VIETNAM BIRD CHECKLIST

Remote Species

ASIA VIETNAM

# Species:903
# Excl Vagrants:840
# Endemics:11
# Near Endemics:21

OTHER COUNTRIES IN 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
VVulnerable8
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
30Javan Pond-HeronArdeola speciosa

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

31/Cinereous Vulture/Aegypius monachus
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

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

53Ashy TailorbirdOrthotomus ruficeps

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

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

 
Cupwings: Pnoepygidae

56Scaly-breasted CupwingPnoepyga albiventer

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

57Plain MartinRiparia paludicola
58/Pale Martin/Riparia diluta
59Nepal House-MartinDelichon nipalense

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

60Striated BulbulAlcurus striatus
61Collared FinchbillSpizixos semitorques
62Brown-breasted BulbulPycnonotus xanthorrhous

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

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

 
Bush Warblers and Allies: Cettiidae

65Black-faced WarblerAbroscopus schisticeps

 
Parrotbills: Paradoxornithidae

66White-browed FulvettaFulvetta vinipectus
67Manipur FulvettaFulvetta manipurensis
68Rufous-headed ParrotbillParadoxornis bakeri
69Golden ParrotbillSuthora verreauxi
70Pale-billed ParrotbillSuthora atrosuperciliaris
71Vinous-throated ParrotbillSuthora webbiana
72Ashy-throated ParrotbillSuthora alphonsiana

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

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
88Golden-winged LaughingthrushTrochalopteron ngoclinhense
89Long-tailed SibiaHeterophasia picaoides
90Black-backed SibiaHeterophasia melanoleuca
91Streaked BarwingActinodura souliei
92Scarlet-faced LiocichlaLiocichla ripponi
93Rufous-cheeked LaughingthrushGarrulax castanotis
94Rufous-chinned LaughingthrushIanthocincla rufogularis
95Rufous-vented LaughingthrushPterorhinus gularis
96White-throated LaughingthrushPterorhinus albogularis

 
Nuthatches: Sittidae

97Beautiful NuthatchSitta formosa
98White-tailed NuthatchSitta himalayensis

 
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/White-cheeked Starling/Spodiopsar cineraceus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

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

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

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

 
Flowerpeckers: Dicaeidae

117Yellow-bellied FlowerpeckerPachyglossa melanozanthum

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

118Copper-throated SunbirdLeptocoma calcostetha

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

119Java SparrowPadda oryzivora

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

120Spanish SparrowPasser hispaniolensis
121Russet SparrowPasser cinnamomeus

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

122/Rosy Pipit/Anthus roseatus

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

123Spot-winged GrosbeakMycerobas melanozanthos
124/Scarlet Finch/Carpodacus sipahi
125Dark-breasted RosefinchProcarduelis nipalensis
126Oriental GreenfinchChloris sinica

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

127Crested 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.