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.

Silver-breasted broadbill 
(Mỏ rộng hung, Serilophus lunatus)

The silver-breasted broadbill (Serilophus lunatus) is a species of bird in the broadbill family, Eurylaimidae, found in parts of Southeast Asia.

Eurylaimus: from the Ancient Greek ευρυς, eurus, meaning broad, and λαιμος, laimos, meaning throat. 
Serilophus : Greek word serikos- silken; lophos -crest 
lunatus lūnātus (feminine lūnāta, neuter lūnātum): crescent- or half-moon-shaped

Dusky broadbill 
(Mỏ rộng đen, Corydon sumatranus)


Dusky broadbill is passerine birds in the family the Eurylaimidae of the order Passeriformes.
Eurylaimidae, Eurylaimus: from the Ancient Greek ευρυς, eurus, meaning broad, and λαιμος, laimos, meaning throat. 


Corydon: traditional poetic name for a shepherd or rustic swain, from Latin Corydon, from Greek Korydon, from korydos "crested lark." 
Corydon (Greek Κορύδων Korúdōn, probably related to κόρυδος kórudos "lark") is a name for a herdsman in ancient Greek pastoral poems and fables.
 

Long-tailed broadbill 
(Mỏ rộng xanh, Psarisomus dalhousiae)

The long-tailed broadbill (Psarisomus dalhousiae) is the only species of bird in the genus Psarisomus of the family Eurylaimidae, of the order Passeriformes.
The name Psarisomus: Psaris, a synonym of Tityra, the Greek word "soma" for "body".

The scientific name dalhousiae commemorates Christina Broun, Countess of Dalhousie (1786–1839), wife of George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie.

Eurylaimidae, Eurylaimus: from the Ancient Greek ευρυς, eurus, meaning broad, and λαιμος, laimos, meaning throat. 

Indochinese barbet (Psilopogon annamensis), also called Annam barbet
Cu rốc Đông Dương

The Indochinese barbet (Psilopogon annamensis), also called Annam barbet, is a bird of the family Megalaimidae. 

Megalaima means ‘large throat’ in Greek.
The name Psilopogon combines the Ancient Greek psilos meaning "bare" and pōgōn meaning "beard".

Banded Kingfisher 
(Sả vằn, Lacedo pulchella)
The banded kingfisher (Lacedo pulchella) is a tree kingfisher found in lowland tropical forests of southeast Asia.
Lacedo: an anagram of Alcedo, the Latin word for kingfisher. 
pulchella: Latin for "very pretty".

Oriental dwarf kingfisher, also known as the black-backed dwarf kingfisher or three-toed kingfisher, is a bird in the family Alcedinidae. 
(Bồng chanh đỏ, Ceyx erithaca)
Ceyx: Ancient Greek Κήϋξ (Kḗüx, “Ceyx, a king from Greek mythology who was transformed into a kingfisher”).
erithaca: New Latin, from Greek erithakos, a bird, probably the robin. 
erithacus: meaning "robin" and hence "red-breasted".

Orange-breasted trogon 
(Nuốc bụng vàng, Harpactes oreskios)
The orange-breasted trogon (Harpactes oreskios) is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae.

The harpax or harpago (Koinē Greek: ἅρπαγα lit. "grabber, seizer, robber"; GEN ἅρπαγος harpagos)
(a Roman catapult-shot grapnel created by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa for use against Sextus Pompey during the naval battles of the Sicilian revolt.)

Germain's peacock-pheasant 
(Gà tiền mặt đỏ, Polyplectron germaini)

Germain's peacock-pheasants are a bird species, which is endemic to Indochina, in the genus Polyplectron, of the family Phasianidae.
Polyplectron combines the Ancient Greek polus meaning "many" with plēktron meaning "cock's spur". 
The epithet is from the French colonial army's veterinary surgeon Louis Rodolphe Germain.

Grey peacock-pheasant 
(Gà tiền xám or Gà tiền mặt vàng, Polyplectron bicalcaratum), also known as Burmese peacock-pheasant

The grey peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron bicalcaratum), also known as Burmese peacock-pheasant, is a large Asian member of the order Galliformes.

The term "Galliformes" is derived from the Latin word gallus, meaning "rooster" or "chicken," combined with forma, meaning "form" or "shape". Therefore, Galliformes literally means "chicken-shaped" or "rooster-like," describing this order of birds that includes domestic fowl and related species like turkeys, quail, and pheasants. 
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).
The name combines the Ancient Greek polus meaning "many" with plēktron meaning "cock's spur".
The specific epithet bicalcaratum combines the Latin bi meaning "two" with calcar, calcaris meaning "spur".

Siamese fireback 
(Gà lôi hông tía, Lophura diardi), also known as Diard's fireback

The Siamese fireback (Lophura diardi), also known as Diard's fireback, is a fairly large pheasant. 

Rusty-naped pitta
(Hydrornis oatesi)
Đuôi cụt đầu hung

The rusty-naped pitta (Hydrornis oatesi) is a species of bird in the family Pittidae.
This bird species is native to Indochina and adjacent parts of southern China.

Formerly merged with the genus Pitta, but a 2006 study split the family into three genera.
Latin hydr-, hydro-, from Greek, from hydōr "water" and ornis "bird".

Blue-rumped pitta 
(Hydrornis soror) 
Đuôi cụt đầu xám

The blue-rumped pitta (Hydrornis soror) is a species of bird in the family Pittidae. 
The specific epithet soror is Latin for "sister" (that is "closely related").

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