General names
The following is based on analysis of dictionaries and other sources. Comments and corrections are welcome.
The standard common name of the pelican in Vietnamese is Bồ nông. The term Lềnh đềnh is a northern name.
Other names include Trôi bè, Chằng bè, Thằng bè, and Cò mòng ('wild-duck heron').
Species names
SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN |
VIETNAMESE |
EAST ASIAN |
S. E. ASIAN |
Latin |
English/French |
Vietnamese |
Other V |
Chinese |
Chinese (Taiwan) |
Japanese |
Thai |
| Pelacanus |
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Pelecanus onocrotalus
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Great white pelican
Eastern white pelican
White pelican
Rosy pelican
Pélican blanc |
Bồ nông chân hồng
'rosy legged pelican'
or
Lềnh đềnh chân hồng
'rosy legged pelican' |
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白鹈鹕
bái tíhú
'white pelican' |
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モモイロペリカン
(桃色ペリカン)
momo-iro perikan
'pink pelican' |
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Pelecanus philippensis
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Spot-billed
pelican
Grey pelican
Spotted billed pelican
Pélican à bec tacheté |
Bồ nông chân xám
'grey legged pelican'
or
Lềnh đềnh chân xám
'grey legged pelican' |
Bồ nông
'pelican'
Lềnh đềnh
'pelican'
Trôi bè
'troi be'
Chằng bè
'chang be' |
斑嘴鹈鹕
bān-zuǐ tíhú
'spotted bill pelican' |
灰鵜鶘
huī tíhú
'grey pelican' |
ハイイロペリカン
(灰色ペリカン)
hai-iro perikan
'grey pelican' |
นกกระทุง
nók-grà-tung
'gra-tung bird' |
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