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.

Long-toed stint (Rẽ ngón dài, Calidris subminuta) 

The long-toed stint (Calidris subminuta) is a small wader of the family Scolopacidae.
The bird breeds across northern Asia and is strongly migratory, wintering in south and south east Asia and Australasia.

Charadriidae, Charadrius: Late Latin word for a yellowish bird mentioned in the fourth-century Vulgate; from Ancient Greek kharadrios a bird found in ravines and river valleys (kharadra, "ravine").

The word Scolopacidae is New Latin, derived from the genus name Scolopax (Latin for "snipe" or "woodcock") and the common zoological suffix for family names, -idae.

The genus name Calidris is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds.
The specific subminuta is from Latin sub, "near to" and minuta, "small" from its similarity to the little stint, Calidris minuta.

Red-necked stint (Rẽ cổ hung, Calidris ruficollis) 

The red-necked stint (Calidris ruficollis) is a small migratory wader that breeds in northeast Russia and spends the non-breeding season along the coastlines of Southeast Asia and Australasia.


Charadriidae, Charadrius: Late Latin word for a yellowish bird mentioned in the fourth-century Vulgate; from Ancient Greek kharadrios a bird found in ravines and river valleys (kharadra, "ravine").

The word Scolopacidae is New Latin, derived from the genus name Scolopax (Latin for "snipe" or "woodcock") and the common zoological suffix for family names, -idae.

The genus name Calidris is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds.

The specific ruficollis is from Latin rufus, "red" and collum, "neck".

Little stint (Rẽ nhỏ, Calidris minuta or Erolia minuta)

The little stint (Calidris minuta) is a very small wader. 
This bird species breeds in arctic Europe and Asia, and is a long-distance migrant, wintering south to Africa and south Asia.

Charadriidae, Charadrius: Late Latin word for a yellowish bird mentioned in the fourth-century Vulgate; from Ancient Greek kharadrios a bird found in ravines and river valleys (kharadra, "ravine").

The bird is a visiting bird, yet uncommonly sighted at the Xuan Thuy National Park, northern Vietnam.

The word Scolopacidae is New Latin, derived from the genus name Scolopax (Latin for "snipe" or "woodcock") and the common zoological suffix for family names, -idae.

The genus name Calidris is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds.

The specific minuta is Latin for "small.

Sanderling (Rẽ cổ xám, Calidris alba) 
The name derives from Old English sand-yrðling, "sand-ploughman".

The sanderling (Calidris alba) is a small wading bird of the family Scolopacidae.

The bird breeds around the North Pole and is a long-distance migrant, wintering south to South America, western and southern Europe, Africa, and Australia.
Sanderling is a pass-through winter bird commonly sighted at the Xuan Thuy National Park.

Charadriidae, Charadrius: Late Latin word for a yellowish bird mentioned in the fourth-century Vulgate; from Ancient Greek kharadrios a bird found in ravines and river valleys (kharadra, "ravine").

The word Scolopacidae is New Latin, derived from the genus name Scolopax (Latin for "snipe" or "woodcock") and the common zoological suffix for family names, -idae.

The genus name Calidris is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds.

The specific, alba, is Latin for "white".

Red knot or just knot 
(Rẽ lưng nâu, Calidris canutus)

The red knot or knot (Calidris canutus) is a shorebird of the family Scolopacidae for sandpipers and plovers.
The bird species breeds in the far north of Canada, Europe, and Russia.
Red Knot is a pass-through winter bird commonly sighted at the Xuan Thuy National Park Vietnam.

Charadriidae, Charadrius: Late Latin word for a yellowish bird mentioned in the fourth-century Vulgate; from Ancient Greek kharadrios a bird found in ravines and river valleys (kharadra, "ravine").

The word Scolopacidae is New Latin, derived from the genus name Scolopax (Latin for "snipe" or "woodcock") and the common zoological suffix for family names, -idae.

The genus name Calidris is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds.

Canutus is a Latin word, meaning "grey-haired" or "grizzled," derived from Latin roots (Cānūtus) for "grey" or "white" often used in Late Latin as an adjective describing someone with gray hair.

Great knot (Rẽ lớn ngực đốm, Calidris tenuirostris)

The great knot (Calidris tenuirostris) is a small wader in the genus Calidris of the family Scolopacidae. 
This bird species is migratory; it breeds in eastern Siberia, Russia, and flies to southern Asia and Australia in the winter in northern hemisphere.

Charadriidae, Charadrius: Late Latin word for a yellowish bird mentioned in the fourth-century Vulgate; from Ancient Greek kharadrios a bird found in ravines and river valleys (kharadra, "ravine").

The word Scolopacidae is New Latin, derived from the genus name Scolopax (Latin for "snipe" or "woodcock") and the common zoological suffix for family names, -idae.

The genus name Calidris is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds.

The specific tenuirostris is from Latin tenuis "slender" and rostrum "bill".

The Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus, Choắt chân màng mỏ dài) is in Scolopacidae - Sandpiper, Limnodromus genus.

Ruddy turnstone (Rẽ khoang, Arenaria interpres)

The ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres) is a small cosmopolitan wading bird, one of two species of turnstone in the genus Arenaria.

Charadriidae, Charadrius: Late Latin word for a yellowish bird mentioned in the fourth-century Vulgate; from Ancient Greek kharadrios a bird found in ravines and river valleys (kharadra, "ravine").

The word Scolopacidae is New Latin, derived from the genus name Scolopax (Latin for "snipe" or "woodcock") and the common zoological suffix for family names, -idae.
The genus name arenaria is from Latin arenarius, "inhabiting sand", from arena, "sand".
The specific epithet interpres means "messenger".

Gray-tailed tattler 
(Choắt lùn đuôi xám, Tringa brevipes)
also known as the Siberian tattler or Polynesian tattler,
formerly Heteroscelus brevipes.

Grey-tailed tattler(Choắt lùn đuôi xám, Tringa brevipes) is a small shore bird, Scolopacidae family, Tringa genus.
The bird is migratory, breeding in northeast Siberia, wintering in the area from southeast Asia to Australia.
The grey-tailed Tattler is a pass-through winter bird commonly sighted at the Xuan Thuy National Park.

The term Charadriiformes comes from New Latin, combining the Greek word kharadrios ("a bird of river valleys" or "a bird of ravines") and the Latin suffix -formes meaning "forms" or "shaped like". Therefore, Charadriiformes translates to "birds shaped like or resembling the charadrius," which is a type of plover or stone curlew historically found in dry river beds or ravines. 

The word Scolopacidae is New Latin, derived from the genus name Scolopax (Latin for "snipe" or "woodcock") and the common zoological suffix for family names, -idae.

The name Tringa is the Neo-Latin name given to the green sandpiper based on Ancient Greek trungas, a thrush-sized, white-rumped, tail-bobbing wading bird mentioned by Aristotle.

The specific brevipes is from Latin brevis, "short", and pes, "foot".

The English name for the tattlers refers to their noisy call.

Common sandpiper (Choắt nhỏ, Actitis hypoleucos)
The Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos, Choắt nhỏ) is a small Palearctic wader species, family of Scolopacidae, genus Actitis. 

Terek sandpiper 
(Choắt chân màng bé, Xenus cinereus) 

The Terek Sandpiper (Xenus cinereus, Choắt chân màng bé) is a small migratory wader species, family of Scolopacidae, genus Xenus. Terek Sandpiper is a pass-through winter bird commonly sighted at the Xuan Thuy National Park.

The bird breeds from Finland through northern Siberia to the Kolyma River, and migrates south in winter to tropical coasts in east Africa, south Asia and Australia.

The term Charadriiformes comes from New Latin, combining the Greek word kharadrios ("a bird of river valleys" or "a bird of ravines") and the Latin suffix -formes meaning "forms" or "shaped like". Therefore, Charadriiformes translates to "birds shaped like or resembling the charadrius," which is a type of plover or stone curlew historically found in dry river beds or ravines. 

The word Scolopacidae is New Latin, derived from the genus name Scolopax (Latin for "snipe" or "woodcock") and the common zoological suffix for family names, -idae.

The bird English name is named after the Terek River which flows into the west of the Caspian Sea where it was first observed.
The genus name Xenus is from Ancient Greek xenos meaning "stranger".
The specific epithet cinereus is Latin for "ash-grey" from cinis, cineris, "ashes".

Wood sandpiper (Choắt bụng xám, Tringa glareola)

The Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola, Choắt bụng xám) is a small wader in the large family Scolopacidae, sandpiper, Tringa genus. Wood Sandpiper is a pass-through winter bird commonly sighted at the Xuan Thuy National Park.


The term Charadriiformes comes from New Latin, combining the Greek word kharadrios ("a bird of river valleys" or "a bird of ravines") and the Latin suffix -formes meaning "forms" or "shaped like". Therefore, Charadriiformes translates to "birds shaped like or resembling the charadrius," which is a type of plover or stone curlew historically found in dry river beds or ravines. 

The word Scolopacidae is New Latin, derived from the genus name Scolopax (Latin for "snipe" or "woodcock") and the common zoological suffix for family names, -idae.

The name Tringa comes from the Ancient Greek word trungas, meaning "wader". 

The specific epithet glareola is from Latin glarea, " gravel".
Glareola is a Latin word that means "gravel," derived from glarea, a diminutive of "gravel". The name likely refers to the patterns on the back of the bird.
Diminutive suffix: The name uses the diminutive suffix "-ola," turning "gravel" into "little gravel". 

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