Cat Ba National Park

This site is situated on Cat Ba island in Hai Phong City. Cat Ba is a large, limestone karst island, at the southern edge of Ha Long Bay, a Natural World Heritage Site.

Birding highlights : Black Kite, White-bellied Sea Eagle and Pacific Reef Egret.

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Bird fauna : Despite its status as a National Park, the highest protection level in Vietnam, Cat Ba island has been heavily disturbed by large-scale development activities, especially for the tourism industry. Birds have been affected as much as other species, and the most readily observed species on the island are now Black Kite and Large-billed Crow.

Other features : Scenic landscape, Golden-headed Langur (endemic primate).

Transportation : Car/bus to Hai Phong City then boat to the island.

Accommodation :  There are many hotels and guesthouses in the main town.

Permission : Tourism site, accessible to all Vietnamese and foreign visitors.

 

Contact details : 

Cat Ba National Park, Tel.: +(84) 31 888741

Bird list (source: BirdLife International Vietnam Programme) : 

1. Oriental Pied Hornbill

2. Common Hoopoe

3. Common Kingfisher

4. White-throated Kingfisher

5. Black-capped Kingfisher

6. Collared Kingfisher

7. Plaintive Cuckoo

8. Greater Coucal

9. Asian Palm Swift

10. Fork-tailed Swift

11. Spotted Dove

12. Slaty-breasted Rail

13. White-breasted Waterhen

14. Watercock

15. Eurasian Curlew

16. Common Redshank

17. Common Sandpiper

18. Gull-billed Tern

19. Osprey

20. Black Kite

21. White-bellied Sea Eagle

22. Crested Serpent Eagle

23. Shikra

24. Oriental Hobby

25. Little Grebe

26. Little Egret

27. Pacific Reef Egret

28. Great Egret

29. Chinese Pond Heron

30. Little Heron

31. Yellow Bittern

32. Brown Shrike

33. Long-tailed Shrike

34. Large-billed Crow

35. Ashy Drongo

36. Crow-billed Drongo

37. Spangled Drongo

38. Blue Rock Thrush

39. Oriental Magpie Robin

40. Common Stonechat

41. White-shouldered Starling

42. Common Myna

43. Crested Myna

44. Barn Swallow

45. Black-crested Bulbul

46. Red-whiskered Bulbul

47. Light-vented Bulbul

48. Sooty-headed Bulbul

49. Stripe-throated Bulbul

50. Puff-throated Bulbul

51. Zitting Cisticola

52. Plain Prinia

53. Japanese White-eye

54. Common Tailorbird

55. Dark-necked Tailorbird

56. Dusky Warbler

57. Streaked Wren Babbler

58. Striped Tit Babbler

59. Plain Flowerpecker

60. Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker

61. Ruby-cheeked Sunbird

62. Olive-backed Sunbird

63. Crimson Sunbird

64. Eurasian Tree Sparrow

65. White Wagtail

66. Grey Wagtail