Deo Nui San (Di Linh) - Southern Vietnam
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Deo Nui San (Di Linh) - Southern Vietnam

Birding highlights: Blue Pitta, Indochinese Green-Magpie, Black-headed Parrotbill (Near Endemic), Orange-breasted Laughingthrush (Endemic), Black-hooded Laughingthrush (Near Endemic), Red-billed Scimitar-Babbler, Collared Babbler, Annam Streaked Wren-babbler (Endemic - Subspecies), Red-vented Barbet (Near Endemic), Bar-backed Partridge.

Gateway cities: Di Linh town (16km), Da Lat City (85km), Phan Thiet City (100km), Ho Chi Minh City (240km).

Airport: Tan Son Nhat International Airport - Ho Chi Minh City (150km); Lien Khuong Airport - Da Lat city (60km)

Best time to visit Deo Nui San (Di Linh) for a birding trip: December to May

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Overview:

Deo Nui San (Di Linh) is one of the best birding hotspots in Southern Vietnam. This place is known by other names such as Deo Suoi Lanh or Nui San Pass.

 

Di Linh is the name of a small town under development approximately 120km from Cat Tien National Park and 90km from Dalat Plateau.

 

Deo Nui San is an excellent birding site, a pass surrounded by impressive forested hills, this is the most reliable site to see the endemic Orange-breasted Laughingthrush and the newly split Black-headed Parrotbill.


Suggested Itineraries for Birding at Deo Nui San (Di Linh):


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The most wanted birds of Deo Nui San (Di Linh) 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. Bar-backed Partridge

2. Silver Pheasant

3. Barred Cuckoo-Dove

4. Asian Emerald Dove/Grey-capped Emerald Dove

5. Yellow-vented Green-Pigeon (Near Endemic)

6. Hodgson's Frogmouth

7. Gray Nightjar

8. Oriental Bay-Owl

9. Oriental Scops-Owl

10. Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl

11. Asian Barred Owlet

12. Collared Owlet

13. Red-headed Trogon

14. Blue-bearded Bee-eater

15. Chestnut-headed Bee-eater

16. Red-vented Barbet (Near Endemic)

17. Necklaced Barbet (Near Endemic)

18. Indochinese Barbet/Annam Barbet (Near Endemic)

19. Speckled Piculet

20. Bay Woodpecker

21. Long-tailed Broadbill

22. Silver-breasted Broadbill

23. Blue-rumped Pitta (Near Endemic)

24. Blue Pitta

25. Gray-chinned Minivet

26. Long-tailed Minivet

***Annam Minivet (Endemic - Subspecies)

27. Indochinese Cuckooshrike

28. Dalat Shrike-Babbler (Endemic)

29. Slender-billed Oriole

30. Maroon Oriole

31. Eurasian Jay

***White-faced Jay

32. Indochinese Green-Magpie

33. Green-backed Tit

***Langbian Tit (Endemic - Subspecies)

34. Ashy Bulbul

***Brown-backed Bulbul (Near Endemic - Subspecies)

35. Black-throated Tit

***Grey-crowned Tit

36. Yellow-eyed Babbler

37. Black-headed Parrotbill (Near Endemic)

38. Black-chinned Yuhina

39. Red-billed Scimitar-Babbler

40. Large Scimitar-Babbler

41. Collared Babbler

42. Spot-throated Babbler

43. Streaked Wren-Babbler

***Annam Streaked Wren-babbler (Endemic - Subspecies)

44. Vietnamese Cutia (Endemic)

45. Black-headed Sibia

***White-spectacled Sibia (Endemic - Subspecies)

46. Blue-winged Minla

***Plain Minla (Near Endemic - Subspecies)

47. Rufous-backed Sibia

48. Orange-breasted Laughingthrush (Endemic)

49. Black-hooded Laughingthrush (Near Endemic)

50. White-cheeked Laughingthrush (Near Endemic)

51. Chestnut-vented Nuthatch

52. Velvet-fronted Nuthatch

53. Yellow-billed Nuthatch (Near Endemic)

54. Green Cochoa

55. Siberian Thrush

56. Orange-headed Thrush

57. Verditer Flycatcher

58. Mugimaki Flycatcher

59. Little Pied Flycatcher

60. White-throated Rock-Thrush

61. Black-throated Sunbird

***Langbian Sunbird (Endemic - Subspecies)

62. Mrs. Gould's Sunbird

***Annam Sunbird (Near Endemic - Subspecies)

63. Asian Fairy-bluebird

64. Vietnamese Greenfinch (Endemic)

 


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