Birding highlights: Vietnamese Cutia (Endemic), Gray-crowned Crocias (Endemic), Collared Laughingthrush (Endemic), Vietnamese Greenfinch (Endemic), Dalat Shrike-Babbler (Endemic), Annam Prinia (Endemic), Dalat Bush Warbler (Endemic), Black-crowned Fulvetta (Endemic), White-cheeked Laughingthrush (Near Endemic), Rusty-naped Pitta.
Gateway cities: Ho Chi Minh City (300km), Nha Trang City (140km)
Airport: Lien Khuong Airport - Da Lat City (30km)
Best time to visit Da Lat Plateaufor a birding trip: December to May
Da Lat Plateau is one of the best birding hotspots in Southern Vietnam - with 8 Vietnamese endemic birds, many near-endemic and subspecies can be found in this area. Main birding sites in Da Lat Plateau including Ta Nung Valley, Suoi Tia trail, Tuyen Lam Lake, Langbian Mountain and Bi Doup National Park.
Da Lat Plateau is also one of the five endemic bird areas (EBAs) in Vietnam identified by BirdLife International. The plateau located in southeastern Vietnam, reaches elevations of over 1500 meters, several mountains in this area rise to over 2,000 m.
The center of this plateau is Da Lat City, also known as a famous domestic tourist destination with cooler climes and its old French colonial buildings and numerous outdoor cafes, restaurants, and markets that making it the perfect base to easily explore the surrounding areas in day trips.
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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. Rufous-throated Partridge
2. Barred Cuckoo-Dove
3. Yellow-vented Green-Pigeon (Near Endemic)
4. Hodgson's Frogmouth
5. Mountain Scops-Owl
6. Oriental Scops-Owl
7. Brown Fish-Owl
8. Asian Barred Owlet
9. Collared Owlet
10. Red-headed Trogon
11. Red-vented Barbet (Near Endemic)
12. Necklaced Barbet (Near Endemic)
13. Indochinese Barbet/Annam Barbet (Near Endemic)
14. Bay Woodpecker
15. White-bellied Woodpecker
16. Long-tailed Broadbill
17. Silver-breasted Broadbill
18. Rusty-naped Pitta
19. Blue Pitta
20. Gray-chinned Minivet
21. Long-tailed Minivet
***Annam Minivet (Endemic - Subspecies)
22. Indochinese Cuckooshrike
23. Dalat Shrike-Babbler (Endemic)
24. Clicking Shrike-Babbler/Chestnut-fronted Shrike-Babbler
***Clicking Shrike-Babbler
25. Slender-billed Oriole
26. Maroon Oriole
27. Eurasian Jay
***White-faced Jay
28. Common Green-Magpie
***Yellow-crowned Green Magpie (Endemic - Subspecies)
29. Indochinese Green-Magpie
30. Green-backed Tit
***Langbian Tit (Endemic - Subspecies)
31. Annam Prinia (Endemic)
32. Dalat Bush Warbler/Annam Grasshopper-warbler (Endemic)
33. Pygmy Cupwing
34. Ashy Bulbul
***Brown-backed Bulbul (Near Endemic - Subspecies)
35. Ashy-throated Warbler
36. Chestnut-crowned Warbler
37. Gray-bellied Tesia
38. Mountain Tailorbird
39. Black-throated Tit
***Grey-crowned Tit
40. Black-headed Parrotbill (Near Endemic)
41. Chestnut-capped Babbler
42. Red-billed Scimitar-Babbler
43. Black-crowned Fulvetta (Endemic)
44. Short-tailed Scimitar-Babbler/Indochinese Wren Babbler (Near Endemic)
45. Vietnamese Cutia (Endemic)
46. Gray-crowned Crocias (Endemic)
47. Collared Laughingthrush (Endemic)
48. Black-headed Sibia
***White-spectacled Sibia (Endemic - Subspecies)
49. Blue-winged Minla
***Plain Minla (Near Endemic - Subspecies)
50. Rufous-backed Sibia
51. Orange-breasted Laughingthrush (Endemic)
52. Black-hooded Laughingthrush (Near Endemic)
53. White-cheeked Laughingthrush (Near Endemic)
54. Chestnut-vented Nuthatch
55. Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
56. Yellow-billed Nuthatch (Near Endemic)
57. Hume's Treecreeper/Manipur Treecreeper
58. Scaly Thrush
59. Green Cochoa
60. Siberian Thrush
61. Orange-headed Thrush
62. Rufous-browed Flycatcher
63. Verditer Flycatcher
64. Lesser Shortwing
***Langbian Lesser Shortwing (Near Endemic - Subspecies)
65. Spotted Forktail
66. Slaty-backed Forktail
67. Mugimaki Flycatcher
68. Snowy-browed Flycatcher
69. Little Pied Flycatcher
70. Taiga Flycatcher/Red-throated Flycatcher
71. Blue Rock-Thrush
72. Fire-breasted Flowerpecker
73. Black-throated Sunbird
***Langbian Sunbird (Endemic - Subspecies)
74. Mrs. Gould's Sunbird
***Annam Sunbird (Near Endemic - Subspecies)
75. Vietnamese Greenfinch (Endemic)
76. Red Crossbill
Bird Photos of Da Lat Plateau (View)