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Can Gio Man and the Biosphere Reserve situated
in Ho Chi Minh City and on the coastline of
southern Vietnam, at the point where the Dong
Nai, Vam Co and Sai Gon rivers discharge into
the sea. Sediment deposited by these rivers has
formed a dynamic complex of intertidal flats,
which, prior to the Second Indochina War,
supported extensive areas of natural mangrove
forest. However, most of the natural mangrove
was destroyed by wartime spraying of defoliants,
and the main habitat types at the site are now
plantation mangrove and naturally recolonising
mangrove.
Birding highlights: Painted Stork
and Asian Dowitcher.
Star rating:
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Bird fauna: While dominant habitat type at Can Gio, plantation
mangrove, is of relatively low importance for
key bird species, the intertidal mudflats and
sandbanks at the site are important habitats for
migratory waterbirds. Several rare waterbird
species have been recorded at the site,
including Spotted Greenshank, Asian Dowitcher,
Spot-billed Pelican and Painted Stork. In
addition, the globally endangered Black-faced
Spoonbill has been recorded at the site,
although it is not believed to regularly occur
in significant numbers.
Other interests: Mangroves and Long-tailed Macaques.
Transportation: The site is two hours from Ho Chi Minh City by car.
Accommodation: Guesthouses and restaurants are available at Can Gio Beach
Resort
Permission: Tourism site, accessible for all Vietnamese and foreign
visitors
Contact details: Can Gio Mangrove Biosphare Reserve Management
Board, 176 Da Kao Road, 1st District,
Ho Chi Minh City, Tel.: +(84 8) 8272292;
Can Gio Ecotourism Company, Long Thanh Ward,
Long Hoa Commune, Can Gio District, Tel.: +(84
8) 8743651
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Map:
Bird list (source: BirdLife unpublished)
1. Lesser Whistling-duck
2. Common Kingfisher
3. White-throated Kingfisher
4. Black-capped Kingfisher
5. Collared Kingfisher
6. Blue-tailed Bee-eater
7. Plaintive Cuckoo
8. Black-tailed Godwit
9. Bar-tailed Godwit
10. Whimbrel
11. Eurasian Curlew
12. Common Redshank
13. Marsh Sandpiper
14. Common Greenshank
15. Nordmann's Greenshank
16. Wood Sandpiper
17. Terek Sandpiper
18. Common Sandpiper
19. Ruddy Turnstone
20. Asian Dowitcher
21. Red-necked Stint
22. Long-toed Stint
23. Curlew Sandpiper
24. Broad-billed Sandpiper
25. Black-winged Stilt
26. Pacific Golden Plover
27. Grey Plover
28. Little Ringed Plover
29. Kentish Plover
30. Lesser Sand Plover
31. Greater Sand Plover
32. Black-headed Gull
33. Gull-billed Tern
34. Caspian Tern
35. Common Tern
36. Little Tern
37. Whiskered Tern
38. Osprey
39. Black-shouldered Kite
40. Little Egret
41. Grey Heron
42. Purple Heron
43. Great Egret
44. Intermediate Egret
45. Javan Pond Heron
46. Little Heron
47. Cinnamon Bittern
48. Black Bittern
49. Black-faced Spoonbill
50. Spot-billed Pelican
51. Painted Stork
52. Pied Fantail
53. Barn Swallow
54. Ashy Tailorbird
55. Arctic Warbler
56. Yellow Wagtail |
