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	Cat Tien National Park Arguably the top birding site in Vietnam, Cat Tien National Park is located in Dong Nai, Lam Dong and Binh Phuoc provinces, in the lowlands of southern Vietnam. The topograpy of the site is characterised by a flat plain in the west, and low, gentle hills in the east. The major vegetation types at the park are lowland semi-evergreen forest and lowland evergreen forest, although the park also supports extensive swamps and other wetlands. Birding highlights: Orange-necked Partridge, Germain's Peacock Pheasant, Siamese Fireback, Green Peafowl, Wreathed Hornbill, Lesser Adjutant, Woolly-necked Stork and Bar-bellied Pitta. Star rating: ééé Bird fauna: Cat Tien supports one of the most intact lowland forest avifaunas in Vietnam. Most notably, there are confirmed records of 16 globally threatened and near-threatened bird species from the national park, the highest total for any protected area in Vietnam. Cat Tien supports all three restricted-range species that define the South Vietnamese Lowlands Endemic Bird Area: Orange-necked Partridge, Germain's Peacock Pheasant and Grey-faced Tit Babbler. Cat Tien is also one of the best sites in Vietnam to see Green Peafowl. Other features: Large mammals, primates, Siamese Crocodile. Transportation: Car, motorbike. Cat Tien is about 3 hours by car from Ho Chi Minh City. The site is situated off National Highway 20 between Ho Chi Minh City and Da Lat. The turning to the park is at Milestone No.174 in Tan Phu town, and is signposted "Cat Tien National Park - 24km". Accommodation: A range of visitor accommodation is available at the park headquarters, and it is also possible to stay at Bau Sau (for Green Peafowl). An entrance fee is charged and English-speaking guides are available. Permission: No special permission is required to visit the Nam Cat Tien sector of the national park. Visitors must register at the park reception before crossing the Dong Nai river and entering the park.

	Contact details: Cat Tien National Park Office, Tel.: +(84 61) 791228,

	Birding routes: Bau Sau Route: Bau Ca Route: Main Road:

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	Bird list (source: BirdLife International Vietnam Programme):
	1. Chinese Francolin 2. Blue-breasted Quail 3. Orange-necked Partridge 4. Scaly-breasted Partridge* 5. Red Junglefowl 6. Siamese Fireback 7. Germain's Peacock Pheasant 8. Green Peafowl 9. Lesser Whistling-duck 10. White-winged Duck 11. Cotton Pygmy-goose 12. Garganey 13. Yellow-legged Buttonquail 14. Barred Buttonquail 15. Speckled Piculet 16. White-browed Piculet 17. Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker 18. Rufous Woodpecker 19. White-bellied Woodpecker 20. Lesser Yellownape 21. Greater Yellownape 22. Laced Woodpecker 23. Black-headed Woodpecker 24. Grey-headed Woodpecker 25. Common Flameback 26. Greater Flameback 27. Pale-headed Woodpecker 28. Bay Woodpecker 29. Black-and-buff Woodpecker 30. Heart-spotted Woodpecker 31. Great Slaty Woodpecker 32. Red-vented Barbet 33. Lineated Barbet 34. Green-eared Barbet 35. Blue-throated Barbet 36. Blue-eared Barbet 37. Coppersmith Barbet 38. Oriental Pied Hornbill 39. Great Hornbill 40. Wreathed Hornbill 41. Orange-breasted Trogon 42. Red-headed Trogon 43. Indian Roller 44. Dollarbird 45. Common Kingfisher 46. Blue-eared Kingfisher 47. Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher 48. Banded Kingfisher 49. Stork-billed Kingfisher 50. White-throated Kingfisher 51. Black-capped Kingfisher 52. Pied Kingfisher 53. Blue-bearded Bee-eater 54. Green Bee-eater 55. Blue-throated Bee-eater 56. Blue-tailed Bee-eater 57. Chestnut-headed Bee-eater 58. Chestnut-winged Cuckoo 59. Large Hawk Cuckoo 60. Hodgson's Hawk Cuckoo 61. Indian Cuckoo 62. Eurasian Cuckoo 63. Oriental Cuckoo 64. Banded Bay Cuckoo 65. Plaintive Cuckoo 66. Asian Emerald Cuckoo 67. Violet Cuckoo 68. Drongo Cuckoo 69. Asian Koel 70. Green-billed Malkoha 71. Greater Coucal 72. Lesser Coucal 73. Vernal Hanging Parrot 74. Red-breasted Parakeet 75. Germain's Swiftlet 76. Silver-backed Needletail 77. Brown-backed Needletail 78. Asian Palm Swift 79. Fork-tailed Swift 80. Crested Treeswift 81. Oriental Bay Owl 82. Mountain Scops Owl 83. Collared Scops Owl 84. Spot-bellied Eagle Owl 85. Brown Fish Owl 86. Tawny Fish Owl 87. Buffy Fish Owl 88. Collared Owlet 89. Asian Barred Owlet 90. Brown Hawk Owl 91. Great Eared Nightjar 92. Large-tailed Nightjar 93. Oriental Turtle Dove 94. Spotted Dove 95. Red Collared Dove 96. Barred Cuckoo Dove 97. Emerald Dove 98. Pink-necked Green Pigeon 99. Orange-breasted Green Pigeon 100. Pompadour Green Pigeon 101. Thick-billed Green Pigeon 102. Green Imperial Pigeon 103. Sarus Crane 104. Red-legged Crake 105. Slaty-breasted Rail 106. White-breasted Waterhen 107. Baillon's Crake 108. Ruddy-breasted Crake 109. Watercock 110. Purple Swamphen 111. Common Moorhen 112. Pintail Snipe 113. Common Snipe 114. Spotted Redshank 115. Common Greenshank 116. Green Sandpiper 117. Wood Sandpiper 118. Common Sandpiper 119. Greater Painted-snipe 120. Pheasant-tailed Jacana 121. Bronze-winged Jacana 122. Black-winged Stilt 123. Little Ringed Plover 124. Grey-headed Lapwing 125. Red-wattled Lapwing 126. Oriental Pratincole 127. Whiskered Tern 128. Osprey 129. Jerdon's Baza 130. Black Baza 131. Oriental Honey-buzzard 132. Black-shouldered Kite 133. Black Kite 134. Brahminy Kite 135. White-bellied Sea Eagle 136. Lesser Fish Eagle 137. Grey-headed Fish Eagle 138. Crested Serpent Eagle 139. Eurasian Marsh Harrier 140. Pied Harrier 141. Crested Goshawk 142. Shikra 143. Chinese Sparrowhawk 144. Japanese Sparrowhawk 145. Besra 146. Grey-faced Buzzard 147. Black Eagle 148. Rufous-bellied Eagle 149. Changeable Hawk Eagle 150. Mountain Hawk Eagle 151. White-rumped Falcon 152. Collared Falconet 153. Oriental Hobby 154. Peregrine Falcon 155. Little Grebe 156. Darter 157. Little Cormorant 158. Indian Cormorant 159. Little Egret 160. Grey Heron 161. Purple Heron 162. Great Egret 163. Intermediate Egret 164. Cattle Egret 165. Chinese Pond Heron 166. Little Heron 167. Black-crowned Night Heron 168. Malayan Night Heron 169. Yellow Bittern 170. Cinnamon Bittern	171. Black Bittern 172. Great Bittern 173. White-shouldered Ibis* 174. Painted Stork 175. Woolly-necked Stork 176. Black-necked Stork 177. Lesser Adjutant 178. Blue-rumped Pitta 179. Bar-bellied Pitta 180. Fairy Pitta 181. Blue-winged Pitta 182. Dusky Broadbill 183. Black-and-red Broadbill 184. Banded Broadbill 185. Long-tailed Broadbill 186. Asian Fairy Bluebird 187. Blue-winged Leafbird 188. Golden-fronted Leafbird 189. Brown Shrike 190. Indochinese Green Magpie 191. Racket-tailed Treepie 192. Large-billed Crow 193. Collared Crow 194. Ashy Woodswallow 195. Black-naped Oriole 196. Black-hooded Oriole 197. Large Cuckooshrike 198. Indochinese Cuckooshrike 199. Black-winged Cuckooshrike 200. Rosy Minivet 201. Ashy Minivet 202. Scarlet Minivet 203. Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike 204. Black Drongo 205. Ashy Drongo 206. Crow-billed Drongo 207. Bronzed Drongo 208. Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo 209. Spangled Drongo 210. Greater Racket-tailed Drongo 211. Black-naped Monarch 212. Asian Paradise-flycatcher 213. Common Iora 214. Great Iora 215. Large Woodshrike 216. Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush 217. Blue Rock Thrush 218. Blue Whistling Thrush 219. Orange-headed Thrush 220. Dark-sided Flycatcher 221. Asian Brown Flycatcher 222. Red-throated Flycatcher 223. Verditer Flycatcher 224. Hainan Blue Flycatcher 225. Blue-throated Flycatcher 226. Tickell's Blue Flycatcher 227. Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher 228. Siberian Rubythroat 229. Bluethroat 230. Siberian Blue Robin 231. Oriental Magpie Robin 232. White-rumped Shama 233.