Photo Essay: Extraordinary Passerines of Dalat's Endemic Bird Area

Our friend Choi Jin Young of South Korea has once again been in Vietnam in search of rare and beautiful birds. This time he has visited Phuoc Binh National Park and Lang Biang in Dalat in the hope of finding as many birds as possible. Dalat is a renowned hotspot for birding as it encompasses an endemic bird area (EBA) with a high number of species and subspecies (many) found only on the high mountain plateau and the pine forests surrounding this holiday resort town. Hiking deep in the forest alone and with his trusty camera, Jin Young endured the heat and the mosquitoes to bring us back these fantastic photographs of some of the region's most amazing passerines.


Male Blue Pitta Willoughbyi

Male Burmese Shrike nigricapillus

Male Crimson Sunbird mangini

Black-headed Sibia robinsoni

Dark-sided Thrush

Grey-throated Babbler rileyi

Female Large Niltava decorata

Mountain Fulvetta annamensis

Male Orange-headed Thrush innonata

Male Pied Bush-chat burmanicus

Male Snowy-browed Flycatcher annamensis

Ashy Drongo bondi

Verditer Flycatcher

White-browed Scimitar-babbler annamensis

Male White-tailed Robin leucura



Choi Jin Young is a birder from South Korea. He loves Vietnamese birds so he visits Vietnam often.

최진영은 한국 출신의 새 관찰자입니다. 그는 베트남의 새들을 좋아해서 베트남을 자주 방문합니다.

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