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.

Scarlet finch (Mỏ to lưng đỏ, Carpodacus sipahi) 
formerly placed in the monotypic genus Haematospiza.


The scarlet finch (Carpodacus sipahi) is a small passerine bird of the genus rosefinch in the finch family Fringillidae. 
The bird is found in the Himalayas from Uttarakhand state in the Indian Himalayas eastwards across Nepal, stretching further east to the adjacent hills of Northeast India and Southeast Asia as far south as Thailand.

The genus name is from the Ancient Greek terms karpos, "fruit", and dakno, "to bite".
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.

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 Mycerobas grosbeaks are a genus of finch in the family Fringillidae.
This bird family is found in southern Himalaya and China.

1/ Spot-winged grosbeak (Mycerobas melanozanthos)

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.

Mycerobas is derived from Ancient Greek, specifically from the words moukēros (almond) and agnumi (to break), translating to "nut-breaker" or "almond-breaker" referring to the genus of grosbeaks known for their massive, powerful beaks used to crack hard seeds. 

 

Spot-winged grosbeak (Mycerobas melanozanthos)

The spot-winged grosbeak (Mycerobas melanozanthos) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae.
The distribution of this bird species include the Indian subcontinent and parts of Southeast Asia: Bhutan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, Tibet 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.

Mycerobas is derived from Ancient Greek, specifically from the words moukēros (almond) and agnumi (to break), translating to "nut-breaker" or "almond-breaker" referring to the genus of grosbeaks known for their massive, powerful beaks used to crack hard seeds. 
Melanozanthos is from Greek melas for black and xanthos for yellow.

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

The Chinese grosbeak, yellow-billed grosbeak, or black-tailed hawfinch (Eophona migratoria) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae.
This bird species is found in Russian Far East, China, Manchuria and Korea.
This bird is migratory breeding in temperate forests and wintering in southern parts of China and Japan, Taiwan and northern Southeast Asia.

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.

The name Eophona is derived from the classical Greek words eos meaning "dawn" and phone meaning "shout" or "cry".

The specific epithet "Migratoria" (feminine) or migratorius (masculine) is a Latin-derived term meaning "migratory," "wandering," or "moving from one place to another". It stems from the Latin verb migrāre ("to move," "depart") and the suffix -tōrius (indicating relationship).

Japanese grosbeak (Eophona personata) 
Also Japanese hawfinch, or masked hawfinch 

The Japanese grosbeak (Eophona personata) or Ikaru is a finch native to the East Palearctic.

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.

The name Eophona is derived from the classical Greek words eos meaning "dawn" and phone meaning "shout" or "cry".

Personata is a Latin term, derived from personatus, meaning masked, disguised, or wearing a mask. It is the feminine form of personatus and is frequently used in scientific, biological nomenclature to describe animals or plants with distinctive, dark markings around their faces or structures, such as the Agapornis personata (Masked Lovebird) or Poephila personata (Masked Finch). 

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. 

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