Vietnam · Ho Chi Minh City
Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens
121 species and 2,760 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: January–March, with up to 49 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
Streak-eared BulbulPycnonotus conradi
Oriental Magpie-RobinCopsychus saularis
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Chinese Pond HeronArdeola bacchus
Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalus
Ashy DrongoDicrurus leucophaeus
Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
Edible-nest SwiftletAerodramus fuciphagus
Ashy TailorbirdOrthotomus ruficeps
Asian Brown FlycatcherMuscicapa dauurica
Rock DoveColumba livia
Golden-bellied GerygoneGerygone sulphurea
Sunda Pied FantailRhipidura javanica27 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 121 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Tao Dan Park2 km101 species
- Sala Township4 km129 species
- Mekong Delta – Tan Thanh Go Cong58 km159 species
All 121 species recorded here
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Streak-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus conradi
- Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
- Ashy Tailorbird Orthotomus ruficeps
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus
- Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
- Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus
- Edible-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus fuciphagus
- Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum
- Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus speciosus
- Zebra Dove Geopelia striata
- Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Golden-bellied Gerygone Gerygone sulphurea
- Sunda Pied Fantail Rhipidura javanica
- Indian Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha
- House Swift Apus nipalensis
- Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster
- Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla
- Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis
- Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
- Garden Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris
- Swinhoe's Minivet Pericrocotus cantonensis
- Yellow-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus goiavier
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Brown-throated Sunbird Anthreptes malacensis
- Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus
- Ashy Minivet Pericrocotus divaricatus
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Black-winged Cuckooshrike Lalage melaschistos
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Yellow-cheeked Tit Machlolophus spilonotus
- Green-billed Malkoha Phaenicophaeus tristis
- Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassinus
- Blyth's Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone affinis
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Dark-necked Tailorbird Orthotomus atrogularis
- Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Great Myna Acridotheres grandis
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Blue-winged Leafbird Chloropsis moluccensis
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
- Vernal Hanging Parrot Loriculus vernalis
- Vinous-breasted Myna Acridotheres leucocephalus
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
- Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Indochinese Cuckooshrike Lalage polioptera
- Mugimaki Flycatcher Ficedula mugimaki
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
- Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis
- Asian Barred Owlet Glaucidium cuculoides
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
- Puff-throated Bulbul Alophoixus pallidus
- Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis
- Black-collared Starling Gracupica nigricollis
- Pied Bush Chat Saxicola caprata
- Laced Woodpecker Picus vittatus
- Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
- Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Black-headed Bulbul Microtarsus melanocephalos
- Violet Cuckoo Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus
- Cinnamon Bittern Botaurus cinnamomeus
- Oriental Reed Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
- Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus
- Black-backed Dwarf Kingfisher Ceyx erithaca
- Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus
- White-shouldered Starling Sturnia sinensis
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- Crested Goshawk Lophospiza trivirgata
- Plain-backed Sparrow Passer flaveolus
- Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
- Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii
- Watercock Gallicrex cinerea
- Ruby-cheeked Sunbird Chalcoparia singalensis
- Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx nisicolor
- Indochinese Roller Coracias affinis
- Fork-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga christinae
- Copper-throated Sunbird Leptocoma calcostetha
- Racket-tailed Treepie Crypsirina temia
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica
- Chestnut Munia Lonchura atricapilla
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Crow-billed Drongo Dicrurus annectens
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens?
January–March. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 49 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens?
121 species, from 2,760 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens in November?
The most recorded in November: Spotted Dove, Streak-eared Bulbul, Oriental Magpie-Robin, Eurasian Tree Sparrow and Chinese Pond Heron.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.