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.

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

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

The brown dipper (Cinclus pallasii) is an aquatic songbird found in the mountains of the east Palearctic.

The name cinclus is from the Ancient Greek word kinklos that was used to describe small tail-wagging, tail-bobbing birds that resided near water.
The genus is the only genus in the family Cinclidae.

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.

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.

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

6/ Yunnan fulvetta (Alcippe fratercula)

Alcippeidae, Alcippe: Greek Mythology Alcippe, daughter of Aries the god of war.
Fratercula is a Medieval Latin word meaning "little friar" or "little brother," derived from frater (brother) and -cula for little.

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