Birds of Vietnam, Bird Species in Vietnam
- Order: Gruiformes
- Family: Rallidae
- Genus: Gallinula
Common moorhen
also known as the waterhen or swamp chicken, Eurasian Moorhen
(Gallinula chloropus)
The common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus), also known as the eurasian moorhen, waterhen or swamp chicken, is a bird species in the rail family (Rallidae).
Rallidae: from rallus new Latin for rail, an aquatic bird.
Gallinula: Latin for "little hen or chicken".
The Greek chloropus: Chloris ("Khloris" or from "Khloros"), meaning "greenish-yellow," "pale green," "pale," or "fresh";
pous foot.
- Order: Gruiformes
- Family: Rallidae
- Genus: Porphyrio
The western swamphen (sultana bird, Purple Swamphen, Porphyrio porphyrio, Xít) is a swamphen in the rail family Rallidae, one of the six species of purple swamphen.
The ruddy-breasted crake (Crake Porzana fusca, Cuốc ngực nâu), or ruddy crake, is a waterbird in the rail and crake family Rallidae.
- Order: Gruiformes
- Family: Rallidae
- Genus: Amaurornis
The white-breasted waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus, Cuốc ngực trắng) is a waterbird of the rail and crake family, Rallidae, that is widely distributed across South and Southeast Asia.
The slaty-breasted rail (Gallirallus striatus, Gà nước vằn) is a species of rail found in the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia.
- Order: Columbiformes
- Family: Columbidae
- Genus: Treron
Thick-Billed Green Pigeon
(Cu xanh mỏ quặp, Treron curvirostra)
The thick-billed green pigeon is a species of bird in the family Columbidae.
Columbidae, Columba: Latin columba (“dove, pigeon”). Ancient Greek κόλυμβος (kólumbos, “a diver”), from κολυμβάω (kolumbáō, “dive, plunge headlong, swim”).
Pigeon is a French word that derives from the Latin pīpiō, for a "peeping" chick;
Dove is an ultimately Germanic word that refers to the bird's diving flight.
The genus name Treron is from the Ancient Greek trērōn meaning "pigeon" or "dove".
curvirostra is Latin for "curved bill".
The common emerald dove (Emerald Dove, Chalcophaps indica, Cu luồng), also called Asian emerald dove and grey-capped emerald dove, is a widespread resident breeding pigeon native to the tropical and subtropical parts of the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia.
The red turtle dove (Red Collared Dove, Streptopelia tranquebarica, Cu ngói) is a small pigeon which is a resident breeding bird in the tropics of Asia.
The spotted dove (Streptopelia chinensis, Cu gáy) is a small and somewhat long-tailed pigeon that is a common resident breeding bird across its native range on the Indian subcontinent and in Southeast Asia.
The oriental turtle dove or rufous turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis, Cu sen) is a member of the bird family Columbidae. The species has a wide native distribution range from Europe, east across Asia to Japan.
The Pacific swift is a species of bird that is part of the Swift family. It breeds in eastern Asia. It is strongly migratory, spending the northern hemisphere's winter in Southeast Asia and Australia.
- Order: Cuculiformes
- Family: Cuculidae
- Genus: Centropus
Lesser coucal ( Centropus bengalensis, Bìm bịp nhỏ) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It has a wide distribution range that overlaps with several other similar species. The habitat is often marshy land with grass and tree cover.