Hukaung Valley Birding Tour ( 10 Days )

Pink-Headed Duck and White-Bellied Heron Discovery

Yangon - Myitkyina - Tanaing - Indawgyi - Mitkyina - Yangon

In this tour, you will see water birds in Indawgyi Lake where Pink-headed Duck had been found and forest birds in world famous the biggest tiger area, Hukaung Valley and historical ledo road of WW II in Kachin State. The main key birds of this tour are … We do recommend some birders who had already been in Myanmar for first time birding already and who want to discover Pink-headed Duck follow by watching the real species as White-bellied Heron, Masked Finfoot and etc... If you want to do this tour, please make reservation in advance because we need time to apply special permit to visit that areas.

In this tour, you will see water birds in Indawgyi Lake where Pink-headed Duck had been found and forest birds in Hukaung Valley which is world famous the biggest tiger area and historical ledo road of WW II in Kachin State. We do recommend this tour for some bidders who had already been in Myanmar for first time birding already and who want to discover Pink-headed Duck follow by watching the rare species as White-bellied Heron, Masked Finfoot, White-winged Duck and etc. The main key birds of this tour are White-bellied Heron, Masked Finfoot, White-rumped and Collared Falcons, Jerdon's Bushchat , Collared Myna, Sarus Crane, Blue-eared Kingfisher, Spot-billed Pelican, Gadwall, White-rumped Vulture, Pompadour, Yellow-Footed, Pin-tailed Green Pigeon and Green Imperial-Pigeon, Green Peafowl, Great, Oriental Pied and Wreathed Hornbills, Woolly-necked and Black-necked Stork, Besra, Greylag Goose and Bar-headed Gooses, Northern Lapwing, Himalayan Swiftlet, Bearded Bee-eater, Blyth's Leaf-warbler and Rufous-faced Warbler, Black and Crested Serpent Eagles, White-bellied Sea-eagle, Eurasian Sparrowwhawk, Yellow-bellied, Velvet-fronted Nuthatch, Common Rosefinch, Yellow-breasted Bunting, White-crested, Lesser Necklaced and Rufous-necked Laughingthursh, White-bellied Yuhina, Grey-crested Tit, Yellow-vented Flowerpecker, Common Green Magpie, Rufous Treepie, Eastern Water Rail, Ward's Trogon, Yellow Wagtail, Citrine Wagtail, Brown-breasted Bulbul, White-throated Bulbul, Golden-fronted Leafbird, Orange-bellied Leafbird and etc…

And also the following species are easy to watch on this tour. White-throated Fantail, Great Cormorant, Little Cormorant, Oriental Darter, Purple Heron, Great Egret, Little Egret, Cattle Egret, Indian Pond-heron, Cinnamon Bittern, Asian Openbill, Black Stork , Ruddy Shelduck, Northern Pintail, Osprey, Oriental Honey-buzzard, Black-shouldered Kite, Brahminy Kite, Lesser Fish Eagle, Crested Serpent-eagle, Pied Harrier, Rufous-winged Buzzard, Common Kestrel, Peregrine Falcon, Red Junglefowl, Grey Heron, White-breasted Waterhen, Ruddy-breasted Crake, Purple Swamphen, Common Moorhen, Eurasian Thick-knee, Great Thick-knee, Small Pratincole, River Lapwing, Grey-headed Lapwing, Little Ringed Plover, Kentish Plover, Common Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Feral Pigeon, Ashy Wood-pigeon, Spotted Dove, Red-breasted Parakeet, Green-billed Malkoha, Greater and Lesser Coucals, Himalayan, Asia Plain and Crested Swift , Silver-backed Needletail, White-throated Kingfisher, Common Kingfisher, Pied Kingfisher, Green Bee-eater, Common Hoopoe, Lineated Barbet, Blue-throated Barbet, Speckled Piculet, Grey-capped Woodpecker, Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker, Lesser Yellownape, Himalayan Flameback, Plain Martin, Barn Swallow, Red-rumped Swallow, Paddyfield Pipit, Rosy Pipit, Olive-backed Pipit, White Wagtail, Long-tailed Minivet, Short-billed Minivet, Red-whiskered Bulbul, Red-vented Bulbul, Black Bulbul, Blue Rock Thrush, Yellow-bellied Prinia, Common Tailorbird, Dusky Warbler, Greenish Warbler, White-spectacled Warbler, Grey-cheeked Warbler, Striated Grassbird, Grey-headed Cannary-flycatcher, Common Stonechat, Pied Bushchat, Striped Tit-Babbler, Purple Sunbird, Black-throated Sunbird, Crimson Sunbird, Streaked Spiderhunter, Black-hooded Oriole, Maroon Oriole, Long-tailed Shrike, Grey-backed Shrike, Ashy Drongo, Bronze Drongo, Hair-crested Drongo, Greater Racket-tailed Drongo, Ashy Woodswallow, Large-billed Crow, Chestnut-tailed Starling, Asian Pied Starling, Vinous-breasted Starling, Common Myna, White-vented Myna, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Baya Weaver, Scaly-breasted Munia, Dark-rumped Swift, Common Shelduck, Lesser Adjutant, Hodgson's Redstart, Common Starling, Rufous throated Fulvetta, Pale-footed Bush-warbler, Common Merganser, Chestnut-capped Babbler.

In our previous experiences, you will see Orange-bellied Himalayan Squirrel, Swinhoe's Striped Squirrel, and Yellow-throated Marten, Rhesus Macaque, Phayre's Langur and other mammals.

Information Sheet

Itinerary

	Day 1	:	Yangon arrival
	Day 2	:	Yangon – Hlawgar Park – Bagan by car and flight
	Day 3	:	Bagan & Ayeyarwaddy river by car and boat
	Day 4	:	Bagan – Mt. Victoria by car
	Day 5	:	Mt. Victoria by car and walking
	Day 6	:	Mt. Victoria by car and walking
	Day 7	:	Mt. Victoria by car and walking
	Day 8	:	Mt. Victoria by car and walking
	Day 9	:	Mt. Victoria – Bagan by car
	Day 10	:	Bagan – Inle lake by flight and boat
	Day 11	:	Birding at Inle lake and transfer to Kalaw by boat and car in the evening
	Day 12	:	Birding at Kalaw by car and walking
	Day 13	:	Birding at Kalaw by car and walking
	Day 14	:	Kalaw – Yangon by flight
	Day 15	:	Yangon departure

 

Route Map

 

Optional Tours:

Attraction and key bird		Destination
	JERDON'SBABBLER & SARUS CRANE Expectation ( 2 days/ 3 Nights ) from Yangon		Maubin, Pantanaw, Shwelaung and Einme in Ayeyarwaddy Division
	SPOON-BILLED SANDPIPER Expectation ( 4 day / 3 night ) from Yangon		Kyaikto, Gulf of Moattama
	GURNEY’S PITTA Expectation ( 5 days / 4 night ) from Yangon		Tanintharyi Davision
	Birding by elephant trekking at Wood pecker Land ( 4 days / 3 nights ) form Bagan / Mandalay		Alaungdawkassapa National Park