Bird Watching and Bird Species at Tam Dao National Park Vietnam

Tam Dao National Park is in Vinh Phuc Province, 80km from Hanoi. The national name means 'Three Islands' originating from the three high mountain peaks jutting out of the year-round fog covering the national park area. 

Visiting Tam Dao National Park, you are mostly on altitudes from 1,000m to nearly 1,400m above sea level. And it is natural that Tam Dao is home to quite novel bird species who inhabit on high altitudes.

Red-billed Blue-Magpie in Vietnam in May 2026
Red-billed Blue-Magpie in Vietnam in May 2026
Long-tailed minivet in Vietnam
Long-tailed minivet in Vietnam
Bamboo Forest at Tam Dao National Park Vietnam
Bamboo Forest at Tam Dao National Park Vietnam

AdventureGreen hosts 2-day and 3-day birding tours to Tam Dao National Park from Hanoi. The best time for birding at Tam Dao is from late November through April.

Indochinese yuhina in vietnam in May 2026
Indochinese yuhina in vietnam in May 2026
Silver Waterfall at Tam Dao Vietnam
Silver Waterfall at Tam Dao Vietnam
Black-crested bulbul in Vietnam in May 2026
Black-crested bulbul in Vietnam in May 2026
Crow-billed drongo in Vietnam in May 2026
Crow-billed drongo in Vietnam in May 2026

Bird Species at Tam Dao National Park

The novel bird species at Tam Dao National Park include Grey peacock pheasant, Bar-backed partridge, barbets, kingfishers, owls, owlets, coucals, thrushes, orioles, flycatchers, woodpeckers,...

Large hawk-cuckoo in Vietnam
Large hawk-cuckoo in Vietnam

 

Plaintive Cuckoo in Vietnam
Plaintive Cuckoo in Vietnam
Light-vented bulbul in Vietnam
Light-vented bulbul in Vietnam
White-throated fantails in Vietnam
White-throated fantails in Vietnam
Oriental magpie-robin in Vietnam
Oriental magpie-robin in Vietnam
Ashy minivet in Vietnam
Ashy minivet in Vietnam

 

Black-naped monarch in Vietnam
Black-naped monarch in Vietnam
Rosy minivet in Vietnam in May 2026
Rosy minivet in Vietnam in May 2026
Crested serpent-eagle in Vietnam
Crested serpent-eagle in Vietnam