The Cat Tien National Park is in Nam Cat Tien Commune of Dong Nai Province, hence once referred to as the Nam Cat Tien National Park. The national park is 160km from either Da Lat or Saigon Ho Chi Minh City.
Cat Tien is located in between the Central Highlands and the lowland of southern Vietnam. This helps to make it home to several bird species of high altitudes and of low altitudes. In fact, Cat Tien is among the most popular birding places in Vietnam.
Specialty bird species sighted at Cat Tien include: blue-winged pitta, bar-bellied pitta, green-legged partridge, Germain's peacock pheasant, Siamese fireback, green peafowl, banded kingfisher, great hornbill, pied hornbill, brown boobook, great-tailed nightjar, different species of woodpeckers...
Besides, Cat Tien offers a wide range of endemic and endangered animal species: gaurs, elephants, southern muntjac, Sambar deer, black-shanked langurs, silver douc langurs...
The best time for birdwatching at Cat Tien is from mid November through April.
AdventureGreen has bird watching tours and wildlife tours to Cat Tien ranging from 3 days to several days.
Bird Species at Cat Tien National Park Vietnam
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