Pelecanidae
Họ Bồ nông

General names

The following is based on analysis of dictionaries and other sources. Thai names are currently being revised. Comments and corrections are welcome.

Note on Vietnamese naming: With the exception of ducks and chickens, it is normal for Vietnamese bird names to include the word Chim meaning 'bird', even where not indicated in the tables. All bird and animal names can be preceded by the classifier con, which is used for living creatures.

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 stork/heron').

Chữ Nôm

The characters used for pelacanids in the now obsolete Chữ Nôm characters include:

Name	Chữ Nôm Images from the Vietnamese Nôm Preservation Foundation dictionary. (Errors are the sole responsibility of the author of this site)
Bồ nông	,

Species names

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SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN		VIETNAMESE		EAST ASIAN		S. E. ASIAN
Latin	English/French	Vietnamese	Other V	Chinese	Japanese	Thai	Malay	Indonesian
Pelacanus
Pelecanus onocrotalus	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'		白鹈鹕 bái tíhú 'white pelican'	モモイロペリカン (桃色ペリカン) momo-iro perikan 'pink pelican'		Burung Undan Putih 'white pelican bird'	Undan Putih 'white pelican'
Pelecanus philippensis	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' Taiwan: 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-krà-tʰuŋ 'pelican (bird)'	Burung Undan Paruh Titik 'dot-billed pelican bird'	Undan Paruh-totol 'spot-billed pelican'

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