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