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
What is that bird in Vietnam in black?
1/ Lanceolated warbler (Locustella lanceolata)
What is that warbler with a grey cap and white eyerings in Vietnam?
1/ Alström's warbler
- Bright eyerings;
- Grey cap and nape with two black stripes on the two sides;
- Olive-green with yellow tone face;
- Olive green back with dark grey at the wing tips;
- Yellow underparts;
- No wingbars.
2/ Martens's warbler
3/ Gray-crowned warbler
- Not quite bright eyerings;
- A thin break at the rear of the eyering.
4/ White-speckled warbler
- Bright eyerings;
- Some have a grey face;
- Mostly olive green back;
- One wing bar.
5/ Bianchi's warbler
- Bright eyerings;
- One wing bar.
6/ Grey-cheeked warbler
- Eyering has a wide break on the upper side;
- Grey throated;
- Head head.
What is that raptor bird in Vietnam with reddish-browned back?
It is quite definitive the Common Kestrel or Eurasian Kestrel.
Further identification features:
- Black scaly patterns or chevrons all over the body (underparts and upperparts);
- Clear black marks from the eyes alongside the sides of the neck which look like 'tears'.
The difference between the White-hooded Babbler and the Collared Babbler:
1/ White-hooded Babbler: not clear mark between the neck and the breast.
2/ Collared Babbler: well-defined colors between the neck and the breast.
The difference between the Painted Stork and the Milky Stork in Vietnam:
1/ Painted Stork
- Painted stork has 'stain' like paint on the rump and upper tailcoverts.
- Some individuals have ashy-browned colors.
2/ Milky Stork
- Some individuals have ashy colors.
The difference between the Grey-bellied Tesia and the Slaty-bellied Tesia:
1/ Grey-bellied Tesia
- Black and yellowish-green eyebrow
2/ Slaty-bellied Tesia
- Black and olive and yellowish crown, no yellowish stripe.
What is that raptor bird in Vietnam with reddish-browned thighs?
It is Eurasian hobby.
Further identification features:
- Black or reddish-black upperparts;
- Clear black marks from the eyes alongside the sides of the neck which look like 'tears' (or moustaches).
The birds with a red head in Vietnam could be:
1/ Scarlet-Backed Flowerpecker
(Dicaeum cruentatum)
Chim sâu lưng đỏ
Male: Remarkably with a scarlet or red stripe or line extending from the crown to the rump.
2/ Common flameback, also referred to as the common goldenback
(Gõ kiến vàng nhỏ, Dinopium javanense)
a woodpecker with a red head and golden color back.
3/ Red-Collared Woodpecker
Picus rabieri
4/ Red-headed trogon
(Nuốc bụng đỏ, Harpactes erythrocephalus)
Vietnam is home to some endangered and critically endangered primate species of which most are endemic to Vietnam or endemic to the region of Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. If you are a wildlife enthusiasts and if you plan to travel to Vietnam, then these places may be on your itinerary for spotting these primates in the wild.
Vietnam possesses an amazing avifauna that is surprising to quite a few birding enthusiasts and ornithologists. The country has diverse terrain and has the territory stretching in different climatic zones which helps to make the favorable habitats for different bird species.
In May 1959 the Diem Regime – South Vietnam Republic passed a law called 10/59 (No. 10 Law in 1959) outlawing the Communists allowing brutal treatment to those having connection with communism. This created huge difficulties to the Communists in South Vietnam.
