BIRD SPECIES OF THE PU MAT NATIONAL PARK

The source of the information on bird species of the Pu Mat National Park is:

SFNC (2000) Pu Mat: A Biodiversity Survey of a Vietnamese Protected Area. Grieser Johns A. Ed. SFNC Project, Vinh, Vietnam

Species limits and nomenclature follow Inskipp et al. (1996) or Lekagul and Round (1991). Bird status was assessed subjectively using the overall encounter frequency (the number of records). Abundance of each species was categorised as common (C), uncommon or rare (U) or otherwise present with no abundance qualification (P). Species assessed as common are ones that were recorded daily or near-daily, often in large numbers. Species in parentheses are provisional or unconfirmed identifications, or those identified only to genus. Key Species (globally threatened or near-threatened, or those which have apparently declined in the PMNR or which are potentially at risk due to hunting pressure or other threats) are shown in bold type.

Seasonal status: (N) non-breeding visitor or passage migrant; (A) altitudinal migrant; (?) seasonal status uncertain. The column is left blank for those species which are resident or presumed resident.

Elevation zone : Valley bottom (V); submontane slopes (S); montane or ridgetop habitat (M). Particular habitat features with which species are associated are identified under notes. Species only recorded in the buffer zone of the reserve are identified [‡].

Species

Status

Elevation zone

Notes

   

V

S

M

 

Rufous throated Partridge Arborophila rufogularis

     

C

 

Bar-backed Partridge Arborophila brunneopectus

 

P

P

P

 

Chestnut-necklaced Partridge Arborophila charltonii

 

P

P

   

Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus

 

P

P

   

Silver Pheasant Lophura nycthemera

   

P

   

Grey Peacock Pheasant Polyplectron bicalcaratum

 

P

P

P

 

Crested Argus Rheinardia ocellata

   

P

P

 

[Green Peafowl Pavo muticus]

 

P

   

Villager’s report

Buttonquail Turnix sp.

P

‡ scrub

Speckled Piculet Picumnus innominatus

     

P

 

White-browed Piculet Sasia ochracea

 

P

P

P

bamboo

Grey-capped Woodpecker Dendrocopos canicapillus

   

P

P

 

Rufous Woodpecker Celeus brachyurus

 

P

P

   

Lesser Yellownape Picus chlorolophus

   

P

U

 

Greater Yellownape Picus flavinucha

 

P

C

P

 

Laced Woodpecker Picus vittatus

   

U

   

Red-collared Woodpecker Picus rabieri

 

U

U

   

Greater Flameback Chrysocolaptes lucidus

 

P

P

   

Bay Woodpecker Blythipicus pyrrhotis

 

C

C

P

 

Great Barbet Megalaima virens

     

U

 

Red-vented Barbet Megalaima lagrandieri

 

C

C

C

 

Green-eared Barbet Megalaima faiostricta

 

P

C

   

Golden-throated Barbet Megalaima franklinii

   

C

C

 

Moustached Barbet Megalaima incognita

 

U

P

   

Great Hornbill Buceros bicornis

 

U

U

   

Brown Hornbill Anorrhinus tickelli

 

P

P

U

 

Rufous-necked Hornbill Aceros nipalensis

   

U

U

 

Hoopoe Upupa epops

       

scrub,open country

Red-headed Trogon Harpactes erythrocephalus

 

C

C

C

 

Species

Status

Elevation zone

Notes

   

V

S

M

 

Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis

 

P

   

Scrub/open country

Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis

 

P

     

Blyth’s Kingfisher Alcedo hercules

 

P

   

Forested rivers, streams

Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis

?

P

   

open rivers, streams

Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher Ceyx erithacus

 

P

     

White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis

 

P

   

Open areas

Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata

N

P

   

Rivers, larger streams

Crested Kingfisher Megaceryle lugubris

 

P

   

Forested streams

Blue-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis athertoni

 

P

P

   

Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis

 

P

   

Scrub,open country

[Blue-throated Bee-eater Merops viridis]

N

   

P

 

Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus

 

P

   

‡ scrub/open country

Large Hawk Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides

 

P

P

P

 

Hodgson’s Hawk Cuckoo Hierococcyx fugax

 

P

P

U

 

Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus

 

P

C

P

 

Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii

 

P

     

Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus

 

P

     

Drongo Cuckoo Surniculus lugubris

 

C

C

   

Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopacea

 

P

     

Green-billed Malkoha Phaenicophaeus tristis

 

P

P

   

Coral-billed Ground Cuckoo Carpococcyx renauldi

 

P

     

Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis

 

P

   

scrub, open country

Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis

 

P

   

‡ scrub, open country

Red-breasted Parakeet Psittacula alexandri.

 

P

   

Himalayan Swiftlet Collocalia brevirostris

N

P

     

Silver-backed Needletail Hirundapus cochinchinensis.

 

P

 

P

 

Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis

 

P

     

Pacific Swift Apus pacificus

   

P

   

House Swift Apus nipalensis

 

P

P

 

Mountain Scops Owl Otus spilocephalus

   

P

   

Collared Scops Owl Otus bakkamoena

 

P

P

   

Brown Wood Owl Strix leptogrammica

     

P

 

Collared Owlet Glaucidium brodiei

 

P

C

P

 

Asian Barred Owlet Glaucidium cuculoides

 

P

P

P

 

Brown Hawk Owl Ninox scutulata

 

P

     

Grey Nightjar Caprimulgus indicus

N

P

   

Rock Pigeon Columba livia

 

P

   

‡ scrub,open country

Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis

 

P

   

Scrub,open country

Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica

       

‡ Scrub,open country

Barred Cuckoo Dove Macropygia unchall

   

P

P

 

Little Cuckoo Dove Macropygia ruficeps

     

P

 

Yellow-vented Pigeon Treron seimundi

   

P

   

[Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea]

 

P

     

Mountain Imperial Pigeon Ducula badia

 

P

P

   

Slaty-breasted Rail Gallirallus striatus

N

       

White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus

 

P

   

‡ streamsides

Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus

N

       

Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus

N

P

   

Open rivers, streams

Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos

N

P

   

Open rivers, streams

Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius

?

P

   

Open rivers, streams

Species

Status

Elevation zone

Notes

   

V

S

M

 

Black Baza Aviceda leuphotes

N

U

     

Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhyncus

 

P

 

P

 

Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus

       

‡ scrub, open country

Black Kite Milvus migrans

N

     

‡ Open country

Lesser Fish Eagle Ichthyophaga humilis.

 

U

   

Streams, rivers

Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela

 

P

P

P

 

Grey-faced Buzzard Butastur indicus

N

     

Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus

 

P

P

   

[Japanese Sparrowhawk Accipiter gularis]

N

P

     

[Besra Accipiter virgatus]

 

P

     

Black Eagle Ictinaetus malayensis

   

P

P

 

Rufous-bellied Eagle Hieraaetus kienerii

     

P

 

Mountain Hawk Eagle Spizaetus nipalensis

 

P

P

   

Pied Falconet Microhierax melanoleucos

 

P

     

Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus

N

P

   

Scrub, open country

Oriental Hobby Falco severus

     

P

 

Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus

     

P

 

Little Egret Egretta garzetta

N

P

   

Open rivers

Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis

N

     

‡ open country, paddies

Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus

N

     

‡ open country, paddies

Little Heron Butorides striatus

N

P

   

Larger streams, rivers

Cinnamon Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus

?

       

[Blue-naped Pitta Pitta nipalensis]

 

P

P

   

Blue-rumped Pitta Pitta soror

 

P

C

   

Rusty-naped Pitta Pitta oatesi

     

P

 

Blue Pitta Pitta cyanea

   

P

   

Bar-bellied Pitta Pitta elliotii

 

C

P

   

Silver-breasted Broadbill Serilophus lunatus

 

P

P

P

 

Long-tailed Broadbill Psarisomus dalhousiae

 

P

P

P

 

Asian Fairy Bluebird Irena puella

 

C

C

   

Blue-winged Leafbird Chloropsis cochinchinensis

 

P

P

   

Orange-bellied Leafbird Chloropsis hardwickii

   

P

   

Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus

N

P

   

‡ scrub, open country

Burmese Shrike Lanius collurioides

 

P

   

‡ scrub

Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach

 

P

   

Scrub, open country

Grey-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus

N

P

   

Scrub, forest edge

Red-billed Blue Magpie Urocissa erythrorhyncha

 

P

P

 

Open woodland, scrub

White-winged Magpie Urocissa whiteheadi

 

P

     

[Common Green Magpie Cissa chinensis]

     

P

 

Indochinese Green Magpie Cissa hypoleuca.

 

P

P

   

Grey Treepie Dendrocitta formosae

     

P

 

Racket-tailed Treepie Crypsirina temia

 

P

   

scrub, open country

Ratchet-tailed Treepie Temnurus temnurus

 

P

P

C

 

Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos

 

P

   

‡ scrub, open country

Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus

 

P

   

Open country

Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii

   

P

P

 

Large Cuckooshrike Coracina macei

   

P

P

 

Black-winged Cuckooshrike Coracina melaschista

 

P

     

 

 

Species

Status

Elevation zone

Notes

   

V

S

M

 

Grey-chinned Minivet Pericrocotus solaris

   

P

P

 

Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus

 

C

C

P

 

Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus

 

P

P

   

White-throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis

 

U

U

U

 

Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus

N

P

   

Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus

 

P

P

   

Crow-billed Drongo Dicrurus annectans

N

P

     

Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus

 

C

C

   

Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus remifer

 

P

P

P

 

Hair-crested Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus

   

P

   

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus

 

P

P

   

Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea

 

P

P

   

Asian Paradise-flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi

   

U

U

 

Great Iora Aegithina lafresnayei

 

P

P

   

Large Woodshrike Tephrodornis virgatus

 

P

P

   

Brown Dipper Cinclus pallasii

 

U

   

streams

White-throated Rock Thrush Monticola gularis

N

   

P

 

Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius

 

P

   

scrub, open country

Blue Whistling Thrush Myophonus caeruleus

 

C

C

P

 

Orange-headed Thrush Zoothera citrina

N

P

     

Scaly Thrush Zoothera dauma

?

P

     

Dark-sided Thrush Zoothera marginata

   

P

   

[Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus]

N

 

C

C

 

Lesser Shortwing Brachypteryx leucophrys

A

(P)

(P)

C

 

Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica

N

P

     

Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica

N

P

     

Red-throated Flycatcher Ficedula parva

N

P

   

scrub, open country

White-gorgeted Flycatcher Ficedula monileger

   

P

C

 

Little Pied Flycatcher Muscicapa westermanni

     

U

 

Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassina

 

P

     

Large Niltava Niltava grandis

     

P

 

Small Niltava Niltava macgrigoriae

A

U

 

P

 

Fujian Niltava Niltava davidi

N

U

     

White-tailed Flycatcher Cyornis concretus

 

P

P

P

 

Hainan Blue Flycatcher Cyornis hainana

 

P

P

   

Pale Blue Flycatcher Cyornis unicolor

   

P

P

 

Hill Blue Flycatcher Cyornis banyumas

 

P

P

P

Status uncertain

Pygmy Blue Flycatcher Muscicapella hodgsoni

     

P

 

Grey-headed Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis

 

P

P

P

 

Rufous-tailed Robin Luscinia sibilans

N

P

     

Siberian Rubythroat Luscinia calliope

N

C

   

Scrub, open country

Siberian Blue Robin Luscinia cyane

N

 

P

   

Oriental Magpie Robin Copsychus saularis

 

P

   

scrub, open country

White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus

 

P

P

   

River Chat Chaimarrornis leucocephalus

N

P

   

streams, rivers

Plumbeous Redstart Rhyacornis fuliginosus

N

P

   

streams, rivers

White-tailed Robin Myiomela leucura

     

P

 

Slaty-backed Forktail Enicurus schistaceus

 

P

   

streams, rivers

White-crowned Forktail Enicurus leschenaulti

 

P

P

   

 

 

Species

Status

Elevation zone

Notes

   

V

S

M

 

Green Cochoa Cochoa viridis

   

P

   

Common Stonechat Saxicola torquata

N

P

   

scrub, open country

White-shouldered Starling Sturnus sinensis

 

P

   

Open country, cultivation

Black-collared Starling Sturnus nigricollis

 

P

   

scrub, open country

Common Myna Acridotheres tristis

       

‡ open country, cultivation

Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus

 

P

   

scrub, open country

White-vented Myna Acridotheres cinereus

       

‡ Open country, cultivation

Golden-crested Myna Ampeliceps coronatus

 

P

     

Hill Myna Gracula religiosa

 

P

     

Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch Sitta castanea

     

P

 

Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis

   

P

P

 

Great Tit Parus major

 

P

   

scrub, open country

Yellow-cheeked Tit Parus spilonotus

     

P

 

Sultan Tit Melanochlora sultanea

 

P

C

C

 

Dusky Crag Martin Hirundo concolor

       

limestone crags

Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica

?

P

 

P

 

Red-rumped Swallow Hirundo daurica

N

P

P

   

Striated Swallow Hirundo striolata

       

‡ limestone crags

House Martin Delichon sp.

N

P

P

   

Black-crested Bulbul Pycnonotus melanicterus

 

P

P

   

Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus

 

P

   

scrub, open country

Sooty-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster

 

P

   

scrub, open country

Stripe-throated Bulbul Pycnonotus finlaysoni

 

P

   

Secondary growth, forest edge

Puff-throated Bulbul Alophoixus pallidus

 

C

C

P

 

Grey-eyed Bulbul Iole propinqua

 

P

P

   

Ashy Bulbul Hemixos flavala

     

C

 

Mountain Bulbul Hypsipetes mcclellandii

     

C

 

Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus

N

C

C

C

 

Rufescent Prinia Prinia rufescens

 

P

   

scrub

Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii

 

P

   

scrub, open country

[Oriental White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus]

 

P

   

Cultivation

Japanese White-eye Zosterops japonicus

?

P

   

Scrub, cultivation

Slaty-bellied Tesia Tesia olivea

     

C

 

Asian Stubtail Urosphena squameiceps

N

C

C

   

Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata

N

P

   

scrub, open country

Thick-billed Warbler Acrocephalus aedon

N

P

   

‡ scrub, open country

Mountain Tailorbird Orthotomus cuculatus

     

C

 

Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius

 

C

   

scrub, open country

Dark-necked Tailorbird Orthotomus atrogularis

 

C

C

P

 

Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus

N

C

   

scrub, open country

Inornate Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus

N

C

C

   

Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis

N

P

     

Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides

N

P

P

   

Pale-legged Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus tenellipes

N

P

     

Blyth’s Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus reguloides

N

 

P

   

 

 

Species

Status

Elevation zone

Notes

   

V

S

M

 

White-tailed Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus davisoni

     

P

 

Sulphur-breasted Warbler Phylloscopus ricketti

N

   

U

 

Golden-spectacled Warbler Seicercus burkii

?

P

P

C

 

Grey-cheeked Warbler Seicercus poliogenys

   

P

C

 

Chestnut-crowned Warbler Seicercus castaniceps

     

P

 

Rufous-faced Warbler Abroscopus albogularis

   

C

C

 

Yellow-bellied Warbler Abroscopus superciliaris

 

C

C

 

bamboo

Striated Grassbird Megalurus palustris

 

U

   

‡ paddies

White-crested Laughingthrush Garrulax leucolophus

 

P

P

   

Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush Garrulax monileger

     

P

 

Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush Garrulax pectoralis

     

C

 

Grey Laughingthrush Garrulax maesi

     

C

 

Black-throated Laughingthrush Garrulax chinensis

 

C

P

P

(also scrub, secondary growth)

Spot-breasted Laughingthrush Garrulax merulinus

     

P

 

Hwamei Garrulax canorus

 

P

   

Scrub, open country

Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush Garrulax erythrocephalus

     

C

 

Buff-breasted Babbler Pellorneum tickelli

 

C

C

P

 

Puff-throated Babbler Pellorneum ruficeps

 

P

P

   

Large Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus hypoleucos

 

P

P

P

 

Streak-breasted Scimitar Babbler P. ruficollis

 

P

P

 

Mainly scrub, second growth

Red-billed Scimitar Babbler P. ochraceiceps

     

P

 

Coral-billed Scimitar Babbler P. ferruginosus

   

P

P

 

Short-tailed Scimitar Babbler Jabouilleia danjoui

   

P

   

Streaked Wren Babbler Napothera brevicaudata

 

P

C

C

 

Eyebrowed Wren Babbler Napothera epilepidota

   

P

P

 

Pygmy Wren Babbler Pnoepyga pusilla

     

P

 

Spotted Wren Babbler Spelaeornis formosus

     

U

 

Rufous-fronted Babbler Stachyris rufifrons

 

P

   

Scrub, open country

Golden Babbler Stachyris chrysaea

   

C

C

 

Grey-throated Babbler Stachyris nigriceps

 

C

C

P

 

Spot-necked Babbler Stachyris striolata

 

P

P

P

 

Striped Tit Babbler Macronous gularis

 

C

C

   

Chestnut-capped Babbler Timalia pileata

 

P

   

‡ scrub

Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense

 

P

   

‡ scrub

Silver-eared Mesia Leiothrix argentauris

     

C

 

White-browed Shrike Babbler Pteruthius flaviscapis

     

C

 

Black-eared Shrike Babbler Pteruthius melanotis

     

P

 

Chestnut-fronted Shrike Babbler Pteruthius aenobarbus

     

U

 

White-hooded Babbler Gampsorhynchus rufulus

 

P

P

P

 

Blue-winged Minla Minla cyanouroptera

     

P

 

Red-tailed Minla Minla ignotincta

     

U

 

Rufous-winged Fulvetta Alcippe castaneceps

C

Yellow-throated Fulvetta Alcippe cinerea

U

Rufous-throated Fulvetta Alcippe rufogularis

 

C

P

   

Black-browed Fulvetta Alcippe grotei *

 

C

C

   

Grey-cheeked Fulvetta Alcippe morrisonia

   

C

C

 

 

Species

Status

Elevation zone

Notes

   

V

S

M

 

Rufous-backed Sibia Heterophasia annectans

U

Striated Yuhina Yuhina castaniceps

   

U

U

 

Whiskered Yuhina Yuhina flavicollis

     

U

 

Black-chinned Yuhina Yuhina nigrimenta

U

White-bellied Yuhina Yuhina zantholeuca

 

P

C

P

 

Grey-headed Parrotbill Paradoxornis gularis

     

C

 

Black-throated Parrotbill Paradoxornis nipalensis

     

C

 

Yellow-vented. Flowerpecker Dicaeum chrysorrheum

 

P

     

Plain Flowerpecker Dicaeum concolor

 

C

C

P

 

Buff-bellied Flowerpecker Dicaeum ignipectus

     

P

 

Purple-naped Sunbird Hypogramma hypogrammicum

 

P

P

   

Gould’s Sunbird Aethopyga gouldiae

     

P

 

Green-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga nipalensis

     

P

 

Fork-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga christinae

   

C

P

 

Black-throated Sunbird Aethopyga saturata

     

P

 

Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja

 

C

     

Little Spiderhunter Arachnothera longirostra

 

P

     

Streaked Spiderhunter Arachnothera magna

 

C

C

P

 

Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus

 

C

   

scrub, open country

White Wagtail Motacilla alba

N

P

   

open streams, rivers

Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea

N

C

   

streams, rivers

Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi

N

P

   

scrub, open country

Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus

 

P

   

scrub, open country

Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni

N

C

   

scrub, open country

White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata

 

P

   

scrub, open country

Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata

 

P

   

scrub, open country

Chestnut Bunting Emberiza rutila

N

P

   

‡ secondary growth

Black-faced Bunting Emberiza spodocephala

N

P

   

‡ scrub, open country

 

References

Inskipp, T., Lindsey, N. & Duckworth, W. (1996). Annotated checklist of the birds of the Oriental region. Oriental Bird Club, Sandy, Bedfordshire.

Lekagul, B. and Round, P. D. 1991. A Guide to the Birds of Thailand. Saha Karn Bhaet, Bangkok.