Vietnam Birding

The birds in Vietnam with white eye-ring could be:

1/ The white-eye
2/ Some fulvetta (Grey-cheeked, Nepal, Yunnan fulvetta)

The birds in Vietnam with white eyebrows could be:

1/ White-browed bush robin (Tarsiger indicus)
Oanh đuôi nhọn mày trắng

2/ Snowy-browed flycatcher (Ficedula hyperythra)
Đớp ruồi mày trắng

3/ Mugimaki flycatcher (Ficedula mugimaki)

4/ Rufous-gorgeted flycatcher (Ficedula strophiata)

5/ Little pied flycatcher (Ficedula westermanni)

6/ Scimitar-babbler

If we consider the hood of a bird including the head, the neck and throat, then what is the name of the bird in Vietnam with a white hood?

1/ White-headed Bulbul
Hypsipetes thompsoni

2/ Collared Babbler
Gampsorhynchus torquatus

3/ White-hooded babbler (Gampsorhynchus rufulus)

4/ White-crested Laughingthrush
Garrulax leucolophus

The birds in Vietnam with a White on the throat could be:

1/ White-gorgeted flycatcher (Anthipes monileger)
2/ Spot-necked babbler (Stachyris strialata)

The birds in Vietnam with a white triangle on the throat could be:

1/ White-gorgeted flycatcher (Anthipes monileger)

The difference between the Abbott's Babbler and the Buff-breasted Babbler:

1/ Abbott's Babbler: grey face, grey-brown colors, grey lore

Undertail coverts and the feathers around the vent  have rich rufous or bright orange-brown color.

2/ Buff-breasted Babbler: brown face, brighter brown, brown lore.

The difference between the Asian Barred Owlet and the Collared Owlet:

1/ Asian barred owlet (Glaucidium cuculoides), also known as the cuckoo owlet
- Head: barred;

2/ The collared owlet (Taenioptynx brodiei), also known as the collared pygmy owl
- Head: spotted

The difference between Asian Brown Flycatcher and Brown-breasted Flycatcher in Vietnam:

1/ Asian Brown Flycatcher (Muscicapa dauurica)
black legs

2/ Brown-breasted Flycatcher  (Muscicapa muttui)
pale legs

Both these two birds have green the hood possessing blue, red and black colors.

The difference between Blue-throated Barbet and Blue-eared Barbet in Vietnam:

The difference between the Black-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher and the Ruddy Kingfisher:

1/ Black-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher: black and blue back, very short tail, white ears

2/ Ruddy Kingfisher: ruddy back

These two birds have similar colors which may cause confusion at at glance: blue nape, blue upperparts, brown underparts.

The difference between Blue-naped Pitta and Blue-rumped Pitta in Vietnam:

1/ Blue-naped pitta (Hydrornis nipalensis)

- Brown front;

- Brown face;

2/ Blue-rumped pitta (Hydrornis soror)

- Grey front;

- Some have gray face;

Both these two birds have green the hood possessing blue, red and black colors.

The difference between Blue-throated Barbet and Blue-eared Barbet in Vietnam:

The difference between the Brown-rumped Minivet and the Ashy Minivet:

The difference between the Common Flameback and the Greater Flameback:

The difference between the Common Tailorbird and the Mountain Tailorbird:

These two birds are very similar with golden cap and throat, red front, green body with some parts blue...

The difference between the Golden-throated Barbet and the Necklaced Barbet:

1/ Golden-throated Barbet

- Uniform color on the cheek and lower throat.

2/ Necklaced Barbet

- Necklace line at the base of the throat.

The difference between the Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker and the Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker:

Both these two birds have green the hood possessing blue, red and black colors.

The difference between Blue-throated Barbet and Blue-eared Barbet in Vietnam:

The difference between the Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo and the Large Hawk-Cuckoo:

1/ Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo

- Smaller size, shorter tail in comparison with the body;

- Patterned back with warm coloration (reddish brown);

- Not well-defined streaks on the underparts;

2/ Large Hawk-Cuckoo

- Bigger size and longer tail compared to the body;

- Plain dark brown back (adult) or patterned back with gray and dark colors (juvenile), not warm coloration (juvenile);

- Well-defined, clear streaks on the breast and/or underparts;

Larks are similar to pipits in the wild given similarities in plumage and general appearance.
The difference between a lark and a pipit in Vietnam can be summarized as below.