Lo Xo Pass - Central Vietnam
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Lo Xo Pass - Central Vietnam

Birding highlights: Black-crowned Barwing (Near Endemic), Red-tailed Laughingthrush, Indochinese Fulvetta (Near Endemic), Annam Golden-breasted Fulvetta (Endemic - Subspecies), Brownish-backed Sibia (Near Endemic - Subspecies), Red-vented Barbet (Near Endemic), Grey-crowned Tit, Coral-billed Scimitar-Babbler, Rufous-winged Fulvetta, Rusty-capped Fulvetta.

Gateway cities: Kontum City (140km), Da Nang City (170km)

Airport: Pleiku Airport - Gia Lai Province (180km), Da Nang Airport (170km)

Best time to visit Lo Xo Pass for a birding trip: December to May

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Overview:

Lo Xo Pass is one of the best birding hotspots in Central Vietnam, located around 50 km to the north-west of Ngoc Linh Nature Reserve and approximately 130 km to the north of Kontum city.

 

Lo Xo is the name of a mountain pass on the recently-constructed Ho Chi Minh Highway tracing the route of the legendary Ho Chi Minh Trail along the border with Laos. This area also recognised as an Important Bird Area (IBA). This IBA is situated in an area of the Central Highlands known as the Kon Tum plateau. The main forest type at the site is lower montane evergreen forest.


Suggested Itineraries for Birding at Lo Xo Pass:


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The most wanted birds of Lo Xo Pass 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. Changeable Hawk-Eagle

2. Mountain Hawk-Eagle

3. Red-vented Barbet (Near Endemic)

4. Golden-throated Barbet

***Himalayan Golden-throated Barbet

5. Ashy-throated Warbler

6. Gray-cheeked Warbler

7. Chestnut-crowned Warbler

8. Black-faced Warbler

9. Black-throated Tit

***Grey-crowned Tit

10. Golden-breasted Fulvetta

***Annam Golden-breasted Fulvetta (Endemic - Subspecies)

11. Indochinese Fulvetta (Near Endemic)

12. Golden Babbler

13. Rufous-capped Babbler

14. Coral-billed Scimitar-Babbler

***White-throated Scimitar-babbler/Brown-crowned Scimitar-babbler

15. Rufous-winged Fulvetta

16. Rusty-capped Fulvetta

17. Red-tailed Laughingthrush

18. Black-headed Sibia

***Brownish-backed Sibia (Near Endemic - Subspecies)

19. Black-crowned Barwing (Near Endemic)

20. Red-tailed Minla

21. Green Cochoa

22. Ferruginous Flycatcher

23. Rufous-browed Flycatcher

24. Verditer Flycatcher

25. Green-tailed Sunbird

 


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