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.

Plain-backed sparrow 
(Sẻ bụi vàng, Passer flaveolus), also called the Pegu sparrow or olive-backed sparrow

The plain-backed sparrow (Passer flaveolus), also called the Pegu sparrow or olive-backed sparrow, is a sparrow found in Southeast Asia.
Its range spans from Myanmar to central Vietnam, and south to the western part of Peninsular Malaysia.

The name Passer is the Latin word for "sparrow."
flaveolus: Diminutive of flavus, yellowish.

Passer is a genus of sparrows, also known as the true sparrows.
The name Passer is the Latin word for "sparrow."

1/ House sparrow (Chim sẻ, sẻ nhà, sẻ ngựa, Passer domesticus)

2/ Eurasian tree sparrow (Sẻ, Passer montanus)

3/ Plain-backed sparrow (Sẻ bụi vàng, Passer flaveolus), also called the Pegu sparrow or olive-backed sparrow
flaveolus: Diminutive of flavus, yellowish

4/ Russet sparrow (Sẻ hung, Passer cinnamomeus), also called the cinnamon or cinnamon tree sparrow

Old World sparrows, also known as true sparrows, are a group of small passerine birds forming the family Passeridae.

Ploceidae is a family of small passerine birds, many of which are called weavers, weaverbirds, weaver finches, or bishops.

Ploceidae, Ploceus: from Ancient Greek plokeus meaning "weaver" derived from the Greek word pleko "to entwine".

Gracula is a genus of mynas, tropical members of the starling family of birds Sturnidae found in southern Asia.
The genus name is from Latin graculus, an unknown bird sometimes identified as the western jackdaw.

1/ Common hill myna (Yểng, Nhông, Gracula religiosa), sometimes spelled "mynah", or hill myna or myna bird
 specific name religiosa may allude to the practice of teaching mynas to repeat prayers.

Asian glossy starling 
(Sáo xanh, Aplonis panayensis)

The Asian glossy starling (Aplonis panayensis) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Brunei, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan (introduced), Cambodia and Thailand.

Traits:
- Ruby-red-eyed;
- Some are streaked-bellied;

The genus name Aplonis is from Ancient Greek haploos meaning "simple" or "plain" and ornis meaning "bird".
panayensis Panay Island, Philippines.

Aplonis is a genus of starlings of the family Sturnidae. The genus name is from Ancient Greek haploos meaning "simple" or "plain" and ornis meaning "bird".

1/ Asian glossy starling (Sáo xanh, Aplonis panayensis)

Golden-crested myna 
(Sáo vàng, Ampeliceps coronatus)


The golden-crested myna (Ampeliceps coronatus) is a species in the starling and myna family, Sturnidae. 
The bird is found from north-eastern India through Indochina.


Traits:
- Black-bodied;
- A yellow patch on each wing;

coronatus in Latin: crowned, wreathed.
Ampeliceps
 From Greek ampelis bird mentioned by Aristophanes,
 -ceps  -headed.

Ampeliceps is a genus of mynas of the family Sturnidae.

1/ Golden-crested myna (Sáo vàng, Ampeliceps coronatus)
coronatus in Latin: crowned, wreathed

Ampeliceps
 From Greek ampelis bird mentioned by Aristophanes,
 -ceps  -headed.

Acridotheres is a genus of starlings, the "typical" mynas, which are tropical members of the family Sturnidae.
The New Latin acridotheres (“locust-hunter”) is from Ancient Greek: akridos meaning locust, and theras meaning hunter.

1/ Crested myna (Sáo mỏ ngà, Sáo đen, Acridotheres cristatellus), also known as the Chinese starling
The specific epithet cristatella is a Latin diminutive of cristatus meaning "crested" or "plumed".

2/ Great myna (Sáo mỏ vàng, Acridotheres grandis), also known as the white-vented myna

3/ Common myna or Indian myna (Acridotheres tristis), sometimes spelled mynah

The specific name tristis is Latin for "sad" or "gloomy".

4/ Burmese myna (Sáo sậu đầu trắng, Acridotheres burmannicus) 

5/ Vinous-breasted myna or vinous-breasted starling (Acridotheres leucocephalus)

Common starling 
(Sáo đá xanh, Sturnus vulgaris), also known as the European starling


The common starling (Sturnus vulgaris), also known as simply as the starling in Great Britain and Ireland, and as European starling in North America, is a medium-sized passerine bird in the starling family, Sturnidae.


The genus name Sturnus is Latin for "starling".
vulgaris is from the Latin for "common".

Sturnus is a genus of starlings. The genus name Sturnus is Latin for "starling".

1/ Common starling (Sáo đá xanh, Sturnus vulgaris), also known as the European starling

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