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.

Phaethon is the only genus of the family Phaethontidae, Tropicbird Phaethontidae.

1/ Red-billed tropicbird (Chim nhiệt đới, Phaethon aethereus)

The scientific name Phaethontiformes comes from the Ancient Greek word Φαέθων (Phaethon), meaning "sun". The order's name is derived from the genus name Phaethon, which refers to the tropicbirds, so the full meaning connects to the "sun". 

Tropicbirds are a family, Phaethontidae, of tropical pelagic seabirds. They are the sole living representatives of the order Phaethontiformes.

The scientific name Phaethontiformes comes from the Ancient Greek word Φαέθων (Phaethon), meaning "sun". The order's name is derived from the genus name Phaethon, which refers to the tropicbirds, so the full meaning connects to the "sun". 

A booby is a seabird in the genus Sula, part of the family Sulidae. Boobies are closely related to the gannets (Morus), which were formerly included in Sula.
The English name "booby" was possibly based on the Spanish slang term bobo, meaning "stupid", as these tame birds had a habit of landing on board sailing ships, where they were easily captured and eaten.

1/ Brown booby (Chim điên bụng trắng, Sula leucogaster)
2/ Red-footed booby (Chim điên chân đỏ, Sula sula)
3/ Masked booby (Chim điên mặt xanh, Sula dactylatra), also called the masked gannet or the blue-faced booby

 

The bird family Sulidae comprises the gannets and boobies. Collectively called sulids, they are medium-large coastal seabirds that plunge-dive for fish and similar prey.

Suliformes maybe from Old Norse Sula +‎ -iformes for boobies, garnets.

Pelicans (genus Pelecanus) are a genus of large water birds that make up the family Pelecanidae with a long beak and a large throat pouch.
The throat pouch is used for catching prey and draining water from the scooped-up contents before swallowing. 

1/ Great white pelican (Bồ nông trắng lớn, Pelecanus onocrotalus) also known as the eastern white pelican, rosy pelican or simply white pelican
2/ Spot-billed pelican (Bồ nông chân xám, Pelecanus philippensis) or gray pelican 

The Pelecanidae is a family of pelecaniform birds within the Pelecani that contains three genera: 
- the extinct Eopelecanus,
- the Miopelecanus,
- and the extant Pelecanus.

The Pelecaniformes are an order of medium-sized and large waterbirds found worldwide.
The pelicans, shoebill and hamerkop form a clade within the order, with their next closest relatives being a clade containing the herons, ibises and spoonbills. 


Pelecaniformes    
  Threskiornithidae – ibises, spoonbills (36 species)
  Ardeidae – herons, bitterns (72 species)
  Balaenicipitidae – shoebill
  Scopidae – hamerkop
  Pelecanidae – pelicans (8 species)

Ducula is a genus of the pigeon family Columbidae, collectively known as imperial pigeons.
Imperial pigeons are found in forests of southern Asia, New Guinea, northern Australia and the Pacific islands. 

Columba: Latin columba (“dove, pigeon”). Ancient Greek κόλυμβος (kólumbos, “a diver”), from κολυμβάω (kolumbáō, “dive, plunge headlong, swim”).
The genus name Ducula is from the Latin dux genitive ducis meaning "leader".

1/ Mountain imperial pigeon (Gầm ghì lưng nâu, Ducula badia), also known as the maroon-backed imperial pigeon or Hodgson's imperial pigeon
2/ Green imperial pigeon (Gầm ghì lưng xanh, Ducula aenea)
3/ Pied imperial pigeon (Gầm ghì trắng, Ducula bicolor) 

Macropygia is a genus of bird in the pigeon and dove family Columbidae. The genus is one of three genera known as cuckoo-doves.
Columbidae, Columba: Latin columba (“dove, pigeon”). Ancient Greek κόλυμβος (kólumbos, “a diver”), from κολυμβάω (kolumbáō, “dive, plunge headlong, swim”).
Macropygia: the Ancient Greek makros meaning "long" or "deep" and "-pugios" meaning "-rumped").

1/ Little cuckoo-dove (Gầm ghì đầu hung, Macropygia ruficeps) 
2/ Barred cuckoo-dove (Gầm ghì vằn, Macropygia unchall) 

Treron is a genus of bird in the pigeon family Columbidae. Its members are commonly called green pigeons. The genus is distributed across Asia and Africa.

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".

1/ White-bellied green pigeon (Cu xanh Bụng Trắng, Treron sieboldii)
2/ Yellow-footed green pigeon (Cu xanh chân vàng, Treron phoenicopterus), also known as yellow-legged green pigeon
3/ Cinnamon-headed green pigeon (Cu xanh cổ nâu, Treron fulvicollis)
4/ Pink-necked green pigeon (Cu xanh đầu xám, Treron vernans) 
5/ Sri Lanka green pigeon or Ceylon green pigeon (Cu xanh đuôi đen, Treron pompadora) 
Many authorities split the species from the pompadour green pigeon complex.
6/ Pin-tailed green pigeon ( Cu xanh đuôi nhọn, Treron apicauda) 
7/ Orange-breasted green pigeon (Cu xanh khoang cổ, Treron bicinctus) 
8/ Thick-billed green pigeon (Cu xanh mỏ quặp, Treron curvirostra)
9/ Wedge-tailed green pigeon or Kokla green pigeon (Cu xanh sáo, Treron sphenurus)
10/ Yellow-vented green pigeon (Cu xanh Seimun, Treron seimundi)

Streptopelia is a genus of birds in the pigeon and dove family Columbidae. 

1/ Red collared dove (Cu ngói, Streptopelia tranquebarica), also known as the red turtle dove
2/ Oriental turtle dove or rufous turtle dove (Cu sen, Streptopelia orientalis)

Columba, Columbidae: Latin columba (“dove, pigeon”). Ancient Greek κόλυμβος (kólumbos, “a diver”), from κολυμβάω (kolumbáō, “dive, plunge headlong, swim”).
The genus name Streptopelia is from Ancient Greek: streptos meaning "collar" and peleia meaning "dove". 

Chalcophaps is a genus of small doves, commonly called emerald doves, that are found in Indomalaya and Australasia.

1/ Emerald dove or common emerald dove (Cu luồng, Chalcophaps indica), also called Asian emerald dove and grey-capped emerald dove

Columba, Columbidae: Latin columba (“dove, pigeon”). Ancient Greek κόλυμβος (kólumbos, “a diver”), from κολυμβάω (kolumbáō, “dive, plunge headlong, swim”).
ChalcophapsIn the Ancient Greek language: khalkos meaning "bronze" and phaps meaning "pigeon".

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