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.

Leaf warblers were formerly included in the Old World warbler family but are now considered to belong to the family Phylloscopidae, introduced in 2006.
The name combines the Ancient Greek phullon meaning "leaf" and skopos meaning "seeker" (from skopeo, "to watch").

Cettiidae is a newly validated family of small insectivorous songbirds ("warblers"), formerly placed in the Old World warbler "wastebin" assemblage. It contains the typical bush warblers (Cettia) and their relatives. As a common name, cettiid warblers is usually used.

Cettiidae: Cettia from Francesco Cetti.

The canary-flycatchers (Culicicapa) are a genus of birds in the family Stenostiridae. 

1/ Grey-headed canary-flycatcher (Culicicapa ceylonensis, Đớp ruồi đầu xám), sometimes known as the grey-headed flycatcher

Common iora 
(Aegithina tiphia, Chim nghệ)

The common iora (Aegithina tiphia) is a small passerine bird found across the tropical Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.

Iora Greek ioros watchman, towncrier.
The genus name Aegithina is from Ancient Greek aigithos or aiginthos, a mythical bird mentioned by Aristotle and other classical authors.
tiphia: No clear origin. 

Great iora 
(Aegithina lafresnayei, Chim nghệ lớn)

The great iora (Aegithina lafresnayei) is a species of bird in the family Aegithinidae. 
The bird is found in Cambodia, China, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.

The genus name is from Ancient Greek aigithos or aiginthos, a mythical bird mentioned by Aristotle and other classical authors.

The genus Aegithina is the single genus of the family Aegithinidae of four passerine bird species commonly known as the ioras.
The genus name is from Ancient Greek aigithos or aiginthos, a mythical bird mentioned by Aristotle and other classical authors.

1/ Common iora (Aegithina tiphia, Chim nghệ)

2/ Great iora (Aegithina lafresnayei, Chim nghệ lớn)

The ioras are a small family, Aegithinidae, of four passerine bird species found in south and southeast Asia.
Aegithinidae is from the genus Aegithina which is from  Ancient Greek aigithos or aiginthos, a mythical bird mentioned by Aristotle and other classical authors.
In Greek Baby Names the meaning of the name Iora is: Pure.

Hydrornis is a genus of pitta in the family Pittidae.  
Formerly merged with the genus Pitta, but a 2006 study split the family into three genera.
Latin hydr-, hydro-, from Greek, from hydōr

1/ Eared pitta (Đuôi cụt nâu, Hydrornis phayrei) 
Phayrei - fairy???
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Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to flow, run."

2/blue-rumped pitta ( Đuôi cụt đầu xám, Hydrornis soror)
The specific epithet soror is Latin for "sister" (that is "closely related").

3/ Bar-bellied pitta (Đuôi cụt bụng vằn, Hydrornis elliotii)

Pittas are a family, Pittidae, of passerine birds found in Asia, Australasia and Africa.

Calliope is a genus of passerine birds in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.
Previously placed in the genus Luscinia.

1/ Siberian rubythroat (Oanh cổ đỏ, Calliope calliope)
2/ Blackthroat (Calliope obscura), also known as the black-throated robin or black-throated blue robin

The genus Calliope name from classical Greek meaning beautiful-voiced.

The family Cisticolidae is a group of about 160 warblers, small passerine birds found mainly in warmer southern regions of the Old World. 
Formerly included within the Old World warbler family Sylviidae.
The name Cisticoladae from Cisticola, which is from Ancient Greek kisthos, "rock-rose", and Latin colere, "to dwell". ... cisticola).

Blue-fronted robin 
(Oanh mày xanh, Cinclidium frontale)

The blue-fronted robin (Cinclidium frontale) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
The bird is found in Bhutan, China, Northeast India, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, and possibly Nepal.

Cinclidia from Latin cinclus thrush (Greek kinklos unknown waterside bird).
frontale, frontalis Latin frontalis fronted, browed (> Latin frontalia or frontale frontlet > frons, frontis forehead, front).

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