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.

Psittaculidae is a family containing Old World parrots. It consists of six subfamilies: Psittrichasinae, Agapornithinae, Loriinae, Platycercinae, Psittacellinae and Psittaculinae.

The name 'Psittaciformes' comes from the ancient Greek for parrot, ψιττακός ('Psittacus'), whose origin is unclear.
The genus name Psittacula is a diminutive of the Latin word psittacus meaning "parrot".

Psittaciformes:
- Strigopidae – New Zealand parrots (4 species)
- Cacatuidae – Cockatoos (22 species)
- Psittacidae – African and New World parrots (179 species)
- Psittaculidae – Old World parrots (203 species)

The family Psittacidae or holotropical parrots is one of three families of true parrots. 
The name 'Psittaciformes' comes from the ancient Greek for parrot, 'Psittacus', whose origin is unclear.

Psittaciformes:
- Strigopidae – New Zealand parrots (4 species)
- Cacatuidae – Cockatoos (22 species)
- Psittacidae – African and New World parrots (179 species)
- Psittaculidae – Old World parrots (203 species)

Parrots (Psittaciformes), also known as psittacines, are birds with a strong curved beak, upright stance, and clawed feet.
The name 'Psittaciformes' comes from the ancient Greek for parrot, 'Psittacus', whose origin is unclear.

Psittaciformes:
- Strigopidae – New Zealand parrots (4 species)
- Cacatuidae – Cockatoos (22 species)
- Psittacidae – African and New World parrots (179 species)
- Psittaculidae – Old World parrots (203 species)

The genus Rynchops, which are commonly known as skimmers, are tern-like birds in the family Laridae of the order Charadriiformes.
Some authorities place the genus Runchops in a separate family Rynchopidae (Ho Xuc Ca).
The genus name Rynchops is from the Ancient Greek rhunkhos meaning "bill" and kopto meaning "to cut off".

1/ Indian skimmer or Indian scissors-bill (Xúc cá, Rynchops albicollis)

Rostratula is a genus of painted-snipes in the family Rostratulidae. It contains two extant species distributed across Africa, Asia and Australia.

1/ Greater painted-snipe or goudsnip (Nhát hoa, Rostratula benghalensis)

The Rostratulidae in the order Charadriiformes, commonly known as the painted-snipes, are a family of wading birds that consists of two genera: Rostratula and Nycticryphes.

Gygis is a genus of white terns in the family Laridae.

1/ White tern or common white tern (Nhàn trắng, Gygis alba), sometimes known as the fairy tern, angel tern and white noddy
The name Gygis is from the Ancient Greek guges for a mythical bird and the specific alba is Latin for "white"

Sternula is a genus of small white terns in the family Laridae.
The genus name is a diminutive of Sterna, "tern".

1/ Little tern (Nhàn nhỏ, Sternula albifrons)
The specific albifrons is from Latin albus, 'white', and frons, 'forehead'.

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".

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)

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)

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