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 genus Minla is a passerine bird in the family Leiothrichidae of the order Passeriformes.

1/ Red-tailed Minla (Khướu lùn đuôi đỏ, Minla ignotincta)

The cutias are the passerine bird genus Cutia in the family Leiothrichidae.
The name is derived from the Nepali name khatya or khutya for the type species, the Himalayan cutia (C. nipalensis).
Related to the alcippes and the laughingthrushes.

1/ Himalayan cutia (Khướu hông đỏ, Cutia nipalensis)

2/ Vietnamese cutia (Khướu hông đỏ Việt Nam, Cutia legalleni)

The barwings are the genus Actinodura of passerine birds in the family Leiothrichidae.
The name Actinodura is derived from Greek words meaning "ray-like tail" (actinodes and ura).

1/Spectacled barwing (Khướu đuôi vằn Vân Nam, Actinodura ramsayi)

2/ Blue-winged minla (Khướu lùn cánh xanh, Actinodura cyanouroptera), also known as the blue-winged siva
 Formerly placed in the genus Minla and also in the monotypic Siva.

3/ Bar-throated minla or chestnut-tailed minla (Khướu lùn đuôi hung, Actinodura strigula), or bar-throated siva
Earlier placed in the genus Minla.

4/ Black-crowned barwing (Khướu vằn đầu đen, Actinodura sodangorum)
 The epithet sodangorum came from the Sodang tribe (also known as Xo Dang) which lives in Ngoc Linh and other areas in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos where black-crowned barwings are distributed.

5/ Streaked barwing (Khướu vằn gáy xanh, Actinodura souliei)

Gampsorhynchus is a genus of birds in the family Pellorneidae.

Gampsorhynchus Greek: gampsos γαμψός curved, bent, crooked; rhunkhos bill.

1/  White-hooded babbler (Khướu đuôi dài, Gampsorhynchus rufulus)

2/ Collared babbler (Gampsorhynchus torquatus)

Spelaeornis, the typical wren-babblers, is a bird genus in the family Timaliidae. 


1/ Naga wren-babbler (Khướu đất đuôi dài, Spelaeornis chocolatinus)
(split from long-tailed wren-babbler)

2/ Pale-throated wren-babbler (Spelaeornis kinneari) 


3/ Bar-winged wren-babbler (Spelaeornis troglodytoides)

Timaliidae, Timalia: The word "Timalo" originates in the Greek "Thimalos", which means "bird". This Greek root was adapted to Latin as "Timalus" and later to Portuguese as "Timalo".
Spelaeornis: Greek spelaion: cave; ornis: bird.

Pnoepyga is a genus of passerines endemic to southern and southeastern Asia. Its members are known as cupwings or wren-babblers. 

Pnoepyga, Pnoepygidae: pnoe [Greek] πνοή (pnoē): wind, breath, breeze, soul; pyga: puge meaning "rump".

1/ Scaly-breasted cupwing or scaly-breasted wren-babbler (Khướu đất đuôi cụt, Pnoepyga albiventer) 

2/ Pygmy cupwing (Khướu đất đuôi cụt Pigmi, Pnoepyga pusilla) or pygmy wren-babbler

Pnoepygidae of the bird order Passeriformes is a family for species known as cupwings or wren-babblers. Pnoepyga, Pnoepygidae: pnoe [Greek] πνοή (pnoē): wind, breath, breeze, soul; pyga: puge meaning "rump".

Gypsophila is a genus of birds in the family Pellorneidae.

Pellorneum, Pellorneidae: combines the Ancient Greek pellos meaning "dark-coloured" with orneon meaning "bird".
Gypsophila :Greek gupsos chalk, gypsum; philos fond of.

1/ Streaked wren-babbler (Khướu đá đuôi ngắn, Gypsophila brevicaudata)
Earlier Napothera brevicaudata

2/ Annam limestone babbler (khướu đá hoa, Gypsophila annamensis)
native to the limestone hills of northern Indochina.

Limestone wren-babbler has been split into three species:
- Annam limestone babbler, Gypsophila annamensis
- Rufous limestone babbler, Gypsophila calcicola
- Variable limestone babbler, Gypsophila crispifrons

3/ Streaked Wren-babbler (Gypsophila brevicaudata) 

Napothera is a genus of birds in the family Pellorneidae. Some of its species were formerly placed in the genera Rimator and Jabouilleia.

Napothera:
Ancient Greek term napos (νάπος), meaning "timbered valley"
Thera borrowed from Latin Thēra, from Ancient Greek Θήρᾱ (Thḗrā): Thira, Santorini (an island in the Cyclades, Greece).
Greek θήρα, ας, ἡ, thēra: hunting, the chase
Greek napos ravine, gully; -theras hunter (therao: to hunt).

1/ Eyebrowed wren-babbler (Khướu đá nhỏ, Napothera epilepidota)

2/ Long-billed wren-babbler (Khướu đuôi cụt, Napothera, malacoptila)

3/ Short-tailed scimitar babbler (Khướu mỏ dài, Napothera danjoui) 

4/ White-throated wren-babbler (Napothera pasquieri)

Trochalopteron is a genus of passerine birds in the laughingthrush family Leiothrichidae.

Leiothrix Leiothrichidae Ancient Greek leios meaning "smooth" and thrix meaning "hair".
Trochalopteron: the Ancient Greek trokhalos meaning "round" or "bowed" with pteron meaning "wing".

1/ Red-winged laughingthrush (Khướu cánh đỏ, Trochalopteron formosum) 

2/ Collared laughingthrush (Khướu đầu đen má xám, Trochalopteron yersini)
endemic to Vietnam.

3/ Chestnut-crowned laughingthrush (Khướu đầu hung, Trochalopteron erythrocephalum)

4/ Red-tailed laughingthrush (Khướu đuôi đỏ, Trochalopteron milnei)

5/ Black-faced laughingthrush (Khướu mặt đen, Trochalopteron affine)

6/ Golden-winged laughingthrush (Khướu Ngọc Linh, Trochalopteron ngoclinhense)

7/ Scaly laughingthrush (Trochalopteron subunicolor)

8/ Blue-winged laughingthrush (Khướu vảy, Trochalopteron squamatum)

9/ Silver-eared laughingthrush (Trochalopteron melanostigma)

Ianthocincla is a genus of passerine birds in the family Leiothrichidae.
Previously assigned to the genus Garrulax.

Leiothrix Leiothrichidae Ancient Greek leios meaning "smooth" and thrix meaning "hair".
The name of the genus Ianthocincla combines the Ancient Greek ionthos "young hair" or "down" with the Neo-Latin cinclus "thrush".

1/ Rufous-chinned laughingthrush (Khướu cằm hung, Ianthocincla rufogularis)

2/ Chestnut-eared laughingthrush (Khướu Kon Ka Kinh, Ianthocincla konkakinhensis)
originally placed in the genus Garrulax.

3/ Moustached Laughingthrush (Ianthocincla cineracea) 

Chestnut-eared laughingthrush 
(Khướu Kon Ka Kinh, Ianthocincla konkakinhensis)
originally placed in the genus Garrulax.

The chestnut-eared laughingthrush (Ianthocincla konkakinhensis) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in Vietnam and possibly Laos.

Compare:
- rufous-chinned laughingthrush (Ianthocincla rufogularis): rufous-chinned, rufous-eared, rufous lower tail coverts.
- chestnut-eared laughingthrush (Ianthocincla konkakinhensis): rufous-eared.

Leiothrix Leiothrichidae Ancient Greek leios meaning "smooth" and thrix meaning "hair".
The name of the genus Ianthocincla combines the Ancient Greek ionthos "young hair" or "down" with the Neo-Latin cinclus "thrush".

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