Sulidae
Họ Chim điên

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 Vietnamese name for the booby is Chim điên, 'crazy bird' or 'insane bird'. The name appears related to the French name for the bird, fou "crazy". Chim ó biển 'sea eagle (bird)' is an alternative name (although this can also be used for various accipitrids).

Chữ Nôm

Characters used for sulids 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)
Chim điên	; (This name is modern and was not necessarily ever written in Chu Nom)

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
Sula
Sula dactylatra	Masked booby Blue-faced booby Fou masqué	Chim điên mặt xanh 'blue/green-faced crazy bird'		蓝脸鲣鸟 lán-liǎn jiān-niǎo 'blue-faced bonito bird' Taiwan: 藍臉鰹鳥 lán-liǎn jiān-niǎo 'blue-faced bonito bird'	アオツラカツオドリ (青面鰹鳥) ao-tsura katsuo-dori 'blue-faced bonito bird'	นกบู๊บบี้หน้าดำ nók-búup-bîi nâa-dam 'black-faced booby bird' (búup-bîi is from English 'booby')	Burung Dendang Penyamar 'imposter booby bird'	Angsabatu Topeng 'masked booby'
Sula sula	Red-footed booby Fou à pieds rouges	Chim điên chân đỏ 'red-footed crazy bird'		红脚鲣鸟 hóng-jiǎo jiān-niǎo 'red-legged bonito bird' Taiwan: 紅腳鰹鳥 hóng-jiǎo jiān-niǎo 'red-legged bonito bird'	アカアシカツオドリ (赤足鰹鳥) aka-ashi katsuo-dori 'red-legged bonito bird'	นกบู๊บบี้ตีนแดง nók-búup-bîi tiin-daeeŋ 'red-footed booby bird' (búup-bîi is from English 'booby')	Burung Dendang Kaki Merah 'red-legged booby bird'	Angsabatu Kakimerah 'red-legged booby'
Sula leucogaster	Brown booby Fou brun	Chim điên bụng trắng 'white-bellied crazy bird'		褐鲣鸟 hè jiān-niǎo 'brown bonito bird' Taiwan: 白腹鰹鳥 bái-fù jiān-niǎo 'white-bellied bonito bird'	カツオドリ (鰹鳥) katsuo-dori 'bonito bird'	นกบู๊บบี้สีน้ำตาล nók-búup-bîi sĭi-nám-taan 'brown-coloured booby bird' (búup-bîi is from English 'booby')	Burung Dendang Laut 'sea booby bird'	Angsabatu Coklat 'brown booby'

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