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• Caloste Bachae
  A stunning male Caloste Bachae is a recently
  discovery in South Vietnam.
• Chinese Bush Warbler
  A scarce migrant to Southern Vietnam. And also very rare to see a first winter bird like this.
• Vietnamese Greenfinch
  Vietnamese Greenfinch is a common endemic
  species in Dalat Plateau!
• Grey-crowned Crocias
  What a beauty endemic!
• Golden-winged Laughingthrush
  Golden-winged Laughingthrush is an endemic
  species to Centre highland Vietnam. Its discovery
  in the late 1990s.
• Annam Partridge
  One of four main targets Partridges in Vietnam.
  What an awesome endemic species.
• Chestnut-eared Laughingthrush
  Vietnam is a home of Laughingthrushes! With many endemic and near endemic. Here is one of beautiful endemic species.
• Stunning Fairy Pitta
  A winter visitor to Vietnam! A good winter spot
  for them at Hanoi in north Vietnam but this one is a rarest found to the South Vietnam.
• Bar-winged Wren Babbler
  Bar-winged Wren Babbler was first described in 2010
  at Fansipan mountain. What a beautiful!
• Orange-necked Partridge
  Orange-necked Partridge is endemic to Southern Annam. One of elusive species to find due shy.
  This photo taken from Tan Phu Proposed Nature Reserve
• Tonkin Partridge
  What an amazing endemic species!
• Grey Laughingthrush
  A simple beautiful and near-endemic to Vietnam.
• Germain's Peacock Pheasant
  A species must be see from South Vietnam.
  An Indochina endemic.
• Bar-bellied Pitta
  One of best looking bird and a highlight on our tour in Vietnam.
• Orange-breasted Laughingthrush
  An endemic to Dalat Plateau, wihch is my personal favorite. One of four endemic Laughingthrushes to Vietnam.
• Pale-throated Wren Babbler
  What a bird! An endemic to Vietnam, a skull bird on ground.
• Vietnamese Cutia
  A most wanted endemic species at Dalat Plateau, Vietnam.
• Dalat Shrike Babbler
  A common endemic species to Vietnam.
• Indochinese Green Magpie
  What a crazy beautiful bird! A species that we could
  be find belong Vietnam.
• Black-crowned Fulvetta
  A challenge endemic species to Dalat Plateau.
• Black-crowned Barwing
  The first black-crowned barwing sighting was reported in April 1996 at Ngoc Linh, Vietnam.Prior to survey,
  the central highland area of Vietnam was mostly ornithologically undiscovered.
  Many observations were made by Jonathon Charles Eames and Roland Eve, but took until March 17, 1998 to trap a male bird. An official species description was later published in 1999.
• Collared Laughingthrush
  A most wanted endemic species on our tour in Dalat.
• Annam Sunbird
  Annam Sunbird is a near endemic to Southern Annam. It is a local form of Gould's Sunbird.
• Banded Kingfisher
  Banded Kingfisher, a common beautiful species in lowland Vietnam.
• Black-backed Kingfisher
  What a cute! Black-backed Kingfisher is common in lowland.
• Cao Vit Gibbon
  Cao Vit Gibbon is one of 6 endemic species Primates occurs in Vietnam. The species is considered critically endangered by the IUCN since 2003. The estimated population is about 130 individuals over the world.
• Cat Ba langur
  Cat Ba langur is only found on Cat Ba island of Viet Nam. It has the smallest distribution of any langur species in the world. The species is considered critically endangered by The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) since 2000. As of 2006 the estimated population was 64 individuals.
• 
  The Grey-shanked
  douc langur
  
  The Grey-shanked douc langur is found in central Viet Nam. The species is considered critically endangered by the IUCN since 2001. The estimated population in 2004 was between 550-700 individuals, declining at a rate of over 80% of the total population over the world.
• Red-tailed Laughingthrush
  Red-tailed Laughingthrush is one of many species Laughingthrush in Vietnam. What is a stunner!
• 

  
  The Tonkin snub-nosed
  monkey

  
  Although populations used to be widespread throughout the north of Viet Nam, the Tonkin snub-nosed monkey is now limited in Vietnam. The species is considered critically endangered by the IUCN since 1996s . The estimated population in Viet Nam is about 250 individuals.
• 
  Yellow-crowned Green
  Magpie
  Yellow-crowned Green Magpie is depending split into an endemic to South and centre Highland Vietnam.
• Tonkin, north Vietnam
  Tonkin, north Vietnam is a place has a fame of terraced rice fields that attracts a stream of tourist and photographers visiting between September- October when it’s in the ripe rice season.

Northern Vietnam (Tonkin) Birding

Fansipan mountain is located in Sapa in the Tonkin region. Fasipan mountain is known as the “Roof Of Indochina” with its peak at 3143 m (10300 feet). In 2006, the world’s longest cable car began operation. An easy 30 minute ride on this cable car will be take us to top of Fasipan.

Tonkin, north Vietnam, has an amazing diversity of Himalyan birds including the endemic White-throated Wren Babbler and near endemic Pale-throated Wren Babbler.

Day 1: Arrive at Noi Bai airport to Sapa. From Hanoi to Sapa via Express at night, it takes about 7 hours with arrival in morning.

Days 2: Two nights camping on Fansipan.

From Sapa town, we take a short cable car ride to 3143m. Then hiking and birding on the way down to 2800m for first night of camping. Our target here are: Black-faced, Scaly, Silver-eared, Red-winged Laughingthrushes, White-browed (Tonkin) Fulvetta, Golden-breasted, Manipur Fulvetta; White-collared, Stripe-throated, Bar-throated Yuhinas, Golden Parrotbill, Sickle-billed Scimitar Babbler, White-browned Bush-robin… and a species newly recorded in Vietnam (2010), Bar-winged Wren Babbler.

Days 3: Depart campground in early morning and bird on the way down to 2100m. Our main targets are Pale-throated Wren Babbler, our first Tonkin endemic. Overnight at Tram Ton.

Days 4: Tram Ton to Sapa town.

Morning birding around Tram Ton for main target Pale-throated Wren. Other species include: Crimson-breasted Woodpecker, White-tailed and Chestnut-belled Nuthatches and the rare Beautiful Nuthatch. An assortment of wintering warblers is also possible. Overnight at Sapa.

Days 5: Sapa to Mu Cang Chai.

Depart in the early morning to Mu Cang Cha. Our two main targets along the way are the endemic White-throated Wren Babbler and Pale-throated Wren Babbler. Overnight at Mu Cang Chai.

Days 6: A full day at Mu Cang Chai.

This will be our last chance the endemic White-throated and Pale-throated Wren Babblers. Other beautiful species in this area include: Pale-billed Parrotbill, Yellow-bellied Fantail, Striated Bulbul, Black-faced Warbler, Spectaled Barwing, Steaked Barwing. Overnight at Mu Cang Chai.

Days 7: Mu Cang Chai to Sapa town.

A morning birding at Mu Cang Chai then back to Sapa. Birding around Topas Riverside Lodge area for Brown Dipper. Overnight at Topas Riverside Lodge.

Days 8: Sapa to Hanoi airport.

A full days birding in the Sapa are for Brown dipper, Spot-breasted, Masked, White-browed Laughingthrushes, Slaty-bellied Tesia, Slaty-backed, Little Forktail, White-capped Redstar. After birding we will take an overnight drive on Express back to Hanoi. Trip ends at the airport the next morning morning.

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