🇻🇳What animals live in Vietnam?
947,636 animal records from Vietnam cover 1,200+ species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one.
- 947,636 records
- 1,200+ species
- 0 classes
Most-recorded animals in Vietnam
| Animal | Group | Records | |
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Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanus |
Aves Passeridae |
9,416 |
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Chinese Pond-Heron
Ardeola bacchus |
Aves Ardeidae |
8,531 |
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Ashy Drongo
Dicrurus leucophaeus |
Aves Dicruridae |
8,366 |
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Yellow-browed Warbler
Phylloscopus inornatus |
Aves Phylloscopidae |
7,854 |
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Spotted Dove
Spilopelia chinensis |
Aves Columbidae |
7,541 |
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Greater Coucal
Centropus sinensis |
Aves Cuculidae |
7,249 |
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White-nest Swiftlet
Aerodramus fuciphagus |
Aves Apodidae |
7,177 |
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White-throated Kingfisher
Halcyon smyrnensis |
Aves Alcedinidae |
6,566 |
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Common Tailorbird
Orthotomus sutorius |
Aves Cisticolidae |
6,511 |
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Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica |
Aves Hirundinidae |
6,288 |
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Sooty-headed Bulbul
Pycnonotus aurigaster |
Aves Pycnonotidae |
6,284 |
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Little Egret
Egretta garzetta |
Aves Ardeidae |
6,196 |
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Ayeyarwady Bulbul
Pycnonotus blanfordi |
Aves Pycnonotidae |
5,634 |
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Stripe-throated Bulbul
Pycnonotus finlaysoni |
Aves Pycnonotidae |
5,410 |
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Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis |
Aves Muscicapidae |
5,296 |
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Zebra Dove
Geopelia striata |
Aves Columbidae |
5,075 |
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Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus paradiseus |
Aves Dicruridae |
5,069 |
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Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthis |
Aves Alcedinidae |
4,852 |
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Black-crested Bulbul
Pycnonotus flaviventris |
Aves Pycnonotidae |
4,724 |
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Black Bulbul
Hypsipetes leucocephalus |
Aves Pycnonotidae |
4,664 |
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Dark-necked Tailorbird
Orthotomus atrogularis |
Aves Cisticolidae |
4,644 |
| Rhopodytes tristis | Aves Cuculidae |
4,400 | |
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White-throated Fantail
Rhipidura albicollis |
Aves Rhipiduridae |
4,286 |
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Striped Tit-Babbler
Macronus gularis |
Aves Timaliidae |
4,172 |
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Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher
Culicicapa ceylonensis |
Aves Stenostiridae |
3,921 |
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Racket-tailed Treepie
Crypsirina temia |
Aves Corvidae |
3,877 |
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Asian Brown Flycatcher
Muscicapa latirostris |
Aves Muscicapidae |
3,830 |
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Rock Pigeon
Columba livia |
Aves Columbidae |
3,827 |
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Bronzed Drongo
Dicrurus aeneus |
Aves Dicruridae |
3,683 |
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Gray Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea |
Aves Motacillidae |
3,599 |
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Plain Prinia
Prinia inornata |
Aves Cisticolidae |
3,596 |
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White-bellied Erpornis
Erpornis zantholeuca |
Aves Vireonidae |
3,558 |
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Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike
Hemipus picatus |
Aves Tephrodornithidae |
3,543 |
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Common Myna
Acridotheres tristis |
Aves Sturnidae |
3,502 |
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Great Egret
Ardea alba |
Aves Ardeidae |
3,476 |
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Verditer Flycatcher
Eumyias thalassinus |
Aves Muscicapidae |
3,476 |
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Scarlet Minivet
Pericrocotus speciosus |
Aves Campephagidae |
3,454 |
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Common Iora
Aegithina tiphia |
Aves Aegithinidae |
3,391 |
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Red Junglefowl
Gallus gallus |
Aves Phasianidae |
3,351 |
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Brown Shrike
Lanius cristatus |
Aves Laniidae |
3,335 |
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Streaked Spiderhunter
Arachnothera magna |
Aves Nectariniidae |
3,312 |
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Black Drongo
Dicrurus macrocercus |
Aves Dicruridae |
3,269 |
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Mountain Fulvetta
Alcippe peracensis |
Aves Pellorneidae |
3,266 |
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Burmese Shrike
Lanius collurioides |
Aves Laniidae |
3,265 |
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Scaly-breasted Munia
Lonchura punctulata |
Aves Estrildidae |
3,217 |
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Plaintive Cuckoo
Cacomantis merulinus |
Aves Cuculidae |
3,138 |
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Asian Palm-Swift
Cypsiurus balasiensis |
Aves Apodidae |
3,117 |
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Large-billed Crow
Corvus macrorhynchos |
Aves Corvidae |
2,965 |
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Green-eared Barbet
Psilopogon faiostrictus |
Aves Megalaimidae |
2,937 |
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Coppersmith Barbet
Psilopogon haemacephalus |
Aves Megalaimidae |
2,842 |
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Gould's Sunbird
Aethopyga gouldiae |
Aves Nectariniidae |
2,841 |
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Oriental Pied-Hornbill
Anthracoceros albirostris |
Aves Bucerotidae |
2,829 |
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Black-naped Monarch
Hypothymis azurea |
Aves Monarchidae |
2,818 |
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Indochinese Barbet
Psilopogon annamensis |
Aves Megalaimidae |
2,800 |
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Black-throated Tit
Aegithalos concinnus |
Aves Aegithalidae |
2,795 |
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Great Iora
Aegithina lafresnayei |
Aves Aegithinidae |
2,789 |
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Swinhoe's White-eye
Zosterops simplex |
Aves Zosteropidae |
2,741 |
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Flavescent Bulbul
Pycnonotus flavescens |
Aves Pycnonotidae |
2,673 |
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House Swift
Apus nipalensis |
Aves Apodidae |
2,663 |
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Bar-bellied Pitta
Pitta elliotii |
Aves Pittidae |
2,647 |
How to read this. These are records, not a census. A high count can mean a
common animal or simply a well-watched one, and rare visitors appear alongside residents. Open an animal to see
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