Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park - Central Vietnam
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Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park - Central Vietnam

Birding highlights: Sooty Babbler (Near Endemic), Limestone Leaf Warbler (Near Endemic), Red-collared Woodpecker (Near Endemic), Tonkin Streaked Wren-babbler (Near Endemic - Subspecies), Tonkin Partridge (Endemic - Subspecies), White-winged Magpie, Ratchet-tailed Treepie, Common Sultan Tit, Large Scimitar-Babbler, Black-throated Laughingthrush.

Gateway cities: Dong Hoi City (45km)

Airport: Dong Hoi Airport (45km)

Best time to visit Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park for a birding trip: December to May

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Overview:

Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park is one of the best birding hotspots in Central Vietnam, located in Quang Binh Province. This park protects one of the world’s two largest karst regions with several hundred caves and grottoes.

 

Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park is of high conservation value as one of the largest areas of intact forest habitat remaining in Vietnam. As part of a continuous forest block with the neighbouring Him Namno Biodiversity Conservation Area in Laos, it forms one of the largest areas of forest on limestone karst in Indochina.

 

Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park is home to the Hang Son Doong Cave, the world's largest cave. This park is one of the top tourist attraction in Vietnam


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The most wanted birds of Phong Nha-Ke Bang 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. Bar-backed Partridge

2. Siamese Fireback

3. Scaly-breasted Partridge/Green-legged Partridge

***Tonkin Partridge (Endemic - Subspecies)

4. Barred Cuckoo-Dove

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

6. Oriental Honey-buzzard

7. Mountain Hawk-Eagle

8. Red-headed Trogon

9. Great Hornbill

10. Blue-bearded Bee-eater

11. Red-vented Barbet (Near Endemic)

12. Bay Woodpecker

13. Red-collared Woodpecker (Near Endemic)

14. Long-tailed Broadbill

15. Silver-breasted Broadbill

16. Blue-rumped Pitta (Near Endemic)

17. Bar-bellied Pitta (Near Endemic)

18. Blyth's Shrike-Babbler

***Grey-breasted Shrike-babbler

19. Maroon Oriole

20. White-winged Magpie

21. Indochinese Green-Magpie

22. Ratchet-tailed Treepie

23. Sultan Tit

***Common Sultan Tit

24. Green-backed Tit

25. Limestone Leaf Warbler (Near Endemic)

26. Indochinese Yuhina

27. Gray-faced Tit-Babbler (Near Endemic)

28. Large Scimitar-Babbler

29. Sooty Babbler (Near Endemic)

30. Rufous-throated Fulvetta

31. Streaked Wren-Babbler

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

32. Black-browed Fulvetta

33. Black-throated Laughingthrush

 


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