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 Vietnamese word for 'cormorant' is Cốc.
The word Cốc also figures in a couple of other cormorant names: Cồng cộc (used in the south) and Thằng cộc (related to the names of the pelicans). One source lists the term Chim ý.
Chữ Nôm
The characters used for phalacrocoracids 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) |
| Cốc |  ,  (need confirmation) |
Species names
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EAST ASIAN |
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| Microcarbo niger Phalacrocorax niger Halietor niger  |
Little cormorant Javanese cormorant Pygmy cormorant Cormoran de Vieillot |
Phalacrocorax niger: Chim Cốc đen 'black cormorant (bird)' (12, 34) |
Phalacrocorax niger: 黑颈鸬鹚 (黑頸鸕鶿) 'black-necked cormorant' |
Phalacrocorax niger: アジアコビトウ (アジア小人鵜) ajia kobito-u 'Asian dwarf cormorant' |
นกกาน้ำเล็ก nók kaa-náam lék 'small water-crow (bird)' |
Burung Pependang Kecil 'small cormorant (bird)' (24, 25, 26) |
Burung Pecuk-padi Kecil 'small paddy-cormorant (bird) ' Burung Pecuk Kecil 'small cormorant (bird)' (29) |
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English/French |
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Other V |
Chinese |
Japanese |
Thai |
Malaysian |
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| Phalacrocorax carbo |
Great cormorant Cormorant Common cormorant Grand Cormoran |
Chim Cốc đế 'king cormorant (bird)' (12, 13, 34) |
普通鸬鹚 (普通鸕鶿) 'common cormorant' (1, 2, 3, 4) 鸬鹚 (鸕鶿) 'cormorant' (5. alt in 1) Taiwan: (鸬鹚) 鸕鶿 'cormorant' |
カワウ (河鵜) kawa-u 'river cormorant' |
นกกาน้ำใหญ่ nók kaa-náam yày 'large water-crow (bird)' |
Burung Pependang Air 'water cormorant (bird)' (24, 25, 26) |
Burung Pecuk-padi Besar 'large paddy-cormorant (bird) ' |
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Phalacrocorax fuscicollis |
Indian cormorant Indian shag Cormoran à cou brun |
Chim Cốc đế nhỏ 'small king cormorant (bird)' (12, 34) |
印度鸬鹚 (印度鸕鶿) 'Indian cormorant' |
インドヒメウ (インド姫鵜) indo hime-u 'Indian princess cormorant' |
นกกาน้ำปากยาว nók kaa-náam pàak-yaaw 'long-billed water-crow (bird)' |
Burung Pependang Pelangi 'rainbow(-eyed) cormorant (bird)' (from its bright blue eye) (24) |
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中国鸟类种和亚种分类名录大全（修订版） 郑作新 著 科学出版社 北京 2000年
A Complete Checklist of Species and Subspecies of the Chinese Birds (Revised Edition) by Cheng Tso-Hsin, Science Press, Beijing 2000
中国鸟类分类与分布名录 主编：郑光美 科学出版社 北京 2005年
A Checklist on the Classification and Distribution of the Birds of China Chief editor: Zheng Guangmei, Science Press, Beijing 2005
中国鸟类野外手册（中文版）约翰・马敬能、卡伦・菲利普斯，合作者：荷芬奇，翻译：卢和芬 湖南教育出版社 长沙 2000年
A Field Guide to the Birds of China (Chinese translation) by John MacKinnon, Karen Phillipps, in collaboration with He Fen-qi, translated by Lu Hefen, Hunan Jiaoyu Chubanshe (Hunan Educational Press) Changsha 2000
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
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 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
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