Free field guide to Cuc Phuong National Park

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A free printable field guide to Cuc Phuong National Park covers 5 mammals and 275 birds in taxonomic order, with photos for 279 species and a tick-box checklist. It downloads as a PDF (A5 pocket size) or EPUB e-book. You choose the animal groups; the book is built in your browser in under a minute.

Inside the guide

Pin-striped Tit-Babbler

Black-crested Bulbul

White-bellied Erpornis

Puff-throated Bulbul

Fork-tailed Sunbird

Japanese Thrush

Green-eared Barbet

Rufous-throated Fulvetta

How to make your Cuc Phuong National Park field guide

1. Open the field guide builder (Cuc Phuong National Park is already selected).
2. Pick animal groups: mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians (reptiles and amphibians come from a 20 km grid around the area).
3. Choose pocket or full size, then save as PDF or download the EPUB.

Checklist: mammals of Cuc Phuong National Park (5)

Tupaiidae

• Northern Treeshrew Tupaia belangeri

Lorisidae

• Southern Pygmy Slow Loris Xanthonycticebus pygmaeus

Sciuridae

• Perny's Long-nosed Squirrel Dremomys pernyi

Hipposideridae

• Pomona Roundleaf Bat Hipposideros pomona

Viverridae

• Owston's Palm Civet Chrotogale owstoni

Checklist: birds of Cuc Phuong National Park (275)

Phasianidae

• Bar-backed Partridge Arborophila brunneopectus
• Silver Pheasant Lophura nycthemera
• Scaly-breasted Partridge Tropicoperdix chloropus
• Gray Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron bicalcaratum
• Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus

Podicipedidae

• Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis

Cuculidae

• Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
• Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis
• Green-billed Malkoha Phaenicophaeus tristis
• Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
• Asian Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx maculatus
• Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii
• Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus
• Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus lugubris
• Large Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides
• Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx nisicolor
• Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus

Columbidae

• Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
• Red Collared-Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
• Rock Pigeon Columba livia
• Asian Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
• Thick-billed Green-Pigeon Treron curvirostra
• Yellow-vented Green-Pigeon Treron seimundi
• Pin-tailed Green-Pigeon Treron apicauda
• Wedge-tailed Green-Pigeon Treron sphenurus
• White-bellied Green-Pigeon Treron sieboldii
• Mountain Imperial-Pigeon Ducula badia

Rallidae

• Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
• Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
• White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
• Ruddy-breasted Crake Zapornia fusca

Charadriidae

• Gray-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus

Scolopacidae

• Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola

Ciconiidae

• Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans

Ardeidae

• Malayan Night Heron Gorsachius melanolophus
• Little Egret Egretta garzetta
• Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
• Striated Heron Butorides striata
• Chinese Pond-Heron Ardeola bacchus
• Great Egret Ardea alba
• Medium Egret Ardea intermedia

Caprimulgidae

• Gray Nightjar Caprimulgus jotaka
• Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus

Apodidae

• Cook's Swift Apus cooki
• House Swift Apus nipalensis
• Silver-backed Needletail Hirundapus cochinchinensis
• Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus
• Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
• Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
• Himalayan Swiftlet Aerodramus brevirostris

Strigidae

• Brown Boobook Ninox scutulata
• Collared Owlet Taenioptynx brodiei
• Asian Barred Owlet Glaucidium cuculoides
• Mountain Scops-Owl Otus spilocephalus
• Collared Scops-Owl Otus lettia
• Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl Ketupa nipalensis
• Brown Wood-Owl Strix leptogrammica

Pandionidae

• Osprey Pandion haliaetus

Accipitridae

• Jerdon's Baza Aviceda jerdoni
• Black Baza Aviceda leuphotes
• Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
• Crested Serpent-Eagle Spilornis cheela
• Mountain Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus nipalensis
• Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
• Rufous-bellied Eagle Lophotriorchis kienerii
• Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis
• Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos
• Eastern Marsh Harrier Circus spilonotus
• Black Kite Milvus migrans
• Gray-faced Buzzard Butastur indicus
• Eastern Buzzard Buteo japonicus

Trogonidae

• Red-headed Trogon Harpactes erythrocephalus

Upupidae

• Common Hoopoe Upupa epops

Bucerotidae

• Brown Hornbill Anorrhinus austeni
• Oriental Pied-Hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris

Coraciidae

• Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis

Meropidae

• Blue-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis athertoni
• Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus

Alcedinidae

• Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
• Black-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher Ceyx erithaca
• Ruddy Kingfisher Halcyon coromanda
• Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata
• White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis

Megalaimidae

• Red-vented Barbet Psilopogon lagrandieri
• Green-eared Barbet Psilopogon faiostrictus

Picidae

• White-browed Piculet Sasia ochracea
• Rufous Woodpecker Micropternus brachyurus
• Lesser Yellownape Picus chlorolophus
• Red-collared Woodpecker Picus rabieri
• Greater Yellownape Chrysophlegma flavinucha
• Bay Woodpecker Blythipicus pyrrhotis
• Greater Flameback Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus
• Gray-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus canicapillus

Falconidae

• Pied Falconet Microhierax melanoleucos
• Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
• Amur Falcon Falco amurensis
• Oriental Hobby Falco severus
• Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus

Eurylaimidae

• Long-tailed Broadbill Psarisomus dalhousiae
• Silver-breasted Broadbill Serilophus lunatus

Pittidae

• Eared Pitta Hydrornis phayrei
• Blue-rumped Pitta Hydrornis soror
• Bar-bellied Pitta Hydrornis elliotii

Campephagidae

• Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus speciosus
• Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotus ethologus
• Brown-rumped Minivet Pericrocotus cantonensis
• Rosy Minivet Pericrocotus roseus
• Ashy Minivet Pericrocotus divaricatus
• Oriental Cuckooshrike Coracina javensis
• Black-winged Cuckooshrike Lalage melaschistos

Artamidae

• Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus

Aegithinidae

• Great Iora Aegithina lafresnayei
• Common Iora Aegithina tiphia

Vangidae

• Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus
• Large Woodshrike Tephrodornis virgatus

Vireonidae

• White-browed Shrike-Babbler Pteruthius aeralatus
• White-bellied Erpornis Erpornis zantholeuca

Oriolidae

• Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii
• Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis

Rhipiduridae

• White-throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis

Dicruridae

• Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus
• Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus remifer
• Crow-billed Drongo Dicrurus annectens
• Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus
• Hair-crested Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus
• Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
• Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus

Monarchidae

• Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
• Indian Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi

Laniidae

• Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
• Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
• Gray-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus

Corvidae

• Racket-tailed Treepie Crypsirina temia
• Ratchet-tailed Treepie Temnurus temnurus
• Common Green-Magpie Cissa chinensis
• White-winged Magpie Urocissa whiteheadi
• Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos

Stenostiridae

• Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis

Paridae

• Sultan Tit Melanochlora sultanea
• Asian Tit Parus cinereus

Cisticolidae

• Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
• Dark-necked Tailorbird Orthotomus atrogularis
• Gray-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii
• Rufescent Prinia Prinia rufescens
• Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris
• Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
• Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis

Locustellidae

• Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler Helopsaltes certhiola
• Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata
• Russet Bush Warbler Locustella mandelli
• Striated Grassbird Megalurus palustris

Hirundinidae

• Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
• Asian House-Martin Delichon dasypus
• Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica

Cettiidae

• Pale-footed Bush Warbler Hemitesia pallidipes
• Asian Stubtail Urosphena squameiceps
• Gray-bellied Tesia Tesia cyaniventer
• Yellow-bellied Warbler Abroscopus superciliaris
• Mountain Tailorbird Phyllergates cucullatus
• Brownish-flanked Bush Warbler Horornis fortipes
• Japanese Bush Warbler Horornis diphone

Phylloscopidae

• Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
• Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi
• Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
• Eastern Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus coronatus
• Gray-crowned Warbler Phylloscopus tephrocephalus
• Bianchi's Warbler Phylloscopus valentini
• Two-barred Warbler Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus
• Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
• Pale-legged Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus tenellipes
• Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis
• Chestnut-crowned Warbler Phylloscopus castaniceps
• Limestone Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus calciatilis
• Sulphur-breasted Warbler Phylloscopus ricketti
• Claudia's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus claudiae
• Davison's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus intensior

Pycnonotidae

• Black-crested Bulbul Rubigula flaviventris
• Stripe-throated Bulbul Pycnonotus finlaysoni
• Light-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus sinensis
• Sooty-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster
• Puff-throated Bulbul Alophoixus pallidus
• Striated Bulbul Alcurus striatus
• Gray-eyed Bulbul Iole propinqua
• Chestnut Bulbul Hemixos castanonotus
• Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus

Zosteropidae

• Swinhoe's White-eye Zosterops simplex

Timaliidae

• Chestnut-capped Babbler Timalia pileata
• Pin-striped Tit-Babbler Mixornis gularis
• Large Scimitar-Babbler Erythrogenys hypoleucos
• Gray-throated Babbler Stachyris nigriceps
• Spot-necked Babbler Stachyris strialata

Pellorneidae

• Scaly-crowned Babbler Malacopteron cinereum
• Rufous-throated Fulvetta Schoeniparus rufogularis
• Puff-throated Babbler Pellorneum ruficeps
• Buff-breasted Babbler Pellorneum tickelli
• Eyebrowed Wren-Babbler Napothera epilepidota
• Abbott's Babbler Malacocincla abbotti
• Streaked Wren-Babbler Gypsophila brevicaudata
• Variable Limestone Babbler Gypsophila crispifrons

Leiothrichidae

• Black-browed Fulvetta Alcippe grotei

Sittidae

• Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis

Sturnidae

• Golden-crested Myna Ampeliceps coronatus
• White-shouldered Starling Sturnia sinensis
• Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica
• Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
• Great Myna Acridotheres grandis
• Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus

Turdidae

• White's Thrush Zoothera aurea
• Green Cochoa Cochoa viridis
• Siberian Thrush Geokichla sibirica
• Chinese Blackbird Turdus mandarinus
• Japanese Thrush Turdus cardis
• Gray-backed Thrush Turdus hortulorum
• Black-breasted Thrush Turdus dissimilis
• Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus

Muscicapidae

• Amur Stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri
• Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
• White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus
• Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica
• Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
• Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui
• White-tailed Flycatcher Leucoptilon concretum
• Small Niltava Niltava macgrigoriae
• Large Niltava Niltava grandis
• Fujian Niltava Niltava davidi
• Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana
• Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassinus
• Pale Blue Flycatcher Cyornis unicolor
• Chinese Blue Flycatcher Cyornis glaucicomans
• Hainan Blue Flycatcher Cyornis hainanus
• Siberian Rubythroat Calliope calliope
• White-tailed Robin Myiomela leucura
• Slaty-backed Forktail Enicurus schistaceus
• White-crowned Forktail Enicurus leschenaulti
• Blue Whistling-Thrush Myophonus caeruleus
• Siberian Blue Robin Larvivora cyane
• Japanese Robin Larvivora akahige
• Rufous-tailed Robin Larvivora sibilans
• Lesser Shortwing Brachypteryx leucophris
• Javan Shortwing Brachypteryx montana
• Yellow-rumped Flycatcher Ficedula zanthopygia
• Narcissus Flycatcher Ficedula narcissina
• Mugimaki Flycatcher Ficedula mugimaki
• Snowy-browed Flycatcher Ficedula hyperythra
• Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla
• Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus
• Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus
• Blue Rock-Thrush Monticola solitarius
• Gray Bushchat Saxicola ferreus

Dicaeidae

• Plain Flowerpecker Dicaeum minullum
• Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum
• Fire-breasted Flowerpecker Dicaeum ignipectus

Nectariniidae

• Purple-naped Spiderhunter Kurochkinegramma hypogrammicum
• Little Spiderhunter Arachnothera longirostra
• Streaked Spiderhunter Arachnothera magna
• Mrs. Gould's Sunbird Aethopyga gouldiae
• Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja
• Fork-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga christinae

Chloropseidae

• Blue-winged Leafbird Chloropsis moluccensis

Irenidae

• Asian Fairy-bluebird Irena puella

Estrildidae

• Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
• White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata

Passeridae

• Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus

Motacillidae

• Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
• Gray Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
• Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
• White Wagtail Motacilla alba
• Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
• Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
• Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni

Emberizidae

• Black-faced Bunting Emberiza spodocephala
• Tristram's Bunting Emberiza tristrami
• Chestnut Bunting Emberiza rutila
• Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola
• Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla

More about the wildlife here: Wildlife of Cuc Phuong National Park. Order follows AviList (birds) and the Mammal Diversity Database (mammals).

Data last updated 2026-11-05. Species–place links come from GBIF occurrence downloads (GBIF.org) matched to protected-area boundaries from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and other open boundary sources, plus places listed by our own guides. Record counts are what has been reported to GBIF, not population sizes. Reptiles and amphibians are never shown at park level. How this database works · Data sources and limits.