Procellariidae
Họ Hải âu

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.

Apart from the Black-browed albatross, the only member of the Procellariiformes (albatrosses and petrels) found in Vietnamese waters so far is Calonectris leucomelas. Both birds are referred to as Chim hải âu, derived from the Chinese word for 'seagull' (海鷗 hǎi-ōu).

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
Calonectris
Calonectris leucomelas	Streaked shearwater White-faced shearwater White-fronted shearwater Puffin leucomèle	Hải âu mặt trắng 'white-faced shearwater'		白额鹱 bái-é hù 'white-fronted shearwater' Taiwan: 大水薙鳥 dà shuǐ-tì-niǎo 'large water-shearing bird'	オオミズナギドリ (大水薙鳥) ō mizu-nagi-dori 'large water-shearing bird'	นกจมูกหลอดลาย nók-ca-mùuk-lòaat laay 'striped tube-nosed bird'	Burung Olak berjalur 'striped olak'	Pengguntinglaut Belang 'striped sea penggunting'

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