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.

Numenius is a bird genus commonly known as curlews which are characterised by their long, slender, downcurved bills and mottled brown plumage.
The English name may have been influenced by the Old French corliu, "messenger", from courir , "to run".

The genus name Numenius is from Ancient Greek noumenios, a bird mentioned by Hesychius. It is associated with the curlews because it appears to be derived from neos, "new" and mene "moon", referring to the crescent-shaped bill.

1/ Eurasian or common whimbrel (Choắt mỏ cong bé, Numenius phaeopus), also known as the white-rumped whimbrel 
formerly Scolopax phaeopus.
2/ Far Eastern curlew (Choắt mỏ cong hông nâu, Rẽ mỏ cong hông nâu, Numenius madagascariensis)
3/ Eurasian curlew or common curlew (Choắt mỏ cong lớn, Numenius arquata)
 The species name arquata is the Medieval Latin name for this bird, derived from Latin arcuatus, "bow-shaped", referring to the shape of the bill.

Limnodromus is a genus of waders commonly known as dowitchers. The name combines the Ancient Greek limne meaning "marsh" with -dromos meaning "-racer" or "-runner".

1/ Asian dowitcher (Choắt chân màng lớn, Limnodromus semipalmatus)

Xenus is a genus of waders containing only one member, Terek sandpiper (Xenus cinereus).

1/ Terek sandpiper (Choắt chân màng bé, Xenus cinereus) 
It is named after the Terek River which flows into the west of the Caspian Sea where it was first observed.
The genus name Xenus is from Ancient Greek xenos meaning "stranger"; the specific epithet cinereus is Latin for "ash-grey" from cinis, cineris, "ashes".

Tringa is a genus of waders, containing the shanks and tattlers. The name Tringa is the Neo-Latin name given to the green sandpiper based on Ancient Greek trungas, a thrush-sized, white-rumped, tail-bobbing wading bird mentioned by Aristotle.

1/ Green sandpiper (Choắt bụng trắng, Tringa ochropus)
2/ Wood sandpiper (Choắt bụng xám, Tringa glareola)
The specific epithet glareola is from Latin glarea, " gravel".
3/ Spotted redshank (Choắt chân đỏ, Tringa erythropus)
The specific erythropus is from Ancient Greek eruthros, "red", and pous, "foot".
4/ Marsh sandpiper (Choắt đốm đen, Tringa stagnatilis)
The specific epithet stagnatilis is from Latin stagnum, "swamp".
5/ Common greenshank (Choắt lớn, Tringa nebularia)
The specific nebularia is from Latin nebula "mist". 
6/ Nordmann's greenshank (Choắt lớn mỏ vàng, Tringa guttifer) or the spotted greenshank
7/ Grey-tailed tattler (Choắt lùn đuôi xám, Tringa brevipes), also known as the Siberian tattler or Polynesian tattler,
formerly Heteroscelus brevipes.
The specific brevipes is from Latin brevis, "short", and pes, "foot".

Green sandpiper (Choắt bụng trắng, Tringa ochropus)

The green sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) is a small wader (shorebird) of the Old World.


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 name Tringa is the Neo-Latin name given to the green sandpiper based on Ancient Greek trungas, a thrush-sized, white-rumped, tail-bobbing wading bird mentioned by Aristotle.
The specific ochropus is from Ancient Greek okhros, "ochre", and pous, "foot".

Scolopacidae is a large family of shorebirds, or waders, which mainly includes many species known as sandpipers, but also others such as curlews and snipes.

Recurvirostra is a genus of wader birds in the avian family Recurvirostridae as the stilts.
The common name avocet is thought to derive from the Italian word avosetta, which may relate to Latin avis ("bird"). 

1/ Pied avocet (Cà kheo mỏ cong, Recurvirostra avosetta)

Charadrius, Charadriidae or Charadriiformes comes from the Ancient Greek kharadrios, meaning a bird found in river valleys or ravines ((kharadra) being ravine), and was later adopted into Late Latin. 

The name Recurvirostridae is derived from Latin, combining recurvus (bent back/curved) and rostrum (bill), referring to avocets' upturned bills.

The genus name comes from Latin recurvus, 'curved backwards' and rostrum, 'bill'.

Pied avocet 
(Cà kheo mỏ cong, Recurvirostra avosetta)

The pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) is a species of wader in the Recurvirostridae family.
This bird species is found in the Palearctic.

Identification traits:
- Long, upturned bill, 
- Long legs

Charadrius, Charadriidae or Charadriiformes comes from the Ancient Greek kharadrios, meaning a bird found in river valleys or ravines ((kharadra) being ravine), and was later adopted into Late Latin. 

The name Recurvirostridae is derived from Latin, combining recurvus (bent back/curved) and rostrum (bill), referring to avocets' upturned bills.

The genus name comes from Latin recurvus, 'curved backwards' and rostrum, 'bill'.

The common name avocet is thought to derive from the Italian word avosetta, which may relate to Latin avis ("bird"). 

Himantopus is a bird genus commonly known as stilt in the family Recurvirostridae.
The generic name Himantopus comes from the Ancient Greek meaning "strap-leg".

1/ Black-winged stilt (Cà kheo, Himantopus himantopus)

Black-winged stilt 
(Cà kheo, Himantopus himantopus)

The black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus) is a very long-legged wader in the avocet and stilt family Recurvirostridae.

Charadrius, Charadriidae or Charadriiformes comes from the Ancient Greek kharadrios, meaning a bird found in river valleys or ravines ((kharadra) being ravine), and was later adopted into Late Latin. 

The name Recurvirostridae is derived from Latin, combining recurvus (bent back/curved) and rostrum (bill), referring to avocets' upturned bills.

Himantopus (himantopus) in Greek means "strap-foot" or "thong-foot," derived from the Greek words himas (leathern strap/thong) and pous (foot), perfectly describing the long, slender legs of stilt birds. This name refers to the bird's prominent, long legs that resemble straps or thongs. 

The Recurvirostridae are a family of birds in the wader suborder Charadrii in the bird order Charadriiformes. 
It contains two distinct groups of birds, the avocets (one genus) and the stilts (two genera).

Esacus is a genus of bird in the stone-curlew family Burhinidae. The genus contains two species: the great stone-curlew and the beach stone-curlew.
The name is from Ancient Greek aisakos an unidentified bird variously associated with a robin, a shorebird or a cormorant.

1/ Great stone-curlew or great thick-knee (Rẽ mỏ to, Esacus recurvirostris)
The specific epithet recurvirostris combines Latin recurvis meaning "bent backwards" with -rostris meaning "-billed".

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