Birds of Vietnam, Bird Species in Vietnam

Cuc Phuong National Park, Ninh Binh, Vietnam

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Fantails are small insectivorous songbirds of the genus Rhipidura in the family Rhipiduridae, native to Australasia, Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent. 
The genus name combines the Ancient Greek rhipis, rhipidos meaning "fan" with "oura" meaning "tail".

1/ White-throated fantail (Rẻ quạt họng trắng, Rhipidura albicollis)
albicollis is from albi for white and collis for collar.

2/ Malaysian pied fantail (Rẻ quạt java, Rhipidura javanica)

3/ White-browed fantail (Rẻ quạt mày trắng, Rhipidura aureola)
An aureola or aureole (diminutive of Latin aurea, "golden") is the radiance of luminous cloud.

The family Rhipiduridae are small insectivorous birds of Australasia, Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent that includes the fantails and silktails.
The family is of the order  Passeriformes.

Chelidorhynx is a genus of birds in the family Stenostiridae of the order Passeriformes.

1/ Yellow-bellied fantail (Rẻ quạt bụng vàng, Chelidorhynx hypoxanthus), also known as the yellow-bellied fairy-fantail

Stenostiridae, or the fairy flycatchers,are a family of small passerine birds proposed as a result of recent discoveries in molecular systematics. They are also referred to as stenostirid warblers.

Rufous-winged philentoma 
(Đớp ruồi cánh hung, Philentoma pyrhoptera) 

The rufous-winged philentoma (Philentoma pyrhoptera) is a bird species in the little-known family Vangidae.
The bird is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Passeriformes (/ˈpæsərɪfɔːrmiːz/; from Latin passer 'sparrow' and formis '-shaped').

The family Vangidae name is from vanga which in Malagasy (from Madagasca) for the hook-billed vanga, Vanga curvirostris.

Philentoma is a scientific genus name for a type of bird, likely derived from Greek roots philo-, meaning something like "loving a beetle/insect" or "insect-loving," combining philein (to love) and entoma (insects), referring to the bird's insectivorous nature. 

pyrhoptera, pyrhopterum: Greek purrhos flame-coloured, red (pur fire); pteron wing.

Philentoma is an enigmatic genus of birds. They are now usually included in the Vangidae of the order Passeriformes.

1/ Rufous-winged philentoma (Đớp ruồi cánh hung, Philentoma pyrhoptera) 

Passeriformes (/ˈpæsərɪfɔːrmiːz/; from Latin passer 'sparrow' and formis '-shaped').

The family Vangidae name is from vanga which in Malagasy (from Madagasca) for the hook-billed vanga, Vanga curvirostris.

Philentoma is a scientific genus name for a type of bird, likely derived from Greek roots philo-, meaning something like "loving a beetle/insect" or "insect-loving," combining philein (to love) and entoma (insects), referring to the bird's insectivorous nature. 

Hypothymis is a genus of birds in the family Monarchidae.

The word Hypothymis is from the Ancient Greek hupothumis, the name of an unidentified bird mentioned by the playwright Aristophanes.

1/ Black-naped monarch or black-naped blue flycatcher (Dớp ruồi xanh gáy đen, Hypothymis azurea)

Monarchidae is a bird family comprising passerine birds which includes shrikebills, paradise flycatchers, and magpie-larks.

Garrulus is a genus of Old World jays, passerine birds in the family Corvidae.
The name Garrulus is a Latin word meaning chattering, babbling or noisy.

1/ Eurasian jay (Quạ thông, Garrulus glandarius) 
The specific epithet glandarius is Latin meaning "of acorns".

Corvus is a widely distributed genus of passerine birds ranging from medium-sized to large-sized in the family Corvidae.
It includes species commonly known as crows, ravens, and rooks.
The genus name is derived from the Latin corvus meaning "raven".


1/ Large-billed crow (Quạ đen, Corvus macrorhynchos), formerly referred to widely as the jungle crow
The scientific name macrorhynchos is from Ancient Greek for "large beak". The species is sometimes known by the common name thick-billed crow. 

2/ Collared crow (Quạ khoang, Corvus torquatus), also known as the ring-necked crow or white-collared crow

3/ Carrion crow (Quạ mỏ nhỏ, Corvus corone) 
The epithet is from Greek korone, "crow".

4/ House crow (Corvus splendens), 
also known as the Indian, greynecked, Ceylon or Colombo crow

House crow (Corvus splendens), 
also known as the Indian, greynecked, Ceylon or Colombo crow

The house crow (Corvus splendens) is a common bird of the crow family that is of Asian origin but now found in many parts of the world, where they arrived assisted by shipping. 

The genus name Corvus is derived from the Latin corvus meaning "raven".
splendens Latin splendens brilliant, glittering (splendere to shine).

Carrion crow (Quạ mỏ nhỏ, Corvus corone) 


The carrion crow (Corvus corone) is a passerine bird of the family Corvidae, native to western Europe and the eastern Palearctic.


Corvus is a widely distributed genus of passerine birds ranging from medium-sized to large-sized in the family Corvidae.
It includes species commonly known as crows, ravens, and rooks.
The genus name is derived from the Latin corvus meaning "raven".
The epithet corone is from Greek korone, "crow".

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