Mang Den Forest

Where is the Mang Den forest?

This large forest area is 80km from Kontum city, easy to get to and reach, there is a small town named Mang Den, specializing in serving local tourists (due to its cool climate), so birders can easily find for yourself a hotel as well as a restaurant.

From Mang Den, visitors can easily go to Da Nang city by road, or to nearby Pleiku city to flight to Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City.

This is an evergreen broadleaf tropical forest area, with an altitude of 900-1300m, continuously adjacent to Ngoc Linh Nature reserve.
This place has recorded many bird species, making it an attractive destination for bird watchers and bird photographers.
However, because it is not located in any conservation area or national park, and due to uncontrolled hunting (mostly for the ornamental bird industry), bird species in this area are currently in decline significantly. Some species can almost no longer be seen in the wild.
The sad thing is that the endemic bird species found here “Chestnut-eared Laughingthrush” may become extinct within the next few years, but there has been no action from the government or wildlife conservation organizations.
In addition, although the species composition is diverse, the number of species is very small. The whole forest is quiet without a single bird sound. This silence is in complete contrast to the scene just few years ago, this shows that an astonishing rate of bird destruction.
Some bird species such as Sunbirds, Minivets… that used to be found everywhere, are now almost impossible to find.
Humans have become the biggest enemy of birds in this area, so bird watching and bird photography here have become more difficult than ever, they always appear very quickly, hide and are very far away out of sight of birders.

Is there a local bird watching guide in Mang Den?

The answer is no, you can easily find a pet-shop with many types of birds (of wild origin) kept in cages if you ask if you want to see birds. In Vietnam in general and anywhere in particular, bird watching is understood as wanting to see birds in cages and you will be shown how to find a bird store. There they hope to sell you some birds at a good price, because you have traveled a long way to come here to see the birds in their store.

List of bird species that can be seen in Mang Den?

Chestnut-eared Laughingthrush

Black hooded laughingthrush

Long-tailed Shrike

Gray-chinned Minivet

Gray-faced Buzzard

Stripe-breasted Woodpecker

Yellow-cheecked Tit

Fork-tailed Sunbird

Crested Serpent Eagle

Rufous faced Warbler

Yellow-billed Nuthatch

Blue-winged Minla

Black-throated Sunbird

Black-throated Sunbird

Bird watching tour in Mang Den forest combined with Ngoc Linh Nature Reserve and Da Nang city?

Bird watching tour in Mang Den forest combined with Ngoc Linh Nature Reserve and Da Nang city?
The combination of bird watching here has been organized for many years, we have experienced bird watching guides and perfect organization to help you get the best results from your trip.
The itinerary will start from Da Nang city and return to Da Nang city. After 6 days of journey, you can see and photograph more than 200 species of birds in the central and central highlands of Vietnam.
Contact us for more detailed tour schedules and prices.

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