Vietnam’s birding sites range from lowland evergreen forest and dry dipterocarp woodland to montane plateaus, limestone karst, wetlands and coastal mudflats. Southern and central Vietnam are generally most productive from December to April, while higher mountains in northern Vietnam are often best from March to May.
Sa Mu Pass is a little-known birding area in north-western Quang Tri Province, within Bac Huong Hoa Nature Reserve and close to the Lao border. Its lowland and mid-montane evergreen forests form part of the Annamese Lowlands.
Mang Den lies on the Kon Tum Plateau at around 1,200 m and combines a cool highland town with access to montane evergreen forest, especially around Mang Canh. The area has become one of central Vietnam's most important specialist birding destinations.
Lo Xo Pass lies along the Ho Chi Minh Road between Da Nang and Kon Tum, close to the Lao border and the forests of the Kon Tum Plateau. The road passes through a mosaic of primary evergreen forest, secondary growth and scrub, giving birders access to...
Yok Don is the second largest national park in Vietnam, it holds a forest dominated by Dipterocarpaceae which is open in dry searon or called deciduous forest, the ecosystem that is almost as productive as the African savanna.
Bach Ma National Park rises from lowland forest near the central Vietnamese coast to montane evergreen forest above 1,200 m, creating a strong elevational gradient within a compact area. This variety of habitat supports a rich forest avifauna and ...
Phong Nha-Ke Bang combines spectacular limestone karst with extensive forest and is one of north-central Vietnam's most distinctive birding landscapes. The park lies within the Annamese Lowlands Endemic Bird Area and supports more than 200 recorded birds
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