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.

Gorsachius is a genus of Old World night herons typically found near water in forested regions.

1/ Malayan night heron (Cò tôm, vạc rừng, Gorsachius melanolophus), also known as Malaysian night heron and tiger bittern
2/ White-eared night heron (Vạc hoa, Gorsachius magnificus)
other scientific names: Oroanassa magnifica, Nycticorax magnificus

The cattle egret (Bubulcus) is a cosmopolitan genus of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics, and warm-temperate zones. The genus contains two species: the western cattle egret and the eastern cattle egret. Some authorities regard them as a single species. 

The genus name Bubulcus is Latin for herdsman, referring to this species' association with cattle. 

1/ Western cattle egret (Cò ruồi, Bubulcus ibis)

2/ Eastern cattle egret (Cò ruồi, Bubulcus coromandus)

The name Anastomus is from the Ancient Greek anastomoō meaning "to furnish with a mouth" or "with mouth wide-opened".
The mandibles of these birds do not meet except at the tip, or there is a gap between the arched upper mandible and recurved lower mandible.

1/ Asian openbill or Asian openbill stork (Cò nhạn, Cò ốc, Anastomus oscitans)
The specific epithet oscitans is the Latin word for "yawning".

Ciconiiformes, Ciconiidae: from Latin ciconia for stork.

Storks are large, long-legged, long-necked wading birds with long, stout bills belonging to the family called Ciconiidae, and make up the order Ciconiiformes.

Ciconiidae, Ciconia: the Latin word for "stork".

Ixobrychus is a genus of bitterns, a group of wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae.

Ardeidae, Ardea: the Latin word ardea meaning "heron".
The genus name combines the Ancient Greek ixias, a reed-like plant and brukhomai, to bellow.

1/ Black bittern (Cò hương, Ixobrychus flavicollis) 
2/ Cinnamon bittern (Cò lửa, Ixobrychus cinnamomeus) or chestnut bittern
3/ Yellow bittern (Cò lửa lùn, Ixobrychus sinensis)
4/ Von Schrenck's bittern or Schrenck's bittern (Cò nâu, Ixobrychus eurhythmus)

Intermediate egret, median egret, smaller egret or medium egret 
(Cò ngàng nhỏ, Ardea intermedia)
Some authorities classify the intermediate egret in its own monotypic genus, Mesophoyx, while others place it with the smaller egrets in Egretta.

The medium egret (Ardea intermedia), median egret, smaller egret or intermediate egret, is a medium-sized heron.


The genus name comes from the Latin word ardea meaning "heron".

Ardea is a genus of herons. The genus name comes from the Latin word ardea meaning "heron".

1/ Great egret (Ardea alba), also known as the common egret, large egret, or (in the Old World) great white egret or great white heron
2/ Intermediate egret, median egret, smaller egret or medium egret (Cò ngàng nhỏ, Ardea intermedia)
Some authorities classify the intermediate egret in its own monotypic genus, Mesophoyx, while others place it with the smaller egrets in Egretta.
3/ Purple heron (Diệc lửa, Ardea purpurea) 
4/ Great-billed heron (Diệc Sumatra, Ardea sumatrana)
5/ Grey heron (Diệc xám, Ardea cinerea)

Egretta is a genus of medium-sized herons, mostly breeding in warmer climates.
The genus name comes from the Provençal French for the little egret, aigrette, a diminutive of aigron, "heron".

1/ Pacific reef heron (Cò đen, Egretta sacra), also known as the eastern reef heron or eastern reef egret
2/ Little egret (Cò trắng, Egretta garzetta) 
The species epithet garzetta is from the Italian name for this bird, garzetta or sgarzetta.
3/ Chinese egret or Swinhoe's egret (Cò trắng Trung Quốc, Egretta eulophotes)

Pond herons (Ardeola) are herons. The scientific name comes from Latin ardeola, a small heron (ardea).

1/ Chinese pond heron (Cò bợ, Ardeola bacchus) 
2/ Javan pond heron (Cò bợ Java, Ardeola speciosa) 

The family Ardeidae, with 72 recognized species, are referred to as egrets or bitterns or herons in the order Pelecaniformes.
Although herons resemble birds in some other families, such as the storks, ibises, spoonbills, and cranes, they differ from these in flying with their necks retracted, not outstretched.

Ardeidae, Ardea: the Latin word ardea meaning "heron".

Plegadis is a bird genus in the family Threskiornithidae. 

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.

The genus name derives from Ancient Greek plegados meaning "sickle", referring to the distinctive shape of the bill.

1/ Glossy ibis (Quắm đen, Plegadis falcinellus)
The scientific name derives from Ancient Greek plegados and Latin, falcis, both meaning "sickle", referring to the distinctive shape of the bill.

Spoonbills are a genus, Platalea, of large, long-legged wading birds. 

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.

1/ Black-faced spoonbill (Cò thìa, Platalea minor)
2/ Eurasian spoonbill (Cò thìa Á Âu, Platalea leucorodia), or common spoonbill
leucorodia is from Ancient Greek leukerodios: leukos, "white" and erodios "heron".

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