Vietnam bird checklist

910 bird species in 101 families have been recorded in Vietnam, according to eBird; about 553 of them are seen regularly, and the rest are rarities, vagrants and escaped or introduced birds. Download the full list as a PDF, or tick birds off on your phone, with counts and notes, even without signal.

Species data: eBird.org, updated 13 Oct 2026 · How these lists are made

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Vietnam bird checklist

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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl

Lesser Whistling-Duck
Graylag Goose
Swan Goose
Mute Swan
Black Swan
Knob-billed Duck
Ruddy Shelduck
Common Shelduck
Muscovy Duck
Cotton Pygmy-Goose
Mandarin Duck
Baikal Teal
Garganey
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
Falcated Duck
Eurasian Wigeon
Indian Spot-billed Duck
Eastern Spot-billed Duck
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
White-winged Duck
Common Pochard
Ferruginous Duck
Baer's Pochard
Tufted Duck
Greater Scaup
Red-breasted Merganser
Scaly-sided Merganser

Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies

Hill Partridge
Rufous-throated Partridge
Bar-backed Partridge
Orange-necked Partridge
Temminck's Tragopan
Ring-necked Pheasant
Edwards's Pheasant
Silver Pheasant
Siamese Fireback
Vietnamese Crested Argus
Indian Peafowl
Green Peafowl
Scaly-breasted Partridge
Germain's Peacock-Pheasant
Gray Peacock-Pheasant
Mountain Bamboo-Partridge
Red Junglefowl
Chinese Francolin
Blue-breasted Quail
Japanese Quail
Rain Quail

Pigeons and Doves

Rock Pigeon
Ashy Wood-Pigeon
Pale-capped Pigeon
Oriental Turtle-Dove
Red Collared-Dove
Spotted Dove
Barred Cuckoo-Dove
Asian Emerald Dove
Zebra Dove
Nicobar Pigeon
Pink-necked Green-Pigeon
Orange-breasted Green-Pigeon
Ashy-headed Green-Pigeon
Thick-billed Green-Pigeon
Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon
Yellow-vented Green-Pigeon
Pin-tailed Green-Pigeon
Wedge-tailed Green-Pigeon
White-bellied Green-Pigeon
Green Imperial-Pigeon
Mountain Imperial-Pigeon
Pied Imperial-Pigeon

Bustards

Bengal Florican

Cuckoos

Coral-billed Ground-Cuckoo
Greater Coucal
Lesser Coucal
Green-billed Malkoha
Chestnut-winged Cuckoo
Pied Cuckoo
Asian Koel
Asian Emerald Cuckoo
Violet Cuckoo
Little Bronze-Cuckoo
Banded Bay Cuckoo
Plaintive Cuckoo
Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo
Large Hawk-Cuckoo
Northern Hawk-Cuckoo
Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo
Lesser Cuckoo
Indian Cuckoo
Himalayan Cuckoo
Common Cuckoo

Nightjars and Allies

Great Eared-Nightjar
Gray Nightjar
Large-tailed Nightjar
Indian Nightjar
Savanna Nightjar

Frogmouths

Hodgson's Frogmouth
Blyth's Frogmouth

Swifts

White-throated Needletail
Silver-backed Needletail
Brown-backed Needletail
Himalayan Swiftlet
Black-nest Swiftlet
White-nest Swiftlet
Pacific Swift
Cook's Swift
House Swift
Asian Palm Swift

Treeswifts

Crested Treeswift

Rails, Gallinules, and Coots

Brown-cheeked Rail
Corn Crake
Slaty-breasted Rail
Eurasian Moorhen
Eurasian Coot
Gray-headed Swamphen
White-browed Crake
Watercock
White-breasted Waterhen
Red-legged Crake
Slaty-legged Crake
Ruddy-breasted Crake
Band-bellied Crake
Baillon's Crake
Black-tailed Crake

Finfoots

Masked Finfoot

Cranes

Sarus Crane

Thick-knees

Great Thick-knee
Indian Thick-knee

Stilts and Avocets

Black-winged Stilt
Pied Avocet

Oystercatchers

Eurasian Oystercatcher

Plovers and Lapwings

Black-bellied Plover
Pacific Golden-Plover
Common Ringed Plover
Little Ringed Plover
Long-billed Plover
Northern Lapwing
River Lapwing
Gray-headed Lapwing
Red-wattled Lapwing
Oriental Plover
Siberian Sand-Plover
Tibetan Sand-Plover
Greater Sand-Plover
Malaysian Plover
Kentish Plover
White-faced Plover

Painted-Snipes

Greater Painted-Snipe

Jacanas

Pheasant-tailed Jacana
Bronze-winged Jacana

Sandpipers and Allies

Eurasian Whimbrel
Far Eastern Curlew
Eurasian Curlew
Bar-tailed Godwit
Black-tailed Godwit
Asian Dowitcher
Long-billed Dowitcher
Eurasian Woodcock
Wood Snipe
Pin-tailed Snipe
Common Snipe
Red Phalarope
Red-necked Phalarope
Terek Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper
Gray-tailed Tattler
Marsh Sandpiper
Wood Sandpiper
Common Redshank
Nordmann's Greenshank
Spotted Redshank
Common Greenshank
Ruddy Turnstone
Great Knot
Red Knot
Ruff
Broad-billed Sandpiper
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Curlew Sandpiper
Temminck's Stint
Long-toed Stint
Red-necked Stint
Spoon-billed Sandpiper
Sanderling
Dunlin
Little Stint
Pectoral Sandpiper

Buttonquail

Yellow-legged Buttonquail
Barred Buttonquail
Small Buttonquail

Pratincoles and Coursers

Small Pratincole
Oriental Pratincole

Skuas and Jaegers

Long-tailed Jaeger
Parasitic Jaeger
Pomarine Jaeger

Auks, Murres, and Puffins

Ancient Murrelet

Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers

Saunders's Gull
Black-headed Gull
Brown-headed Gull
Pallas's Gull
Relict Gull
Black-tailed Gull
Common Gull
Caspian Gull
Mongolian Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Brown Noddy
Bridled Tern
Little Tern
Gull-billed Tern
Caspian Tern
Whiskered Tern
White-winged Tern
Common Tern
Black-naped Tern
Roseate Tern
Black-bellied Tern
Lesser Crested Tern
Great Crested Tern

Grebes

Little Grebe
Great Crested Grebe

Tropicbirds

Red-billed Tropicbird

Storks

Asian Openbill
Black Stork
Asian Woolly-necked Stork
Black-necked Stork
Lesser Adjutant
Greater Adjutant
Painted Stork

Frigatebirds

Lesser Frigatebird
Great Frigatebird
Christmas Island Frigatebird

Boobies and Gannets

Red-footed Booby
Brown Booby

Anhingas

Oriental Darter

Cormorants and Shags

Little Cormorant
Great Cormorant
Indian Cormorant

Ibises and Spoonbills

Glossy Ibis
Black-headed Ibis
White-shouldered Ibis
Giant Ibis
Eurasian Spoonbill
Black-faced Spoonbill

Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

Eurasian Bittern
Black Bittern
Cinnamon Bittern
Schrenck's Bittern
Yellow Bittern
Black-crowned Night Heron
Malayan Night Heron
Pacific Reef-Heron
Chinese Egret
Little Egret
White-eared Night Heron
Little Heron
Chinese Pond-Heron
Javan Pond-Heron
Eastern Cattle-Egret
Great Egret
Medium Egret
Gray Heron
Purple Heron

Pelicans

Spot-billed Pelican

Osprey

Osprey

Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

Black-winged Kite
Jerdon's Baza
Black Baza
Oriental Honey-buzzard
Red-headed Vulture
Himalayan Griffon
Crested Serpent-Eagle
Short-toed Snake-Eagle
Mountain Hawk-Eagle
Changeable Hawk-Eagle
Rufous-bellied Eagle
Black Eagle
Greater Spotted Eagle
Booted Eagle
Steppe Eagle
Imperial Eagle
Bonelli's Eagle
Crested Goshawk
Besra
Japanese Sparrowhawk
Shikra
Chinese Sparrowhawk
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Eurasian Goshawk
Western Marsh Harrier
Eastern Marsh Harrier
Hen Harrier
Pied Harrier
Black Kite
Brahminy Kite
White-tailed Eagle
White-bellied Sea-Eagle
Lesser Fish-Eagle
Gray-headed Fish-Eagle
Rufous-winged Buzzard
Gray-faced Buzzard
Eastern Buzzard

Barn-Owls

Australasian Grass-Owl
Eastern Barn Owl
Oriental Bay-Owl

Owls

Mountain Scops-Owl
Collared Scops-Owl
Oriental Scops-Owl
Buffy Fish-Owl
Brown Fish-Owl
Tawny Fish-Owl
Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl
Asian Barred Owlet
Collared Owlet
Spotted Owlet
Spotted Wood-Owl
Brown Wood-Owl
Himalayan Owl
Short-eared Owl
Brown Boobook
Northern Boobook

Trogons

Orange-breasted Trogon
Red-headed Trogon
Ward's Trogon

Hoopoes

Common Hoopoe

Hornbills

Great Hornbill
Brown Hornbill
Oriental Pied-Hornbill
Rufous-necked Hornbill
Wreathed Hornbill

Bee-eaters

Blue-bearded Bee-eater
Asian Green Bee-eater
Blue-throated Bee-eater
Blue-tailed Bee-eater
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater

Kingfishers

Blyth's Kingfisher
Common Kingfisher
Blue-eared Kingfisher
Black-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher
Banded Kingfisher
Stork-billed Kingfisher
Ruddy Kingfisher
White-throated Kingfisher
Black-capped Kingfisher
Collared Kingfisher
Crested Kingfisher
Pied Kingfisher

Rollers

Indochinese Roller
Dollarbird

Asian Barbets

Coppersmith Barbet
Blue-eared Barbet
Great Barbet
Red-vented Barbet
Green-eared Barbet
Lineated Barbet
Golden-throated Barbet
Necklaced Barbet
Moustached Barbet
Blue-throated Barbet
Indochinese Barbet

Woodpeckers

Eurasian Wryneck
Speckled Piculet
White-browed Piculet
Heart-spotted Woodpecker
Gray-capped Pygmy Woodpecker
Yellow-crowned Woodpecker
Rufous-bellied Woodpecker
Freckle-breasted Woodpecker
Stripe-breasted Woodpecker
Darjeeling Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Necklaced Woodpecker
Bay Woodpecker
Greater Flameback
Rufous Woodpecker
Black-and-buff Woodpecker
Pale-headed Woodpecker
Common Flameback
Lesser Yellownape
Streak-throated Woodpecker
Red-collared Woodpecker
Laced Woodpecker
Gray-headed Woodpecker
Black-headed Woodpecker
Greater Yellownape
Great Slaty Woodpecker
White-bellied Woodpecker

Falcons and Caracaras

Pied Falconet
Collared Falconet
White-rumped Falcon
Eurasian Kestrel
Amur Falcon
Merlin
Eurasian Hobby
Oriental Hobby
Peregrine Falcon

Cockatoos

Cockatiel

Old World Parrots

Alexandrine Parakeet
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Gray-headed Parakeet
Blossom-headed Parakeet
Red-breasted Parakeet
Budgerigar
Vernal Hanging-Parrot
Rosy-faced Lovebird
Lilian's Lovebird

New World and African Parrots

Green-cheeked Parakeet
Hyacinth Macaw
Sun Parakeet
Blue-and-yellow Macaw
Scarlet Macaw
Red-and-green Macaw

Asian and Grauer's Broadbills

Long-tailed Broadbill
Dusky Broadbill
Silver-breasted Broadbill
Black-and-red Broadbill
Banded Broadbill

Pittas

Eared Pitta
Rusty-naped Pitta
Blue-naped Pitta
Blue-rumped Pitta
Blue Pitta
Bar-bellied Pitta
Blue-winged Pitta
Fairy Pitta
Western Hooded Pitta

Thornbills and Allies

Golden-bellied Gerygone

Cuckooshrikes

Small Minivet
Gray-chinned Minivet
Short-billed Minivet
Long-tailed Minivet
Scarlet Minivet
Ashy Minivet
Brown-rumped Minivet
Rosy Minivet
Oriental Cuckooshrike
Black-winged Cuckooshrike
Indochinese Cuckooshrike

Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis

Black-headed Shrike-Babbler
White-browed Shrike-Babbler
Green Shrike-Babbler
Black-eared Shrike-Babbler
Clicking Shrike-Babbler
White-bellied Erpornis

Whistlers and Allies

Mangrove Whistler

Old World Orioles

Black-naped Oriole
Slender-billed Oriole
Black-hooded Oriole
Maroon Oriole
Silver Oriole

Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies

Ashy Woodswallow

Vangas, Helmetshrikes, and Allies

Large Woodshrike
Common Woodshrike
Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike

Ioras

Common Iora
Great Iora

Fantails

Malaysian Pied-Fantail
White-throated Fantail
White-browed Fantail

Drongos

Black Drongo
Ashy Drongo
Crow-billed Drongo
Bronzed Drongo
Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo
Hair-crested Drongo
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo

Monarch Flycatchers

Black-naped Monarch
Black Paradise-Flycatcher
Amur Paradise-Flycatcher
Blyth's Paradise-Flycatcher

Shrikes

Tiger Shrike
Bull-headed Shrike
Brown Shrike
Burmese Shrike
Long-tailed Shrike
Gray-backed Shrike

Crows, Jays, and Magpies

Eurasian Jay
Yellow-billed Blue-Magpie
Red-billed Blue-Magpie
White-winged Magpie
Common Green-Magpie
Indochinese Green-Magpie
Rufous Treepie
Gray Treepie
Collared Treepie
Racket-tailed Treepie
Ratchet-tailed Treepie
Oriental Magpie
House Crow
Rook
Carrion Crow
Large-billed Crow
Collared Crow

Fairy Flycatchers

Yellow-bellied Fairy-Fantail
Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher

Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice

Yellow-browed Tit
Sultan Tit
Green-backed Tit
Asian Tit
Yellow-cheeked Tit

Penduline-Tits

Chinese Penduline-Tit

Larks

Indochinese Bushlark
Singing Bushlark
Oriental Skylark
Asian Short-toed Lark

Cisticolas and Allies

Common Tailorbird
Dark-necked Tailorbird
Ashy Tailorbird
Annam Prinia
Hill Prinia
Rufescent Prinia
Gray-breasted Prinia
Yellow-bellied Prinia
Plain Prinia
Zitting Cisticola
Golden-headed Cisticola

Reed Warblers and Allies

Thick-billed Warbler
Black-browed Reed Warbler
Paddyfield Warbler
Blunt-winged Warbler
Manchurian Reed Warbler
Oriental Reed Warbler
Clamorous Reed Warbler

Grassbirds and Allies

Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler
Pleske's Grasshopper Warbler
Lanceolated Warbler
Brown Bush Warbler
Chinese Bush Warbler
Baikal Bush Warbler
Russet Bush Warbler
Dalat Bush Warbler
Striated Grassbird

Cupwings

Scaly-breasted Cupwing
Pygmy Cupwing

Swallows

Gray-throated Martin
Bank Swallow
Dusky Crag-Martin
Pacific Swallow
Barn Swallow
Wire-tailed Swallow
Siberian House-Martin
Asian House-Martin
Nepal House-Martin
Eastern Red-rumped Swallow

Bulbuls

Ochraceous Bulbul
Puff-throated Bulbul
Striated Bulbul
Gray-eyed Bulbul
Ashy Bulbul
Chestnut Bulbul
Mountain Bulbul
Black Bulbul
Black-headed Bulbul
Black-crested Bulbul
Crested Finchbill
Collared Finchbill
Streak-eared Bulbul
Stripe-throated Bulbul
Flavescent Bulbul
Brown-breasted Bulbul
Light-vented Bulbul
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Yellow-vented Bulbul
Sooty-headed Bulbul

Leaf Warblers

Ashy-throated Warbler
Buff-barred Warbler
Yellow-browed Warbler
Hume's Warbler
Chinese Leaf Warbler
Pallas's Leaf Warbler
Radde's Warbler
Yellow-streaked Warbler
Dusky Warbler
Buff-throated Warbler
Willow Warbler
Eastern Crowned Warbler
White-spectacled Warbler
Gray-cheeked Warbler
Gray-crowned Warbler
Bianchi's Warbler
Martens's Warbler
Alström's Warbler
Greenish Warbler
Two-barred Warbler
Pale-legged Leaf Warbler
Sakhalin Leaf Warbler
Arctic Warbler
Chestnut-crowned Warbler
Limestone Leaf Warbler
Yellow-vented Warbler
Sulphur-breasted Warbler
Blyth's Leaf Warbler
Claudia's Leaf Warbler
Davison's Leaf Warbler
Kloss's Leaf Warbler

Bush Warblers and Allies

Pale-footed Bush Warbler
Asian Stubtail
Gray-bellied Tesia
Slaty-bellied Tesia
Chestnut-crowned Bush Warbler
Chestnut-headed Tesia
Yellow-bellied Warbler
Rufous-faced Warbler
Black-faced Warbler
Mountain Tailorbird
Broad-billed Warbler
Manchurian Bush Warbler
Brownish-flanked Bush Warbler
Aberrant Bush Warbler

Long-tailed Tits

Black-throated Tit

Parrotbills

Golden-breasted Fulvetta
Yellow-eyed Babbler
Spectacled Fulvetta
Indochinese Fulvetta
White-browed Fulvetta
Manipur Fulvetta
Spot-breasted Parrotbill
Gray-headed Parrotbill
Black-headed Parrotbill
Rufous-headed Parrotbill
Short-tailed Parrotbill
Black-throated Parrotbill
Golden Parrotbill
Pale-billed Parrotbill
Vinous-throated Parrotbill
Ashy-throated Parrotbill

White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies

White-collared Yuhina
Indochinese Yuhina
Black-chinned Yuhina
Whiskered Yuhina
Stripe-throated Yuhina
Chestnut-flanked White-eye
Swinhoe's White-eye
Indian White-eye

Tree-Babblers, Scimitar-Babblers, and Allies

Chestnut-capped Babbler
Gray-faced Tit-Babbler
Pin-striped Tit-Babbler
Golden Babbler
Rufous-fronted Babbler
Rufous-capped Babbler
Bar-winged Wren-Babbler
Pale-throated Wren-Babbler
Brown-crowned Scimitar-Babbler
Red-billed Scimitar-Babbler
Slender-billed Scimitar-Babbler
Streak-breasted Scimitar-Babbler
White-browed Scimitar-Babbler
Large Scimitar-Babbler
Black-streaked Scimitar-Babbler
Gray-throated Babbler
Nonggang Babbler
Sooty Babbler
Spot-necked Babbler

Ground Babblers and Allies

Scaly-crowned Babbler
Collared Babbler
Yellow-throated Fulvetta
Rufous-winged Fulvetta
Black-crowned Fulvetta
Rufous-throated Fulvetta
Rusty-capped Fulvetta
Puff-throated Babbler
Spot-throated Babbler
Buff-breasted Babbler
Abbott's Babbler
Streaked Wren-Babbler
Annam Limestone Babbler
Eyebrowed Wren-Babbler
White-throated Wren-Babbler
Short-tailed Scimitar-Babbler

Laughingthrushes and Allies

Brown-cheeked Fulvetta
Black-browed Fulvetta
David's Fulvetta
Yunnan Fulvetta
Mountain Fulvetta
Himalayan Cutia
Vietnamese Cutia
Gray-crowned Crocias
Scaly Laughingthrush
Blue-winged Laughingthrush
Black-faced Laughingthrush
Red-tailed Laughingthrush
Collared Laughingthrush
Red-winged Laughingthrush
Silver-eared Laughingthrush
Golden-winged Laughingthrush
Long-tailed Sibia
Black-headed Sibia
Streaked Barwing
Blue-winged Minla
Chestnut-tailed Minla
Spectacled Barwing
Black-crowned Barwing
Red-billed Leiothrix
Silver-eared Mesia
Red-tailed Minla
Rufous-backed Sibia
Scarlet-faced Liocichla
Spot-breasted Laughingthrush
Orange-breasted Laughingthrush
Chinese Hwamei
Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush
White-crested Laughingthrush
Black-hooded Laughingthrush
Gray Laughingthrush
Rufous-cheeked Laughingthrush
Rufous-chinned Laughingthrush
Chestnut-eared Laughingthrush
Moustached Laughingthrush
White-cheeked Laughingthrush
Black-throated Laughingthrush
White-browed Laughingthrush
Masked Laughingthrush
Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush
White-throated Laughingthrush

Wallcreeper

Wallcreeper

Nuthatches

Beautiful Nuthatch
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
Yellow-billed Nuthatch
White-tailed Nuthatch
Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch
Burmese Nuthatch
Chestnut-vented Nuthatch

Treecreepers

Hume's Treecreeper

Spotted Elachura

Spotted Elachura

Dippers

Brown Dipper

Starlings

Asian Glossy Starling
Golden-crested Myna
Common Hill Myna
European Starling
Rosy Starling
Daurian Starling
Chestnut-cheeked Starling
Black-collared Starling
White-shouldered Starling
Brahminy Starling
Chestnut-tailed Starling
Red-billed Starling
White-cheeked Starling
Common Myna
Vinous-breasted Myna
Great Myna
Crested Myna

Thrushes and Allies

Long-tailed Thrush
Himalayan Thrush
Dark-sided Thrush
Long-billed Thrush
White's Thrush
Scaly Thrush
Purple Cochoa
Green Cochoa
Siberian Thrush
Orange-headed Thrush
Chinese Thrush
Chinese Blackbird
Gray-winged Blackbird
Black-breasted Thrush
Gray-backed Thrush
Japanese Thrush
Pale Thrush
Eyebrowed Thrush
Brown-headed Thrush
Dusky Thrush

Old World Flycatchers

Gray-streaked Flycatcher
Dark-sided Flycatcher
Ferruginous Flycatcher
Asian Brown Flycatcher
Brown-breasted Flycatcher
Brown-streaked Flycatcher
Oriental Magpie-Robin
White-rumped Shama
White-tailed Flycatcher
Large Niltava
Small Niltava
Fujian Niltava
Rufous-bellied Niltava
Chinese Vivid Niltava
Blue-and-white Flycatcher
Zappey's Flycatcher
Verditer Flycatcher
White-gorgeted Flycatcher
Rufous-browed Flycatcher
Hainan Blue Flycatcher
Pale Blue Flycatcher
Chinese Blue Flycatcher
Hill Blue Flycatcher
Indochinese Blue Flycatcher
Mangrove Blue Flycatcher
Brown-chested Jungle Flycatcher
Lesser Shortwing
Himalayan Shortwing
Gould's Shortwing
Rufous-tailed Robin
Japanese Robin
Siberian Blue Robin
Bluethroat
Blue Whistling-Thrush
Little Forktail
White-crowned Forktail
Spotted Forktail
Slaty-backed Forktail
Siberian Rubythroat
White-tailed Robin
Blue-fronted Robin
Red-flanked Bluetail
Himalayan Bluetail
White-browed Bush-Robin
Yellow-rumped Flycatcher
Green-backed Flycatcher
Narcissus Flycatcher
Mugimaki Flycatcher
Slaty-blue Flycatcher
Snowy-browed Flycatcher
Pygmy Flycatcher
Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher
Sapphire Flycatcher
Little Pied Flycatcher
Taiga Flycatcher
Blue-fronted Redstart
Plumbeous Redstart
White-capped Redstart
Black Redstart
Daurian Redstart
Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush
White-throated Rock-Thrush
Blue Rock-Thrush
Siberian Stonechat
Amur Stonechat
Pied Bushchat
Jerdon's Bushchat
Gray Bushchat

Flowerpeckers

Thick-billed Flowerpecker
Yellow-vented Flowerpecker
Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker
Plain Flowerpecker
Fire-breasted Flowerpecker
Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker

Sunbirds and Spiderhunters

Ruby-cheeked Sunbird
Brown-throated Sunbird
Van Hasselt's Sunbird
Copper-throated Sunbird
Purple Sunbird
Ornate Sunbird
Black-throated Sunbird
Mrs. Gould's Sunbird
Green-tailed Sunbird
Crimson Sunbird
Fork-tailed Sunbird
Purple-naped Spiderhunter
Little Spiderhunter
Streaked Spiderhunter

Fairy-bluebirds

Asian Fairy-bluebird

Leafbirds

Blue-winged Leafbird
Golden-fronted Leafbird
Orange-bellied Leafbird

Weavers and Allies

Streaked Weaver
Baya Weaver
Asian Golden Weaver

Waxbills and Allies

Scaly-breasted Munia
White-rumped Munia
Chestnut Munia
White-headed Munia
Pin-tailed Parrotfinch
Red Avadavat

Old World Sparrows

House Sparrow
Russet Sparrow
Plain-backed Sparrow
Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Wagtails and Pipits

Forest Wagtail
Gray Wagtail
Eastern Yellow Wagtail
Citrine Wagtail
Mekong Wagtail
White Wagtail
Richard's Pipit
Paddyfield Pipit
Upland Pipit
Rosy Pipit
Olive-backed Pipit
Red-throated Pipit
Siberian Pipit

Finches, Euphonias, and Allies

Brambling
Japanese Grosbeak
Common Rosefinch
Scarlet Finch
Vinaceous Rosefinch
Crimson-browed Finch
Brown Bullfinch
Dark-breasted Rosefinch
Oriental Greenfinch
Vietnamese Greenfinch
Black-headed Greenfinch
Yellow-fronted Canary
Red Crossbill
Eurasian Siskin

Old World Buntings

Crested Bunting
Black-headed Bunting
Red-headed Bunting
Chestnut-eared Bunting
Godlewski's Bunting
Yellow-throated Bunting
Yellow-breasted Bunting
Little Bunting
Black-faced Bunting
Chestnut Bunting
Yellow-browed Bunting
Tristram's Bunting

Most common birds in Vietnam

Ranked by how recently and how widely each was reported to eBird in the 30 days to 2026-10-13, and whether it is one of Vietnam’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.

Great EgretArdea alba
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulata
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Oriental PratincoleGlareola maldivarum
Medium EgretArdea intermedia
Gray HeronArdea cinerea
Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
Bridled TernOnychoprion anaethetus
Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalus
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus

Largest bird families in Vietnam

Among its regular birds.

Old World Flycatchers35
Sandpipers and Allies32
Leaf Warblers21
Pigeons and Doves20
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites20
Bulbuls18
Woodpeckers17
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns16

Reported in the last 30 days

504 species reported to eBird in Vietnam in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:

Blue-winged Pitta, Oriental Magpie-Robin, Blue-rumped Pitta, Asian Brown Flycatcher, Brown Boobook, Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker, Collared Scops-Owl, Common Myna, House Sparrow, Zebra Dove, Collared Kingfisher, Great Egret, Common Sandpiper, Scaly-breasted Munia, Little Cormorant, Little Egret, White-nest Swiftlet, Greater Coucal, Bridled Tern, Coppersmith Barbet, Common Kingfisher, Whiskered Tern, Indochinese Cuckooshrike, Dollarbird, Little Heron, Greater Racket-tailed Drongo, White-throated Kingfisher, Asian Green Bee-eater, Barn Swallow, Ornate Sunbird, Oriental Pratincole, Medium Egret, Yellow-browed Warbler, Buff-breasted Babbler, Gray-chinned Minivet, Common Tailorbird, Scarlet Minivet, Ashy Tailorbird, Malaysian Pied-Fantail, Gray Heron, …