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.

Bustards, including floricans and korhaans, are large, terrestrial birds living mainly in dry grassland areas and on the steppes of the Old World. 
They make up the family Otididae, formerly known as Otidae.
The name is from Latin ōtis (“bustard”), from Ancient Greek ὠτίς (ōtís).

Otidiformes are a bird order which was formerly included in the order Gruiformes. The name is from Latin ōtis (“bustard”), from Ancient Greek ὠτίς (ōtís).

Porphyrio is the swamphen or swamp hen bird genus in the rail family.

1/ Western swamphen (Xít, Porphyrio porphyrio)

2/ Grey-headed swamphen (Porphyrio poliocephalus) 
or Gray-headed swamp hen

3/ Black-backed swamphen (Porphyrio indicus)

Gruiformes, Gruidae: from the Latin word grus meaning "crane".
Rallidae: from rallus new Latin for rail, an aquatic bird.
The genus name Porphyrio comes from the Ancient Greek word πορφυρίων (porphurion), derived from πορφυρα (porphura), which means "purple". 
The term was adopted into Latin and New Latin, referring to a type of "swamphen" or "purple water-hen," a bird characterized by its striking purple or reddish-purple plumage.

Coots are medium-sized water birds that are members of the rail family, Rallidae. They constitute the genus Fulica, the name being the Latin term for "coot".

1/ Eurasian coot (Sâm cầm, Fulica atra), also known as the common coot, or Australian coot

Moorhens—sometimes called marsh hens—are medium-sized water birds that are members of the rail family (Rallidae).
Most species are placed in the genus Gallinula, Latin for "little hen or chicken".

1/ Common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus), also known as the waterhen or swamp chicken
The Greek chloropus: Chloris ("Khloris" or from "Khloros"), meaning "greenish-yellow," "pale green," "pale," or "fresh";
pous foot.

Crex is a genus of bird in the rail and crake family Rallidae.
The binomial name, Crex crex, from the ancient Greek, is onomatopoeic, referring to the crake's repetitive grating call.

1/ Corn crake, corncrake or landrail (Gà vằn hung, Crex crex) 

Lewinia is a genus of bird in the rail and crake family Rallidae.
The common name commemorates the English engraver and naturalist John Lewin (1770–1819) who settled in Australia.

1/ Slaty-breasted rail (Gà nước vằn, Lewinia striata) 
striata: striated, striped.

Poliolimnas is a genus of bird in the rail and crake family Rallidae.
Ancient Greek (poliós, “grey”).
Modern Latin limnas rail ( Greek limnas of the marsh > limne marsh).

1/ White-browed crake (Poliolimnas cinereus) 
cinereus: Latin from cinis (ashes), meaning ashy grey.
Other names:
Porzana cinerea
Amaurornis cinerea
Porphyrio cinereus

Rallina is a genus of bird in the rail and crake family Rallidae.
The genus name is feminine diminutive of Medieval Latin rallus (“rail”).

1/ Red-legged crake (Gà nước họng nâu, Rallina fasciata)
New Latin fasciatus means banded or striped.

2/ Slaty-legged crake or banded crake (Gà nước họng trắng, Rallina eurizonoides)
eurizon in Greek means Euro.
"-oides", "oida" is Greek or Latin for like, resembling, descendant of.

Rallus is a genus of wetland birds of the rail and crake family Rallidae.
The genus name Rallus comes from the pre-binomial Latin name Rallus aquaticus for the water rail, but the exact etymology of the word is uncertain.

1/ Water rail (Gà nước Ấn Độ, Rallus aquaticus) 

Gallicrex is a genus of birds in the rail and crake family Rallidae.
The genus name combines the genus Gallus (From Latin gallus: “rooster, cock, male chicken") with the genus Crex (From Ancient Greek kréx, “corn crake”).

1/ Watercock (Gà đồng, Gallicrex cinerea)
cinerea is borrowed from Latin cinereus (“ashy”).

Amaurornis is a genus of birds in the rail family Rallidae. The species in this genus are typically called bush-hens.


1/ White-breasted waterhen (Cuốc ngực trắng, Amaurornis phoenicurus)
The species name phoenicurus is from Ancient Greek phoinix, "red", and -ouros -"tailed".


Gruiformes, Gruidae: from the Latin word grus meaning "crane".
Rallidae: from rallus new Latin for rail, an aquatic bird.
Amaurornis: the Greek amauros, meaning "dusky" or "brown", and ornis, meaning "bird".

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