VUNG TAO & LIST
VIETNAM
Region (S)
Lat:00o00´S/00o00´W 4,000ha topography msl
Protected/registered status
Best Time for visit (24-25.04.1997)
Birding Site Guide
The only other region in Viet Nam which we explored turned out to be a mistake. We headed to the coastal town of Vung Tao thinking there could be some interesting sites but found Viet Nam's emerging tourism complete with street hawkers. Large-crested Tern, Caspian Tern, Oriental Pratincole and Malaysian Plover were the only new birds we were to see.
Species seen
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus DL, HTL, VT
- Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus ML, CT, VT
- Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum VT
- Malaysian Plover Charadrius peronii VT
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia VT
- Great Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii VT
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus VT
- House Swift Apus nipalensis many places
- Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula CT, VT
- Black-crested Bulbul Pycnonotus melanicterus many places
- Vinous-breasted Starling Acridotheres burmannicus many places
- Black-collared Starling Gracupica nigricollis many places
- Nutmeg Mannikin Lonchura punctulata many places
Author: BSG, Geof Grafton
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