The Avifauna of the Khe Nuoc Trong Proposed Natural Reserve in Quang Binh Province, Central Vietnam

Abstract

The Khe Nuoc Trong proposed natural reserve in central Vietnam harbors a diverse avifauna that remains under surveyed and poorly know. The first comprehensive ornithological inventory of the Khe Nuoc Trong was conducted from 2011 to 2015, and it was compared with those of other sites in central Vietnam. The study site is covered by evergreen tropical forest on lowlands with elevation under 1,000 m. A total of 210 bird species have been recorded from observation fieldwork and camera trapping in the study area, including four restricted-range species: Crested Argus Rheinardia ocellata, Short-tailed Scimitar Babbler Jabouilleia danjoui, Grey-faced Tit-babbler Macronous kelleyi and White-cheeked Laughing thrush Garrulax vassali. Hunting with snares is a major threat to galliformes and other ground-dwelling small and medium-sized animal. In terms of endemism, the study site is one of the top two sites of 11 Important Bird Areas in the Annamese Lowlands Endemic Bird Area in central Vietnam.

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The Avifauna of the Khe Nuoc Trong Proposed Natural Reserve in
Quang Binh Province, Central Vietnam
Ngo Xuan Tuong*,**, Le Trong Trai*** and Ha Van Nghia***
*Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources (IEBR),
Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Street, Hanoi, Vietnam
**Graduate University of Science and Technology,
Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Street, Hanoi, Vietnam
***Viet Nature Conservation Centre, Apt. 202, building 18T2, Le Van Luong street, Hanoi, Vietnam
(Corresponding author: Ngo Xuan Tuong)
(Received 10 January, 2018, Accepted 14 February, 2018)
(Published by Research Trend, Website: www.researchtrend.net)
ABSTRACT: The Khe Nuoc Trong proposed natural reserve in central Vietnam harbors a diverse avifauna
that remains under surveyed and poorly know. The first comprehensive ornithological inventory of the Khe
Nuoc Trong was conducted from 2011 to 2015, and it was compared with those of other sites in central
Vietnam. The study site is covered by evergreen tropical forest on lowlands with elevation under 1,000 m. A
total of 210 bird species have been recorded from observation fieldwork and camera trapping in the study
area, including four restricted-range species: Crested Argus Rheinardia ocellata, Short-tailed Scimitar
Babbler Jabouilleia danjoui, Grey-faced Tit-babbler Macronous kelleyi and White-cheeked Laughing thrush
Garrulax vassali. Hunting with snares is a major threat to galliformes and other ground-dwelling small and
medium-sized animal. In terms of endemism, the study site is one of the top two sites of 11 Important Bird
Areas in the Annamese Lowlands Endemic Bird Area in central Vietnam.
Keywords: Avifauna, Khe Nuoc Trong, Natural Reserve, Quang Binh, Vietnam
INTRODUCTION
The Khe Nuoc Trong proposed natural reserve is located
at the coordinates 16°55’18’’N to 17°3’34’’N and
106°32’31’’E to 106°48’27’’E. It encompasses an area
of lowland and mid-montane evergreen
forest in
central Vietnam, closed to the international border
with Laos (Map1.), and covers over 20,000
hectares
of natural forest
. The proposed natural reserve is
bisected by the Ho Chi Minh
highway.
Khe Nuoc Trong forms the southern part of the Truong
Son Important Bird Area (IBA), which was identified by
BirdLife International Vietnam Programme (2002). This
IBA and the forests of Khe Nuoc Trong support a typical
flora and fauna of the Annamese Lowlands Endemic
Bird Area (EBA). The site is qualified as an IBA under
criteria A1, due to the presence of globally threatened
species (at the time of
assessment, a number of
species found in the nature reserve, such as
Edwards’s Pheasant and Crested Argus, were
considered globally threatened and near-threatened
species, respectively); A2, due to the presence of
restricted-range species; and A3, due to the presence of
biome restricted species. It is also a Key Biodiversity
Area (KBA), part of a globally important network of
sites for conservation, due to the presence of species
newly-described to science since 1992 such as Saola
Pseudoryx nghetinhensis, Large-antlered Muntjac
Muntiacus vuquangensis (1994), Annamite Muntjac
Muntiacus truongsonensis (1997) and Annamite
Striped
Rabbit Nesolagus timminsi (2000),
and
historical records of Edwards’s Pheasant Lophura
edwardsi.
There are 11 protected areas in the Annamese Lowlands
Endemic Bird Area (EBA) in Vietnam, which protect
blocks of forest along the eastern edge of the Annamite
Range and the coastal lowlands. Approximately 50
kilometers to the south of Khe Nuoc Trong are Dakrong
and Phong Dien Natural Reserves, covering 40,526 and
41,548 hectares respectively. Nearly 70 kilometers to the
north, Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park protects
123,000 hectares of lowland broad-leaf evergreen and
limestone karst forest (Map 1).
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Map 1. Map showing study area-Khe Nuoc Trong and protected areas within Annamese Lowlands EBA, in Central
Vietnam.
In this paper, we present the rich bird fauna of the Khe
Nuoc Trong based on extensive ornithological surveys
conducted from 2011-2015 throughout the area. We
produce an annotated checklist of birds for the study area,
including information on some threatened, near
threatened and restricted-range species proposed by
BirthLife International (2014).
METHODS
Bird surveys were conducted between 2011 and 2014
using observation and camera trapping methods.
Fieldworks were carried out in two periods, 21 days of
survey effort in February of 2012 (with two surveyors)
and 38 days of survey effort from March to October of
2014 (with two surveyors). All survey efforts
concentrated in the late spring of March and April.
Camera traps were set up during the period of 2011 to
2014. Camera trap surveys were designed for small and
medium ground-dwelling animals with cameras
attached to trees at heights from 30 cm to 60 cm above
the ground and a distance of about 250 m between
stations.
When the weather is good, we conducted observational
surveys along trails, right after dawn until late morning
(11h00), and again, from late afternoon (16h00) until
dusk each day. We walked along the trails slowly and
deliberately, with frequent stops to observe mixed
feeding flocks or birds feeding on fruit trees. Bird
species were identified by sight (observation), using
8×42 binoculars, or sound, and were voice-recorded
and photographed when possible. The bird encounter
rate was enhanced by frequent imitation of the sound of
the partly diurnal Collared Owlet Glaucidium brodiei
using a bamboo whistle. This disturbs make them to
closely approach the source of the sound, thereby
facilitating their identification. All survey points were
georeferenced using a handheld GPS unit. During the
survey, at each of the survey locality, data on the bird
community were collected, using a modification from
the method outlined in MacKinnon and Phillips (2000).
This involves making a list of the first 10 species
recorded, and then repeating the process until 10 such
lists have been made. A species should be recorded on
any list only one time.

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The start-time and end-time for each list was noted.
Basic characteristics of habitat vegetation type were
noted. The same transect was never walked twice for
avoiding to record the same individual birds. Plotting
the accumulated total number of species recorded
against the number of lists made gives a species
discovery curve, whose steepness reflects species
richness and indicates how many more species are
likely to still be found at the locality. Species that occur
on a high proportion of lists are the most abundant or
conspicuous species of the local avifauna (MacKinnon
and Phillips 2000).
To understand the important of avifauna of Khe Nuoc
Trong proposed natural reserve, we collected and
analyzed bird data from 10 protected areas in the same
ecological region - the Annamese Lowlands Endemic
Bird Area. These bird data had published in series of
technical reports by Bird Life International Vietnam
Program from 1999 to 2005.
RESULTS
A. Bird diversity
The avifauna of Khe Nuoc Trong has typical characters
of the Annamese Lowlands Endemic Bird Area. To date,
210 bird species have been recorded in Khe Nuoc Trong
proposed nature reserve (Appendix 1). Of these, two
species are considered global threatened level: a
provisional record of Edwards’s Pheasant Lophura
edwardsi (CR) and Fairy Pitta Pitta nympha (VU) and
seven species are considered Near Threatened at a global
level (BirdLife 2015) (Table 1). Seven species are
considered threatened at a national level (Anon 2007).
Five of the seven restricted-range species, which define
the Annamese Lowlands Endemic Bird Area, have been
recorded from Khe Nuoc Trong. Amongst the species
of conservation concern, there are only provisional
records of Edwards’s Pheasant based on interviews
with local villagers and hunters. From 2011 until the
present there has been a lot of concerted effort to record
Edwards’s Pheasant through ornithological surveys,
camera trap surveys and interviews in the community
together with a poster campaign but to date there has
been no strong evidence of the presence of this species
in the area.
Species of conservation concern. Included here are
records of all species whose conservation status is
judged to be Globally Threatened or Near-threatened by
BirdLife International (2016).
Table1: Threatened, Near Threatened and restricted-range bird speciesrecorded in Khe Nuoc TrongArea.
English name
Scientific name
Bird Life 2015
VNRDB 2007
[Edwards’s Pheasant]
Lophura edwardsi
CR, RRS
EN
Siamese Fireback
Lophura diardi
LC
VU
Grey Peacock Pheasant
Polyplectron bicalcaratum
VU
Crested Argus
Rheinardia ocellata
NT, RRS
VU
Blyth’s Kingfisher
Alcedo hercules
NT
Austen’s Brown Hornbill
Anorrhinus austeni
NT
VU
Great Hornbill
Buceros bicornis
NT
VU
Red-collared Woodpecker
Picus rabieri
NT
Fairy Pitta
Pitta nympha
VU
VU
Indochinese Wren Babbler
Rimator danjoui
NT RRS
Grey-faced Tit-babbler
Macronous kelleyi
RRS
White-cheeked Laughing thrush
Garrulax vassali
RRS
Note: Conservation status: CR = Critically Endangered, VU = Vulnerable, NT = Near-Threatened, RRS = Restricted Range Species. [] =
Unconfirmed records (information of species come from interviews). RDBVN: Red Data Book of Vietnam (2007).
Edwards’s Pheasant Lophura edwardsi (CR). The
occurrence of this species in Khe Nuoc Trong is
unconfirmed. All information relating to the occurrence
of this species in the forest of Khe Nuoc Trong comes
from interviews with local residents in Rum-Ho and An
Bai villages. Those villages are located nearby and most
villagers are fairly knowledgeable of wildlife in the area.
For pheasant species in Lophura genus, many of them
made confusing in between different species.
In 2011, the World Pheasant Association (WPA), Quang
Tri Center of Education and Consultancy on
Agriculture and Rural Development (CECARD) and
BirdLife International Vietnam Programme conducted
extensive surveys using camera trapping in Khe Nuoc
Trong and a part of Dakrong Nature Reserve (Quang Tri
Province). They did not confirm the presence of the
species in either site (CEPF). Recently, this species has
been up-listed to Critically Endangered by BirdLife
International in 2012.

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To date, 7,777 camera trap nights within four forest
compartment of lowland broadleaf forest covering
about 4,000 ha did not record this species. It is likely
that this species has been hunted out and is now might
be locally extinct. In addition, interviews and poster
campaigns were conducted in April 2014 at seven
villages (including 2 above) within Truong Son
Important Bird Area and no villagers were able to
confirm the local existence of Edwards’s Pheasant in
the wild.
Siamese Fireback Lophura diardi (LC). A single
male was observed at 16°59.402’N; 106°44.335’E,
elevation of 90 m in forest compartment 528, on 15
February 2012. 216 photos of this species were also
captured by camera traps on the eastern side of Khe
Nuoc Trong proposed nature reserve. A major threat to
this species is snaring by local people and outsiders
who live far from the area. Local people reported that
professional hunters come from Ron, Quang Trach
District, Quang Binh Province to hunt animals for both
food and commercial purposes.
Silver Pheasant Lophura nycthemera. There were no
sightings of this species during the survey in 2012 but
photos of the species were taken by camera traps in 2013
and 2014 on the western side of Khe Nuoc Trong. Nine
birds from 28 photos were taken by camera traps during
3,074 camera trap nights on the western side of Khe
Nuoc Trong at elevations of 400 to 700 m a.s.l. It is
likely that this species is not common within Khe Nuoc
Trong and hunting with snares is its main threat.
Grey Peacock Pheasant Polyplectron bicalcaratum
(VU). This species was not record during surveys in Khe
Nuoc Trong but informants in Rum-Ho village indicated
that this species still occurs in the forest of Khe Nuoc
Trong and Khe Giua State Forest Enterprise. This species
is not listed in on the IUCN Red List but is evaluated as
Vulnerable in the Red Data Book of Vietnam, 2007 due
to extensive hunting withsnares.
Crested Argus Rheinardia ocellata (NT). This species
was not record on the eastern side of Khe Nuoc Trong
where the forest habitat is more disturbed by illegal
logging. Several calls were heard on the western side
of Khe Nuoc Trong on May 2013. Over 1,991 camera
trap nights, seven birds from 60 photos were taken on
the western side of the area during the period of July
to September 2014. This species is also threat by
hunting with snares.
Great Hornbill Buceros bicornis (NT). At least two
birds were seen in Khe Nuoc Trong, near Cau Khi forest
guard station on 28 February 2012. In Khe Nuoc Trong,
the forest still supports good habitat for hornbills, also
including Austen’s Brown Hornbill Buceros bicornis and
Oriental Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris.
It is likely that hornbills are less threatened than
ground-dwelling wildlife because local hunters no
longer use guns.
Austen’s Brown Hornbill Anorrhinus austeni (NT) .
This species is relative common in the forest of Khe
Nuoc Trong. During the surveys in February and March
2012, this species was often seen in flocks of seven to
fifteen birds. Photographs were also taken of this species
during 2012. An abundance of hornbill species indicates
that forest quality in Khe Nuoc Trong is still good for
their feeding and nesting. It also demonstrates the
effectiveness of controlling guns by local authorities and
the border army in the area surrounding Khe Nuoc
Trong.
Blyth’s Kingfisher Alcedo hercules (NT).
Fairly
common on rivers and large streams surrounded by
mature forest within Khe Nuoc Trong area
.
Red-collared Woodpecker Picus rabieri (NT). Two
birds were observed on the eastern side of Khe Nuoc
Trongat an elevation of 120 m on 7 March 2012.
Indochinese Wren Babbler Rimator danjoui (NT,
RRS). A pair were seen at 16°58.607’N; E106°35.324’E,
elevation 587 m, on 22 February 2012. Calls of this
species were also heard on many occasions on both
western and eastern sides of Khe Nuoc Trong during
surveys in 2012 to 2014. Several photos of this species
were taken by camera trapson the eastern sideof the area.
Grey-faced Tit Babbler Macronous kelleyi (RRS).
This species was seen fairly often in the lowland
evergreen forest in Khe Nuoc Trong.
White-cheeked Laughingthrush Garrulax vassali
(RRS). This species is relative common in the lowland
forest and edge of forest on the eastern side of Khe Nuoc
Trong. During the survey in February and March 2012,
this species was often seen feeding in big flocks of 15 to
30 birds.
Fairy Pitta Pitta nympha (VU). This species was only
recorded by camera traps from March to May from 2011
to 2014. A total 48 photos was captured by camera traps.
All records were at low elevation in evergreen forest on
the eastern side of Khe Nuoc Trong. This species is a
passage migrant in E Tonkin, N, C Annam, Cochinchina
(Robson, 2008).
DISCUSSION
The bird species lists of the Khe Nuoc Trong proposed
nature reserve is not fully completed. Difficult taxa
such as the Phylloscopus warblers are probably under
represented, partly because the survey period was
outside the migrant season for warblers of the genus
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However, most species of conservation concern
expected to be found in the Khe Nuoc Trong area were
recorded. The exception is the Critically Endangered
Edwards’s Pheasant, which was not recorded. This
species is still a provisional record on the basis of
interviews with local hunters. Results of camera
trapping confirm several species of galliformes for the
area such as Green-legged Partridge, Siamese Fireback,
Silver Pheasant and Crested Argus. In Vietnam, Crested
Argus is highly threatened by hunting and has become
locally extirpated from many protected areas.
Hunting with snares is a major threat to ground-
dwelling birds, whereas hunting with guns no longer
occurs, giving arise to healthy hornbill populations. It
appears that the habitat of Khe Nuoc Trong remains
good.
The avifauna of Khe Nuoc Trong area is typical of the
Annamese Lowlands Endemic Bird Area. To date, 208
bird species have been recorded in the area (Appendix
1). Four of the six restricted-range species which define
the Annamese Lowlands Endemic Bird Area, have been
recorded from Khe Nuoc Trong area. Compare to the
number of Restricted-range species recorded in each
of the other 11 protected areas in the Annamese
Lowlands Endemic Bird Area in Vietnam, Khe Nuoc
Trong area and Phong Dien Nature Reserve are ranked
highest. The second ranking includes Ke Go, Dakrong,
Khe Net and Phong Nha-Ke Bang protected areas with
four each. The third ranking is Vu Quang and Bach Ma
National Parks with three each and Pu Mat and Cuc
Phuong National Parks have two and one respectively.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This paper was as a part of project results funded by
BirdLife International (BirdLife Gala Dinner
Committee; Forest of Hope Programme;
Arcadia/BirdLife Conservation Partnership Fund and
Conservation Leadership Programme), MacArthur
Foundation and World Land Trust (Keepers of the Wild
Programme). This is also funded by Vietnam Academy
of Science and Technology (VAST) under project
number VAST 04.03/14-15. The authors would like to
thank all donors to this paper.
Appendix: Bird species recorded in Khe Nuoc Trong Proposed Nature Reserve, Quang Binh Province,
Vietnam.
Species
Global status
VN RDB
Bar-backed Partridge Arborophila brunneopectus
Green-legged Partridge Arborophila chloropus
Crested Argus Rheinardia ocellata
NT
VU
Grey Peacock-pheasant Polyplectron bicalcaratum
VU
Chinese Francolin Francolinus pintadeanus
Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
Silver Pheasant Lophura nycthemera
Edwards's Pheasant Lophura edwardsi
CR
EN
Siamese Fireback Lophura diardi
VU
Oriental Turtle-dove Streptopelia orientalis
Red Turtle-dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
Eastern Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
Barred Cuckoo-dove Macropygia unchall
Grey-capped Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
Orange-breasted Green-pigeon Treron bicinctus
Thick-billed Green-pigeon Treron curvirostra
Pin-tailed Green-pigeon Treron apicauda
Mountain Imperial-pigeon Ducula badia
Silver-backed Needletail Hirundapus cochinchinensis
Asian Palm-swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis
Green-billed Malkoha Phaenicophaeus tristis
Western Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus
Square-tailed Drongo-cuckoo Surniculus lugubris
Large Hawk-cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides
Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus

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Species
Global status
VN RDB
Edwards's Pheasant Lophura edwardsi
CR
EN
Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis
Black Bittern Ixobrychus flavicollis
Malay Night-heron Gorsachius melanolophus
Green-backed Heron Butorides striata
Chinese Pond-heron Ardeola bacchus
Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator
Collared Owlet Glaucidium brodiei
Asian Barred Owlet Glaucidium cuculoides
Collared Scops-owl Otus lettia
Mountain Scops-owl Otus spilocephalus
Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
Crested Serpent-eagle Spilornis cheela
Mountain Hawk-eagle Nisaetus nipalensis
Rufous-bellied Eagle Lophotriorchis kienerii
Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis
Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus
Shikra Accipiter badius
Chinese Sparrowhawk Accipiter soloensis
Lesser Fish-eagle Icthyophaga humilis
VU
Grey-faced Buzzard Butastur indicus
Orange-breasted Trogon Harpactes oreskios
Red-headed Trogon Harpactes erythrocephalus
Great Hornbill Buceros bicornis
NT
VU
Austen's Brown Hornbill Anorrhinus austeni
NT
VU
Oriental Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris
Blue-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis athertoni
Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
Oriental Dwarf-kingfisher Ceyx erithaca
Blyth's Kingfisher Alcedo hercules
NT
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
White-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
Red-vented Barbet Psilopogon lagrandieri
Green-eared Barbet Psilopogon faiostrictus
Lineated Barbet Psilopogon lineatus
Golden-throated Barbet Psilopogon franklinii
White-browed Piculet Sasia ochracea
Speckled Piculet Picumnus innominatus
Bay Woodpecker Blythipicus pyrrhotis
Common Flameback Dinopium javanense
Rufous Woodpecker Micropternus brachyurus
Greater Yellownape Chrysophlegma flavinucha
Lesser Yellownape Picus chlorolophus
Red-collared Woodpecker Picus rabieri
Pied Falconet Microhierax melanoleucos
Vernal Hanging-parrot Loriculus vernalis
Long-tailed Broadbill Psarisomus dalhousiae
Silver-breasted Broadbill Serilophus lunatus
Blue-rumped Pitta Pitta soror
Blue Pitta Pitta cyanea
Bar-bellied Pitta Pitta elliotii

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Species
Global status
VN RDB
Red-collared Woodpecker Picus rabieri
Fairy Pitta Pitta nympha
VU
VU
Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus
Great Iora Aegithina lafresnayei
Large Woodshrike Tephrodornis gularis
Large Cuckooshrike Coracina macei
Black-winged Cuckooshrike Coracina melaschistos
Ashy Minivet Pericrocotus divaricatus
Grey-chinned Minivet Pericrocotus solaris
Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus
Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus
Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis
Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii
Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
Crow-billed Drongo Dicrurus annectans
Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus
Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus remifer
Hair-crested Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus
White-throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis
Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
Asian Paradise-flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
Blue Magpie Urocissa erythrorhyncha
White-winged Magpie Urocissa whiteheadi
Green Magpie Cissa chinensis
Yellow-breasted Magpie Cissa hypoleuca
Racket-tailed Treepie Crypsirina temia
Ratchet-tailed Treepie Temnurus temnurus
Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
Sultan Tit Melanochlora sultanea
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Red-rumped Swallow Hirundo daurica
Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris
Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
Sooty-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster
Stripe-throated Bulbul Pycnonotus finlaysoni
Grey-eyed Bulbul Iole propinqua
Puff-throated Bulbul Alophoixus pallidus
Mountain Bulbul Hypsipetes mcclellandii
Asian Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus
Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
Dark-necked Tailorbird Orthotomus atrogularis
Puff-throated Babbler Pellorneum ruficeps
Buff-breasted babbler Trichastoma tickelli
Abbott's Babbler Malacocincla abbotti
Scaly-crowned Babbler Malacopteron cinereum
Large Scimitar-babbler Pomatorhinus hypoleucos
White-browed Scimitar-babbler Pomatorhinus schisticeps
Streak-breasted Scimitar-babbler Pomatorhinus ruficollis
Red-billed Scimitar-babbler Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps
Indochinese Wren Babbler Rimator danjoui
NT
Streaked Wren-babbler Napothera brevicaudata

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Species
Global status
VN RDB
Indochinese Wren Babbler Rimator danjoui
NT
Eyebrowed Wren-babbler Napothera epilepidota
Rufous-capped Babbler Stachyris ruficeps
Golden Babbler Stachyris chrysaea
Grey-throated Babbler Stachyris nigriceps
Spot-necked Babbler Stachyris striolata
Pin-striped Tit-babbler Macronous gularis
Grey-faced Tit-babbler Macronous kelleyi
Chestnut-capped Babbler Timalia pileata
White-crested Laughingthrush Garrulax leucolophus
Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush Garrulax monileger
Rufous-cheeked Laughingthrush Garrulax castanotis
Black-throated Laughingthrush Garrulax chinensis
White-cheeked Laughingthrush Garrulax vassali
White-browed Shrike-babbler Pteruthius flaviscapis
Black-eared Shrike-babbler Pteruthius melanotis
Blue-winged Minla Minla cyanouroptera
Rufous-throated Fulvetta Alcippe rufogularis
Rusty-capped Fulvetta Alcippe dubia
Mountain Fulvetta Alcippe peracensis
Black-browed Fulvetta Alcippe grotei
Grey-cheeked Fulvetta Alcippe morrisonia
Striated Yuhina Yuhina castaniceps
White-bellied Yuhina Erpornis zantholeuca
Oriental White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
Asian Fairy-bluebird Irena puella
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis
Hill Myna Gracula religiosa
White-vented Myna Acridotheres grandis
Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus
White-shouldered Starling Sturnus sinensis
Black-collared Starling Sturnus nigricollis
Blue Whistling-thrush Myophonus caeruleus
Orange-headed Thrush Zoothera citrina
Eurasian Scaly Thrush Zoothera dauma
Japanese Thrush Turdus cardis
Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus
Rufous-tailed Robin Luscinia sibilans
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
Common Stonechat Saxicola torquatus
Grey Bushchat Saxicola ferreus
Blue Rock-thrush Monticola solitarius
Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
Mugimaki Flycatcher Ficedula mugimaki
Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva
White-gorgeted Flycatcher Ficedula monileger
Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassinus
White-tailed Flycatcher Cyornis concretus
Hainan Blue-flycatcher Cyornis hainanus
Hill Blue-flycatcher Cyornis banyumas
Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis

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Species
Global status
VN RDB
Grey-faced Tit-babbler Macronous kelleyi
Blue-winged Leafbird Chloropsis cochinchinensis
Orange-bellied Leafbird Chloropsis hardwickii
Plain Flowerpecker Dicaeum concolor
Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum
Purple-naped Sunbird Hypogramma hypogrammicum
Olive-backed Sunbird Nectarinia jugularis
Gould's Sunbird Aethopyga gouldiae
Fork-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga christinae
Black-throated Sunbird Aethopyga saturata
Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja
Little Spiderhunter Arachnothera longirostra
Streaked Spiderhunter Arachnothera magna
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
White Wagtail Motacilla alba
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
Note: Bird names (common and scientific), sequence and species limits follow BirdLife International: The BirdLife checklist of the
birds of the world: Version 7.
Conservation status in IUCN/Global status and VNRDB (Vietnam Red Data Book)
CR = Critical Endangered; EN= Endangered; VU = Vulnerable; NT= Near-threatened.
Name of species in bold are Restricted-range species as per BirdLife International (2008)
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