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.

Ardea is a genus of herons. 

1/ Great egret (Cò ngàng lớn, Ardea alba), also known as the common egret, large egret, or (in the Old World) great white egret or great white heron
The scientific name comes from Latin ardea for "heron", and alba for "white".
formerly placed in Egretta genus.

2/ Intermediate egret, median egret, smaller egret or medium egret (Cò ngàng nhỏ, Ardea intermedia)
Some authorities classify the intermediate egret in its own monotypic genus, Mesophoyx, while others place it with the smaller egrets in Egretta.

3/ Purple heron (Diệc lửa, Ardea purpurea) 
4/ Great-billed heron (Diệc Sumatra, Ardea sumatrana)
5/ Grey heron (Diệc xám, Ardea cinerea)

The below two species used to belong to the genus Bubulcus
6/ Eastern cattle egret (Ardea coromanda)

7/ Western cattle egret (Ardea ibis)

The genus name comes from the Latin word ardea meaning "heron".

Egretta is a genus of medium-sized herons, mostly breeding in warmer climates.
The genus name comes from the Provençal French for the little egret, aigrette, a diminutive of aigron, "heron".

1/ Pacific reef heron (Cò đen, Egretta sacra), also known as the eastern reef heron or eastern reef egret
2/ Little egret (Cò trắng, Egretta garzetta) 
The species epithet garzetta is from the Italian name for this bird, garzetta or sgarzetta.
3/ Chinese egret or Swinhoe's egret (Cò trắng Trung Quốc, Egretta eulophotes)

Pond herons (Ardeola) are herons. The scientific name comes from Latin ardeola, a small heron (ardea).

1/ Chinese pond heron (Cò bợ, Ardeola bacchus) 
2/ Javan pond heron (Cò bợ Java, Ardeola speciosa) 

The family Ardeidae, with 72 recognized species, are referred to as egrets or bitterns or herons in the order Pelecaniformes.
Although herons resemble birds in some other families, such as the storks, ibises, spoonbills, and cranes, they differ from these in flying with their necks retracted, not outstretched.

Ardeidae, Ardea: the Latin word ardea meaning "heron".

Plegadis is a bird genus in the family Threskiornithidae. 

Pelecanus: Greek pelekan, pelekanos pelican.

Threskiornis Greek threskeia religious worship (threskeuo to worship); ornis bird. 
The Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus was venerated by the ancient Egyptians for its crescent-shaped bill and bright white plumage. They considered it to represent Thoth the moon god.

The genus name derives from Ancient Greek plegados meaning "sickle", referring to the distinctive shape of the bill.

1/ Glossy ibis (Quắm đen, Plegadis falcinellus)
The scientific name derives from Ancient Greek plegados and Latin, falcis, both meaning "sickle", referring to the distinctive shape of the bill.

Spoonbills are a genus, Platalea, of large, long-legged wading birds. 

Pelecanus: Greek pelekan, pelekanos pelican.

Threskiornis Greek threskeia religious worship (threskeuo to worship); ornis bird. 
The Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus was venerated by the ancient Egyptians for its crescent-shaped bill and bright white plumage. They considered it to represent Thoth the moon god.

Platalea: from Ancient Greek and meaning "broad", referring to the shape of the bill.

1/ Black-faced spoonbill (Cò thìa, Platalea minor)
2/ Eurasian spoonbill (Cò thìa Á Âu, Platalea leucorodia), or common spoonbill
leucorodia is from Ancient Greek leukerodios: leukos, "white" and erodios "heron".

Giant ibis (Cò quăm lớn, Pseudibis gigantea)

The giant ibis (Pseudibis gigantea) is a wading bird of the ibis family, Threskiornithidae. 
The bird is confined to northern Cambodia, with a few birds surviving in extreme southern Laos and in Yok Đôn National Park, Vietnam.

Pelecaniformes translates to "pelican-shaped" or "pelican-formed," derived from the New Latin Pelecanus (pelican) + -iformes (having the form of). The term originates from the Ancient Greek pelekan (πελεκάν), which is linked to pelekys (πέλεκυς), meaning "axe," likely referencing the large, axe-like bill of the bird.

Threskiornithidae, the scientific family name for ibises and spoonbills, originates from Ancient Greek and New Latin, meaning "religious bird" or "worshipper bird". It is derived from thrēskeia (Greek for "religion" or "worship") and ornis (Greek for "bird"), likely referring to the sacred status of the ibis in ancient Egypt.

Pseudibis is a scientific genus name for a group of Southeast Asian ibises, derived from a combination of Greek and Latin meaning "false ibis". The prefix Pseudo- originates from Greek pseudos, meaning "false" or "lying," and ibis comes from the Latin/Greek term for the bird. 

Gigantea is the feminine Latin adjective meaning gigantic, huge, enormous, or mighty, derived from the Latin giganteus (of or belonging to giants). It originates from the Greek Gígantes (plural of Gígas), referring to the mythical race of great strength. 

Red-naped ibis (Cò quăm cánh xanh or Cò quăm đen Ấn Độ or cò quăm gáy đỏ, Pseudibis papillosa) also known as the Indian black ibis or black ibis

The red-naped ibis (Pseudibis papillosa), also known as the Indian black ibis or black ibis, is a species of ibis found in the plains, agriculture fields and cities of the Indian subcontinent.

Pelecaniformes translates to "pelican-shaped" or "pelican-formed," derived from the New Latin Pelecanus (pelican) + -iformes (having the form of). The term originates from the Ancient Greek pelekan (πελεκάν), which is linked to pelekys (πέλεκυς), meaning "axe," likely referencing the large, axe-like bill of the bird.

Threskiornithidae, the scientific family name for ibises and spoonbills, originates from Ancient Greek and New Latin, meaning "religious bird" or "worshipper bird". It is derived from thrēskeia (Greek for "religion" or "worship") and ornis (Greek for "bird"), likely referring to the sacred status of the ibis in ancient Egypt.

Pseudibis is a scientific genus name for a group of Southeast Asian ibises, derived from a combination of Greek and Latin meaning "false ibis". The prefix Pseudo- originates from Greek pseudos, meaning "false" or "lying," and ibis comes from the Latin/Greek term for the bird. 

Papillosa is a Latin-derived botanical and zoological term meaning "full of nipples," "pimpled," or "covered in small, raised projections" (papillae). It originates from the Latin papilla (nipple or pimple) and the suffix -osa, meaning "full of" or "abundant in".

White-shouldered ibis (Pseudibis davisoni)

The white-shouldered ibis (Pseudibis davisoni) is a large species of bird in the family Threskiornithidae.
The bird is native to small regions of Southeast Asia, and is one of the most threatened bird species on this part of the continent.
This species once extended throughout Southeast Asia from Myanmar to Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and north into Yuman in China.
The bird re-appeared in Dong Thap Muoi (Mekong Delta, southern Vietnam) in 2019 after decades of absence.

Pelecaniformes translates to "pelican-shaped" or "pelican-formed," derived from the New Latin Pelecanus (pelican) + -iformes (having the form of). The term originates from the Ancient Greek pelekan (πελεκάν), which is linked to pelekys (πέλεκυς), meaning "axe," likely referencing the large, axe-like bill of the bird.

Threskiornithidae, the scientific family name for ibises and spoonbills, originates from Ancient Greek and New Latin, meaning "religious bird" or "worshipper bird". It is derived from thrēskeia (Greek for "religion" or "worship") and ornis (Greek for "bird"), likely referring to the sacred status of the ibis in ancient Egypt.

Pseudibis is a scientific genus name for a group of Southeast Asian ibises, derived from a combination of Greek and Latin meaning "false ibis". The prefix Pseudo- originates from Greek pseudos, meaning "false" or "lying," and ibis comes from the Latin/Greek term for the bird. 

Black-headed ibis 
(Cò quăm đầu đen, Threskiornis melanocephalus), also known as the Oriental white ibis, Indian white ibis, and black-necked ibis

The black-headed ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus) is a species of wading bird of the ibis family Threskiornithidae.
The bird breeds in the South and Southeast Asia from India to the west and as far east as Japan.


Threskiornis Greek threskeia religious worship (threskeuo to worship); ornis bird. 
The Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus was venerated by the ancient Egyptians for its crescent-shaped bill and bright white plumage. They considered it to represent Thoth the moon god.

Melano- (from Ancient Greek melas/melan-): Meaning "black" or "dark".
-cephalus (from Ancient Greek kephalē): Meaning "head" or "-headed".

Melanocephalus (Masculine)
Melanocephala (Feminine)
Melanocephalum (Neuter)

Threskiornis is a genus of ibises, wading birds of the family Threskiornithidae.

1/ Black-headed ibis (Cò quăm đầu đen, Threskiornis melanocephalus), also known as the Oriental white ibis, Indian white ibis, and black-necked ibis

The bird genus Pseudibis consists of three South-East Asian species in the ibis subfamily, Threskiornithinae.

1/ Red-naped ibis (Cò quăm cánh xanh or Cò quăm đen Ấn Độ or cò quăm gáy đỏ, Pseudibis papillosa) also known as the Indian black ibis or black ibis
2/ Giant ibis (Cò quăm lớn, Pseudibis gigantea)

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