Birds of Vietnam, Bird Species in Vietnam
- Order: Columbiformes
Columbidae is the only family in the order Columbiformes. The family consists of doves and pigeons. The family contains 344 species divided into 50 genera. Thirteen of the species are extinct.
Pigeon is a French word that derives from the Latin pīpiō, for a "peeping" chick;
Dove is an ultimately Germanic word that refers to the bird's diving flight.
A group of doves is called a "dule", taken from the French word deuil ('mourning').
Middle English: culver, from Old English culufre, culfre, culfer, possibly borrowed from Vulgar Latin *columbra, from Latin columbula (“little pigeon”), from Latin columba (“pigeon, dove”).
Columba: Latin columba (“dove, pigeon”). Ancient Greek κόλυμβος (kólumbos, “a diver”), from κολυμβάω (kolumbáō, “dive, plunge headlong, swim”).
The order Columbiformes comprises a single family (Columbidae), which includes over 40 genera and 300 species of extant pigeons and doves.
Pigeon and dove can be used interchangeably, but it is often the case that dove is for smaller species and pigeon is for larger ones.
Pigeon is a French word that derives from the Latin pīpiō, for a "peeping" chick;
Dove is an ultimately Germanic word that refers to the bird's diving flight.
A group of doves is called a "dule", taken from the French word deuil ('mourning').
Middle English: culver, from Old English culufre, culfre, culfer, possibly borrowed from Vulgar Latin *columbra, from Latin columbula (“little pigeon”), from Latin columba (“pigeon, dove”).
Columba: Latin columba (“dove, pigeon”). Ancient Greek κόλυμβος (kólumbos, “a diver”), from κολυμβάω (kolumbáō, “dive, plunge headlong, swim”).
The wrynecks (genus Jynx) are a small but distinctive group of small Old World woodpeckers.
Jynx is from the Ancient Greek iunx, the Eurasian wryneck.
1/ Eurasian wryneck or northern wryneck (Vẹo cổ, Jynx torquilla)
- Order: Piciformes
- Family: Picidae
Chrysophlegma is a genus of birds in the woodpeckers family Picidae.
These species, found in South and Southeast Asia, were all previously assigned to the genus Picus.
Chrysophlegma
chryso-
gold (metal or colour); yellow
khrusos meaning "gold" and phlegma meaning "flame" or "fire".
Phlegm phlégō phlégma (/ˈflɛm/; Ancient Greek: φλέγμα, phlégma, "inflammation", "humour caused by heat")
1/ Greater yellownape (Gõ kiến xanh gáy vàng, Chrysophlegma flavinucha)
flavinucha
flavi (present flavas, past flavis, future flavos, conditional flavus, volitive flavu): to be yellow in color
nucha. / (ˈnjuːkə) / nounplural -chae (-kiː) zoology anatomy the back or nape of the neck.
- Order: Piciformes
- Family: Picidae
Picus is a genus of birds in the woodpecker family. It has representatives in Europe, Asia and North Africa.
picidae, picus: woodpecker.
1/ Streak-throated woodpecker (Gõ kiến xanh bụng vằn, Picus xanthopygaeus)
2/ Laced woodpecker (Gõ kiến xanh bụng vàng, Picus vittatus)
3/ Lesser yellownape (Gõ kiến xanh cánh đỏ, Picus chlorolophus)
4/ Red-collared woodpecker (Gõ kiến xanh cổ đỏ, Picus rabieri)
5/ Grey-headed woodpecker (Gõ kiến xanh gáy đen, Picus canus), also known as the grey-faced woodpecker
6/ Black-headed woodpecker (Gõ kiến xanh hông đỏ, Picus erythropygius)
- Order: Piciformes
- Family: Picidae
Mulleripicus is a genus of birds in the woodpecker family Picidae, found in South and Southeast Asia.
The genus forms part of the woodpecker subfamily Picinae, and has a sister relationship to the genus Dryocopus.
1/ Great slaty woodpecker (Gõ kiến xám, Mulleripicus pulverulentus)
- Order: Piciformes
- Family: Picidae
Dinopium is a genus of birds in the woodpecker family Picidae. The species are found in South and Southeast Asia.
The name combines the Classical Greek deinos meaning "mighty" or "huge" and ōps/ōpos meaning "appearance".
1/ Common flameback (Gõ kiến vàng nhỏ, Dinopium javanense), also referred to as the common goldenback
Chrysocolaptes is a genus of birds in the woodpecker family Picidae that are found in South and Southeast Asia.
The genus name combines the Ancient Greek: khrusos meaning "gold" and kolaptēs meaning "chiseller".
1/ Greater flameback (Gõ kiến vàng lớn, Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus), also known as greater goldenback, large golden-backed woodpecker
Another name is buff-spotted flameback (Chrysocolaptes lucidus).
It has been suggested to split the greater flameback into the following species:
Greater flameback, (Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus) (Chrysocolaptes lucidus if taken as a group and not split)
Crimson-backed flameback, (Chrysocolaptes stricklandi) of Sri Lanka
Javan flameback (Chrysocolaptes strictus) of eastern Java, Bali, and Kangean Islands
Luzon flameback (Chrysocolaptes haematribon) of Luzon, Polillo, Catanduanes and Marinduque in the northern Philippines
Yellow-faced flameback (Chrysocolaptes xanthocephalus) of Negros, Guimaras, Panay, Masbate and Ticao, Philippine Islands
Buff-spotted flameback (Chrysocolaptes lucidus) of Bohol, Leyte, Samar, Biliran, Panaon, Mindando, Basilan, and Samal, Philippine Islands
Red-headed flameback (Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus) of Balabac, Palawan, Busuanga, and Calamian, Philippine Islands
Malabar flameback (Chrysocolaptes socialis) of southwestern India
Dryobates is a genus of birds in the woodpecker family Picidae. The species are widely distributed and occur in both Eurasia and the Americas.
The genus name Dryobates is from the Greek compound word: 'woodland walker';
1/ Necklaced woodpecker (Gõ kiến nhỏ ngực đỏ, Dryobates pernyii)
Once this species was considered conspecific with the crimson-naped woodpecker, crimson-breasted woodpecker or scarlet-breasted woodpecker (Gõ kiến nhỏ ngực đỏ, Dryobates cathpharius)
- Order: Piciformes
- Family: Picidae
Yungipicus is a genus of woodpeckers in the family Picidae native to Asia. The species in this genus were previously placed in the genus Dendrocopos.
1/ Grey-capped pygmy woodpecker (Gõ kiến nhỏ đầu xám, Yungipicus canicapillus)
Some taxonomic authorities continue to place this species in the genus Dendrocopos or Picoides.
- Order: Piciformes
- Family: Picidae
Dendrocopos is a widespread genus of woodpeckers from Asia, Europe and Northern Africa. The species range from the Philippines to the British Isles.
Piciformes, picidae, picus: Latin woodpecker
Dendrocopos: Greek dendron tree; kopos striking (kopto to strike, cut, shake).
1/ Rufous-bellied woodpecker or rufous-bellied sapsucker (Gõ kiến bụng hung, Dendrocopos hyperythrus)
2/ Great spotted woodpecker (Gõ kiến gáy đỏ, Gõ kiến nhỏ sườn đỏ, Dendrocopos major)
3/ Freckle-breasted woodpecker (Dendrocopos analis)
Fulvous-breasted woodpecker (Gõ kiến nhỏ mày trắng, Dendrocopos macei) was considered conspecific with this species.
4/ Darjeeling woodpecker (Gõ kiến nhỏ trán vàng, Dendrocopos darjellensis)
5/ Stripe-breasted woodpecker (Gõ kiến nhỏ ngực đốm, Dendrocopos atratus)
- Order: Piciformes
- Family: Picidae
Gecinulus is a genus of birds in the woodpecker family Picidae. The species are found in South and Southeast Asia.
Piciformes, picidae, picus: Latin woodpecker.
Gecinus combines the ancient Greek gē meaning "earth" or "ground" with kineō meaning "to move".
The genus name Gecinulus is a diminutive of the genus name Gecinus.
1/ Pale-headed woodpecker (Gõ kiến nâu đỏ, Gecinulus grantia)