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.

Blue Whistling Thrush 
(Myophonus caeruleus, Hoét xanh) 


The blue whistling thrush is a bird in the Old World flycatchers family Muscicapidae.

Traits: violet blue, shiny spangling on upper body: head, neck, upper back, upper wing, chest, part of belly.

The genus name Myophonus is from the Ancient Greek muia meaning "fly" and phoneus meaning "slayer".
caeruleus, coerulea: Latin caeruleus azure -blue. dark blue likely from caelum, "sky."

Orange-Headed Thrush 
(Hoét vàng, Sáo đất đầu cam, Geokichla citrina)

The orange-headed thrush is a bird in the thrush family Turdidae.

Black-and-Red Broadbill 
(Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos) 

The black-and-red broadbill is a species of bird in the typical broadbill family, Eurylaimidae.

Orange-Necked Partridge 
(Gà so cổ hung/cam, Arborophila davidi)

The orange-necked partridge, which is found in Cambodia and Vietnam, 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".

Streaked Spiderhunter 
(Bắp chuối đốm đen, Arachnothera magna)


The genus name Arachnothera means "spider hunter" and the species epithet refers to the long beak.

 

Arachnothera 
arachno- arachnid; arachnidial; spider. 
thera or thira: Santorini (an island in Greece)
Arachnothera Greek arakhne: spider; -theras hunter (therao: to hunt).

magna Latin magnus great

Little spiderhunter
(Bắp chuối mỏ dài, Arachnothera longirostra)

The little spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra) is a species of long-billed nectar-feeding bird in the family Nectariniidae found in the moist forests of South and Southeast Asia.

This bird species is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam.

The genus name Arachnothera means "spider hunter".
 Arachnothera 
 arachno- arachnid; arachnidial; spider. 
 Greek θήρα, ας, ἡ, thēra: hunting, the chase.

The species epithet refers to the long beak:
 Latin longus: long;
 rostra, rostrum: Latin for bill;
 -rostris: Latin -billed.

Spectacled spiderhunter 
(Bắp chuối bụng vàng, Arachnothera flavigaster)

The spectacled spiderhunter (Arachnothera flavigaster) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.
The bird is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

The genus name Arachnothera means "spider hunter".
 Arachnothera 
 arachno- arachnid; arachnidial; spider. 
 Greek θήρα, ας, ἡ, thēra: hunting, the chase.

flavigaster: Latin flavus yellow; gaster belly.

Streaky-breasted spiderhunter 
(Bắp chuối bụng xám, Arachnothera affinis)

The streaky-breasted spiderhunter (Arachnothera affinis) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.

The genus name Arachnothera means "spider hunter".
 Arachnothera 
 arachno- arachnid; arachnidial; spider. 
 Greek θήρα, ας, ἡ, thēra: hunting, the chase.

affinis is from Latin adfinis or affinis meaning "related" or "allied".

Yellow-eared spiderhunter 
(Bắp chuối má vàng, Arachnothera chrysogenys)


The yellow-eared spiderhunter (Arachnothera chrysogenys) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.
The bird is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. 


The genus name Arachnothera means "spider hunter".
 Arachnothera 
 arachno- arachnid; arachnidial; spider. 
 Greek θήρα, ας, ἡ, thēra: hunting, the chase.


chrysogenys: Greek khrusos gold; genus cheek.

Grey-breasted spiderhunter 
(Arachnothera modesta)


The grey-breasted spiderhunter (Arachnothera modesta) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.
The bird is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.


The genus name Arachnothera means "spider hunter".
 Arachnothera 
 arachno- arachnid; arachnidial; spider. 
 Greek θήρα, ας, ἡ, thēra: hunting, the chase.


modesta, modestum, modestus: Latin plain, modest.

White-throated Rock Thrush 
(Monticola gularis, Hoét đá họng trắng)

 

The white-throated rock thrush is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae of the order Passeriformes.

Monticola is the Latin word for mountain-dweller or mountaineer.
gularis gula (“throat”).

Snowy-Browed Flycatcher 
(Ficedula hyperythra)
Đớp ruồi mày trắng

The snowy-browed flycatcher is a species of bird 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.

Trait: Male: white above and in the front of the eyes.

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