Vietnam, systematic list

CT = Cat Tien National Park
DL = Di Linh, Nui San Pass
BNP = Bidoup National Park
TL = Tuyen Lam Lake, Dalat
LM = Langbian Mountain
TN = Ta Nung Valley
YD = Yok Don National Park
MD = Mang Den
MNL = Mount Ngoc Linh
BM = Bach Ma National Park

Bold = world tick


  1. Scaly-breasted Partridge – 1 CT, 22/1
  2. Siamese Fireback – 2 fems, CT, 23/1
  3. Germain’s Peacock Pheasant – 2 CT, 21/1
  4. Green Peafowl – 6 CT, 21/1
  5. Indian Spot-billed Duck – c55 TN, 27/1 & 28/1
  6. Little Grebe – several TL on most days
  7. Asian Woolly-necked Stork – 1 CT, 21/1 & 23/1
  8. Mallard – 1 TN, 27/1
  9. Chinese Pond Heron – various locations on several days
  10. Eastern Cattle Egret – the common egret, seen almost daily
  11. Great White Egret – 1 CT, 24/1 & several on journeys
  12. Little Egret – seen on approx 40% of days
  13. Little Cormorant – 2 at roadside reservoir northwest of Dalat 29/1
  14. White-rumped Pygmy-falcon – 2 YD, 30/1
  15. Collared Falconet – 1 YD, 30/1
  16. Osprey – 1 YD, 22/1, up to 3 TL 25/1 & 26/1
  17. Jerdon’s Baza – 1 nr roadside reservoir northwest of Dalat 29/1, 1 whilst driving 2/2
  18. Black Baza – 1 YD, 29/1
  19. Oriental (Indochinese) Honey Buzzard – 1 YD, 30/1
  20. Black-shouldered Kite – 1 near YD, 30/1
  21. Crested Serpent Eagle – seen at CT, TN, YD & MD
  22. Chinese Sparrowhawk – 1 at roadside stop between Ho Chi Minh City & CT, 21/1
  23. Japanese Sparrowhawk – 2 CT, 21/1
  24. Crested Goshawk – 1 CT, 23/1
  25. Shikra – 2 YD, 30/1
  26. Besra – 1 MD, 31/1
  27. Black Eagle – 1 BM, 3/2
  28. Mountain Hawk-eagle – 1 BNP, 26/1
  29. White-breasted Waterhen – 1 TL, 26/1
  30. Black-backed Swamphen – 1 at roadside reservoir northwest of Dalat 29/1
  31. Barred Buttonquail – 1 at roadside reservoir northwest of Dalat 29/1
  32. Red-wattled Lapwing – 2 YD, 30/1
  33. Rock/Feral Pigeon – several
  34. Red Collared Dove – several CT, TL, TN, YD & MD
  35. Spotted Dove – several CT, TL, TN, YD & MD
  36. Emerald Dove – 1 CT, 21/1, 23/1 & 24/1
  37. Zebra Dove – 1 DL, 25/1
  38. Ashy-headed Green Pigeon – 1 CT, 23/1
  39. Thick-billed Green Pigeon – several CT, 22/1, 23/1 & 24/1
  40. Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon – 1 LM, 27/1
  41. Green Imperial Pigeon – 1 CT, 22/1 & 24/1, 2 YD, 30/1
  42. Mountain Imperial Pigeon – several DL, BNP, TN & MD
  43. Ashy Woodpigeon – 1 MNL, 2/2
  44. Vernal Hanging Parrot – c6 CT 23/1, singles DL & YD
  45. Red-breasted Parakeet – small numbers daily at CT, 1 YD 30/1
  46. Banded Bay Cuckoo – 1 CT, 22/1
  47. Square-tailed Drongo Cuckoo – 1 DL, 25/1
  48. Green-billed Malkoha – small numbers daily at CT, singles DL, 25/1 & TN, 27/1
  49. Greater Coucal – heard CT, 2 at roadside reservoir northwest of Dalat 29/1
  50. Lesser Coucal – 1 CT, 21/1
  51. Collared Scops Owl – heard only, CT
  52. Oriental Scops Owl – 2 TL, 25/1
  53. Brown Wood Owl – heard only MD
  54. Collared Owlet – 1 TL, 25/1
  55. Asian Barred Owlet – 1 CT, 21/1, 1 YD, 29/1 & 30/1
  56. Brown Boobook – 2 CT, 22/1
  57. Hodgson’s Frogmouth – heard only DL
  58. Great-eared Nightjar – 3 CT, 21/1
  59. Grey Nightjar – 1 DL, 24/1
  60. Large-tailed Nightjar – 2 CT, 21/1
  61. Germain’s Swiftlet – numerous and widespread
  62. Silver-backed Needletail – 1 CT, 23/1, c5 MD 31/1
  63. Brown-backed Needletail – 2 MD, 31/1
  64. Asian Palm Swift – numerous and widespread
  65. House Swift – large flock MD 31/1
  66. Crested Treeswift – up to 5 YD 29/1 & 30/1
  67. Orange-breasted Trogon – 2 CT, 22/1
  68. Red-headed Trogon – 2 DL, 25/1, 2 BM, 3/2
  69. Indian Roller – widespread, seen at CT, YD and at roadside
  70. Dollarbird – up to 2 daily CT
  71. White-throated Kingfisher – widespread in small numbers
  72. Common Kingfisher – 1 CT, 23/1, 1 YD, 29/1
  73. Blue-bearded Bee-eater – 1 CT, 22/1, 2 TN 28/1
  74. Chestnut-headed Bee-eater – widespread in small numbers
  75. Common Hoopoe – 1 YD, 30/1
  76. Oriental Pied Hornbill – up to 6 daily CT
  77. Great Hornbill – 1 CT, 22/1
  78. Red-vented Barbet – 1 TN, 28/1
  79. Lineated Barbet – 1 CT, 24/1, up to 6 YD 29/1 & 30/1
  80. Green-eared Barbet – 2 CT, 22/1
  81. Necklaced Barbet – 1 LM, 27/1, up to 2 MD, 31/1 & ½
  82. Annam Barbet – 1 DL, 25/1, 1 TN, 27/1 & 28/1, 1 MNL, 2/1
  83. Blue-eared Barbet – up to 2 CT, 22/1 & 23/1
  84. Coppersmith Barbet – 1 YD, 30/1
  85. Speckled Piculet – 1 MD, 31/1
  86. Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker – 1 TL, 25/1, 1 TN, 28/1, 2 YD, 30/1
  87. Stripe-breasted Woodpecker – 3 MD, 31/1
  88. Black-naped Woodpecker – 1 BNP, 26/1
  89. Rufous Woodpecker – 1 YD, 30/1
  90. Lesser Yellownape – 2 CT, 22/1
  91. Black-headed Woodpecker – 1 YD, 30/1
  92. Laced Woodpecker – up to 3 CT daily
  93. Common Flameback – 1 CT, 21/1, 22/1 & 23/1
  94. Greater Flameback – 1 YD, 29/1 & 30/1
  95. Pale-headed Woodpecker – 2 CT, 23/1
  96. Bay Woodpecker – 3 DL, 25/1, 1 MD, 1/2
  97. Black-and-Buff Woodpecker – 1 CT, 24/1
  98. Great Slaty Woodpecker – 2 CT, 22/1
  99. Long-tailed Broadbill – 1 DL, 24/1 & 25/1
  100. Dusky Broadbill – 1 CT, 22/1
  101. Black-and-Red Broadbill – up to 2 CT, 22/1 & 24/1
  102. Banded Broadbill – 2 CT, 22/1
  103. Blue Pitta – 1 DL, 25/1
  104. Blue-rumped Pitta – heard only CT & BM
  105. Bar-bellied Pitta – heard only CT
  106. Blyth’s Shrike-babbler – 1 MD, 1/2, 1 BM, 3/2
  107. Dalat Shrike-babbler – 1 TL, 25/1 & 26/1, 1 MNL, 2/1
  108. Clicking Shrike-babbler – 1 TL, 25/1, 1 LM, 27/1, 1 TN, 27/1, 1 MNL, 2/2
  109. White-bellied Epornis – widespread in small numbers
  110. Large Cuckooshrike – 1 CT, 21/1, 1 YD, 30/1, 1 MD, 31/1
  111. Indochinese Cuckooshrike – 2 MD, 1/2
  112. Black-winged Cuckooshrike – 1 DL, 24/1 & 25/1, 1 TN, 28/1, 2 MD, 31/1
  113. Ashy Minivet – several daily CT, several DL, 25/1
  114. Small Minivet – 2 YD, 30/1
  115. Grey-chinned Minivet – 1 BNP, 26/1, 1 MD, 31/1 & 1/2, 1 BM, 3/2
  116. Long-tailed(Annam) Minivet – 1 TL, 25/1, 2 MD, 31/1
  117. Scarlet Minivet – widespread in small numbers, most numerous MD
  118. Slender-billed Oriole – c4 BNP, 26/1
  119. Black-naped Oriole – 1 CT, 22/1 & 24/1, 1 YD, 29/1 & 30/1
  120. Black-hooded Oriole – 2 CT, 23/1, c5 YD, 30/1
  121. Maroon Oriole – 1 DL, 25/1
  122. Ashy Woodswallow – widespread in small numbers
  123. Large Woodshrike – 1 CT, 22/1
  124. Common Woodshrike – c6 YD, 30/1
  125. Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike – widespread in small numbers
  126. Common Iora – 1 CT, 24/1
  127. Great Iora – up to 3 CT, 22/1, 23/1 & 24/1
  128. White-throated Fantail -widespread in small numbers
  129. Black Drongo – several on journey Dalat to YD, 29/1
  130. Ashy Drongo – widespread and common
  131. Bronzed Drongo – up to 3 CT, 22/1, 23/1 & 24/1
  132. Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo – 1 CT, 22/1
  133. Greater Racket-tailed Drongo – up to 3 daily CT, several YD, 29/1 & 30/1
  134. Hair-crested Drongo – 1 CT, 22/1, 1 DL, 25/1, several YD, 30/1
  135. Black-naped Monarch – widespread in small numbers
  136. Asian Paradise Flycatcher – 1 white-phase CT, 22/1
  137. Southern Jungle Crow – widespread but only common at MD
  138. Eurasian (White-faced) Jay – 2 BNP, 26/1
  139. Indochinese Green Magpie – 2 TL, 28/1
  140. Rufous Treepie – up to 12 YD, 29/1 & 30/1
  141. Racket-tailed Treepie – 1 CT, 21/1 & 24/1, 3 YD, 29/1
  142. Ratchet-tailed Treepie – 2 MD, 1/2, 1 BM, 3/2
  143. Tiger Shrike – 1 CT, 24/1
  144. Brown Shrike – 1 DL, 25/1, 1 YD, 29/1
  145. Burmese Shrike – widespread in small numbers
  146. Long-tailed Shrike – small numbers from MD northwards
  147. Van Hasselt’s Sunbird – up to 4 CT, 23/1 & 24/1
  148. Purple Sunbird – 1 YD, 30/1
  149. Olive-backed Sunbird – up to 3 CT, 22/1 & 23/1
  150. Mrs Gould’s (Annam) Sunbird – 2 BNP, 26/1, 2 TN, 27/1 & 28/1, 1 MD, 31/1
  151. Green-tailed Sunbird – 1 MD, 1/2, 1 MNL, 2/2
  152. Black-throated (Langbian) Sunbird – 1 DP, 24/1, 1 TN, 27/1
  153. Black-throated Sunbird – up to 4 MD, 31/1 & 1/2
  154. Fork-tailed Sunbird – 1 MD, 31/1
  155. Ruby-cheeked Sunbird – 1 CT, 22/1
  156. Purple-naped Spiderhunter – 1 CT, 22/1 & 23/1
  157. Streaked Spiderhunter – small numbers CT, DL & TN
  158. Little Spiderhunter – 1 CT, 22/1, 23/1 & 24/1
  159. Yellow-vented Flowerpecker – 1 CT, 22/1, 1 LM, 271/
  160. Fire-breasted Flowerpecker – 1 MD, 31/1
  161. Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker – small numbers CT & YD
  162. Blue-winged Leafbird – 2 CT, 21/1 & 22/1
  163. Golden-fronted Leafbird – up to 2 CT, 23/1 & 24/1
  164. Greyish-crowned Leafbird – 1 CT, 1/2, 2 BM, 3/2
  165. Asian Fairy Bluebird – 1 CT, 22/1 & 23/1
  166. White-rumped Munia – up to 6 TN, 27/1 & 28/1
  167. House Sparrow – only on journey 29/1
  168. Tree Sparrow – widespread and common
  169. Olive-backed Pipit – 1 YD, 30/1, 6 MD, 31/1, c4 BM, 3/2
  170. Grey Wagtail – widespread in small numbers
  171. Red (Vietnamese) Crossbill – 1 TL, 26/1
  172. Vietnamese Greenfinch – small numbers daily TL
  173. Hume’s Treecreeper – 3 LM, 27/1
  174. Velvet-fronted Nuthatch – 3 CT, 22/1
  175. Yellow-billed Nuthatch – up to 2 MD, 31/1 & 1/2
  176. Chestnut-vented Nuthatch – small numbers TL & LM
  177. Common Myna – 2 LM, 27/1
  178. Vinous-breasted Myna – up to 15 CT, 21/1 & 23/1, c5 MD, 31/1
  179. Black-collared Starling – 2 TL, 25/1, 4 north of Dalat, 29/1
  180. Chestnut-tailed Starling – up to 3 MD 31/1 & 1/2
  181. White-shouldered Starling – 2 MD, 31/1
  182. Golden-crested Myna – up to 40 CT 21/1 & 24/1, c5 YD, 30/1
  183. Common Hill Myna – 4 CT, 24/1, c20 YD, 30/1
  184. Orange-headed Thrush – 1 DL, 24/1
  185. Lesser Shortwing – heard only
  186. Siberian Blue Robin – 1 CT, 21/1 & 23/1, 2 DL, 24/1 & 25/1
  187. Grey Bushchat – several TL, 25/1 & 26/1 & LM, 27/1
  188. Red-flanked Bluetail – 2 BM, 3/2
  189. Slaty-backed Forktail – 2 TN, 27/1 & 28/1
  190. White-crowned Forktail – 2 MD, 1/2
  191. Blue Whistling-thrush – 1 BNP, 26/1, 1 TN, 28/1
  192. Hainan Blue Flycatcher – 1 CT, 22/1, 1 DL, 25/1
  193. Tickell’s Blue Flycatcher – singles CT, 21/1,22/1 & 23/1
  194. Hill Blue Flycatcher – 1 DL, 24/1
  195. Verditer Flycatcher – widespread in small numbers
  196. Large Niltava – 1 TL, 26/1, 2 TN, 28/1
  197. Mugimaki Flycatcher -1 DL, 25/1, 1 TL, 26/1, 2 LM, 27/1 & 1 TN, 28/1
  198. White-gorgetted Flycatcher – 1 BM, 3/2
  199. Rufous-browed Flycatcher – 1 MD, 1/2
  200. Snowy-browed Flycatcher – 2 LM, 27/1
  201. Little Pied Flycatcher – 1 TL, 25/1, 1 BNP, 26/1, 1 TN, 28/1
  202. Taiga Flycatcher – widespread in small numbers
  203. Rufous-gorgetted Flycatcher – 2 MNL, 2/2
  204. Asian Brown Flycatcher – up to 2 CT, 21/1. 22/1 & 23/1
  205. Oriental Magpie Robin – 2 CT, 23/1
  206. White-rumped Shama – small numbers daily at CT
  207. Grey (Cinerous) Tit – 2 YD, 30/1
  208. Green-backed (Langbian) Tit – several TL, 25/1, LM, 27/1 & TN, 28/1
  209. Yellow-cheeked Tit – 2 MD, 31/1, 2 MNL, 2/2
  210. Sultan Tit – 2 MD, 1/2
  211. Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher – widespread in small numbers
  212. Black-headed Bulbul – 1 CT, 21/1
  213. Black-crested Bulbul - widespread in small numbers
  214. Stripe-throated Bulbul – up to 3 daily at CT & YD
  215. Flavescent Bulbul – widespread in upland areas
  216. Streak-eared Bulbul – several daily at CT & YD
  217. (Southern) Sooty-headed Bulbul – 2 TL, 25/1, numerous at YD
  218. Grey-eyed Bulbul – widespread in small numbers
  219. Puff-throated Bulbul – several BM, 3/2
  220. Ochraceous Bulbul – 1 CT, 22/1
  221. Ashy Bulbul – 1 DL, 25/1, 1 TL, 26/1, several TN, 28/1
  222. Mountain Bulbul – widespread in small numbers
  223. Himalayan Black Bulbul – widespread, white-headed birds at MD & MNL
  224. Asian House Martin – 10+ MD, 31/1
  225. (Eastern) House Martin – c5 BM, 3/2
  226. Pacific Swallow – 2 CT, 21/1
  227. Sand Martin – 1 YD, 29/1
  228. Barn Swallow – widespread
  229. Red-rumped Swallow – widespread in reasonable numbers
  230. Yellow-bellied Warbler – 2 CT, 23/1
  231. Rufous-faced Warbler – 2 MD, 31/1 & 1/2
  232. Mountain Tailorbird – 1 TN, 27/1
  233. Grey-bellied Tesia – 2 LM, 27/1
  234. Grey-crowned Tit – widespread in pairs and small groups
  235. Plain-tailed (Alstrom’s) Warbler – 2 DL, 25/1
  236. White-spectacled Warbler – 1 BNP, 26/1, 1 LM, 27/1
  237. Grey-cheeked Warbler – 1 DL, 25/1, 1 MNL, 2/2
  238. Chestnut-crowned Warbler – 3+ BNP, 26/1
  239. White-tailed (Kloss’s) Leaf-warbler – 1 DL, 24/1 & 25/1, 1 BNP, 26/1, 2 LM, 27/1, 1 TL, 28/1
  240. White-tailed (Davison’s) Leaf-warbler – 1 BM, 3/2
  241. Pale-legged Leaf-warbler – up to 2 CT, 21/1 & 23/1
  242. Two-barred Warbler – 1 MD, 31/1
  243. Ashy-throated Warbler – c3, MNL, 2/2
  244. Yellow-browed Warbler – widespread in good numbers
  245. Eastern-crowned Warbler – 1 MNL, 2/2
  246. Grey-headed Parrotbill – c10 MD, 31/1
  247. Black-headed Parrotbill – c4, TN, 28/1
  248. Rufous-winged Fulvetta – 1 MNL, 2/2
  249. (Annam) Golden-breasted Fulvetta – 2 MNL, 2/2
  250. Indochinese Fulvetta – c5, MNL, 2/2
  251. Stripe-throated Yuhina – 1 MNL, 2/2
  252. Black-chinned Yuhina – up to 6, DL, 24/1 & 25/1
  253. Indochinese Yuhina – c50, BM, 3/2
  254. Mountain Fulvetta – widespread in upland areas
  255. Black-crowned Fulvetta – c2 LM, 27/1
  256. Grey-throated Babbler – c4 DL, 25/1
  257. Red-billed Scimitar-babbler – 1 TN, 28/1
  258. Coral-billed Scimitar-babbler – 2 MD, 1/2
  259. Pygmy Wren-babbler – heard only
  260. Golden Babbler – c4 BM, 3/2
  261. Rufous-capped Babbler – 1 TN, 27/1, 1 MNL, 2/2
  262. Pin-striped Tit-babbler – 1 CT, 22/1
  263. Grey-faced Tit-babbler – up to 3 CT, 22/1 & 23/1
  264. Buff-chested Babbler – 1 BM, 3/2
  265. Puff-throated Babbler – 1 CT, 22/1
  266. Spot-throated Babbler – 1 DL, 25/1, also heard MD, 1/2
  267. Scaly-crowned Babbler – 1 CT, 22/1
  268. Streaked Wren-babbler – 1 BM, 3/2
  269. Indochinese Wren-babbler – 1 MD, 31/1 & 1/2, also heard BM 3/2
  270. Vietnamese Cutia – 2 DL, 25/1, 2 LM, 27/1
  271. White-cheeked Laughingthrush – 2 DL, 25/1, 11 TL, 26/1, 6 TL, 28/1
  272. Black-hooded Laughingthrush – c3 MD, 31/1
  273. White-crested Laughingthrush – 3 YD, 30/1
  274. Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush – up to 3 YD, 29/1 & 30/1
  275. Orange-breasted Laughingthrush – 4 DL, 24/1, 7 DL, 25/1
  276. Chestnut-eared Laughingthrush – heard only MD
  277. Golden-winged Laughingthrush – heard only MNL
  278. Collared Laughingthrush – 2 BNP, 26/1, c5 LM, 27/1
  279. Blue-winged (Plain) Minla – widespread in small numbers
  280. Blue-winged Minla – 1 MNL, 3/2
  281. Grey-crowned Crocias – 2 TN, 28/1
  282. Black-headed (Spectacled) Sibia – small numbers DL, LM & TN
  283. Black-headed Sibia – 2 MNL, 3/2
  284. Rufous-backed Sibia – 2 TN, 27/1 & 28/1
  285. Black-crowned Barwing – 2 MNL, 2/2
  286. Ashy Tailorbird – 1 MD, 31/1
  287. Dark-necked Tailorbird – several CT, 21/1 & 24/1
  288. Rufescent Prinia – 2 YD, 30/1
  289. Yellow-bellied Prinia – 3 CT, 21/1
  290. Plain Prinia – 2 YD, 30/1
  291. Hill Prinia – 2 TN, 27/1 & 28/1


282 seen
9 additional heard only
122 world ticks (including upcoming splits)


Mammals

Samba Deer
Red Muntjac
Buff-cheeked Gibbon
Black-shanked Douc Langur
Pig-tailed Macaque
Common Tree Shrew
Cambodian Striped Squirrel
Pallas’s Squirrel
Serow Goat
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