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 family Procellariidae is a group of seabirds that comprises the fulmarine petrels, the gadfly petrels, the diving petrels, the prions, and the shearwaters, in the bird order Procellariiformes (or tubenoses). The name is derived from the type genus Procellaria which in turn is derived from the Latin word procella meaning "storm" or "gale".

The mollymawks are a group of medium-sized albatrosses that form the genus Thalassarche, family Diomedeidae. 
These were long considered to be in the same genus as the great albatrosses, Diomedea. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek thalassa meaning "sea" and arkhe meaning "power" or "command" (from arkho meaning to govern). The word mollymawk, dating to the late 17th century, comes from the Dutch mallemok, which means mal – foolish and mok – gull.

1/ Black-browed albatross (Hải âu mày đen, Thalassarche melanophris), also known as the black-browed mollymawk,

Albatrosses, of the biological family Diomedeidae, are large seabirds related to the procellariids, storm petrels, and diving petrels in the order Procellariiformes (the tubenoses).

Procellariiformes is an order of seabirds that comprises four families: 
- the albatrosses, 
- the petrels 
- and shearwaters, 
- and two families of storm petrels. 

Formerly called Tubinares and still called tubenoses in English, procellariiforms are often referred to collectively as the petrels, a term that has been applied to all members of the order, or more commonly all the families except the albatrosses.

Ciconia is a genus of birds in the stork family Ciconiidae. The genus name is the Latin word for "stork".
English common names for this species include the white-necked stork, white-headed stork, bishop stork and parson-bird. 

1/ Asian woolly-necked stork or Asian woollyneck (Hạc cổ trắng, Ciconia episcopus)
The specific epithet episcopus is Latin for "bishop".
Recently, the African and Asian populations are considered to be two different species: the African woolly-necked stork and the Asian woolly-necked stork. This is based purely on geographical isolation,yet there is no morphological or phylogenetic evidence yet to support this split.

2/ Black stork (Hạc đen, Ciconia nigra)
Ciconia nigra is from the Latin words for "stork" and "black" respectively.

3/ White stork (Hạc trắng, Ciconia ciconia) 

Leptoptilos is a genus of large tropical storks, commonly known as adjutants. 

1/ Lesser adjutant (Già đẩy Java, Leptoptilos javanicus)
2/ Greater adjutant (Già đẩy lớn, Leptoptilos dubius)

Ciconiiformes, Ciconiidae: from Latin ciconia for stork.
The genus name means thin (lepto) feather (ptilos). 

Mycteria is a genus of large tropical storks with representatives in the Americas, east Africa and southern and southeastern Asia.

Ephippiorhynchus is a small genus of storks. 

1/ Black-necked stork (Cò Á Châu, Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus) 

Ciconiiformes, Ciconiidae: from Latin ciconia for stork.
The genus name means thin (lepto) feather (ptilos). 
The genus name Ephippiorhynchus is derived from Ancient Greek ephippos, a saddle (literally something a horse back"), and rhynchus, "bill" (refering to the frontal shield).

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

1/  Eurasian bittern or great bittern (Vạc rạ, Botaurus stellaris)
The species name stellaris is Latin for "starred", from stella, "star", and refers to the speckled plumage.

Below species were merged into this genus from the genus Ixobrychus.
2/ Black bittern (Cò hương, Botaurus flavicollis) 
3/ Cinnamon bittern (Cò lửa, Botaurus cinnamomeus) or chestnut bittern
4/ Yellow bittern (Cò lửa lùn, Botaurus sinensis)
5/ Von Schrenck's bittern or Schrenck's bittern (Cò nâu, Botaurus eurhythmus)

Pelecaniformes, Pelecanus: Greek pelekan, pelekanos pelican.
Ardeidae, Ardea: Latin word meaning "heron".
The genus name Botaurus is derived from Medieval Latin butaurus, Bos (ox) and taurus (bull), because the bittern's call resembles the bellowing of a bull.

Black-crowned night-heron 
(Vạc, Nycticorax nycticorax), or black-capped night-heron, commonly shortened to just night-heron

The black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) is a medium-sized heron found throughout a large part of the world, including parts of Europe, Asia, and North and South America.


The name Nycticorax means "night raven" originating from the Ancient Greek: nuktos "night" and korax, "raven". 
the night herons of the genera Nyctanassa and Gorsachius were formerly placed in Nycticorax.

Nycticorax is a genus of night herons. The name Nycticorax means "night raven" originating from the Ancient Greek: nuktos "night" and korax, "raven". 
the night herons of the genera Nyctanassa and Gorsachius were formerly placed in Nycticorax.

1/ Black-crowned night-heron (Vạc, Nycticorax nycticorax), or black-capped night-heron, commonly shortened to just night-heron

Striated heron (Cò xanh, Butorides striata) also known as mangrove heron, little green heron or green-backed heron

The striated heron (Butorides striata) also known as mangrove heron or little green heron, is a small heron in the heron family Ardeidae.

Ardeidae, Ardea: the Latin word ardea meaning "heron".
Butorides is a genus of small herons in the family Ardeidae. Butorides is from Middle English Butor "bittern" and Ancient Greek -oides, "resembling".
"Striata" is a Latin word striatus meaning "striped," "grooved," or "lined". It originates from the Latin word \(stria\), which means "furrow" or "channel". The term is frequently used in scientific names, particularly in biology and botany, to describe the appearance of something with lines or stripes. 

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