Sa Pa and Hoang Lien National Park Lao Cai province, rich upper montane bird fauna, access to most rewarding habitats for birding necessitates hiking and overnight stays, a few more accessible localities can be visited in a day or half-day trip from Sa Pa town Birding highlights: Beautiful Nuthatch, Red-tailed Laughingthrush, Black-headed Sibia, Golden Parrotbill and Black-headed Greenfinch. Star rating: יי Bird fauna: Mountainous. Recorded bird species richness at Sa Pa and outlets is higher than at any other site in Vietnam, with c. 350 species being recorded to date, although this may, in part, reflect the high levels of historical and recent survey effort. Hoang Lien Mountain and Sa Pa area support some of the rarest species in Vietnam, such as Chestnut Thrush, Gould's Shortwing, White-browed Bush Robin, Blue-fronted Robin, Crested Finchbill, Buff-barred Warbler, White-throated Laughingthrush, Black-faced Laughingthrush, Red-faced Liocichla, Spot-breasted Scimitar Babbler, White-collared Yuhina, Ashy-throated Parrotbill, Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker, Black-headed Greenfinch, Dark-breasted Rosefinch, Scarlet Finch, and Brown Bullfinch. Other features: Scenic beauty, highest point in Vietnam, ethnic minority villages Transportation: Car Accommodation: Numerous hotels and restaurants in town Permission: Tourism Site |
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Contact details: Sa Pa Tourism Information, Tel.: +(84 20) 871975 Hoang Lien - Sa Pa National Park, Tel.: +(84 20) 871433 |
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1. Chinese Francolin 2. Hill Partridge 3. Mountain Bamboo Partridge 4. Red Junglefowl 5. Silver Pheasant 6. Yellow-legged Buttonquail 7. Barred Buttonquail 8. Speckled Piculet 9. White-browed Piculet 10. Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker 11. Stripe-breasted Woodpecker 12. Rufous-bellied Woodpecker 13. Crimson-breasted Woodpecker 14. Darjeeling Woodpecker 15. Great Spotted Woodpecker 16. Rufous Woodpecker 17. Lesser Yellownape 18. Bay Woodpecker 19. Great Barbet 20. Red-vented Barbet 21. Green-eared Barbet 22. Golden-throated Barbet 23. Blue-throated Barbet 24. Common Hoopoe 25. Dollarbird 26. Common Kingfisher 27. White-throated Kingfisher 28. Black-capped Kingfisher 29. Crested Kingfisher 30. Chestnut-winged Cuckoo 31. Large Hawk Cuckoo 32. Indian Cuckoo 33. Plaintive Cuckoo 34. Green-billed Malkoha 35. Lesser Coucal 36. Grey-headed Parakeet 37. Silver-backed Needletail 38. Brown-backed Needletail 39. Asian Palm Swift 40. Fork-tailed Swift 41. House Swift 42. Mountain Scops Owl 43. Collared Scops Owl 44. Collared Owlet 45. Asian Barred Owlet 46. Grey Nightjar 47. Ashy Wood Pigeon 48. Oriental Turtle Dove 49. Spotted Dove 50. Red Collared Dove 51. Barred Cuckoo Dove 52. Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon 53. Mountain Imperial Pigeon 54. White-breasted Waterhen 55. Eurasian Woodcock 56. Wood Snipe 57. Pintail Snipe 58. Common Snipe 59. Common Sandpiper 60. Black Baza 61. Oriental Honey-buzzard 62. Black Kite 63. Crested Serpent Eagle 64. Pied Harrier 65. Shikra 66. Japanese Sparrowhawk 67. Eurasian Sparrowhawk 68. Northern Goshawk 69. Grey-faced Buzzard 70. Common Buzzard 71. Black Eagle 72. Greater Spotted Eagle 73. Mountain Hawk Eagle 74. Common Kestrel 75. Amur Falcon 76. Eurasian Hobby 77. Oriental Hobby 78. Peregrine Falcon 79. Little Egret 80. Chinese Pond Heron 81. Cinnamon Bittern 82. Woolly-necked Stork 83. Silver-breasted Broadbill 84. Blue-winged Leafbird 85. Orange-bellied Leafbird 86. Tiger Shrike 87. Long-tailed Shrike 88. Grey-backed Shrike 89. Yellow-billed Blue Magpie 90. Red-billed Blue Magpie 91. Common Green Magpie 92. Grey Treepie 93. Racket-tailed Treepie 94. Large-billed Crow 95. Ashy Woodswallow 96. Black-naped Oriole 97. Rosy Minivet 98. Grey-chinned Minivet 99. Long-tailed Minivet 100. Short-billed Minivet 101. Scarlet Minivet 102. Yellow-bellied Fantail 103. White-throated Fantail 104. Black Drongo 105. Ashy Drongo 106. Bronzed Drongo 107. Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo 108. Spangled Drongo 109. Brown Dipper 110. Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush 111. Blue Rock Thrush 112. Blue Whistling Thrush 113. Siberian Thrush 114. Plain-backed Thrush 115. Long-tailed Thrush 116. Scaly Thrush 117. Grey-winged Blackbird 118. Eurasian Blackbird 119. Eyebrowed Thrush 120. Dusky Thrush** 121. Gould's Shortwing 122. Lesser Shortwing 123. White-browed Shortwing 124. Asian Brown Flycatcher 125. Ferruginous Flycatcher 126. Yellow-rumped Flycatcher 127. Mugimaki Flycatcher 128. Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher 129. Red-throated Flycatcher 130. White-gorgeted Flycatcher 131. Snowy-browed Flycatcher 132. Little Pied Flycatcher 133. Slaty-blue Flycatcher 134. Verditer Flycatcher 135. Large Niltava 136. Small Niltava 137. Fujian Niltava 138. Vivid Niltava 139. Hainan Blue Flycatcher 140. Hill Blue Flycatcher 141. Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher 142. Orange-flanked Bush Robin 143. White-browed Bush Robin 144. Oriental Magpie Robin 145. Black Redstart 146. Daurian Redstart 147. Blue-fronted Redstart 148. White-capped Water Redstart 149. Plumbeous Water Redstart 150. White-tailed Robin 151. Blue-fronted Robin 152. Little Forktail 153. Slaty-backed Forktail 154. White-crowned Forktail 155. Spotted Forktail 156. Purple Cochoa 157. Green Cochoa 158. Common Stonechat 159. Grey Bushchat 160. Crested Myna |
161. Hill Myna 162. Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch 163. White-tailed Nuthatch 164. Velvet-fronted Nuthatch 165. Beautiful Nuthatch 166. Brown-throated Treecreeper 167. Great Tit 168. Green-backed Tit 169. Yellow-cheeked Tit 170. Yellow-browed Tit 171. Black-throated Tit 172. Barn Swallow 173. Red-rumped Swallow 174. Nepal House Martin 175. Crested Finchbill 176. Collared Finchbill 177. Striated Bulbul 178. Red-whiskered Bulbul 179. Brown-breasted Bulbul 180. Light-vented Bulbul 181. Sooty-headed Bulbul 182. Puff-throated Bulbul 183. Chestnut Bulbul 184. Mountain Bulbul 185. Black Bulbul 186. Hill Prinia 187. Rufescent Prinia 188. Grey-breasted Prinia 189. Plain Prinia 190. Chestnut-flanked White-eye 191. Oriental White-eye 192. Japanese White-eye 193. Chestnut-headed Tesia 194. Slaty-bellied Tesia 195. Grey-bellied Tesia 196. Asian Stubtail 197. Brownish-flanked Bush Warbler 198. Black-browed Reed Warbler 199. Thick-billed Warbler 200. Mountain Tailorbird 201. Common Tailorbird 202. Dusky Warbler 203. Buff-throated Warbler 204. Buff-barred Warbler 205. Ashy-throated Warbler 206. Pallas's Leaf Warbler 207. Yellow-browed Warbler 208. Arctic Warbler 209. Eastern Crowned Warbler 210. Blyth's Leaf Warbler 211. White-tailed Leaf Warbler 212. Golden-spectacled Warbler 213. White-spectacled Warbler 214. Grey-cheeked Warbler 215. Chestnut-crowned Warbler 216. Broad-billed Warbler 217. Black-faced Warbler 218. Striated Grassbird 219. White-throated Laughingthrush 220. White-crested Laughingthrush 221. Black-throated Laughingthrush 222. Spot-breasted Laughingthrush 223. Hwamei 224. White-browed Laughingthrush 225. Blue-winged Laughingthrush 226. Scaly Laughingthrush 227. Black-faced Laughingthrush 228. Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush 229. Red-winged Laughingthrush 230. Red-tailed Laughingthrush 231. Red-faced Liocichla 232. Large Scimitar Babbler 233. Spot-breasted Scimitar Babbler 234. Streak-breasted Scimitar Babbler 235. Red-billed Scimitar Babbler 236. Coral-billed Scimitar Babbler 237. Slender-billed Scimitar Babbler | |