Vietnam Ramsar wetland
Ba Bể National Park
120 bird species recorded; the most in February and in November.
Pilip · CC BY-SA 2.0
This month here
55 species in January.72 species in February.53 species in March.49 species in April.27 species in May.9 species in June.1 species in July.3 species in August.10 species in September.20 species in October.68 species in November.46 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
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- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
120 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 120Speciesrecorded more than once
- 54Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 1ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 950Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 146 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 4Raptors
- 3Owls
- 4Waders
- 4Ducks & geese
- 8Herons, ibises & grebes
- 76Songbirds
- 21Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 120 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Pied FalconetMicrohierax melanoleucos
- Crested Serpent EagleSpilornis cheela
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Asian Barred OwletGlaucidium cuculoides
- Collared Scops-owlOtus lettia
- Collared OwletGlaucidium brodiei
Waders4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Grey-headed LapwingVanellus cinereus
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
Ducks & geese4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Lesser Whistling DuckDendrocygna javanica
Herons, ibises & grebes8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Chinese Pond HeronArdeola bacchus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- White-eared Night-heronGorsachius magnificusNT
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Striated HeronButorides striata
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Egretta intermediaEgretta intermedia
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
Songbirds76 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
- Striped Tit BabblerMacronus gularis
- Cinereous TitParus cinereus
- White-throated FantailRhipidura albicollis
- Oriental Magpie-robinCopsychus saularis
- Black-crested BulbulPycnonotus flaviventris
- Sooty-headed BulbulPycnonotus aurigaster
- Puff-throated BulbulAlophoixus pallidus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- White-winged MagpieUrocissa whiteheadiNT
- Dusky warblerPhylloscopus fuscatus
- Crimson SunbirdAethopyga siparaja
- Black BulbulHypsipetes leucocephalus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
- Limestone Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus calciatilis
- White-rumped MuniaLonchura striata
- Grey-headed Canary-FlycatcherCulicicapa ceylonensis
- Fork-tailed SunbirdAethopyga christinae
- White-bellied ErpornisErpornis zantholeuca
- Brown ShrikeLanius cristatus
- Puff-throated BabblerPellorneum ruficeps
- Greater Racket-tailed DrongoDicrurus paradiseus
- Chinese BlackbirdTurdus mandarinus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Dark-necked TailorbirdOrthotomus atrogularis
- Stejneger's StonechatSaxicola stejnegeri
- Scarlet MinivetPericrocotus speciosus
- Swinhoe's White-eyeZosterops simplex
- Eastern Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
- Streaked SpiderhunterArachnothera magna
- Rosy PipitAnthus roseatus
- Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
- Siberian RubythroatLuscinia calliope
- Small NiltavaNiltava macgrigoriae
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Yellow-bellied WarblerAbroscopus superciliaris
- Lesser Racket-tailed DrongoDicrurus remifer
- Streaked Wren-BabblerNapothera brevicaudata
- Blue Whistling ThrushMyophonus caeruleus
- Chloropsis moluccensisChloropsis moluccensis
- Great IoraAegithina lafresnayei
- Long-tailed MinivetPericrocotus ethologus
- Crested mynaAcridotheres cristatellus
- Indian White-eyeZosterops palpebrosus
- Large Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus hypoleucos
- Stachyris nigricepsStachyris nigriceps
- Hair-crested DrongoDicrurus hottentottus
- Grey Bush ChatSaxicola ferreus
- Indochinese YuhinaYuhina torqueola
- Stachyris strialataStachyris strialata
- White-tailed RobinMyiomela leucura
- Plumbeous Water RedstartPhoenicurus fuliginosus
- Plain FlowerpeckerDicaeum minullum
- Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrikeHemipus picatus
- Pitta elliotiiPitta elliotii
- Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
- Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
- White-tailed FlycatcherCyornis concretus
- Fujian NiltavaNiltava davidi
- Rufescent PriniaPrinia rufescens
- Chestnut-crowned WarblerSeicercus castaniceps
- Southern Blyth's Leaf-warblerPhylloscopus reguloides
- Asian StubtailUrosphena squameiceps
- Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
- Bronzed DrongoDicrurus aeneus
- Muscicapa latirostrisMuscicapa latirostris
- Daurian RedstartPhoenicurus auroreus
- Limestone Wren-BabblerNapothera crispifrons
- Dusky Crag MartinPtyonoprogne concolor
- Rufous-capped BabblerStachyridopsis ruficeps
- Lanius schachLanius schach
- Pericrocotus solarisPericrocotus solaris
- Dicrurus leucophaeusDicrurus leucophaeus
- Dicrurus annectensDicrurus annectens
Other birds21 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- White-breasted KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
- Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis
- Green-eared BarbetPsilopogon faiostrictus
- Eastern Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
- Rhopodytes tristisRhopodytes tristis
- Blue-throated barbetPsilopogon asiaticus
- Red-headed TrogonHarpactes erythrocephalus
- Red JunglefowlGallus gallus
- White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
- White-browed PiculetSasia ochracea
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common Emerald DoveChalcophaps indica
- Black-capped KingfisherHalcyon pileataVU
- Grey Peacock-pheasantPolyplectron bicalcaratum
- Silver-backed NeedletailHirundapus cochinchinensis
- Plaintive CuckooCacomantis merulinus
- Square-tailed Drongo-CuckooSurniculus lugubris
- Chinese FrancolinFrancolinus pintadeanus
- Silver PheasantLophura nycthemera
- Lesser CoucalCentropus bengalensis
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species in February and in November.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan18°/7°36 mm
- Feb21°/10°23 mm
- Mar24°/13°50 mm
- Apr28°/17°78 mm
- May30°/20°167 mm
- Jun30°/22°232 mm
- Jul30°/22°248 mm
- Aug30°/22°258 mm
- Sep29°/20°156 mm
- Oct26°/17°77 mm
- Nov23°/12°42 mm
- Dec18°/8°25 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Ba Bể National Park.
Reserve in Thái Nguyên Province, Northeast region of Vietnam
Ba Bể National Park is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Vietnam.
120 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 950 open records.
The most recorded are the Chinese Pond Heron, the White Wagtail and the Little Egret.
12 species come for the summer, 40 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
1 are threatened worldwide, including Black-capped Kingfisher.
The most species are recorded in February and in November.
Get there and watch
- Son Lam guesthouseplace to stay · 0.5 km · 51 within 10 km
- Chợ Rãnearest town · 10 km in a straight line
- Noi Bai International Airport (HAN)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 133 km in a straight line
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- 2observation towers within 6 km
- 3viewpoints within 5 km
- 7restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 51places to stay within 10 kmSon Lam guesthouse, Việt Hùng, Duy Linh Guesthouse and 48 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- car parks within 3 km
- campsites within 10 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Ba Bể National Park.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas55 mountains within 25 kmPhu Pout · 9.0 kmPhu Tiang Quinh · 11 kmKhao Re · 11 kmTac Na · 13 kmPia Yeng · 19 kmPù Tăng · 20 kmNúi Tani Ho · 21 kmNúi Tam Tao · 21 km
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmBa Bể Lake2.9 km² · 0.3 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Other places nearby.
Ba Bể National Park
Vietnam
- 54Birdyas Score
- 120Species
- 54Migrants
- 1Threatened
Xuan Thuy National Park
Vietnam · 259 km
- 87Birdyas Score
- 239Species
- 160Migrants
- 10Threatened
Van Long Wetland Nature Reserve
Vietnam · 228 km
- 66Birdyas Score
- 175Species
- 78Migrants
- 3Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q1968747) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 950 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Sister atlases | Peakyas, Lakeyas, Darkskyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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