Cuc Phuong National Park - Northern Vietnam
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Cuc Phuong National Park - Northern Vietnam

 Birding highlights: Tonkin Partridge (Endemic - Subspecies), Red-collared Woodpecker (Near Endemic), Blue-rumped Pitta (Near Endemic), Bar-bellied Pitta (Near Endemic), Tonkin Streaked Wren-babbler (Near Endemic - Subspecies), Annam Limestone Babbler, Limestone Leaf Warbler (Near Endemic), White-winged Magpie, Common Green-Magpie, Rufous-throated Fulvetta.

Gateway cities: Ha Noi Capital (110km).

Airport: Noi Bai International Airport - Ha Noi Capital (135km)

Best time to visit Cuc Phuong National Park for a birding trip: December to May 

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Overview:

Cuc Phuong National Park is one of the best birding hotspots in Northern Vietnam, located in Ninh Binh Province. This is the first national park in Vietnam, established in 1962. Cuc Phuong National Park is considered to be one of seven globally significant Centres of Plant Diversity in Vietnam.

 

Cuc Phuong National Park has the area of 22.000 hectares, of which three quarters are limestone with height from 300 meters to 600 meters above sea level. The vegetation of the national park is dominated by limestone forest. This is home to more than 300 species of birds and many rare species of flora and fauna, including a critically endangered endemic primate, the Delacor's Langur.


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The most wanted birds of Cuc Phuong 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. Scaly-breasted Partridge/Green-legged Partridge

***Tonkin Partridge (Endemic - Subspecies)

2. Oriental Honey-buzzard

3. Changeable Hawk-Eagle

4. Mountain Hawk-Eagle

5. Mountain Scops-Owl

6. Collared Scops-Owl

7. Asian Barred Owlet

8. Brown Wood-Owl

9. Brown Boobook

10. Red-headed Trogon

11. Dollarbird/Oriental Dollarbird

12. Red-vented Barbet (Near Endemic)

13. Bay Woodpecker

14. Red-collared Woodpecker (Near Endemic)

15. Pied Falconet

16. Blue-rumped Pitta (Near Endemic)

17. Bar-bellied Pitta (Near Endemic)

18. White-winged Magpie

19. Common Green-Magpie

20. Ratchet-tailed Treepie

21. Sultan Tit

***Common Sultan Tit

22. Limestone Leaf Warbler (Near Endemic)

23. Rufous-throated Fulvetta

24. Streaked Wren-Babbler

***Tonkin Streaked Wren-babbler (Near Endemic - Subspecies)

25. Annam Limestone Babbler/Limestone Wren Babbler

***Greyish Limestone-babbler

26. Black-browed Fulvetta

27. David's Fulvetta (Split from Grey-cheeked Fulvetta)

28. White's Thrush

29. Scaly Thrush

30. Green Cochoa

31. Siberian Thrush

32. Orange-headed Thrush

33. Chinese Blackbird

34. Japanese Thrush

35. Gray-backed Thrush

36. Black-breasted Thrush

37. White-tailed Flycatcher

38. Fujian Niltava

39. Rufous-tailed Robin

40. Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker

41. Ruby-cheeked Sunbird

42. Fork-tailed Sunbird

 


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Cuc Phuong National Park - Northern Vietnam

 Birding highlights: Tonkin Partridge (Endemic - Subspecies), Red-collared Woodpecker (Near Endemic), Blue-rumped Pitta (Near Endemic), Bar-bellied Pitta (Near Endemic), Tonkin Streaked Wren-babbler (Near Endemic - Subspecies), Annam Limestone Babbler, Limestone Leaf Warbler (Near Endemic), White-winged Magpie, Common Green-Magpie, Rufous-throated Fulvetta. Gateway cities: Ha Noi Capital (110km). Airport: Noi Bai International Airport - Ha Noi Capital (135km) Best time to visit Cuc Phuong National Park for a birding trip: December to May 

Bach Ma National Park - Central Vietnam

Birding highlights: Silver Pheasant, White-winged Magpie, Indochinese Green-Magpie, Indochinese Wren Babbler (Near Endemic), Annam Sultan Tit (Near Endemic - Subspecies), Ratchet-tailed Treepie, Indochinese Yuhina, Masked Laughingthrush, Blyth's Shrike-Babbler, Hodgson's Frogmouth. Gateway cities: Da Nang City (60km), Hue City (50km) Airport: Da Nang Airport (60km), Phu Bai Airport - Hue City (30km) Best time to visit Bach Ma National Park for a birding trip: December to May

Ngoc Linh Nature Reserve - Central Vietnam

Birding highlights: Golden-winged Laughingthrush (Endemic), Red-tailed Laughingthrush, Vietnamese Cutia (Endemic), Black-crowned Barwing (Near Endemic), Indochinese Fulvetta (Near Endemic), Annam Golden-breasted Fulvetta (Endemic - Subspecies), Brownish-backed Sibia (Near Endemic - Subspecies), Coral-billed Scimitar-Babbler, Red-tailed Minla, Ferruginous Flycatcher. Gateway cities: Kontum City (130km), Da Nang City (210km) Airport: Pleiku Airport - Gia Lai Province (170km), Da Nang Airport (210km) Best time to visit Ngoc Linh Nature Reserve for a birding trip: December to May

Mang Den (Mang Canh Forest) - Central Vietnam

Birding highlights: Chestnut-eared Laughingthrush (Endemic), Black-hooded Laughingthrush (Near Endemic), Yellow-billed Nuthatch (Near Endemic), Annam Sultan Tit (Near Endemic - Subspecies), White-winged Magpie, Indochinese Green-Magpie, Ratchet-tailed Treepie, Gray-headed Parrotbill, Rusty-naped Pitta, Blue Pitta. Gateway cities: Kontum City (50km), Da Nang City (270km) Airport: Pleiku Airport - Gia Lai Province (100km), Da Nang Airport - Da Nang City (270km) Best time to visit Mang Den (Mang Canh Forest) for a birding trip: December to May

Yokdon National Park - Central Vietnam

Birding highlights: Annam Prinia (Endemic), White-rumped (Pygmy) Falcon, Rufous-bellied Woodpecker, Black-headed Woodpecker, Great Slaty Woodpecker, Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon, Rufous-winged Buzzard, Gray-headed Parakeet, Burmese Nuthatch, Purple Sunbird. Gateway cities: Buon Ma Thuot City (40km), Pleiku City (170km),  Da Lat City (240km). Airport: Pleiku Airport - Gia Lai Province (180km) Best time to visit Yokdon National Park for a birding trip: December to May

Go Cong (Tan Thanh beach) - Southern Vietnam

Birding highlights: Spoon-billed Sandpiper, Nordmann's Greenshank, Spot-billed Pelican, White-faced Plover, Far Eastern Curlew, Bar-tailed Godwit, Great Knot, Curlew Sandpiper, Red-necked Stint, Asian Dowitcher. Gateway cities: Ho Chi Minh City (80km). Airport: Tan Son Nhat International Airport - Ho Chi Minh City (80km) Best time to visit Go Cong (Tan Thanh beach) for a birding trip: December to May