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.

Singing bush lark or Horsfield's bush lark (Sơn ca Java, Mirafra javanica)

The singing bush lark or Horsfield's bush lark (Mirafra javanica) is a species of lark which inhabits grassland throughout most of Australia and much of Southeast Asia.

Alaudidae is from Alauda for lark in Latin.
The exact etymological origin of "Mirafra" is unknown, but the Latin root "mirus" (meaning "wonderful" or "wondrous") is a possibility, as the name is given to a genus of larks, birds known for their song. 

Bengal bush lark 
(Sơn ca Thái lan, Plocealauda assamica) or Bengal lark, rufous-winged lark
Formerly belonged to the genus mirafra

The Bengal bush lark (Plocealauda assamica) or Bengal lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in southern Asia.

Traits:
- Breast spotted with dark, gray or black colors;
- Rufous red on the outer wing feathers.

Alaudidae is from Alauda for lark in Latin.
The genus name Plocealauda is a portmanteau of the genera Ploceus and Alauda:
 - The word Ploceus comes from the New Latin word plokeus, which is derived from the Ancient Greek word plekein (πλεκειν), meaning "to plait," "to weave," or "to braid". The Greek word plokeus (πλοκευς) itself means "weaver" or "plaiter". 
 - The term Alauda is Latin for "lark" or "skylark". It comes from Gaulish, a Celtic language, and is the genus name for skylarks.

"Assamica" is a Latin term to indicate a possible origin from the Assam region of India.

Mirafra is a genus of lark in the family Alaudidae. Some Mirafra species are called "larks", while others are called "bush larks". 
They are found in Africa except for the singing bush lark that is found through South Asia to Australia.

1/ Singing bush lark or Horsfield's bush lark (Sơn ca Java, Mirafra javanica)

Alaudidae is from Alauda for lark in Latin.
The exact etymological origin of "Mirafra" is unknown, but the Latin root "mirus" (meaning "wonderful" or "wondrous") is a possibility, as the name is given to a genus of larks, birds known for their song. 

Oriental skylark (Alauda gulgula), also known as the small skylark,
eastern skylark, Indian skylark and lesser skylark.

The Oriental skylark (Alauda gulgula), also known as the small skylark, is a species of skylark found in the Sino-Indian region and parts of central Asia.


The current genus name Alauda is from Latin alauda, "lark".
The meaning of the specific epithet gulgula is uncertain but is perhaps a reference to the song as gula is Latin for "throat" or may be the color of the "gulgula" or a sweet.

Asian short-toed lark (Alaudala cheleensis) 
Other names: the Asiatic short-toed lark, eastern short-toed lark (a name also used by the steppe greater short-toed lark), grey short-toed lark, Mongolian short-toed lark (not to be confused with the species of the same name, Calandrella dukhunensis), salined lark and salt-marsh lark.

The Asian short-toed lark (Alaudala cheleensis) is a lark in the family Alaudidae. 
This bird species is found from south-central to eastern Asia.

The family name Alaudidae, the genus name alauda are from Latin alauda, "lark".

Alauda is a genus of larks found across much of Europe, Asia and in the mountains of north Africa...
The current genus name is from Latin alauda, "lark".

1/ Oriental skylark (Alauda gulgula), also known as the small skylark,
eastern skylark, Indian skylark and lesser skylark.
The meaning of the specific epithet gulgula is uncertain but is perhaps a reference to the song as gula is Latin for "throat" or may be the color of the "gulgula" or a sweet.

Larks are passerine birds of the family Alaudidae.

Eurasian siskin (Sẻ thông Siskim, Spinus spinus)
also called the European siskin, common siskin or just siskin. 
Other (archaic) names include black-headed goldfinch, barley bird and aberdevine.

The Eurasian siskin (Spinus spinus) is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. 

This bird species can be found across the greater part of Eurosiberia and the north of Africa. 
Its breeding area is separated into two zones, both sides of the Palearctic realm: the eastern coast of Asia and the central and northern part of Europe.

Passeriformes originates from New Latin, combining the Latin passer ("sparrow") and -iformes ("having the form of"). It translates to "sparrow-shaped" or "sparrow-like", referring to the largest order of birds (over 5,000 species) that includes songbirds and perching birds.

Fringillidae is the scientific family name for true finches, derived from New Latin. It stems from the Latin word fringilla (meaning finch or small bird, often associated with the chaffinch) and the suffix -idae, indicating a zoological family. The root fringilla is believed to originate from an Indo-European echoic base relating to a "small bird" or "twittering" sound.

The genus name is from the Ancient Greek spinos, a name for a now-unidentifiable bird.
All of the species in the genus, except for the Tibetan serin, were formerly included in the genus Carduelis. 
The English name is from German dialect sisschen or zeischen.

Spinus is a genus of passerine birds in the finch family Fringillidae.
The genus name is from the Ancient Greek spinos, a name for a now-unidentifiable bird.
All of the species in the genus, except for the Tibetan serin, were formerly included in the genus Carduelis. 

1/ Eurasian siskin (Sẻ thông Siskim, Spinus spinus)
The English name is from German dialect sisschen or zeischen.

The greenfinches are small passerine birds in the genus Chloris in the subfamily Carduelinae within the Fringillidae.
The greenfinches were formerly placed in the genus Carduelis.
The genus name is from Ancient Greek khloris, the European greenfinch, from khloros, "green".

1/ Black-headed greenfinch (Sẻ núi, Chloris ambigua)
The specific epithet ambigua is from the Latin ambiguus for "doubtful".

2/ Vietnamese greenfinch (Chloris monguilloti)
the specific epithet was chosen to honour Maurice Antoine François Monguillot, the General Secretary of French Indochina.

 

Dark-breasted rosefinch (Sẻ hồng Nê pan, Procarduelis nipalensis)
 formerly placed in the genus Carpodacus.

The dark-breasted rosefinch (Procarduelis nipalensis) is a species of true finch in the monotypic genus Procarduelis.
The bird is found in Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Passeriformes originates from New Latin, combining the Latin passer ("sparrow") and -iformes ("having the form of"). It translates to "sparrow-shaped" or "sparrow-like", referring to the largest order of birds (over 5,000 species) that includes songbirds and perching birds.

Fringillidae, Fringilla: Latin fringilla for finch.

Procarduelis: "before" or "primitive" Carduelis, indicating it is an earlier, more ancestral form of the goldfinch/cardueline finch group. 
 Pro- (Greek/Latin): Derived from the Greek πρό (pro), meaning "before," "in front of," or "primitive/early".
 Carduelis (Latin): The classical Latin name for the European goldfinch (derived from carduus, meaning "thistle," the bird's primary food source). 

 

The genus Procarduelis is a genus of passerine birds in the finch family Fringillidae.

1/ Dark-breasted rosefinch (Sẻ hồng Nê pan, Procarduelis nipalensis)
 formerly placed in the genus Carpodacus.

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