VIETNAM ANNOTATED BIRD LIST

June 7 - August 15, 2018

Gray-crowned Crocias (Laniellus langbianus) Endemic Tuyen Lam Lake, DaLat VN Aug 1 2018 © Callyn Yorke

LOCAL BIRDING GUIDE CONTACTS

Northern Vietnam e.g. Cuc Phuong National Park Mr. Huyen

Central Vietnam, e.g. Bach Ma National Park: Mr. Quy Minh

Southern Vietnam, e.g. Cat Tien National Park: Mr. Duyen Vutrong

Southern Vietnam, e.g. Dalat Plateau: Da Thao Le Nguyen

Key to Survey Areas (see Vietnam Journal for detailed area descriptions)

Saigon (SGN) June 7; August 14,15

Saigon River (SR)

Saigon Botanical and Zoological Garden (BGZ)

Phu Quoc Island (PQI) June 8-12

Shells Resort (SHR)

Bai Thom National Park (BTNP)

DaLat (DLT) June 14-23; July 2-3; August 1-16

Dalat University Campus (DUC)

Lang Biang Mountain (LBM)

Tuyen Lam Lake Area (TLA)

Ta Nung Valley (TNV)

Datanla Waterfall Park (DWP)

Di Linh (DLH) June 24 - July 1

Juliet's Resort (JR)

Suoi Lanh Forest (SLF)

Hanoi (HN) July 6-9; 17-19

Hoan Kiem Lake (HKL)

Hanoi Botanical Garden (HBG)

Cuc Phuong National Park (CPNP) July 9-11

Gia Vien District, Ninh Binh Province (GVD) July 12

Trang An (TRA)

Van Long Preserve (VLP)

Sa Pa (SP) July 14-16

Fansipan Mountain (FM)

Love Waterfall (LW)

Cat-Cat Village (CCV)

Bach Ma National Park (BMNP) July 20 & 27

Da Nang (DNG) July 21-23; 28-30

Son Tran Mountain (STM)

Linh Ung Monastery (LU)

Hue (HUE) July 24-25

Hue Imperial City (HIC)

Quang Tri Province (QTP) July 26

Demilitarized Zone at 17th N Parallel (DMZ)

Ben Hai River (BHR)

Cua Tung Bridge (CTB)

HWY 9 (H9)

Khe Sahn Memorial (KSM)

BIRDS NOTED

Key to abbreviations

m = male; fem = female; ad = adult; imm = immature; bsc = basic plumage; alt = alternate (breeding) plumage; vocal = calls or song heard; grg = gregarious; ah = aerial hawking; fg = foliage gleaning; gg = ground gleaning; wnm = with nest material; nest; on, in or near nest nest; wy = adult with and/or feeding young; msf = mixed species flock.

agl = estimated height (m) above ground.

1, 2... maximum number of individuals observed in one survey.

Taxonomy follows Avibase (2018); Howard and Moore 4th ed.,supplemented by recent updates. Vietnam endemics are in bold-face type.

ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) domestic/hybrid common in rice farming areas.

Muscovy Duck (Carina moschata) domestic/hybrid common in rice farming areas.

Chinese Goose (Anser cygnoides) domestic widespread in rice farming areas.

Greylag Goose (Anser anser) domestic widespread in rice farming areas.

Indian Spot-billed Duck m,fem (Anas poecilorhyncha) 5 BGZ.

Indian Spot-billed Duck (Anas poecilorhyncha) Saigon BGZ 15 August 2018

Ruddy Shellduck (Tadorna ferruginae) 2 m, fem BGZ.

Ruddy Shellduck (Tadorna ferruginae) m, fem Saigon BGZ 15 August 2018

GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae

Annam Hill-Partridge (Arbophilla merlini) 1 vocal (unseen) BMNP.

PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Podicipedidae

Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) 6 ad, imm; nest; TRA. 1 DLT.

COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae

Feral Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) common and widespread in and around towns and villages.

Red-collared Dove (Streptopelia tranquebarica) 10 pairs foraging on ground in grassy areas, HIC.

Eastern Spotted Dove (Streptopelia chinensis) vocal; common and widespread in towns and villages; individuals and pairs.

Eastern Spotted Dove (Streptopelia chinensis) Saigon BGZ 14 Aug 2018

Barred Cuckoo Dove (Macropygia unchall) vocal (unseen) 250 m elev. BMNP.

Zebra Dove (Geopelia striata) 1 vocal; JR.

Thick-billed Green Pigeon (Treron curvirostra) 5, greg. perched in larger, emergent trees, LU, BMNP.

Thick-billed Green Pigeon (Treron curvirostra) Linh Ung DaNang 22 July 2018

Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon (Treron sphenurus) 1 perched quietly in subcanopy of broadleaved hill forest, TLA.

Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon (Treron sphenurus) Tuyen Lam Lake, DaLat 4 August 2018

Gray-capped Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps indica) 2 vocal; flying low and perched at edge of forest, SLF.

Gray-capped Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps indica) 29 June 2018

Barred Cuckoo Dove 1 vocal (unseen) BMNP.

CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae

Large-tailed Nightjar (Caprimulgus macrurus) 1 flying low across garden patio at dusk, JR.

CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Apodidae

Himalayan Swiftlet (Aerodramus brevirostris) 2-3 flying 20-50m agl over forested valley, TNV.

Edible-nest Swiftlet (Aerodramus fuciphagus) 5 flying back and forth 30m agl above hillside second-growth, LU.

Germain's Swiftlet (Aerodramus germani) 4 greg. a loose flock flying 20-50 m agl back and forth, HIC.

Asian Palm Swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis) 30 PQI; SHR; 15 DNG; LU.

Fork-tailed Swift (Apus pacificus) 200 + a loose, flock (20-150m agl) observed for about 20-minutes, apparently migrating southward along coast, LU (7/22).

House Swift (Apus nipalensis) 60 an apparent nesting colony using the eaves of large buildings (6/14); entirely absent from the campus on 8/9 survey, DUC. Elsewhere, fairly widespread and common in pairs and small flocks around towns and flying over adjacent agriculture forested areas.

CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae

Greater Coucal (Centropus sinensis) 3 ad, imm; vocal; common and widespread in ruderal, agricultural and forest edge.

Greater Coucal (Centropus sinensis) imm Phu Quoc Island 9 June 2018

Green-billed Malkoa (Phaenicophaeus tristis) 1 common and widespread in secondary forest and wooded areas; individuals usually secretive, remaining concealed in dense foliage.

Green-billed Malkoa (Phaenicophaeus tristis) Bach Ma NP 27 July 2018

Western Koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus) 2 vocal; secretive; common and widespread in gardens and second-growth.

Indian Cuckoo (Cuculus micropterus) 2 flying 10 m agl through opening in secondary forest, CPNP.

Banded Bay Cuckoo (Cacomantis sonnerati) 1 vocal (unseen) SLF.

Plaintive Cuckoo (Cacomantis merulinus) 1 vocal (unseen), JR; BMNP.

GRUIFORMES: Rallidae

Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) 1 walking on lotus mat at edge of reeds, VLP.

Indochinese Swamphen (Porphyrio viridis) 8 BGZ.

Indochinese Swamphen (Porphyrio viridis) Saigon BGZ 15 August 2018

PELICANIFORMES: Ciconidae

Lesser Adjutant (Leptoptilos javanicus) 5 free-flying but usually near water, BGZ.

Lesser Adjutant (Leptoptilos javanicus) Saigon BGZ 14 August 2018

Painted Stork (Mycteria lecocephala) 4 fishing in shallows on island in the main pond, BGZ.

Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala) Saigon BGZ 15 August 2018

PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae

Cinnamon Bittern (Ixobrychus cinnamomeus) 1 DUC; 1 JR; 4 flying low at large, multi-species ardeid evening roost, GVD.

Cinnamon Bittern (Ixobrychus cinnamomeus) DaLat University Campus 20 June 2018

Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) 1 in large ardeid evening roost, GVD, BGZ..

Striated Heron (Butorides striata) 3 flying low in large ardeid evening roost, GVD.

Chinese Pond Heron (Ardeola bacchus) 30 GVD; widespread and common in wetlands.

Eastern Cattle Egret (Bubulcus coromandus) 12 greg; common and widespread in wetlands and farmland.

Eastern Great Egret (Ardea modesta) 5 sparsely distributed in wetlands and farmland throughout.

Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) 60 GVD; common and widespread in wetlands.

PELECANIFORMES: Threskiornithidae

Black-headed Ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus) 1 foraging in shallows on island in the main pond, BGZ.

Black-headed Ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus) Saigon BGZ 15 August 2018

PELECANIFORMES: Fregatidae

Christmas Island Frigatebird (Fregata andrewsi) 1 imm, second-cycle; ID: from below, extensive black underside with white belly patch connecting with base of wing; apparent large size judging by relatively long wings; observed for several minutes with a binocular and photographed with a Nikon D850 and 200-500mm lens soaring at edge of coast at about 60 m agl, STM (photo).

Christmas Island Frigatebird (Fregata andrewsi) imm DaNang, Central VN 21 July 2018

PELECANIFORMES: Anhingidae

Oriental Darter (Anhinga melanogaster) 2 (ad) perched on shrubs and rocks at moat around a wooded island, BGZ.

Oriental Darter (Anhinga melanogaster) Saigon BGZ 15 August 2018

PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae

Little Cormorant (Microcarbo niger) 3 ad, imm; loosely greg. on snags on and near shore of lake TLA; edge of ponds, BGZ.

Little Cormorant (Microcarbo niger) Saigon BGZ 15 August 2018

CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae

Black-necked Lapwing (Vanellus atronuchalis) 2 vocal; greg; a pair vocalizing and circling adjacent wetland, SHR.

CHARADRIIFORMES: Jacanidae

Bronze-winged Jacana (Metopidius indicus) 1 flying low over reeds and lotus patches, VLP.

Pheasant-tailed Jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurqus) 3 flying low over reeds and lotus patches, VLP.

ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae

Black-winged Kite (Elanus caeruleus) 1 flying ne over fields, JR.

Indomalayan Honey-buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus) 1 soaring over adjacent hill secondary forest, LU.

Indomalayanl Honey- buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus) Linh Ung, DaNang 23 July 2018

Mountain Hawk Eagle (Nisaetus nipalensis) 1 imm; perched in subcanopy at edge of secondary forest, TLA.

Mountain Hawk Eagle (Nisaetus nipalensis) imm Tuyen Lam Lake, DaLat 19 June 2018

Crested Serpent-eagle 1 soaring low over hill forest, BMNP; TLA; elsewhere common in old-growth secondary forest throughout.

Crested Serpent-eagle (Spilornis cheela) Cuc Phuong NP 11 July 2018

Crested Goshawk (Accipiter trivirgatus) 1 imm vocal; soaring above hill forest, SLF; 1 imm quietly perched in subcanopy of a large tree at the edge of the garden, LU.

Crested Goshawk (Accipiter trivirgatus) Linh Ung, DaNang 30 July 2018

White-bellied Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster) 1 circling at about 50m agl, near shore, PQI.

Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus) 2 perched together and circling tall tree at edge of clearing, SHR.

TROGONOFORMES: Trogonidae

Red-headed Trogon (Harpactes erythrocephalus) 2 vocal; one m partially concealed in subcanopy, BMNP; elsewhere, commonly heard vocalizing but difficult to locate in old-growth secondary forest.

Red-headed Trogon (Harpactes erythrocephalus) m Bach Ma NP 27 July 2018

PICIFORMES: Picidae

Speckled Piculet (Picumnus innominatus) 1 edge of second-growth on roadside, TNV; 1 in subcanopy of pines, TLA; 1 SLF.

Speckled Piculet (Picumnus innominatus) Ta Nung, DaLat 16 June 2018

Gray-capped Woodpecker (Picoides canicapillus) 1 subcanopy of pines, LBM; 1 TLA; Note: This species strongly resembles small North American woodpeckers in the genus Picoides, e.g. Picoides pubescens, Picoides nuttallii, in morphology, behavior, voice, and ecology. In my opinion and in agreement with a recent systematic revision, it is more accurately placed in Picoides than in Dendrocopus.

Gray-capped Woodpecker (Picoides cannicapillus) DaLat University Campus 20 June 2018

PICIFORMES: Ramphastidae

Lineated Barbet (Psilopogon lineatus) 1 perched in a lone tree at edge of coffee plantation, JR.

Lineated Barbet (Psilopogon lineatus) Juliet's Di Linh 24 June 2018

Green-eared Barbet (Psilopogon faiostrictus) 2 nesting? subcanopy of hill forest at about 720 m, BMNP.

Green-eared Barbet (Psilopogon faiostrictus) Bach Ma NP 27 July 2018

Blue-eared Barbet (Psilopogon australis) 1 consuming fruit in a tree at edge of garden and coffee plantation, JR

Necklaced Barbet (Psilopogon auricularis) 3 vocal in subcanopy of hill forest above 1,000 m, BMNP.

Necklaced Barbet (Psilopogon auricularis Bach Ma NP 20 July 2018

Annam Barbet (Psilopogon annamensis) 5 vocal and commonly heard in hill secondary forest and edge, SLF; 2-3 vocal in hill forest and edge, TLA.

Annam Barbet (Psilopogon annamensis) Tuyen Lam Lake DaLat 4 August 2018

Coppersmith Barbet (Psilopogon haemacephalus) 3 greg, vocal; flying between tall trees in outer canopy, BGZ

Coppersmith Barbet (Psilopogon haemacephalus) Saigon BGZ 14 August 2018

CORACIIFORMES: Meropidae

Blue-throated Bee-eater (Merops viridis) 5 greg. aerial hawking of hymenopterans in afternoon, 10-20m agl, at edge of agricultural clearing in lowlands near entrance of BMNP.

Blue-throated Bee-Eater (Merops viridis) Bach Ma NP 27 July 2018

Blue-tailed Bee-eater (Merops phillippinus) 6 greg. possibly newly arrived northern migrants; perched in eucalyptus at edge of garden; aerial hawking 10 -100m agl, LU.

Blue-tailed Bee-eater (Merops phillippinus) Linh Ung DaNang 23 July 2018

CORACIIFORMES: Coracidae

Indochinese Roller (Coracias affinis) 1 perched in coffee plantation on roadside utility wire, HWY 28 between JR and SLF.

Indochinese Roller (Coracius affinis) HWY 28 Di Linh 30 June 2018

Oriental Dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis) 2 one at edge of pond and another in subcanopy at edge of forest, CPNP.

CORACIFORMES: Alcedinidae

Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) 1 interior edge of marsh,VLP; CTB, BHR.

Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) Van Long Reserve, 12 July 2018

White-breasted Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) 5; common and widespread in wetlands and agricultural areas.

FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae

Pied Falconet (Microhierax melanoleucos) 1 consuming the remains of a warbler in the canopy at roadside edge of forest, CPNP.

Pied Falconet (Microhierax melanoleucos) Cuc Phong NP 11 July 2018

PSITTACIFORMES: Psittaculidae

Grey-headed Parakeet (Psittacula finschii) 60 vocal, greg. large flocks flying to canopy of trees and shrubs at edge of ruderal and agricultural fields in lowlands near entrance of BMNP.

PASSERIFORMES: Eurylaimidae

Long-tailed Broadbill (Psarisomus dalhousiae) 1 perched at edge of a clearing in the subcanopy of old-growth secondary forest, SLF.

PASSERIFORMES: Campephagidae

Grey-chinned Minivet (Pericrocotus solaris) 2 (m,f) in tall second-growth in hill forest clearing, BMNP; 1 m subcanopy of hill forest, TLA.

Scarlet Minivet (Pericrocotus flammeus) 2 subcanopy of secondary broadleaved-pine woodland, DWP.

Scarlet Minivet (Pericrocotus flammeus) m Suoi Lanh, Di Linh 29 June 2018

Indochinese Cuckoo-shrike (Lalage polioptera) 1 perched in lone tree in hillside scrub-second growth, TNV; 1 in lone tree at edge of rice paddyfield, JR.

Indochinese Cuckoo-shrike (Lelage polioptera) Tuyen Lam Lake, DaLat 19 June 2018

PASSERIFORMES: Vireonidae

Clicking Shrike-babbler (Pteruthius intermedius) 1 m in msf with several small spp., hill forest; including BWMI, TLA.

Clicking Shrike-babbler (Pteruthius intermedius indochinensis) male Tuyen Lam Lake 4 August 2018

White-bellied Erpornis (Erpornis zantholeuca) 1 in msf with several small spp., hill forest, including WTLW, TLA, CPNP.

PASSERIFORMES: Oriolidae

Maroon Oriole (Oriolus trailii) 1 m subcanopy of hill forest, SLF; 1 fem subcanopy of gap in hill forest, TLA.

Maroon Oriole (Oriolus trailii) m Suoi Lanh, Di Linh 28 June 2018

PASSERIFORMES: Artamidae

Ashy Woodswallow (Artamus fuscus) 2 in and around a lone tree at edge of coffee plantation and rice paddy field, JR; 2 perched at top of tall dead tree, TLA.

PASSERIFORMES: Vangidae

Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike (Hemipus picatus) often in msf, foraging a low levels at edge of forest; SLF, TA.

PASSERIFORMES: Aegithinidae

Common Iora (Aegithina tiphia) 2 vocal; one in nest atop fruiting tree in garden, JR, BGZ; elsewhere common and vocal in gardens and early and mid-secondary forest throughout.

Common Iora (Aegithinia tiphia) Juliet's Di Linh 26 June 2018

PASSERIFORMES: Dicruridae

Ashy Drongo (Dicrurus leucophaeus) 4 greg; common in pairs and trios in large trees at edge of forest, pine woods, gardens, throughout southern Vietnam.

Ashy Drongo (Dicrurus leucophaeus) Tuyen Lam Lake, DaLat 22 June 2018

Bronzed Drongo (Dicrurus aeneus) 2 solitary and gregarious; common near edge of older broadleaf forest, SLF, TLA.

Bronzed Drongo (Dicrurus aeneus) Suoi Lanh, Di Linh 28 June 2018

Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus remifer) 1 moulting tail rackets, interior hill forest, subcanopy, SLF.

Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus remifer) Suoi Lanh, Di Linh 25 June 2018

2018 Callyn Yorke

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus) 2 uncommon; found in msf in a variety of wooded areas, SLF, TLA, BMNP.

PASSERIFORMES: Rhipiduridae

White-throated Fantail (Rhipidura albicollis) 2 often in pairs and in msf; common in gardens, second-growth and edge of old-growth secondary forests throughout.

White-throated Fantail (Rhipidura albicollis) DaLat University Campus 20 June 2018

PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae

Burmese Shrike (Lanius colluroides) 4 ad, imm; common in gardens, second-growth, DLT, DUC, TLA, JR.

Burmese Shrike (Lanius colluroides) DaLat University Campus 14 June 2018

Chinese Long-tailed Shrike (Lanius schach) 5 common on utility wires and lone trees in rice paddy fields and other agricultural land; second-growth and edge of woodlands in north-central Vietnam, QTP, DMZ, KSM, BMNP.

PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae

Ratchet-tailed Treepie (Temnurus temnurus) 2 gregarious in trees of second-growth gaps in forest, CPNP, BMNP.

Ratchet-tailed Treepie (Temnurus temnurus) Cuc Phuong NP 10 July 2018

Racquet-tailed Treepie (Crypsirina temia) 2 edge of old-growth secondary forest; plantations, SHR, BMNP.

White-faced Jay (Garrulus leucotis) 2 pine woodlands adjacent to hill forest; wary and difficult to approach, TLA.

Eastern Jungle Crow (Corvus levaillantii) 1 on ground in roadside coffee plantation, HWY 28, JR - SLF.

PASSERIFORMES: Dicaedidae

Plain Flowerpecker (Dicaeum minullum) edge of forest at 1,020 m elev., BMNP.

Plain Flowerpecker (Dicaeum minullum) Bach Ma NP 27 July 2018

Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker (Dicaeum cruentatum) m,f vocal; foraging in garden trees, early AM, JR.

PASSERIFORMES: Nectariniidae

Little Spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra) 1 highly active in dense growth of vines at edge of secondary forest, TNV.

Little Spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostris) Ta Nung Valley, DaLat 23 June 2018

Streaked Spiderhunter (Arachnothera magna) 2 fairly common; vocal (often heard before seen), active in msf at mid to upper levels at edge of old-growth secondary forest; foraging on small fruits; SLF, TLA, TNV.

Streaked Spiderhunter (Arachnothera magna) Suoi Lanh, Di Linh 28 June 2018

Ruby-cheeked Sunbird (Chalcoparia singalensis) 2 fem. active in fruiting trees at edge of old-growth forest, SLF.

Ruby-cheeked Sunbird (Chalcoparia singalensis) Suoi Lanh, Di Linh 25 June 2018

Brown-throated Sunbird (Anthreptes malacensis) 1 m foraging in shrubs in tall second-growth, PQI.

Copper-throated Sunbird (Leptocoma calcostetha) 1 m fruiting shrubs at edge of second-growth, PQI.

Copper-throated Sunbird (Letptocoma calcostetha) m Phu Quoc Island 12 June 2018

Ornate Sunbird (Cinnyris ornatus) 1 fem vocal; foraging on flowering ornamentals, SHR; LU.

Olive-backed Sunbird (Cinnyris ornatus) Phu Quoc Island 8 June 2018

Langbian Sunbird (Aethopyga johnsi) 1 fem, imm m; edge of forest, often in msf; TLA, SLF.

Langbian Sunbird (Aethopyga johnsi)

Black-throated Sunbird (Aethopyga saturata)

Adult m LU, Sapa June 2018 Callyn Yorke

Annam Sunbird (Aethopyga annamensis) 2 m, fem; vocal; foraging on Melastoma flowers at edge of pine and broadleaf forest above 1,000 m elev., LBM, TLA, DWP, LW.

Annam Sunbird (Aethopyga annamensis) m Lang Biang Mt. DaLat 15 June 2018

Greater Crimson Sunbird (Aethopyga seheriae) 2 m, fem; edge of old-growth forest, gardens, CPNP.

Fork-tailed Sunbird (Aethopyga latouchii) 1 fem?; seen briefly at edge of forest, <300 m elev. BMNP.

PASSERIFORMES: Irenidae

Blue-winged Leafbird (Chloropsis moluccensis) 2 m,f; edge of forest, BTNP; SLF, TLA, BMNP.

Blue-winged Leafbird (Chloropsis moluccensis) fem Phu Quoc Island 11 June 2018

Greyish-crowned Leafbird (Chloropsis lazulina) 2 upland broadleaved forest, 1020 m elev., BMNP.

PASSERIFORMES: Estrilididae

White-rumped Munia (Lonchura striata) 2 edge of rice paddy field, JR; 1 wnm in tall grasses around homestead, TLA.

White-rumped Munia (Lonchura striata) Juliet's Di Linh 25 June 2018

Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata) 4 greg. common in gardens, rice paddy fields, vacant lots, tall grasses, forest edge, DUC, TLA.

Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata) DaLat University Campus 14 June 2018

PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae

Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) 20 greg. common in towns and villages throughout.

PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae

Gray Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) 1 on lawn in forest clearing around bungalows, CPNP.

Siberian Wagtail (Motacilla ocularis) 1 edge of lake; marshy clearing, TRA, LW.

PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae

Vietnamese Greenfinch (Chloris monquilloti) 8 greg. vocal; feeding on small fruits of tall broadleaf tree at edge of forest, SLF; 3 feeding together on small fruits at edge of hill forest, TLA.

Vietnamese Greenfinch (Chloris monquilloti) Suoi Lanh, Di Linh 25 June 2018

PASSERIFORMES: Stenostiridae

Gray-headed Canary-flycatcher (Culicapa ceylonensis) 1 in msf with several small spp., e.g. BWMI, BCFU, WTLW, in subcanopy of old secondary hill forest, SLF; TLA.

Gray-headed Canary-flycatcher (Culicapa ceylonensis) Suoi Lanh Di Linh 25 June 2018

PASSERIFORMES: Paridae

Langbian Tit (Parus legendrei) 3 greg; vocal, active in pines and adjacent broad-leaved evergreens at mid to upper level; sometimes in msf with BBTI, LBM, TLA. ENDEMIC

Langibian Tit (Parus legendrei) Tuyen Lam Lake, DaLat 19 June 2018

Cinereous Tit (Parus cinereus) 1 in roadside shrubs and second-growth bordering a large ardeid roost, GVD.

Cinereous Tit (Parus cinereus) Gia Vien District, Vinh Binh Province, North Vietnam 12 July 2018

Yellow-cheeked Tit (Machlolophus spilonotus) 1 in msf with BWMI, GCFU, WTLW at low to mid-levels in broadleaved forest, LW.

Common Sultan Tit (Melanochlora sultanea) vocal (unseen) 1500 ft. elev. BMNP.

PASSERIFORMES: Cisticolidae

Hill Prinia (Prinia superciliaris) 4 vocal; common in grassy areas at edge of hill forest and gardens, DUC, TLA, LW.

Hill Prinia (Prinia superciliaris) Tuyen Lam Lake, DaLat 22 June 2018

Rufescent Prinia (Prinia rufescens) 2 vocal; grassy and tall shrubs in second-growth, TLA.

Rufescent Prinia (Prinia rufescens) Tuyen Lam Lake, DaLat 21 June 2018

Plain Prinia (Prinia inornata) 3 vocal at edge of reeds and lotus pads, VLR.

Plain Prinia (Prinia inornata) Van Long Reserve, Ninh Binh 12 July 2018,

Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius) 4 vocal but shy in grassy, shrubby areas at edge of forest, CPNP, BGZ.

Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius) Phu Quoc Island 12 June 2018

Dark-necked Tailorbird (Orthotomus atrogularis) 5 vocal; sometimes in pairs; common and widespread in gardens, secon-growth at edge of woodlands, agricultural fields, parks.

Dark-necked Tailorbird (Orthotomus atrogularis) Bach Ma NP 20 July 2018

PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae

House Swallow (Hirundo javanica) 20 common and widespread in coastal areas, wetlands and highlands (nesting under the roofs of buildings in Sapa).

House Swallow (Hirundo javanica) Phu Quoc Island 12 June 2018

PASSERIFORMES: Pycnonotidae

Puff-throated Bulbul (Alophoixus pallidus) 1 old-growth secondary hill forest, lower mid-level, SLF.

Puff-throated Bulbul (Alophoixus pallidus) Suoi Lanh, Di Linh 25 June 2018

Ochraceous Bulbul (Alophoixus ochraceus) 2 seen briefly together in forest, 1,020 m elev. BMNP.

Brown-backed Bulbul (Hemixos remotus) 2 edge of forest, SLF, TLA.

Brown-backed Bulbul (Hemioxus remotus) Suoi Lanh, DiLinh 25 June 2018

Southern Mountain Bulbul (Ixos tickelli) 1 lower, mid and subcanopy levels in hill forest; often in msf, SLF, TLA.

Southern Mountain Bulbul (Ixos tickelli) Tuyen Lam Lake, DaLat 22 June 2018

Black Bulbul (Hypsipetes leucocephalus) 6 greg, vocal; common in second-growth with tall trees, gardens, edge of pine and broadleaved hill forest, DUC, TLA, MLB, TNV.

Black Bulbul (Hypsipetes leucocephalus) Ta Nung, DaLat 14 June 2018

Black-crested Bulbul (Pycnonotus melanicterus) 2 edge of hill forest, SLF, TLA, MLB.

Black-crested Bulbul (Pycnonotus melanicterus) Datanla WP, DaLat 19 June 2018

Red-whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus) 4 greg, vocal; widespread; previously one of the most abundant, bulbuls in Vietnam; now uncommon and patchily distributed in disturbed habitats throughout; freqently caught by trappers and sold as a caged bird.

Red-whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus) Hanoi 6 July 2018

Light-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis) 1 in shrubs at edge of wetland near ardeid evening roost, GVD.

Light-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis) Gia Vien, Binh Linh 12 July 2018

Southern Sooty-headed Bulbul (Pycnonotus aurigaster) 10 vocal, greg; widespread in ruderal, second-growth, parks and gardens; edge of forest; chestnut-vented form predominates north of the 16th N parallel.

Southern Sooty-headed Bulbul (Pycnonotus aurigaster) DaLat Univ. 2 July 2018

Stripe-throated Bulbul (Pycnonotus finlaysoni) 8 vocal, greg; nest; widespread in forest edge, second-growth, parks and gardens.

Stripe-throated Bulbul (Pycnonotus finlaysoni) with nest material Bach Ma NP 20 July 2018

Flavescent Bulbul (Pycnonotus flavescens) 10 vocal, greg; common in secondary forest edge, ruderal fields, wooded parks and gardens, TVA, SLF.

Flavescent Bulbul (Pynonotus flavescens) Tuyen Lam Lake, DaLat 22 June 2018

Sunda Yellow-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus analis) scrubby second-growth, PQI.

Sunda Yellow-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus analis) Phu Quoc Is.11 June 2018

Streak-eared Bulbul (Pycnonotus blanfordi) 2 middle-level, second-growth in garden with STBU, LU; 16, BGZ.

Streak-eared Bulbul (Pycnonotus blanfordi) Saigon BGZ 14 August 2018

Black-headed Bulbul (Brachypodius atriceps) 1 subcanopy of hill forest, SLF.

PASSERIFORMES: Phylloscopidae

White-tailed Leaf-warbler (Phylloscopus intensior) 5 vocal; greg; often in msf in broadleaved forest and adjacent second-growth, TLA; SLF.

White-tailed Leaf-warbler (Phylloscopus intensior) Tuyen Lam Lake, DaLat 3 July 2018

Blyth's Leaf-warbler (Phylloscopus reguloides) 1 subcanopy of hill forest, SLF.

PASSERIFORMES: Scotocercidae

Leafworker - formerly Mountain Tailorbird (Phyllergates cucullatus) 1 in msf, subcanopy of broadleaved hill forest, TLA.

PASSERIFORMES: Aegithalidae

Gray-crowned Tit (Aegithalos annamensis) 8 vocal, greg. foraging at low to mid level in conifer and broadleaved forest and edge, TLA, MLB.

Gray-crowned Tit (Aegithalos annamensis) Tuyen Lam Lake, DaLat 17 June 2018

PASSERIFORMES: Sylviidae

Black-headed Parrotbill (Psittiparus margaritae) 1 mid-level broadleaved hill forest in dense second-growth foliage, SLF.

Black-headed Parrotbill (Psittiparus margaritae) Suoi Lanh, Di Linh 25 June 2018

PASSERIFORMES: Zosteropidae

Indochinese Yuhina (Yuhina torqueola) 2 one foraging on an orthopteran in mid to lower level of hill forest above 1000 m elev. BMNP.

Indochinese Yuhina (Yuhina torqueola) Bach Ma NP 27 July 2018

Black-chinned Yuhina (Yuhina nigrimenta) 1 in msf, hill forest, SLF.

Black-chinned Yuhina (Yuhina nigrimenta) Suoi Lanh, Di Linh 25 June 2018

Oriental White-eye (Zosterops palpebrosus) 3 often in msf; common and widespread in hill forest, second-growth, gardens.

Oriental White-eye (Zosterops palpebrosus) Tuyen Lam Lake, DaLat 17 June 2018

PASSERIFORMES: Timaliidae

Red-billed Scimitar Babbler (Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps) 1 foraging in dense, vine-covered second-growth at edge of hill forest, SLF.

Red-billed Scimitar Babbler (Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps) Suoi Lanh, Di Linh 25 June 2018

Northern Gray-throated Babbler (Stachyris nigriceps) 1 lower level of broadleaved hill forest, SLF.

Pin-striped Tit-babbler (Mixornis gularis) 1 common and widespread in second-growth at the edge of forest; gardens and parks.

Rufous-capped Babbler (Cyanoderma ruficeps) 1 fg in msf; lower to mid levels in montane pine-deciduous forest, MLB; TVA.

PASSERIFORMES: Pellorneidae

Black-crowned Fulvetta (Schoeniparus klossi) 1 on moss-covered limbs in cloud-forest, LBM

Black-crowned fulvetta (Schoeniparus klossi) Endemic Lang Biang Mt. DaLat 15 June 2018

Rufous-winged Fulvetta (Schoeniparus castaneceps) 1 in msf, lower mid-level in montane broadleaved hill forest, LW.

Rufous-winged Fulvetta (Schoeniparus castaneceps) Love Waterfall, Sapa 14 July 2018

Limestone Wren Babbler (Turdinus crispifrons) 1 on steep-sided limestone hill with well developed broadleaved forest, CPNP.

Indochinese Wren- babbler (Rimator danjoui) 1 staying near the ground at the roadside edge of montane broadleaved forest at about 1,020 m elev. BMNP.

Indochinese Wren-babbler (Rimator danjoui) Bach Ma NP 27 July 2018

PASSERIFORMES: Leiothrichidae

Rufous-backed Sibia (Heterophasia annectans eximia) 1 subcanopy of hill broadleaved forest; often in msf, TLA.

Rufous-backed Sibia (Heterophasia annectans eximia) Tuyen Lam Lake, DaLat 5 August 2018

Black-browed Fulvetta (Alcippe grotei) 3 subcanopy; often fg in msf; largely below 1000 m, BMNP.

Black-browed Fulvetta (Alcippe grotei) Bach Ma NP 20 July 2018

Mountain Fulvetta (Alcippe peracensis) 2 subcanopy; often fg in msf; largely above 1000 m, BMNP.

Mountain Fulvetta (Alcippe peracensis) Bach Ma NP 27 July 2018

Lesser Necklaced Laughing-thrush (Garrulax monileger) 1 at about 400 m elev., BMNP.

Lesser Necklaced Laughing-thrush (Garrulax monileger) Bach Ma NP 27 July 2018

Eastern White-crested Laughing-thrush (Garrulax diardi) 1 vocal; on wall, HIC; 2 greg. second-growth near entrance of BMNP. Commonly trapped for sale as a caged bird.

Eastern White-crested Laughing-thrush (Garrulax diardi) captive Saigon BGZ 14 August 2018

Black-throated Laughing-thrush (Garrulax chinensis) vocal but difficult to see in broadleaved hill forest, TLA, SLF; a common cage bird, especially in Hanoi.

White-cheeked Laughing-thrush (Garrulax vassali) 20 greg, vocal; flocks common in pine woodland, edge of broadleaved forest; parks and gardens; often foraging in dense shrubbery near the ground, DUC, TLA, TNV.

White-cheeked Laughing-thrush (Garrulax vassali) Tuyen Lam Lake, DaLat 8 August 2018

Collared Laughing-thrush (Trochalopteron yersini) 1 in broadleaved cloud forest; seen briefly at close range on trail steps about 200m below the summit of LBM.

Plain Minla (Siva orientalis) 2 fg in msf in lower to mid-level in hill broadleaved forest, TLA, SLF, LBM, BMNP.

Plain Minla (Siva orientalis) Lang Biang Mt. DaLat 15 June 2018

Grey-crowned Crocias (Laniellus langbianis) 3 greg; often in msf in subcanopy and mid-level in hill broadleaved forest, TLA.

Gray-crowned Crocias (Laniellus langbianis) Tuyen Lam Lake, DaLat 4 August 2018

PASSERIFORMES: Sittidae

Chestnut-vented Nuthatch (Sitta nagaensis grisiventris) 1 gleaning insects from bark of a variety of trees in montane broadleaved and coniferous hill forest, TLA, LBM, LW.

Chestnut-vented Nuthatch (Sitta nagaens grisiventris) Tuyen Lam Lake, DaLat 17 June 2018

Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch (Sitta castanea) 1 gleaning insects from horizontal limbs in subcanopy of montane broadleaved forest, LW.

Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch (Sitta castanea) Love Waterfall, Sapa 14 July 2018

PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae

Black-collared Starling (Gracupica nigricollis) 10 vocal, greg. common in gardens, ruderal fields, pastureland and edge of secondary forest, DLT, DUC, TLA, JR.

Black-collared Starling (Gracupica nigricollis) Tuyen Lam Lake 19 June 2018

White-shouldered Starling (Sturnia sinensis) 4 greg. perched together in a large tree surrounded by a ruderal field, HIC.

Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis) 25 vocal, gregarious; most abundant in and around towns and villages with grassy areas.

Vinous-breasted Myna (Acridotheres leucocephalus) 2 greg. occasionally seen in ruderal fields, vacant lots and edge of secondary forest, DLT, DUC, TLA.

Vinous-breasted Myna (Acridotheres leucocephalus) HWY 28 Di Linh 30 June 2018

Great (White-vented) Myna (Acridotheres grandis) 5 greg. foraging in ruderal lot with cattle, DUC.

Great Myna (Acridotheres grandis) DaLat University Campus 14 June 2018

Golden-crested Myna (Ampeliceps coronatus) 3 greg. flew to tall tree in second-growth at about 250 m elev, BMNP.

Golden-crested Myna (Ampeliceps coronatus) Bach Ma NP 27 July 2018

PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae

Oriental Magpie Robin (Copsychus saularis) 4 widespread and fairly common throughout in parks, gardens, second-growth and forest edge.

Magpie Robin (Copsychus saularis) fem Hanoi - outside of HBG 7 July 2018

Large Niltava (Niltava grandis) 1 imm subcanopy of broadleaved hill forest, TLA.

Large Niltava (Niltava grandis) imm Tuyen Lam Lake, DaLat 1 August 2018

Verditer Flycatcher (Eumyias thalassinus) 8 ad, imm voca, greg. a large flock foraging on small fruits in the canopy of a streamside deciduous tree, TLA. Elsewhere, commonly seen perched on shrubs and trees individually in second-growth bordering hill forest, TNV, BMNP.

Verditer Flycatcher (Eymyias thalassinus) Tan Nung Valley 16 June 2018

Caroline's Shortwing (Brachypteryx carolinae) 5 vocal (one individual responded to playback of its own song; others singing in same general area did not respond), shy and secretive; staying in low growth in shady, broadleaved montane forest, LW.

Yellow-billed Whistling Thrush (Myophonus flavirostris) 2; ID note: bill appeared more orange than yellow. predawn singing from one individual nearly each morning (0445 hrs.) in streamside second-growth bordered by a coffee plantation, JR; Others seen in secondary forest, often early in the morning on the ground in disturbed areas, DWP, and also in relatively undisturbed forest, BMNP.

Yellow-billed Whistling Thrush (Myophonus flavirostris) Juliet's DiLinh 26 June 2018

Plumbeous Water Redstart (Rhyacornis fuliginosa) 3 (m,f; imm) semi-greg. on boulders and streamside debri, along fast-flowing, rocky stream running through Sa Pa mountain village, CCV.

Plumbeous Redstart (Rhyacornis fuluginosa) CCV, Sapa 14 July 2018

Gray Bush Chat (Saxicola ferreus) 3 ad, imm; alt, bsc. plmg (same location; partially gregarious (ad and imm) hawking insects from low perches in garden, including pines and metal fences, TLA.

Gray Bush Chat (Saxicola ferreus) (A) m alt. plmg. 19 June, 2018 (B ) bsc. plmg. 4 Aug 2018 (Tuyen Lam Lake - both images)

PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae

Scaly Thrush (Zoothera dauma) 1 in shady gardens; often on ground, flushing to nearby low perch and remaining motionless, TLA, DUC.

Scaly Thrush (Zoothera dauma) Tuyen Lam Lake, DaLat 19 June 2018