Birds of Vietnam, Bird Species in 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. - Order: Suliformes
Phalacrocoracidae is a family of approximately 40 species of aquatic birds commonly known as cormorants and shags, the order of Suliformes.
Suliformes maybe from Old Norse Sula + -iformes for boobies, gannets.
The genus Phalacrocorax, from which the family name Phalacrocoracidae is derived, is Latinised from Ancient Greek φαλακρός phalakros "bald" and κόραξ korax "raven".
phalacrocorax (“coot, cormorant”), from Ancient Greek φαλακρός (phalakrós, “bald”) (from φαλός (phalós, “white”) + ἄκρον (ákron, “top”)) + κόραξ (kórax, “raven”)
"Cormorant" is a contraction derived either directly from Latin corvus marinus, "sea raven".
Fregata is the single genus of the family of seabirds called Fregatidae, in the order of Suliformes.
1/ Lesser frigatebird (Cốc biển bé, Fregata ariel)
2/ Christmas frigatebird (Cốc biển bụng trắng, Fregata andrewsi), or Christmas Island frigatebird
3/ Great frigatebird (Cốc biển đen, Fregata minor)
Frigatebirds are a family of seabirds called Fregatidae which are found across all tropical and subtropical oceans. The five extant species are classified in a single genus, Fregata.
The Phaethontiformes are an order of birds. They contain one extant family, the tropicbirds (Phaethontidae), and one extinct family Prophaethontidae from the early Cenozoic.
The order Suliformes is an order recognised by the International Ornithologist's Union, split from Pelecaniformes.The order Suliformes is an order recognised by the International Ornithologist's Union, split from Pelecaniformes.
Suliformes maybe from Old Norse Sula + -iformes for boobies, gannets.
Suliformes:
- Fregatidae
- Sulidae
- Anhingidae
- Phalacrocoracidae
- Order: Suliformes
- Family: Anhingidae
The darters, anhingas, or snakebirds are mainly tropical waterbirds in the family Anhingidae, which contains a single genus, Anhinga.
Suliformes maybe from Old Norse Sula + -iformes for boobies, gannets.
Anhinga is derived from the Tupi ajíŋa (also transcribed áyinga or ayingá), which in local mythology refers to a malevolent demonic forest spirit; it is often translated as "devil bird". The name changed to anhingá or anhangá as it was transferred to the Tupi–Portuguese Língua Geral.
1/ Oriental darter (Cổ rắn, Điêng điểng, Anhinga melanogaster)
- Order: Suliformes
- Family: Anhingidae
- Genus: Anhinga
Oriental darter
(Cổ rắn, Điêng điểng, Anhinga melanogaster)
The Oriental darter (Anhinga melanogaster) is a water bird of tropical South Asia and Southeast Asia.
Suliformes maybe from Old Norse Sula + -iformes for boobies, gannets.
Anhinga is derived from the Tupi ajíŋa (also transcribed áyinga or ayingá), which in local mythology refers to a malevolent demonic forest spirit; it is often translated as "devil bird". The name changed to anhingá or anhangá as it was transferred to the Tupi–Portuguese Língua Geral.
melanogaster, melanogastra, melanogastrus Greek melas black; gaster belly.
- Order: Suliformes
The darters, anhingas, or snakebirds are mainly tropical waterbirds in the family Anhingidae, which contains a single genus, Anhinga.
Suliformes maybe from Old Norse Sula + -iformes for boobies, gannets.
Anhinga is derived from the Tupi ajíŋa (also transcribed áyinga or ayingá), which in local mythology refers to a malevolent demonic forest spirit; it is often translated as "devil bird". The name changed to anhingá or anhangá as it was transferred to the Tupi–Portuguese Língua Geral.
Phaethon is the only genus of the family Phaethontidae, Tropicbird Phaethontidae.
1/ Red-billed tropicbird (Chim nhiệt đới, Phaethon aethereus)
Tropicbirds are a family, Phaethontidae, of tropical pelagic seabirds. They are the sole living representatives of the order Phaethontiformes.
A booby is a seabird in the genus Sula, part of the family Sulidae. Boobies are closely related to the gannets (Morus), which were formerly included in Sula.
The English name "booby" was possibly based on the Spanish slang term bobo, meaning "stupid", as these tame birds had a habit of landing on board sailing ships, where they were easily captured and eaten.
1/ Brown booby (Chim điên bụng trắng, Sula leucogaster)
2/ Red-footed booby (Chim điên chân đỏ, Sula sula)
3/ Masked booby (Chim điên mặt xanh, Sula dactylatra), also called the masked gannet or the blue-faced booby
- Order: Suliformes
The bird family Sulidae comprises the gannets and boobies. Collectively called sulids, they are medium-large coastal seabirds that plunge-dive for fish and similar prey.
Suliformes maybe from Old Norse Sula + -iformes for boobies, garnets.
