Close to 1000 species of birds live in Vietnam. The country is known for its high biodiversity, including diverse avifauna. This includes birds of prey, waterbirds, and pheasants.
The Tiger Shrike is the national bird of Vietnam. Other species the country is known for include the Asian Fairy-bluebird, the White-throated Kingfisher, and the Great Hornbill.
List of Common Birds Found in Vietnam
Native Birds
- Ashy Drongo
- Ashy-throated Warbler
- Ashy Woodswallow
- Asian Fairy-bluebird
- Asian Green Bee-eater
- Asian Openbill
- Austen’s Brown Hornbill
- Banded Bay Cuckoo
- Banded Broadbill
- Bar-bellied Pitta
- Barn Swallow
- Baya Weaver
- Black-bellied Tern
- Black-breasted Thrush
- Black-browed Reed Warbler
- Black-capped Kingfisher
- Black-collared Starling
- Black-crested Bulbul
- Black-crowned Barwing
- Black-crowned Fulvetta
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Black Drongo
- Black-headed Bulbul
- Black-headed Ibis
- Black-headed Parrotbill
- Black-headed Woodpecker
- Black-hooded Laughingthrush
- Black-hooded Oriole
- Black Kite
- Black-naped Oriole
- Black-shouldered Kite
- Black-tailed Gull
- Black-throated Laughingthrush
- Black-throated Sunbird
- Black-winged Cuckooshrike
- Blue-bearded Bee-eater
- Blue Pitta
- Blue-rumped Pitta
- Blue Whistling Thrush
- Blue-winged Leafbird
- Blue-winged Minla
- Blyth’s Kingfisher
- Brown Hawk-owl
- Brown-throated Sunbird
- Buff-breasted Babbler
- Burmese Shrike
- Caspian Tern
- Chestnut-capped Babbler
- Chestnut-eared Laughingthrush
- Chestnut-vented Nuthatch
- Chinese Blackbird
- Chinese Francolin
- Collared Falconet
- Collared Laughingthrush
- Collared Pratincole
- Common Hoopoe
- Common Kingfisher
- Common Myna
- Crested Serpent Eagle
- Crimson Sunbird
- Dark-sided Thrush
- Daurian Redstart
- Dusky Warbler
- Eastern Spot-billed Duck
- Edward’s Pheasant
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow
- Far-eastern Curlew
- Germain’s Peacock-pheasant
- Golden-winged Laughingthrush
- Greater Coucal
- Great Hornbill
- Great Iora
- Green-eared Barbet
- Green Peafowl
- Green-tailed Sunbird
- Gray-bellied Tesia
- Gray-capped Woodpecker
- Gray-crowned Crocias
- Gray-crowned Tit
- Gray-faced Tit Babbler
- Gray-headed Fish Eagle
- Gray-headed Lapwing
- Gray Heron
- Hodgson’s Frogmouth
- Indian Peafowl
- Indochinese Barbet
- Indochinese Cuckooshrike
- Indochinese Fulvetta
- Indochinese Roller
- Japanese Sparrowhawk
- Japanese Tit
- Jerdon’s Baza
- Large-billed Crow
- Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush
- Lesser Shortwing
- Light-vented Bulbul
- Limestone Warbler
- Little Egret
- Little Ringed Plover
- Little Spiderhunter
- Long-tailed Minivet
- Long-tailed Shrike
- Malaysian Plover
- Maroon Oriole
- Masked Finfoot
- Mountain Bamboo Partridge
- Mountain Tailorbird
- Olive-backed Sunbird
- Orange-bellied Leafbird
- Orange-breasted Laughingthrush
- Orange-breasted Trogon
- Orange-necked Partridge
- Oriental Magpie
- Oriental Magpie-robin
- Paddyfield Pipit
- Painted Stork
- Pale-capped Pigeon
- Pale-throated Wren Babbler
- Pied Falconet
- Pied Fantail
- Pied Harrier
- Pin-tailed Green Pigeon
- Purple Cochoa
- Racket-tailed Treepie
- Red-breasted Parakeet
- Red-collared Dove
- Red-collared Woodpecker
- Red-vented Barbet
- Red-wattled Lapwing
- Red-whiskered Bulbul
- Rufous-backed Sibia
- Rufous-bellied Niltava
- Rufous-bellied Swallow
- Rufous-cheeked Laughingthrush
- Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher
- Rufous Treepie
- Rufous Woodpecker
- Scaly-breasted Munia
- Short-billed Minivet
- Short-tailed Scimitar-babbler
- Siamese Fireback
- Siberian Blue Robin
- Silver-breasted Broadbill
- Silver Oriole
- Silver Pheasant
- Slaty-backed Forktail
- Slender-billed Oriole
- Sooty Babbler
- Sooty-headed Bulbul
- Speckled Piculet
- Spoon-billed Sandpiper
- Spot-breasted Laughingthrush
- Spot-necked Babbler
- Spotted Dove
- Streak-eared Bulbul
- Streaked Wren-babbler
- Striated Swallow
- Stripe-throated Bulbul
- Tawny Fish Owl
- Tiger Shrike
- Tonkin Partridge
- Vietnamese Cutia
- Vietnamese Greenfinch
- Vietnamese Pheasant
- Vietnamese Pond Heron
- Vinous-breasted Starling
- Whiskered Tern
- White-bellied Woodpecker
- White-browed Scimitar Babbler
- White-cheeked Laughingthrush
- White-eared Night Heron
- White-rumped Falcon
- White-rumped Munia
- White-rumped Shama
- White-shouldered Ibis
- White-tailed Flycatcher
- White-throated Kingfisher
- White-throated Needletail
- White-throated Wren Babbler
- White Wagtail
- White-winged Magpie
- Wreathed Hornbill
- Yellow-bellied Warbler
- Yellow-billed Nuthatch
- Yellow-browed Warbler
- Yellow-legged Buttonquail
- Yellow-vented Flowerpecker
- Yellow-vented Green Pigeon
- Zebra Dove
Non-native Birds
- House Crow
- House Sparrow
- Java Sparrow
- Rock Pigeon
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
Some of the best birding sites in Vietnam include Cat Tien National Park, Cuc Phuong National Park, and Tam Dao National Park. The peak birding season in Vietnam is typically the dry season, from November to April. During this time, the weather is generally more pleasant, with lower humidity and less rainfall, making it easier for birdwatchers to explore various habitats.
