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.

Little grebe 
(Le hôi, Tachybaptus ruficollis), also known as dabchick

The little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis), also known as the dabchick, is a member of the grebe family Podicipedidae of water birds.

Podicipediformes, Podicipedidae: Latin podex, podicis vent, rear-end; pes foot; podicus of the foot (pes, pedis foot). The name means foot at the rear-end, describing position of the legs.
The genus name Tachybaptus means "quick diving": it is from Ancient Greek takhys "quick" or "fast" and bapto "I dip" or "to sink under".
ruficollis in Latin means "red-necked," derived from rufus ("red") and collum ("neck"), -collis necked.

Tachybaptus is a genus of small birds of the grebe or Podicipedidae family. The genus name means "quick diving": it is from Ancient Greek takhys "quick" or "fast" and bapto "I dip" or "to sink under".

1/ Little grebe (Le hôi, Tachybaptus ruficollis), also known as dabchick

Great crested grebe 
(Podiceps cristatus, Chim lặn mào lớn)

The great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) is a member of the grebe family of water birds.
The bird is found across Europe and east across the Palearctic. Those populations in cold regions are migratory while those in milder climate are resident.
The great crested grebe was first recorded in Vietnam on the Ba Lat River in the Xuan Thuy National Park in Nam Dinh Province in January 2026.

Podicipediformes, Podicipedidae: Latin podex, podicis vent, rear-end; pes foot; podicus of the foot (pes, pedis foot). The name means foot at the rear-end, describing position of the legs.

The genus name Podiceps comes from Latin pōdicis (genitive of pōdex), meaning "rump" or "anus," and pēs, meaning "foot". This refers to the grebe's legs being positioned far back on the body.

The specific name, cristatus is a Latin adjective (from crista), meaning "crested".

Black-necked grebe or eared grebe (Le cổ đen, Podiceps nigricollis)

The black-necked grebe or eared grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) is a member of the grebe family of water birds.
The bird is found Europe, Asia, eastern and southern Africa, interior southwestern Canada, and the southwest and western United States.
This species is migratory.

Podicipediformes, Podicipedidae: Latin podex, podicis vent, rear-end; pes foot; podicus of the foot (pes, pedis foot). The name means foot at the rear-end, describing position of the legs.

The genus name Podiceps comes from Latin podicis, "rear-end" and ped, "foot", and is a reference to the placement of a grebe's legs towards the rear of its body.

Nigricollis is a New Latin scientific term derived from Latin, meaning "black-necked". It is formed from niger ("black") and collis ("neck").

Podiceps is a genus of birds in the grebe family. 

1/ Black-necked grebe or eared grebe (Le cổ đen, Podiceps nigricollis)

Podicipediformes, Podicipedidae: Latin podex, podicis vent, rear-end; pes foot; podicus of the foot (pes, pedis foot). The name means foot at the rear-end, describing position of the legs.
The genus name Podiceps comes from Latin podicis, "rear-end" and ped, "foot", and is a reference to the placement of a grebe's legs towards the rear of its body.

Grebes are aquatic diving birds in the order Podicipediformes which contains a single family, the Podicipedidae, which includes 22 species in six extant genera.

Podicipediformes, Podicipedidae: Latin podex, podicis vent, rear-end; pes foot; podicus of the foot (pes, pedis foot). The name means foot at the rear-end, describing position of the legs.

Grebes are aquatic diving birds in the order Podicipediformes which contains a single family, the Podicipedidae, which includes 22 species in six extant genera.

Podicipediformes, Podicipedidae: Latin podex, podicis vent, rear-end; pes foot; podicus of the foot (pes, pedis foot). The name means foot at the rear-end, describing position of the legs.

Pandion is a genus of fish-eating bird of prey, known as ospreys, the only genus of family Pandionidae.

1/ Osprey (Ó cá, Pandion haliaetus), also called sea hawk, river hawk, and fish hawk

The family Pandionidae has a single member Pandion heliaetus; known as Osprey or Fish-Hawk. The family belongs to the order Accipitriformes.
Accipitriformes from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk", and Neo-Latin -formes "having the form of".
The family name Pandionidae derives from Pandíōn, the mythical Greek king of Athens and grandfather of Theseus, Pandion II. 

Accipiter is a genus of birds of prey in the family Accipitridae. 
Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".

1/ Crested goshawk (Ưng Ấn Độ, Accipiter trivirgatus) 
2/ Besra (Ưng bụng hung, Accipiter virgatus), also called the besra sparrowhawk
3/ Eurasian goshawk (Ưng lớn, Accipiter gentilis)
4/ Chinese sparrowhawk ( Ưng lưng đen, Accipiter soloensis)
5/ Eurasian sparrowhawk (Ưng mày trắng, Accipiter nisus), also known as the northern sparrowhawk or simply the sparrowhawk
6/ Japanese sparrowhawk (Ưng Nhật Bản, Accipiter gularis)
7/ Shikra (Ưng xám, Accipiter badius) 

Red-headed vulture 
(Sarcogyps calvus), 
also known as the Asian king vulture, Indian black vulture or Pondicherry vulture

The red-headed vulture (Sarcogyps calvus)is an Old World vulture mainly found in the Indian subcontinent, and parts of Southeast Asia.

Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
accipitrinus Latin accipitrinus hawk-like (accipiter: hawk).
The scientific name Sarcogyps is derived from Ancient Greek and Latin. "Sarc-" comes from the Greek word "sarx" (meaning "flesh") and "-gyps" comes from the Greek word "gyps" (meaning "vulture"), making Sarcogyps mean "flesh vulture" or "vulture that eats flesh". 
The specific epithet calvus is Latin for "bald".

Sarcogyps is a genus of Old World vultures in the family  Accipitridae.

1/ Red-headed vulture (Sarcogyps calvus), also known as the Asian king vulture, Indian black vulture or Pondicherry vulture

Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
accipitrinus Latin accipitrinus hawk-like (accipiter: hawk).
The scientific name Sarcogyps is derived from Ancient Greek and Latin. "Sarc-" comes from the Greek word "sarx" (meaning "flesh") and "-gyps" comes from the Greek word "gyps" (meaning "vulture"), making Sarcogyps mean "flesh vulture" or "vulture that eats flesh". 

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