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Laos and Cambodia About our tours We are offering tours that range from being focused on birding to more general nature that include mammals, butterflies, flowers and local cultural interest. All our guide are bird experts so it is not necessary for you to be a very experienced birder, our guides will be happy to help you along. All you need is enthusiasm! In Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia A typical day of Wildtour Birding We usually start early after breakfast at hotel from 5:30 - 6:00 am, to be out when birding is best. Sometimes we start before breakfast for searching target of ns birds. We head out by walking, car or io Birdert should know local transportation types (boat, jeep, ina truck...). In the mid-day, we have picnic st lunch at a nice spot for birding but sometimes, especially at the hot climate op de areas, we return to hotel for a short rest then go out in late afternoon. Before or after dinner, we meet as a group to record daily checklist, discuss what we saw and plan for the next day. Some evenings we do owling or night safari for owls, nightjars and frogmouths. Wildtour Co., Ltd Add: 23 Dien Bien Phu, Dakao W., Dist1, HCMC, Vietnam Phone: +84 8 39 153 123 - Hotline: +84 908 931 000 www.birdwatchingvietnam.net www.birdwatchingvietnam.net Eail: [email protected] List of Birds in Indochina No. English name Scientific name Your note Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl) 1 Lesser Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna javanica 2 Graylag Goose Anser anser 3 Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus 4 Comb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos 5 Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea 6 Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 7 White-winged Duck Cairina scutulata 8 Cotton Pygmy-Goose Nettapus coromandelianus 9 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 10 Gadwall Anas strepera 11 Falcated Duck Anas falcata 12 Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope 13 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 14 Indian Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha 15 Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata 16 Northern Pintail Anas acuta 17 Garganey Anas querquedula 18 Green-winged Teal Anas crecca 19 Common Pochard Aythya ferina 20 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca 21 Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri 22 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 23 Greater Scaup Aythya marila 24 Scaly-sided Merganser Mergus squamatus Phasianidae (Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies) 25 Chinese Francolin Francolinus pintadeanus 26 Japanese Quail Coturnix japonica 27 Blue-breasted Quail Coturnix chinensis 28 Hill Partridge Arborophila torqueola No. English name Scientific name Your note 29 Rufous-throated Partridge Arborophila rufogularis 30 Bar-backed Partridge Arborophila brunneopectus 31 Orange-necked Partridge Arborophila davidi 32 Chestnut-headed Partridge Arborophila cambodiana 33 Scaly-breasted Partridge Arborophila chloropus 34 Vietnam Partridge Arborophila merlini 35 Chestnut-necklaced Partridge Arborophila charltonii 36 Mountain Bamboo-Partridge Bambusicola fytchii 37 Temminck's Tragopan Tragopan temminckii 38 Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus 39 Edwards's Pheasant Lophura edwardsi 40 Vietnamese Pheasant Lophura hatinhensis 41 Silver Pheasant Lophura nycthemera 42 Siamese Fireback Lophura diardi 43 Germain's Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron germaini 44 Gray Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron bicalcaratum 45 Crested Argus Rheinardia ocellata 46 Green Peafowl Pavo muticus Podicipedidae (Grebes) 47 Great-crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 48 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 49 Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis Diomedeidae (Albatrosses) 50 Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris Procellariidae (Shearwaters and Petrels) 51 Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas Phaethontidae (Tropicbirds) 52 Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus Ciconiidae (Storks) 53 Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans 54 Black Stork Ciconia nigra 55 Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus No. English name Scientific name Your note 56 Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus 57 Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus 58 Greater Adjutant Leptoptilos dubius 59 Milky Stork Mycteria cinerea 60 Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala Fregatidae (Frigatebirds) 61 Christmas Island Frigatebird Fregata andrewsi 62 Great Frigatebird Fregata minor 63 Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel Sulidae (Boobies and Gannets) 64 Masked Booby Sula dactylatra 65 Brown Booby Sula leucogaster 66 Red-footed Booby Sula sula Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants and Shags) 67 Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis 68 Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 69 Little Cormorant Phalacrocorax niger Anhingidae (Anhingas) 70 Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster Pelecanidae (Pelicans) 71 Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus 72 Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis Ardeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns) 73 Great Bittern Botaurus stellaris 74 Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis 75 Schrenck's Bittern Ixobrychus eurhythmus 76 Cinnamon Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus 77 Black Bittern Ixobrychus flavicollis 78 Gray Heron Ardea cinerea 79 Great-billed Heron Ardea sumatrana 80 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 81 Great Egret (Australasian) Ardea alba modesta No. English name Scientific name Your note 82 Intermediate Egret Mesophoyx intermedia 83 Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes 84 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 85 Pacific Reef-Heron Egretta sacra 86 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 87 Chinese Pond-Heron Ardeola bacchus 88 Javan Pond-Heron Ardeola speciosa 89 Striated Heron Butorides striata 90 Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 91 White-eared Night-Heron Gorsachius magnificus 92 Malayan Night-Heron Gorsachius melanolophus Threskiornithidae (Ibises and Spoonbills) 93 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 94 Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus 95 White-shouldered Ibis Pseudibis davisoni 96 Giant Ibis Pseudibis gigantea 97 Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 98 Black-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor Pandionidae (Osprey) 99 Osprey Pandion haliaetus Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles, and Kites) 100 Jerdon's Baza Aviceda jerdoni 101 Black Baza Aviceda leuphotes 102 Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus 103 Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus 104 Black Kite Milvus migrans 105 Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus 106 White-bellied Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster 107 Pallas's Fish-Eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus 108 Lesser Fish-Eagle Ichthyophaga humilis 109 Gray-headed Fish-Eagle Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus 110 White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis No. English name Scientific name Your note 111 Indian Vulture Gyps indicus 112 Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus 113 Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus 114 Short-toed Eagle Circaetus gallicus 115 Crested Serpent-Eagle Spilornis cheela 116 Eurasian Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus 117 Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus 118 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus 119 Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos 120 Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus 121 Shikra Accipiter badius 122 Chinese Goshawk Accipiter soloensis 123 Japanese Sparrowhawk Accipiter gularis 124 Besra Accipiter virgatus 125 Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 126 Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 127 Rufous-winged Buzzard Butastur liventer 128 Gray-faced Buzzard Butastur indicus 129 Common Buzzard Buteo buteo 130 Black Eagle Ictinaetus malayensis 131 Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga 132 Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax 133 Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca 134 Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata 135 Rufous-bellied Eagle Lophotriorchis kienerii 136 Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus 137 Mountain Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus nipalensis Falconidae (Falcons and Caracaras) 138 White-rumped Falcon Polihierax insignis 139 Collared Falconet Microhierax caerulescens 140 Pied Falconet Microhierax melanoleucos 141 Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus No. English name Scientific name Your note 142 Amur Falcon Falco amurensis 143 Merlin Falco columbarius 144 Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo 145 Oriental Hobby Falco severus 146 Laggar Falcon Falco jugger 147 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots) 148 Red-legged Crake Rallina fasciata 149 Slaty-legged Crake Rallina eurizonoides 150 Slaty-breasted Rail Gallirallus striatus 151 Corn Crake Crex crex 152 Brown Crake Amaurornis akool 153 White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus 154 Black-tailed Crake Amaurornis bicolor 155 Baillon's Crake Porzana pusilla 156 Ruddy-breasted Crake Porzana fusca 157 White-browed Crake Porzana cinerea 158 Watercock Gallicrex cinerea 159 Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio 160 Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 161 Eurasian Coot Fulica atra Heliornithidae (Finfoots) 162 Masked Finfoot Heliopais personatus Otididae (Bustards) 163 Sarus Crane Grus antigone 164 Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalensis Burhinidae (Thick-knees) 165 Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus 166 Great Thick-knee Esacus recurvirostris Charadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings) 167 Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 168 River Lapwing Vanellus duvaucelii No. English name Scientific name Your note 169 Gray-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus 170 Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus 171 Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola 172 American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica 173 Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva 174 Lesser Sand-Plover Charadrius mongolus 175 Greater Sand-Plover Charadrius leschenaultii 176 Malaysian Plover Charadrius peronii 177 Long-billed Plover Charadrius placidus 178 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 179 Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Dromadidae (Crab Plover) 180 Crab Plover Dromas ardeola Haematopodidae (Oystercatchers) 181 Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Recurvirostridae (Stilts and Avocets) 182 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 183 Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Jacanidae
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