimately comes from the Greek phageîn, which means “to eat, devour.”
The genus name comes from Ancient Greek peri - 'very', and krokotus 'saffron-coloured'.
solaris: Latin of or pertaining to the sun.

Chestnut-bellied rock thrush 
(Monticola rufiventris)


The chestnut-bellied rock thrush (Monticola rufiventris) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.


The bird is found in the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent, eastwards towards parts of Southeast Asia: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Tibet, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam.


Monticola is the Latin word for mountain-dweller or mountaineer.
This genus was formerly included in the thrush family Turdidae.
rufiventris:
 Latin rufus "red",
 Latin ventris belly.

Blue Rock Thrush 
(Monticola solitarius)
Hoét đá

The blue rock thrush (Monticola solitarius) is a species of chat of the flycatcher family. The species was formerly included in the thrush family Turdidae.


Monticola is the Latin word for mountain-dweller or mountaineer: from mons, montis "mountain", and colere, "to dwell".
solitarius means "solitary".

Fire-Breasted Flowerpecker
(Dicaeum ignipectus)
Chim sâu ngực đỏ

The fire-breasted flowerpecker (Dicaeum ignipectus) is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae found in the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia.

The name Dicaeum is from the Ancient Greek dikaion. Cuvier claimed that this was a word for a very small Indian bird.
ignipectum / ignipectus: Latin ignis fire; pectus breast.

Prionochilus is one of two genera flowerpecker that make up the family Dicaeidae.

1/ Scarlet-breasted flowerpecker (Prionochilus thoracicus)
Chim sâu đầu đen


Prionochilus Greek prion saw; kheilos lip.

Scarlet-breasted flowerpecker 
(Prionochilus thoracicus)
Chim sâu đầu đen

The scarlet-breasted flowerpecker (Prionochilus thoracicus) is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae. 
The bird is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand.

Prionochilus Greek prion saw; kheilos lip.
thoracica: Latin thoracicus pectoral, of the chest, of the breast.

Pachyglossa is one of the three genera of flowerpeckers that make up the family Dicaeidae. 
These bird species are found in montane areas of South and Southeast Asia.
The genus Pachyglossa was resurrected to solve the paraphyly because the genus Pachyglossa was paraphyletic with respect to the genus Prionochilus.

1/ Thick-billed flowerpecker (Pachyglossa agilis) 
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2/ Yellow-vented flowerpecker (Pachyglossa chrysorrhea)
Chim sâu bụng vạch

3/ Yellow-bellied flowerpecker (Pachyglossa melanozantha)
Chim sâu bụng vàng

The genus name Pachyglossa combines the Ancient Greek παχυς/pakhus meaning "thick" with γλωσσα/glōssa meaning "tongue", "mouth" (or "bill").

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