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.

The genus Arachnothera, part of the sunbird family Nectariniidae, contains birds known as spiderhunters.
The genus name Arachnothera means "spider hunter" and the species epithet refers to the long beak.

1/ Spectacled spiderhunter (Bắp chuối bụng vàng, Arachnothera flavigaster)

2/ Streaky-breasted spiderhunter (Bắp chuối bụng xám, Arachnothera affinis)

3/ Streaked spiderhunter (Bắp chuối đốm đen, Arachnothera magna)

4/ Yellow-eared spiderhunter (Bắp chuối má vàng, Arachnothera chrysogenys)

5/ Little spiderhunter (Bắp chuối mỏ dài, Arachnothera longirostra)

The family Nectariniidae of passerine birds includes sunbirds and spiderhunters of the order Passeriformes.

Hemiprocne is a single genus of the treeswift (or crested swift) family Hemiprocnidae.

1/ Grey-rumped treeswift (Yến mào, Hemiprocne longipennis)
2/ Crested treeswift (Hemiprocne coronata)


Hemiprocne: Greek hemi- half-, small, akin to; Latin progne: swallow.

Crested treeswift 
(Hemiprocne coronata)

The crested treeswift (Hemiprocne coronata) is a species of tree swift.

Hemiprocne: Greek hemi- half-, small, akin to; Latin progne: swallow.
coronatus, coronata: meaning "crowned".

Treeswifts or crested swifts are a family, the Hemiprocnidae, of aerial near passerine birds, closely related to the true swifts containing a single genus, Hemiprocne. 

The bird family is distributed from India and Southeast Asia through Indonesia to New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.

Aerodramus is a genus of small, dark, cave-nesting birds in the Collocaliini tribe of the swift family Apodidae.
The genus name combines the Ancient Greek aer meaning "air" with -dromos meaning "-racer" (from trekho "to run").

1/ Edible-nest swiftlet (Yến hông xám, Aerodramus fuciphagus), also known as the white-nest swiftlet

2/ Himalayan swiftlet (Yến núi, Aerodramus brevirostris) 

3/ Mossy-nest swiftlet (Yến rêu, Aerodramus salangana) 

Cypsiurus is a genus of the swift family of birds in the family Apodidae, of the order Apodiformes.
The name Hirundapus is constructed from the names of the swallow genus Hirundo and the swift genus Apus.

1/ Silver-backed needletail (Yến đuôi cứng bụng trắng, Hirundapus cochinchinensis)

2/ White-throated needletail (Yến đuôi cứng họng trắng, Hirundapus caudacutus), also known as needle-tailed swift or spine-tailed swift
The specific name caudacutus comes from the Latin words cauda meaning "tail" and acutus meaning "pointed".

3/ Brown-backed needletail (Yến đuôi cứng lớn, Hirundapus giganteus), or brown needletail

Cypsiurus is a genus of the swift family of birds in the family Apodidae, of the order    Apodiformes.

1/ Asian palm swift (Yến cọ, Cypsiurus balasiensis) 

The bird genus Apus comprise some of the Old World members of the family Apodidae, commonly known as swifts.
The name Apus is Latin for a swift, thought to be a type of swallow with no feet (from Ancient Greek a meaning "without", and pous meaning "foot").

1/ Little swift (Yến cằm trắng, Apus affinis)

2/ Pacific swift or fork-tailed swift (Yến hông trắng, Apus pacificus)
pacificus refers to the Pacific Ocean.

Apodidae is a bird family of swifts which are highly aerial birds. 
The family name, Apodidae, is derived from the Greek apous meaning "footless", a reference to the small, weak legs of these most aerial of birds.

The bird order Apodiformes contains three living families: the swifts (Apodidae), the treeswifts (Hemiprocnidae), and the hummingbirds (Trochilidae).

Loriculus, or hanging parrots, is a genus of small parrots in the family Psittaculidae.
The name is a diminutive of the genus Lorius.

1/ Vernal hanging parrot (Vẹt lùn, Loriculus vernalis)

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