Birds of North East Vietnam – Full bird list [update 2023]

Birds of North East Vietnam [update 2023] which covers 800 species over time, Endemics, near-endemic, and highlight – Review by Thang Nguyen.

Overview Birds of North East Vietnam – last update Feb/2023

Number of species: 800
Number of globally threatened species: 37
Number of introduced species: 3

The highlight of Birds of North East Vietnam

Endemic & Near-Endemics occur in North East Vietnam

Rufous-headed Parrotbill, White-throated Wren-Babbler

Other species have been recorded before but now consider as GONE according to Habitat loss: Orange-necked Partridge, Vietnamese Crested Argus, Germain’s Peacock-Pheasant, Rufous-headed Parrotbill, Black-crowned Fulvetta, White-throated Wren-Babbler, Vietnamese Cutia, Gray-crowned Crocias, Collared Laughingthrush, Black-crowned Barwing, Orange-breasted Laughingthrush, Black-hooded Laughingthrush, Chestnut-eared Laughingthrush, Vietnamese Greenfinch.

The most wanted birds for the birder

Northern Pintail, Ferruginous Duck, Temminck’s Tragopan, Ruddy-breasted Crake, Northern Lapwing, Yellow-legged Buttonquail, Saunders’s Gull, Christmas Island Frigatebird, White-eared Night-Heron, Rufous-bellied Eagle, Gray-headed Fish-Eagle, Blyth’s Kingfisher , Darjeeling Woodpecker, Red-collared Woodpecker, Crimson-breasted Woodpecker, Pied Falconet, Amur Falcon, Eared Pitta, Black-headed Shrike-Babbler, Yellow-billed Blue-Magpie, Collared Treepie, Russet Bush Warbler, Scaly-breasted Cupwing, Crested Finchbill, Collared Finchbill, Sulphur-breasted Warbler, Claudia’s Leaf Warbler , Davison’s Leaf Warbler, Asian Stubtail, Manchurian Bush Warbler, Brownish-flanked Bush Warbler, Aberrant Bush Warbler, Spot-breasted Parrotbill, Gray-headed Parrotbill, Yellow-eyed Babbler, Vinous-throated Parrotbill , Ashy-throated Parrotbill, White-collared Yuhina, Pale-throated Wren-Babbler, Bar-winged Wren-Babbler, Nonggang Babbler , Spot-necked Babbler, Annam Limestone Babbler, White-throated Wren-Babbler, David’s Fulvetta, Scaly Laughingthrush, Blue-winged Laughingthrush, Red-winged Laughingthrush, Silver-eared Laughingthrush, Streaked Barwing, Spectacled Barwing, Black-crowned Barwing, Spot-breasted Laughingthrush, Chinese Hwamei, White-throated Laughingthrush, Beautiful Nuthatch, Brown Dipper, Purple Cochoa, Green Cochoa, Pin-tailed Parrotfinch, Red Avadavat, Russet Sparrow, Brambling, Black-headed Greenfinch, Crested Bunting, Yellow-breasted Bunting, Black-faced Bunting.

FAQs about birds of North East Vietnam

Read more: Vietnam Birds – A Naturalist Online Field Guide Ver 1.0, WANEE 2023