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.

Warbling White-Eye, also known as the Japanese white-eye and mountain white-eye
(Vành Nhật Bản, Zosterops japonicus)

The warbling white-eye is a small passerine bird in the white-eye family. 


The genus name Zosterops combines the Ancient Greek words zosteros "belt" or "girdle" and opos "eye".

White-Tailed Robin 
(Oanh đuôi trắng, Myiomela leucura)

The white-tailed robin is an Old World flycatcher in the family Muscicapidae. 

Myiomela : Greek word muia – fly; melo – to take an interest in.
Specific epithet leucura is from Ancient Greek λεύκουρος (leúkouros: leukós meaning “white”, oura meaning "tail"; “white-tailed”).

Spotted Forktail 
(Chích chòe nước đốm trắng, Enicurus maculatus)

The spotted forktail is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.

Verditer Flycatcher
 (Eumyias thalassinus) 

The verditer flycatcher is an Old World flycatcher Muscicapidae.

Eumyias is a genus of birds in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.

1/ Verditer Flycatcher (Eumyias thalassinus) 
Muscicapa comes from the Latin musca meaning a fly, and capere to catch.
Eumyias Greek: eu good; muia fly.
Thalassinus : Latin word for sea-green

Large Niltava 
(Đớp ruồi lớn, Niltava grandis)The large niltava (Niltava grandis) is a species of bird in the Old world flycatcher family Muscicapidae.

Niltava (from niltau, Nepali for the rufous-bellied niltava).

Indochinese Blue Flycatcher 
(Cyornis sumatrensis)

The Indochinese blue flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.

Hainan Blue Flycatcher 
(Cyornis hainanus, Đớp ruồi xanh hải nam)

The hainan blue flycatcher is a bird in the family Muscicapidae.

Muscicapidae: Muscicapa comes from the Latin musca meaning a fly, and capere to catch.
Cyornis combines the Ancient Greek kuanos meaning "dark-blue" with ornis meaning "bird".

 

Blue-throated Flycatcher 
(Cyornis rubeculoides)

The blue-throated blue flycatcher (Cyornis rubeculoides) is a small passerine bird in the flycatcher family, Muscicapidae.

Muscicapidae: Muscicapa comes from the Latin musca meaning a fly, and capere to catch.
Cyornis combines the Ancient Greek kuanos meaning "dark-blue" with ornis meaning "bird".
rubeculoides Latin ruber: red; rubecula: redbreast or robin; Greek -oides resembling.

White-gorgeted flycatcher
Anthipes monileger


The white-gorgeted flycatcher (Anthipes monileger) is a species of passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.
The bird is native to Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam.


Muscicapidae: Muscicapa comes from the Latin musca meaning a fly, and capere to catch.
Anthipes, Anthi: possibly from Anthus a small bird, (possibly the yellow wagtail or undetermined bird), which is derived from Ancient Greek Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos).
Antho- is a prefix derived from the Ancient Greek ἄνθος (anthos) meaning “flower”, brightness, brilliant.
monileger
 monīle n (genitive monīlis); third declension. necklace, collar.
 leger Borrowed from French léger, assumed to be from Latin leviarius, from levis (“light in weight”).

Rufous-Browed Flycatcher
Anthipes solitaris

The rufous-browed flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.

Trait: rufous-front + white patch on the throat.

Muscicapidae: Muscicapa comes from the Latin musca meaning a fly, and capere to catch.
Anthipes, Anthi: possibly from Anthus a small bird, (possibly the yellow wagtail or undetermined bird), which is derived from Ancient Greek Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos).
Antho- is a prefix derived from the Ancient Greek ἄνθος (anthos) meaning “flower”, brightness, brilliant.

solitaria / solitaris / solitarius L. solitarius solitary, alone.

The Anthipes flycatchers are a genus of the bird family of Old World flycatchers, Muscicapidae.

1/ White-gorgeted flycatcher
Anthipes monileger

2/ Rufous-browed flycatcher
Anthipes solitaris


Muscicapidae: Muscicapa comes from the Latin musca meaning a fly, and capere to catch.
Anthipes, Anthi: possibly from Anthus a small bird, (possibly the yellow wagtail or undetermined bird), which is derived from Ancient Greek Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos).
Antho- is a prefix derived from the Ancient Greek ἄνθος (anthos) meaning “flower”, brightness, brilliant.

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