Vietnam Endemic Birds checklist updates on 1. 8. 2024 from numerous sources we’ve compiled, showcasing Vietnam’s unique avian diversity and rich birdlife.
Vietnam Endemic Birds Checklist
Edwards’s Pheasant (Lophura edwardsi)
Annam Prinia (Prinia rocki)
Dalat Bush Warbler (Locustella idonea)
Black-crowned Fulvetta (Schoeniparus klossi)
White-throated Wren-Babbler (Napothera pasquieri)
Vietnamese Cutia (Cutia legalleni)
Gray-crowned Crocias (Laniellus langbianis)
Collared Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron yersini)
Golden-winged Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron ngoclinhense)
Orange-breasted Laughingthrush (Garrulax annamensis)
Chestnut-eared Laughingthrush (Ianthocincla konkakinhensis)
Vietnamese Greenfinch (Chloris monguilloti)
Sub species endemic to Vietnam
Tonkin Partridge (Arborophila tonkinensis) – subspecies of “Green-legged Partridge”
Annam Minivet (Pericrocotus (ethologus) annamensis) – subspecies of “Long-tailed Minivet”
Yellow-crowned Green Magpie (Cissa (chinensis) margaritae) – subspecies of “Common Green-Magpie”
Langbian Tit (Parus (monticolus) legendrei) – subspecies of “Green-backed Tit”
Annam Golden-breasted Fulvetta (Lioparus (chrysotis) robsoni) – subspecies of “Golden-breasted Fulvetta”
Tonkin Fulvetta (Fulvetta (vinipectus) valentinae) – subspecies of “White-browed Fulvetta”
Annam Streaked Wren-babbler (Turdinus (brevicaudatus) rufiventer) – subspecies of “Streaked Wren-Babbler”
White-spectacled Sibia (Heterophasia (desgodinsi) robinsoni) – subspecies of “Black-headed Sibia”
Langbian Sunbird (Aethopyga (saturata) johnsi) – subspecies of “Black-throated Sunbird”
LIST OF NEAR ENDEMIC BIRDS OF VIETNAM
1. Orange-necked Partridge (Arborophila davidi)
2. Vietnamese Crested Argus (Rheinardia ocellata)
3. Germain’s Peacock-Pheasant (Polyplectron germaini)
4. Yellow-vented Green-Pigeon (Treron seimundi)
5. Giant Ibis (Pseudibis gigantea)
6. Red-vented Barbet (Psilopogon lagrandieri)
7. Necklaced Barbet (Psilopogon auricularis)
8. Indochinese Barbet (Psilopogon annamensis)
9. Red-collared Woodpecker (Picus rabieri)
10. Blue-rumped Pitta (Hydrornis soror)
11. Bar-bellied Pitta (Hydrornis elliotii)
12. Limestone Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus calciatilis)
13. Indochinese Fulvetta (Fulvetta danisi)
14. Black-headed Parrotbill (Psittiparus margaritae)
15. Black-throated Parrotbill (Suthora nipalensis)
16. Gray-faced Tit-Babbler (Mixornis kelleyi)
17. Pale-throated Wren-Babbler (Spelaeornis kinneari)
18. Nonggang Babbler (Stachyris nonggangensis)
19. Sooty Babbler (Stachyris herberti)
20. Indochinese Wren Babbler (Napothera danjoui)
21. Black-crowned Barwing (Actinodura sodangorum)
22. Black-hooded Laughingthrush (Garrulax milleti)
23. White-cheeked Laughingthrush (Pterorhinus vassali)
24. Yellow-billed Nuthatch (Sitta solangiae)
25. Mekong Wagtail (Motacilla samveasnae)
26. Dalat Shrike-Babbler (Pteruthius annamensis)
Lowe’s Green-pigeon (Treron (apicauda) lowei) – subspecies of “Pin-tailed Green-Pigeon”
Chinese Yellownape (Picus (chlorolophus) citrinocristatus) – subspecies of “Lesser Yellownape”
Annam Sultan Tit (Melanochlora (sultanea) gayeti) – subspecies of “Sultan Tit”
Brown-backed Bulbul (Hemixos (flavala) remotus) – subspecies of “Ashy Bulbul”
Indochinese Babbler (Malacopteron (cinereum) indochinense) – subspecies of “Scaly-crowned Babbler”
Tonkin Streaked Wren-babbler (Turdinus (brevicaudatus) stevensi) – subspecies of “Streaked Wren-Babbler”
Brownish-backed Sibia (Heterophasia (desgodinsi) engelbachi) – subspecies of “Black-headed Sibia”
Plain Minla (Siva (cyanouroptera) orientalis) – subspecies of “Blue-winged Minla”
Germain’s Laughingthrush (Garrulax (chinensis) germaini) – subspecies of “Black-throated Laughingthrush”
Langbian Lesser Shortwing (Brachypteryx (leucophris) langbianensis) – subspecies of “Lesser Shortwing”
Annam Sunbird (Aethopyga (gouldiae) annamensis) – subspecies of “Mrs. Gould’s Sunbird”
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