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Remote Species

ASIA VIETNAM

# Species:907
# Excl Vagrants:844
# Endemics:13
# Near Endemics:21

OTHER COUNTRIESIN ASIA

BIRDING LOCALES

§ Includes Sarawak, Sabah, & Kalimantan
§§ Excludes Taiwan
§§§ Includes Wallacea but excludes Kalimantan (Borneo) and West Papua New Guinea & nearby islands
§§§§ Excludes Sarawak and Sabah on Borneo

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened7
VVulnerable9
ENEndangered8
CRCritically Endangered2

Species counts in code tables depend on completeness of the data. For some countries or locales, data may not include all species or information on species presence may be incomplete.

 

List of species in the country occurring in remote locales not typically visited by birding tours. Table indicates whether each species is globally threatened or endangered according to the IUCN and also whether it is migratory, very rare, or accidental in the country. See sidebar for meaning of location codes and symbols associated with common names.*

color codes

 
Ducks: Anatidae

1/Knob-billed Duck/Sarkidiornis melanotos
2/Mandarin Duck/Aix galericulata
3/Common Pochard/Aythya ferina
4/Ferruginous Duck/Aythya nyroca
5/Baer's Pochard/Aythya baeri
6/Tufted Duck/Aythya fuligula
7/Steller's Eider/Polysticta stelleri

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

8Crested PartridgeRollulus rouloul
9Hill PartridgeArborophila torqueola
10Temminck's TragopanTragopan temminckii
11Ring-necked PheasantPhasianus colchicus
12Mountain Bamboo-PartridgeBambusicola fytchii
13/Japanese Quail/Coturnix japonica
14/Rain Quail/Coturnix coromandelica

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

15Little Cuckoo-DoveMacropygia ruficeps
16Nicobar PigeonCaloenas nicobarica
17Pied Imperial-PigeonDucula bicolor

 
Bustards: Otididae

18Bengal FloricanHoubaropsis bengalensis

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

19Black-tailed CrakeZapornia bicolor

 
Cranes: Gruidae

20/Common Crane/Grus grus

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

21Eurasian Thick-kneeBurhinus oedicnemus
22Indian Thick-kneeBurhinus indicus

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

23Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticus

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

24/Black Stork/Ciconia nigra
25Greater AdjutantLeptoptilos dubius
26/Milky Stork/Mycteria cinerea

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

27Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

28/Eurasian Bittern/Botaurus stellaris
29White-eared Night HeronOroanassa magnificus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

30/Cinereous Vulture/Aegypius monachus
31/Greater Spotted Eagle/Clanga clanga
32Tawny EagleAquila rapax
33/Eurasian Goshawk/Astur gentilis

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

34Australasian Grass-OwlTyto longimembris

 
Owls: Strigidae

35Spotted Wood-OwlStrix seloputo
36Himalayan OwlStrix nivicolum
37/Short-eared Owl/Asio flammeus

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

38Ward's TrogonHarpactes wardi

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

39Rusty-cheeked HornbillAnorrhinus tickelli
40Rufous-necked HornbillAceros nipalensis

 
Asian Barbets: Megalaimidae

41Black-eared BarbetPsilopogon duvaucelii

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

42Darjeeling WoodpeckerDendrocopos darjellensis
43Necklaced WoodpeckerDryobates pernyii

 
Pittas: Pittidae

44(Western Hooded Pitta)Pitta sordida

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

45Black-headed Shrike-BabblerPteruthius rufiventer

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

46Bull-headed ShrikeLanius bucephalus
47Burmese ShrikeLanius collurioides

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

48Yellow-billed Blue-MagpieUrocissa flavirostris
49Collared TreepieDendrocitta frontalis
50Oriental MagpiePica serica
51Black-billed MagpiePica hudsonia

 
Larks: Alaudidae

52Bengal BushlarkPlocealauda assamica

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

53/Pleske's Grasshopper Warbler/Helopsaltes pleskei
54/Baikal Bush Warbler/Locustella davidi

 
Cupwings: Pnoepygidae

55Scaly-breasted CupwingPnoepyga albiventer

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

56Plain MartinRiparia paludicola
57/Pale Martin/Riparia diluta
58Nepal House-MartinDelichon nipalense

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

59Striated BulbulAlcurus striatus
60Collared FinchbillSpizixos semitorques
61Brown-breasted BulbulPycnonotus xanthorrhous

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

62/Lemon-rumped Warbler/Phylloscopus chloronotus
63/Yellow-vented Warbler/Phylloscopus cantator

 
Parrotbills: Paradoxornithidae

64Golden-breasted FulvettaLioparus chrysotis
65White-browed FulvettaFulvetta vinipectus
66Rufous-headed ParrotbillParadoxornis bakeri
67Black-eared Parrotbill**Suthora beaulieu
68Golden ParrotbillSuthora verreauxi
69Pale-billed ParrotbillSuthora atrosuperciliaris
70Vinous-throated ParrotbillSuthora webbiana
71Ashy-throated ParrotbillSuthora alphonsiana

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

72Whiskered YuhinaYuhina flavicollis
73Stripe-throated YuhinaYuhina gularis
74/Chestnut-flanked White-eye/Zosterops erythropleurus

 
Tree-Babblers, Scimitar-Babblers, and Allies: Timaliidae

75Gray-faced Tit-BabblerMixornis kelleyi
76Pale-throated Wren-BabblerSpelaeornis kinneari
77Black-streaked Scimitar-BabblerErythrogenys gravivox

 
Fulvetta and Ground Babblers: Pellorneidae

78Indian GrassbirdGraminicola bengalensis
79Yellow-throated FulvettaSchoeniparus cinereus
80Long-billed Wren-BabblerNapothera malacoptila
81White-throated Wren-BabblerNapothera pasquieri

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

82Gray-crowned CrociasLaniellus langbianis
83Scaly LaughingthrushTrochalopteron subunicolor
84Blue-winged LaughingthrushTrochalopteron squamatum
85Black-faced LaughingthrushTrochalopteron affine
86Collared LaughingthrushTrochalopteron yersini
87Red-winged LaughingthrushTrochalopteron formosum
88Silver-eared LaughingthrushTrochalopteron melanostigma
89Golden-winged LaughingthrushTrochalopteron ngoclinhense
90Long-tailed SibiaHeterophasia picaoides
91Black-backed SibiaHeterophasia melanoleuca
92Streaked BarwingActinodura souliei
93Scarlet-faced LiocichlaLiocichla ripponi
94Rufous-cheeked LaughingthrushGarrulax castanotis
95Rufous-chinned LaughingthrushIanthocincla rufogularis
96Rufous-vented LaughingthrushPterorhinus gularis
97White-throated LaughingthrushPterorhinus albogularis

 
Nuthatches: Sittidae

98Beautiful NuthatchSitta formosa

 
Treecreepers: Certhiidae

99Sikkim TreecreeperCerthia discolor

 
Spotted Elachura: Elachuridae

100Spotted ElachuraElachura formosa

 
Dippers: Cinclidae

101/Brown Dipper/Cinclus pallasii

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

102/Rosy Starling/Pastor roseus
103/Red-billed Starling/Spodiopsar sericeus
104/White-cheeked Starling/Spodiopsar cineraceus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

105/Long-tailed Thrush/Zoothera dixoni
106Himalayan ThrushZoothera salimalii
107/Sichuan Thrush/Zoothera griseiceps
108Long-billed ThrushZoothera monticola
109/Chinese Blackbird/Turdus mandarinus

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

110/Chinese Vivid Niltava/Niltava oatesi
111Gould's ShortwingBrachypteryx stellata
112Blue-fronted RobinCinclidium frontale
113White-browed Bush-RobinTarsiger indicus
114/Golden Bush-Robin/Tarsiger chrysaeus
115/Sapphire Flycatcher/Ficedula sapphira
116/Blue-fronted Redstart/Phoenicurus frontalis
117Jerdon's BushchatSaxicola jerdoni

 
Flowerpeckers: Dicaeidae

118Yellow-bellied FlowerpeckerPachyglossa melanozanthum

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

119Copper-throated SunbirdLeptocoma calcostetha

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

120Java SparrowPadda oryzivora

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

121Spanish SparrowPasser hispaniolensis
122Russet SparrowPasser cinnamomeus

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

123/Rosy Pipit/Anthus roseatus

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

124Spot-winged GrosbeakMycerobas melanozanthos
125/Scarlet Finch/Carpodacus sipahi
126Dark-breasted RosefinchProcarduelis nipalensis
127Oriental GreenfinchChloris sinica
128/Black-headed Greenfinch/Chloris ambigua

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

129Crested BuntingEmberiza lathami

 

 *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.