Birds of Vietnam, Bird Species in Vietnam
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)
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 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.
The darters, anhingas, or snakebirds are mainly tropical waterbirds in the family Anhingidae, which contains a single genus, Anhinga.
1/ Oriental darter (Cổ rắn, Điêng điểng, Anhinga melanogaster)
Phaethon is the only genus of the family Phaethontidae, Tropicbird Phaethontidae.
1/ Red-billed tropicbird (Chim nhiệt đới, Phaethon aethereus)
Tropicbirds are a family, Phaethontidae, of tropical pelagic seabirds. They are the sole living representatives of the order Phaethontiformes.
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.
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
The Pelecanidae is a family of pelecaniform birds within the Pelecani that contains three genera:
- the extinct Eopelecanus,
- the Miopelecanus,
- and the extant Pelecanus.
The Pelecaniformes are an order of medium-sized and large waterbirds found worldwide.
The pelicans, shoebill and hamerkop form a clade within the order, with their next closest relatives being a clade containing the herons, ibises and spoonbills.
Pelecaniformes
Threskiornithidae – ibises, spoonbills (36 species)
Ardeidae – herons, bitterns (72 species)
Balaenicipitidae – shoebill
Scopidae – hamerkop
Pelecanidae – pelicans (8 species)