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.

Charadriiformes, from Charadrius, the type genus of family Charadriidae) is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. 
Most members of this order can also collectively be referred to as shorebirds.

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").

Haematopodidae - oystercatchers

Haematopodidae is a bird family of waders known as oystercatchers.
The family has a single genus of Haematopus.

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").

The family Haematopodidae derives its name from the Latinized scientific genus Haematopus, which is composed of Ancient Greek roots, specifically describing the bird's distinctive red legs:
 - Haemato- / Haima (αἷμα): Derived from Ancient Greek, meaning "blood".
 - pus / Pous (πούς): Derived from Ancient Greek, meaning "foot".

Haematopodidae, Haematopus - oystercatchers

Haematopus is a single bird genus of the oystercatchers' family Haematopodidae.

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").

The family Haematopodidae derives its name from the Latinized scientific genus Haematopus, which is composed of Ancient Greek roots, specifically describing the bird's distinctive red legs:
 - Haemato- / Haima (αἷμα): Derived from Ancient Greek, meaning "blood".
 - pus / Pous (πούς): Derived from Ancient Greek, meaning "foot".

Stercorariidae is a bird family also known as Skuas or Jaegers which includes predatory and kleptoparasitic seabirds.
The family has a single genus of Stercorarius.
The birds of this family are long-distance migrants.

Charadriiformes, from Charadrius, the type genus of family Charadriidae) is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. 
Most members of this order can also collectively be referred to as shorebirds.

The English word "skua" comes from the Faroese name for the great skua, skúgvur [ˈskɪkvʊɹ].
The word "jaeger" or Jäger is German for "hunter".
The genus name Stercorarius (and the family name Stercorariidae) is Latin and means "of dung"; the food, once thought to be excrement, disgorged by other birds when pursued by skuas.

Stercorarius is the single genus of the family Stercorariidae, also known as skuas or jaegers.
The birds of this family are long-distance migrants.

Charadriiformes, from Charadrius, the type genus of family Charadriidae) is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. 
Most members of this order can also collectively be referred to as shorebirds.

The English word "skua" comes from the Faroese name for the great skua, skúgvur [ˈskɪkvʊɹ].
The word "jaeger" or Jäger is German for "hunter".
The genus name Stercorarius (and the family name Stercorariidae) is Latin and means "of dung"; the food, once thought to be excrement, disgorged by other birds when pursued by skuas.

Pomarine jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus)

The pomarine jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus), pomarine skua, or pomatorhine skua, is a seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. 
The bird is a migrant, wintering at sea in the tropical oceans.

Charadriiformes, from Charadrius, the type genus of family Charadriidae) is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. 
Most members of this order can also collectively be referred to as shorebirds.

The English word "skua" comes from the Faroese name for the great skua, skúgvur [ˈskɪkvʊɹ].
The word "jaeger" or Jäger is German for "hunter".
The genus name Stercorarius (and the family name Stercorariidae) is Latin and means "of dung"; the food, once thought to be excrement, disgorged by other birds when pursued by skuas.

The specific Pomatorhinus is from Ancient Greek poma, pomatos, "lid" and rhis, rhinos, "nostrils". The species name  refers to the cere (bill or beak), which the pomarine jaeger shares with the other skuas.

"Pomarine" is an adjective derived from Greek meaning "lid-nosed" (pomatos - lid, rhinos - nose), referring to the horny sheath covering the base of the bill in certain seabirds. 

Parasitic jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus)

The parasitic jaeger or arctic jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus), also known as the parasitic skua or arctic skua in Europe, is a seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae.
This is a migratory species.

Charadriiformes, from Charadrius, the type genus of family Charadriidae) is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. 
Most members of this order can also collectively be referred to as shorebirds.

The English word "skua" comes from the Faroese name for the great skua, skúgvur [ˈskɪkvʊɹ].
The word "jaeger" or Jäger is German for "hunter".
The genus name Stercorarius (and the family name Stercorariidae) is Latin and means "of dung"; the food, once thought to be excrement, disgorged by other birds when pursued by skuas.

Parasiticus is a Latin adjective meaning "parasitic" or "pertaining to a parasite". It is derived from the Latin noun parasītus, which originates from the Ancient Greek παράσῑτος (parásītos), meaning "one who eats at the table of another". The term is built from para- ("beside") and sitos ("food/grain").

Harpactes is a genus of birds in the family Trogonidae found in forests in South and Southeast Asia, extending into southernmost China.

1/ Red-headed trogon (Nuốc bụng đỏ, Harpactes erythrocephalus)
The epithet comes from the Ancient Greek terms eruthros meaning red, and kephale meaning head.
2/ Orange-breasted trogon (Nuốc bụng vàng, Harpactes oreskios)
3/ Ward's trogon (Nuốc đuôi hồng, Harpactes wardi)

Harpactes harpax or harpago (Koinē Greek: ἅρπαγα literal "grabber, seizer, robber"; GEN ἅρπαγος harpagos)

Trogonidae is the single bird family in the order Trogoniformes. The family includes birds which are often referred to as trogon or quetzal.

Trogoniformes is a bird order which which contains only one bird family, the Trogonidae.

Sarkidiornis is a genus of ducks in the family Anatidae.
Most taxonomic authorities classify the knob-billed duck and the comb duck separately.

1/ Knob-billed duck (Vịt mồng, Sarkidiornis melanotos), or African comb duck

Knob-billed duck 
(Vịt mồng, Sarkidiornis melanotos), or African comb duck

The knob-billed duck (Sarkidiornis melanotos) or African comb duck is a type of duck found along the tropical/sub-tropical wetlands and waterways of Sub-Saharan Africa and the island of Madagascar, as well as most of South Asia and mainland Indochina.


The name Sarkidiornis is derived from Greek words: sarkidion (small piece of flesh or little meat) and ornis (bird). 
The term translates to "little meat bird" and refers to the fleshy, knob-like caruncle at the base of the male's beak.
"Melanotos" is derived from Greek, from the combining form of melas, meaning "black," and notos, meaning "backed". 

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