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Trip Report Cuc Phuong NP Vietnam

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Subject: Trip Report Cuc Phuong NP Vietnam
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Date: 02 May 97 15:44:22 +1000
Bird notes from   
Cuc Phuong National Park - Vietnam  
April 1997  
  
  
  
This report details the findings of a six day visit in Early April to Cuc  
Phuong National Park situated south of Hanoi, Vietnam from 29th March 1997 to  
3rd April 1997  
  
The upper section of the park consists of a substation known locally as the  
Bong Substation. Habitat consists of primary rainforest, some secondary growth  
and grasslands.  Basic accommodation, meal arrangements and permission to  
enter the park can be organised from the head quarters located at the park  
entrance.   
  
Birding during our stay was confined to the rainforest trails and areas around  
the Bong Substation.   There are several key trails to work namely the valley  
(Adventurous) trail, the Ridge trail, and series of concrete walking trails  
set out to form a grid pattern (The Grids) through a small area of forest.   
Roadsides also proved productive.  
  
Access to the park can be arranged using public transport, however delays can  
be expected waiting to get a lift to higher elevations if access is via this  
means.  I hired a driver and taxi from Hanoi (US$30.00 one way) and then  
arranged a lift with locals from the headquarters to the Bong Substation a  
distance of about 20kms.  
  
A map and additional information on this area is available as part of a  
report produced by Nick Diamond.  
 
Participants:   
Tom Francis, Richard Fairbank, Doug Page, Tony Palliser, Nick   
Preston, Alan Wheeldon and Norman Williams   
    
Birdlist   
    
Malayan Night Heron..........Single sightings valley & ridge trail   
Crested Goshawk..............Several sightings from Substation   
Black Eagle..................One or two soaring above Substation   
Grey-faced Buzzard...........A few birds soaring daily above Substation   
Oriental Honey Buzzard.......One sighting from Substation   
Crested Serpent Eagle........Up to 7 birds seen daily    
Pied Falconet................Regularly perched high on dead branches   
Silver Pheasant..............Seen regularly on trails & roadsides   
Red Jungle Fowl..............Regularly heard seen only once    
Pin-tailed Snipe.............One landed on the Bong camping ground   
Thick-billed Pigeon..........Eight birds at the start of valley trail   
Spotted Turtledove...........Common in gardens around the main HQ   
Large Hawk Cuckoo............One observed along roadside near main HQ   
Indian Cuckoo................Heard most days 
Drongo Cuckoo................Seen daily along roadsides near Substation   
Lesser Coucal................Scrubland near Student Accommodation   
Green-billed Malkoha.........One bird near Substation and HQ 
Oriental Scops...............Heard each night 
Asian Palm Swift.............2 near HQ 
Red-headed Trogon............Seen regularly around the grids   
White-breasted Kingfisher ...One sighting only  
Dollarbird...................In clearing 
Brown Hornbill...............Parties seen valley and ridge trails   
Green-eared Barbet...........3 seen, heard daily near Student Accom 
Red-vented Barbet............3-4 sightings mainly roadsides   
Bar-bellied Pitta............1-2 seen, Heard up to 5 pairs daily 
Blue-rumped Pitta............Two very brief sightings grids&valley trail   
Eared Pitta..................Heard roadside below Student Accomodation   
Grey-capped Woodpecker.......Common in gardens close to the main HQ   
Bay Woodpecker...............One sighting ridge trail   
Lesser Yellownape............Roadsides several sightings   
Greater Yellownape...........Roadsides    
Greater Flameback............Seen regularly close to the grids   
Silver-breasted Broadbill....Mainly roadsides and valley trail    
Long-tailed Broadbill........Seen daily roadsides and main trails   
White-vented Needletail......Seen daily open areas   
Barn Swallow.................Seen daily open areas   
Red-rumped Swallow...........One sighting near Substation   
Olive-backed Pipit...........Gardens & open trails Substation and HQ  
Grey Wagtail.................Camping area Bong Substation   
Yellow Wagtail...............Camping area Bong Substation   
Large Cuckoo Shrike..........One sighting near Substation 
Black-winged Cuckoo Shrike...2 roadsides 
Large Woodshrike.............Seen daily mainly roadsides   
Bar-winged Flycatcher Shrike.Common in gardens Bong and HQ   
Scarlet Minivet..............Seen daily mainly roadsides   
Common Iora..................A few birds open areas near Substation    
Great Iora...................Near Substation 
Blue-winged Leafbird.........Seen regularly mostly roadsides   
Orange-bellied Leafbird......One sighting near Student Accommodation   
Red-whiskered Bulbul.........Common all open areas   
Black-crested Bulbul.........Common all open areas   
Sooty-headed Bulbul..........2 pairs open areas    
Puff-throated Bulbul.........Common seen daily   
Stripe-throated Bulbul.......Scrub near student accommodation   
Black Bulbul.................Scrub near student accommodation   
Chinese Bulbul...............25+ both races open area valley trail  
Ashy Drongo..................Seen daily mainly roadsides   
Greater Racket-tail Drongo...Common, seen regularly exposed branches 
Lesser Racket-tail Drongo... 2 roadside 
Maroon Oriole................Pair seen along road, & Ridge trail 
Asian Fairy-Bluebird.........Several birds near Substation   
Green Magpie.................A few sightings near Substation   
White-winged Magpie..........Almost daily - Mainly ridge trail & roads    
Rachet-tailed Treepie........Almost daily - Mainly ridge trail & roads   
Sultan Tit...................Small parties roadsides and grids  
Grey-throated Babbler........Several sightings ridge trail   
Scaly-crowned Babbler........Common particularly around the grids   
Puff-throated Babbler........Several sightings particularly ridge trail   
Limestone Wren Babbler.......One - ridge trail beyond large emergent tree   
Eye-browed Wren Babbler......Several sightings along ridge trail   
Streaked Wren Babbler........2 off ridge trail 
Hainan Blue-Flycatcher.......Common forest interior all areas  
Striped tit Babbler..........A few sightings near Substation  
White-crested Laughing Thr...Several birds near main HQ   
Hwamei Laughing Thrush.......One sighting near Substation   
Rufous throated Fulvetta.....Common forest interior all trails  
Mountain Fulvetta............Common forest edges all trails and grids   
White-bellied Yuhina.........Common mainly forest edge   
Black-chinned Yuhina.........One sighting near Substation   
Yellow-bellied Warbler.......One sighting near Substation  
Arctic Warbler...............Common roadsides and gardens   
Dusky Warbler................Roadsides and gardens  
Two-barred Greenish Warbler..Roadsides and gardens    
Eastern crowned Leaf Warbler.Roadsides and gardens   
Manchurian Bush Warbler......One sighting valley trail scrub   
Common Tailorbird............Secondary growth near HQ    
Dark-necked Tailorbird.......Scrub areas near Substation   
Rufescent Prinia.............Gardens and scrub HQ and Bong 
Oriental Magpie Robin........Common Scrub areas near Substation   
White-rumped Shama...........Common Mainly forest edge   
Slaty-backed Forktail........One sighting Ridge trail   
Stonechat....................Open areas near Substation   
Mugimaki Flycatcher..........One Roadside near Student Accommodation   
Large Niltava................Trails near Substation   
Fukien Niltava...............2 on ridge trail 
Verditer Flycatcher..........One sighting near Student Accommodation   
White-tailed Flycatcher......Sightings almost daily mainly ridge trail   
Grey-headed Flycatcher.......Mainly valley trail 
Black-naped Monarch..........Gardens and scrub start of valley trail   
Asian Paradise Flycatcher....Common all trails and grids   
Burmese Shrike...............Scrub near student accommodation   
Grey-backed Shrike...........One pair around visitor chalets, Bong   
Chestnut-tailed Starling.....Near Bong Substation    
Hill Myna....................Seen daily   
Fork-tailed Sunbird..........Main HQ and Ridge trail   
Olive-backed Sunbird.........Scrub at the start of the valley trail   
Streaked Spiderhunter........Seen daily near Substation  
Little Spiderhunter..........1 roadside  
Plain Flowerpecker...........2 Bong Substation 
Oriental White-eye...........One sighting near Substation   
Chestnut Bunting.............Trees around Bong camp ground   
Crested Bunting..............Grasslands start of the valley trail  
 
 
Regards  
Tony Palliser  (.....Sydney, Australia)  
Phone.....+61 2 9900 1678 or Home +61 2 9427 7563   
Fax.......+61 2 9900 1669 
 


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