Southern Vietnam - February 2023 : Part 4

Day 9:

This was our final morning of birding with Tien, and one last morning inside Cat Tien National Park before heading back to Ho Chi Minh City. Half of the group decided to give the Germain's Peacock Pheasant another try, while the other half decided to bird with Tien outside to hopefully get some more species onto our trip list. Our day started with not birds, but a group of Buff-cheeked Gibbons right at the park HQ! The family group showed well, the females were golden coloured, while males were black with buffish cheeks. Their calls were immensely loud and could be heard from very far away.

Buff-cheeked Gibbon - mother with young

Buff-cheeked Gibbon - male

While the other group headed into the bird hide, the rest of us walk north along the main road, there are more large trees on this side, therefore better chance for birds such as woodpeckers. The first woodpecker we saw was a pair of Greater Flamebacks. I later even spotted a Great Slaty Woodpecker! But that one got away too quickly for a photo.

Greater Flameback

One of my main target was the Golden-crested Myna that Captain saw on the previous day, but all we found were Hill Mynas. An Oriental Pied Hornbill showed briefly.

Hill Myna

Oriental Pied Hornbill

Dollarbirds were pretty common here and we saw a few perched high up, other birds that were seen by scanning the tree tops were Thick-billed Green Pigeons and Black-hooded Orioles. An Indian Cuckoo was also spotted by Tien.

Dollarbird

Thick-billed Green Pigeon - male

Black-hooded Oriole

Indian Cuckoo

An Asian Brown Flycatcher was spotted hawking for insects from the overhead cables. While an Ashy Drongo of race leucogensis was spotted above, this race is less common here in Vietnam. A Rufescent Prinia showed briefly by the side of the road.

Asian Brown Flycatcher

Ashy Drongo - leucogensis

Rufescent Prinia

Further along we found a bird wave with numerous Great Ioras, a few came very close. Swinhoe's Minivets were in no short supply, while we finally got some good views of Grey-faced Tit-Babblers. A Purple-naped Sunbird was a nice addition to our trip list.

Great Iora

Swinhoe's Minivet

Grey-faced Tit-Babbler

Purple-naped Sunbird

A juvenile Shikra sat up on the tree was the only raptor we got in the morning. A big flock of Silver-backed Needletails plus a few Brown-backed Needletails came through was the perfect birds to end our morning session at Cat Tien! Whats better, was that we heard the other group finally got great views of the Germain's Peacock Pheasant! While I would have loved to see it one more time, I was quite happy with my encounter with this species, so maybe next time I will get more time to enjoy this species.

Shikra

Silver-backed Needletail

We packed our stuff and took the boat back to the other side of the river. After that it was another long drive back to Ho Chi Minh City, it was nearly 4pm by the time we got to our hotel! That evening we met with Captain's cousin who lives in Vietnam for dinner, he treated us to dinner at a Chinese restaurant.

Dong Nai River

Happy birders!

Day 10:

We left one and a half day of our trip as a bit of a city tour, but as birders we of course jumped on any opportunity in birding. Having looked on various eBird birding hotspots around Ho Chi Minh City, it was obvious that the Saigon Zoo and Botanical Garden was the most obvious choice. The bird list here boasts common garden birds such as Coppersmith Barbets to incredible waterbirds such as White Ibis! With an interesting checklist we decided to check it out in the morning. There was a running event that morning, therefore the park entrance was completely packed!

Entrance of Saigon Zoo & Botanical Garden

Saigon Zoo & Botanical Garden opened in 1869, making it one of the oldest continually operating zoo in the world. once we got into the park and gone to quieter areas, we started seeing a few birds, the first being quite a nice find in form of a few Blossom-headed Parakeets! This was the only time we saw this species on this trip. A Taiga Flycatcher was also seen. A confiding Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker showed well.

Blossom-headed Parakeet

Taiga Flycatcher

Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker - male

We got to one of the small pond, here we added Golden-bellied Gerygone, which turns out to be a pretty common species here. A flock of White-crested Laughingthrushes came through, which provided plenty of good opportunities. Ashy Tailorbirds was another nice common bird to see.

Golden-bellied Gerygone

White-crested Laughingthrush

Ashy Tailorbird

Lesser Adjudants were seen by the pond, we first thought these were wild birds, as none of them had any rings or tags on their legs, but soon we saw that they had clipped wings...Swinhoe's Minivets as well as Verditer Flycatchers were added nearby. Spotted Doves as well were certainly wild birds.

Lesser Adjutant - captive individual

Swinhoe's Minivet - male

Verditer Flycatcher - female

Spotted Dove

While I was slightly baffled by why those birds did not have tags on their legs, my question was answered quickly going past the Silver Langur cage, this out of date cage was clearly in need of some maintenance, as the Langurs can literally come in and out of the enclosure freely! Therefore, I am simply not surprise by the lack of efforts given to tagging and recording all the birds they have in the park.

Things got stranger as we got to the main lotus pond, here hundreds of Black-crowned Night Herons roosted, these were able to fly, so no doubt these are wild. But, there were also a lot of other waterbirds present, again without tags. Painted Storks, White Ibis and Grey-headed Swamphens just to name a few. While the White Ibis never spread its wings for me to see, I saw the clipped wings on the Painted Storks, therefore I can safely assume the White Ibis are not wild.

Black-crowned Night Heron

Black-crowned Night Heron & captive Painted Stork

White Ibis - captive individual

But, the reason why all this was even more baffling was that there WERE Lesser Adjutants with no tags, and wings not clipped! These were free flying birds that literally flew and walked around everywhere, my theory is that maybe, just maybe, some wild Lesser Adjutants were attracted to the captive individuals inside the cages or in the area, and just decided to take up roost here? Lesser Adjutants are not rare birds in the Vietnam, as we saw several throughout the trip. So, I am afraid I have no real answer to whether these are genuine wild birds or not, but certainly some interesting birds to see up close.

Lesser Adjutant - free flying individuals, maybe from wild stock?

The park got crowded pretty quickly, along an area with less visitors we found more birds, mainly Red-breasted Parakeets. This species is very common in Ho Chi Minh City, it is not unusual to see these colourful parakeets just flying around occasionally.

Red-breasted Parakeet - male

Red-breasted Parakeet - female

There were also more Swinhoe's Minivets. Streak-eared Bulbuls were also pretty common. I noticed some flowering orchids up in the trees, turns out these are Rhynchostylis gigantea. 

Swinhoe's Minivet

Streak-eared Bulbul

Rhynchostylis gigantea

We noticed quite a few Coppersmith Barbets, including an interesting looking juvenile. Later we also saw an adult seemingly excavating a hole on a stump, perhaps in the process of making a nest?

Coppersmith Barbet - adult

Coppersmith Barbet - juvenile

Coppersmith Barbet - excavating a nest hole

Finally, a few Shikras came through, first seen circling above, but later we spotted a female perched high up, which gave fairly good views before it flew away.

Shikra - male

Shikra - female

The rest of the day we spent doing touristy things, including visiting the various markets, as well as buying some Vietnamese coffee beans from a cafe, the coffee culture here is huge and coffee is served sweet, either with sugar or with condensed milk, but the sweetness does goes very well with the famous robusta beans that are very deep roasted and packs quite the punch!

Day 11:

For our final morning we visited Tao Dan Park in down town, as a former French colony, the city is dotted with many nice parks with large trees, these parks provide some shelter for birds, although most of these parks have very little under and lower storey of trees, therefore birds here tend to be quite high up. Here, I finally took the chance to photograph common species such as Zebra Doves and the hundreds of Germain's Swiftlets that got mostly ignored throughout the trip.

Zebra Dove

Germain's Swiftlet - the most common bird in Vietnam

Flocks of Red-breasted Parakeets flew past, although none were seen up close like those the day before. In the trees above we added Black-winged Cuckooshrikes, Black-naped Monarch and Black-naped Orioles.

Red-breasted Parakeet

Black-winged Cuckooshrike

Black-naped Monarch - male

Black-naped Oriole

A few Shikras circled above to end our birding trip in Ho Chi Minh City. We got back to our hotel by mid-morning and checked out. We spent the rest of our day exploring the city and headed to the airport in the afternoon where we took the evening flight back to Hong Kong.

Shikra

Summary:

My overall birding experience in Vietnam was very positive, there are a lot of interesting endemics here that will certainly entice me to return, while the overall density of bird is not really high, the quality is more than enough to make up for it. Over really just 10 days of birding the group recorded 255 species of birds collectively, considering the limited habitats that we visited I thought this was quite a decent list. Personally I had 28 lifers, as I've seen many species previously in Northern Thailand and Cambodia, but there were quite a few endemic subspecies that may split in the near future.

Our bird guides Tien and Duc from VietBird Ltd (https://vietbirdtours.com/) were excellent, they had very good knowledge of the local birds and their calls, the trip was overall very well planned and they were happy to cater for our needs throughout the trip. They were also able to get us most of our target species within a very limited time limit, I highly recommend anyone going to Vietnam to go with their company.

Travelling within Ho Chi Minh City was overall quite easy, we mainly used the app Grab (works the same as Uber) to call for cars, while the price may fluctuate due to heavier traffic, you were able to confirm the price of the trip before you even get in the car, which minimize the chances of getting scammed. But that being said, Vietnamese are friendly people, we felt very safe while we were out, even walking around the city at night.

On hindsight, I think we should have added one more day of birding with Tien at Cat Tien National Park, as we simply didn't have enough time to do this amazing hotspot any justice! Birding within Ho Chi Minh City is very limited, unlike some other large cities in South East Asia there are very limited habitats within the city limits, still it was interesting to explore the city as well as some of the birdlife that resides in the urban areas.

Great thanks to Captain for helping with organizing this trip and all the members of the group for the great company throughout this trip.

Trip List:

	Name	Scientific Name	Remarks
1	Rufous-throated Partridge	Arborophila rufogularis	Seen at Da Lat
2	Bar-backed Partridge	Arborophila brunneopectus	Heard at Deo Nui San Pass
3	Orange-necked Partridge	Arborophila davidi	At Tan Phu Forest bird hide
4	Siamese Fireback	Lophura diardi	At Tan Phu Forest and Cat Tien bird hide
5	Green Peafowl	Pavo muticus	Cat Tien National Park
6	Scaly-breasted Partridge	Tropicoperdix chloropus	Cat Tien National Park
7	Germain's Peacock-Pheasant	Polyplectron germaini	Few seen and many heard at Cat Tien
8	Red Junglefowl	Gallus gallus	Tan Pu Forest & Cat Tien
9	Rock Dove	Columba livia
10	Red Collared Dove	Streptopelia tranquebarica
11	Spotted Dove	Spilopelia chinensis
12	Barred Cuckoo-Dove	Macropygia unchall	A few seen flying at Da Lat
13	Asian Emerald Dove	Chalcophaps indica
14	Zebra Dove	Geopelia striata
15	Thick-billed Green-Pigeon	Treron curvirostra
16	Pin-tailed Green-Pigeon	Treron apicauda	Two seen flying at Deo Nui San Pass
17	Mountain Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula badia	Many seen flying at Da Lat
18	Greater Coucal	Centropus sinensis
19	Lesser Coucal	Centropus bengalensis
20	Green-billed Malkoha	Phaenicophaeus tristis
21	Asian Koel	Eudynamys scolopaceus
22	Banded Bay Cuckoo	Cacomantis sonneratii	Many heard
23	Plaintive Cuckoo	Cacomantis merulinus
24	Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo	Surniculus lugubris
25	Indian Cuckoo	Cuculus micropterus
26	Great Eared-Nightjar	Lyncornis macrotis	Many seen at Cat Tien
27	Grey Nightjar	Caprimulgus jotaka	Heard at Da Lat
28	Large-tailed Nightjar	Caprimulgus macrurus	Many seen at Cat Tien
29	Silver-backed Needletail	Hirundapus cochinchinensis
30	Brown-backed Needletail	Hirundapus giganteus
31	Germain's Swiftlet	Aerodramus germani
32	House Swift	Apus nipalensis
33	Crested Treeswift	Hemiprocne coronata	One seen at Tan Phu Forest
34	Common Moorhen	Gallinula chloropus
35	White-breasted Waterhen	Amaurornis phoenicurus
36	Slaty-legged Crake	Rallina eurizonoides	One seen at Cat Tien bird hide
37	Ruddy-breasted Crake	Zapornia fusca	One seen at Cat Tien bird hide
38	Red-wattled Lapwing	Vanellus indicus
39	Asian Woolly-necked Stork	Ciconia episcopus	One seen flying at Cat Tien
40	Lesser Adjutant	Leptoptilos javanicus
41	Little Cormorant	Microcarbo niger
42	Great White Egret	Ardea alba
43	Little Egret	Egretta garzetta
44	Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis
45	Chinese Pond Heron	Ardeola bacchus
46	Javan Pond Heron	Ardeola speciosa	One enroute
47	Black-crowned Night-Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax
48	Osprey	Pandion haliaetus
49	Crested Honey-buzzard	Pernis ptilorhynchus
50	Crested Serpent-Eagle	Spilornis cheela
51	Changeable Hawk-Eagle	Nisaetus cirrhatus
52	Black Eagle	Ictinaetus malaiensis
53	Crested Goshawk	Accipiter trivirgatus
54	Shikra	Accipiter badius
55	Eastern Buzzard	Buteo japonicus
56	Oriental Bay-Owl	Phodilus badius	Got close to one at Tan Phu but no view
57	Mountain Scops Owl	Otus spilocephalus
58	Collared Scops Owl	Otus lettia
59	Oriental Scops Owl	Otus sunia
60	Asian Barred Owlet	Glaucidium cuculoides
61	Collared Owlet	Taenioptynx brodiei
62	Brown Boobook	Ninox scutulata	A pair at Cat Tien HQ
63	Red-headed Trogon	Harpactes erythrocephalus	One seen at Deo Nui San Pass
64	Orange-breasted Trogon	Harpactes oreskios
65	Eurasian Hoopoe	Upupa epops
66	Oriental Pied-Hornbill	Anthracoceros albirostris
67	Common Kingfisher	Alcedo atthis
68	Black-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher	Ceyx erithaca
69	Stork-billed Kingfisher	Pelargopsis capensis	Seen at Cat Tien HQ
70	Banded Kingfisher	Lacedo pulchella	One heard and one seen at Cat Tien
71	White-throated Kingfisher	Halcyon smyrnensis
72	Collared Kingfisher	Todiramphus chloris
73	Blue-bearded Bee-eater	Nyctyornis athertoni	Three in total at Deo Nui San Pass
74	Chestnut-headed Bee-eater	Merops leschenaulti
75	Indochinese Roller	Coracias affinis	A few at Cat Tien
76	Dollarbird	Eurystomus orientalis
77	Coppersmith Barbet	Psilopogon haemacephalus
78	Blue-eared Barbet	Psilopogon duvaucelii	Seen at Cat Tien
79	Red-vented Barbet	Psilopogon lagrandieri	One bird at Cat Tien
80	Green-eared Barbet	Psilopogon faiostrictus	One bird at Cat Tien
81	Lineated Barbet	Psilopogon lineatus	Heard at Tan Phu Forest
82	Necklaced Barbet	Psilopogon auricularis
83	Indochinese Barbet	Psilopogon annamensis
84	Speckled Piculet	Picumnus innominatus	Seen at Da Lat
85	Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker	Yungipicus canicapillus
86	Bay Woodpecker	Blythipicus pyrrhotis
87	Greater Flameback	Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus
88	Pale-headed Woodpecker	Gecinulus grantia	One at Cat Tien
89	Common Flameback	Dinopium javanense
90	Lesser Yellownape	Picus chlorolophus	Seen by Captain at Cat Tien
91	Laced Woodpecker	Picus vittatus
92	Great Slaty Woodpecker	Mulleripicus pulverulentus	One at Cat Tien
93	Blossom-headed Parakeet	Psittacula roseata	A few seen at Saigon Zoo
94	Red-breasted Parakeet	Psittacula alexandri
95	Vernal Hanging-Parrot	Loriculus vernalis
96	Long-tailed Broadbill	Psarisomus dalhousiae	One heard at Deo Nui San Pass
97	Silver-breasted Broadbill	Serilophus lunatus
98	Black-and-red Broadbill	Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos
99	Banded Broadbill	Eurylaimus javanicus
100	Rusty-naped Pitta	Hydrornis oatesi	Seen at Da Lat bird hide
101	Blue-rumped Pitta	Hydrornis soror	Seen at Tan Phu Forest and Deo Nui San Pass
102	Blue Pitta	Hydrornis cyaneus	Two seen at Deo Nui San Pass
103	Bar-bellied Pitta	Hydrornis elliotii	Four at Tan Phu Forest and one at Cat Tien
104	Golden-bellied Gerygone	Gerygone sulphurea
105	Grey-chinned Minivet	Pericrocotus solaris
106	Long-tailed Minivet	Pericrocotus ethologus
107	Scarlet Minivet	Pericrocotus speciosus
108	Ashy Minivet	Pericrocotus divaricatus
109	Swinhoe's Minivet	Pericrocotus cantonensis
110	Large Cuckooshrike	Coracina macei	Seen at Da Lat and Deo Nui San Pass
111	Black-winged Cuckooshrike	Lalage melaschistos
112	Indochinese Cuckooshrike	Lalage polioptera
113	White-browed Shrike-Babbler	Pteruthius aeralatus	Formerly Dalat Shrike-Babbler, Seen at Da Lat
114	Clicking Shrike-Babbler	Pteruthius intermedius
115	White-bellied Erpornis	Erpornis zantholeuca
116	Black-naped Oriole	Oriolus chinensis
117	Black-hooded Oriole	Oriolus xanthornus
118	Maroon Oriole	Oriolus traillii
119	Ashy Woodswallow	Artamus fuscus
120	Large Woodshrike	Tephrodornis virgatus
121	Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike	Hemipus picatus
122	Common Iora	Aegithina tiphia
123	Great Iora	Aegithina lafresnayei
124	White-throated Fantail	Rhipidura albicollis
125	Black Drongo	Dicrurus macrocercus
126	Ashy Drongo	Dicrurus leucophaeus
127	Bronzed Drongo	Dicrurus aeneus
128	Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo	Dicrurus remifer
129	Hair-crested Drongo	Dicrurus hottentottus
130	Greater Racket-tailed Drongo	Dicrurus paradiseus
131	Blyth's Paradise Flycatcher	Terpsiphone affinis	A few at Tan Phu Forest
132	Black-naped Monarch	Hypothymis azurea
133	Brown Shrike	Lanius cristatus
134	Long-tailed Shrike	Lanius schach
135	Burmese Shrike	Lanius collurioides
136	Eurasian Jay	Garrulus glandarius
137	Indochinese Green-Magpie	Cissa hypoleuca	Seen at Deo Nui San Pass, but heard at Tan Phu Forest
138	Racket-tailed Treepie	Crypsirina temia
139	Large-billed Crow	Corvus macrorhynchos
140	Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher	Culicicapa ceylonensis
141	Green-backed Tit	Parus monticolus
142	Yellow-cheeked Tit	Machlolophus spilonotus	One male at Saigon Zoo, perhaps an escaped?
143	Common Tailorbird	Orthotomus sutorius
144	Dark-necked Tailorbird	Orthotomus atrogularis
145	Ashy Tailorbird	Orthotomus ruficeps
146	Annam Prinia	Prinia rocki	One at Deo Nui San Pass
147	Hill Prinia	Prinia superciliaris
148	Rufescent Prinia	Prinia rufescens
149	Yellow-bellied Prinia	Prinia flaviventris
150	Lanceolated Warbler	Locustella lanceolata	One seen by Michelle at Deo Nui San Pass
151	Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica
152	Red-rumped Swallow	Cecropis daurica
153	Asian House Martin	Delichon dasypus
154	Black-headed Bulbul	Brachypodius melanocephalos	A few at Cat Tien
155	Black-crested Bulbul	Rubigula flaviventris
156	Red-whiskered Bulbul	Pycnonotus jocosus
157	Sooty-headed Bulbul	Pycnonotus aurigaster
158	Stripe-throated Bulbul	Pycnonotus finlaysoni
159	Flavescent Bulbul	Pycnonotus flavescens
160	Yellow-vented Bulbul	Pycnonotus goiavier
161	Streak-eared Bulbul	Pycnonotus conradi
162	Ochraceous Bulbul	Alophoixus ochraceus
163	Puff-throated Bulbul	Alophoixus pallidus	A few at Da Lat
164	Grey-eyed Bulbul	Iole propinqua
165	Black Bulbul	Hypsipetes leucocephalus
166	Ashy Bulbul	Hemixos flavala	A few at Da Lat
167	Mountain Bulbul	Ixos mcclellandii
168	Yellow-browed Warbler	Phylloscopus inornatus
169	Hume's Warbler	Phylloscopus humei	One heard and later seen at Da Lat
170	White-spectacled Warbler	Phylloscopus intermedius	One at Da Lat
171	Alström's Warbler	Phylloscopus soror	A few around Deo Nui San Pass
172	Pale-legged Leaf Warbler	Phylloscopus tenellipes
173	Arctic Warbler	Phylloscopus borealis	One at Cat Tien
174	Blyth's Leaf Warbler	Phylloscopus reguloides
175	Kloss's Leaf Warbler	Phylloscopus ogilviegranti
176	Grey-bellied Tesia	Tesia cyaniventer
177	Yellow-bellied Warbler	Abroscopus superciliaris	A few at Deo Nui San Pass
178	Mountain Tailorbird	Phyllergates cucullatus
179	Black-throated Tit	Aegithalos concinnus	race annamensis also known as 'Grey-crowned Tit'
180	Black-chinned Yuhina	Yuhina nigrimenta	A few at Deo Nui San Pass
181	Swinhoe's White-eye	Zosterops simplex
182	Indian White-eye	Zosterops palpebrosus	A few at Deo Nui San Pass
183	Chestnut-capped Babbler	Timalia pileata	One seen briefly at Deo Nui San Pass
184	Grey-faced Tit-Babbler	Mixornis kelleyi
185	Pin-striped Tit-Babbler	Mixornis gularis
186	Rufous-capped Babbler	Cyanoderma ruficeps
187	White-browed Scimitar-Babbler	Pomatorhinus schisticeps
188	Grey-throated Babbler	Stachyris nigriceps
189	Scaly-crowned Babbler	Malacopteron cinereum	Seen at Tan Phu Forest bird hide
190	Black-crowned Fulvetta	Schoeniparus klossi	A few at Da Lat bird hide
191	Puff-throated Babbler	Pellorneum ruficeps
192	Buff-breasted Babbler	Pellorneum tickelli
193	Abbott's Babbler	Malacocincla abbotti
194	Streaked Wren-Babbler	Gypsophila brevicaudata
195	Short-tailed Scimitar-Babbler	Napothera danjoui	One showed well at Da Lat bird hide
196	Mountain Fulvetta	Alcippe peracensis
197	Vietnamese Cutia	Cutia legalleni	Saw up to 5 birds at Da Lat, amazing views!
198	Grey-crowned Crocias	Laniellus langbianis	Two small flocks at Da Lat
199	Black-headed Sibia	Heterophasia desgodinsi
200	Blue-winged Minla	Actinodura cyanouroptera
201	Silver-eared Mesia	Leiothrix argentauris
202	Rufous-backed Sibia	Leioptila annectens
203	White-crested Laughingthrush	Garrulax leucolophus
204	White-cheeked Laughingthrush	Pterorhinus vassali
205	Chestnut-vented Nuthatch	Sitta nagaensis
206	Velvet-fronted Nuthatch	Sitta frontalis
207	Yellow-billed Nuthatch	Sitta solangiae	A pair at Da Lat
208	Golden-crested Myna	Ampeliceps coronatus	A flock seen by Captain
209	Common Hill Myna	Gracula religiosa
210	Black-collared Starling	Gracupica nigricollis
211	Chestnut-tailed Starling	Sturnia malabarica	A pair at Di Linh town
212	Common Myna	Acridotheres tristis
213	Vinous-breasted Myna	Acridotheres leucocephalus
214	Dark-sided Thrush	Zoothera marginata	One at Da Lat bird hide
215	Orange-headed Thrush	Geokichla citrina
216	Eyebrowed Thrush	Turdus obscurus
217	Asian Brown Flycatcher	Muscicapa dauurica
218	Oriental Magpie-Robin	Copsychus saularis
219	White-rumped Shama	Copsychus malabaricus
220	Rufous-browed Flycatcher	Anthipes solitaris
221	Hainan Blue Flycatcher	Cyornis hainanus
222	Large Niltava	Niltava grandis
223	Verditer Flycatcher	Eumyias thalassinus
224	Lesser Shortwing	Brachypteryx leucophris
225	Siberian Blue Robin	Larvivora cyane
226	Siberian Rubythroat	Calliope calliope
227	White-tailed Robin	Myiomela leucura
228	Mugimaki Flycatcher	Ficedula mugimaki
229	Snowy-browed Flycatcher	Ficedula hyperythra
230	Little Pied Flycatcher	Ficedula westermanni
231	Taiga Flycatcher	Ficedula albicilla
232	White-throated Rock Thrush	Monticola gularis
233	Pied Bushchat	Saxicola caprata	One enroute
234	Grey Bushchat	Saxicola ferreus
235	Thick-billed Flowerpecker	Dicaeum agile	One at Cat Tien, also Tan Phu Forest
236	Fire-breasted Flowerpecker	Dicaeum ignipectus
237	Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker	Dicaeum cruentatum
238	Ruby-cheeked Sunbird	Chalcoparia singalensis
239	Black-throated Sunbird	Aethopyga saturata
240	Mrs. Gould's Sunbird	Aethopyga gouldiae
241	Crimson Sunbird	Aethopyga siparaja
242	Purple-naped Sunbird	Kurochkinegramma hypogrammicum
243	Little Spiderhunter	Arachnothera longirostra
244	Streaked Spiderhunter	Arachnothera magna
245	Asian Fairy-bluebird	Irena puella
246	Blue-winged Leafbird	Chloropsis cochinchinensis
247	Golden-fronted Leafbird	Chloropsis aurifrons
248	Scaly-breasted Munia	Lonchura punctulata
249	White-rumped Munia	Lonchura striata
250	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus
251	Eurasian Tree Sparrow	Passer montanus
252	Grey Wagtail	Motacilla cinerea
253	White Wagtail	Motacilla alba
254	Vietnamese Greenfinch	Chloris monguilloti	Fairly common around Da Lat
255	Red Crossbill	Loxia curvirostra	A few seen around Da Lat