Đà Lạt Plateau


The Đà Lạt Plateau is a plateau in southeastern Vietnam.
At its centre is the city of Da Lat.
Several mountains in this area rise to over 2000 m, the highest being Chu Yang Sin at 2442 m.

Avifauna

The plateau has been designated as an Endemic Bird Area by BirdLife International. The plateau comprises a multitude of habitats for birds. Restricted-range species such as the crested argus, short-tailed scimitar babbler, black-hooded laughingthrush, white-cheeked laughingthrush, collared laughingthrush, grey-crowned crocias and yellow-billed nuthatch inhabit the tropical montane broadleaf evergreen forest, the notable exception being the Vietnamese greenfinch, which prefers pine forest. The varying altitudes in the plateau also form a congenial environment for birds that are suited to low altitude such as the black-hooded laughingthrush and the grey-crowned crocias, which rarely ventures above 1,450 m, while the collared laughingthrush often inhabits the higher peaks of the region, reaching above 1,500 m.

Mammals

The Bidoup Núi Bà National Park, which is located in the northeastern section of the Đà Lạt Plateau, contains a significant number of mammalian species, totaling some 36 species of small mammals. Some of the notable creatures in this total include treeshrews, roundleaf bats, horseshoe bats, squirrels, bamboo rats and porcupines.

Other

The Lang Biang Plateau frog is named after this area.

Weather

Đà Lạt Plateau is known for its mild and constant temperatures, which vary very slightly throughout the year. The average temperature in April, the warmest month, is 26.3 °C.January, the coldest month, sees an average temperature of 10.5 °C. October is the wettest month of the year.