Birding Highlights: Yellow-bellied Fairy-Fantail, Chestnut Bulbul, Black-faced Warbler, Golden Parrotbill, Whiskered Yuhina, Pale-throated Wren-Babbler (Near Endemic), Bar-throated Minla, Red-tailed Minla, Gray Laughingthrush, Green-tailed Sunbird,...
Location: Phia Oac-Phia Den National Park - Northern Vietnam
Best time to visit: December to May
Phia Oac-Phia Den Birding Trails is a network of traffic roads and mountain trails in the Phia Oac-Phia Den National Park, located in Cao Bang province. This park is located about 250km northest (7 hours drive) of Hanoi Capital.
Some of the most beautiful birds on these trails include Eastern Grey Treepie, Collared Crow, Yellow-bellied Fairy-Fantail, Collared Finchbill, Chestnut Bulbul, Gray-cheeked Warbler, Chestnut-crowned Warbler, Black-faced Warbler, Rufous-headed Parrotbill, Short-tailed Parrotbill, Golden Parrotbill, White-collared Yuhina, Whiskered Yuhina, Stripe-throated Yuhina, Pale-throated Wren-Babbler (Near Endemic), Bar-throated Minla, Red-tailed Minla, Gray Laughingthrush, Green-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.

Golden Parrotbill at Phia Oac-Phia Den Birding Trails. Photo by: Bui Duc Tien

Grey Treepie at Phia Oac-Phia Den Birding Trails. Photo by: Bui Duc Tien

Pale-billed Parrotbill at Phia Oac-Phia Den Birding Trails. Photo by: Bui Duc Tien

Whiskered Yuhina at Phia Oac-Phia Den Birding Trails. Photo by: Bui Duc Tien

Stripe-throated Yuhina at Phia Oac-Phia Den Birding Trails. Photo by: Bui Duc Tien

Chestnut Bulbul at Phia Oac-Phia Den Birding Trails. Photo by: Bui Duc Tien