Ba Vi National Park - Northern Vietnam
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Ba Vi National Park - Northern Vietnam

Birding highlights: Rufous-cheeked Laughingthrush, Red-billed Blue-Magpie, Green Cochoa, Great Barbet, Blyth's Shrike-Babbler, Indochinese Yuhina, Collared Babbler, Rufous-throated Fulvetta, Red-headed Trogon, Fork-tailed Sunbird.

Gateway cities: Ha Noi Capital (60km).

Airport: Noi Bai International Airport - Ha Noi Capital (60km)

Best time to visit Ba Vi National Park for a birding trip: December to May

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Overview:

Ba Vi National Park is one of the best birding hotspots in Northern Vietnam, located 48 km west of Hanoi Capital. This park was established in 1991.

 

Ba Vi National Park is one of the most famous mountainous ecological tourism centers in North Vietnam. Formerly a French hill station, the triple-peaked Ba Vi Mountain (Nui Ba Vi) has been attracting visitors for decades and remains a popular weekend escape for Hanoians. Tourists flock to the site not only for dipping themselves into a fresh and green ecological area, but its historical & cultural side also.

 

Total area of Ba Vi national park is 11.000 ha, this park has a typical tropical and subtropical flora system in Vietnam. It's the home for several rare and endangered plants, mammals and over 200 species of birds.


Suggested Itineraries for Birding at Ba Vi National Park:


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The most wanted birds of Ba Vi National Park for birders:

Notes: *** Subspecies of a full species (above) have been recorded in Vietnam, with different traits and are defined by scientists - These subspecies may split into full species in future updates.

1. Mountain Hawk-Eagle

2. Mountain Scops-Owl

3. Collared Scops-Owl

4. Asian Barred Owlet

5. Red-headed Trogon

6. Dollarbird/Oriental Dollarbird

7. Great Barbet

8. Golden-throated Barbet

***Himalayan Golden-throated Barbet

9. Bay Woodpecker

10. Long-tailed Broadbill

11. Silver-breasted Broadbill

12. Blyth's Shrike-Babbler

13. Maroon Oriole

14. Red-billed Blue-Magpie

15. Sultan Tit

***Common Sultan Tit

16. Chestnut-crowned Warbler

17. Mountain Tailorbird

18. Indochinese Yuhina

19. Golden Babbler

20. Spot-necked Babbler

21. Collared Babbler

22. Rufous-throated Fulvetta

23. Black-browed Fulvetta

24. Blue-winged Minla

25. Red-billed Leiothrix

26. Silver-eared Mesia

27. Rufous-cheeked Laughingthrush

28. Green Cochoa

29. Chinese Blackbird

30. Japanese Thrush

31. Small Niltava

32. Verditer Flycatcher

33. Red-flanked Bluetail/Orange-flanked Bush-robin

34. Fire-breasted Flowerpecker

35. Fork-tailed Sunbird

 


Bird Photos of Ba Vi National Park (View)


 

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