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.

Sarkidiornis is a genus of ducks in the family Anatidae.
Most taxonomic authorities classify the knob-billed duck and the comb duck separately.

1/ Knob-billed duck (Vịt mồng, Sarkidiornis melanotos), or African comb duck

Mergus is the genus of the typical mergansers fish-eating ducks in the subfamily Anatinae. The genus name is a Latin word to refer to an unspecified waterbird.

1/ Scaly-sided merganser or Chinese merganser (Vịt mỏ nhọn, Mergus squamatus)

Tadorna is a genus of ducks whose species comprises most shelducks in the family Anatidae. 
The genus Tadorna name comes from the French name Tadorne for the common shelduck.

1/ Common shelduck (Vịt khoang, Tadorna tadorna)
2/ Ruddy shelduck (Vịt vàng, Tadorna ferruginea), known in India as the Brahminy duck
formerly placed in the genus Anas. Some authorities place it in the genus Casarca.
The species name ferruginea is Latin for "rusty" and refers to the colour of the plumage.

Aythya is a genus of diving ducks. The name Aythya comes from the Ancient Greek word authuia, which may have referred to a sea-dwelling duck or an auklet.

1/ Greater scaup (Vịt biển, Aythya marila), scaup in Europe, or "bluebill" in North America
The epithet marila is from the Greek word for charcoal embers or coal dust.
2/ Baer's pochard (Vịt đầu đen, Aythya baeri) 
3/ Common pochard (Vịt đầu đỏ, Aythya ferina), known simply as pochard

4/ Tufted duck or tufted pochard (Vịt mào, Aythya fuligula)
The epithet is from Latin fuligo 'soot' and gula 'throat'.

5/ Ferruginous duck (Vịt mặt trắng, Aythya nyroca), also known as ferruginous pochard, common white-eye or white-eyed pochard
The epithet is from nyrok, the Russian name for a duck.

Mareca is a genus or subgenus of ducks in the family Anatidae that includes the wigeons.
The name of the genus is from the Portuguese word Marreco for a small duck.[
The species were formerly placed in the genus Anas.

1/ Gadwall (Vịt cánh trắng, Mareca strepera)
2/ Eurasian wigeon or European wigeon (Vịt đầu vàng, Mareca penelope), also known as the widgeon or the wigeon
The epithet name derives from Ancient Greek pene, "braid" and ops "appearance"

3/ Falcated duck or falcated teal (Vịt lưỡi liềm, Mareca falcata)

Aix is a bird genus that contains two species of ducks: the wood duck (Aix sponsa), and the mandarin duck (Aix galericulata). 
Aix is an Ancient Greek word used by Aristotle to refer to an unknown diving bird.

1/ Mandarin duck (Uyên ương, Aix galericulata)

Anser is a waterfowl genus that includes the grey geese and the white geese in the bird family Anatidae. The genus name comes from the Latin word anser meaning "goose".

1/ Bar-headed goose (Ngỗng Ấn độ, Anser indicus)
2/ Greylag goose or graylag goose (Ngỗng trời, Ngỗng xám, Anser anser) 

Asarcornis, whose species weres formerly placed in the genus Cairina, is a genus of ducks in the family Anatidae. 

1/  White-winged duck or white-winged wood duck (Asarcornis scutulata) 

Sibirionetta is a genus of ducks in the family Anatidae. The species of this genus were formerly placed in the genus Anas.
The name Sibirionetta is derived from the Latin sibiricus for Siberia and the Ancient Greek netta for a duck. 

1/ Baikal teal (Vịt Bai Can, Sibirionetta formosa), also called the bimaculate duck or squawk duck
The specific epithet formosa is from the Latin formosus for "beautiful".

Spatula is a genus or subgenus of ducks in the family Anatidae that includes the shovelers, garganey, and several species of American teals.
The species of this genus were formerly placed in the genus Anas. The name Spatula is the Latin word for "spoon", from which the English word "spatula" also originates.

1/ Garganey (Mồng két mày trắng, Spatula querquedula)
The specific epithet is derived from Latin querquedula, a word believed to represent to its call.
2/ Northern shoveler (Vịt mỏ thìa, Spatula clypeata), known simply in Britain as the shoveler

Anas is a genus of dabbling ducks. It includes the pintails, most teals, and the mallard and its close relatives. The name Anas is the Latin for "duck".

1/ The Eurasian teal (Mòng két, Anas crecca), common teal, or Eurasian green-winged teal
The bird gives its name to the blue-green colour teal.
2/ Mallard or wild duck (Vịt cổ xanh, Anas platyrhynchos) 

3/ Pintail or northern pintail (Vịt mốc, Anas acuta) 
The epithet acuta comes from the verb acuere meaning "to sharpen" which refers to the pointed tail of the male in breeding plumage.

4/ Indian spot-billed duck (Vịt trời, Vịt mỏ đốm, Anas poecilorhyncha) 
The English name is derived from the red spot at the base of the bill that is found in the mainland Indian population.
The specific epithet poecilorhyncha combines the classical Greek words poikilos meaning "pied" or "spotted" and rhunkhos meaning a "bill".

Some taxonomists list the genus Dendrocygna (whistling ducks or tree ducks) as the only one species of the subfamily Dendrocygninae of the duck, goose and swan in the family Anatidae. Some other taxonomists list the white-backed duck (Thalassornis leuconotus) under this subfamily. The subfamily Dendrocygninae is also considered a separate family Dendrocygnidae by some authorities.

anser: Latin anser goose;
anas, anatis: Latin duck.
Dendrocygna: Greek dendron tree; genus Cygnus;
cygnus: Latin swan;
Greek kuknos swan;

1/ Lesser whistling duck (Le nâu or Le le, Dendrocygna javanica), also known as Indian whistling duck or lesser whistling teal

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