Leaf warblers are warblers of the genus phylloscopus, of the family Phylloscopidae.
Most leaf warblers have wingbars and what is that leaf warbler in Vietnam without wingbar?
1/ Tickell's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus affinis)
2/ Radde's warbler (Phylloscopus schwarzi)
3/ Yellow-streaked Warbler
Phylloscopus armandii
4/ Dusky warbler (Phylloscopus fuscatus)
5/ Buff-throated Warbler
Phylloscopus subaffinis
6/ Gray-hooded Warbler
Phylloscopus xanthoschistos
The birds in Vietnam with a chestnut throat (or dark-browned throat) could be:
1/ Black-eared shrike-babbler (Pteruthius melanotis)
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.
What is that bird in Vietnam with chestnut ears?
1/ Chestnut-eared bunting (Emberiza fucata), also called grey-headed bunting or grey-hooded bunting
2/ Chestnut-eared laughingthrush
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 rufescent head (or a rufous head, or a reddish brown head, or a chestnut head, or a brown head) could be:
1/ Rufous-headed parrotbill (Paradoxornis bakeri),
or greater rufous-headed parrotbill
2/ Short-tailed parrotbill (Suthora davidiana)
Both these two birds could have brownish head, rufous head or reddish brown head.
The difference between Rufous-headed Parrotbill and Short-tailed Parrotbill in Vietnam:
1/ Rufous-headed parrotbill (Paradoxornis bakeri), or greater rufous-headed parrotbill,
- Longer tail length per body;
- Whitish or beighe throat
2/ Short-tailed parrotbill (Suthora davidiana)
- Shorter tail length per body;
- Black throat
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;
How to identify Gray-eyed Bulbul in Vietnam?
- Grey-eyed;
- White or whitish puffed throat;
- Unique feathers on the front, the crown and the nape which look like a low crest;
- Some have a rufous or reddish brown, or yellowish vent.
The birds in Vietnam with white eye-ring could be:
1/ The white-eye
2/ Some fulvetta (Grey-cheeked, Nepal, Yunnan fulvetta)
What is that bird in Vietnam with chestnut hood?
1/ Chestnut bunting (Emberiza rutila)
Chestnut-hooded and chestnut-mantled
What is that bird in Vietnam with chestnut mantle?
1/ Chestnut bunting (Emberiza rutila)
Chestnut-hooded and chestnut-mantled
