Birding Highlights: Red-collared Woodpecker (Near Endemic), Pied Falconet, Ratchet-tailed Treepie, Common Sultan Tit, Annam Limestone Babbler, Ruby-cheeked Sunbird, Fork-tailed Sunbird,...
Location: Cuc Phuong National Park - Northern Vietnam
Best time to visit: December to May
Cuc Phuong Birding Trails is a network of tracks and hiking trails in the Cuc Phuong National Park, one of the best birding hotspots in Northern Vietnam, located in Ninh Binh Province.
Cuc Phuong National Park is the first national park in Vietnam, established in 1962. Cuc Phuong National Park has the area of 22.000 hectares, of which three quarters are limestone with height from 300 meters to 600 meters above sea level. The vegetation of the national park is dominated by limestone forest. This is home to more than 300 species of birds and many rare species of flora and fauna, including a critically endangered endemic primate, the "Delacor's Langur".
By walking or using bicycles, cars on the "Cuc Phuong Birding Trails", we hope to see some of the most beautiful birds of this park such as Red-collared Woodpecker (Near Endemic), Pied Falconet, Ratchet-tailed Treepie, Common Sultan Tit, Annam Limestone Babbler, Ruby-cheeked Sunbird, Fork-tailed Sunbird,...
Bird Photography: Please note that you need luck if you want to get good pictures of those birds on birding trails. These stunning birds are the most difficult species to photograph.

Pied Falconet (Microhierax melanoleucos) at Cuc Phuong Birding Trails. Photo by: Bui Duc Tien

Sultan Tit (Melanochlora sultanea) at Cuc Phuong Birding Trails. Photo by: Phuc Le

Fork-tailed Sunbird (Aethopyga latouchii) at Cuc Phuong Birding Trails. Photo by: Phuc Le

Limestone Wren-Babbler (Napothera crispifrons) at Cuc Phuong Birding Trails. Photo by: Bui Duc Tien