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.

Mergus is the genus of the typical mergansers fish-eating ducks in the subfamily Anatinae. 

1/ Scaly-sided merganser or Chinese merganser (Vịt mỏ nhọn, Mergus squamatus)
2/ Red-breasted merganser (Vịt cát ngực đỏ, Mergus serrator) 

anas, anatis: Latin duck.
The genus name Mergus is a Latin word to refer to an unspecified waterbird.
Mergus is a Latin word meaning "diver" or "waterfowl," derived from the verb mergere, which means "to dip" or "plunge". It was used by ancient authors to refer to an unspecified diving seabird.

Tadorna is a genus of ducks whose species comprises most shelducks in the family Anatidae. 
The genus Tadorna name comes from the French name Tadorne for the common shelduck.

1/ Common shelduck (Vịt khoang, Tadorna tadorna)
2/ Ruddy shelduck (Vịt vàng, Tadorna ferruginea), known in India as the Brahminy duck
formerly placed in the genus Anas. Some authorities place it in the genus Casarca.
The species name ferruginea is Latin for "rusty" and refers to the colour of the plumage.

Aythya is a genus of diving ducks. The name Aythya comes from the Ancient Greek word authuia, which may have referred to a sea-dwelling duck or an auklet.

1/ Greater scaup (Vịt biển, Aythya marila), scaup in Europe, or "bluebill" in North America
The epithet marila is from the Greek word for charcoal embers or coal dust.
2/ Baer's pochard (Vịt đầu đen, Aythya baeri) 
3/ Common pochard (Vịt đầu đỏ, Aythya ferina), known simply as pochard

4/ Tufted duck or tufted pochard (Vịt mào, Aythya fuligula)
The epithet is from Latin fuligo 'soot' and gula 'throat'.

5/ Ferruginous duck (Vịt mặt trắng, Aythya nyroca), also known as ferruginous pochard, common white-eye or white-eyed pochard
The epithet is from nyrok, the Russian name for a duck.

Mareca is a genus or subgenus of ducks in the family Anatidae that includes the wigeons.
The name of the genus is from the Portuguese word Marreco for a small duck.[
The species were formerly placed in the genus Anas.

1/ Gadwall (Vịt cánh trắng, Mareca strepera)
2/ Eurasian wigeon or European wigeon (Vịt đầu vàng, Mareca penelope), also known as the widgeon or the wigeon
The epithet name derives from Ancient Greek pene, "braid" and ops "appearance"

3/ Falcated duck or falcated teal (Vịt lưỡi liềm, Mareca falcata)

Scaly-sided merganser or Chinese merganser 
(Vịt mỏ nhọn, Mergus squamatus)

The scaly-sided merganser or Chinese merganser (Mergus squamatus) is an endangered typical merganser (genus Mergus).
The bird lives in Manchuria and extreme Southeast Siberia, breeding in the north and wintering in the south.

anas, anatis: Latin duck.
The genus name Mergus is a Latin word to refer to an unspecified waterbird.
Mergus is a Latin word meaning "diver" or "waterfowl," derived from the verb mergere, which means "to dip" or "plunge". It was used by ancient authors to refer to an unspecified diving seabird.
Squamatus is a Latin word meaning "scaly" or "covered with scales". The term originates from the Latin word squama, which means "scale". 

Aix is a bird genus that contains two species of ducks: the wood duck (Aix sponsa), and the mandarin duck (Aix galericulata). 
Aix is an Ancient Greek word used by Aristotle to refer to an unknown diving bird.

1/ Mandarin duck (Uyên ương, Aix galericulata)

Mandarin duck (Uyên ương, Aix galericulata)

The mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) is a perching duck species native to the East Palearctic.


Aix is a bird genus that contains two species of ducks: the wood duck (Aix sponsa), and the mandarin duck (Aix galericulata). 
Aix is an Ancient Greek word used by Aristotle to refer to an unknown diving bird.
In Greek, αἴξ (aíx) means goat or a kind of waterfowl. In Latin, it is aex or aqua (from which words like Aix-en-Provence are derived).
'galericulata' is the Latin for a wig, derived from galerum, a cap or bonnet.

Anser is a waterfowl genus that includes the grey geese and the white geese in the bird family Anatidae. The genus name comes from the Latin word anser meaning "goose".

1/ Bar-headed goose (Ngỗng Ấn độ, Anser indicus)
2/ Greylag goose or graylag goose (Ngỗng trời, Ngỗng xám, Anser anser) 

Bar-headed goose (Ngỗng Ấn độ, Anser indicus)

The bar-headed goose (Anser indicus) is a goose that breeds in Central Asia in colonies of thousands near mountain lakes and winters in South Asia, as far south as peninsular India. 

anas, anatis: Latin duck.
The genus name Anser comes from the Latin word anser meaning "goose".

White-winged duck or white-winged wood duck (Asarcornis scutulata) 

The white-winged duck or white-winged wood duck (Asarcornis scutulata) is a large species of duck of the family Anatidae.

The white-winged duck was widely distributed from northeastern India and Bangladesh, throughout South East Asia.

anas, anatis: Latin duck.
Asarcornis is derived from Greek words: asarkos meaning "without flesh" and ornis meaning "bird". Therefore, the name literally translates to "without flesh bird".
scutulata: derived from the Latin word 'scutulatus': meaning 'chequered'; "diamond-shaped".
Scutulatus is a Latin term meaning "shield-shaped" or "diamond-shaped". It comes from the Latin word scutula, meaning "small plate," combined with the suffix -atus, meaning "provided with". 

Asarcornis, whose species weres formerly placed in the genus Cairina, is a genus of ducks in the family Anatidae. 

1/  White-winged duck or white-winged wood duck (Asarcornis scutulata) 

anas, anatis: Latin duck.
Asarcornis is derived from Greek words: asarkos meaning "without flesh" and ornis meaning "bird". Therefore, the name literally translates to "without flesh bird".

Sibirionetta is a genus of ducks in the family Anatidae. The species of this genus were formerly placed in the genus Anas.
The name Sibirionetta is derived from the Latin sibiricus for Siberia and the Ancient Greek netta for a duck. 

1/ Baikal teal (Vịt Bai Can, Sibirionetta formosa), also called the bimaculate duck or squawk duck
The specific epithet formosa is from the Latin formosus for "beautiful".

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