Birding and Bird Species at Ba Be National Park Vietnam

The Ba Be National Park in Bac Kan Province is located 230km north of Hanoi. The national park is a system of rivers, forested karst mountains and lakes covering an area of 10,048 hectares. 

The name Ba Be comes from the three bulged sections of a water body fed by different rivers: Tà Han, Bó Lù and Lèng to the south and the Nang River to the north. The Ba Be Lake, the centre of the national park, is on 178m above sea level with width of 500m and length of over 8km on the north-south axis. The averaged depths of the lake are from 17-23m and the deepest place is 35m.

A boat trip for birdwatching on the Ba Be Lake Vietnam
A boat trip for birdwatching on the Ba Be Lake Vietnam

Precious wildlife at the Ba Be National Park includes: François' langur (rachypithecus francoisi, Voọc đen má trắng), Asian black bear (Ursus thibetanus, Gấu ngựa), white-eared night heron (Oroanassa magnifica, Vạc hoa),...

Mountains at the Ba Be National Park
Mountains at the Ba Be National Park

The bird listed such as Bay Woodpecker, Great barbet, Large Scimitar-Babbler, Scaly thrush, Silver-breasted broadbill, Fujian niltava, Annam limestone babbler, Black-crested Bulbul, Puff-throated Babbler, Greater Coucal, Green Sandpiper, Purple Heron, Common Kingfisher, Long-tailed Shrike, Oriental Magpie-Robin, Daurian Redstart, Fork-tailed Sunbird,...

A forest walk at the Ba Be National Park Vietnam
A forest walk at the Ba Be National Park Vietnam

AdventureGreen organizes 2 or 3-day birding tours and wildlife tours to the Ba Be National Park from Hanoi. The accommodation available includes decent 3-star hotel and homestay with basic facilities.