U Minh Thuong National Park

Kien Giang Province

Birding highlights: Lesser Adjutant, Painted Stork, Asian Openbill and Glossy Ibis.

Star rating: éé

Bird fauna: About 150 bird species were found. In the past, the park support a some largest breeding colony of waterbirds in the Mekong delta. However, after the fire in 2002 dry season, that colony was destroyed.

Other features: Mature semi-natural Melaleuca forest on the peat swamps.

Transportation: Car from Rach Gia Town to An Minh, and boat to access the park through the canals.

Accommodation: Basic

Permission: Open to all visitors. Contact park authorities for guidance.

1. Lesser Whistling-duck

2. Eurasian Wigeon

3. Spot-billed Duck

4. Garganey

5. Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker

6. Indian Roller

7. Common Kingfisher

8. Stork-billed Kingfisher

9. White-throated Kingfisher

10. Black-capped Kingfisher

11. Green Bee-eater

12. Blue-tailed Bee-eater

13. Large Hawk Cuckoo

14. Hodgson's Hawk Cuckoo

15. Indian Cuckoo

16. Banded Bay Cuckoo

17. Plaintive Cuckoo

18. Asian Emerald Cuckoo

19. Asian Koel

20. Green-billed Malkoha

21. Greater Coucal

22. Lesser Coucal

23. Asian Palm Swift

24. Fork-tailed Swift

25. House Swift

26. Barn Owl

27. Large-tailed Nightjar

28. Spotted Dove

29. Red Collared Dove

30. Pink-necked Green Pigeon

31. Pied Imperial Pigeon

32. Slaty-breasted Rail

33. White-breasted Waterhen

34. Ruddy-breasted Crake

35. Watercock

36. Purple Swamphen

37. Common Moorhen

38. Pintail Snipe

39. Black-tailed Godwit

40. Common Greenshank

41. Common Sandpiper

42. Pheasant-tailed Jacana

43. Bronze-winged Jacana

44. Black-winged Stilt

45. Little Ringed Plover

46. Red-wattled Lapwing

47. Oriental Pratincole

48. White-winged Tern

49. Osprey

50. Black-shouldered Kite

51. Black Kite

52. Brahminy Kite

53. Grey-headed Fish Eagle

54. Crested Serpent Eagle

55. Eurasian Marsh Harrier

56. Hen Harrier

57. Pied Harrier

58. Shikra

59. Greater Spotted Eagle

60. Changeable Hawk Eagle

61. Little Grebe

62. Darter

63. Little Cormorant

64. Little Egret

65. Grey Heron

66. Purple Heron

67. Great Egret

68. Intermediate Egret

69. Cattle Egret

70. Chinese Pond Heron

71. Javan Pond Heron

72. Little Heron

73. Black-crowned Night Heron

74. Yellow Bittern

75. Cinnamon Bittern

76. Black Bittern

77. Glossy Ibis

78. Black-headed Ibis

79. Spot-billed Pelican

80. Painted Stork

81. Asian Openbill

82. Woolly-necked Stork

83. Lesser Adjutant

84. Frigatebird species

85. Golden-bellied Gerygone

86. Brown Shrike

87. Racket-tailed Treepie

88. Large-billed Crow

89. Indochinese Cuckooshrike

90. Small Minivet

91. Scarlet Minivet

92. Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike

93. Pied Fantail

94. Black Drongo

95. Ashy Drongo

96. Greater Racket-tailed Drongo

97. Common Iora

98. Large Woodshrike

99. Common Woodshrike

100. Oriental Magpie Robin

101. Chestnut-tailed Starling

102. White-shouldered Starling

103. Black-collared Starling

104. Vinous-breasted Starling

105. Common Myna

106. Sand Martin

107. Barn Swallow

108. Red-rumped Swallow

109. Yellow-vented Bulbul

110. Streak-eared Bulbul

111. Zitting Cisticola

112. Bright-headed Cisticola

113. Rufescent Prinia

114. Grey-breasted Prinia

115. Yellow-bellied Prinia

116. Plain Prinia

117. Lanceolated Warbler

118. Rusty-rumped Warbler

119. Black-browed Reed Warbler

120. Oriental Reed Warbler

121. Common Tailorbird

122. Dark-necked Tailorbird

123. Dusky Warbler

124. Yellow-browed Warbler

125. Striated Grassbird

126. Abbott's Babbler

127. Puff-throated Babbler

128. Striped Tit Babbler

129. Chestnut-capped Babbler

130. Oriental Skylark

131. Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker

132. Brown-throated Sunbird

133. Ruby-cheeked Sunbird

134. Purple-throated Sunbird

135. Olive-backed Sunbird

136. Purple Sunbird

137. Plain-backed Sparrow

138. Eurasian Tree Sparrow

139. White Wagtail

140. Yellow Wagtail

141. Richard's Pipit

142. Red-throated Pipit

143. Streaked Weaver

144. Baya Weaver

145. Asian Golden Weaver

146. White-rumped Munia

147. Scaly-breasted Munia

148. Black-headed Munia

149. White-headed Munia

150. Yellow-breasted Bunting