Birds of Vietnam, Bird Species in Vietnam

Long-tailed minivet in Vietnam

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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". 

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.

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