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.

The Eurasian teal (Mòng két, Anas crecca), common teal, or Eurasian green-winged teal
The bird gives its name to the blue-green colour teal.

The Eurasian teal, common teal, or Eurasian green-winged teal (Mồng két, Anas crecca) is a common and widespread duck which breeds in temperate Eurosiberia and migrates south in winter.

The name Anas is the Latin for "duck".
"Crecca" is a Latinized onomatopoeia, from the Latin crecca or Greek krex, meaning "to cry" or "to creak," referring to the sound the Green-winged Teal makes. kricka, the Swedish name for this bird species.

Indian spot-billed duck (Vịt trời, Vịt mỏ đốm, Anas poecilorhyncha) 

The Indian spot-billed duck (Anas poecilorhyncha) is a species of large dabbling duck that is a non-migratory breeding duck throughout freshwater wetlands in the Indian subcontinent. 
The English name is derived from the red spot at the base of the bill that is found in the mainland Indian population.

Traits:
- Bill: black, yellow-tiped, red-based;
- Wings: with a dark green patch bordered by white and black.

The name Anas is the Latin for "duck".
The specific epithet poecilorhyncha combines the classical Greek words poikilos meaning "pied" or "spotted" and rhunkhos meaning a "bill".

Garganey 
(Mồng két mày trắng, Spatula querquedula)


Garganey (Mòng két mày trắng, Anas querquedula) is a small dabbling duck in the family Anatidae.

anser: Latin anser goose;
anas, anatis: Latin duck.
The name Spatula is the Latin word for "spoon", from which the English word "spatula" also originates.
The specific epithet is derived from Latin querquedula, a word believed to represent to its call.

Garganey dates from the 17th century and comes from Lombard language gargenei, the plural of garganell, which ultimately comes from the Late Latin gargala "tracheal artery".

Pintail or northern pintail 
(Vịt mốc, Anas acuta) 

The pintail or northern pintail (Anas acuta) is a duck species with wide geographic distribution that breeds in the northern areas of Europe and across the Palearctic and North America.

anser: Latin anser goose;
anas, anatis: Latin duck.
The epithet acuta comes from the verb acuere meaning "to sharpen" which refers to the pointed tail of the male in breeding plumage.

Northern shoveler 
(Vịt mỏ thìa, Spatula clypeata), known simply in Britain as the shoveler

The northern shoveler, known simply in Britain as the shoveler, is a common and widespread duck of the family Anatidae.

The species of this genus were formerly placed in the genus Anas. 


anser: Latin anser goose;
anas, anatis: Latin duck.
The name Spatula is the Latin word for "spoon", from which the English word "spatula" also originates.

The Eurasian hoopoe (Upupa epops) is the most widespread species of the genus Upupa, native to Europe, Asia and the northern half of Africa.

Spot-billed duck (Vịt giời, Vịt mỏ đốm, Anas poecilorhyncha) is a large dabbling duck that is a non-migratory breeding duck throughout freshwater wetlands in the Indian subcontinent. The name is derived from the red spot at the base of the bill that is found in the mainland Indian population.

Mallard or wild duck (Vịt cổ xanh, Anas platyrhynchos) 

The mallard or wild duck (Anas platyrhynchos) is a dabbling duck that breeds throughout the temperate and subtropical Americas, Eurasia, and North Africa.

Males (drakes) have green heads, while the females (hens) have mainly brown-speckled plumage. 
Both sexes have an area of speculum feathers on their wings; males especially tend to have blue speculum feathers.

The name Anseriformes is derived from the New Latin word Anser, meaning "goose," and the Latin suffix -formes, meaning "having the form of".
The name Anas is the Latin for "duck".
The scientific epithet platyrhynchos comes from Latin Anas, "duck" and Ancient Greek πλατυρυγχος, platyrhynchus, "broad-billed" (from πλατύς, platys, "broad" and ρυγχός, rhunkhos, "bill").

Eurasian wigeon or European wigeon 
(Vịt đầu vàng, Mareca penelope), also known as the widgeon or the wigeon

The Eurasian wigeon or European wigeon (Mareca penelope), also known as the widgeon or the wigeon, is one of three species of wigeon in the dabbling duck genus Mareca. 
The bird is common and widespread within its Palearctic range.


The name of the genus Mareca is from the Portuguese word Marreco for a small duck.
The epithet name penelope derives from Ancient Greek pene, "braid" and ops "appearance".

Falcated duck or falcated teal 
(Vịt lưỡi liềm, Mareca falcata)

The falcated duck or falcated teal (Mareca falcata) is a gadwall-sized dabbling duck from the east Palearctic (East Siberia and Mongolia to North Japan; wintering to India).
This dabbling duck is strongly migratory and winters in much of Southeast Asia.

The name of the genus Mareca is from the Portuguese word Marreco for a small duck.
"Falcata" comes from the Latin word falcatus, meaning "sickle-shaped" or "curved like a sickle". 

Gadwall (Vịt cánh trắng, Anas strepera) is a common and widespread dabbling duck in the family Anatidae.

Gadwall (Vịt cánh trắng, Mareca strepera)

The gadwall (Mareca strepera) is a common and widespread dabbling duck in the family Anatidae.
The gadwall breeds in the northern areas of Europe and across the Palearctic, and central North America and is seen in southern Asia.

The name of the genus Mareca is from the Portuguese word Marreco for a small duck.
The specific name strepera is Late Latin for "noisy".
The etymology of the word gadwall is not known.

Common shelduck (Vịt khoang, Tadorna tadorna)

The common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) is a waterfowl species of the shelduck genus, Tadorna. 
The bird is widespread and common in the Euro-Siberian region of the Palearctic, breeding in temperate regions and wintering in subtropical regions.
This species is mainly associated with lakes and rivers in open country, breeding in rabbit burrows, tree holes, haystacks or similar. In winter it is common on suitable estuaries and tidal mudflats as well.

anser: Latin anser goose;
anas, anatis: Latin duck.
The genus Tadorna name comes from the French name Tadorne for the common shelduck.

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