Vietnam’s birding sites range from lowland evergreen forest and dry dipterocarp woodland to montane plateaus, limestone karst, wetlands and coastal mudflats. Southern and central Vietnam are generally most productive from December to April, while higher mountains in northern Vietnam are often best from March to May.
Little known by birders around the world, Sa Mu pass locates in the north-west Quang Tri province and belongs to Bac Huong Hoa Natural Reserve Area. The area encompassed by lowland and mid-montane evergreen forest in the central Vietnam.
Pale-capped Pigeon, Northern Brown Hornbill, Stripe-breasted Woodpecker, White-winged Magpie, Ratchet-tailed Treepie, Pale Blue Flycatcher, Grey-crowned Tit, Rufous-faced Warbler, Grey-headed Parrotbill, Indochinese Wren-babbler, Chestnut-eared Laugh...
White-winged Magpie, Yellow-billed Nuthatch, White-cheeked Laughingthrush, Black-hooded Laughingthrush, Red-tailed Laughingthrush, Indochinese Wren-babbler, Red-tailed Minla, Black-crowned Barwing.
Yok Don is the second largest national park in Vietnam, it holds a forest dominated by Dipterocarpaceae which is open in dry searon or called deciduous forest, the ecosystem that is almost as productive as the African savanna.
Rufous-throated Partridge, Annam Partridge, Silver Pheasant, Crested Argus, Red-collared Woodpecker, Red-vented Barbet, Brown Hornbill, Red-headed Trogon, Blyth's Kingfisher, Coral-billed Ground Cuckoo, Blue-rumped Pitta, Bar-bellied Pitta, Long-tail...
Over 200 bird species have been recorded at Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park. Among these, several globally threatened species as Chestnut-necklaced Partridge, Red-collared Woodpecker, Brown Hornbill, Sooty Babbler and Short-tailed Scimitar Babbler.
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