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 rosefinches are a genus, Carpodacus, of passerine birds in the finch family Fringillidae.
The genus name is from the Ancient Greek terms karpos, "fruit", and dakno, "to bite".

1/ Scarlet finch (Mỏ to lưng đỏ, Carpodacus sipahi) 
formerly placed in the monotypic genus Haematospiza.
The species name sipahi comes from the Hindustani word sipahi for a soldier or the Anglicised form sepoy, for the red uniform worn by those in the employment of the East India Company.

2/ Common rosefinch (Sẻ hồng mura, Carpodacus erythrinus) or scarlet rosefinch
The specific erythrinus is from Latin erythros, "red".

The Oriental grosbeaks (Eophona) are a genus of finches containing two species in the family Fringillidae.
The name Eophona is derived from the classical Greek words eos meaning "dawn" and phone meaning "shout" or "cry".

1/ Yellow-billed grosbeak, or black-tailed hawfinch (Mỏ to đầu đen, Eophona migratoria)

Pyrrhula is a small genus of passerine birds, commonly called bullfinches, belonging to the finch family (Fringillidae).

1/ Brown Bullfinch (Mỏ ngắn, Pyrrhula nipalensis)
2/ Grey-headed bullfinch (Pyrrhula erythaca), Gray-headed bullfinch, or Beavan's Bullfinch

Fringillidae, Fringilla: Latin fringilla for finch.
Pyrrhula comes from the Greek word pyrrhoulas (πυρρούλας), meaning "worm-eating bird" or a "flame-colored bird". This name was given by Aristotle to a small, reddish bird he identified, though the bullfinch it refers to is actually mostly vegetarian. 

Crossbills are birds of the genus Loxia within the finch family (Fringillidae), with six species.
The genus name is from the Ancient Greek loxos, "crosswise".

1/ Red crossbill or common crossbill (Mỏ chéo, Loxia curvirostra)
curvirostra is Latin for "curved bill".

The true finches are small to medium-sized passerine birds in the family Fringillidae.
The family includes the canaries, siskins, redpolls, serins, grosbeaks and euphonias,...

Fringillidae, Fringilla: Latin fringilla for finch.

Emberiza is the single genus of Old World passerine birds in the family Emberizidae.

The buntings are a group of Old World passerine birds forming the genus Emberiza, the only genus in the family Emberizidae.

The scientific name for the bunting family, Emberizidae, originates from the Old German word "emberitz" meaning "bunting" or "hammer,". 
The genus Emberiza is of Germanic origin, referring to the common bunting bird. 

Ploceus is a genus of birds in the weaver family, Ploceidae. They are native to the Indomalayan and Afrotropical realms.
The genus name is from Ancient Greek plokeus meaning "weaver" derived from the Greek word pleko "to entwine".

1/ Baya weaver (Rồng rộc, Ploceus philippinus)

2/ Streaked weaver (Rồng rộc đen, Ploceus manyar)

3/ Asian golden weaver (Ploceus hypoxanthus)

Passer is a genus of sparrows, also known as the true sparrows.

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

The name Passer is the Latin word for "sparrow."
The specific name cinnamomeus comes from the Neo-Latin cinnamomeus, "cinnamon-coloured".

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

The house sparrow (Passer domesticus) is a bird of the sparrow family Passeridae, found in most parts of the world.

The name Passer is the Latin word for "sparrow", coming from a root word referring to speed.
The Latin word domesticus means "belonging to the house", like the common name a reference to its association with humans.

Eurasian tree sparrow 
(Sẻ, Passer montanus)

The Eurasian tree sparrow (Passer montanus) is a passerine bird in the sparrow family with a rich chestnut crown and nape and a black patch on each pure white cheek. 

The name Passer is the Latin word for "sparrow", coming from a root word referring to speed.
The Eurasian tree sparrow's binomial name is derived from two Latin words: passer, "sparrow", and montanus, "of the mountains" (from mons "mountain").
The Eurasian tree sparrow's common name is given because it prefers tree holes for nesting. 

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.

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