List of target birds found in the country broken down by locations. 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. Only countries for which we have data are used to determine if the species is best seen in this country. Hence, species listed as best seen in this country may also be seen in other countries for which we don't have any data. If no locale code is given, the species is only present in remote areas not included in our list of locales but is only in remote locales of other countries as well. A separate target list can be viewed for each location by clicking its sidebar link.*

1	White-winged Duck	Asarcornis scutulata	CT,YD	EN
2	Vietnam Partridge**	Arborophila merlini	BM	E
3	Edwards's Pheasant	Lophura edwardsi	BM	E
4	Vietnamese Crested Argus	Rheinardia ocellata	BM,LX,PNK,TD	NE
5	Green Peafowl	Pavo muticus	BM,CT,YD	EN
6	Tonkin Partridge**	Tropicoperdix tonkinensis	CP,CT,PNK	E
7	Germain's Peacock-Pheasant	Polyplectron germaini	CT,PNK,TD	NE
8	/Masked Finfoot/	Heliopais personatus	YD	CR
9	/White-shouldered Ibis/	Pseudibis davisoni	CT,YD	CR
10	/Black-faced Spoonbill/	Platalea minor	CP	EN
11	White-eared Night Heron	Oroanassa magnificus		BC
12	Red-headed Vulture	Sarcogyps calvus	YD	CR
13	White-rumped Vulture	Gyps bengalensis	YD	CR
14	Red-vented Barbet	Psilopogon lagrandieri	Many	BC
15	Necklaced Barbet	Psilopogon auricularis	Many	NE
16	Indochinese Barbet	Psilopogon annamensis	BM,DLN,DLP,LX	BC
17	Red-collared Woodpecker	Picus rabieri	BM,CP,PNK,TD	BC
18	Blue-rumped Pitta	Hydrornis soror	Many	BC
19	Bar-bellied Pitta	Hydrornis elliotii	Many	BC
20	/Brown-rumped Minivet/	Pericrocotus cantonensis	Many	BC
21	Bull-headed Shrike	Lanius bucephalus		BC
22	White-winged Magpie	Urocissa whiteheadi	Many	EN
23	Oriental Magpie	Pica serica		BC
24	Japanese Crow**	Corvus japonensis	CP,DLN,YD	BC
25	Himalayan Crow**	Corvus intermedius	CT,PNK	BC
26	Collared Crow	Corvus torquatus	CT	BC
27	Annam Prinia	Prinia rocki	DLP,YD	E
28	/Blunt-winged Warbler/	Acrocephalus concinens	CP,CT,TD	BC
29	Pleske's Grasshopper Warbler	Helopsaltes pleskei		BC
30	Dalat Bush Warbler	Locustella idonea	DLP	E
31	Chestnut Bulbul	Hemixos castanonotus	CP,TD	NE
32	Collared Finchbill	Spizixos semitorques		BC
33	/Light-vented Bulbul/	Pycnonotus sinensis	BM,CP,TD	BC
34	/Yellow-streaked Warbler/	Phylloscopus armandii	CP	BC
35	/Buff-throated Warbler/	Phylloscopus subaffinis	BM,TD	BC
36	Bianchi's Warbler	Phylloscopus valentini	CP,TD	BC
37	/Alstrom's Warbler/	Phylloscopus soror	CT,DLP	BC
38	Limestone Leaf Warbler	Phylloscopus calciatilis	CP,PNK,TD	NE
39	/Asian Stubtail/	Urosphena squameiceps	Many	BC
40	/Manchurian Bush Warbler/	Horornis canturians	BM,CP,TD	BC
41	Gray-crowned Tit**	Aegithalos annamensis	DLN	BC
42	Indochinese Fulvetta	Fulvetta danisi		BC
43	Manipur Fulvetta	Fulvetta manipurensis		BC
44	Black-headed Parrotbill	Paradoxornis margaritae	DLN,DLP	NE
45	Rufous-headed Parrotbill	Paradoxornis bakeri	TD	BC
46	Golden Parrotbill	Suthora verreauxi		BC
47	Vinous-throated Parrotbill	Suthora webbiana		BC
48	Ashy-throated Parrotbill	Suthora alphonsiana		BC
49	White-collared Yuhina	Yuhina diademata	CP	BC
50	Chestnut-flanked White-eye	Zosterops erythropleurus		BC
51	Gray-faced Tit-Babbler	Mixornis kelleyi	Many	BC
52	Pale-throated Wren-Babbler	Spelaeornis kinneari		BC
53	Spot-breasted Scimitar-Babbler	Erythrogenys mcclellandi		BC
54	Black-streaked Scimitar-Babbler	Erythrogenys gravivox		BC
55	Sooty Babbler	Stachyris herberti	PNK,TD	NE
56	Black-crowned Fulvetta	Schoeniparus klossi	DLP	E
57	Annam Limestone Babbler	Gypsophila annamensis	CP	BC
58	White-throated Wren-Babbler	Napothera pasquieri		BC
59	Short-tailed Scimitar-Babbler	Napothera danjoui	Many	BC
60	David's Fulvetta	Alcippe davidi	CP,PNK,TD	BC
61	Vietnamese Cutia	Cutia legalleni	DLN,DLP	NE
62	Gray-crowned Crocias	Laniellus langbianis		BC
63	Collared Laughingthrush	Trochalopteron yersini		BC
64	Red-winged Laughingthrush	Trochalopteron formosum		BC
65	Golden-winged Laughingthrush	Trochalopteron ngoclinhense		BC
66	Black-headed Sibia	Heterophasia desgodinsi	DLN	BC
67	Streaked Barwing	Actinodura souliei		BC
68	Black-crowned Barwing	Actinodura sodangorum	LX	NE
69	Orange-breasted Laughingthrush	Garrulax annamensis	DLN	E
70	Chinese Hwamei	Garrulax canorus	CT,PNK	BC
71	Rufous-cheeked Laughingthrush	Garrulax castanotis		BC
72	Black-hooded Laughingthrush	Garrulax milleti	DLN,LX	NE
73	Gray Laughingthrush	Garrulax maesi	PNK,TD	NE
74	Chestnut-eared Laughingthrush	Ianthocincla konkakinhensis		BC
75	White-cheeked Laughingthrush	Pterorhinus vassali	DLN,LX	BC
76	Masked Laughingthrush	Pterorhinus perspicillatus	BM,CP,PNK,TD	NE
77	Yellow-billed Nuthatch	Sitta solangiae	DLN,DLP,LX,YD	BC
78	Tenggara Hill Myna	Gracula venerata	Many	EN
79	White-shouldered Starling	Sturnia sinensis	Many	BC
80	Red-billed Starling	Spodiopsar sericeus		BC
81	Sichuan Thrush	Zoothera griseiceps		BC
82	/White's Thrush/	Zoothera aurea	Many	BC
83	/Japanese Thrush/	Turdus cardis	Many	BC
84	/Gray-backed Thrush/	Turdus hortulorum	BM,CP,PNK,TD	BC
85	/Fujian Niltava/	Niltava davidi	BM,CP,PNK,TD	BC
86	/White-throated Rock-Thrush/	Monticola gularis	Many	BC
87	Fork-tailed Sunbird	Aethopyga christinae	Many	BC
88	Blue-winged Leafbird	Chloropsis moluccensis	Many	EN
89	Mekong Wagtail	Motacilla samveasnae	YD	BC
90	Vietnamese Greenfinch	Chloris monguilloti	DLN,DLP	E
91	Black-headed Greenfinch	Chloris ambigua		BC
92	/Tristram's Bunting/	Emberiza tristrami	CP,TD	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.

OTHER COUNTRIESIN ASIA

• Bhutan
• Borneo^§
• Cambodia
• China^§§
• India
• Indonesia^§§§
• Japan
• Laos
• Malaysia^§§§§
• Mongolia
• Philippines
• Saudi Arabia
• Sri Lanka
• Taiwan
• Thailand

BIRDING LOCALES

• Bach Ma National Park (BM)
• Cat Tien National Park (CT)
• Cuc Phuong National Park (CP)
• Dalat Plateau (DLP)
• Di Linh (DLN)
• Lo Xo Pass (LX)
• Phong Nha-Ke National Park (PNK)
• Tam Dao National Park (TD)
• Yok Don National Park (YD)

REASON CODES

Code	Description	##
E	Endemic	13
NE	Near Endemic	19
CR	Critically Endangered	4
EN	Endangered	6
BC	Best Seen in This Country	50
AT	Always a Target	0

Reason codes indicate the reason a species is included on our target birds list.

§ 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