Birds of Vietnam, Bird Species in Vietnam

Cuc Phuong National Park, Ninh Binh, Vietnam

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Heterophasia, the sibias, is a bird genus in the family Leiothrichidae of the order Passeriformes.

1/ Black-headed sibia (Mi đầu đen, Heterophasia desgodinsi)

2/ Dark-backed sibia (Mi lưng đen, Heterophasia melanoleuca)

3/ Long-tailed sibia (Mi đuôi dài, Heterophasia picaoides)

Lioparus is a genus of passerine birds in the family Paradoxornithidae of the order Passeriformes. 

Paradoxornithidae: puzzling, paradox bird; Greek paradoxos extraordinary; ornis bird.
Lioparus: Greek leios smooth; Latin Parus: tit.

1/ Golden-breasted fulvetta (Lách tách ngực vàng, Lioparus chrysotis)

Alcippe is a genus of passerine birds in the monotypic family Alcippeidae of the order Passeriformes.

The genus once included many other fulvettas and was previously placed in families Pellorneidae or Timaliidae.

Alcippeidae, Alcippe: Greek Mythology Alcippe, daughter of Aries the god of war.

1/ Brown-cheeked fulvetta (Lách tách má nâu, Alcippe poioicephala) or brown-cheeked alcippe

2/ Grey-cheeked fulvetta or Morrison's fulvetta (Lách tách má xám, Alcippe morrisonia)

3/ Mountain fulvetta (Lách tách vành mắt, Alcippe peracensis)

4/ Black-browed fulvetta (Alcippe grotei)
Lách tách mày đen

5/ David's fulvetta (Alcippe davidi)
Lách tách má xám

Alcippeidae is a monotypic family of passerine birds of the order Passeriformes.
Many species of this family were previously placed in families Pellorneidae or Timaliidae.

Alcippeidae, Alcippe: Greek Mythology Alcippe, daughter of Aries the god of war.

Fulvetta is a genus of passerine birds in the family Paradoxornithidae of the order Passeriformes. 
The genus was recently reestablished for the typical fulvettas, which had, for long, been placed in in the Timaliidae (Old World babbler) genus Alcippe.
The species of this genus are closely related to the parrotbills.

Paradoxornithidae: puzzling, paradox bird; Greek paradoxos extraordinary; ornis bird.
Fulvetta: probably from Latin fulvus: tawny, yellowish-brown.

1/ Grey-hooded fulvetta (Lách tách mũ xám, Fulvetta cinereiceps)

2/ White-browed fulvetta (Lách tách mày trắng, Fulvetta vinipectus)

3/ Spectacled fulvetta (Lách tách ngực nâu, Lách tách bốn mắt, Fulvetta ruficapilla)

4/ Indochinese fulvetta (Fulvetta danisi)
Lách tách ngực nâu, Lách tách Đông Dương

Schoeniparus is a genus of passerine birds in the family Pellorneidae.
The species in genus Schoeniparus were until recently placed in the genus Alcippe with other fulvettas.
The English name of species of this genus are not a close relative of the "typical" fulvettas, which are now in the genus Fulvetta.
Schoeniparus: Greek skhoinos rush, reed; Latin Parus: tit.

1/ Rufous-winged fulvetta (Lách tách đầu đốm, Schoeniparus castaneceps)

2/ Dusky fulvetta (Lách tách đầu nâu, Schoeniparus brunneus)

3/ Rufous-throated fulvetta (Lách tách họng hung, Schoeniparus rufogularis)

4/ Yellow-throated fulvetta (Lách tách họng vàng, Schoeniparus cinereus)

5/ Rusty-capped fulvetta (Lách tách đầu hung, Lách tách chóp bạc màu, Schoeniparus dubius)

6/ Black-crowned fulvetta (Schoeniparus klossi)
Lách tách gáy đen

Dusky fulvetta 
(Lách tách đầu nâu, Schoeniparus brunneus)

The dusky fulvetta (Schoeniparus brunneus) is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae.
The bird is found in China and Taiwan, Vietnam.


Pellorneidae: From the Ancient Greek pellos meaning "dark-coloured" with orneon meaning "bird".
Schoeniparus: Greek skhoinos rush, reed; Latin Parus: tit.
brunneus: Latin brown.

Yellow-throated fulvetta 
(Lách tách họng vàng, Schoeniparus cinereus)


The yellow-throated fulvetta (Schoeniparus cinereus) is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae.
The bird is found in south-eastern Asia from the Himalayas to north-central Vietnam. 


Pellorneum, Pellorneidae: combines the Ancient Greek pellos meaning "dark-coloured" with orneon meaning "bird".
Schoeniparus: Greek skhoinos rush, reed; Latin Parus: tit.
"cinereus" refers to ash color (from Latin cinis, cineris for ashes).

Leiothrix is a genus of passerine birds in the family Leiothrichidae.
They belong to a clade also containing at least the liocichlas, barwings, minlas and sibias. The sibias are possibly their closest living relatives.
The genus name combines the Ancient Greek leios meaning "smooth" and thrix meaning "hair".

1/ Red-billed leiothrix (Kim oanh mỏ đỏ, Leiothrix lutea) 
The specific epithet lutea is from Latin luteus meaning "saffron-yellow".

2/ Silver-eared mesia (Kim oanh tai bạc, Leiothrix argentauris)

The shrike-babblers are a group of small birds in the genus Pteruthius in the family Vireonidae of the order Passeriformes.

Vireonidae: Vireo / vireo Latin vireo small green migratory bird.
Pteruthius Greek pteron wing; eruthaino to dye red, to blush.

1/ Black-headed shrike-babbler (Khướu mỏ quặp bụng hung, Pteruthius rufiventer)

2/ Trilling shrike-babbler (Khướu mỏ quặp cánh vàng, Pteruthius aenobarbus)

3/ Pied shrike-babbler (Khướu mỏ quặp mày trắng, Pteruthius flaviscapis)

4/ Black-eared shrike-babbler (Khướu mỏ quặp tai đen, Pteruthius melanotis) 

5/ White-browed shrike-babbler (Pteruthius aeralatus)
Khướu mỏ quặp Blyth

6/ Dalat shrike-babbler (Pteruthius aeralatus annamensis)
Khướu mỏ quặp Đà Lạt
A sub-species of White-browed shrike-babbler (Pteruthius aeralatus)

7/ Clicking Shrike-Babbler (Pteruthius intermedius)
Khướu mỏ quặp cánh vàng

Paradoxornis is a genus of passerine birds in the family Paradoxornithidae of the order Passeriformes.

1/ Spot-breasted parrotbill (Khướu mỏ dẹt cằm đen, Paradoxornis guttaticollis)

2/ Grey-headed parrotbill (Khướu mỏ dẹt đầu xám, Paradoxornis gularis)

3/ White-breasted parrotbill (Khướu mỏ dẹt to, Paradoxornis ruficeps)

4/ Black-headed parrotbill 
(Paradoxornis margaritae)
Khướu mỏ dẹt đầu đen

5/ Rufous-headed parrotbill
(Khướu mỏ dẹt to hay khướu mỏ dẹt đầu hung, Paradoxornis bakeri), or greater rufous-headed parrotbill

Suthora is a genus of parrotbills in the family Paradoxornithidae of the order    Passeriformes.

1/ Vinous-throated parrotbill (Khướu mỏ dẹt bé, Suthora webbiana) 
The specific name webbiana commemorates the English botanist Philip Barker Webb. The species is sometimes referred to as Webb's parrotbill.

2/ Short-tailed parrotbill (Khướu mỏ dẹt đuôi ngắn, Suthora davidiana)

3/ Black-throated parrotbill (Khướu mỏ dẹt họng đen, Suthora nipalensis)

4/ Ashy-throated parrotbill (Khướu mỏ dẹt Vân Nam, Suthora alphonsiana)

5/ Golden parrotbill (Khướu mỏ dẹt vàng, Suthora verreauxi)

6/ Brown-winged parrotbill (Khướu mỏ dẹt cánh nâu, Suthora brunnea)

7/ Pale-billed parrotbill (Khướu mỏ dẹt mỏ nhạt hay khướu mỏ dẹt mày đen hoặc khướu mỏ dẹt đầu hung nhỏ, Suthora atrosuperciliaris) 

8/ Eye-ringed parrotbill (Suthora ricketti), also known as the Yunnan parrotbill

The genus name Suthora is the Nepalese word for the black-throated parrotbill (Suthora nipalensis).

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