Bach Ma National Park Bach
Ma National Park is located in Thua Thien Hue province in central Vietnam.
The national park is characterised by mountainous topography and supports
a range of habitat types, including lowland and lower montane evergreen
forest. At lower elevations, the natural forest has been extensively cleared
and replaced by scrub and grassland. Birding highlights: Annam Partridge, Silver Pheasant, Siamese Fireback, Crested Argus, Green-eared Barbet, Red-vented Barbet and Mountain Fulvetta. Star rating: יי Bird fauna: Around 250 bird species have been recorded at Bach Ma National Park. Most notable is a recent record of the globally endangered Edwards's Pheasant close to the park. However, extensive loss of forest at low elevations means that it is unlikely that the park itself supports a significant population of this species, and the chances of seeing this bird at there are virtually nil. There are, however, plenty of other galliforms to attract birders, including Annam Partridge, Rufous-throated Partridge and the beli subspecies of Silver Pheasant. Bach Ma is most famous for its population of Crested Argus, although this species is more often heard than seen. In addition, the abundant and diverse forest avifauna of Bach Ma provides visiting birders opportunities to observe many other birds, such as Mountain Fulvetta and several species of barbet. Other features: Old French hill station, montane forest with rhododendrons. Transportation: Car or motorbike. Bach Ma National Park is 40 km from Hue city, which can be reached by train, bus or scheduled flights from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. The park headquarters are located 3 km from Cau Hai town on National Highway 1A. It easy to take a taxi or motorbike (xe-om) from Hue city to the park headquarters, from where cars can be hired to the summit of Bach Ma mountain. Accommodation: Bach Ma National Park has six guesthouses. Two guesthouses, providing 10 rooms, are close to the park entrance, and four guesthouses (Bach Ma, Saola, Do Quyen and Kim Giao), with a total capacity of 26 rooms, are situated near the summit at an altitude of 1,250 m asl. The summit area also hosts some privately managed hotels (Morin-Bach Ma, Tel.: +84 54-871199; Cam Tu, Tel.: +84 54-871802; Phong Lan, Tel.: +84 54-871801). In addition, there is a small campsite near the summit of Bach Ma, which is particularly popular with groups of students. Permission: Bach Ma is a well established tourism site. Entrance fees are charged and English-speaking guides can be hired. Birding routes: Visitors can get details from the park visitor centre. Bach Ma offers a range of trails for visitors. Each trail takes less than one day. Rhododendron
Trail Pheasant
Trail: starts
5 km from the park entrance and leads through lowland evergreen forest to
a series of waterfalls. As the name suggests, several galliform species
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Contact details: Department for Ecotourism / Visitor Centre, Bach Ma National Park, Phu Loc district, Thua Thien Hue province Tel.: +(84) 54 - 871 330; Fax: +(84) 54 - 871 329 Web: www.bachma.vnn.vn |
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1. Chinese Francolin 2. Rufous-throated Partridge 3. Bar-backed Partridge 4. Annam Partridge* 5. Red Junglefowl 6. Silver Pheasant 7. Edwards's Pheasant 8. Siamese Fireback 9. Grey Peacock Pheasant 10. Crested Argus 11. Green Peafowl 12. Barred Buttonquail 13. White-browed Piculet 14. Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker 15. Greater Yellownape 16. Laced Woodpecker 17. Red-collared Woodpecker 18. Pale-headed Woodpecker 19. Bay Woodpecker 20. Red-vented Barbet 21. Green-eared Barbet 22. Black-browed Barbet 23. Coppersmith Barbet 24. Brown Hornbill 25. Red-headed Trogon 26. Dollarbird 27. Blyth's Kingfisher 28. Common Kingfisher 29. Banded Kingfisher 30. Stork-billed Kingfisher 31. White-throated Kingfisher 32. Black-capped Kingfisher 33. Crested Kingfisher 34. Pied Kingfisher 35. Blue-throated Bee-eater 36. Chestnut-headed Bee-eater 37. Chestnut-winged Cuckoo 38. Large Hawk Cuckoo 39. Indian Cuckoo 40. Eurasian Cuckoo 41. Plaintive Cuckoo 42. Asian Emerald Cuckoo 43. Drongo Cuckoo 44. Green-billed Malkoha 45. Coral-billed Ground Cuckoo 46. Greater Coucal 47. Lesser Coucal 48. Blossom-headed Parakeet 49. Red-breasted Parakeet 50. Germain's Swiftlet 51. Silver-backed Needletail 52. Brown-backed Needletail 53. Asian Palm Swift 54. Fork-tailed Swift 55. House Swift 56. Mountain Scops Owl 57. Collared Scops Owl 58. Collared Owlet 59. Asian Barred Owlet 60. Grey Nightjar 61. Spotted Dove 62. Red Collared Dove 63. Barred Cuckoo Dove 64. Emerald Dove 65. Pink-necked Green Pigeon 66. Orange-breasted Green Pigeon 67. Pin-tailed Green Pigeon 68. Yellow-vented Green Pigeon 69. Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon 70. White-bellied Green Pigeon 71. Mountain Imperial Pigeon 72. Slaty-legged Crake 73. Slaty-breasted Rail 74. White-breasted Waterhen 75. Ruddy-breasted Crake 76. Common Moorhen 77. Pintail Snipe 78. Common Snipe 79. Common Greenshank 80. Green Sandpiper 81. Wood Sandpiper 82. Common Sandpiper 83. Pheasant-tailed Jacana 84. Little Ringed Plover 85. Grey-headed Lapwing 86. Red-wattled Lapwing 87. Whiskered Tern 88. White-winged Tern 89. Black Baza 90. Oriental Honey-buzzard 91. Grey-headed Fish Eagle 92. Crested Serpent Eagle 93. Crested Goshawk 94. Besra 95. Black Eagle 96. Changeable Hawk Eagle 97. Mountain Hawk Eagle 98. Little Egret 99. Intermediate Egret 100. Cattle Egret 101. Chinese Pond Heron 102. Little Heron 103. Yellow Bittern 104. Von Schrenck's Bittern 105. Cinnamon Bittern 106. Black Bittern 107. Blue-rumped Pitta 108. Bar-bellied Pitta 109. Long-tailed Broadbill 110. Asian Fairy Bluebird 111. Blue-winged Leafbird 112. Orange-bellied Leafbird 113. Brown Shrike 114. Burmese Shrike 115. Long-tailed Shrike 116. White-winged Magpie 117. Indochinese Green Magpie 118. Racket-tailed Treepie 119. Ratchet-tailed Treepie 120. Large-billed Crow 121. Large Cuckooshrike 122. Black-winged Cuckooshrike 123. Grey-chinned Minivet 124. Scarlet Minivet 125. Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike 126. White-throated Fantail 127. Black Drongo 128. Ashy 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. Japanese Thrush 145. Eurasian Blackbird 146. Eyebrowed Thrush 147. Grey-streaked Flycatcher 148. Dark-sided Flycatcher 149. Asian Brown Flycatcher 150. Narcissus Flycatcher 151. Mugimaki Flycatcher 152. Red-throated Flycatcher 153. White-gorgeted Flycatcher 154. Snowy-browed Flycatcher 155. Verditer Flycatcher 156. White-tailed Flycatcher 157. Hainan Blue Flycatcher 158. Blue-throated Flycatcher 159. Tickell's Blue Flycatcher 160. Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher 161. Siberian Rubythroat 162. Bluethroat 163. Siberian Blue Robin 164. Orange-flanked Bush Robin 165. Oriental Magpie Robin 166. White-rumped Shama 167. Slaty-backed Forktail 168. Common Stonechat 169. White-shouldered Starling 170. Common Starling 171. Black-collared Starling 172. Crested Myna 173. Hill Myna 174. Velvet-fronted Nuthatch 175. Sultan Tit 176. Black-throated Tit 177. Dusky Crag Martin 178. Barn Swallow 179. Striated Swallow 180. Asian House Martin 181. Black-crested Bulbul 182. Red-whiskered Bulbul 183. Light-vented Bulbul 184. Sooty-headed Bulbul 185. Stripe-throated Bulbul 186. Puff-throated Bulbul 187. Grey-eyed Bulbul 188. Bright-headed Cisticola 189. Grey-breasted Prinia 190. Yellow-bellied Prinia 191. Japanese White-eye 192. Asian Stubtail 193. Japanese Bush Warbler 194. Lanceolated Warbler 195. Oriental Reed Warbler 196. Thick-billed Warbler 197. Common Tailorbird 198. Dark-necked Tailorbird 199. Dusky Warbler 200. Radde's Warbler 201. Yellow-browed Warbler 202. Arctic Warbler 203. Greenish Warbler 204. Pale-legged Leaf Warbler 205. White-tailed Leaf Warbler 206. Grey-cheeked Warbler 207. Striated Grassbird 208. Masked Laughingthrush 209. White-crested Laughingthrush 210. Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush 211. Black-throated Laughingthrush 212. Abbott's Babbler 213. Buff-breasted Babbler 214. Scaly-crowned Babbler 215. Large Scimitar Babbler 216. White-browed Scimitar Babbler 217. Short-tailed Scimitar Babbler 218. Streaked Wren Babbler 219. Golden Babbler 220. Grey-throated Babbler 221. Spot-necked Babbler 222. Striped Tit Babbler 223. Grey-faced Tit Babbler 224. Chestnut-capped Babbler 225. White-browed Shrike Babbler 226. Rufous-throated Fulvetta 227. Brown-cheeked Fulvetta | |
