The country icon for Birds of Vietnam at Sibagu is , combining two orthographic forms of the Vietnamese word for 'bird', Chim. One is the now obsolete Chữ Nôm form, , which is based on the Chinese writing system. The Chữ Nôm form combines the character 占 (chiêm or chiếm), used for its pronunciation, with the character 鳥 (meaning 'bird', with the Sino-Vietnamese reading diều) as a semantic marker. The other orthographic form is the modern Vietnamese Quốc Ngữ spelling Chim. Quốc Ngữ is a romanised system originally introduced by the Portuguese and later adopted by the French and by Vietnamese nationalists in order to promote literacy among the people. Thanks to the Chu Nom website for providing the correct Chữ Nôm character for Chim.

(List is based on Howard and Moore 4th edition)

NON-PASSERINES
	Families	Subfamilies	Description in English
	ANSERIFORMES
	Anatidae	Dendrocygninae Anserinae Anatinae Genera Incertae Sedis	Ducks, geese, swans
	GALLIFORMES
	Phasianidae	Rollulinae Phasianinae	Partridges, pheasants, grouse
	PHOENICOPTERIFORMES
	Podicipedidae		Grebes
	COLUMBIFORMES
	Columbidae	Columbinae Raphinae	Pigeons
	PHAETHONTIFORMES
	Phaethontidae		Tropicbirds
	CAPRIMULGIFORMES
	Podargidae		Frogmouths
	Caprimulgidae	Eurostopodinae Caprimulginae	Nightjars
	Apodidae	Hemiprocninae Apodinae	Swifts
	CUCULIFORMES
	Cuculidae	Centropodinae Cuculinae	Cuckoos
	GRUIFORMES
	Rallidae	Rallinae	Rails and coots
	Heliornithidae		Finfoots
	Gruidae	Gruinae	Cranes
	OTIDIFORMES
	Otididae		Bustards
	PROCELLARIIFORMES
	Diomedeidae		Albatrosses
	Hydrobatidae		Northern storm-petrels
	Procellariidae		Petrels, shearwaters
	PELECANIFORMES
	Ciconiidae		Storks
	Pelecanidae		Pelicans
	Ardeidae		Herons, bitterns, and egrets
	Threskiornithidae		Ibises and spoonbills
	Fregatidae		Frigatebirds
	Sulidae		Gannets, boobies
	Phalacrocoracidae		Cormorants
	Anhingidae		Anhingas
	CHARADRIIFORMES
	Burhinidae		Stone curlews/Thick-knees
	Haematopodidae		Oystercatchers
	Recurvirostridae	Recurvirostrinae Himantopodinae	Stilts, avocets
	Charadriidae	Pluvialinae Charadriinae Vanellinae	Plovers
	Rostratulidae		Painted-snipe
	Jacanidae		Jacanas
	Scolopacidae	Numeniinae Limosinae Calidrinae Scolopacinae Tringinae	Sandpipers, snipe
	Turnicidae		Buttonquails
	Glareolidae	Glareolinae	Pratincoles
	Stercorariidae		Skuas or jaegers
	Laridae	Anoinae Gyginae Rynchopinae Larinae Sterninae	Gulls, terns
	ACCIPITRIFORMES
	Pandionidae		Osprey
	Accipitridae	Elaninae Gypaetinae Accipitrinae	Kites, hawks, and eagles
	STRIGIFORMES
	Tytonidae	Tytoninae Phodilinae	Barn owls
	Strigidae	Ieraglaucinae Surniinae Striginae	Owls
	TROGONIFORMES
	Trogonidae		Trogons
	BUCEROTIFORMES
	Bucerotidae		Typical hornbills
	Upupidae		Hoopoes
	PICIFORMES
	Picidae	Jynginae Picumninae Picinae	Woodpeckers
	Ramphastidae	Megalaiminae	Asian barbets
	CORACIIFORMES
	Meropidae		Bee-eaters
	Coraciidae		Rollers
	Alcedinidae	Alcedininae Cerylinae Halcyoninae	Kingfishers
	FALCONIFORMES
	Falconidae	Falconinae	Falcons
	PSITTACIFORMES
	Psittaculidae	Psittaculinae Loriinae	Parrots
PASSERINES
	Families	Subfamilies	Description in English
	Pittidae		Pittas
	Eurylaimidae		Broadbills
	Calyptomenidae		Green Broadbills
	Acanthizidae		Thornbills, gerygones
	Campephagidae	Pericrocotinae Campephaginae	Cuckoo-shrikes
	Pachycephalidae		Whistlers
	Vireonidae		Shrike Babblers, Erpornis
	Oriolidae		Orioles and figbirds
	Artamidae		Woodswallows
	Vangidae	Prionopinae	Flycatcher-shrikes, Woodshrike
	Aegithinidae		Ioras
	Dicruridae		Drongos
	Rhipiduridae		Fantails
	Laniidae		Shrikes
	Corvidae		Crows and Jays
	Monarchidae		Monarchs
	Dicaeidae		Flowerpeckers
	Nectariniidae		Sunbirds
	Irenidae	Ireninae Chloropseinae	Fairy-bluebirds and Leafbirds
	Ploceidae		Weavers
	Estrildidae	Estrildinae Lonchurinae	Waxbills, grass finches, munias, and allies
	Passeridae		Sparrows, snowfinches, and allies
	Motacillidae		Wagtails and Pipits
	Fringillidae	Fringillinae Carduelinae	Finches
	Emberizidae		Old World Buntings
	Stenostiridae		Fairy Flycatcher and Crested-Flycatchers
	Paridae		Tits, chickadees
	Alaudidae		Larks
	Cisticolidae	Cisticolinae Priniinae	Cisticolas
	Locustellidae		Bush Warblers
	Acrocephalidae		Brush, Reed and Swamp Warblers
	Pnoepygidae		Wren Babblers
	Hirundinidae	Hirundininae	Swallows
	Pycnonotidae		Bulbuls
	Phylloscopidae		Old World Leaf Warblers
	Scotocercidae		Bush Warblers and allies
	Aegithalidae		Long-tailed tits
	Sylviidae		Sylvia Warblers, Parrotbills and allies
	Zosteropidae		White-eyes
	Timaliidae		Scimitar babblers and allies
	Pellorneidae		Smaller Babblers
	Leiothrichidae		Babblers, Laughing-thrushes and allies
	Certhiidae		Treecreepers
	Sittidae	Sittinae	Nuthatches, spotted creeper and wallcreeper
	Sturnidae	Sturninae Mainatinae	Starlings
	Cinclidae		Dippers
	Muscicapidae	Muscicapinae Subfamily name to follow Saxicolinae	Chats and Old World flycatchers
	Turdidae	Turdinae	Thrushes

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