Can Gio Mangrove Forest - Southern Vietnam
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Can Gio Mangrove Forest - Southern Vietnam

Birding highlights: Nordmann's Greenshank, White-faced Plover, Far Eastern Curlew, Eurasian Curlew, Bar-tailed Godwit, Great Knot, Curlew Sandpiper, Red-necked Stint, Chinese Egret, Asian Golden Weaver.

Gateway cities: Ho Chi Minh City (65km).

Airport: Tan Son Nhat International Airport - Ho Chi Minh City (65km)

Best time to visit Can Gio Mangrove Forest for a birding trip: December to May

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Overview:

Can Gio Mangrove Forest is one of the best birding hotspots in Southern Vietnam, located 40 km southeast of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. This area is known by other name "Can Gio Biosphere Reserve".

 

This reserve has been listed as a biosphere reserve by UNESCO. The site is an important wildlife sanctuary in Vietnam as it is characterized by a wetland biosystem dominated by mangrove and many rare species.

 

Can Gio Mangrove Forest encompasses diverse habitats including mangroves, wetlands, salt marshes, mudflats, and sea grasses. The salt marshes and shrimp ponds are habitats for thousands of migratory shorebirds. Most especially, this area once recorded the appearance of Spoon-billed Sandpipers, one of the rarest migrant birds in the world.


Suggested Itineraries for Birding at Can Gio Mangrove Forest:


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The most wanted birds of Can Gio Mangrove Forest for birders:

Note:  *** 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. White-faced Plover

2. Far Eastern Curlew

3. Eurasian Curlew

4. Bar-tailed Godwit

5. Black-tailed Godwit

***Eastern Black-tailed Godwit

6. Great Knot

7. Red Knot

8. Broad-billed Sandpiper

9. Curlew Sandpiper

10. Red-necked Stint

11. Little Stint

12. Asian Dowitcher

13. Gray-tailed Tattler

14. Nordmann's Greenshank/Spotted Greenshank

15. Chinese Egret

16. Black-winged Kite/Black-shouldered Kite

17. Green Bee-eater/Asian Green Bee-eater

18. Chestnut-headed Bee-eater

19. Coppersmith Barbet

20. Freckle-breasted Woodpecker

21. Golden-bellied Gerygone

22. Brown-throated Sunbird

23. Asian Golden Weaver

 


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