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.

Little tern (Nhàn nhỏ, Sternula albifrons)
The little tern (Sternula albifrons) is a seabird of the family Laridae. 

Thalasseus, the crested terns, is a genus of eight species of terns in the family Laridae.
The generic name is derived from the Ancient Greek Thalassa meaning "sea".

1/ Greater crested tern (Nhàn mào, Thalasseus bergii), also called crested tern or swift tern
 The species epithet bergii commemorates Carl Heinrich Bergius, a Prussian pharmacist and botanist who collected the first specimens of this tern near Cape Town.

Onychoprion, the "brown-backed terns", is a genus of seabirds in the family Laridae. 
The genus name is from Ancient Greek onux, "claw" or "nail", and prion, "saw".

1/ Bridled tern (Nhàn lưng đen, Onychoprion anaethetus)
The specific anaethetus means "senseless, stupid".

2/ Sooty tern (Nhàn nâu, Onychoprion fuscatus), coloquially wideawake tern or just wideawake
The specific fuscatus is Latin for "dark".

Sooty tern (Nhàn nâu, Onychoprion fuscatus), coloquially wideawake tern or just wideawake

The sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus) is a tern in the family Laridae.

Charadriiformes, 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").

Laridae:from Ancient Greek laros or Latin larus, which appears to have referred to a gull or other large seabird.

The genus name Onychoprion is from Ancient Greek onux, "claw" or "nail", and prion, "saw".

The specific fuscatus is Latin for "dark".

Bridled tern (Nhàn lưng đen, Onychoprion anaethetus)

The bridled tern (Onychoprion anaethetus) is a seabird of the family Laridae.
This bird is migratory and found in Atlantic, Latin America, South-East Asia, West Africa.

Charadriiformes, 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").

Laridae:from Ancient Greek laros or Latin larus, which appears to have referred to a gull or other large seabird.

The genus name Onychoprion is from Ancient Greek onux, "claw" or "nail", and prion, "saw".

The specific anaethetus means "senseless, stupid".

Chlidonias, often known as the marsh terns, is a genus of birds in family Laridae. 
The birds are found in freshwater marshes, rather than coastal locations. 
The genus name Chlidonias is from Ancient Greek khelidonios, "swallow-like", from khelidon, "swallow".

1/ Whiskered tern (Nhàn đen, Chlidonias hybrida)
The specific hybridus is Latin for hybrid.

2/ White-winged tern, or white-winged black tern (Nhàn xám, Chlidonias leucopterus or Chlidonias leucoptera)

White-winged tern, or white-winged black tern 
(Nhàn xám, Chlidonias leucopterus or Chlidonias leucoptera)

The white-winged tern or white-winged black tern (Chlidonias leucopterus) is a species of tern in the family Laridae.
This bird is found in or near bodies of fresh water across much of the world, including Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia.

Charadriiformes, 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").

Laridae:from Ancient Greek laros or Latin larus, which appears to have referred to a gull or other large seabird.

The genus name Chlidonias is from Ancient Greek khelidonios, "swallow-like", from khelidon, "swallow".

Leucoptera is derived from Ancient Greek meaning "white-winged": the Greek words leukos ("white") and pteron ("wing" or "feather").

White-winged tern, or white-winged black tern 
(Nhàn xám, Chlidonias leucopterus or Chlidonias leucoptera)

The whiskered tern (Chlidonias hybrida) is a tern in the family Laridae.
The populations in tropical regions are resident, but European and Asian birds winter south to Africa and the Indian subcontinent.

Charadriiformes, 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").

Laridae:from Ancient Greek laros or Latin larus, which appears to have referred to a gull or other large seabird.

The genus name Chlidonias is from Ancient Greek khelidonios, "swallow-like", from khelidon, "swallow".

Hybrida is a Latin noun meaning "mongrel" "mixed blood", often applied to children of mixed social or racial background. 
The term is associated with the Ancient Greek word hybris (ὕβρις, húbris), meaning "outrage" or "unnatural act" suggesting a hybrid was historically viewed as a violation of nature.

Anous, commonly known as the noddies, is a genus of seabirds in family Laridae.
Anous is Ancient Greek for "stupid" or "foolish", referring to the birds' unwariness or indifference to hunters, predators.

1/  Brown noddy or common noddy (Nhàn đầu xám, Anous stolidus)

Brown noddy or common noddy (Nhàn đầu xám, Anous stolidus)

The brown noddy, common noddy or noddy tern (Anous stolidus) is a seabird in the family Laridae.

Charadriiformes, 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").

Laridae:from Ancient Greek laros or Latin larus, which appears to have referred to a gull or other large seabird.

Anous is Ancient Greek for "stupid" or "foolish", referring to the birds' unwariness or indifference to hunters, predators.

Stolidus is a Latin adjective meaning "dull," "stupid," "insensitive," or "solid/unmovable". Derived from the PIE root *stel- ("to set, stand"), it is related to stultus (foolish) and shares a cognate in the Ancient Greek steleós (meaning handle or block). It describes a heavy, slow, or brutish lack of understanding.

Gelochelidon is a genus of terns in the bird family Laridae.
The name combines the Ancient Greek gelao meaning "to laugh" with khelidon meaning "swallow".

1/ Gull-billed tern (Nhàn chân đen, Gelochelidon nilotica), formerly Sterna nilotica
formerly placed in the genus Sterna.
The specific epithet nilotica is from Latin niloticus meaning "of the River Nile".

Gull-billed tern 
(Nhàn chân đen, Gelochelidon nilotica), formerly Sterna nilotica
formerly placed in the genus Sterna.

The gull-billed tern (Gelochelidon nilotica) is a tern in the family Laridae. 
The bird is widely distributed and breeds in scattered localities in Europe, Asia, northwest Africa, and the Americas.

Charadriiformes, 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").

Laridae:from Ancient Greek laros or Latin larus, which appears to have referred to a gull or other large seabird.

The genus name Gelochelidon combines the Ancient Greek gelao meaning "to laugh" with khelidon meaning "swallow".

The specific epithet nilotica is from Latin niloticus meaning "of the River Nile".

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