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Broad-billed sandpiper (Rẽ mỏ rộng, Calidris falcinellus)
Some research suggests that it should rather go into the genus Philomachus.

The broad-billed sandpiper (Calidris falcinellus) is a small, wading bird of the family Scolopacidae.
This bird species is strongly migratory, spending the non-breeding season from easternmost Africa, through south and south-east Asia to Australasia.

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").

The word Scolopacidae is New Latin, derived from the genus name Scolopax (Latin for "snipe" or "woodcock") and the common zoological suffix for family names, -idae.

The genus name Calidris is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds.
The specific name falcinella is from falx, falcis, "a sickle. 

Calidris is a genus of Arctic-breeding, strongly migratory wading birds in the family Scolopacidae. 
The genus name is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds.

1/ Spoon-billed sandpiper (Rẽ mỏ thìa, Calidris pygmaea)

2/ Curlew sandpiper (Rẽ bụng nâu, Calidris ferruginea)
The specific ferruginea is from Latin ferrugo, ferruginis, "iron rust" referring to its colour in breeding plumage.

3/ Red-necked stint (Rẽ cổ hung, Calidris ruficollis) 
The specific ruficollis is from Latin rufus, "red" and collum, "neck".

4/ Sanderling (Rẽ cổ xám, Calidris alba) 
The name derives from Old English sand-yrðling, "sand-ploughman".
The specific, alba, is Latin for "white".

5/ Sharp-tailed sandpiper (Rẽ đuôi nhọn, Calidris acuminata)
The specific acuminata is from Latin acuminatus, 'sharp, pointed'.

6/ Ruff (Rẽ lớn, Calidris pugnax)
formerly placed in different genera and was known as: Tringa pugnax, Philomachus pugnax
The specific epithet refers to the aggressive behaviour of the bird at its mating arenas — pugnax from the Latin term for "combative".

7/ Great knot (Rẽ lớn ngực đốm, Calidris tenuirostris)
The specific tenuirostris is from Latin tenuis "slender" and rostrum "bill".

8/ Temminck's stint (Rẽ Lưng đen, Calidris temminckii)
The specific epithet is from the name of a Dutch naturalist Coenraad Jacob Temminck.

9/ Red knot or just knot (Rẽ lưng nâu, Calidris canutus)

10/ Broad-billed sandpiper (Rẽ mỏ rộng, Calidris falcinellus)
The specific name falcinella is from falx, falcis, "a sickle. 
Some research suggests that it should rather go into the genus Philomachus.

11/ Long-toed stint (Rẽ ngón dài, Calidris subminuta) 
The specific subminuta is from Latin sub, "near to" and minuta, "small" from its similarity to the little stint, Calidris minuta.

12/ Little stint (Rẽ nhỏ, Calidris minuta or Erolia minuta)
The specific minuta is Latin for "small.

13/ Dunlin (Rẽ trán trắng, Calidris alpina)
formerly placed in the genus Erolia.
The specific alpina is from Latin and means "of high mountains", in this case referring to the Alps.
The English name derives from dun, "dull brown", with the suffix -ling, meaning a person or thing with the given quality.

Curlew sandpiper (Rẽ bụng nâu, Calidris ferruginea)

The curlew sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) is a small wader of Scolopacidae family, Calidris genus; the bird breeds on the tundra of Arctic Siberia.

This bird species is strongly migratory, wintering mainly in Africa, but also in south and southeast Asia and in Australia and New Zealand.
Curlew sandpiper is a pass-through winter bird, commonly sighted at the Xuan Thuy National Park.

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").

The word Scolopacidae is New Latin, derived from the genus name Scolopax (Latin for "snipe" or "woodcock") and the common zoological suffix for family names, -idae.

The genus name Calidris is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds.

The specific ferruginea is from Latin ferrugo, ferruginis, "iron rust" referring to its colour in breeding plumage.

Dunlin (Rẽ trán trắng, Calidris alpina)
formerly placed in the genus Erolia.

Dunlin (Calidris alpina, Rẽ trán trắng) is a small wader, Scolopacidae family, Calidris genus.
The bird is a pass-through winter bird, commonly sighted at the Xuan Thuy National Park.

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").

The word Scolopacidae is New Latin, derived from the genus name Scolopax (Latin for "snipe" or "woodcock") and the common zoological suffix for family names, -idae.

The genus name Calidris is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds.
The specific alpina is from Latin and means "of high mountains", in this case referring to the Alps.

The English name derives from dun, "dull brown", with the suffix -ling, meaning a person or thing with the given quality.

Great knot (Rẽ lớn ngực đốm, Calidris tenuirostris)

The great knot (Calidris tenuirostris) is a small wader in the genus Calidris of the family Scolopacidae. 
This bird species is migratory; it breeds in eastern Siberia, Russia, and flies to southern Asia and Australia in the winter in northern hemisphere.

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").

The word Scolopacidae is New Latin, derived from the genus name Scolopax (Latin for "snipe" or "woodcock") and the common zoological suffix for family names, -idae.

The genus name Calidris is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds.

The specific tenuirostris is from Latin tenuis "slender" and rostrum "bill".

Little stint (Rẽ nhỏ, Calidris minuta or Erolia minuta)

The little stint (Calidris minuta) is a very small wader. 
This bird species breeds in arctic Europe and Asia, and is a long-distance migrant, wintering south to Africa and south Asia.

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").

The bird is a visiting bird, yet uncommonly sighted at the Xuan Thuy National Park, northern Vietnam.

The word Scolopacidae is New Latin, derived from the genus name Scolopax (Latin for "snipe" or "woodcock") and the common zoological suffix for family names, -idae.

The genus name Calidris is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds.

The specific minuta is Latin for "small.

Long-toed stint (Rẽ ngón dài, Calidris subminuta) 

The long-toed stint (Calidris subminuta) is a small wader of the family Scolopacidae.
The bird breeds across northern Asia and is strongly migratory, wintering in south and south east Asia and Australasia.

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").

The word Scolopacidae is New Latin, derived from the genus name Scolopax (Latin for "snipe" or "woodcock") and the common zoological suffix for family names, -idae.

The genus name Calidris is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds.
The specific subminuta is from Latin sub, "near to" and minuta, "small" from its similarity to the little stint, Calidris minuta.

Red knot or just knot 
(Rẽ lưng nâu, Calidris canutus)

The red knot or knot (Calidris canutus) is a shorebird of the family Scolopacidae for sandpipers and plovers.
The bird species breeds in the far north of Canada, Europe, and Russia.
Red Knot is a pass-through winter bird commonly sighted at the Xuan Thuy National Park Vietnam.

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").

The word Scolopacidae is New Latin, derived from the genus name Scolopax (Latin for "snipe" or "woodcock") and the common zoological suffix for family names, -idae.

The genus name Calidris is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds.

Canutus is a Latin word, meaning "grey-haired" or "grizzled," derived from Latin roots (Cānūtus) for "grey" or "white" often used in Late Latin as an adjective describing someone with gray hair.

Red-necked stint (Rẽ cổ hung, Calidris ruficollis) 

The red-necked stint (Calidris ruficollis) is a small migratory wader that breeds in northeast Russia and spends the non-breeding season along the coastlines of Southeast Asia and Australasia.

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").

The word Scolopacidae is New Latin, derived from the genus name Scolopax (Latin for "snipe" or "woodcock") and the common zoological suffix for family names, -idae.

The genus name Calidris is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds.

The specific ruficollis is from Latin rufus, "red" and collum, "neck".

Ruff (Rẽ lớn, Calidris pugnax)
formerly placed in different genera and was known as: Tringa pugnax, Philomachus pugnax

The ruff (Calidris pugnax) is a medium-sized wading bird that breeds in marshes and wet meadows across northern Eurasia.
The bird is migratory often found winering in southern and western Europe, Africa, southern Asia and Australia.

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").

The word Scolopacidae is New Latin, derived from the genus name Scolopax (Latin for "snipe" or "woodcock") and the common zoological suffix for family names, -idae.

The genus name Calidris is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds.

The specific epithet refers to the aggressive behaviour of the bird at its mating arenas — pugnax from the Latin term for "combative".
The English name is derived from the ruff, an exaggerated collar fashionable from the mid-sixteenth century to the mid-seventeenth century, since the male bird's neck ornamental feathers resemble the neck-wear.

Sanderling (Rẽ cổ xám, Calidris alba) 
The name derives from Old English sand-yrðling, "sand-ploughman".

The sanderling (Calidris alba) is a small wading bird of the family Scolopacidae.

The bird breeds around the North Pole and is a long-distance migrant, wintering south to South America, western and southern Europe, Africa, and Australia.
Sanderling is a pass-through winter bird commonly sighted at the Xuan Thuy National Park.

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").

The word Scolopacidae is New Latin, derived from the genus name Scolopax (Latin for "snipe" or "woodcock") and the common zoological suffix for family names, -idae.

The genus name Calidris is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds.

The specific, alba, is Latin for "white".

Sharp-tailed sandpiper 
(Rẽ đuôi nhọn, Calidris acuminata)

The sharp-tailed sandpiper (Calidris acuminata) is a small-medium migratory wader or shorebird, found mostly in Siberia during the summer breeding period (June to August) and Australia for wintering (September to March).

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").

The word Scolopacidae is New Latin, derived from the genus name Scolopax (Latin for "snipe" or "woodcock") and the common zoological suffix for family names, -idae.

The genus name Calidris is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds.

The specific acuminata is from Latin acuminatus, 'sharp, pointed'.

Spoon-billed sandpiper 
(Rẽ mỏ thìa, Calidris pygmaea)

Spoon-billed sandpiper (Rẽ mỏ thìa, Calidris pygmeus, Calidris pygmaea), a critically threatened species, is a small wader which breeds in north-eastern Russia and winters in Southeast Asia. 

The bird is frequently sighted birds at the Xuan Thuy National Park in winter.

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").

The word Scolopacidae is New Latin, derived from the genus name Scolopax (Latin for "snipe" or "woodcock") and the common zoological suffix for family names, -idae.

The genus name Calidris is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds.

Pygmaea comes from Greek pygmaîos (πυγμαῖος) and Latin pygmaeus, meaning "dwarfish," "undersized," or "fist-sized," derived from pygmē (πυγή) meaning "fist" or a measure of forearm length (elbow to knuckle). It's used in scientific names to denote something very small. Latin adoption is pygmaeus (dwarf, dwarfish).

Temminck's stint 
(Rẽ Lưng đen, Calidris temminckii)

Temminck's stint (Calidris temminckii) is a small wader of the family Scolopacidae. 
The bird breeds in the taiga of Arctic northern Europe and Asia; it  is strongly migratory, wintering at freshwater sites in tropical Africa, the Indian subcontinent and parts of Southeast Asia.

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").

The word Scolopacidae is New Latin, derived from the genus name Scolopax (Latin for "snipe" or "woodcock") and the common zoological suffix for family names, -idae.

The genus name Calidris is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds.

The specific epithet is from the name of a Dutch naturalist Coenraad Jacob Temminck.