Birds of Vietnam, Bird Species 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.
Spoon-billed sandpiper (Rẽ mỏ thìa, Calidris pygmeus, Calidris pygmaea), a critically threatened species, is a small wader which breeds in north-eastern Russia and winters in Southeast Asia. The birds are frequently sighted birds at the Xuan Thuy National Park in winter.
The spot-billed pelican (Pelecanus philippensis) or grey pelican (Bồ nông chân xám, Pelecanus philippensis), is a member of the pelican family.
Saunders's gull or the Chinese black-headed gull (Mòng biển mỏ ngắn, Chroicocephalus saundersi) is a species of gull in the family Laridae. The Saunders's gull is named after the British ornithologist Howard Saunders.
Nordmann's greenshank (Choắt lớn mỏ vàng, Tringa guttifer) or the spotted greenshank, is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae, the typical waders.
Chinese egret (Cò trắng Trung Quốc, Egretta eulophotes) or Swinhoe's egret is a threatened species of egret from east Asia.
- Order: Pelecaniformes
- Family: Threskiornithidae
- Genus: Platalea
Black-faced spoonbill
(Cò thìa, Platalea minor)
The black-faced spoonbill (Platalea minor) is a species of wading bird in the ibis and spoonbill family Threskiornithidae, found in eastern Asia.
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.
- Order: Coraciiformes
- Family: Alcedinidae
- Genus: Alcedo
Common kingfisher
also known as the Eurasian kingfisher and river kingfisher (Bồng chanh, Alcedo atthis)
The common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis), also known as the Eurasian kingfisher and river kingfisher, is a small kingfisher with seven subspecies recognized within its wide distribution across Eurasia and North Africa.
Alcedo: a Latin word for kingfisher. The name is from Latin alcēdō, from Ancient Greek ἀλκυών (alkuṓn): halcyon, kingfisher.
Atthis, a beautiful young woman of Lesbos, and favourite of Sappho.
Heron (Chim Diệc) is a family of wading birds in inhabiting in wetlands. They are among the most intelligent birds in looking for food.
Cormorant (Chim Còng Cọc, Cốc Đế) is a species of aquatic birds. The bird dives into the water fishing. Their eyes are protected by a transparent membrane which allow them to see the preys clearly.
Lesser Adjutant (Già Đẫy Java) is a wader of stork family inhabiting in wetlands in Vietnam. The bird has a bare neck and head.
- Order: Ciconiiformes
- Family: Ciconiidae
- Genus: Mycteria
Painted stork (Cò lạo Ấn Độ, Giang sen, Mycteria leucocephala)
The painted stork (Mycteria leucocephala) is a large wader in the stork family.
The bird species is found in the wetlands of the plains of tropical Asia south of the Himalayas in the Indian Subcontinent and extending into Southeast Asia.
The English name stork is derived from the Old English word storc (from at least 12th century).
Ciconiiformes, Ciconiidae, Ciconia: This is the Latin word for "stork", specifically referring to the White Stork (Ciconia ciconia).
The genus name Mycteria comes from the Ancient Greek word μυκτήρ (myktēr), meaning "snout," "nose," or "nostril". It is a New Latin genus name given to a type of stork, referencing the bird's prominent beak or bill, with the suffix -ia.
leucocephala:
- leucos Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “white”).
- Greek kephalos -headed.
