Birds of Vietnam, Bird Species in Vietnam

Cuc Phuong National Park, Ninh Binh, Vietnam

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The crag martins are five species of small passerine birds in the genus Ptyonoprogne of the swallow family.

1/ Dusky crag martin (Nhạn nâu hung, Ptyonoprogne concolor)

Hirundinidae: Latin hirundo swallow.
The genus name Ptyonoprogne is derived from the Greek ptuon (πτύον), "a fan", referring to the shape of the opened tail, and Procne (Πρόκνη), a mythological girl who was turned into a swallow.

Dusky crag martin 
(Nhạn nâu hung, Ptyonoprogne concolor)

The dusky crag martin (Ptyonoprogne concolor) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family Hirundinidae.

Hirundinidae: Latin hirundo swallow.
The genus name Ptyonoprogne is derived from the Greek ptuon (πτύον), "a fan", referring to the shape of the opened tail, and Procne (Πρόκνη), a mythological girl who was turned into a swallow.
The specific concolor is from Latin, con "together", and color "colour" and refers to the bird's uniform colouration.

Sand martin 
(Nhạn nâu xám, Riparia riparia), also known as the bank swallow (in the Americas), collared sand martin, or common sand martin

The sand martin (Riparia riparia), also known as the collared sand martin or common sand martin, and in the Americas as the bank swallow, is a migratory passerine bird in the swallow family Hirundinidae.

In summer, the bird has is found in  the the whole Holarctic area, from Europe, across Asia to the Pacific Ocean, and throughout North America. 
It winters in eastern and southern Africa, southern Asia, and South America.

Hirundinidae is from the Latin Hirundo for a swallow.
The genus name Riparia is from the Latin riparius which means "of the riverbank"; it is derived from the Latin ripa "riverbank".

Riparia is a genus of passerine birds in the swallow family Hirundinidae.

1/ Grey-throated martin grey-throated martin or Asian plain martin (Nhạn nâu đỏ, Riparia chinensis)

Brown-throated martin or brown-throated sand martin (Nhạn họng nâu, Riparia paludicola)
The specific epithet paludicola is Latin meaning "marsh-dweller" (from palus, paludis meaning "swamp" and -cola meaning "dweller".
Used to include the grey-throated martin or Asian plain martin[1] (Riparia chinensis).

2/ Sand martin (Nhạn nâu xám, Riparia riparia), also known as the bank swallow (in the Americas), collared sand martin, or common sand martin


Hirundinidae is from the Latin Hirundo for a swallow.
The genus name Riparia is from the Latin riparius which means "of the riverbank"; it is derived from the Latin ripa "riverbank".

Grey-throated martin grey-throated martin or Asian plain martin 
(Nhạn nâu đỏ, Riparia chinensis)
Formerly considered a subspecies of the plain martin.

The grey-throated martin or Asian plain martin (Riparia chinensis) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family.
The bird is found from Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Indian subcontinent to southern China, Taiwan, and the northern Philippines.

Brown-throated martin or brown-throated sand martin (Nhạn họng nâu, Riparia paludicola)
The specific epithet paludicola is Latin meaning "marsh-dweller" (from palus, paludis meaning "swamp" and -cola meaning "dweller".
Used to include the grey-throated martin or Asian plain martin[1] (Riparia chinensis).

Hirundinidae is from the Latin Hirundo for a swallow.
The genus name Riparia is from the Latin riparius which means "of the riverbank"; it is derived from the Latin ripa "riverbank".

Delichon is a small genus of passerine birds that belongs to the swallow family and contains four species called house martins.
The name of the genus, "Delichon", is an anagram of the Ancient Greek term chelidon meaning swallow.

1/  Asian house martin (Nhạn hông trắng Á châu, Delichon dasypus)
dasypus is from Greek meaning "rough-legged".

2/ Nepal house martin (Nhạn hông trắng Nêpan, Delichon nipalense)
nipalense refers to Nepal, where the type specimen was obtained.

3/ Western house martin (Nhạn hông trắng Xibêri, Delichon urbicum), sometimes called the common house martin, northern house martin or, particularly in Europe, just house martin
The species name urbicum (urbica until 2004, due to a misunderstanding of Latin grammar) means "of the town" in Latin.

4/ Siberian house martin or eastern house martin (Delichon lagopodum)

The bird genus Hirundo is a group of passerines in the family Hirundinidae (swallows and martins). The genus name is Latin for a swallow.

1/ Barn swallow (Nhạn bụng trắng, Hirundo rustica)

2/ Wire-tailed swallow (Nhạn đầu hung, Hirundo smithii)

3/ Pacific swallow (Nhạn đuôi đen, Hirundo tahitica) 

Cecropis is a genus of large swallows found in Africa and tropical Asia in the family Hirundinidae of the order Passeriformes.
The name of the genus is from the Ancient Greek Kekropis "Athenian woman".

1/ Rufous-bellied swallow (Nhạn bụng hung, Cecropis badia)

2/ Striated swallow (Nhạn bụng vằn, Cecropis striolata)

3/ Red-rumped swallow (Nhạn bụng xám, Cecropis daurica)

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.

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