Vietnam Custom tour

Dalat Plateau & Central Annam

Systematic Bird List

9th - 16th February 2008

Leader: James Eaton

Sooty Babbler James Eaton

Sooty Babbler, Phong Nha National Park                   © James Eaton / Birdtour Asia

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Systematic Bird List

CICONIIFORMES: Ardeidae
1 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
2 Intermediate Egret Egretta intermedia
3 Little Egret Egretta garzetta
4 Chinese Pond-Heron Ardeola bacchus
5 Eastern Cattle Egret Bubulcus coromandus
FALCONIFORMES: Accipitridae
6 Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus
7 Black Kite Milvus migrans govinda
8 Crested Serpent-Eagle Spilornis cheela
9 Black Eagle Ictinaetus malayensis
10 Mountain Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus nipalensis
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
11 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus ernesti
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
12 Rufous-throated Partridge Arborophila rufogularis annamensis heard only
Arborophila rufogularis guttata heard only
13 Siamese Fireback Lophura diardi
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
14 Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae
15 Red Collared-Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
16 Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis
17 Barred Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia unchall tusalia
18 Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
19 Mountain Imperial-Pigeon Ducula badia
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae
20 Vernal Hanging-Parrot Loriculus vernalis
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae
20 Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus heard only
21 Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii heard only
22 Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus
23 Green-billed Malkoha Phaenicophaeus tristis
24 Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae
25 Mountain Scops-Owl Otus spilocephalus heard only
26 Collared Owlet Glaucidium brodiei heard only
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae
27 Grey Nightjar Caprimulgus jotaka heard only
APODIFORMES: Apodidae
28 Himalayan Swiftlet Aerodramus brevirostris
29 Germain's Swiftlet Aerodramus germani
30 Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
31 House Swift Apus (affinis) nipalensis
TROGONIFORMES: Trogonidae
32 Red-headed Trogon Harpactes erythrocephalus
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae
33 Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis bengalensis
34 Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
35 White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
CORACIIFORMES: Meropidae
36 Chestnut-tailed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti
CORACIIFORMES: Coraciidae
37 Black-billed Roller Coracias [benghalensis] affinis
PICIFORMES: Capitonidae
38 Red-vented Barbet Megalaima lagrandieri
39 Golden-throated Barbet Megalaima franklinii
40 Annam [Black-browed] Barbet Megalaima [oorti] annamensis
41 Blue-eared Barbet Megalaima australis cyanotis heard only
PICIFORMES: Picidae
42 Greater Yellownape Picus flavinucha heard only
43 Bay Woodpecker Blythipicus pyrrhotis heard only
PASSERIFORMES: Eurylaimidae
44 Long-tailed Broadbill Psarisomus dalhousiae heard only
45 Silver-breasted Broadbill Serilophus lunatus heard only
PASSERIFORMES: Pittidae
46 Blue Pitta Pitta cyanea willoughbyi heard only
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae
47 Dusky Crag-Martin Ptyonoprogne concolor
48 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae
49 White Wagtail Motacilla [alba] leucopsis
50 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
51 Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
52 Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
PASSERIFORMES: Campephagidae
53 Large Cuckooshrike Coracina macei siamensis
54 Black-winged Cuckooshrike Coracina melaschistos
55 Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotus ethologus annamensis
56 Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus speciosus
57 Grey-chinned Minivet Pericrocotus solaris deignani
58 Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus
PASSERIFORMES: Pycnonotidae
59 Black-crested Bulbul Pycnonotus melanicterus johnsi
60 Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
61 Stripe-throated Bulbul Pycnonotus finlaysoni
62 Flavescent Bulbul Pycnonotus flavescens sordidus
63 Puff-throated Bulbul Alophoixus pallidus
64 Ochraceous Bulbul Alophoixus ochraceus hallae
65 Grey-eyed Bulbul Iole propinqua aquilonis
66 Ashy Bulbul Hemixos flavala remotus
67 Mountain Bulbul Ixos mcclellandii griseiventer
68 Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus
PASSERIFORMES: Chloropseidae
69 Blue-winged Leafbird Chloropsis cochinchinensis
PASSERIFORMES: Aegithinidae
70 Great Iora Aegithina lafresnayei
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae
71 Blue Rock-Thrush Monticola solitarius
72 Blue Whistling-Thrush Myophonus caeruleus  heard only
73 Orange-headed Thrush Zoothera citrina 
74 Siberian Thrush Zoothera sibirica
75 White's Thrush Zoothera aurea
76 Japanese Thrush Turdus cardis
77 Chinese Blackbird Turdus mandarinus
78 Lesser Shortwing Brachypteryx leucophrys
PASSERIFORMES: Cisticolidae
79 Hill Prinia Prinia superciliaris klossi
PASSERIFORMES: Sylviidae
80 Grey-bellied Tesia Tesia cyaniventer
81 Asian Stubtail Urosphena squameiceps
82 Mountain Tailorbird Orthotomus cuculatus
83 Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius longicauda
84 Dark-necked Tailorbird Orthotomus atrogularis
85 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
86 Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi
87 Ashy-throated Warbler Phylloscopus maculipennis
88 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
89 Two-barred Warbler Phylloscopus plumbeitarus
90 Pale-legged Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus tenellipes heard only
91 Blyth's Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus reguloides ticehursti
92 Kloss's Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus ogilviegranti klossi
93 'Limestone' Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus sp.
94 White-spectacled Warbler Seicercus affinis ocularis
95 Grey-cheeked Warbler Seicercus poliogenys
96 Chestnut-crowned Warbler Seicercus castaniceps annamensis
97 Alstrom's Warbler Seicercus soror
PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae
98 Mugimaki Flycatcher Ficedula mugimaki
99 Red-throated Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla
100 Snowy-browed Flycatcher Ficedula hyperythra heard only
101 White-gorgeted Flycatcher Ficedula monileger
102 Little Pied Flycatcher Ficedula westermanni
103 Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassina
104 Large Niltava Niltava grandis
105 Hainan Blue-Flycatcher Cyornis hainanus
106 Tickell's Blue-Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae
107 Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis
108 Rufous-tailed Robin Luscinia sibilans
109 Siberian Blue Robin Luscinia cyane
110 Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
111 White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus
112 Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maura
113 Slaty-backed Forktail Enicurus schistaceus
PASSERIFORMES: Rhipiduridae
114 White-throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis
PASSERIFORMES: Monarchidae
115 Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
PASSERIFORMES: Timaliidae
116 White-crested Laughingthrush Garrulax leucolophus heard only
117 Black-hooded Laughingthrush Garrulax milleti
118 White-cheeked Laughingthrush Garrulax vassali
119 Orange-breasted Laughingthrush Garrulax annamensis
120 Collared Laughingthrush Garrulax yersini
121 Scaly-crowned Babbler Malacopteron cinereum indochinense
122 Large Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus hypoleucos heard only
123 Coral-billed Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus ferruginosus dickinsoni
124 White-browed Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus schisticeps annamensis
125 Indochinese Scimitar-Babbler Jabouilleia danjoui 
126 Eye-browed Wren-Babbler Napothera epilepidota amyae heard only
127 Pygmy Wren-Babbler Pnoepyga pusilla annamensis heard only
128 Rufous-capped Babbler Stachyris ruficeps pagana
129 Golden Babbler Stachyris chrysaea
130 Sooty Babbler Stachyris herberti
131 Grey-throated Babbler Stachyris nigriceps
132 Pin-striped Tit-Babbler Macronous gularis versuricola
133 Silver-eared Mesia Leiothrix argentauris
134 Vietnamese Cutia Cutia legalleni
135 White-browed Shrike-Babbler Pteruthius flaviscapis annamensis
136 Black-eared Shrike-Babbler Pteruthius melanotis
137 Chestnut-fronted Shrike-Babbler Pteruthius aenobarbus indochinensis
138 Black-crowned Barwing Actinodura sodangoram
139 Blue-winged Minla Minla cyanouroptera orientalis
140 Red-tailed Minla Minla ignotincta
141 Black-crowned Fulvetta Alcippe klossi
142 Rufous-throated Fulvetta Alcippe rufogularis
143 Black-browed Fulvetta Alcippe grotei
144 Mountain Fulvetta Alcippe peracensis annamensis
145 Grey-crowned Crocias Crocias langbianis
146 Rufous-backed Sibia Heterophasia annectens exima
147 Black-headed Sibia Heterophasia desgodinsi robinsoni
Heterophasia desgodinsi kingi
148 Indochinese Yuhina Yuhina torqueola
149 White-bellied Erpornis Erpornis zantholeuca
PASSERIFORMES: Paradoxornithidae
150 Black-crowned Parrotbill Paradoxornis margeritae
PASSERIFORMES: Aegithalidae
151 Grey-crowned Tit Aegithalos annamensis
PASSERIFORMES: Paridae
152 Green-backed Tit Parus monticolus legendrei
153 Yellow-cheeked Tit Parus spilonotus basileus
154 Sultan Tit Melanochlora sultanea gayeti
PASSERIFORMES: Sittidae
155 Chestnut-vented Nuthatch Sitta nagaensis grisiventris heard only
156 Yellow-billed Nuthatch Sitta solangiae fortior
PASSERIFORMES: Nectariniidae
157 Mrs Gould's Sunbird Aethopyga gouldiae annamensis
158 Fork-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga christinae
159 Black-throated Sunbird Aethopyga saturata johnsi
160 Green-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga nipalensis
161 Streaked Spiderhunter Arachnothera magna
PASSERIFORMES: Zosteropidae
162 Japanese White-eye Zosterops japonicus
PASSERIFORMES: Oriolidae
163 Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii traillii
PASSERIFORMES: Irenidae
164 Asian Fairy-bluebird Irena puella
PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae
165 Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
166 Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach schach
PASSERIFORMES: Dicruridae
167 Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
168 Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
Dicrurus leucophaeus leucogenis
169 Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus
170 Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus remifer
PASSERIFORMES: Artamidae
171 Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus
PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae
172 Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius leucotis
173 White-winged Magpie Urocissa whiteheadi
174 Indochinese Green Magpie Cissa hypoleuca hypoleuca
175 Racket-tailed Treepie Crypsirina temia
176 Ratchet-tailed Treepie Temnurus temnurus
177 Eastern Jungle Crow Corvus [macrorhynchos] levaillantii
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae
178 White-vented Myna Acridotheres grandis
179 Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
180 Black-collared Starling Gracupica nigricollis
181 White-shouldered Starling Sturnia sinensis
PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae
182 White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae
183 Vietnamese Greenfinch Carduelis monguilloti
PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae
184 Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
A total of 184 species recorded including 21 species heard only
MAMMALS
Belly-banded (Pallas's) Squirrel Calloscirurus erythraeus
Cambodian Striped Squirrel Tamiops rodolphii

Black-crowned Barwing James Eaton   Grey-crowned Crocia James Eaton 

Black-crowned Barwing, LoXo Pass & Grey-crowned Crocia, Ta Nung    © James Eaton / Birdtour Asia

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