WORLDTWITCH - Vietnam Bird List by Jon Hornbuckle, March-April 1998

	SITE:	Red R.	Cuc Ph	Tam Dao	Da Lat	Cat Tien	Catba Is
Little Grebe	Tachybaptus ruficollis	X			X	X
Lesser Whistling-Duck	Dendrocygna javanica				X	X
Cotton Pygmy-goose	Nettapus coromandelianus					X
Common Teal	Anas crecca	X
Spot-billed Duck	Anas poecilorhyncha	X
Northern Shoveler	Anas clypeata	X
Little Egret	Egretta garzetta	X
Pacific Reef-Egret	Egretta sacra						X
Intermediate Egret	Mesophoyx intermedia	X				X
Grey Heron	Ardea cinerea	X				X
Great Egret	Ardea alba	X				X
Purple Heron	Ardea purpurea	X				X
Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis		X
Chinese Pond-Heron	Ardeola bacchus	X			X	X
Striated Heron	Butorides striatus						X
Cinnamon Bittern	Ixobrychus cinnamomeus					X
Black Bittern	Dupetor flavicollis					X
Black-faced Spoonbill	Platalea minor	X
Woolly-necked Stork	Ciconia episcopus					X
Lesser Adjutant	Leptoptilos javanicus					X
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus				X	X
Black Baza	Aviceda leuphotes					X
Oriental Honey-buzzard	Pernis ptilorhynchus			X	X
Black-shouldered Kite	Elanus caeruleus				X
Black/ Black-eared Kite	Milvus migrans/ lineatus						X
Brahminy Kite	Haliastur indus					X
White-bellied Sea-Eagle	Haliaeetus leucogaster						X
Grey-headed Fish-Eagle	Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus					X
Crested Serpent-Eagle	Spilornis cheela		X		X	X
Eastern Marsh-Harrier	Circus spilonotus	X
Pied Harrier	Circus melanoleucos			X			X
Crested Goshawk	Accipiter trivirgatus			[X]
Shikra	Accipiter badius					X
Chinese/Japanese Sparrowhawk	Accipiter soloensis/gularis		X
Eurasian Sparrowhawk/ Besra	Accipiter nisus/ virgatus			X
Grey-faced Buzzard	Butastur indicus			X	X
Common Buzzard	Buteo buteo						X
Black Eagle	Ictinaetus malayensis		X	X
Mountain Hawk-Eagle	Spizaetus nipalensis		X
Collared Falconet	Microhierax caerulescens					X
Pied Falconet	Microhierax melanoleucus		X
Eurasian Kestrel	Falco tinnunculus			X
Oriental Hobby	Falco severus				X
Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus						X
Chinese Francolin	Francolinus pintadeanus				x
Blue-breasted Quail	Coturnix chinensis					X
Bar-backed Partridge	Arborophila brunneopectus		x		X
Scaly-breasted Partridge	Arborophila chloropus					X
Red Junglefowl	Gallus gallus		X			X
Silver Pheasant	Lophura nycthemera		x		X
Siamese Fireback	Lophura diardi					X
Germain's Peacock-Pheasant	*Polyplectron germaini*					X
Grey Peacock-Pheasant	Polyplectron bicalcaratum		x	x
Green Peafowl	Pavo muticus					X
Barred Buttonquail	Turnix suscitator				[X]
Slaty-/ Red-legged Crake	Rallina eurizonoides/ fasciata					X
Slaty-breasted Rail	Gallirallus striatus	X				X
White-breasted Waterhen	Amaurornis phoenicurus	X				X
Watercock	Gallicrex cinerea					X
Purple Swamphen	Porphyrio porphyrio					X
Common Moorhen	Gallinula chloropus	X				X
Bronze-winged Jacana	Metopidius indicus					X
Greater Painted-snipe	Rostratula benghalensis					X
Black-tailed Godwit	Limosa limosa	X
Bar-tailed Godwit	Limosa lapponica	X
Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus	X
Eurasian Curlew	Numenius arquata	X
Spotted Redshank	Tringa erythropus	X
Common Redshank	Tringa totanus	X
Marsh Sandpiper	Tringa stagnatilis	X
Common Greenshank	Tringa nebularia	X
Nordmann's Greenshank	Tringa guttifer	X
Wood Sandpiper	Tringa glareola	X				X
Terek Sandpiper	Tringa cinerea	X
Common Sandpiper	Tringa hypoleucos	X			X		X
Great Knot	Calidris tenuirostris	X
Sanderling	Calidris alba	X
Red-necked Stint	Calidris ruficollis	X
Curlew Sandpiper	Calidris ferruginea	X
Spoonbill Sandpiper	Eurynorhynchus pygmeus	X
Broad-billed Sandpiper	Limicola falcinellus	X
Black-winged Stilt	Himantopus himantopus					X
Grey Plover	Pluvialis squatarola	X
Little Ringed Plover	Charadrius dubius	X
Snowy Plover	Charadrius alexandrinus	X
Mongolian Plover	Charadrius mongolus	X					X
Greater Sandplover	Charadrius leschenaultii	X
Red-wattled Lapwing	Vanellus indicus					X
Heuglin's/ Vega Gull	Larus heuglini/ vegae						X
Black-headed Gull	Larus ridibundus	X
Saunders' Gull	Larus saundersi	X
Whiskered Tern	Chlidonias hybridus	X
Gull-billed Tern	Sterna nilotica	X
Rock Dove	Columba livia			X	X		X
Oriental Turtle-Dove	Streptopelia orientalis				X
Spotted Dove	Streptopelia chinensis					X
Red Collared-Dove	Streptopelia tranquebarica					X
Barred Cuckoo-Dove	Macropygia unchall				X
Emerald Dove	Chalcophaps indica					X
Orange-breasted Pigeon	Treron bicincta					X
Pompadour Green-Pigeon	Treron pompadora					X
Thick-billed Pigeon	Treron curvirostra		X			X
Wedge-tailed Pigeon	Treron sphenura				X
Green Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula aenea					X
Mountain Imperial-PigeoN	Ducula badia				X
Vernal Hanging-Parrot	Loriculus vernalis					X
Alexandrine Parakeet	Psittacula eupatria					X
Grey-headed Parakeet	Psittacula finschii				X	X
Red-breasted Parakeet	Psittacula alexandri					X
Large Hawk-Cuckoo	Cuculus sparverioides		X
Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo	Cuculus fugax			x	X
Cuckoo sp.	Cuculus sp.		x		X
Oriental Cuckoo	Cuculus saturatus				X
Banded Bay Cuckoo	Cacomantis sonneratii		x			X
Plaintive Cuckoo	Cacomantis merulinus					X	X
Violet Cuckoo	Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus				[X]
Drongo Cuckoo	Surniculus lugubris		X
Asian Koel	Eudynamys scolopacea	X
Green-billed Malkoha	Phaenicophaeus tristis		X			X
Greater Coucal	Centropus sinensis	X	X	x	X	X	X
Lesser Coucal	Centropus bengalensis					X
Mountain Scops-Owl	Otus spilocephalus		X	x		x
Collared Scops-Owl	Otus lempiji		x			X
Brown Fish-Owl	Ketupa zeylonensis		[x]
Collared Owlet	Glaucidium brodiei		x	x
Asian Barred Owlet	Glaucidium cuculoides		x			X
Brown Hawk-Owl	Ninox scutulata		x			X
Great Eared-Nightjar	Eurostopodus macrotis					X
Large-tailed Nightjar	Caprimulgus macrurus					X
Germain's (Edible-nest) Swiftlet	Collocalia germani					X
Silver-backed Needletail	Hirundapus cochinchinensis		X	X		X	X
Brown-backed Needletail	Hirundapus giganteus		X	X		X
Asian Palm-Swift	Cypsiurus balasiensis					X
Fork-tailed Swift	Apus pacificus			X
House Swift	Apus nipalensis				X
Orange-breasted Trogon	Harpactes oreskios					X
Red-headed Trogon	Harpactes erythrocephalus		X	X	X
Common Kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	X	X		X	X	X
Banded Kingfisher	Lacedo pulchella					X
Stork-billed Kingfisher	Pelargopsis capensis					X
White-throated Kingfisher	Halcyon smyrnensis	X	X			X	X
Black-capped Kingfisher	Halcyon pileata	X				X
Pied Kingfisher	Ceryle rudis					X
Blue-bearded Bee-eater	Nyctyornis athertoni					X
Green Bee-eater	Merops orientalis					X
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater	Merops leschenaulti				X	X
Indian Roller	Coracias benghalensis				X	X
Dollarbird	Eurystomus orientalis		X			X
Oriental Pied-Hornbill	Anthracoceros albirostris					X
Great Hornbill	Buceros bicornis					X
Brown Hornbill	Anorrhinus tickelli		X
Wreathed Hornbill	Aceros undulatus					X
Red-vented Barbet	Megalaima lagrandieri		X		X	X
Lineated Barbet	Megalaima lineata					X
Green-eared Barbet	Megalaima faiostricta		X
Golden-throated Barbet	Megalaima franklinii			X
Black-browed Barbet	Megalaima oorti				X
Moustached Barbet	Megalaima incognita		X		X
Blue-eared Barbet	Megalaima australis					X
Coppersmith Barbet	Megalaima haemacephala					X
Speckled Piculet	Picumnus innominatus				X	X
White-browed Piculet	Sasia ochracea		X	X		X
Grey-capped Woodpecker	Dendrocopos canicapillus					X
Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker	Dendrocopos macei		X
Crimson-breasted Woodpecker	Dendrocopos cathpharius		X
Rufous Woodpecker	Celeus brachyurus		X			X
White-bellied Woodpecker	Dryocopus javensis					X
Lesser Yellownape	Picus chlorolophus		X			X
Greater Yellownape	Picus flavinucha		X		X
Laced Woodpecker	Picus vittatus					X
Grey-faced Woodpecker	Picus canus				X
Common Flameback	Dinopium javanense		X			X
Greater Flameback	Chrysocolaptes lucidus		X		X	X
Pale-headed Woodpecker	Gecinulus grantia					X
Bay Woodpecker	Blythipicus pyrrhotis		X	X	X
Heart-spotted Woodpecker	Hemicircus canente					X
Great Slaty Woodpecker	Mulleripicus pulverulentus					X
Blue-rumped Pitta	Pitta soror		X			X
Rusty-naped Pitta	Pitta oatesi				x
Bar-bellied Pitta	Pitta elliotii		X			X
Dusky Broadbill	Corydon sumatranus					X
Silver-breasted Broadbill	Serilophus lunatus		X
Long-tailed Broadbill	Psarisomus dalhousiae		X
White-throated Fantail	Rhipidura albicollis				X	X	X
Black-naped Monarch	Hypothymis azurea		X			X
Asian Paradise-Flycatcher	Terpsiphone paradisi		X			X
Black Drongo	Dicrurus macrocercus		X	X	X	X	X
Ashy Drongo	Dicrurus leucophaeus		X		X	X
Bronzed Drongo	Dicrurus aeneus		X		X	X
Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo	Dicrurus remifer				X
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo	Dicrurus paradiseus		X			X
Eurasian Jay	Garrulus glandarius				X
Green Magpie	Cissa chinensis		X	X
Racket-tailed Treepie	Crypsirina temia					X
Ratchet-tailed Treepie	Temnurus temnurus		X
Black-billed Magpie	Pica pica		X
Large-billed Crow	Corvus macrorhynchos				X	X	X
Ashy Woodswallow	Artamus fuscus				X
Common Iora	Aegithina tiphia					X
Great Iora	Aegithina lafresnayei		X			X
Black-naped Oriole	Oriolus chinensis					X
Slender-billed Oriole	Oriolus tenuirostris				X
Black-hooded Oriole	Oriolus xanthornus					X
Maroon Oriole	Oriolus traillii		X		X
Large Cuckoo-shrike	Coracina macei		X		X
Indochinese Cuckoo-shrike	Coracina polioptera		X		[X]
Black-winged Cuckoo-shrike	Coracina melaschistos		X
Ashy Minivet	Pericrocotus divaricatus		X				X
Grey-chinned Minivet	Pericrocotus solaris			X	X
Long-tailed Minivet	Pericrocotus ethologus				X
Scarlet Minivet	Pericrocotus flammeus		X	X	X	X
Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike	Hemipus picatus		X		X	X
Asian Fairy-bluebird	Irena puella		X		X	X
Blue-winged Leafbird	Chloropsis cochinchinensis		X	X		X
Golden-fronted Leafbird	Chloropsis aurifrons		X			X
Orange-bellied Leafbird	Chloropsis hardwickii		X			X
Brown Shrike	Lanius cristatus						X
Burmese Shrike	Lanius collurioides				X
Long-tailed Shrike	Lanius schach	X					X
Grey-backed Shrike	Lanius tephronotus		X				X
Large Woodshrike	Tephrodornis gularis		X			X
Common Woodshrike	Tephrodornis pondicerianus		X			X
Blue Whistling-Thrush	Myophonus caeruleus						X
Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush	Monticola rufiventris						X
Blue Rock-Thrush	Monticola solitarius					X	X
Siberian Thrush	Zoothera sibirica			X
Dark-sided Thrush	Zoothera marginata				X
Gray-backed Thrush	Turdus hortulorum		X
Japanese Thrush	Turdus cardis		X				X
Eurasian Blackbird	Turdus merula						X
Eyebrowed Thrush	Turdus obscurus				X
Lesser Shortwing	Brachypteryx leucophrys				X
Black-collared Starling	Sturnus nigricollis				X
Vinous-breasted Starling	Sturnus burmannicus				X	X
Crested Myna	Acridotheres cristatellus						X
Golden-crested Myna	Ampeliceps coronatus					X
Hill Myna	Gracula religiosa		X			X
Dark-sided Flycatcher	Muscicapa sibirica				X
Asian Brown Flycatcher	Muscicapa dauurica				X	X
Mugimaki Flycatcher	Ficedula mugimaki				X
Red-throated Flycatcher	Ficedula parva				X	X
White-gorgeted Flycatcher	Ficedula monileger		X	X	X
Rufous-browed Flycatcher	Ficedula solitaris				X
Snowy-browed Flycatcher	Ficedula hyperythra				X
Little Pied Flycatcher	Ficedula westermanni				X
Blue-and-white Flycatcher	Cyanoptila cyanomelana		X				X
Verditer Flycatcher	Eumyias thalassina				X
Large Niltava	Niltava grandis				X
White-tailed Flycatcher	Cyornis concretus		X
Hainan Blue-Flycatcher	Cyornis hainanus		X
Tickell's Blue-Flycatcher	Cyornis tickelliae					X
Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher	Culicicapa ceylonensis		X		X	X
Siberian Rubythroat	Luscinia calliope					X	X
Siberian Blue Robin	Luscinia cyane	X				X
Orange-flanked Bush-Robin	Tarsiger cyanurus				X
Oriental Magpie-Robin	Copsychus saularis		X			X	X
White-rumped Shama	Copsychus malabaricus		X			X
White-tailed Robin	Cinclidium leucurum		X
Siberian Stonechat	Saxicola maura		X	X	X	X	X
Grey Bushchat	Saxicola ferrea				X
Chestnut-vented Nuthatch	Sitta nagaensis				X
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch	Sitta frontalis					X
Yellow-billed Nuthatch	*Sitta solangiae*				X
Brown-throated Treecreeper	Certhia discolor				X
Black-throated Tit	Aegithalos concinnus				X
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica	X			X	X
Pacific Swallow	Hirundo tahitica						X
Red-rumped/ Striated Swallow	Hirundo daurica/ striolata		X	X			X
Black-headed Bulbul	Pycnonotus atriceps				X
Black-crested Bulbul	Pycnonotus melanicterus		X			X
Red-whiskered Bulbul	Pycnonotus jocosus		X		X	X	X
Light-vented Bulbul	Pycnonotus sinensis hainanensis	X					X
Sooty-headed Bulbul	Pycnonotus aurigaster				X
Stripe-throated Bulbul	Pycnonotus finlaysoni		X			X	X
Flavescent Bulbul	Pycnonotus flavescens				X
Streak-eared Bulbul	Pycnonotus blanfordi					X
Puff-throated Bulbul	Alophoixus pallidus		X				X
Ochraceous Bulbul	Alophoixus ochraceus				X	X
Grey-eyed Bulbul	Iole propinqua		X
Ashy Bulbul	Hemixos flavala				X
Chestnut Bulbul	Hemixos castanonotus			X
Black Bulbul	Hypsipetes leucocephalus		X	X	X
Oriental White-eye	Zosterops palpebrosus	X					X
Japanese White-eye	Zosterops japonicus		X	X			X
Zitting Cisticola	Cisticola juncidis				X
Golden-headed Cisticola	Cisticola exilis					X
Hill Prinia	Prinia atrogularis				X
Rufescent Prinia	Prinia rufescens		X	X		X
Grey-breasted Prinia	Prinia hodgsonii				X	X
Yellow-bellied Prinia	Prinia flaviventris					X
Plain Prinia	Prinia inornata				X
Slaty-bellied Tesia	Tesia olivea			X
Grey-bellied Tesia	Tesia cyaniventer				X
Pale-footed Bush-Warbler	Cettia pallidipes			x			X
Aberrant Bush-Warbler	Cettia flavolivacea			x
Brown/ Russet Bush-Warbler	Bradypterus luteoventris/seebohmi			X
Lanceolated Warbler	Locustella lanceolata		X		X	X
Black-browed Reed-Warbler	Acrocephalus bistrigiceps	X				X
Oriental Reed-Warbler	Acrocephalus orientalis					X
Mountain Tailorbird	Orthotomus cuculatus			X	X
Common Tailorbird	Orthotomus sutorius		X	X			X
Dark-necked Tailorbird	Orthotomus atrogularis			X		X	X
Dusky Warbler	Phylloscopus fuscatus					X
Radde's Warbler	Phylloscopus schwarzi	X	X		X	X	X
Ashy-throated Warbler	Phylloscopus maculipennis				X
Lemon-rumped Warbler	Phylloscopus proregulus			X
Inornate Warbler	Phylloscopus inornatus		X	X		X	X
Two-barred Greenish Warbler	Phylloscopus trochiloides plumbeitarsus		X	X	X	X	X
Pale-legged Leaf-Warbler	Phylloscopus tenellipes			X
Eastern Crowned-Warbler	Phylloscopus coronatus			X	X
White-tailed Leaf-Warbler	Phylloscopus davisoni			X	X
Golden-spectacled Warbler	Seicercus burkii		X	X
White-spectacled Warbler	Seicercus affinis				X
Chestnut-crowned Warbler	Seicercus castaniceps				X
Rufous-faced Warbler	Abroscopus albogularis		X
White-crested Laughingthrush	Garrulax leucolophus		X			X
Greater Necklaced Laugh'thrush	Garrulax pectoralis			X
Black-hooded Laughingthrush	*Garrulax milleti*				X
Grey Laughingthrush	Garrulax maesi			X
Black-throated Laughingthrush	Garrulax chinensis			X
White-cheeked Laughingthrush	Garrulax vassali				X
Collared Laughingthrush	*Garrulax yersini*				X
Abbott's Babbler	Malacocincla abbotti					X
Buff-breasted Babbler	Pellorneum tickelli		X
Spot-throated Babbler	Pellorneum albiventre				X
Puff-throated Babbler	Pellorneum ruficeps		X
Scaly-crowned Babbler	Malacopteron cinereum		X			X
Large Scimitar-Babbler	Pomatorhinus hypoleucos		X
White-browed Scimitar-Babbler	Pomatorhinus schisticeps				X
Streak-breasted Scimitar-Babbler	Pomatorhinus ruficollis			X
Limestone Wren-Babbler	Napothera crispifrons		X
Streaked Wren-Babbler	Napothera brevicaudata		X
Pygmy Wren-Babbler	Pnoepyga pusilla				X
Rufous-capped Babbler	Stachyris ruficeps				X
Golden Babbler	Stachyris chrysaea			X
Grey-throated Babbler	Stachyris nigriceps		X	X	X
Spot-necked Babbler	Stachyris striolata			X
Striped Tit-Babbler	Macronous gularis		X			X
Grey-faced Tit-Babbler	Macronous kelleyi					X
Chestnut-capped Babbler	Timalia pileata					X
Silver-eared Mesia	Leiothrix argentauris			X	X
White-browed Shrike-Babbler	Pteruthius flaviscapis			X	X
Chestnut-fronted Shrike-Babbler	Pteruthius aenobarbus				X
Blue-winged Minla	Minla cyanouroptera				X
Rufous-winged Fulvetta	Alcippe castaneceps				X
Rufous-throated Fulvetta	Alcippe rufogularis		X
(Brown-cheeked) Fulvetta sp.	Alcippe (poioicephala) grotei		X
Mountain Fulvetta	Alcippe peracensis				X
Grey-cheeked Fulvetta	Alcippe morrisonia			X
Grey-crowned Crocias	*Crocias langbianis*				X
Rufous-backed Sibia	Heterophasia annectens			X	X
Black-headed Sibia	Heterophasia melanoleuca robinsoni				X
Black-chinned Yuhina	Yuhina nigrimenta			X
White-bellied Yuhina	Yuhina zantholeuca		X	X	X
Grey-headed Parrotbill	Paradoxornis gularis				X
Short-tailed Parrotbill	Paradoxornis davidianus			X
Great Tit	Parus major		X				X
Green-backed Tit	Parus monticolus				X
Yellow-cheeked Tit	Parus spilonotus				X
Sultan Tit	Melanochlora sultanea		X
Australasian Bushlark	Mirafra javanica					X
Eurasian Tree Sparrow	Passer montanus				X		X
White-rumped Munia	Lonchura striata					X
Scaly-breasted Munia	Lonchura punctulata				X	X
White/ Black-backed Wagtail	Motacilla alba/ lugens						X
Yellow Wagtail	Motacilla flava	X
Grey Wagtail	Motacilla cinerea				X		X
Richard's Pipit	Anthus richardi	X
Oriental Pipit	Anthus rufulus					X
Olive-backed Pipit	Anthus hodgsoni		X	X	X
Red-throated Pipit	Anthus cervinus	X
Streaked Weaver	Ploceus manyar					X
Asian Golden Weaver	Ploceus hypoxanthus					X
Thick-billed Flowerpecker	Dicaeum agile			X
Yellow-vented Flowerpecker	Dicaeum chrysorrheum					X
Plain Flowerpecker	Dicaeum concolor		X
Fire-breasted Flowerpecker	Dicaeum ignipectus					X
Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker	Dicaeum cruentatum					X
Plain-throated Sunbird	Anthreptes malacensis						X
Ruby-cheeked Sunbird	Anthreptes singalensis					X
Olive-backed Sunbird	Nectarinia jugularis		X			X
Gould's Sunbird	Aethopyga gouldiae				X
Fork-tailed Sunbird	Aethopyga christinae		X	X
Black-throated Sunbird	Aethopyga saturata		X
Crimson Sunbird	Aethopyga siparaja		X		X	X
Little Spiderhunter	Arachnothera longirostra					X
Streaked Spiderhunter	Arachnothera magna		X		X
Vietnamese Greenfinch	*Carduelis monguilloti*				X
Red Crossbill	Loxia curvirostra				X
Yellow-breasted Bunting	Emberiza aureola	X
Chestnut Bunting	Emberiza rutila		X

KEY	Small case = heard only
[ ] = probable
Bold = Vietnamese endemic
Catba Is.	Includes Hanoi - Halong Bay
Da Lat	Includes Di Linh pass

VIETNAM BIRD LIST

24 March - 14 April 1998