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VIETNAM SPECIALTY BIRDS LIST

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VIETNAM

# Species:908
# Excl Vagrants:845
# Endemics:13
# Near Endemics:21

List of species that are endemic (E), near endemic (NE), have restricted ranges in the country (RR), or occur only locally (LC) in the country excluding vagrants and accidentals. Table also shows species with globally threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN.*

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1/Graylag Goose/Anser anserLC 
2/Falcated Duck/Mareca falcata NT
3White-winged DuckAsarcornis scutulataLCEN
4/Common Pochard/Aythya ferina V
5/Ferruginous Duck/Aythya nyroca NT
6/Baer's Pochard/Aythya baeri CR
7/Steller's Eider/Polysticta stelleri V
8Crested PartridgeRollulus rouloul V
9Hill PartridgeArborophila torqueolaRR 
10|Orange-necked Partridge|Arborophila davidiNENT
11Vietnam Partridge**Arborophila merliniE 
12Temminck's TragopanTragopan temminckiiRR 
13Edwards's PheasantLophura edwardsiECR
14Vietnamese Crested ArgusRheinardia ocellataNECR
15Green PeafowlPavo muticusLCEN
16Tonkin Partridge**Tropicoperdix tonkinensisE 
17Germain's Peacock-PheasantPolyplectron germainiNENT
18Mountain Bamboo-PartridgeBambusicola fytchiiRR 
19/Japanese Quail/Coturnix japonica NT
20Pale-capped PigeonColumba puniceaLCV
21Nicobar PigeonCaloenas nicobaricaRRNT
22Ashy-headed Green-PigeonTreron phayrei NT
23White-bellied Green-PigeonTreron sieboldiiLC 
24Green Imperial-PigeonDucula aenea NT
25Pied Imperial-PigeonDucula bicolorRR 
26Bengal FloricanHoubaropsis bengalensis CR
27Coral-billed Ground-CuckooCarpococcyx renauldi V
28Red-legged CrakeRallina fasciataRR 
29|Band-bellied Crake|Zapornia paykullii NT
30Brown CrakeZapornia akoolRR 
31Black-tailed CrakeZapornia bicolorRR 
32/Masked Finfoot/Heliopais personatus CR
33Sarus CraneAntigone antigone V
34Great Thick-kneeEsacus recurvirostris NT
35/Northern Lapwing/Vanellus vanellus NT
36River LapwingVanellus duvaucelii NT
37Malaysian PloverAnarhynchus peronii NT
38|Far Eastern Curlew|Numenius madagascariensis EN
39/Eurasian Curlew/Numenius arquata NT
40/Bar-tailed Godwit/Limosa lapponica NT
41/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosa NT
42|Asian Dowitcher|Limnodromus semipalmatus NT
43/Jack Snipe/Lymnocryptes minimusRR 
44/Wood Snipe/Gallinago nemoricola V
45|Gray-tailed Tattler|Tringa brevipes NT
46/Nordmann's Greenshank/Tringa guttifer EN
47/Great Knot/Calidris tenuirostrisLCEN
48|Red Knot|Calidris canutus NT
49/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferruginea NT
50/Red-necked Stint/Calidris ruficollis NT
51/Spoon-billed Sandpiper/Calidris pygmaeaLCCR
52/Dunlin/Calidris alpinaLC 
53Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticusLC 
54/Saunders's Gull/Saundersilarus saundersiLCV
55Black-naped TernSterna sumatranaLC 
56Asian OpenbillAnastomus oscitansLC 
57Asian Woolly-necked StorkCiconia episcopus NT
58Black-necked StorkEphippiorhynchus asiaticus NT
59Lesser AdjutantLeptoptilos javanicus V
60Greater AdjutantLeptoptilos dubius EN
61/Milky Stork/Mycteria cinerea EN
62#Painted Stork#Mycteria leucocephala NT
63#Christmas Island Frigatebird#Fregata andrewsi V
64Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster NT
65/Spot-billed Pelican/Pelecanus philippensis NT
66/Chinese Egret/Egretta eulophotes V
67White-eared Night HeronOroanassa magnificusNEEN
68Black-headed IbisThreskiornis melanocephalusLCNT
69/White-shouldered Ibis/Pseudibis davisoni CR
70/Black-faced Spoonbill/Platalea minor EN
71Red-headed VultureSarcogyps calvus CR
72/Cinereous Vulture/Aegypius monachus NT
73White-rumped VultureGyps bengalensis CR
74Mountain Hawk-EagleNisaetus nipalensis NT
75Rufous-bellied EagleLophotriorchis kienerii NT
76/Greater Spotted Eagle/Clanga clanga V
77Tawny EagleAquila rapax V
78Lesser Fish-EagleIcthyophaga humilis NT
79Gray-headed Fish-EagleIcthyophaga ichthyaetus NT
80Tawny Fish-OwlKetupa flavipesLC 
81Ward's TrogonHarpactes wardiRRNT
82Great HornbillBuceros bicornis V
83Brown HornbillAnorrhinus austeni NT
84Rusty-cheeked HornbillAnorrhinus tickelli NT
85Rufous-necked HornbillAceros nipalensis V
86Wreathed HornbillRhyticeros undulatus V
87/Blyth's Kingfisher/Alcedo hercules NT
88/Black-capped Kingfisher/Halcyon pileata V
89Necklaced BarbetPsilopogon auricularisNE 
90Moustached BarbetPsilopogon incognitusLC 
91Yellow-crowned WoodpeckerLeiopicus mahrattensisRR 
92Stripe-breasted WoodpeckerDendrocopos atratusRR 
93Darjeeling WoodpeckerDendrocopos darjellensisRR 
94Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorRR 
95Necklaced WoodpeckerDryobates pernyiiRR 
96Red-collared WoodpeckerPicus rabieri NT
97Great Slaty WoodpeckerMulleripicus pulverulentus V
98White-rumped FalconNeohierax insignis NT
99Alexandrine ParakeetPsittacula eupatriaRRNT
100Gray-headed ParakeetPsittacula finschii NT
101Blossom-headed ParakeetPsittacula roseata NT
102Red-breasted ParakeetPsittacula alexandri NT
103Banded BroadbillEurylaimus javanicus NT
104|Fairy Pitta|Pitta nympha V
105Golden-bellied GerygoneGerygone sulphureaRR 
106Black-headed Shrike-BabblerPteruthius rufiventerRR 
107Lesser Racket-tailed DrongoDicrurus remiferLC 
108|Japanese Paradise Flycatcher|Terpsiphone atrocaudata NT
109Yellow-billed Blue-MagpieUrocissa flavirostrisRR 
110White-winged MagpieUrocissa whiteheadi EN
111Rufous TreepieDendrocitta vagabundaLC 
112Collared TreepieDendrocitta frontalisRR 
113Collared CrowCorvus pectoralis V
114Japanese TitParus minorRR 
115Green-backed TitParus monticolusRR 
116Indochinese BushlarkMirafra erythrocephalaLC 
117Ashy TailorbirdOrthotomus ruficepsRR 
118Annam PriniaPrinia rockiE 
119Golden-headed CisticolaCisticola exilisLC 
120|Manchurian Reed Warbler|Acrocephalus tangorum V
121/Pleske's Grasshopper Warbler/Helopsaltes pleskei V
122/Baikal Bush Warbler/Locustella davidiRR 
123Russet Bush WarblerLocustella mandelliLC 
124Dalat Bush WarblerLocustella idoneaE 
125Striated GrassbirdMegalurus palustrisLC 
126Scaly-breasted CupwingPnoepyga albiventerRR 
127Gray-throated MartinRiparia chinensisLC 
128Dusky Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne concolorLC 
129Nepal House-MartinDelichon nipalenseRR 
130Chestnut BulbulHemixos castanonotusNE 
131Crested FinchbillSpizixos canifronsRR 
132Brown-breasted BulbulPycnonotus xanthorrhousLC 
133Buff-barred WarblerPhylloscopus pulcherRR 
134White-spectacled WarblerPhylloscopus intermediusLC 
135Gray-cheeked WarblerPhylloscopus poliogenysLC 
136Limestone Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus calciatilisNE 
137/Yellow-vented Warbler/Phylloscopus cantatorRR 
138Blyth's Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus reguloidesLC 
139Chestnut-headed TesiaCettia castaneocoronataRR 
140Rufous-faced WarblerAbroscopus albogularisLC 
141Black-faced WarblerAbroscopus schisticepsRR 
142Broad-billed WarblerTickellia hodgsoniRR 
143Aberrant Bush WarblerHorornis flavolivaceusRR 
144Black-throated TitAegithalos concinnusLC 
145Golden-breasted FulvettaLioparus chrysotisRR 
146Indochinese FulvettaFulvetta danisiNE 
147White-browed FulvettaFulvetta vinipectusRR 
148Manipur FulvettaFulvetta manipurensisRR 
149Black-headed ParrotbillPsittiparus margaritaeNEV
150Short-tailed ParrotbillSuthora davidianaRR 
151Golden ParrotbillSuthora verreauxiRR 
152Pale-billed ParrotbillSuthora atrosuperciliarisRR 
153Vinous-throated ParrotbillSuthora webbianaRR 
154Ashy-throated ParrotbillSuthora alphonsianaRR 
155Whiskered YuhinaYuhina flavicollisRR 
156Stripe-throated YuhinaYuhina gularisRR 
157White-collared YuhinaYuhina diademataRR 
158Pale-throated Wren-BabblerSpelaeornis kinneariEV
159Sooty BabblerStachyris herbertiNE 
160Indian GrassbirdGraminicola bengalensis NT
161Yellow-throated FulvettaSchoeniparus cinereusRR 
162Black-crowned FulvettaSchoeniparus klossiE 
163Rusty-capped FulvettaSchoeniparus dubiusRR 
164Spot-throated BabblerPellorneum albiventreRR 
165Annam Limestone BabblerGypsophila annamensisLC 
166White-throated Wren-BabblerNapothera pasquieriEEN
167Short-tailed Scimitar-BabblerNapothera danjoui NT
168Vietnamese CutiaCutia legalleniNENT
169Gray-crowned CrociasLaniellus langbianisEEN
170Scaly LaughingthrushTrochalopteron subunicolorRR 
171Blue-winged LaughingthrushTrochalopteron squamatumRR 
172Collared LaughingthrushTrochalopteron yersiniEEN
173Red-winged LaughingthrushTrochalopteron formosumNE 
174Golden-winged LaughingthrushTrochalopteron ngoclinhenseEEN
175Streaked BarwingActinodura soulieiNE 
176Black-crowned BarwingActinodura sodangorumNENT
177Red-billed LeiothrixLeiothrix luteaRR 
178Spot-breasted LaughingthrushGarrulax merulinusRR 
179Orange-breasted LaughingthrushGarrulax annamensisE 
180Rufous-cheeked LaughingthrushGarrulax castanotisNE 
181Black-hooded LaughingthrushGarrulax milletiNE 
182Gray LaughingthrushGarrulax maesiNE 
183Rufous-chinned LaughingthrushIanthocincla rufogularisRR 
184Chestnut-eared LaughingthrushIanthocincla konkakinhensisNEV
185Rufous-vented LaughingthrushPterorhinus gularisLC 
186Masked LaughingthrushPterorhinus perspicillatusNE 
187White-throated LaughingthrushPterorhinus albogularisRR 
188Beautiful NuthatchSitta formosaRRV
189Yellow-billed NuthatchSitta solangiae NT
190Burmese NuthatchSitta neglectaLC 
191Tenggara Hill MynaGracula venerata EN
192White-shouldered StarlingSturnia sinensisLC 
193/White-cheeked Starling/Spodiopsar cineraceusRR 
194/Long-tailed Thrush/Zoothera dixoniRR 
195/Sichuan Thrush/Zoothera griseicepsNE 
196Purple CochoaCochoa purpureaRR 
197(Brown-breasted Flycatcher)Muscicapa muttuiRR 
198/Chinese Vivid Niltava/Niltava oatesiRR 
199Rufous-browed FlycatcherAnthipes solitarisRR 
200|Brown-chested Jungle Flycatcher|Cyornis brunneatus V
201Gould's ShortwingBrachypteryx stellataRR 
202White-bellied RedstartLuscinia phaenicuroidesRR 
203Little ForktailEnicurus scouleriRR 
204White-browed Bush-RobinTarsiger indicusRR 
205Pygmy FlycatcherFicedula hodgsoniRR 
206Jerdon's BushchatSaxicola jerdoniRR 
207Blue-winged LeafbirdChloropsis moluccensis EN
208Streaked WeaverPloceus manyarLC 
209Asian Golden WeaverPloceus hypoxanthus NT
210Java SparrowPadda oryzivora EN
211Russet SparrowPasser cinnamomeusRR 
212Mekong WagtailMotacilla samveasnaeRRNT
213/Rosy Pipit/Anthus roseatusRR 
214Spot-winged GrosbeakMycerobas melanozanthosRR 
215/Scarlet Finch/Carpodacus sipahiRR 
216Vietnamese GreenfinchChloris monguillotiE 
217Oriental GreenfinchChloris sinicaLC 
218Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraLC 
219/Tristram's Bunting/Emberiza tristramiRR 
220/Yellow-breasted Bunting/Emberiza aureola CR

 

 *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.

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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

DISTRIBUTION CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic13
LCLocal36
NENear Endemic21
RRRestricted Range72

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened9
VVulnerable6
ENEndangered8
CRCritically Endangered4

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.