Pelecanidae
Họ Bồ nông

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.

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

SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN		VIETNAMESE		EAST ASIAN		S. E. ASIAN
Pelecanus
Latin	English/French	Vietnamese	Other V	Chinese	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)' (12, 34) or Chim Lềnh đềnh chân hồng 'rosy-legged pelican (bird)' (12)		白鹈鹕 (白鵜鶘) bái tíhú 'white pelican'	モモイロペリカン (桃色ペリカン) momo-iro perikan 'pink pelican'	นกกระทุงขาว nók krà-tʰuŋ kʰăaw 'white pelican (bird)'	Burung Undan Putih 'white pelican (bird)' (24, 25, 26, 28)	Burung Undan Putih 'white pelican (bird)' Burung Undan Putih 'white pelican (bird)' (29)
Pelecanus philippensis	Spot-billed pelican Grey pelican Spotted billed pelican Pélican à bec tacheté	Chim Bồ nông chân xám 'grey-legged pelican (bird)' (12, 13, 34) or Chim Lềnh đềnh chân xám 'grey-legged pelican (bird)' (12)	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) bān-zuǐ tíhú 'spot-billed pelican' Taiwan: (灰鹈鹕) 灰鵜鶘 huī tíhú 'grey pelican'	ハイイロペリカン (灰色ペリカン) hai-iro perikan 'grey pelican' (shared with P. crispus)	นกกระทุง nók krà-tʰuŋ 'pelican (bird)'	Burung Undan Paruh Titik 'dot-billed pelican bird' (24, 25, 26, 28)	Burung Undan Paruh-totol 'spot-billed pelican (bird)' Burung Undan Paruh Totol 'spot-billed pelican (bird)' (29)

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

Senarai Nama-nama Burung Semenanjung Malaysia dan Asia Tenggara by Ismail, Abdul Rahman, Perhilitan (Jabatam Perlindungan Hidupan Liar dan Taman Negara, Semenanjung Malaysia), Kuala Lumpur 1981
(List of the Names of Birds of Peninsular Malaysia and Southeast Asia by Ismail, Abdul Rahman, Department of Wildlife and National Parks, Peninsular Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 1981)

The Birds of the Thai-Malay Peninsula: Vol. 1 - Non-passerines by Wells, David R., Academic Press, London 1999

A Field Guide to the Birds of West Malaysia and Singapore by Jeyarajasingam, Allen and Alan Pearson, Oxford University Press, Oxford 1999

A Field Guide to the Birds of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore (second edition) by Jeyarajasingham, Allen, Illustrations by Alan Pearson, Oxford University Press, Oxford 2012

A Field Guide to the Birds of Java and Bali (second edition) by MacKinnon, John, Gadjah Mada University Press, Yogyakarta 1990

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