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.

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.

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".

 

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