Fully updated second edition featuring 13 newly recorded bird species in Vietnam, revised scientific and English names, and the latest conservation statuses from The IUCN Red List (2024). Includes updated distribution maps and enhanced species accounts for a comprehensive exploration of Vietnam’s diverse avifauna.
Vietnam, home to rare secretive pheasants, jewel-like pittas, spectacular laughingthrushes and enigmatic babblers, is Asia’s most exciting new birding destination. A global biodiversity hotspot, Vietnam boasts 16 endemic species and subspecies groups, and a further 42 near-endemic species and subspecies, the largest number of any country in mainland South-East Asia.
This modern field guide provides a comprehensive overview of Vietnam’s rich and diverse avifauna, describing all 931 species with detailed text, illustrations and distribution maps.
Key Features
-Comprehensive coverage of all 931 species with detailed texts addressing status, habitat and behaviour, age, sex, geographical variation, voice, and confusion species.
-Over 1,970 high-quality illustrations depicting all species and distinctive subspecies, including birds in flight, males, females, juveniles, and non-breeding plumages, where applicable.
-QR codes for every species, linking to complementary audiovisual material for deeper insights.
-More than 880 full-colour range maps for all regularly occurring species.
-Well-marked subspecies groups receive full accounts, with distributions of breeding subspecies clearly mapped.
-Local species names included for added accessibility.
Customers reviews
Anonymous User
Sunday, February 22, 2026
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Excellent book, wondeful illustrations.
Will be using it in the coming weeks in Vietnam.