Birds of Vietnam, Bird Species in Vietnam

Long-tailed minivet in 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.

Christmas frigatebird (Cốc biển bụng trắng, Fregata andrewsi), or Christmas Island frigatebird

The Christmas frigatebird (Fregata andrewsi)is a seabird of the frigatebird family Fregatidae which is an endemic breeder to Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean.

The term Suliformes is a taxonomic order of birds—including gannets, boobies, and cormorants. It is derived from a combination of the Latin word sula (gannet) and the Latin suffix -formes (having the form of).

Fregatidae is the scientific family name for frigatebirds. It is derived from New Latin, combining the genus name Fregata (from the French frégate, a type of warship) with the standard zoological suffix -idae. In Greek, they are often referred to as Φρεγάτα (Fregáta).

Like the genus name, the English term is derived from the French mariners' name for the bird la frégate—a frigate or fast warship.

Great frigatebird (Cốc biển đen, Fregata minor) 

The great frigatebird (Fregata minor) is a large seabird in the frigatebird family.
The great frigatebird has a wide distribution throughout the world's tropical seas.
This species is migratory.

The term Suliformes is a taxonomic order of birds—including gannets, boobies, and cormorants. It is derived from a combination of the Latin word sula (gannet) and the Latin suffix -formes (having the form of).

Fregatidae is the scientific family name for frigatebirds. It is derived from New Latin, combining the genus name Fregata (from the French frégate, a type of warship) with the standard zoological suffix -idae. In Greek, they are often referred to as Φρεγάτα (Fregáta).

Like the genus name, the English term is derived from the French mariners' name for the bird la frégate—a frigate or fast warship.

The word "minor" originates from Latin with the primary meaning of "lesser," "smaller," "junior," or "inferior".

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) 

The term Suliformes is a taxonomic order of birds—including gannets, boobies, and cormorants. It is derived from a combination of the Latin word sula (gannet) and the Latin suffix -formes (having the form of).

Fregatidae is the scientific family name for frigatebirds. It is derived from New Latin, combining the genus name Fregata (from the French frégate, a type of warship) with the standard zoological suffix -idae. In Greek, they are often referred to as Φρεγάτα (Fregáta).

Like the genus name, the English term is derived from the French mariners' name for the bird la frégate—a frigate or fast warship.

 

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". 

The order Suliformes is an order recognised by the International Ornithologist's Union, split from Pelecaniformes.The order Suliformes is an order recognised by the International Ornithologist's Union, split from Pelecaniformes.

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

Suliformes:
- Fregatidae
- Sulidae
- Anhingidae
- Phalacrocoracidae

The darters, anhingas, or snakebirds are mainly tropical waterbirds in the family Anhingidae, which contains a single genus, Anhinga. 

Suliformes maybe from Old Norse Sula +‎ -iformes for boobies, gannets.
Anhinga is derived from the Tupi ajíŋa (also transcribed áyinga or ayingá), which in local mythology refers to a malevolent demonic forest spirit; it is often translated as "devil bird". The name changed to anhingá or anhangá as it was transferred to the Tupi–Portuguese Língua Geral.

1/ Oriental darter (Cổ rắn, Điêng điểng, Anhinga melanogaster)

Oriental darter 
(Cổ rắn, Điêng điểng, Anhinga melanogaster)

The Oriental darter (Anhinga melanogaster) is a water bird of tropical South Asia and Southeast Asia.

Suliformes maybe from Old Norse Sula +‎ -iformes for boobies, gannets.
Anhinga is derived from the Tupi ajíŋa (also transcribed áyinga or ayingá), which in local mythology refers to a malevolent demonic forest spirit; it is often translated as "devil bird". The name changed to anhingá or anhangá as it was transferred to the Tupi–Portuguese Língua Geral.
melanogaster, melanogastra, melanogastrus Greek melas black; gaster belly.

The darters, anhingas, or snakebirds are mainly tropical waterbirds in the family Anhingidae, which contains a single genus, Anhinga. 

Suliformes maybe from Old Norse Sula +‎ -iformes for boobies, gannets.
Anhinga is derived from the Tupi ajíŋa (also transcribed áyinga or ayingá), which in local mythology refers to a malevolent demonic forest spirit; it is often translated as "devil bird". The name changed to anhingá or anhangá as it was transferred to the Tupi–Portuguese Língua Geral.

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

The red-billed tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus) belongs to the tropicbird family Phaethontidae. 
The bird species ranges across the tropical Atlantic, eastern Pacific, and Indian Oceans. 

Phaethontiformes, Phaethontidae, Phaethon: from the Greek word phaethōn (φαέθων), meaning "shining one" or "sun," linked to the myth of Phaethon, son of the sun god Helios, and describes the radiant, sun-like appearance of tropicbirds. 

Aethereus (Latin) means ethereal, heavenly, celestial, divine, or lofty, referring to the upper air or sky, derived from the Greek word aithérios (αἰθέριος) meaning "of the upper air" or "ethereal," stemming from aether (αἰθήρ), the pure, bright upper air.

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". 

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