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Asian dowitcher (Choắt chân màng lớn, Limnodromus semipalmatus) is a rare medium-large wader.

Asian koel 
(Tu hú, Eudynamys scolopaceus)

The Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus, Tu hú Chau a) is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes. 
The bird is found in the Indian Subcontinent, China, and Southeast Asia.

Traits:
- Red-eyed;

The name combines the Ancient Greek eu meaning "fine" with dunamis meaning "power" or "strength".
The specific epithet scolopaceus is Modern Latin meaning "snipe-like" from Latin scolopax meaning "snipe" or "woodcock".

Baer's pochard (Vịt đầu đen, Aythya baeri) is a diving duck found in eastern Asia. It breeds in southeast Russia and northeast China, migrating in winter to southern China, Vietnam, Japan, and India. The duck takes its name from the Estonian naturalist Karl Ernst von Baer.

Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica, Chắt mỏ thẳng đuôi vằn) is a migratory bird and commonly found at the Giao Thuy National Park during the winter time.

Black-capped kingfisher 
(Sả đầu đen, Halcyon pileata) 

The black-capped kingfisher (Halcyon pileata) is a tree kingfisher which is widely distributed in tropical Asia from India east to China, Korea and Southeast Asia.

Alcedo, Alcedinidae: Latin word for kingfisher. 
Halcyon: a name for a bird in Greek mythology generally associated with the kingfisher. 
The specific epithet pileata: from the Latin pileatus meaning '-capped'.

Black-faced spoonbill 
(Cò thìa, Platalea minor)

The black-faced spoonbill (Platalea minor) is a species of wading bird in the ibis and spoonbill family Threskiornithidae, found in eastern Asia.

Pelecanus: Greek pelekan, pelekanos pelican.

Threskiornis Greek threskeia religious worship (threskeuo to worship); ornis bird. 
The Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus was venerated by the ancient Egyptians for its crescent-shaped bill and bright white plumage. They considered it to represent Thoth the moon god.

Platalea: from Ancient Greek and meaning "broad", referring to the shape of the bill.

Black-tailed Godwit (Choắt mỏ thẳng đuôi đen, Limosa limosa) is a large, long-legged, long-billed shorebird. The bird is migrant and commonly found at the Giao Thuy National Park during the winter time.

Blue-tailed bee-eater 
(Trảu ngực nâu, Trảu đuôi xanh, Merops philippinus)

The blue-tailed bee-eater (Merops philippinus) is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae. 
The bird is widely distributed across South and Southeast Asia.

Traits:
- Black-eyelined;
- Chestnut-throated;
- Blue-tailed;
- elongated central tail feathers;

The genus name Merops is Ancient Greek for "bee-eater".

Broad-billed Sandpiper (Calidris falcinellus, Dẽ mỏ rộng) is a small wader, Scolopacidae family, Calidris genus.

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

Chestnut-winged cuckoo 
or red-winged crested cuckoo (Khát nước, Clamator coromandus)
The chestnut-winged cuckoo or red-winged crested cuckoo (Clamator coromandus) is a cuckoo found in Southeast Asia and parts of South Asia.
The species is found from the western Himalayas to the eastern Himalayas and extends into Southeast Asia. It has been recorded from India, Nepal, China, Indonesia, Laos, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, Vietnam, Sri Lanka and the Philippines.

The name Clamator is Latin for "shouter" from clamare, "to shout".

Chinese egret (Cò trắng Trung Quốc, Egretta eulophotes) or Swinhoe's egret is a threatened species of egret from east Asia.

Collared kingfisher
(Sả khoang cổ, Todiramphus chloris)

Collared kingfisher(Sả khoang cổ, Todiramphus chloris), also white-collared kingfisher, black-masked kingfisher or mangrove kingfisher.
The collared kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris) is a medium-sized kingfisher belonging to the subfamily Halcyoninae, the tree kingfishers.

Alcedo, Alcedinidae: Latin word for kingfisher. 
Halcyon: a name for a bird in Greek mythology generally associated with the kingfisher. 

The Common buttonquail, Kurrichane buttonquail, small buttonquail, or Andalusian hemipode (Cun cút, Turnix sylvaticus) is a buttonquail, one of a small family of birds which resemble, but are unrelated to, the true quails. This species is resident from southern Spain and Africa through India and tropical Asia to Indonesia.

Common cuckoo 
(Cu cu, Cuculus canorus)

The cuckoo, common cuckoo, European cuckoo or Eurasian cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, Cuculiformes.
This bird species is a widespread summer migrant to Europe and Asia, and winters in Africa.

The English word "cuckoo" comes from the Old French cucu.
The genus name Cuculus is the Latin word for "cuckoo".
canorum, canorus Latin canorus melodious ( from canere, meaning to sing).

The common emerald dove (Emerald Dove, Chalcophaps indica, Cu luồng), also called Asian emerald dove and grey-capped emerald dove, is a widespread resident breeding pigeon native to the tropical and subtropical parts of the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia.

The Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia, Choắt lớn) is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae, sandpiper, Tringa genus.

Common kingfisher
also known as the Eurasian kingfisher and river kingfisher (Bồng chanh, Alcedo atthis)

The common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis), also known as the Eurasian kingfisher and river kingfisher, is a small kingfisher with seven subspecies recognized within its wide distribution across Eurasia and North Africa.

Alcedo: a Latin word for kingfisher. The name is from Latin alcēdō, from Ancient Greek ἀλκυών (alkuṓn): halcyon, kingfisher.
Atthis, a beautiful young woman of Lesbos, and favourite of Sappho.

Common moorhen
also known as the waterhen or swamp chicken, Eurasian Moorhen
(Gallinula chloropus)

The common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus), also known as the eurasian moorhen, waterhen or swamp chicken, is a bird species in the rail family (Rallidae).

Rallidae: from rallus new Latin for rail, an aquatic bird.
Gallinula: Latin for "little hen or chicken".
The Greek chloropus: Chloris ("Khloris" or from "Khloros"), meaning "greenish-yellow," "pale green," "pale," or "fresh";
pous foot.

Common pochard (Vịt đầu đỏ, Aythya ferina) is a medium-sized diving duck. Pochards breed in much of temperate and northern Europe and across the Palearctic. They are migratory, and spend winter in the south and west of Europe.

Common Redshank (Tringa totanus, Choắt nâu) is an Eurasian wader, Scholopacidae family, tringa genus. The bird is a winter pass-through bird, commonly sighted at the Xuan Thuy National Park.