General names
The following is based on analysis of dictionaries and other sources. Comments and corrections are welcome.
Note on Vietnamese naming: With the exception of ducks and chickens, it is common for Vietnamese bird names to be preceded by the word Chim meaning 'bird', although it is normally omitted in Vietnamese bird lists. All bird names, whether they include chim or not, can be preceded by the classifier con, which is used for living creatures.
The standard common name of the pelican in Vietnamese is Chim Bồ nông. Chim Lềnh đềnh is a northern name.
Other names include Chim Trôi bè, Chim Chằng bè, Chim Thằng bè, Chim Dáng bè, and Chim Cò mòng ('wild-duck stork/heron').
Chữ Nôm
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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Chinese (incl. Taiwan) |
Japanese |
Thai |
Malaysian |
Indonesian |
Pelecanus onocrotalus |
Great white pelican Eastern white pelican White pelican Rosy pelican Pélican blanc |
Chim Bồ nông chân hồng 'rosy-legged pelican (bird)' or Lềnh đềnh chân hồng 'rosy-legged pelican (bird)' |
白鹈鹕 (白鵜鶘) '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)' (24, 25, 26) |
Burung Undan Putih 'white pelican (bird)' |
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| Pelecanus philippensis |
Spot-billed pelican Grey pelican Spotted billed pelican Pélican à bec tacheté |
Chim Bồ nông chân xám 'grey-legged pelican (bird)' or Lềnh đềnh chân xám 'grey-legged pelican (bird)' |
Chim Bồ nông 'pelican (bird)' Chim Lềnh đềnh 'pelican (bird)' Chim Trôi bè 'troi be bird' Chim Chằng bè 'chang be bird' |
斑嘴鹈鹕 (斑嘴鵜鶘) 'spot-billed pelican' Taiwan: (灰鹈鹕) 灰鵜鶘 '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' (24, 25, 26) |
Burung Undan Paruh-totol 'spot-billed pelican (bird)' |
