VIETNAM BIRDING TRIP REPORT
TRIP REPORT
VIETNAM
| Start: | 01/08/2016 |
| End: | 01/27/2016 |
| Duration: | 20 days |
| #Species: | 300 |
| #Endemics: | 12 |
| #Heard Only: | 19 |
2016 Vietnam Scouting Trip
TARGET BIRDS FOR TOUR
List of target birds for locations visited on this tour. Target birds are those that are endemic, near endemic, critically endangered or endangered according to the IUCN, best seen in this country, or always considered by us to be a target. Species seen are those with location codes associated with them.*
| 1 | White-winged Duck | Asarcornis scutulata | EN | |
| 2 | Vietnamese Crested Argus | Rheinardia ocellata | NE | |
| 3 | Green Peafowl | Pavo muticus | CT | EN |
| 4 | Tonkin Partridge** | Tropicoperdix tonkinensis | E | |
| 5 | Germain's Peacock-Pheasant | Polyplectron germaini | CT | NE |
| 6 | /Masked Finfoot/ | Heliopais personatus | CR | |
| 7 | /White-shouldered Ibis/ | Pseudibis davisoni | CR | |
| 8 | /Black-faced Spoonbill/ | Platalea minor | EN | |
| 9 | Red-headed Vulture | Sarcogyps calvus | CR | |
| 10 | White-rumped Vulture | Gyps bengalensis | CR | |
| 11 | Red-vented Barbet | Psilopogon lagrandieri | CP | BC |
| 12 | Necklaced Barbet | Psilopogon auricularis | DLN,DLP,TD | NE |
| 13 | Indochinese Barbet | Psilopogon annamensis | DLN,DLP | BC |
| 14 | Red-collared Woodpecker | Picus rabieri | CP | BC |
| 15 | Blue-rumped Pitta | Hydrornis soror | CP | BC |
| 16 | Bar-bellied Pitta | Hydrornis elliotii | CP,CT | BC |
| 17 | /Brown-rumped Minivet/ | Pericrocotus cantonensis | BC | |
| 18 | White-winged Magpie | Urocissa whiteheadi | CP | EN |
| 19 | Japanese Crow** | Corvus japonensis | BC | |
| 20 | Himalayan Crow** | Corvus intermedius | BC | |
| 21 | Collared Crow | Corvus torquatus | BC | |
| 22 | Annam Prinia | Prinia rocki | E | |
| 23 | /Blunt-winged Warbler/ | Acrocephalus concinens | BC | |
| 24 | Dalat Bush Warbler | Locustella idonea | E | |
| 25 | Chestnut Bulbul | Hemixos castanonotus | TD | NE |
| 26 | /Light-vented Bulbul/ | Pycnonotus sinensis | BC | |
| 27 | /Yellow-streaked Warbler/ | Phylloscopus armandii | BC | |
| 28 | /Buff-throated Warbler/ | Phylloscopus subaffinis | BC | |
| 29 | Bianchi's Warbler | Phylloscopus valentini | DLP | BC |
| 30 | /Alstrom's Warbler/ | Phylloscopus soror | BC | |
| 31 | Limestone Leaf Warbler | Phylloscopus calciatilis | CP | NE |
| 32 | /Asian Stubtail/ | Urosphena squameiceps | CP | BC |
| 33 | /Manchurian Bush Warbler/ | Horornis canturians | BC | |
| 34 | Gray-crowned Tit** | Aegithalos annamensis | DLN,DLP | BC |
| 35 | Black-headed Parrotbill | Paradoxornis margaritae | DLN,DLP | NE |
| 36 | Rufous-headed Parrotbill | Paradoxornis bakeri | BC | |
| 37 | White-collared Yuhina | Yuhina diademata | BC | |
| 38 | Gray-faced Tit-Babbler | Mixornis kelleyi | CT,DLN | BC |
| 39 | Sooty Babbler | Stachyris herberti | NE | |
| 40 | Black-crowned Fulvetta | Schoeniparus klossi | E | |
| 41 | Annam Limestone Babbler | Gypsophila annamensis | BC | |
| 42 | Short-tailed Scimitar-Babbler | Napothera danjoui | BC | |
| 43 | David's Fulvetta | Alcippe davidi | TD | BC |
| 44 | Vietnamese Cutia | Cutia legalleni | DLP | NE |
| 45 | Black-headed Sibia | Heterophasia desgodinsi | DLN,DLP | BC |
| 46 | Orange-breasted Laughingthrush | Garrulax annamensis | DLN | E |
| 47 | Chinese Hwamei | Garrulax canorus | BC | |
| 48 | Black-hooded Laughingthrush | Garrulax milleti | DLP | NE |
| 49 | Gray Laughingthrush | Garrulax maesi | TD | NE |
| 50 | White-cheeked Laughingthrush | Pterorhinus vassali | DLP | BC |
| 51 | Masked Laughingthrush | Pterorhinus perspicillatus | NE | |
| 52 | Yellow-billed Nuthatch | Sitta solangiae | DLP | BC |
| 53 | Tenggara Hill Myna | Gracula venerata | CT | EN |
| 54 | White-shouldered Starling | Sturnia sinensis | X1 | BC |
| 55 | /White's Thrush/ | Zoothera aurea | BC | |
| 56 | /Japanese Thrush/ | Turdus cardis | CP,X2 | BC |
| 57 | /Gray-backed Thrush/ | Turdus hortulorum | CP,X2 | BC |
| 58 | /Fujian Niltava/ | Niltava davidi | CP | BC |
| 59 | /White-throated Rock-Thrush/ | Monticola gularis | BC | |
| 60 | Fork-tailed Sunbird | Aethopyga christinae | CP,TD | BC |
| 61 | Blue-winged Leafbird | Chloropsis moluccensis | CP,CT,DLP | EN |
| 62 | Mekong Wagtail | Motacilla samveasnae | BC | |
| 63 | Vietnamese Greenfinch | Chloris monguilloti | DLP | E |
| 64 | /Tristram's Bunting/ | Emberiza tristrami | BC |
*Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through 2021 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees. IUCN status may reflect splits not currently recognized by Clements.
**Species not accepted by Clements, AOU, or SACC that we recognize based on the IOC, field observations along with geographical separation, consensus opinions of field guide authors, and other sources. These species are potential splits in future Clements updates.
BIRDING LOCALES
REASON CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| E | Endemic | 6 |
| NE | Near Endemic | 11 |
| CR | Critically Endangered | 4 |
| EN | Endangered | 6 |
| BC | Best Seen in This Country | 37 |
| AT | Always a Target | 0 |
Reason codes indicate the reason a species is included on our target birds list.