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.

Falco, which includes 40 species of falcons, is a genus in the family Falconidae. 

Of the Falco genus:
- Some small species of falcons with long, narrow wings are called hobbies,
- Some that hover while hunting are called kestrels.

1/ Amur falcon (Cắt Amur, Falco amurensis)
2/ Laggar falcon (Cắt Ấn Độ, Falco jugger), also known as the lugger falcon or jugger 
3/ Oriental hobby (Cắt bụng hung, Falco severus)
4/ Peregrine falcon (Cắt lớn, Falco peregrinus), also known simply as the peregrine
5/ Common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus), also known as the European kestrel, Eurasian kestrel, or Old World kestrel
6/ Merlin (Cắt lưng xám, Falco columbarius) 
7/ Eurasian hobby (Cắt Trung Quốc, Falco subbuteo) or just hobby

Falco, Falcon: Hawk, eagle (Late Latin).
The genus name falco derives from Late Latin falx, falcis, a sickle, referring to the wing profile of the bird (or referencing the claws of the bird?).

The falcons and caracaras are around 65 species of diurnal birds of prey that make up the family Falconidae (representing all extant species in the order Falconiformes). The family is divided into three subfamilies: Herpetotherinae, which includes the laughing falcon and forest falcons; Polyborinae, which includes the spot-winged falconet and the caracaras; and Falconinae, the falcons and kestrels (Falco) and falconets (Microhierax).

The order Falconiformes is represented by the extant family Falconidae (falcons and caracaras) and a handful of enigmatic Paleogene species. 

Falco: Hawk, eagle (Late Latin).

Little cormorant 
(Cốc đen, Microcarbo niger)

The little cormorant (Microcarbo niger) is a member of the cormorant family of seabirds.

Suliformes maybe from Old Norse Sula +‎ -iformes for boobies, garnets.
The genus Phalacrocorax, from which the family name Phalacrocoracidae is derived, is Latinised from Ancient Greek φαλακρός phalakros "bald" and κόραξ korax "raven".
phalacrocorax (“coot, cormorant”), from Ancient Greek φαλακρός (phalakrós, “bald”) (from φαλός (phalós, “white”) + ἄκρον (ákron, “top”)) + κόραξ (kórax, “raven”).
"Cormorant" is a contraction derived either directly from Latin corvus marinus, "sea raven".
Microcarbo combines the Ancient Greek mikros meaning "small" with the genus name Carbo that was introduced by Bernard Germain de Lacépède in 1789.
Carbo is from specific name Pelecanus carbo Linnaeus, 1758, Great Cormorant.
carbo Latin carbo charcoal.
niger: black.

Microcarbo is a genus of fish-eating birds, known as cormorants, of the family Phalacrocoracidae. The genus was formerly subsumed within Phalacrocorax.

Suliformes maybe from Old Norse Sula +‎ -iformes for boobies, gannets.
The genus Phalacrocorax, from which the family name Phalacrocoracidae is derived, is Latinised from Ancient Greek φαλακρός phalakros "bald" and κόραξ korax "raven".
phalacrocorax (“coot, cormorant”), from Ancient Greek φαλακρός (phalakrós, “bald”) (from φαλός (phalós, “white”) + ἄκρον (ákron, “top”)) + κόραξ (kórax, “raven”).
"Cormorant" is a contraction derived either directly from Latin corvus marinus, "sea raven".
Microcarbo combines the Ancient Greek mikros meaning "small" with the genus name Carbo that was introduced by Bernard Germain de Lacépède in 1789.
Carbo is from specific name Pelecanus carbo Linnaeus, 1758, Great Cormorant.
carbo Latin carbo charcoal.

1/ Little cormorant (Cốc đen, Microcarbo niger)

Great cormorant 
(Cốc đế, Phalacrocorax carbo), known as the black shag

The great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) is a widespread member of the cormorant family Phalacrocoracidae of seabirds.
Other names: the black shag or kawau in New Zealand, the great black cormorant across the Northern Hemisphere, the black cormorant in Australia, and the large cormorant in India.

Suliformes maybe from Old Norse Sula +‎ -iformes for boobies, gannets.
phalacrocorax (“coot, cormorant”), from Ancient Greek φαλακρός (phalakrós, “bald”) (from φαλός (phalós, “white”) + ἄκρον (ákron, “top”)) + κόραξ (kórax, “raven”).
"Cormorant" is a contraction derived either directly from Latin corvus marinus, "sea raven".
Carbo is from specific name Pelecanus carbo Linnaeus, 1758, Great Cormorant.
carbo Latin carbo charcoal.

Phalacrocorax is a genus of fish-eating birds in the cormorant family Phalacrocoracidae, order Suliformes. Members of this genus are also known as the Old World cormorants.

Suliformes maybe from Old Norse Sula +‎ -iformes for boobies, gannets.
phalacrocorax (“coot, cormorant”), from Ancient Greek φαλακρός (phalakrós, “bald”) (from φαλός (phalós, “white”) + ἄκρον (ákron, “top”)) + κόραξ (kórax, “raven”).
"Cormorant" is a contraction derived either directly from Latin corvus marinus, "sea raven".
Carbo is from specific name Pelecanus carbo Linnaeus, 1758, Great Cormorant.

1/ Great cormorant (Cốc đế, Phalacrocorax carbo), known as the black shag
2/ Indian cormorant or Indian shag (Cốc đế nhỏ, Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)

Indian cormorant or Indian shag 
(Cốc đế nhỏ, Phalacrocorax fuscicollis) 

The Indian cormorant or Indian shag (Phalacrocorax fuscicollis) is a member of the cormorant family.
The bird is found mainly along the inland waters of the Indian subcontinent but extends west to Sind and east to Thailand and Cambodia.

Phalacrocorax is a genus of fish-eating birds in the cormorant family Phalacrocoracidae, order Suliformes. Members of this genus are also known as the Old World cormorants.

Suliformes maybe from Old Norse Sula +‎ -iformes for boobies, gannets.
phalacrocorax (“coot, cormorant”), from Ancient Greek φαλακρός (phalakrós, “bald”) (from φαλός (phalós, “white”) + ἄκρον (ákron, “top”)) + κόραξ (kórax, “raven”).
"Cormorant" is a contraction derived either directly from Latin corvus marinus, "sea raven".

Fuscicollis is a Latin term meaning "dark-necked". It is derived from the Latin words fuscus, meaning "dark" or "dusky," and collis or collum, meaning "neck".

Phalacrocoracidae is a family of approximately 40 species of aquatic birds commonly known as cormorants and shags, the order of Suliformes.

Suliformes maybe from Old Norse Sula +‎ -iformes for boobies, gannets.
The genus Phalacrocorax, from which the family name Phalacrocoracidae is derived, is Latinised from Ancient Greek φαλακρός phalakros "bald" and κόραξ korax "raven".
phalacrocorax (“coot, cormorant”), from Ancient Greek φαλακρός (phalakrós, “bald”) (from φαλός (phalós, “white”) + ἄκρον (ákron, “top”)) + κόραξ (kórax, “raven”)
"Cormorant" is a contraction derived either directly from Latin corvus marinus, "sea raven".

Fregata is the single genus of the family of seabirds called Fregatidae, in the order of Suliformes.

1/ Lesser frigatebird (Cốc biển bé, Fregata ariel)
2/ Christmas frigatebird (Cốc biển bụng trắng, Fregata andrewsi), or Christmas Island frigatebird
3/ Great frigatebird (Cốc biển đen, Fregata minor) 

Frigatebirds are a family of seabirds called Fregatidae which are found across all tropical and subtropical oceans. The five extant species are classified in a single genus, Fregata.

The Phaethontiformes are an order of birds. They contain one extant family, the tropicbirds (Phaethontidae), and one extinct family Prophaethontidae from the early Cenozoic.

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". 

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