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Below is the full list of species we recorded on our trip. Highlighted names are linked to pages where photos of the species that we photographed in Vietnam are displayed. The quality of the photos is not necessarily the greatest as we were travelling with smaller lenses (due to weight restrictions) and the conditions that we had was not all that great for a lot of the time, but nevertheless, they still give some indication of what we saw. So, after all of those excuses, here is the list and photos...

     
Common Name Scientific Name Additional notes
     
Birds - 316 species    
     
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis  
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea  
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea  
Eastern Great Egret Ardea alba  
Intermediate Egret Egretta intermedia  
Little Egret Egretta garzetta  
Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus  
Eastern Cattle Egret Bubulcus coromandus  
Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala  
Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus  
Black-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor  
Lesser Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna javanica  
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna  
Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope  
Eurasian Teal Anas crecca  
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos  
Eastern Spot-billed Duck Anas zonorhyncha  
Northern Pintail Anas acuta  
Garganey Anas querquedula  
Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata  
Osprey Pandion haliaetus  
Jerdon's Baza Aviceda jerdoni  
Oriental Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus  
Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus  
Black Kite Milvus migrans  
Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela  
Eastern Marsh Harrier Circus spilonotus  
Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus  
Japanese Sparrowhawk Accipiter gularis  
Grey-faced Buzzard Butastur indicus  
Eastern Buzzard Buteo japonicus  
Black Eagle Ictinaetus malayensis  
Mountain Hawk Eagle Spizaetus nipalensis  
White-rumped Falcon Polihierax insignis  
Pied Falconet Microhierax melanoleucos  
Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus  
Merlin Falco columbarius  
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus  
Rufous-throated Partridge Arborophila rufogularis heard only
Scaly-breasted Partridge Arborophila chloropus  
Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus  
Silver Pheasant Lophura nycthemera  
Siamese Fireback Lophura diardi  
Germain's Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron germaini  
Green Peafowl Pavo muticus  
Slaty-breasted Rail Gallirallus striatus  
White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus  
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio  
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus  
Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus  
Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus  
Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus  
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola  
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus  
Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus  
Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii  
Pintail Snipe Gallinago stenura  
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago  
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa  
Common Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus  
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata  
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos  
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus  
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia  
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis  
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola  
Common Redshank Tringa totanus  
Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris  
Red Knot Calidris canutus  
Sanderling Calidris alba  
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis  
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea  
Dunlin Calidris alpina  
Broad-billed Sandpiper Limicola falcinellus  
Heuglin's Gull Larus heuglini  
Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans  
Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus  
Common Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus  
Rock Pigeon Columba livia  
Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica  
Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis  
Orange-breasted Pigeon Treron bicinctus  
Thick-billed Pigeon Treron curvirostra  
Green Imperial-Pigeon Ducula aenea  
Red-breasted Parakeet Psittacula alexandri  
Vernal Hanging-Parrot Loriculus vernalis  
Large Hawk-Cuckoo Cuculus sparverioides  
Violet Cuckoo Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus  
Fork-tailed Drongo Cuckoo Surniculus dicruroides  
Green-billed Malkoha Phaenicophaeus tristis  
Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis  
Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis  
Collared Scops Owl Otus lettia heard only
Brown Wood-Owl Strix leptogrammica  
Collared Owlet Glaucidium brodiei heard only
Asian Barred Owlet Glaucidium cuculoides  
Great Eared-Nightjar Eurostopodus macrotis  
Grey Nightjar Caprimulgus indicus  
Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus  
Indochinese Swiftlet Aerodramus rogersi  
Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis  
Fork-tailed Swift Apus pacificus  
House Swift Apus nipalensis  
Red-headed Trogon Harpactes erythrocephalus  
Orange-breasted Trogon Harpactes oreskios  
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis  
Banded Kingfisher Lacedo pulchella  
Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis  
White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis  
Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata  
Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis  
Blue-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis athertoni heard only
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti  
Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis  
Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis  
Oriental Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris  
Great Hornbill Buceros bicornis heard only
Red-vented Barbet Megalaima lagrandieri  
Lineated Barbet Megalaima lineata  
Green-eared Barbet Megalaima faiostricta  
Black-browed Barbet Megalaima oorti  
Blue-eared Barbet Megalaima australis  
White-browed Piculet Sasia ochracea  
Grey-capped Woodpecker Dendrocopos canicapillus  
Lesser Yellownape Picus chlorolophus  
Laced Woodpecker Picus vittatus  
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus  
Greater Flameback Chrysocolaptes lucidus  
Bay Woodpecker Blythipicus pyrrhotis  
Black-and-buff Woodpecker Meiglyptes jugularis  
Black-and-red Broadbill Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos  
Long-tailed Broadbill Psarisomus dalhousiae heard only
Silver-breasted Broadbill Serilophus lunatus  
Blue-rumped Pitta Pitta soror  
Bar-bellied Pitta Pitta elliotii  
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica  
Pacific Swallow Hirundo tahitica  
Striated Swallow Cecropis striolata  
Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi  
Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus  
Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni  
Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus  
White Wagtail Motacilla alba  
Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava  
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea  
Large Cuckoo-shrike Coracina macei  
Indochinese Cuckoo-shrike Coracina polioptera  
Black-winged Cuckoo-shrike Coracina melaschistos  
Ashy Minivet Pericrocotus divaricatus  
Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotus ethologus  
Short-billed Minivet Pericrocotus brevirostris  
Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus  
Grey-chinned Minivet Pericrocotus solaris  
Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus  
Black-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus atriceps  
Black-crested Bulbul Pycnonotus flaviventris  
Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus  
Light-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus sinensis  
Sooty-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster  
Stripe-throated Bulbul Pycnonotus finlaysoni  
Flavescent Bulbul Pycnonotus flavescens  
Streak-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus blanfordi  
Puff-throated Bulbul Alophoixus pallidus  
Ochraceous Bulbul Alophoixus ochraceus  
Grey-eyed Bulbul Iole propinqua  
Mountain Bulbul Ixos mcclellandii  
Ashy Bulbul Hemixos flavala  
Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus  
Blue-winged Leafbird Chloropsis cochinchinensis  
Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons  
Orange-bellied Leafbird Chloropsis hardwickii  
Common Iora Aegithina tiphia  
Great Iora Aegithina lafresnayei  
White-throated Rock Thrush Monticola gularis  
Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius  
Blue Whistling Thrush Myophonus caeruleus  
Scaly Thrush Zoothera dauma  
Japanese Thrush Turdus cardis  
Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula  
Lesser Shortwing Brachypteryx leucophrys  
Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis  
Hill Prinia Prinia atrogularis  
Rufescent Prinia Prinia rufescens  
Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris  
Plain Prinia Prinia inornata  
Grey-bellied Tesia Tesia cyaniventer heard only
Mountain Tailorbird Orthotomus cuculatus  
Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius  
Dark-necked Tailorbird Orthotomus atrogularis  
Ashy Tailorbird Orthotomus ruficeps  
Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus  
Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi  
Buff-barred Warbler Phylloscopus pulcher  
Ashy-throated Warbler Phylloscopus maculipennis  
Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus  
Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis  
Pale-legged Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus tenellipes  
Eastern Crowned Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus coronatus  
Blyth's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus reguloides  
White-tailed Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus davisoni  
Grey-crowned Warbler Seicercus tephrocephalus  
Grey-cheeked Warbler Seicercus poliogenys  
Yellow-bellied Warbler Abroscopus superciliaris  
Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica  
Mugimaki Flycatcher Ficedula mugimaki  
Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla  
White-gorgeted Flycatcher Ficedula monileger  
Rufous-browed Flycatcher Ficedula solitaris  
Little Pied Flycatcher Ficedula westermanni  
Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassinus  
Large Niltava Niltava grandis  
Fujian Niltava Niltava davidi  
Hainan Blue Flycatcher Cyornis hainanus  
Pale Blue Flycatcher Cyornis unicolor  
Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis  
Siberian Blue Robin Luscinia cyane  
Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis  
White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus  
Slaty-backed Forktail Enicurus schistaceus  
White-crowned Forktail Enicurus leschenaulti  
Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus  
Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata  
Grey Bushchat Saxicola ferreus  
White-throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis  
Pied Fantail Rhipidura javanica  
Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea  
Asian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi  
Masked Laughingthrush Garrulax perspicillatus  
White-crested Laughingthrush Garrulax leucolophus  
Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush Garrulax monileger heard only
Black-throated Laughingthrush Garrulax chinensis  
White-cheeked Laughingthrush Garrulax vassali  
Collared Laughingthrush Garrulax yersini heard only
Abbott's Babbler Malacocincla abbotti  
Buff-breasted Babbler Pellorneum tickelli  
Puff-throated Babbler Pellorneum ruficeps  
Large Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus hypoleucos heard only
White-browed Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus schisticeps  
Short-tailed Scimitar-Babbler Jabouilleia danjoui heard only
Limestone Wren-Babbler Napothera crispifrons  
Eyebrowed Wren-Babbler Napothera epilepidota  
Rufous-capped Babbler Stachyris ruficeps  
Golden Babbler Stachyris chrysaea  
Grey-throated Babbler Stachyris nigriceps  
Pin-striped Tit-Babbler Macronous gularis  
Grey-faced Tit-Babbler Macronous kelleyi  
Chestnut-capped Babbler Timalia pileata  
Silver-eared Mesia Leiothrix argentauris heard only
Vietnamese Cutia Cutia legalleni endemic to Vietnam
White-browed Shrike-Babbler Pteruthius flaviscapis  
Chestnut-fronted Shrike-Babbler Pteruthius aenobarbus  
Blue-winged Minla Minla cyanouroptera  
Rufous-winged Fulvetta Alcippe castaneceps  
Rufous-throated Fulvetta Alcippe rufogularis  
Grey-cheeked Fulvetta Alcippe morrisonia  
Mountain Fulvetta Alcippe peracensis  
Grey-crowned Crocias Crocias langbianis endemic to Vietnam
Rufous-backed Sibia Heterophasia annectens  
Black-headed Sibia Heterophasia desgodinsi  
White-bellied Yuhina Yuhina zantholeuca  
Black-headed Parrotbill Paradoxornis margaritae  
Black-throated Tit Aegithalos concinnus  
Great Tit Parus major  
Green-backed Tit Parus monticolus  
Yellow-cheeked Tit Parus spilonotus  
Sultan Tit Melanochlora sultanea  
Chestnut-vented Nuthatch Sitta nagaensis  
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis  
Ruby-cheeked Sunbird Chalcoparia singalensis  
Purple-naped Sunbird Hypogramma hypogrammicum  
Purple-throated Sunbird Leptocoma sperata  
Olive-backed Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis  
Gould's Sunbird Aethopyga gouldiae  
Fork-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga christinae  
Black-throated Sunbird Aethopyga saturata  
Eastern Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja  
Little Spiderhunter Arachnothera longirostra  
Streaked Spiderhunter Arachnothera magna  
Thick-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum agile  
Plain Flowerpecker Dicaeum concolor  
Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum  
Chestnut-flanked White-eye Zosterops erythropleurus  
Japanese White-eye Zosterops japonicus  
Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis  
Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus  
Asian Fairy-bluebird Irena puella  
Tiger Shrike Lanius tigrinus  
Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus  
Burmese Shrike Lanius collurioides  
Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach  
Large Woodshrike Tephrodornis gularis  
Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus  
Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus  
Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus  
Crow-billed Drongo Dicrurus annectans  
Hair-crested Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus  
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus  
Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus  
Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius  
White-winged Magpie Urocissa whiteheadi  
Yellow-breasted Magpie Cissa hypoleuca  
Racket-tailed Treepie Crypsirina temia  
Ratchet-tailed Treepie Temnurus temnurus  
Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos  
Asian Glossy Starling Aplonis panayensis  
Common Myna Acridotheres tristis  
Vinous-breasted Starling Acridotheres burmannicus  
Black-collared Starling Gracupica nigricollis  
Red-billed Starling Spodiopsar sericeus  
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus  
Pin-tailed Parrotfinch Erythrura prasina  
White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata  
Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata  
Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra  
Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola  
Chestnut Bunting Emberiza rutila  
   
     
Mammals - 15 species    
     
Black-shanked Douc Pygathrix nigripes  
Northern Pig-tailed Macaque Macaca leonina  
Long-tailed Macaque Macaca fascicularis  
Buff-cheeked Gibbon Nomascus gabriellae  
Common Palm Civet Paradoxurus hermaphroditus  
Small Asian Mongoose Herpestes javanicus  
Sambar Rusa unicolor  
Red Muntjac Muntiacus muntjak  
Black Giant Squirrel Ratufa bicolor  
Pallas's Squirrel Callosciurus erythraeus  
Cambodian Striped Squirrel Tamiops rodolphii  
Eastern Striped Squirrel Tamiops maritimus  
Red-cheeked Squirrel Dremomys rufigenis  
Indian Giant Flying Squirrel Petaurista philippensis  
House Rat Rattus rattus  
     
     
Reptiles - 10 species    
     
Green Pricklenape Acanthosaura capra  
Changeable Lizard Calotes versicolor  
Common Flying Lizard Draco sumatranus  
Flat-tailed House Gecko Cosymbotus platyurus   
Tokay Gecko Gekko gecko  
Long-tailed Lizard Takydromus sexnileatus  
Speckled Forest Skink Eutropis macularia  
Many-lined Sun Skink Eutropis multifasciata  
Bowring's Supple Skink Lygosoma bowringii   
Siamese Crocodile Crocodylus siamensis  
     
     
Frogs - 2 species    
     
Asiatic Toad Duttaphrynus melanostictus  
Marten's Frog Occidozyga martensii