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.

Hirundinidae, commonly known as swallows, martins, and saw-wings, is a family of passerine songbirds.

Psarisomus is a genus of broadbills in the family Eurylaimidae of the order Passeriformes. 
The generic name Psarisomus comes from the name Psaris, a synonym of Tityra and the Greek word soma for "body".

1/ Long-tailed broadbill (Mỏ rộng xanh, Psarisomus dalhousiae)

Serilophus is a genus of broadbills in the family Eurylaimidae of the order Passeriformes.
Eurylaimus, from the Ancient Greek ευρυς, eurus, meaning broad, and λαιμος, laimos, meaning throat. 
Serilophus : Greek word serikos- silken; lophos -crest 

1/ Silver-breasted broadbill (Mỏ rộng hung, Serilophus lunatus)
lunatus lūnātus (feminine lūnāta, neuter lūnātum) crescent- or half-moon-shaped

Eurylaimus is a genus of broadbills (family Eurylaimidae) found in Southeast Asia.
The name means 'broad throat', from the Greek eurus ('broad, wide') and laimos ('throat').

1/ Banded broadbill (Mỏ rộng hồng, Eurylaimus javanicus) 
 The specific name javanicus comes from Java, the island on which it was discovered.

Cymbirhynchus is a genus of suboscine passerine birds in the family the Eurylaimidae of the order Passeriformes.
The generic name is from the Greek kymbe which could mean either "small boat", "head" or "an unknown bird", and rhynkhos meaning bill. 

1/ Black-and-red broadbill (Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos) 
The specific name macrorhynchos comes from the Greek makrorrhynkhos meaning long-billed.

Corydon is a genus of suboscine passerine birds in the family the Eurylaimidae of the order Passeriformes.

1/ Dusky broadbill (Mỏ rộng đen, Corydon sumatranus)

Calyptomena is a genus containing three green birds in the broadbill family Calyptomenidae that are found in Southeast Asia.
The genus name combines Ancient Greek kaluptos meaning "covered" with mene meaning "moon".

1/ Green broadbill (Mỏ rộng xồm, Calyptomena viridis) also known as the lesser green broadbill
Formerly classified in the family Eurylaimidae, a group of closely related birds that share the name "broadbill".

Calyptomenidae is a family of passerine birds found in Africa, the Malay Peninsula and Borneo.

The Eurylaimidae are a family of suboscine passerine birds of the order Passeriformes. The birds are found from the eastern Himalayas to Indonesia and the Philippines. The birds of the family are commonly called broadbill.

The name means 'broad throat', from the Greek eurus ('broad, wide') and laimos ('throat').

Cinclus, commonly known as dippers, is the only genus in the family Cinclidae of the order Passeriformes.
The name cinclus is from the Ancient Greek word kinklos that was used to describe small tail-wagging birds that resided near water.

1/ Brown dipper (Lội suối, Cinclus pallasii), also known as Pallas's dipper, Asian dipper or the Asiatic dipper

Cinclidae, which is comprised of one genus Cinclus, is a bird family of the order Passeriformes. A study in 2002 showed that the dipper family, Cinclidae, is most closely related to the thrush family, Turdidae.

Laniellus is a genus of passerine birds in the family Leiothrichidae of the order Passeriformes.
formerly placed in the genus Crocias.

Ancient Greek κροκίας (krokías, “a saffron-colored stone”)

1/ Grey-crowned crocias (Mi Núi Bà, Laniellus langbianis)
endemic to Vietnam.

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