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Japanese quail (Cay Nhật bản, Coturnix japonica) was considered a subspecies of the common quail, it was distinguished as its own species in 1983. The Japanese quail is primarily a ground-living species that tends to stay within areas of dense vegetation in order to take cover and evade predators.

The large hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx sparverioides, Chèo chẹo lớn) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae.

Lesser coucal 
(Bìm bịp nhỏ, Centropus bengalensis) 

The lesser coucal (Centropus bengalensis) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae.
The species is widely distributed west from the Indian subcontinent (except for Sri Lanka) extending east across Southeast Asia. 

Compare:
- The greater coucal or crow pheasant (Centropus sinensis): red-eyed, big-sized;
- The lesser coucal (Centropus bengalensis): black-eyed, medium-sized;

Cuculus: Latin for cuckoo.
The genus Centropus name combines the Ancient Greek: kentron meaning "spur" or "spike", pous meaning "foot".

Long-toed Stint (Calidris subminuta, Rẽ ngón dài) is a small wader, Scolopacidae family, Calidris genus.

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

Mallard (Vịt cổ xanh, Anas platyrhynchos), which belongs to the subfamily Anatinae of the waterfowl family Anatidae, is a dabbling duck that breeds throughout the temperate and subtropical Americas, Eurosiberia, and North Africa and has been introduced to New Zealand, Australia, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, the Falkland Islands, and South Africa.

Marsh sandpiper (Choắt đốm đen, Tringa stagnatilis) is a small wader with a long fine bill and very long yellowish legs.

Nordmann's greenshank (Choắt lớn mỏ vàng, Tringa guttifer) or the spotted greenshank, is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae, the typical waders.

Pintail or northern pintail 
(Vịt mốc, Anas acuta) 

The pintail or northern pintail (Anas acuta) is a duck species with wide geographic distribution that breeds in the northern areas of Europe and across the Palearctic and North America.

anser: Latin anser goose;
anas, anatis: Latin duck.
The epithet acuta comes from the verb acuere meaning "to sharpen" which refers to the pointed tail of the male in breeding plumage.

Northern shoveler 
(Vịt mỏ thìa, Spatula clypeata), known simply in Britain as the shoveler

The northern shoveler, known simply in Britain as the shoveler, is a common and widespread duck of the family Anatidae.

The species of this genus were formerly placed in the genus Anas. 

anser: Latin anser goose;
anas, anatis: Latin duck.
The name Spatula is the Latin word for "spoon", from which the English word "spatula" also originates.

Oriental Dollarbird
Also known as Asian dollarbird, dark roller, dollar roller, dollarbird, eastern broad-billed roller and oriental broad-billed roller.
(Yểng Quạ, Eurystomus orientalis)

The Oriental dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis) is a bird of the roller family Coraciidae.

Coracia, Coracias: Greek: korakias: crow (korax raven).
The name Eurystomus means ‘broad mouth’, from the Greek eurus (‘broad, wide’) and stoma ( ‘mouth’).

The oriental turtle dove or rufous turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis, Cu sen) is a member of the bird family Columbidae. The species has a wide native distribution range from Europe, east across Asia to Japan.

The Pacific swift is a species of bird that is part of the Swift family. It breeds in eastern Asia. It is strongly migratory, spending the northern hemisphere's winter in Southeast Asia and Australia.

Pheasant-tailed jacana 
(Gà lôi nước, Hydrophasianus chirurgus)

The pheasant-tailed jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus) is a jacana in the monotypic genus Hydrophasianus.

Jacana From specific name Parra jacana; Portuguese name Jaçana for the Wattled
Jacana.
The genus Hydrophasianus means "water pheasant".
chirurgus Latin chirurgus surgeon (Greek kheirourgos surgeon).

Pied kingfisher 
(Bói cá nhỏ, Ceryle rudis)

The pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) is a species of water kingfisher widely distributed across Africa and Asia.

Alcedo, Alcedinidae: Latin word for kingfisher. 
The genus Ceryle which is from Greek kerulos bird mentioned by Aristotle,.. but not further identified but probably mythical and associated with the halcyon, a kingfisher.
The specific epithet rudis is Latin for "wild" or "rude".

 The Pintail Snipe or Pin-tailed snipe (Gallinago stenura, Rẽ giun Á châu) is in the Scolopacidae bird family, the sandpipers. The bird is frequently sighted at the Xuan Thuy National Park in the winter time.

Plaintive cuckoo 
(Tìm vịt, Cacomantis merulinus)

The plaintive cuckoo (Cacomantis merulinus) is a species of bird belonging to the genus Cacomantis in the cuckoo family Cuculidae. It is native to Asia, from India, Nepal and China to Indonesia.

The genus name Cacomantis is from the Greek kakos meaning evil or ill-boding and mantis for prophet. 
The name is associated with or supposed to be predicted "rains" as well as ill fortune and bad weather.
merulina, merulinus: Latin merulinus blackbird-like, thrush-like (> Latin merula blackbird).

The red turtle dove (Red Collared Dove, Streptopelia tranquebarica, Cu ngói) is a small pigeon which is a resident breeding bird in the tropics of Asia.

The Red-breasted Merganser (Vịt mỏ nhọn ngực đỏ, Mergus serrator) is a diving duck, one of the sawbills. Its breeding habitat is freshwater lakes and rivers across northern North America, Greenland, Europe, and the Palearctic.

Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus, Rẽ cổ đỏ) is a medium-sized wader, Scolopacidae family, Phalaropus genus.

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

The Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres, Rẽ khoang) is a wading bird in Scolopacidae family, genus Arenaria.