Trip Report: Vietnam, November 10 - December 4, 1998

Background

Vietnam is an excellent, friendly South-east Asian country, with a great selection of endemic and must-see birds. If you have travelled a little in South-east Asia already, it will not be long before your attention turns to Vietnam. We used 'gen' by Brian Gee (available from the Oriental Bird Club, c/o The Lodge, Sandy, Beds, UK) and Jon Hornbuckle (available on the web at http://worldtwitch.virtualave.net/).

We flew with Aeroflot, sadly remaining ignorant of the possibility of identically priced open-jaw return, which would have meant we could have flown into Ho Chi Min and out of Hanoi, saving one day and an expensive internal flight. We hired a car and driver through NTN Travel (contact Nguyen Van Viet email vietntn@hcm.fpt.vn) for the days when we needed to travel anywhere which cost $575 after haggling. This could be reduced further I think (standard rate is $20-30 per day for a car) but it is worth using NTN as they are used to birders and know their way to all the key sites (especially important for Xuan Thuy). Nguyen also booked all our internal flights.

The timing of our trip left a little to be desired, and we did not enjoy the best of weather; better to go in April if you have the chance.

Site information

Cat Tien National Park (10-15 November 1998)

Great site but birds a little thin on the ground during our visit. We were hit by two tropical storms during our stay, and this meant we lost a lot of time in the field. On one day fish were actually jumping in front of us along the path! The leeches were pretty bad, too. Make sure you take wellies and leech socks if you go here during 'the wet'. The pheasants were very hard, we saw just one Germain's Peacock-pheasant, and pittas were likewise almost impossible. Other highlights included: Pale-headed Woodpecker, Red-vented Barbet, bad views of a female Bar-bellied Pitta, Black-and-red Broadbill, and Grey-faced Tit-babbler.

Ho Tuyen Lam (16 and 18 November 1998)

Superb if somewhat confusing site. Available maps of this site are rather woeful, and the issue is confused by variable heights in the reservoir. It is however a really good site and worth perseverance. We got lost on the first day and got dropped off by the tourist development on the left bank at the far end of the reservoir. In pockets of forest here we saw plenty of good birds, and nearby pines on the ridge held Vietnamese Greenfinch. Despite my best attempts I failed to see both Yellow-billed Nuthatch and Grey-crowned Crocias. We actually never found the Crocias trail, but I know where it is now and will return one day. Highlights included: Chinese Francolin, Yellow-vented Green Pigeon, Grey-faced Buzzard, Rufous-bellied Eagle, Burmese Shrike, Black-hooded Laughingthrush, White-cheeked Laughingthrush, Collared Laughingthrush and Grey-headed Parrotbill.

Mount Lang Bian (17 November 1998)

Great site. Best to get permission from the Tourist Office in town to save your driver hassle if you are caught sneaking in, costs money though for permit and guide (the guide just drives up to the gate and then returns later with the driver!). The trail into the forest was seriously muddy during our visit, again wellies were essential. We could have done with another day here I think but still managed to see: Black-browed Barbet, Lesser Shortwing, Siberian Blue Robin, Ashy-throated Warbler, Collared Laughingthrush, Rufous-winged Fulvetta and Black-headed Sibia.

Xuan Thuy (21 November 1998)

One of my main reasons for visiting Vietnam was to see Spoon-billed Sandpiper, and we were not disappointed. We stayed at the reserve, basic accommodation available and were charged $20 each for a bed, three meals and the guided boat trip out onto the sandflats. Again we were unlucky with the weather and only had 2 hours before rain stopped play. This was fortunately long enough to allow us to find: Nordmann's Greenshank, Spoon-billed Sandpiper, Saunder's Gull and Black-faced Spoonbill.

Cuc Phuong National Park (21-27 November 1998)

This was our favourite site, the weather was great the whole time we were here, and the birds were fantastic. Fairly expensive but well worth it. We stayed in a room in the pillar house and ate all our meals in the main canteen. Could be noisy during school visits but quiet the rest of the time. Visit the primate centre by the National Park Headquarters if you want to see some of the endangered primates of Vietnam, it will be your only chance. Pittas were seemingly everywhere here, we saw 4-5 a day without any problems, with excellent views of Bar-bellied and Blue-rumped Pitta at close range. Don't ignore the road it was really good during our stay. Other highlights included: Silver Pheasant (abundant), Red-collared Woodpecker, White-bellied Green Pigeon, Pied Falconet, a large flock of White-winged Magpie, Indochinese Green Magpie, Ratchet-tailed Treepie, thrushes, White-tailed Flycatcher, Fujian Niltava, Rufous-tailed Robin, bush-warblers, wren-babblers and Rufous-throated Fulvetta.

Tam Dao (28-30 November 1998)

We were a little tired by this stage and did not do this site justice. The weather conditions did not help however, lots of low cloud and mist and drizzle making birding unpleasant and difficult. Plenty of cheap hotels but the eateries all have the same menu and prices, which are quite expensive. We did however manage to see some good birds: Eurasian Woodcock, Siberian Thrush, thrushes, Fujian Niltava, Grey Laughingthrush, Spot-necked Babbler, the stunning Short-tailed Parrotbill and Tristram's Bunting.

Cat Ba Island (2-4 December 1998)

We did a cheap three day trip from Hanoi to wind down before we flew home. Great scenery but produced few birds of interest, best of all being Light-vented Bulbuls in the limestone scrub.

Species List (follows nomenclature and order in Inskipp et al 1996)

Site codes as follows - CT = Cat Tien, DL = Da Lat, HTL = Ho Tuyen Lam, LB = Mount Lang Bian, XT = Xuan Thuy, CP = Cuc Phuong, TD = Tam Dao and CB = Cat Ba island. [ ]indicates that the bird was heard only.

Chinese Francolin	Francolinus pintadeanus	HTL
Red Junglefowl	Gallus gallus	CT, CP
Silver Pheasant	Lophura nycthemera	CP
Germains Peacock Pheasant	Polyplectron germaini	CT Single female on track on 15/11.
[Grey Peacock Pheasant	Polyplectrum bicalcaratum	CP, TD]
[Green Peafowl	Pavo muticus	CT] Heard at dusk from the ranger station at Crocodile Lake on 12/11.
Greylag Goose	Anser anser	XT
Cotton Pygmy-goose	Nettapus coromandelianus	CT
Spot-billed Duck	Anas poecilorhyncha	XT
Northern Shoveler	Anas clypeata	XT
Common Teal	Anas crecca	XT
White-browed Piculet	Sasia ochracea	TD
Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker	Dendrocopos canicapillus	CP
White-bellied Woodpecker	Dryocopus javensis	CT
Lesser Yellownape	Picus chlorolophus	CT, CP
Greater Yellownape	Picus flavinucha	CP
Red-collared Woodpecker	Picus rabieri	CP Two territories found, birds unresponsive to tape. One bird flushed from ground and seen poorly.
Grey-headed Woodpecker	Picus canus	CT
Common Flameback	Dinopium javense	CT
Pale-headed Woodpecker	Gecinulus grantia	CT Single bird along the track at Cat Tien on 12/11.
Bay Woodpecker	Blythipicus pyrrhotis	CP
Red-vented Barbet	Megalaima lagrandieri	CT A single seen well at Cat Tien on 15/11 was the only one seen during the trip!
Lineated Barbet	Megalaima lineata	CT
Green-eared Barbet	Megalaima faiostricta	CP, TD
Golden-throated Barbet	Megalaima franklinii	TD
Black-browed Barbet	Megalaima oorti	[HTL], LB
[Moustached Barbet	Megalaima incognita	HTL]
[Coppersmith Barbet	Megalaima haemacephala	CT]
Oriental Pied Hornbill	Anthracoceros albirostris	CT Daily at Cat Tien in small flocks.
Orange-breasted Trogon	Harpactes oreskios	CT
Red-headed Trogon	Harpactes erythocephalus	HTL, CP, TD
Common Kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	CT, XT
[Banded Kingfisher	Lacedo pulchella	CT]
Stork-billed Kingfisher	Halcyon amauroptera	CT
White-throated Kingfisher	Halcyon smyrnensis	widespread
Black-capped Kingfisher	Halcyon pileata	XT
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater	Merops leschnaulti	CT
Asian Emerald Cuckoo	Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus	CT
Drongo Cuckoo	Surniculus lugubris	CT
Green-billed Malkoha	Phaenicophaeus tristis	CT, CP
Greater Coucal	Centropus sinensis	CT
Lesser Coucal	Centropus bengalensis	CT, XT
Vernal Hanging Parrot	Loriculus vernalis	CT
Grey-headed Parakeet	Psittacula finschii	HTL
Red-breasted Parakeet	Psittacula alexanderi	CT
Germain's Swiftlet	Collocalia germani	CT
Brown-backed Needletail	Hirundapus giganteus	CT
Asian Palm Swift	Cypsirius balasiensis	CT
Fork-tailed Swift	Apus pacificus	CT, CB
House Swift	Apus affinis	Saigon, DL
[Mountain Scops Owl	Otus spilocephalus	CT]
[Collared Scops Owl	Otus bakkamoena	CT]
[Spot-bellied Eagle Owl	Bubo nipalensis	CP]
[Collared Owlet	Glaucidium brodei	CP]
[Asian Barred Owlet	Glaucidium cuculoides	CT]
Great Eared nightjar	Eurostopodus macrotis	CT
Large-tailed nightjar	Caprimulgus macrurus	CT Small numbers seen, not very vocal.
Rock Pigeon	Columba livia	Ubiquitous in urban areas
Oriental Turtle Dove	Streptopelia orientalis	HTL
Spotted Dove	Streptopelia chinensis	CT
Red Collared Dove	Streptopelia tranquebarica	CT
Emerald Dove	Chalcophaps indica	HTL
Thick-billed Green Pigeon	Treron curvirostra	CT, CP
Yellow-vented Green Pigeon	Treron seimundi	HTL, CP
[Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon	Treron sphenura	LB]
White-bellied Green Pigeon	Treron sieboldi	CP
Green Imperial Pigeon	Ducula aenea	CT
Mountain Imperial Pigeon	Ducula badia	HTL, LB
White-breasted Waterhen	Amaurornis phoenicurus	CT, XT
Watercock	Gallicrex cinerea	CT
Purple Swamphen	Porphyrio porphyrio	CT
Common Moorhen	Gallinula chloropus	CT
Eurasian Woodcock	Scolopax rusticola	TD
Black-tailed Godwit	Limosa limosa	XT
Bar-tailed Godwit	Limosa lapponica	XT
Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus	XT
Eurasian Curlew	Numenius arquata	XT
Common Redshank	Tringa totanus	XT
Marsh Sandpiper	Tringa stagnatilis	XT
Common Greenshank	Tringa nebularia	XT
Nordmann's Greenshank	Tringa guttifer	XT 6+ birds at Xuan Thuy, 21/11.
Common Sandpiper	Actitis hypoleucos	HTL
Great Knot	Calidris tenuirostris	XT
Red Knot	Calidris canutus	XT
Sanderling	Calidris alba	XT
Spoon-billed Sandpiper	Calidris pygmaeus	XT Two or three feeding alone on the sand bars at the mouth of the estuary at Xuan Thuy, 21/11.
Red-necked Stint	Calidris ruficollis	XT
Dunlin	Calidris alpina	XT
Curlew Sandpiper	Calidris ferruginea	XT
Broad-billed Sandpiper	Limicola falcinellus	XT
Bronze-winged Jacana	Metopidius indicus	CT
Grey Plover	Pluvialis squatarola	XT
Little Ringed Plover	Charadrius dubius	XT
Kentish Plover	Charadrius alexandrinus	XT
Lesser Sand Plover	Charadrius mongolus	XT
Greater Sand Plover	Charadrius leschenaultii	XT, Halong Bay
Red-wattled Lapwing	Vanellus indicus	CT
Heuglin's Gull	Larus heuglini	XT
Brown-headed Gull	Larus brunnicephalus	XT
Black-headed Gull	Larus ridibundus	XT
Saunder's Gull	Larus saundersi	XT At least ten birds at Xuan Thuy on 21/11.
Gull-billed Tern	Gelochelidon nilotica	XT
Caspian Tern	Sterna caspia	XT Two birds at Xuan Thuy, 21/11, constitute an extension of range.
Whiskered Tern	Chlidonias hybridus	XT
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus	CT, HTL
Oriental Honey Buzzard	Pernis ptilorhynchus	CP
Black baza	Aviceda leuphotes	CT
Black-shouldered Kite	Elanus caeruleus	near CT
Black Kite	Milvus migrans	XT, CB
White-bellied Sea Eagle	Haliaeetus leucogaster	CB
Short-toed Snake Eagle	Circaetus gallicus	CT A single bird seen well flying across the river was identified as this species, but no description was taken. This record would have constituted the second record for Vietnam if it could be substantiated.
Crested Serpent Eagle	Spilornis cheela	CT
Eurasian Marsh Harrier	Circus aeruginosus	XT
Crested Goshawk	Accipiter trivirgatus	CT, CP
Shikra	Accipiter badius	HTL
Grey-faced Buzzard	Butastur indicus	HTL
Black Eagle	Ictinaetus malayensis	LB, CP
Rufous-bellied Eagle	Hieraaetus kieneri	HTL
Pied Falconet	Microhierax melanoleucos	CP
Common Kestrel	Falco tinnunculus	widespread
Little Grebe	Tachybaptus ruficollis	HTL
Little Egret	Egretta garzetta	XT
Pacific Reef Egret	Egretta sacra	CB
Grey Heron	Ardea cinerea	XT
Purple Heron	Ardea purpurea	CT
Great Egret	Casmerodius alba	CT, XT
Chinese Pond Heron	Ardeola bacchus	CT, XT
Black-crowned night Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax	CT
Cinnamon Bittern	Ixobrychus cinnamomeus	HTL
Black-faced Spoonbill	Platalea minor	XT Two located on sand bars at mouth of estuary on 21/11.
Wooly-necked Stork	Ciconia episcopus	CT
Blue-rumped Pitta	Pitta soror	CT, CP Single heard on several dates at Cat Tien. 1-3 daily at Cuc Phuong.
Bar-bellied Pitta	Pitta elliotii	CT, CP Single female flushed at Cat Tien, others heard occasionally but generally not very vocal. Recorded daily at Cuc Phuong, mostly females seen.
Black-and-red Broadbill	Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos	CT
Silver-breasted Broadbill	Serilophus lunatus	CP
Asian Fairy Bluebird	Irena puella	CT, HTL, CP
Blue-winged Leafbird	Chloropsis cochinchensis	CT, CP
Golden-fronted Leafbird	Chloropsis aurifrons	CT
Orange-bellied Leafbird	Chloropsis hardwickii	CP
Burmese Shrike	Lanius colluroides	HTL
Grey-backed Shrike	Lanius tephronotus	CP
Eurasian Jay	Garrulus glandarius	HTL, LB
White-winged Magpie	Urocissa whiteheadi	CP Large (10+), noisy rambling flock seen on 22/11 along the road.
Common Green Magpie	Cissa chinensis	CP, TD
Indochinese Green Magpie	Cissa hypoleuca	CP
Ratchet-tailed Treepie	Temnurus temnurus	CP, TD
Large-billed Crow	Corvus macrorynchus	CB
Ashy Woodswallow	Artamus fuscus	CT, HTL
Black-naped Oriole	Oriolus chinensis	CT
Black-hooded Oriole	Oriolus xanthornus	CT Small numbers daily at Cat Tien.
Maroon Oriole	Oriolus traillii	CP
Large Cuckooshrike	Coracina macei	TD
Indochinese Cuckooshrike	Coracina polioptera	HTL, LB
Ashy Minivet	Pericrocotus divaricatus	CT
Long-tailed Minivet	Pericrocotos ethologus	LB
Scarlet Minivet	Pericrocotus flammeus	CT, CP
Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike	Hemipus picatus	CT, LB
White-throated Fantail	Rhipidura albicollis	HTL, CP, TD
Ashy Drongo	Dicrurus leucophaeus
Bronzed Drongo	Dicrurus aeneus	CT
Spangled Drongo	Dicrurus hottentottus	CT
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo	Dicrurus paradiseus	CP
Black-naped Monarch	Hypothymis azurea	CT, CP
Asian Paradise Flycatcher	Terpsiphone paradisi	CT
Common Iora	Aegithina tiphia	CT
Great Iora	Aegithina lafresnayei	CT, CP
Large Woodshrike	Tephrodornis gularis	CT
Blue Rock Thrush	Monticola solitarius	CT, LB, HTL, CB
Blue Whistling Thrush	Myophonus caeruleus	CP, TD, CB
Siberian Thrush	Zoothera sibirica	TD
Scaly Thrush	Zoothera dauma	CP, TD
Grey-backed Thrush	Turdus hortulorum	CP, TD
Black-breasted Thrush	Turdus dissimilis	TD Single male dead amongst hunters haul at Tam Dao on foggy morning, along with Japanese Thrush, Blue Whistling Thrush, two Fujian Niltavas and a Grey Bushchat.
Japanese Thrush	Turdus cardis	CP, [TD]
Eye-browed Thrush	Turdus obscurus	TD
Eurasian Blackbird	Turdus merula	CP, CB
Lesser Shortwing	Brachypteryx leucophrys	LB
Asian Brown Flycatcher	Muscicapa daurica	CT, Datanla falls
Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher	Ficedula strophiata	LB
Red-throated Flycatcher	Ficedula parva	CT, HTL
Snowy-browed Flycatcher	Ficedula hyperythra	CP
Little Pied Flycatcher	Ficedula westermanni	HTL
Verditer Flycatcher	Eumyias thalassina	CT
Fujian niltava	Niltava davidi	CP, TD
White-tailed Flycatcher	Cyornis concretus	CP
Blue-throated Flycatcher	Cyornis rubeculoides	CT
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher	Cyornis tickellieae	CT
Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher	Culicicapa ceylonensis	HTL, LB, Datanla falls
Rufous-tailed Robin	Luscinia sibilans	CP
Siberian Blue Robin	Luscinia cyane	LB
Orange-flanked Bush Robin	Tarsiger cyanurus	CP, TD
Oriental Magpie Robin	Copsychus saularis	CP, CB
White-rumped Shama	Copsychus malabaricus	CT, CP
Slaty-backed Forktail	Enicurus schistaceus	Datanla Falls nr DL
[Green Cochoa	Cochoa viridis	TD]
Common Stonechat	Saxicola torquata	CT
Grey Bushchat	Saxicola ferrea	TD
Black-collared Starling	Sturnus nigricollis	HTL, LB
Vinous-breasted Starling	Sturnus burmannicus	CT, HTL
Crested Myna	Acridotheres cristatelis	XT
Hill Myna	Gracula religiosa	CT, HTL
Chestnut-vented nuthatch	Sitta nagaensis	HTL, LB
Velvet-fronted nuthatch	Sitta frontalis	CT, CP
Yellow-cheeked Tit	Parus spilonotus	LB, HTL
Sultan Tit	Melanochlora sultanea	CP, TD
Sand Martin	Riparia riparia	reservoir outside HCM
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica	widespread
Striated Swallow	Hirundo striolata	XT
Black-crested Bulbul	Pycnonotus melanicterus	LB
Red-whiskered Bulbul	Pycnonotus jocosus	HTL, CP
Light-vented Bulbul	Pycnonotus sinensis	CB
Sooty-headed Bulbul	Pycnonotus aurigaster	LB
Stripe-throated Bulbul	Pycnonotus finlayson	CT, CB
Streak-eared Bulbul	Pycnonotus blanfordi	CT
Puff-throated Bulbul	Alophoxius pallidus	CT, CP, TD
Grey-eyed Bulbul	Iole propinqua	CT, CP
Ashy Bulbul	Hemixos flavala	HTL, LB, Datanla falls
Mountain Bulbul	Hypsipetes mcclellandii	LB, HTL
Black Bulbul	Hypsipetes leucocephalus	HTL, LB, CP, TD
Zitting Cisticola	Cisticola juncidis	XT
Rufescent Prinia	Prinia rufescens	CT
Yellow-bellied Prinia	Prinia flaviventris	CB
Plain Prinia	Prinia inornata	HTL, LB
Oriental White-eye	Zosterops palpebrosa	XT
Asian Stubtail	Urosphena squamiceps	CP
Japanese Bush Warbler	Cettia diphone	CP
Brownish-flanked Bush Warbler	Cettia fortipes	CP, TD
Russet Bush Warbler	Bradypterus seebohmi	CP, TD
Mountain Tailorbird	Orthotomus cucullatus	HTL, LB, CP, TD
Common Tailorbird	Orthotomus sutorius	HCM city
Dark-necked Tailorbird	Orthotomus atrogularis	CT
Radde's Warbler	Phylloscopus schwarzi
Ashy-throated Warbler	Phylloscopus maculipennis	LB
Yellow-browed Warbler	Phylloscopus inornata	CT, HTL, CP
Arctic Warbler	Phylloscopus borealis	CT
Greenish Warbler	Phylloscopus trochiloides	CT, CP
Pale-legged Leaf Warbler	Phylloscopus tenellipes	CT, CP
Eastern Crowned Warbler	Phylloscopus coronatus	CP
White-tailed Leaf Warbler	Phylloscopus davisoni	HTL, TD
Sulphur-breasted Warbler	Phylloscopus ricketti	CP
Golden-spectacled Warbler	Seicercus burkii	CP, TD
White-spectacled Warbler	Seicercus affinis	HTL, LB
Chestnut-crowned Warbler	Seicercus castaniceps	HTL, TD
White-crested Laughingthrush	Garrulax leucolophus	CT, CP
Black-hooded Laughingthrush	Garrulax milleti	HTL
Grey Laughingthrush	Garrulax maesi	TD
Black-throated Laughingthrush	Garrulax chinensis	TD
White-cheeked Laughingthrush	Garrulax vassali	HTL
Collared Laughingthrush	Garrulax yersini	LB, HTL
Abbott's Babbler	Malacocincla abbotti	CT
Buff-breasted Babbler	Pellorneum tickelli	CP
Puff-throated Babbler	Pellorneum ruficeps	CT, CP
Scaly-crowned Babbler	Malocopteron cinereum	CT Small flocks frequently encountered along the trails at Cat Tien.
Large Scimitar Babbler	Pomatorhinus hypoleucos	CP, TD
[Streak-breasted Scimitar Babbler	Pomatorhinus erythrocnemis	TD]
Red-billed Scimitar Babbler	Pomatorhinus ochraciceps	HTL, TD Two in a mixed feeding flock at HTL on 16/11.
Limestone Wren Babbler	Napothera crispifrons	CP
Streaked Wren Babbler	Napothera brevicaudata	CP, TD
Eyebrowed Wren Babbler	Napothera epilepidota	CP
[Pygmy Wren Babbler	Pnoepyga pusilla	LB, HTL]
Rufous-capped Babbler	Stachyris ruficeps	HTL, LB, CP
Golden Babbler	Stachyris chrysaea	TD
Grey-throated Babbler	Stachyris poliocephala	CP, TD
Spot-necked Babbler	Stachyris striolata	TD
Striped Tit Babbler	Macronous gularis	CT, CP, CB
Grey-faced Tit Babbler	Macronous kelleyi	CT Small flock often encountered along track.
Silver-eared Mesia	Leiothrix argentauris	LB
Chestnut-fronted Shrike Babbler	Pteruthius aenobarbus	HTL, LB
Blue-winged Minla	Minla cyanouroptera	HTL, LB
Rufous-winged Fulvetta	Alcippe castenaceps	LB
Rufous-throated Fulvetta	Alcippe rufogularis	CP
Black-browed Fulvetta	Alcippe grotei	CP
Mountain Fulvetta	Alcippe peracensis	HTL, LB, Datanla falls
Grey-cheeked Fulvetta	Alcippe morrisonia	TD
Rufous-backed Sibia	Heterophasia annectans
Black-headed Sibia	Heterophasia melanoleuca	LB
White-bellied Yuhina	Yuhina zantholeuca	HTL, CP
Grey-headed Parrotbill	Paradoxornis gularis	HTL Single bird of the distinctive Annamese race in a mixed feeding flock at HTL on 16/11.
Short-tailed Parrotbill	Paradoxornis davidianus	TD
Yellow-vented Flowerpecker	Dicaeum chrysorrheum	CT
Ruby-cheeked Sunbird	Anthreptes singalensis	CT
Olive-backed Sunbird	Nectarina jugularis	CT Common at Cat Tien. Nest found, with sitting female, incubating clutch?
Fork-tailed Sunbird	Aethopyga christinae	HTL, CP, TD
[Little Sunbird	Arachnothera longirostra	CT]
Streaked Spiderhunter	Arachnothera magna	CP, TD
Eurasian Tree Sparrow	Passer montanus	ubiquitous
White Wagtail	Motacilla alba	XT
Yellow Wagtail	Motacilla flava	XT
Grey Wagtail	Motacilla cinerea	CT
Olive-backed Pipit	Anthus hodgsoni	HTL, CP
White-rumped Munia	Lonchura striata	CT
Scaly-breasted Munia	Lonchura punctulata	CT, HTL
Vietnamese Greenfinch	Carduelis monguilloti	HTL, LB
Tristram's Bunting	Emberiza tristrami	TD

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