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Animals in Hanoi: What You Can Spot, Learn, and Collect

Hanoi wildlife: softshell turtles and sliders in Hoan Kiem Lake, herons on the Red River, Ba Vi's water dragons, Cuc Phuong's primate centre and Hanoi Zoo's elephants.

LokasiHanoi
Waktu baca4 menit baca
Hewan terdaftar14
Diperbarui17 Oktober 2026
Turtle Tower on its island in Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi
Turtle Tower on its island in Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi. Photo: Richard Mortel from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Jawaban cepat

Mulai dari jawaban langsung, lalu gunakan bagian di bawah untuk melihat kenapa lokasi ini penting dan hewan mana yang benar-benar realistis untuk di-spot di sana.

Hanoi is a city of lakes, and the lakes are where its wildlife is: softshell turtles and released red-eared sliders in Hoan Kiem and West Lake, pond herons and night herons on the Red River sandbars, kingfishers along the dikes. Ba Vi National Park an hour west has forest birds and water dragons, and Cuc Phuong, two hours south, has the primate and turtle rescue centres. Hanoi Zoo at Thu Le keeps Asian elephants. Users in the city log hornets, chafer beetles, ants and cockroaches.

Hanoi's relationship with animals is written into its centre: Hoan Kiem Lake, the heart of the old quarter, was home until 2016 to a giant softshell turtle the city treated as sacred, and the Turtle Tower on its island commemorates the legend of a sword returned to a golden turtle. The lake still has turtles, mostly released sliders and softshells.

Beyond the lakes, the Red River's sandbars and dikes are the city's birding, Ba Vi's forested mountain is the day trip, and the real wild Vietnam of langurs and lorises starts at Cuc Phuong. The everyday list is urban: hornets in the autumn, chafer beetles at lights, ants, geckos and the night-time cockroach.

Kenapa lokasi ini penting

Halaman lokasi yang baik menjelaskan kenapa tempat ini layak dikunjungi, bukan hanya nama-nama yang cocok dimasukkan ke checklist destinasi.

Hoan Kiem's turtle, Cu Rua, was one of the last four Rafetus swinhoei on Earth, and its death in 2016 made the species' plight a national story. The search for survivors in Dong Mo lake outside Hanoi continues, and the capital is where Vietnam's turtle conservation is argued about.

Hanoi is also the gateway to the rescue centres at Cuc Phuong that hold animals seized from the wildlife trade. A city visitor who takes the day trip sees the trade's cost directly.

Tempat mencari

Peta satwa liar Hanoi

Panduan ini mencakup wilayah di bawah ini. Perbesar peta untuk mengenali areanya sebelum merencanakan perjalanan.

Posisi diambil dari OpenStreetMap. Akses habitat dan jam buka bisa berubah — periksa dulu sebelum berangkat. Pin yang lebih kecil adalah capture publik AnimalDex, ditempatkan sampai kilometer terdekat.

Bukti lapangan

Ditemukan di Hanoi oleh pengguna AnimalDex

Capture nyata yang dicatat di aplikasi AnimalDex di dalam area ini dan dibagikan secara publik oleh kolektornya, dengan hewan yang dikonfirmasi oleh identifikasi aplikasi. Lokasi ditampilkan sampai tingkat wilayah, bukan titik persisnya.

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Capture terbaru dari lapangan

Spesies yang benar-benar dicatat orang di sini

Setiap nama menuju panduan spesiesnya. Angkanya adalah jumlah capture publik hewan itu di dalam area ini.

Kolektor memilih membagikan capture ini di Discover dan bisa menariknya kapan saja. Koordinat dibulatkan sekitar satu kilometer dan diperbarui setiap build situs.

Hewan untuk di-spot

Pilihan spesies di sini sengaja dibuat praktis, menyeimbangkan aksesibilitas, excitement, dan apa yang realistis untuk diperhatikan traveler di lokasi tersebut.

Chinese Softshell Turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis) thumbnail image on AnimalDex
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Chinese Softshell TurtleD

Softshells released from markets and temple ceremonies live in Hoan Kiem, West Lake and the city's smaller lakes, surfacing for air with a periscope snout.

Catatan spotting: Regular on warm mornings in Hoan Kiem; look for the snout at the surface.

Baca panduan spesies
Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) thumbnail image on AnimalDex
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Red-eared SliderE

The invasive American slider has been released into Hoan Kiem and almost every Hanoi lake in numbers, basking on the stone edges.

Catatan spotting: Very common; a conservation problem, not a native.

Baca panduan spesies
Chinese Pond Heron (Ardeola bacchus) thumbnail image on AnimalDex
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Chinese Pond HeronD

Hunts the Red River sandbars, the paddies on the city edge and the lotus ponds of West Lake, turning maroon and white in breeding plumage.

Catatan spotting: Common year-round near water.

Baca panduan spesies
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) thumbnail image on AnimalDex
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Little EgretD

Works the Red River's shallows and the flooded paddies of the Hanoi outskirts in every month.

Catatan spotting: Very common on the river edge.

Baca panduan spesies
Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) thumbnail image on AnimalDex
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Common KingfisherD

Perches on the lotus stems and dike edges around West Lake and along the Red River's side channels.

Catatan spotting: Regular with an early start.

Baca panduan spesies
Oriental Magpie-Robin (Copsychus saularis) thumbnail image on AnimalDex
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Oriental Magpie-RobinE

Sings from rooftops and park trees across the old quarter before the traffic starts, Hanoi's best-known city songbird.

Catatan spotting: Common at dawn.

Baca panduan spesies
Asian Hornet (Vespa velutina) thumbnail image on AnimalDex
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Asian HornetE

The most-logged wild animal by Hanoi users, hunting other insects around fruit stalls and gardens through late summer and autumn.

Catatan spotting: Common August to November.

Baca panduan spesies
Green Chafer Beetle (Anomala cupripes) thumbnail image on AnimalDex
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Green Chafer BeetleE

Metallic green beetles crowd street and balcony lights in Hanoi's warm months and were logged by a user in the city.

Catatan spotting: Common at lights from May to September.

Baca panduan spesies
Common House Gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus) thumbnail image on AnimalDex
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Common House GeckoE

Patrols the walls of Hanoi's guesthouses and shophouses on warm nights; slower and scarcer in the cool winter.

Catatan spotting: Common April to November.

Baca panduan spesies
Chinese Water Dragon (Physignathus cocincinus) thumbnail image on AnimalDex
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Chinese Water DragonD

Lives along the forest streams of Ba Vi National Park an hour west of the city, basking on branches over the water.

Catatan spotting: Regular at Ba Vi in warm months.

Baca panduan spesies
Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) thumbnail image on AnimalDex
Sangat langka

Asian ElephantA

Hanoi Zoo in Thu Le park keeps Asian elephants, the subject of a long campaign over their chaining that led to welfare changes in 2023.

Catatan spotting: Guaranteed at the zoo; the enclosure is near the main gate.

Baca panduan spesies

Paling cocok untuk

Gunakan bagian ini untuk menilai apakah lokasi tersebut cocok dengan gaya perjalanan, level pengalaman, dan target AnimalDex kamu.

  • City-break birding on the Red River dikes and West Lake
  • Day-trippers to Ba Vi's forest and the Cuc Phuong rescue centres
  • Turtle-curious visitors who want the Hoan Kiem story and the lake's real reptiles
  • Urban insect collectors in the warm months: hornets, chafers, cicadas and moths

Tips spotting

Tips ini dibuat agar halaman ini benar-benar berguna di lapangan, bukan hanya enak dibaca di layar.

  1. 01Circle Hoan Kiem Lake at 6 am with the tai chi crowd; softshells and sliders surface and bask before the sun gets high.
  2. 02Walk or cycle the Red River dike north of Long Bien bridge for pond herons, egrets, kingfishers and whatever the sandbars hold that week.
  3. 03Make Cuc Phuong a full day: the Endangered Primate Rescue Center and Turtle Conservation Centre have set tour times and the forest trails add macaques and water dragons.
  4. 04In autumn, watch the fruit stalls of the old quarter for hornets; they hunt the flies around the produce and are easy to photograph from a respectful metre.

Wildlife Guides virtual

Panduan satwa liar ke Hanoi

AnimalDex membuat panduan virtual dari penampakan satwa liar milik para penjelajah sendiri: satwa apa yang mereka temukan, seberapa langka, dan kapan. Panduan adalah saran dari orang yang pernah ke sana, bukan tur. Membelinya membuka catatan penulis untuk setiap satwa, obrolan dengan penulis, dan perkenalan dengan warga lokal yang mereka temui. Penampakan satwa tidak pernah dijamin.

Memeriksa panduan virtual ke Hanoi...

Cara memilih pemandu satwa liar lokal di Hanoi

  • Tanyakan apa yang biasanya mereka temukan pada musim kunjunganmu. Pemandu yang baik memberi jawaban jujur, bukan janji pasti melihat satwa tertentu.
  • Perhatikan cara mereka memperlakukan satwa: tanpa umpan, tanpa memanggil satwa, tanpa memegang, dan tanpa flash dari jarak dekat demi foto.
  • Pastikan titik temu, durasi, ukuran grup, total harga, dan cara pembayaran sebelum hari kegiatan, termasuk izin atau biaya taman yang diperlukan.
Cara memilih pemandu satwa liar lokal

Lacak hewan yang kamu temukan di Hanoi

Bangun koleksimu sambil menjelajahi Hanoi, dari spesies yang mudah ditemukan sampai target yang layak direncanakan khusus.

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FAQ lokasi

Jawaban singkat dan langsung untuk pertanyaan yang biasanya ditanyakan traveler sebelum memilih destinasi satwa liar atau hari kebun binatang.

What wildlife is there in Hanoi?

Softshell turtles and released sliders in the lakes, pond herons, night herons, egrets and kingfishers on the Red River and West Lake, magpie-robins, bulbuls and tree sparrows in the parks, and hornets, chafer beetles and geckos in the warm months. Ba Vi adds forest birds and water dragons an hour away.

What animals can be found in Hanoi?

Around 100 bird species in the city and river, turtles (native softshells and invasive sliders), geckos, toads, bats and a large urban insect fauna; Hanoi Zoo has elephants, tigers, bears and primates; and Cuc Phuong's rescue centres two hours south hold langurs, doucs, lorises and dozens of turtle species.

Is there still a turtle in Hoan Kiem Lake?

Not the famous one. Cu Rua, the giant softshell that lived in the lake for decades, died in January 2016. The lake now holds released red-eared sliders and Chinese softshell turtles, which you can see surfacing on warm mornings.

Is Hanoi Zoo worth visiting?

It is an old city zoo in Thu Le park with elephants, big cats and primates, and welfare standards have been criticised. For a better animal day from Hanoi, the Cuc Phuong rescue centres or Ba Vi National Park are the stronger options.

Apakah pengguna AnimalDex pernah menemukan hewan di Hanoi?

Ya. Pengguna AnimalDex telah mencatat 10 capture publik dari 9 spesies berbeda di Hanoi, termasuk winter white dwarf hamster, asian hornet, black ant, cockroach. Semuanya difoto di aplikasi pada saat penampakan.

Bagaimana cara menemukan panduan satwa liar ke Hanoi?

Lihat bagian Wildlife Guides di halaman ini atau jelajahi Wildlife Guides di AnimalDex. Setiap panduan adalah panduan virtual yang dibuat dari penampakan satwa liar milik seorang penjelajah di sekitar Hanoi: satwa yang mereka temukan, seberapa langka, dan kapan. Ini saran dari orang yang pernah ke sana, bukan tur. Jika kamu ingin ditemani seseorang di lokasi, bandingkan pemandu lokal dari pengetahuan satwanya, cara mereka memperlakukan satwa, dan kejelasan harganya sebelum berangkat.

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