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.

Green sandpiper (Choắt bụng trắng, Tringa ochropus)

The green sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) is a small wader (shorebird) of the Old World.


The term Charadriiformes comes from New Latin, combining the Greek word kharadrios ("a bird of river valleys" or "a bird of ravines") and the Latin suffix -formes meaning "forms" or "shaped like". Therefore, Charadriiformes translates to "birds shaped like or resembling the charadrius," which is a type of plover or stone curlew historically found in dry river beds or ravines. 

The word Scolopacidae is New Latin, derived from the genus name Scolopax (Latin for "snipe" or "woodcock") and the common zoological suffix for family names, -idae.

The name Tringa is the Neo-Latin name given to the green sandpiper based on Ancient Greek trungas, a thrush-sized, white-rumped, tail-bobbing wading bird mentioned by Aristotle.
The specific ochropus is from Ancient Greek okhros, "ochre", and pous, "foot".

Scolopacidae is a large family of shorebirds, or waders, which mainly includes many species known as sandpipers, but also others such as curlews and snipes.

Recurvirostra is a genus of wader birds in the avian family Recurvirostridae as the stilts.
The common name avocet is thought to derive from the Italian word avosetta, which may relate to Latin avis ("bird"). 

1/ Pied avocet (Cà kheo mỏ cong, Recurvirostra avosetta)

Charadrius, Charadriidae or Charadriiformes comes from the Ancient Greek kharadrios, meaning a bird found in river valleys or ravines ((kharadra) being ravine), and was later adopted into Late Latin. 

The name Recurvirostridae is derived from Latin, combining recurvus (bent back/curved) and rostrum (bill), referring to avocets' upturned bills.

The genus name comes from Latin recurvus, 'curved backwards' and rostrum, 'bill'.

Pied avocet 
(Cà kheo mỏ cong, Recurvirostra avosetta)

The pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) is a species of wader in the Recurvirostridae family.
This bird species is found in the Palearctic.

Identification traits:
- Long, upturned bill, 
- Long legs

Charadrius, Charadriidae or Charadriiformes comes from the Ancient Greek kharadrios, meaning a bird found in river valleys or ravines ((kharadra) being ravine), and was later adopted into Late Latin. 

The name Recurvirostridae is derived from Latin, combining recurvus (bent back/curved) and rostrum (bill), referring to avocets' upturned bills.

The genus name comes from Latin recurvus, 'curved backwards' and rostrum, 'bill'.

The common name avocet is thought to derive from the Italian word avosetta, which may relate to Latin avis ("bird"). 

Himantopus is a bird genus commonly known as stilt in the family Recurvirostridae.
The generic name Himantopus comes from the Ancient Greek meaning "strap-leg".

1/ Black-winged stilt (Cà kheo, Himantopus himantopus)

Black-winged stilt 
(Cà kheo, Himantopus himantopus)

The black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus) is a very long-legged wader in the avocet and stilt family Recurvirostridae.

Charadrius, Charadriidae or Charadriiformes comes from the Ancient Greek kharadrios, meaning a bird found in river valleys or ravines ((kharadra) being ravine), and was later adopted into Late Latin. 

The name Recurvirostridae is derived from Latin, combining recurvus (bent back/curved) and rostrum (bill), referring to avocets' upturned bills.

Himantopus (himantopus) in Greek means "strap-foot" or "thong-foot," derived from the Greek words himas (leathern strap/thong) and pous (foot), perfectly describing the long, slender legs of stilt birds. This name refers to the bird's prominent, long legs that resemble straps or thongs. 

The Recurvirostridae are a family of birds in the wader suborder Charadrii in the bird order Charadriiformes. 
It contains two distinct groups of birds, the avocets (one genus) and the stilts (two genera).

Esacus is a genus of bird in the stone-curlew family Burhinidae. The genus contains two species: the great stone-curlew and the beach stone-curlew.
The name is from Ancient Greek aisakos an unidentified bird variously associated with a robin, a shorebird or a cormorant.

1/ Great stone-curlew or great thick-knee (Rẽ mỏ to, Esacus recurvirostris)
The specific epithet recurvirostris combines Latin recurvis meaning "bent backwards" with -rostris meaning "-billed".

Burhinus is a genus of birds in the family Burhinidae. 

1/ Eurasian stone-curlew, Eurasian thick-knee, or simply stone-curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus) 
The species epithet oedicnemus combines the Greek oidio meaning "to swell", and kneme meaning "shin" or "leg".

2/ Indian stone-curlew or Indian thick-knee (Burhinus indicus)

Charadriiformes, Charadriidae, Charadrius: Late Latin word for a yellowish bird mentioned in the fourth-century Vulgate; from Ancient Greek kharadrios a bird found in ravines and river valleys (kharadra, "ravine").

Burhinidae is a taxonomic family of birds (stone-curlews/thick-knees) derived from New Latin Burhinus and the suffix -idae. 

The genus name Burhinus comes from the Greek bous for ox, and rhis (stem rhin-) for nose, referring to their thick and heavy bill.

Indian stone-curlew or Indian thick-knee 
(Burhinus indicus)

The Indian stone-curlew or Indian thick-knee (Burhinus indicus) is a species of bird in the family Burhinidae. 
This species is found in the plains of South and South-eastern Asia: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Viet Nam.

Charadriiformes, Charadriidae, Charadrius: Late Latin word for a yellowish bird mentioned in the fourth-century Vulgate; from Ancient Greek kharadrios a bird found in ravines and river valleys (kharadra, "ravine").

Burhinidae is a taxonomic family of birds (stone-curlews/thick-knees) derived from New Latin Burhinus and the suffix -idae. 

The genus name Burhinus comes from the Greek bous for ox, and rhis (stem rhin-) for nose, referring to their thick and heavy bill.

indicus: Latin for Indian.

Eurasian stone-curlew, Eurasian thick-knee, or simply stone-curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus) 

The Eurasian stone-curlew, Eurasian thick-knee, or simply stone-curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus) is a northern species of the Burhinidae (stone-curlew) bird family.

The bird is found Europe, north Africa and southwestern Asia. 
This species is a summer migrant.

Charadriiformes, Charadriidae, Charadrius: Late Latin word for a yellowish bird mentioned in the fourth-century Vulgate; from Ancient Greek kharadrios a bird found in ravines and river valleys (kharadra, "ravine").

Burhinidae is a taxonomic family of birds (stone-curlews/thick-knees) derived from New Latin Burhinus and the suffix -idae. 

The genus name Burhinus comes from the Greek bous for ox, and rhis (stem rhin-) for nose, referring to their thick and heavy bill.

The species epithet oedicnemus combines the Greek oidio meaning "to swell", and kneme meaning "shin" or "leg".

Burhinidae is a bird family which is often known as stone-curlews, or dikkops or thick-knees.
The family contains three genera: Hesperoburhinus, Burhinus and Esacus. The name Burhinus combines the Ancient Greek bous meaning "ox" and rhis, rhinos meaning "nose" (or "bill").

The stone-curlews are not closely related to the curlews, genus Numenius, that belong to the sandpiper family Scolopacidae.

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