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Indian cuckoo 
( Bắt cô trói cột, Cuculus micropterus)

The Indian cuckoo or short-winged cuckoo (Cuculus micropterus) is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes.
The bird is found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.

The genus name Cuculus is the Latin word for "cuckoo".
micropterum, Micropterus, micropterus Greek mikroptera small-winged.

Indian spot-billed duck (Vịt trời, Vịt mỏ đốm, Anas poecilorhyncha) 

The Indian spot-billed duck (Anas poecilorhyncha) is a species of large dabbling duck that is a non-migratory breeding duck throughout freshwater wetlands in the Indian subcontinent. 
The English name is derived from the red spot at the base of the bill that is found in the mainland Indian population.

Traits:
- Bill: black, yellow-tiped, red-based;
- Wings: with a dark green patch bordered by white and black.

The name Anas is the Latin for "duck".
The specific epithet poecilorhyncha combines the classical Greek words poikilos meaning "pied" or "spotted" and rhunkhos meaning a "bill".

Japanese quail (Cay Nhật Bản, Coturnix japonica)

The Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica), also known as the coturnix quail, is a species of Old World quail found in East Asia.

previously assigned as Cuculus sparverioides

The large hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx sparverioides, Chèo chẹo lớn) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae.
This bird species is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Cuculiformes, cuculidae: Latin cuculus cuckoo.
Hierococcyx Greek hierax hawk and kokkux cuckoo.
sparverioides Latin sparverius sparrowhawk; Greek -oides: resembling.

Lesser coucal 
(Bìm bịp nhỏ, Centropus bengalensis) 

The lesser coucal (Centropus bengalensis) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae.
The species is widely distributed west from the Indian subcontinent (except for Sri Lanka) extending east across Southeast Asia. 

Compare:
- The greater coucal or crow pheasant (Centropus sinensis): red-eyed, big-sized;
- The lesser coucal (Centropus bengalensis): black-eyed, medium-sized;

Cuculus: Latin for cuckoo.
The genus Centropus name combines the Ancient Greek: kentron meaning "spur" or "spike", pous meaning "foot".

Long-toed Stint (Calidris subminuta, Rẽ ngón dài) is a small wader, Scolopacidae family, Calidris genus.

The bird is a pass-through, winter bird, uncommonly sighted at the Xuan Thuy National Park.

Mallard or wild duck (Vịt cổ xanh, Anas platyrhynchos) 

The mallard or wild duck (Anas platyrhynchos) is a dabbling duck that breeds throughout the temperate and subtropical Americas, Eurasia, and North Africa.

Males (drakes) have green heads, while the females (hens) have mainly brown-speckled plumage. 
Both sexes have an area of speculum feathers on their wings; males especially tend to have blue speculum feathers.

The name Anseriformes is derived from the New Latin word Anser, meaning "goose," and the Latin suffix -formes, meaning "having the form of".
The name Anas is the Latin for "duck".
The scientific epithet platyrhynchos comes from Latin Anas, "duck" and Ancient Greek πλατυρυγχος, platyrhynchus, "broad-billed" (from πλατύς, platys, "broad" and ρυγχός, rhunkhos, "bill").

Marsh sandpiper (Choắt đốm đen, Tringa stagnatilis) is a small wader with a long fine bill and very long yellowish legs.

Nordmann's greenshank (Choắt lớn mỏ vàng, Tringa guttifer) or the spotted greenshank, is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae, the typical waders.

Pintail or northern pintail 
(Vịt mốc, Anas acuta) 

The pintail or northern pintail (Anas acuta) is a duck species with wide geographic distribution that breeds in the northern areas of Europe and across the Palearctic and North America.

anser: Latin anser goose;
anas, anatis: Latin duck.
The epithet acuta comes from the verb acuere meaning "to sharpen" which refers to the pointed tail of the male in breeding plumage.

Northern shoveler 
(Vịt mỏ thìa, Spatula clypeata), known simply in Britain as the shoveler

The northern shoveler, known simply in Britain as the shoveler, is a common and widespread duck of the family Anatidae.

The species of this genus were formerly placed in the genus Anas. 

anser: Latin anser goose;
anas, anatis: Latin duck.
The name Spatula is the Latin word for "spoon", from which the English word "spatula" also originates.

Oriental Dollarbird
Also known as Asian dollarbird, dark roller, dollar roller, dollarbird, eastern broad-billed roller and oriental broad-billed roller.
(Yểng Quạ, Eurystomus orientalis)

The Oriental dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis) is a bird of the roller family Coraciidae.

Coracia, Coracias: Greek: korakias: crow (korax raven).
The name Eurystomus means ‘broad mouth’, from the Greek eurus (‘broad, wide’) and stoma ( ‘mouth’).

The oriental turtle dove or rufous turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis, Cu sen) is a member of the bird family Columbidae. The species has a wide native distribution range from Europe, east across Asia to Japan.

The Pacific swift is a species of bird that is part of the Swift family. It breeds in eastern Asia. It is strongly migratory, spending the northern hemisphere's winter in Southeast Asia and Australia.

Pheasant-tailed jacana 
(Gà lôi nước, Hydrophasianus chirurgus)

The pheasant-tailed jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus) is a jacana in the monotypic genus Hydrophasianus.

Jacana From specific name Parra jacana; Portuguese name Jaçana for the Wattled
Jacana.
The genus Hydrophasianus means "water pheasant".
chirurgus Latin chirurgus surgeon (Greek kheirourgos surgeon).

Pied kingfisher 
(Bói cá nhỏ, Ceryle rudis)

The pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) is a species of water kingfisher widely distributed across Africa and Asia.

Alcedo, Alcedinidae: Latin word for kingfisher. 
The genus Ceryle which is from Greek kerulos bird mentioned by Aristotle,.. but not further identified but probably mythical and associated with the halcyon, a kingfisher.
The specific epithet rudis is Latin for "wild" or "rude".

Pin-tailed snipe or pintail snipe (Rẽ giun Á châu, Gallinago stenura)

The pin-tailed snipe or pintail snipe (Gallinago stenura) is a species of bird in the family Scolopacidae, the sandpipers.
The bird breeds in northern Russia and migrates to spend the non-breeding season in southern Asia from Pakistan to Indonesia. 
This bird species is the most common migrant snipe in southern India, Sri Lanka and much of Southeast Asia. 

The term Charadriiformes comes from New Latin, combining the Greek word kharadrios ("a bird of river valleys" or "a bird of ravines") and the Latin suffix -formes meaning "forms" or "shaped like". Therefore, Charadriiformes translates to "birds shaped like or resembling the charadrius," which is a type of plover or stone curlew historically found in dry river beds or ravines. 

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 gallinago is Neo-Latin for a woodcock or snipe from Latin gallina, "hen" and the suffix -ago, "resembling".

stenura: From Ancient Greek στενός (stenós, “narrow”); -ouros -tailed.

Plaintive cuckoo 
(Tìm vịt, Cacomantis merulinus)

The plaintive cuckoo (Cacomantis merulinus) is a species of bird belonging to the genus Cacomantis in the cuckoo family Cuculidae. It is native to Asia, from India, Nepal and China to Indonesia.

The genus name Cacomantis is from the Greek kakos meaning evil or ill-boding and mantis for prophet. 
The name is associated with or supposed to be predicted "rains" as well as ill fortune and bad weather.
merulina, merulinus: Latin merulinus blackbird-like, thrush-like (> Latin merula blackbird).

Red collared dove 
(Cu ngói, Streptopelia tranquebarica), also known as the red turtle dove

The red collared dove (Streptopelia tranquebarica), also known as the red turtle dove, is a small pigeon which is a resident breeding bird in the tropics of Asia.

Columba, Columbidae: Latin columba (“dove, pigeon”). Ancient Greek κόλυμβος (kólumbos, “a diver”), from κολυμβάω (kolumbáō, “dive, plunge headlong, swim”).
The genus name Streptopelia is from Ancient Greek: streptos meaning "collar" and peleia meaning "dove". 
The specific epithet is from the town Tranquebar, now Tharangambadi, on the Coromandel Coast in southern India.

The Red-breasted Merganser (Vịt mỏ nhọn ngực đỏ, Mergus serrator) is a diving duck, one of the sawbills. Its breeding habitat is freshwater lakes and rivers across northern North America, Greenland, Europe, and the Palearctic.