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.

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". 

Masked booby (Chim điên mặt xanh, Sula dactylatra), also called the masked gannet or the blue-faced booby

The masked booby (Sula dactylatra), also called the masked gannet or the blue-faced booby, is a large seabird of the booby and gannet family, Sulidae.

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.

Suliformes, Sulidae, or Sula is derived from the Old Norse word sūla, which refers to a gannet or a pillar.

The specific epithet combines the Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktul), meaning 'finger', and the Latin ater, meaning 'black'. "Black fingers" refers to the splayed wingtips in flight.

Brown booby (Chim điên bụng trắng, Sula leucogaster)

The brown booby (Sula leucogaster) is a large seabird in the booby and gannet family Sulidae.
This species breeds on islands and coasts of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans.


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.

Suliformes, Sulidae, or Sula is derived from the Old Norse word sūla, which refers to a gannet or a pillar.

The specific leucogaster is from Ancient Greek leuko for "white" and gastēr for "belly".

Red-footed booby (Chim điên chân đỏ, Sula sula)

The red-footed booby (Sula sula) is a large seabird of the booby family, Sulidae.
This species is found widely in the tropics of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. 
The bird breeds colonially in coastal regions.

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.

Suliformes, Sulidae, or Sula is derived from the Old Norse word sūla, which refers to a gannet or a pillar.

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 

Pelecaniformes, Pelecanidae, Pelecanus
 Pelecanus: Greek pelekan, pelekanos pelican.
 Greek pelekan (πελεκάν), meaning "pelican" or related to "axe" (pelekys).
 From pelekys (πέλεκυς), meaning "axe," likely due to the shape of the bill.

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

Pelecaniformes, Pelecanidae, Pelecanus
 Pelecanus: Greek pelekan, pelekanos pelican.
 Greek pelekan (πελεκάν), meaning "pelican" or related to "axe" (pelekys).
 From pelekys (πέλεκυς), meaning "axe," likely due to the shape of the bill.

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