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The first protected area in the Socialist
Republic of Vietnam, Cuc Phuong National Park
comprises 22,000 ha of limestone forest on the
borders of Ninh Binh, Hoa Binh and Thanh Hoa
provinces. Cuc Phuong attracts large numbers of
domestic tourists, so avoid weekends and public
holidays.
Birding highlights: Silver Pheasant, Red-vented Barbet,
Green-eared Barbet,
Bar-bellied Pitta, Ratchet-tailed Treepie
and Limestone Wren Babbler.
Star rating:
**
Bird fauna: To date, over 300 species of bird have been recorded at Cuc Phuong
National Park. Cuc Phuong supports an abundant
forest bird community including a good selection
of woodpeckers, mynas, starlings, corvids and
flycatchers. The site supports a number of
South-East Asian endemics, including Red-vented
Barbet, Bar-bellied Pitta and Limestone Wren
Babbler.
Other features: Endangered Primate Rescue Centre.
Transportation: Car or motorbike. Cuc Phuong National Park is about 135 km
by road from Hanoi.
Accommodation: Visitor accommodation is available at the park headquarters and inside
the national park near the Bong ranger station.
The forest is accessible on foot from both
locations but some birding trails (such as the
Cave of the Early Man for Limestone Wren
Babbler) are only accessible by car.
Permission: Cuc Phuong is a well established tourism site. Entrance fees are
charged and guides are available but not
compulsory.
Birding routes:
Main Road: from headquarters to Bong
Dracontomelum
Route:
Tetrameles
Route:
Contact details: Cuc Phuong Visitor Center, Tel.: +(84) 30 848006
Green Trail Tours Co.,Ltd
Local Time Standard time zone: GMT +07 hours
Monday to Saturday : 8:00 a.m until 6:00 p.m
(except Sunday)
Website:
http://www.greentrailtours.com.vn
http://www.greentrail-indochina.com
Email:
greentrailtours@fpt.vn
info@greentrail-indochina.com
info@greentrailtours.com.vn
Map:
Bird list
(source: BirdLife International Vietnam
Programme):
1. Chinese Francolin
2. Bar-backed Partridge
3. Chestnut-necklaced Partridge*
4. Red Junglefowl
5. Silver Pheasant
6. Grey Peacock Pheasant
7. Garganey
8. Yellow-legged Buttonquail
9. Barred Buttonquail
10. White-browed Piculet
11. Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker
12. Great Spotted Woodpecker
13. Rufous Woodpecker
14. Lesser Yellownape
15. Greater Yellownape
16. Red-collared Woodpecker
17. Common Flameback
18. Greater Flameback
19. Bay Woodpecker
20. Great Barbet
21. Red-vented Barbet
22. Green-eared Barbet
23. Oriental Pied Hornbill
24. Brown Hornbill
25. Common Hoopoe
26. Red-headed Trogon
27. Dollarbird
28. Common Kingfisher
29. Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher
30. Ruddy Kingfisher
31. White-throated Kingfisher
32. Black-capped Kingfisher
33. Blue-bearded Bee-eater
34. Chestnut-winged Cuckoo
35. Large Hawk Cuckoo
36. Hodgson's Hawk Cuckoo
37. Indian Cuckoo
38. Oriental Cuckoo
39. Banded Bay Cuckoo
40. Plaintive Cuckoo
41. Drongo Cuckoo
42. Asian Koel
43. Green-billed Malkoha
44. Greater Coucal
45. Lesser Coucal
46. Red-breasted Parakeet
47. Silver-backed Needletail
48. Brown-backed Needletail
49. Asian Palm Swift
50. Fork-tailed Swift
51. House Swift
52. Oriental Bay Owl
53. Mountain Scops Owl
54. Oriental Scops Owl
55. Collared Scops Owl
56. Spot-bellied Eagle Owl
57. Collared Owlet
58. Asian Barred Owlet
59. Brown Hawk Owl
60. Spotted Dove
61. Barred Cuckoo Dove
62. Emerald Dove
63. Thick-billed Green Pigeon
64. Pin-tailed Green Pigeon
65. Yellow-vented Green Pigeon
66. White-breasted Waterhen
67. Eurasian Woodcock
68. Common Moorhen
69. Common Greenshank
70. Green Sandpiper
71. Common Sandpiper
72. Little Ringed Plover
73. Northern Lapwing
74. Grey-headed Lapwing
75. Osprey
76. Black Baza
77. Oriental Honey-buzzard
78. Black-shouldered Kite
79. Black Kite
80. Crested Serpent Eagle
81. Eurasian Marsh Harrier
82. Pied Harrier
83. Crested Goshawk
84. Shikra
85. Japanese Sparrowhawk
86. Black Eagle
87. Imperial Eagle
88. Mountain Hawk Eagle
89. Pied Falconet
90. Common Kestrel
91. Oriental Hobby
92. Little Grebe
93. Little Egret
94. Grey Heron
95. Great Egret
96. Chinese Pond Heron
97. Little Heron
98. Malayan Night Heron
99. Cinnamon Bittern
100. Eared Pitta
101. Blue-rumped Pitta
102. Bar-bellied Pitta
103. Silver-breasted Broadbill
104. Long-tailed Broadbill
105. Asian Fairy Bluebird
106. Blue-winged Leafbird
107. Orange-bellied Leafbird
108. Tiger Shrike
109. Brown Shrike
110. Burmese Shrike
111. Long-tailed Shrike
112. Grey-backed Shrike
113. Red-billed Blue Magpie
114. White-winged Magpie
115. Common Green Magpie
116. Indochinese Green Magpie
117. Racket-tailed Treepie
118. Ratchet-tailed Treepie
119. Large-billed Crow
120. Maroon Oriole
121. Large Cuckooshrike
122. Black-winged Cuckooshrike
123. Scarlet Minivet
124. Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike
125. White-throated Fantail
126. Black Drongo
127. Ashy Drongo
128. Crow-billed Drongo
129. Bronzed Drongo
130. Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo
131. Spangled Drongo
132. Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
133. Black-naped Monarch
134. Asian Paradise-flycatcher
135. Common Iora
136. Great Iora
137. Large Woodshrike
138. White-throated Rock Thrush
139. Blue Rock Thrush
140. Blue Whistling Thrush
141. Orange-headed Thrush
142. Siberian Thrush
143. Scaly Thrush
144. Black-breasted Thrush
145. Japanese Thrush
146. Eurasian Blackbird
147. Lesser Shortwing
148. Asian Brown Flycatcher
149. Yellow-rumped Flycatcher
150. Narcissus Flycatcher
151. Mugimaki Flycatcher
152. Red-throated Flycatcher
153. Snowy-browed Flycatcher
154. Blue-and-white Flycatcher
155. Verditer Flycatcher
156. Fujian Niltava
157. White-tailed Flycatcher
158. Hainan Blue Flycatcher
159. Pale Blue Flycatcher
160. Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher
161. Rufous-tailed Robin
162. Siberian Rubythroat
163. Siberian Blue Robin
164. Orange-flanked Bush Robin
165. Oriental Magpie Robin
166. White-rumped Shama
167. White-tailed Robin
168. Slaty-backed Forktail
169. White-crowned Forktail
170. Common Stonechat
171. Grey Bushchat
172. Chestnut-tailed Starling
173. White-shouldered Starling
174. Black-collared Starling
175. White-vented Myna
176. Crested Myna
177. Golden-crested Myna
178. Hill Myna
179. Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
180. Great Tit
181. Sultan Tit
182. Black-throated Tit
183. Barn Swallow
184. Red-rumped Swallow
185. Black-crested Bulbul
186. Red-whiskered Bulbul
187. Light-vented Bulbul
188. Sooty-headed Bulbul
189. Stripe-throated Bulbul
190. Puff-throated Bulbul
191. Grey-eyed Bulbul
192. Black Bulbul
193. Rufescent Prinia
194. Yellow-bellied Prinia
195. Plain Prinia
196. Japanese White-eye
197. Asian Stubtail
198. Pale-footed Bush Warbler
199. Japanese Bush Warbler
200. Aberrant Bush Warbler
201. Russet Bush Warbler
202. Brown Bush Warbler
203. Lanceolated Warbler
204. Rusty-rumped Warbler
205. Blunt-winged Reed Warbler
206. Thick-billed Warbler
207. Common Tailorbird
208. Dark-necked Tailorbird
209. Dusky Warbler
210. Yellow-streaked Warbler
211. Yellow-browed Warbler
212. Arctic Warbler
213. Greenish Warbler
214. Eastern Crowned Warbler
215. Sulphur-breasted Warbler
216. Golden-spectacled Warbler
217. Yellow-bellied Warbler
218. Masked Laughingthrush
219. White-crested Laughingthrush
220. Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush
221. Black-throated Laughingthrush
222. Buff-breasted Babbler
223. Puff-throated Babbler
224. Scaly-crowned Babbler
225. Large Scimitar Babbler
226. White-browed Scimitar Babbler
227. Streak-breasted Scimitar Babbler
228. Short-tailed Scimitar Babbler
229. Limestone Wren Babbler
230. Streaked Wren Babbler
231. Eyebrowed Wren Babbler
232. Rufous-fronted Babbler
233. Grey-throated Babbler
234. Spot-necked Babbler
235. Striped Tit Babbler
236. Chestnut-capped Babbler
237. Yellow-eyed Babbler
238. Rufous-throated Fulvetta
239. Mountain Fulvetta
240. White-bellied Yuhina
241. Plain Flowerpecker
242. Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker
243. Olive-backed Sunbird
244. Fork-tailed Sunbird
245. Crimson Sunbird
246. Streaked Spiderhunter
247. Forest Wagtail
248. White Wagtail
249. Grey Wagtail
250. Richard's Pipit
251. Paddyfield Pipit
252. Olive-backed Pipit
253. White-rumped Munia
254. Scaly-breasted Munia
255. Common Rosefinch
256. Chestnut Bunting |
