Bird Watching and Bird Species at Bach Ma National Park Vietnam

The Bach Ma National Park is located in Thua Thien Hue Province (Hue) elevations of over 1,000m above sea level. The national park covers an area of over 37,000 hectares and is in between the different climatic regions of Vietnam. The national park is bounded by the Laotian border to the west and the East Sea to the east.

There are 363 species at Bach Ma with representative birds of different climatic zones of Vietnam and with rare and endangered bird species. 

Red-billed Blue-Magpie in Vietnam in May 2026
Red-billed Blue-Magpie in Vietnam in May 2026
Greater coucal in Vietnam in May 2026
Greater coucal in Vietnam in May 2026
Green-legged partridge, or scaly-breasted partridge, or Tonkon partridge in Vietnam
Green-legged partridge, or scaly-breasted partridge, or Tonkon partridge in Vietnam

Bach Ma annual rainfalls are between 3,400-4,000mm per annum and the annual rainfall could reach 9,000mm/year. The birding season at Bach Ma is very short in between the end of February through April. At other times of the year, the weather is just unpredictable and whenever it rains, it is advised not to visit the national park due to steep, small and slippery road covered in fogs.

Olive-backed pipit in Vietnam
Olive-backed pipit in Vietnam
Crimson sunbird in Vietnam
Crimson sunbird in Vietnam
Crested serpent-eagle in Vietnam
Crested serpent-eagle in Vietnam
White-rumped Shama
White-rumped Shama

Birds to be spotted at the Bach Ma National Park:
Chestnut-collared yuhina, white-browed shrike babbler, long-tailed broadbill, red-headed trogon, collared owlet, barred cuckoo dove, white-gorgeted flycatcher, orange-bellied leafbird, silver pheasant, racket tailed treepie, pin striped tit babbler, crimson sunbird, Scarlet backed flowerpecker, red whiskered bulbul, scaly breasted munia, Arctic warbler,...

Scarlet-Backed Flowerpecker in Vietnam in May 2026
Scarlet-Backed Flowerpecker in Vietnam in May 2026
White-throated fantails in Vietnam
White-throated fantails in Vietnam

AdventureGreen has 2-day 3-day birding tours to the Bach Ma National Park from either Hue or Da Nang or Hoi An.