Birds of Vietnam, Bird Species in Vietnam

Cuc Phuong National Park, Ninh Binh, Vietnam

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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)

Crypsirina is a small genus of long-tailed passerine birds in the crow and jay family, Corvidae.
The generic name is derived from the Greek words krupto, meaning "to conceal," and rhis or rhinos, meaning "nostrils".

1/ Racket-tailed treepie (Chim khách, Crypsirina temia)

Racket-tailed treepie 
(Chim khách, Crypsirina temia)

The racket-tailed treepie (Crypsirina temia) is an Asian treepie, a member of the crow family, Corvidae.
This bird occurs in southern Burma (Myanmar), Thailand, Indo-China, Sumatra, Java and Bali in scrub and secondary growth, open fields and gardens, bamboo thickets and open forest often near villages.

Pica is a genus of seven species of birds in the family Corvidae in both the New World and the Old.
Pica is the Latin word for the Eurasian magpie.

1/ Eurasian magpie or common magpie (Ác là, Bồ các, Pica pica)

2/ Oriental magpie (Pica serica) 

Oriental magpie (Pica serica) 

The Oriental magpie (Pica serica) is a species of magpie found from south-eastern Russia to eastern China, Korea, Taiwan, Japan and northern Indochina and Myanmar. 
Other names for the Oriental magpie include Korean magpie and Asian magpie.

Pica is a genus of seven species of birds in the family Corvidae in both the New World and the Old.
Pica is the Latin word for the Eurasian magpie.
serica from Latin sericus meaning silk, silk garments.

Eurasian magpie or common magpie 
(Ác là, Bồ các, Pica pica)

The Eurasian magpie or common magpie (Pica pica) is a resident breeding bird throughout the northern part of the Eurasian continent.


Pica is a genus of seven species of birds in the family Corvidae in both the New World and the Old.
Pica is the Latin word for the Eurasian magpie.

Corvidae is a cosmopolitan family of oscine passerine birds that contains the crows, ravens, rooks, magpies, jackdaws, jays, treepies, choughs, and nutcrackers.

Corvina ( Coracina) / corvina Latin corvinus raven-like, raven-black (corvus raven).

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