List of birds of Vietnam

This is a list of the bird species recorded in Vietnam. The avifauna of Vietnam include a total of 963 species, of which 18 are endemic, and 5 have been introduced.

This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2022 edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflect this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for Vietnam.

The following tags have been used to highlight several categories. The commonly occurring native species do not fall into any of these categories.

• (A) Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Vietnam
• (E) Endemic - a species endemic to Vietnam
• (I) Introduced - a species introduced to Vietnam as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions
• (Ex) Extirpated - a species that no longer occurs in Vietnam although populations exist elsewhere