Otididae
Họ Ô tác

General

The following is based on analysis of dictionaries and other sources. Comments and corrections welcome. Malaysian names are now being updated. For consistency, Vietnamese bird names (except for ducks and chickens) are preceded by the word Chim meaning 'bird'. Ornithological lists mostly omit this as understood. Hover over Green Lettering Green lettering at this site hides a tool tip with glosses, further explanations, etc. Hover cursor to reveal. to see additional information.

Bustards are known in Vietnamese as Chim sấm (which literally appears to mean 'thunder-bird') or Gà sếu 'crane fowl', although neither name is widely found in dictionaries. Other sources online and off give Chim bảo (from Chinese 鴇 bǎo 'bustard') and Chim ôtit (from the Latin).

The only member of the bustards found in Vietnam is the endangered Bengal Florican (Houbaropsis bengalensis), named by ornithologists Ô tác, which is clearly from French outarde 'bustard'. The species is found in the south of Vietnam and in neighbouring Cambodia.

Species names

SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN		VIETNAMESE		EAST ASIAN		S. E. ASIAN
Houbaropsis
Latin	English/French	Vietnamese	Other V	Chinese	Japanese	Thai	Malaysian	Indonesian
Houbaropsis bengalensis Eupodotis bengalensis	Bengal florican Outarde du Bengale	Chim Ô tác 'bustard (bird)' (from French outarde) (12, 13)	Chim Ô tác Bănggan 'Bengal bustard (bird)' (from French outarde) (34)	南亚鸨 (南亞鴇) nán-yà bǎo 'South Asian bustard' (4) 孟加拉鸨 (孟加拉鴇) měngjiālā bǎo 'Bengal bustard' (5)	ベンガルショウノガン (ベンガル小野雁 ~ ベンガル小鴇) bengaru shō no-gan 'Bengal small field-goose'	นกฟลอรีแคน nók floaa-rí-kʰaeen 'florican (bird)' (floaa-rí-kʰaeen from English 'florican')

世界鸟类分类与分布名录 主编：郑光美 科学出版社 北京 2002年
A Checklist on the Classification and Distribution of the Birds of the World Chief editor: Zheng Guangmei, Science Press, Beijing 2002

世界鸟类名称（拉丁文、汉文、英文对照）第二版 郑作新等 科学出版社 北京 2002年
Birds of the World (Latin, Chinese and English Names) 2nd ed. by Cheng Tso-Hsin et al, Science Press, Beijing 2002

Danh Lục Chim Việt Nam (In lần thứ hai) (Checklist of the Birds of Vietnam) Võ Quý, Nguyễn Cử, Nhà Xuất Bản Nông Nghiệp, Hà Nội 1999

Chim Việt Nam Nguyễn Cử, Lê Trọng Trải, Karen Phillipps; Nhà Xuất Bản Lao Động - Xã Hội, 2000

Danh Lục Các Loài Chim ở Việt Nam (Latinh, Việt, Pháp, Hán) Trần Văn Chánh 2008-2009