Can Gio Global Biosphere Reserve, which covers an area of 75,000 hectares and includes part of the Dong Nai, Vam Co Dong and Vam Co Tay Rivers as well as the sea, is only 60km south of Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon). And it is the habitat to an amazing wide range of 130 bird species which include resident birds, migratory birds, shore birds... 

If you could allocate a day for a birding trip from Ho Chi Minh City to Can Gio, you will have a great time taking in fresh air and a joyful birdwatching experience. Some species you are more likely to encounter at Can Gio should it be the migratory season:

1/ Collared Kingfisher
Todiramphus chloris

2/ Indian White-eye
 (formerly Oriental White-eye)

3/ Zebra dove
Geopelia striata

4/ Purple heron 
(Ardea purpurea) 

5/ Black-winged Stilt
(Himantopus himantopus)

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6/ Tit
Parus

7/ Yellow-vented bulbul
 (Pycnonotus goiavier)

8/ Streaked eared bulbul
(Pycnonotus conradi)

9/ Marsh sandpiper 
(Tringa stagnatilis)

10/ Common Redshank
Tringa totanus

11/ Black-tailed Gull 
Larus crassirostris

12/ Caspian tern 
(Hydroprogne caspia)

13/ White-faced plover 
(Anarhynchus dealbatus) 

14/ Bar-tailed godwit 
(Limosa lapponica)

15/ Curlew sandpiper 
(Calidris ferruginea)

16/ Great knot 
(Calidris tenuirostris)
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17/ Little ringed plover 
(Charadrius dubius)

18/ Little tern
 (Sternula albifrons)
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19/ Red-necked Phalarope 
Phalaropus lobatus
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20/ Common Greenshank 
Tringa nebularia
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