Asia Vietnam December 2009

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Saigon Cat Tien Da Lat: the trip from Di Linh to the coast Mui Ne any bids for top left?

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**Asia Vietnam December 2009**
English name	Danske navne	Latin name	Vietnam Dec 2009	Saigon & Mekong Delta	Cat Tien 24-25/12	Da Lat area 25-29/12	Mui Ne area 29/12 to 1/1-10
Rufous-throated Partridge	Glylden Strubbet Skovhøne	Arborophila rufogularis	24/12 Cat Tien		24/12 Cat Tien
Red Junglefowl	Bankivarhøne	Gallus gallus	24/12 Cat Tien		24/12 Cat Tien
Green Peafowl	Grøn Påfugl	Pavo muticus	25/12 Cat Tien		25/12 Cat Tien
Lesser Whistling-Duck	Lille Træand	Dendrocygna javanica	24/12 Cat Tien		24/12 Cat Tien
White-browed Piculet	Hvidbrynet Dværgspætte	Sasia ochracea	25/12 Cat Tien		25/12 Cat Tien
Grey-capped Woodpecker	Gråisset Flagspætte	Dendrocopos (Picoides) canicapillus	28/12 Da Lat			28/12 Da Lat
Grey-headed (-faced) Woodpecker	Gråspætte	Picus canus	28/12 Da Lat			28/12 Da Lat
Bamboo Woodpecker	Bambusspætte	Gecinulus viridis	25/12 Cat Tien		25/12 Cat Tien
Bay Woodpecker	Kastanjebrun Spætte	Blythipicus pyrrhotis	24/12 Cat Tien		24/12 Cat Tien
Lineated Barbet	Stribet Skægfugl	Megalaima lineata	24/12 Cat Tien		24/12 Cat Tien
Blue-eared Barbet	Blåøret Skægfugl	Megalaima australis	24/12 Cat Tien		24/12 Cat Tien	27/12 Ta Nung
Coppersmith Barbet	Dendrocygna	Megalaima haemacephala	23/12 Saigon	23/12 Saigon
Oriental Pied-Hornbill	Broget Næsehornsfugl	Anthracoceros albirostris (malabaricus)	24/12 Cat Tien		24/12 Cat Tien
Great Hornbill	Stor Næsehornsfugl	Buceros bicornis	25/12 Cat Tien		25/12 Cat Tien
Hoopoe	Hærfugl	Upupa epops	31/12 Mui Ne				31/12 Mui Ne
Indian Roller	Indisk Ellekrage	Coracias benghalensis	24/12 Huang Phat				1/1 Muong Man
Dollarbird	Grøn Ellekrage	Eurystomus orientalis	25/12 Cat Tien
Kingfisher	Isfugl	Alcedo atthis	23/12 Saigon	23/12 Saigon		26/12 Da Lat
Blue-eared Kingfisher	Blåøret Isfugl	Alcedo meninting	21/12 My Tho (Andrea)	21/12 My Tho (Andrea)
White-breasted (throated) Kingfisher	Smyrna Isfugl	Halcyon smyrnensis	21/12 Saigon River	21/12 Saigon River		27/12 Nam Bam	1/1 Mui Ne
Collared Kingfisher	Grøn Isfugl	Todirhamphus (Halcyon) chloris	21/12 My Tho	21/12 My Tho
Greater Pied (Crested) Kingfisher	Toppet Stødfisker	Megaceryle lugubris	25/12 Cat Tien		25/12 Cat Tien
Pied Kingfisher	Gråfisker	Ceryle rudis	21/12 My Tho	21/12 My Tho	24/12 Cat Tien
Little Green Bee-eater	Lille Grøn Biæder	Merops orientalis	30/12 Mui Ne				30/12 Mui Ne
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater	Rustbiæder	Merops leschenaulti	24/12 Cat Tien		24/12 Cat Tien	29/12 Di Linh
Plaintive Cuckoo	Rødbuget Gøg	Cacomantis merulinus	29/12 Gia Bak			29/12 Gia Bak	30/12 Mui Ne
Asian Koel	Asiatisk Kæmpegøg	Eudynamys scolopacea	24/12 Cat Tien		24/12 Cat Tien
Green-billed Malkoha	Grønnæbbet Malkoha	Phaenicophaeus (Rhopodytes) tristis	24/12 Cat Tien		24/12 Cat Tien
Greater Coucal	Brunrygget Sporegøg	Centropus sinensis	21/12 My Tho	21/12 My Tho	24/12 Cat Tien	28/12 Da Lat
Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot	Blåisset Flagermuspapegøje	Loriculus galgulus	24/12 Cat Tien		24/12 Cat Tien
Grey-headed Parakeet	Gråhovedet Ædelparakit	Psittacula finschii	24/12 Cat Tien		24/12 Cat Tien
Blossom-headed Parakeet	Rosenhovedet Ædelparakit	Psittacula roseata	23/12 Dong Nau
Red-breasted Parakeet	Skægparakit	Psittacula alexandri	23/12 Saigon
Asian Palm-Swift	Asiatisk Palmesejler	Cypsiurus balasiensis	21/12 Saigon River	21/12 Saigon River		29/12 Ham Tri	30/12 Mui Ne
Pacific (Fork-tailed) Swift	Orientsejler	Apus pacificus	27/12 Ta Nung			27/12 Ta Nung
House Swift	Klippesejler	Apus nipalensis	21/12 Saigon	2/1 Saigon		26/12 Da Lat
Great Eared-Nightjar	Stor Hornnatravn	Eurostopodus macrotis	24/12 Cat Tien		24/12 Cat Tien
Rock Pigeon	Klippedue	Columba livia	20/12 Saigon	20/12 Saigon	16/6 Pilanesberg	26/12 Da Lat
Spotted Dove	Perlehalsdue	Streptopelia chinensis	23/12 Saigon	23/12 Saigon		26/12 Da Lat	30/12 Mui Ne
Red Collared-Dove	Dværgskoggerdue	Streptopelia tranquebarica	21/12 Saigon	2/1 Saigon			29/12 Ham Tri
Green Imperial-Pigeon	Kejserdue	Ducula aenea	24/12 Cat Tien		24/12 Cat Tien
White-breasted Waterhen	Hvidbrystet Rørhøne	Amaurornis phoenicurus	25/12 Cat Tien		25/12 Cat Tien
Purple Gallinule	Sultanhøne	Porphyrio porphyrio	25/12 Cat Tien
Moorhen	Grønbenet Rørhøne	Gallinula chloropus	28/12 Da Lat			28/12 Da Lat
Pintail Snipe	Sibirisk Bekkasin	Gallinago stenura	26/12 Da Lat			26/12 Da Lat
Common Sandpiper	Mudderklire	Actitis (Tringa) hypoleucos	21/12 Saigon River	21/12 Saigon River		26/12 Da Lat
Sanderling	Sandløber	Calidris alba	30/12 Mui Ne				30/12 Mui Ne
Bronze-winged Jacana	Bronzevinget Bladhøne	Metopidius indicus	25/12 Cat Tien		25/12 Cat Tien
Kentish Plover	Hvidbrystet Præstekrave	Charadrius alexandrinus	31/12 Mui Ne				31/12 Mui Ne
Greater Sand Plover	Ørkenpræstekrave	Charadrius leschenaultii	30/12 Mui Ne				30/12 Mui Ne
Grey-headed Lapwing	Gråhovedet Vibe	Vanellus cinereus	25/12 Cat Tien		25/12 Cat Tien
Red-wattled Plover	Indisk Vibe	Vanellus (Hoplopterus) indicus	25/12 Cat Tien		25/12 Cat Tien	28/12 Da Lat
Siberian Gull	Siberisk Måge	Larus heuglini	29/12 Mui Ne				29/12 Mui Ne
Black-headed Gull	Hættemåge	Larus ridibundus					1/1 Mui Ne
Greater Crested (Swift) Tern	Bergiusterne	Thalasseus (Sterna) bergii	29/12 Mui Ne				29/12 Mui Ne
Black-shouldered Kite	Blå Glente	Elanus caeruleus	23/12 near Cu Chi		near Mankwe 3; Makorwane 3
Marsh Harrier	Rørhøg	Circus aeruginosus	25/12 Cat Tien		25/12 Cat Tien
Japanese Sparrowhawk	Japansk Spurvehøg	Accipiter gularis	29/12 Di Linh			29/12 Di Linh
Besra	Besra	Accipiter virgatus	28/12 Da Lat			28/12 Da Lat
Grey-faced Buzzard	Gråhovedet Våge	Butastur indicus	28/12 Da Lat			28/12 Da Lat
Indian Black Eagle	Indisk Sortørn	Ictinaetus malayensis	29/12 Di Linh			29/12 Di Linh
Changeable (Crested) Hawk-Eagle	Lysbuget Høgeørn	Spizaetus cirrhatus	29/12 Di Linh			29/12 Di Linh
Collared Falconet	Halsbåndspygmæfalk	Microhierax caerulescens	29/12 Di Linh			29/12 Di Linh
Kestrel	Tårnfalk	Falco tinnunculus	29/12 Mui Ne				29/12 Mui Ne
Little Cormorant	Javaskarv	Phalacrocorax niger	21/12 Saigon River	21/12 Saigon River
Little Egret	Silkehejre	Egretta garzetta	21/12 Saigon River	21/12 Saigon River		27/12-09 Nam Bam
Chinese Egret	Østlig Silkehejre	Egretta eulophotes	26/12 Da Lat			26/12 Da Lat
Grey Heron	Fiskehejre	Ardea cinerea	23/12 near Cu Chi	23/12 near Cu Chi
Purple Heron	Purpurhejre	Ardea purpurea	25/12 Cat Tien		25/12 Cat Tien
Intermediate (Yellow-billed) Egret	Mellemhejre	Mesophoyx (Egretta) intermedia	25/12 Cat Tien		25/12 Cat Tien
Cattle Egret	Kohejre	Bubulcus ibis	21/12 My Tho	21/12 My Tho		27/12 Ta Nung
Chinese Pond-Heron	Vinhejre	Ardeola bacchus	26/12 Da Lat			26/12 Da Lat
Javan Pond-Heron	Indonesisk Rishejre	Ardeola speciosa	21/12 My Tho	21/12 My Tho		26/12 Da Lat
Striated (Little) Heron	Mangrovehejre	Butorides striatus	21/12 My Tho	21/12 My Tho
Woolly-necked Stork	Uldhalsstork	Ciconia episcopus	25/12 Cat Tien		25/12 Cat Tien
Lesser Adjutant	Lille Adjudant	Leptoptilos javanicus	25/12 Cat Tien		25/12 Cat Tien
Asian Fairy-bluebird	Indisk Blåfugl	Irena puella	25/12 Cat Tien		25/12 Cat Tien
Brown Shrike	Brun Tornskade	Lanius cristatus	21/12 Saigon	21/12 Saigon		27/12 Ta Nung	31/12 Mui Ne
Mangrove Whistler	Mangrovefløjter	Pachycephala grisola	21/12 Saigon River	21/12 Saigon River
Jay	Skovskade	Garrulus glandarius	28/12 Da Lat			28/12 Da Lat
Black-naped Oriole	Sortnakket Pirol	Oriolus chinensis	23/12 Saigon	23/12 Saigon	25/12 Cat Tien
Maroon Oriole	Blodpirol	Oriolus traillii	24/12 Cat Tien		24/12 Cat Tien
Large Cuckooshrike	Stor Gråfugl	Coracina macei	24/12 Cat Tien		24/12 Cat Tien
Brown-rumped (Swinhoe's) Minivet	Canton Minivet	Pericrocotus cantonensis	24/12 Cat Tien		24/12 Cat Tien
White-throated Fantail	Hvidstrubet Viftehale	Rhipidura albicollis	28/12 Da Lat			28/12 Da Lat
White-browed Fantail	Hvidbrynet Viftehale	Rhipidura aureola	25/12 Cat Tien		25/12 Cat Tien
Pied Fantail	Broget Viftehale	Rhipidura javanica	23/12 Saigon	23/12 Saigon
Black Drongo	Sortdrongo	Dicrurus macrocercus	23/12 Saigon	23/12 Saigon	24/12 Cat Tien
Ashy Drongo	Askedrongo	Dicrurus leucophaeus	23/12 Saigon	23/12 Saigon		27/12 Da Lat
Crow-billed Drongo	Tyknæbsdrongo	Dicrurus annectans	24/12 Cat Tien		24/12 Cat Tien
Bronzed Drongo	Bronzedrongo	Dicrurus aeneus	24/12 Cat Tien		24/12 Cat Tien
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo	Stor Pragtdrongo	Dicrurus paradiseus	24/12 Cat Tien		24/12 Cat Tien
Black-naped Monarch	Azurmonark	Hypothymis azurea		3/1 Saigon
Common Iora	Iora	Aegithina tiphia	31/12 Mui Ne	3/1 Saigon			31/12 Mui Ne
Great Iora	Stor Iora	Aegithina lafresnayei	25/12 Cat Tien		25/12 Cat Tien
Dark-sided Thrush	Marganatedrossel	Zoothera marginata	26/12 Da Lat			26/12 Da Lat
Brown Flycatcher	Brun Fluesnapper	Muscicapa dauurica (latirostris)	24/12 Cat Tien		24/12 Cat Tien
Brown-streaked Flycatcher	Brunstribbet Fluesnapper	Muscicapa williamsoni	24/12 Cat Tien	3/1 Saigon	24/12 Cat Tien	27/12 Nam Bam
Red-breasted Flycatcher	Lille Fluesnapper	Ficedula parva	28/12 Da Lat	3/1 Saigon		28/12 Da Lat
Snowy-browed Flycatcher	Rustbrynet Fluesnapper	Ficedula hyperythra	24/12 Cat Chien		24/12 Cat Chien
Verditer Flycatcher	Irfluesnapper	Eumyias (Muscicapa) thalassina	28/12 Da Lat			28/12 Da Lat
Oriental Magpie-Robin	Dayal	Copsychus saularis		3/1 Saigon
White-rumped Shama	Hvidgumpet Shama	Copsychus malabaricus	25/12 Cat Tien		25/12 Cat Tien
Slaty-backed Forktail	Grånakket Kløftehale	Enicurus schistaceus	25/12 Cat Tien		25/12 Cat Tien
Stonechat	Sortstrubet Bynkefugl	Saxicola torquata	25/12 Cat Tien		25/12 Cat Tien
Black-collared Starling	Sorthalset Stær	Sturnus nigricollis	26/12 Da Lat		26/12 Da Lat
Common Myna	Almindelig Maina	Acridotheres tristis	20/12 Saigon	20/12 Saigon
White-vented Myna	Stor Maina	Acridotheres grandis	26/12 Da Lat	2/1 Saigon
Chestnut-vented Nuthatch	Kastanjebuget Spætmejse	Sitta nagaensis	28/12 Da Lat			28/12 Da Lat
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch	fløjspandet spætmejs	Sitta frontalis	24/12 Cat Tien		24/12 Cat Tien	28/12 Da Lat
Green-backed Tit	Grønrygget Musvit	Parus monticolus	27/12 Nam Bam			27/12 Nam Bam; 28/12 Da Lat
Sand Martin	Digesvale	Riparia riparia	25/12 Cat Tien		25/12 Cat Tien
Swallow	Landsvale	Hirundo rustica	21/12 Saigon	21/12 Saigon	24/12 Cat Tien	27/12 Nam Bam
Striated Swallow	Rødgumpet Svale	Hirundo (Cecropis) striolata	25/12 Cat Tien		25/12 Cat Tien		29/12 Phan Thiet
Black-headed Bulbul	Sorthovedet Bulbul	Pycnonotus atriceps	24/12 Cat Tien		24/12 Cat Tien
Black-capped Bulbul	Sort-toppet Bulbul	Pycnonotus melanicterus	27/12 Nam Bam			27/12 Nam Bam; 28/12 Da Lat
Yellow-vented Bulbul	Hvidbrynnet Bulbul	Pycnonotus goiavier	27/12 Nam Bam			27/12 Nam Bam
Streak-eared Bulbul	Ørestribbet Bulbul	Pycnonotus blanfordi	21/12 Saigon	21/12 Saigon
Black Bulbul	Sortbulbul	Hypsipetes leucocephalus	26/12 Da Lat			26/12 Da Lat
Hill Prinia	Bjergprinia	Prinia atrogularis	27/12 Nam Bam			27/12 Nam Bam;
Japanese White-eye	Japensk Brillefugl	Zosterops japonicus	26/12 Da Lat			28/12 Da Lat
Common Tailorbird	Indisk Skræddefugl	Orthotomus sutorius	24/12 Cat Tien		24/12 Cat Tien
Yellow-browed Warbler	Hvidbrynet Løvsanger	Phylloscopus inornatus	27/12 Nam Bam			27/12 Nam Bam	1/1 Mui Ne
Arctic Warbler	Nordsanger	Phylloscopus borealis	24/12 Cat Tien	3/1 Saigon	24/12 Cat Tien
Two-barred Greenish Warbler	Østlig Lundsanger	Phylloscopus trochiloides plumbeitarus	26/12 Da Lat			26/12 Da Lat
White-crested Laughingthrush	Hvidtoppet Skadedrossel	Garrulax leucolophus	24/12-09 Cat Tien	2/1 Saigon	25/12 Cat Tien
Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush	Halsbåndsskadedrossel	Garrulax monileger	2/1 Saigon	2/1 Saigon
Dark-backed Sibia	Sorthovedet Sibia	Heterophasia melanoleuca	26/12 Da Lat			26/12 Da Lat	31/12 Mui Ne
Plain Flowerpecker	Ensfarvetsblomsterpikker	Dicaeum concolor	25/12 Cat Tien		25/12 Cat Tien
Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker	Skarlagenrygget Blomsterpekker	Dicaeum cruentatum		5/1 Can Tho
Ruby-cheeked Sunbird	Rubinkindet Solfugl	Anthreptes singalensis	24/12 Cat Tien		24/12 Cat Tien
House Sparrow	Gråspurv	Passer domesticus	21/12 My Tho				29/12 Phan Thiet
Tree Sparrow	Skovspurv	Passer montanus	20/12 Saigon	20/12 Saigon			29/12 Mui Ne
Grey Wagtail	Bjergvipstjært	Motacilla cinerea	26/12 Da Lat			26/12 Da Lat
Richard's Pipit	Storpiber	Anthus richardi	26/12 Da Lat		31/12 Mui Ne	26/12 Da Lat	31/12 Mui Ne
Vietnam Greenfinch	Da-Lat Grønirisk	Carduelis monguilloti	27/12 Nam Bam			27/12 Nam Bam

Mammals: three bat species, Palm Civit, Sambal and brown rat, possibly two species, probably two squirrels, a tree screw and a monkey - to be identified when I am back with my field guide.

Reptiles: two, possibly three, geckos, a tree snake, and least two lizards.

For the sake of completenmess: bird list from Bangkok. There were also a flock of ibis-like birds with a long, thick slightly decurved bill and clear wingbar which I have yet to identify.

English name	Latin name	Danske navne	trip 1
Red Collared-Dove	Streptopelia tranquebarica	Dværgskoggerdue	20/12-09 Bangkok
Little Egret	Egretta garzetta	Silkehejre	20/12-09 Bangkok
Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis	Kohejre	20/12-09 Bangkok
Javan Pond-Heron	Ardeola speciosa	Indonesisk Rishejre	20/12-09 Bangkok
Swallow	Hirundo rustica	Landsvale	20/12-09 Bangkok
Tree Sparrow	Passer montanus	Skovspurv	20/12-09 Bangkok