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.

Corvus is a widely distributed genus of passerine birds ranging from medium-sized to large-sized in the family Corvidae.
It includes species commonly known as crows, ravens, and rooks.
The genus name is derived from the Latin corvus meaning "raven".


1/ Large-billed crow (Quạ đen, Corvus macrorhynchos), formerly referred to widely as the jungle crow
The scientific name macrorhynchos is from Ancient Greek for "large beak". The species is sometimes known by the common name thick-billed crow. 

2/ Collared crow (Quạ khoang, Corvus torquatus), also known as the ring-necked crow or white-collared crow

3/ Carrion crow (Quạ mỏ nhỏ, Corvus corone) 
The epithet is from Greek korone, "crow".

4/ House crow (Corvus splendens), 
also known as the Indian, greynecked, Ceylon or Colombo crow

House crow (Corvus splendens), 
also known as the Indian, greynecked, Ceylon or Colombo crow

The house crow (Corvus splendens) is a common bird of the crow family that is of Asian origin but now found in many parts of the world, where they arrived assisted by shipping. 

The genus name Corvus is derived from the Latin corvus meaning "raven".
splendens Latin splendens brilliant, glittering (splendere to shine).

Carrion crow (Quạ mỏ nhỏ, Corvus corone) 


The carrion crow (Corvus corone) is a passerine bird of the family Corvidae, native to western Europe and the eastern Palearctic.


Corvus is a widely distributed genus of passerine birds ranging from medium-sized to large-sized in the family Corvidae.
It includes species commonly known as crows, ravens, and rooks.
The genus name is derived from the Latin corvus meaning "raven".
The epithet corone is from Greek korone, "crow".

Large-billed crow (Quạ đen, Corvus macrorhynchos)
formerly referred to widely as the jungle crow

The large-billed crow (Corvus macrorhynchos), formerly referred to widely as the jungle crow, is a widespread Asian species of crow.
The range of this species is extensive and stretches from the northeastern Asian seaboard to Afghanistan and eastern Iran in the west, through South and Southeast Asia, to the Lesser Sundas and Cambodia in the southeast.

The genus name is derived from the Latin corvus meaning "raven".
The scientific name macrorhynchos is from Ancient Greek for "large beak" or long-billed. The species is sometimes known by the common name thick-billed crow. 

Collared crow 
(Quạ khoang, Corvus torquatus), also known as the ring-necked crow or white-collared crow

The collared crow (Corvus torquatus), also known as the ring-necked crow or white-collared crow, is a member of the family Corvidae native to China and north of Vietnam.

The genus name is derived from the Latin corvus meaning "raven".
torquatus: Latin torquis (“a twisted neck chain, necklace, collar”), from torqueō (“to turn, twist, bend”).

Urocissa is a genus of birds in the Corvidae, a family that contains the crows, jays, and magpies.
Corvina ( Coracina) / corvina Latin corvinus raven-like, raven-black (corvus raven).
The name Urocissa combines the Ancient Greek oura meaning "tail" and kissa meaning "magpie" .

1/ Red-billed blue magpie (Giẻ cùi, Urocissa erythroryncha)
The specific epithet erythroryncha combines the Ancient Greek eruthros meaning "red" and rhunkhos meaning "bill".

2/ Yellow-billed blue-magpie, or gold-billed magpie (Giẻ cùi mỏ vàng, Urocissa flavirostris)

3/ White-winged magpie (Giẻ cùi vàng, Urocissa whiteheadi)

Cissa is a genus of relatively short-tailed magpies, sometimes known as hunting cissas, that reside in the forests of tropical and subtropical southeast Asia and adjacent regions. 

The name Cissa is from the Ancient Greek kissa meaning a "jay" or "magpie".

1/ Indochinese green magpie (Gẻ cùi bụng vàng, Cissa hypoleuca), also known as the yellow-breasted magpie

2/ Common green magpie (Cissa chinensis)
The specific epithet chinensis was chosen by Boddaert in the mistaken belief that the specimen illustrated by Martinet had come from China.

 

Rufous treepie 
(Choàng choạc hung, Dendrocitta vagabunda)

The rufous treepie (Dendrocitta vagabunda) is a treepie, a member of the crow family, Corvidae, native to the Indian Subcontinent and adjoining parts of Southeast Asia.

The generic name is derived from the Greek words dendron, meaning "tree," and kitta, meaning "magpie".
vagabunda Latin vagabundus wandering (vagare to wander).

Dendrocitta is a genus of long-tailed passerine birds in the crow and jay family, Corvidae.
The generic name is derived from the Greek words dendron, meaning "tree," and kitta, meaning "magpie".

1/ Collared treepie (Choàng choạc đầu đen, Dendrocitta frontalis), also known as black-faced treepie or black-browed treepie

2/ Rufous treepie (Choàng choạc hung, Dendrocitta vagabunda)

3/ Grey treepie (Choàng choạc xám, Dendrocitta formosae), also known as the Himalayan treepie

Gray treepie 
(Choàng choạc xám, Dendrocitta formosae), also known as the Himalayan treepie

The grey treepie (Dendrocitta formosae), also known as the Himalayan treepie, is an Asian treepie, a medium-sized and long-tailed member of the crow family Corvidae.

The bird is widely distributed along the foothills of the Himalayas in the Indian Subcontinent and extending into Indochina, Nepal, southern mainland China and Taiwan.

The family name Corvidae is derived from the Latin corvus meaning "raven".
Dendrocitta is a genus of long-tailed passerine birds in the crow and jay family, Corvidae.
The generic name is derived from the Greek words dendron, meaning "tree," and kitta, meaning "magpie".
formosae, formosana Formosa: Taiwan.

Collared treepie 
(Choàng choạc đầu đen, Dendrocitta frontalis), also known as black-faced treepie or black-browed treepie

The collared treepie (Dendrocitta frontalis), also known as black-faced treepie or black-browed treepie, is an Asian treepie, a small perching bird of the crow family, Corvidae.

The bird inhabits a broad band (though often very localized) from the north eastern Indian Himalayas, Bangladesh,Nepal and across into Burma (Myanmar) in hill forests often at high elevations.

Dendrocitta is a genus of long-tailed passerine birds in the crow and jay family, Corvidae.
The generic name is derived from the Greek words dendron, meaning "tree," and kitta, meaning "magpie".
frontale, frontalis Latin frontalis fronted, browed (> Latin frontalia or frontale frontlet > frons, frontis forehead, front).

The ratchet-tailed treepie is a species of bird in the crow and jay family Corvidae. The species is also known as the notch-tailed treepie.

1/ Ratchet-tailed treepie (Chim khách đuôi cờ, Temnurus temnurus)

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