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.

The Asian thrushes are medium-sized mostly insectivorous or omnivorous birds in the genus Zoothera of the thrush family, Turdidae.


1/ Scaly thrush (Zoothera dauma)
Sáo đất

2/ Dark-sided thrush (Zoothera marginata)
Sáo đất nâu

3/ White's thrush (Zoothera aurea)

4/ Long-tailed thrush (Zoothera dixoni, Sáo đất Dixon)

5/ Alpine thrush (Zoothera mollissima)

6/ Himalayan thrush or Himalayan forest thrush (Zoothera salimalii, Chim hoét rừng Himalaya)

7/ Sichuan thrush or Sichuan forest thrush (Zoothera griseiceps)

8/ Long-billed thrush (Zoothera monticola) 


The genus name Zoothera combines the Ancient Greek zōon meaning "animal" with -thēra meaning "hunter".

The Geokichla thrushes are medium-sized mostly insectivorous or omnivorous birds in the thrush family, Turdidae. 
traditionally listed in the genus Zoothera.
The genus name Geokichla combines the Ancient Greek geō- meaning "ground-" with kikhlē meaning "thrush.

1/ Siberian thrush (Geokichla sibirica)
Hoét Sibêri

2/ Orange-headed Thrush (Hoét vàng, Sáo đất đầu cam, Geokichla citrina)

The rock thrushes, Monticola, are a genus of chats, medium-sized mostly insectivorous or omnivorous songbirds.


1/ White-throated rock thrush (Monticola gularis, Hoét đá họng trắng)

2/ Blue rock thrush (Monticola solitarius)
Hoét đá
solitarius means "solitary".

3/ Chestnut-bellied rock thrush (Monticola rufiventris)

Monticola is the Latin word for mountain-dweller or mountaineer.
This genus was formerly included in the thrush family Turdidae.

Ficedula is a genus of passerine birds 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.
1/ Yellow-rumped flycatcher (Ficedula zanthopygia, Đớp ruồi vàng), also known as Korean flycatcher or tricolor flycatcher
xanthos,-E,-on, yellow of various shades, golden or pale yellow; also red-yellow, chestnut, auburn
-py·​ga. ˈpīgə variants or -pygia. ˈpijēə : creature having (such) a rump.

2/ Narcissus flycatcher (Ficedula narcissina, Đớp ruồi lưng vàng)

3/ Mugimaki flycatcher (Ficedula mugimaki, Đớp ruồi Mugi)
The name "mugimaki" comes from Japanese and means "wheat-sower".

4/ Taiga flycatcher or red-throated flycatcher (Ficedula albicilla, Đớp ruồi Taiga)
The specific name albicilla is from Latin albus, white, and Neo-Latin cilla tail; this meaning of cilla arose from a misunderstanding of motacilla, the name for the wagtail.

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

6/ Little Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula westermanni) 
Đớp ruồi đen mày trắng

The whistling thrushes comprise a genus Myophonus of the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.
The genus name Myophonus is from the Ancient Greek muia meaning "fly" and phoneus meaning "slayer".

1/ Blue whistling thrush (Myophonus caeruleus, Hoét xanh) 
caeruleus : dark blue likely from caelum, "sky."

Cyanoptila is a genus of passerine birds belonging to the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.

1/ Blue-and-white flycatcher (Cyanoptila cyanomelana, Đớp ruồi Nhật Bản)

2/ Zappey's flycatcher (Cyanoptila cumatilis)

The genus name Cyanoptila comes from ancient Greek: "kuanos" meaning dark-blue; and "ptilon" – plumage. 

Blue-and-white flycatcher 
(Cyanoptila cyanomelana, Đớp ruồi Nhật Bản)
also known as the Japanese flycatcher

The blue-and-white flycatcher (Cyanoptila cyanomelana) is a migratory songbird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. 
The bird breeds in Japan, Korea, and in parts of north eastern China and the Russian Far East and winters in South East Asia: in Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Sumatra and Borneo. 

The genus name Cyanoptila comes from ancient Greek: "kuanos" meaning dark-blue; and "ptilon" – plumage. 
The specific cyanomelana also comes from "kuanos", and melas, melanos meaning dark, black.

Zappey's flycatcher 
(Cyanoptila cumatilis)
formerly considered to be conspecific with the blue-and-white flycatcher.

Zappey's flycatcher (Cyanoptila cumatilis) is a songbird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. 
The bird breeds in central China and winters to the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Java. 

The genus name Cyanoptila comes from ancient Greek: "kuanos" meaning dark-blue; and "ptilon" – plumage. 
cumatilis Latin cumatilis sea-coloured, blue (Greek kuma wave).

Cyornis is a genus of passerine birds belonging to the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.

1/ Hainan blue flycatcher (Cyornis hainanus, Đớp ruồi xanh hải nam)

2/ Pale blue flycatcher (Cyornis unicolor, Đớp ruồi xanh nhạt)

3/ Indochinese blue flycatcher (Cyornis sumatrensis)

4/ Chinese blue flycatcher (Cyornis glaucicomans)

5/ Blue-throated Flycatcher (Cyornis rubeculoides)

6/ Hill blue flycatcher (Cyornis whitei)

7/ Brown-chested jungle flycatcher (Cyornis brunneatus, Đớp ruồi rừng rậm ngực nâu)

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".

Leucoptilon is a genus of passerine birds belonging to the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.
leucos Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “white”).
ptilon: shown by the alternative form ψίλον (psílon), relation to πέτομαι (pétomai, “to fly”) 
ptilo- : down : feather

1/ white-tailed flycatcher (Leucoptilon concretum)
Latin, English. concretum [concreti]  N noun. concrete

Muscicapa is a genus of passerine birds belonging to the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.


1/ Asian brown flycatcher (Muscicapa dauurica, Đớp ruồi nâu)

2/ Dark-sided flycatcher (Muscicapa sibirica, Đớp ruồi Sibêri)

3/ Grey-streaked flycatcher or grey-spotted flycatcher (Muscicapa griseisticta)

4/ Ferruginous flycatcher (Muscicapa ferruginea, Đớp ruồi đuôi hung)

5/ Brown-breasted flycatcher or Layard's flycatcher (Muscicapa muttui, Đớp ruồi ngực nâu)

6/ Brown-streaked flycatcher (Muscicapa williamsoni)


The word Muscicapa comes from the Latin musca, a fly and capere, to catch.

Gray-streaked flycatcher or grey-spotted flycatcher 
(Muscicapa griseisticta)

The grey-streaked flycatcher or grey-spotted flycatcher (Muscicapa griseisticta) is a small passerine bird of the genus Muscicapa in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.

The bird breeds in north-east China, North Korea and south-east Siberia. 

Muscicapa is a genus of passerine birds belonging to the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.
The word Muscicapa comes from the Latin musca, a fly and capere, to catch.
griseisticta Latin griseus grey; Greek stiktos spotted (stizo to tattoo).

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