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A Report from birdtours.co.uk

Southern Thailand 4 - 15 March 2001,

Paul Bamford

Location and Itinerary

4 March 2001

Depart London Heathrow

5 March 2001

Transfer from Bangkok to Phuket then on to KNC

6 March 2001

All day KNC

7 March 2001

All day KNC

8 March 2001

All day KNC

9 March 2001

Morning KNC then transfer to Krabi

10 March 2001

All Day Krabi

11 March 2001

All Day Krabi

12 March 2001

Transfer to Bangkok then West coast of Gulf of Thailand

13 March 2001

All day Kaeng Krachen

14 March 2001

All day Kaeng Krachen

15 March 2001

All day Sanroiyod and Petchaburi, back to Bangkok

I set up the KNC visit myself (from the UK), however I did make contact with other UK birders who were travelling to the area via the OBC news group. The Kaeng Krachen part of the visit was arranged through a local Thai environmental travel service (via the internet). It was not cheap, but as I wanted to maximise the birding time during the visit that was the best option. I certainly didn't waste much daylight and over an 11-day period only lost one afternoon through travel problems. That was due to a delay on the UK flight to Bangkok that made me miss my connection to Krabi. A word of warning, the Krabi flight is very busy so make sure you book your seat well in advance, and don't try and make the early morning connection! I ended up on standby for 8 hours in Bangkok airport on my first day and ended up in Phuket.

Logistics and Weather

Whilst at KNC, I stayed at the Morakot Resort, which has replaced the old Riverside Lodge. The Morakot has 5 twin bungalows with electricity and cold water, they also allow camping within the grounds. There is a good reception area where they provide very good basic Thai cuisine and cold beer and soft drinks. They are very flexible with respect to meal times and you can book a late breakfast when you need to do a pre dawn sortie into the forest. There are various modes of transport available to get you to the site but a local motorbike or minibus taxi from Khlong Thorn is best for the budget conscious birder. The local people around the reserve are very friendly and there are no problems getting lifts on the back of bikes or buses if you want to bird the secondary areas.

During my stay the rains started early and there were some pretty fierce thunderstorms, this weather didn't really interrupt birding too much but it made the atmosphere very hot and humid. As you have to do quiet a bit of walking to find birds at KNC it makes for an exhausting day when the temperature is 35 C and 85% humidity. Leeches had started to become active in the forest while I was there so take precautions. Insects could be a problem at dusk on trial 'U' but otherwise insect life was fairly low key.

My second week stay at Kraeng Krachen was also effected by some very unseasonal rains, but further north this has a much more pleasant effect on the climate making it much more comfortable. I stayed at a resort about 5 km from the park HQ, which itself is about 30 km from the park entrance. You need to do this initially to arrange permits with the park staff. The office opens at 08:00 a.m., for the second day we arranged an early pass allowing us in the park at 06:00 a.m. The park guards were friendly but no English is spoken around these parts. I think is much better to camp in the park to maximise birding time (my limited time didn't really support that option)

Birding in the park is essentially from the access road. This winds its way through the park for about 35 km the road fords a number of streams so a four-wheel drive is recommended if you are driving, the road is in a fairly good state of repair for a dirt track. There are two campgrounds in the park, but you will need to take everything in with you. I visited during normal weekdays and there was nobody else around at all in the park so your own transport was essential. The only hazard besides the usual was a reasonable amount of wild Elephants near the access road one of which was a mother with a very young calf (and now a panther is around if you are lucky, the animal was reported the weekend after I left the park). During my stay we could not reach the upper park as a large tree had blocked the road at 26km, I am sure the rangers would have moved it by the weekend however.

Although Kaeng Krachan is a malaria high-risk zone I did not encounter any mosquitoes during my stay, and in fact insects life was hardly noticeable. This could have been down to the recent drop in temperature following the heavy rain.

Finally, just a word about Thai food, during my stay 12 days I dined exclusively at local Thai eating places, I had no problems what so ever and had a thoroughly enjoyable time. For a vegetarian, it was a little difficult to get any variety at Kaeng Krachan but otherwise the eating experience was almost worth the trip in its own right.

Birding and other animals

Khao Phra-Bang Kram

The Khao Nor Churchi Lowland Forest Project has now finished, however, Mr Yothin (the local guide for the area) visits the forest just about every day. Although there does not appear to be any active rangers present (and therefore no visible authority) it is worrying when you consider the future of the site and in particular the Gurney's Pitta (Pitta gurneyi) situation. Whilst I was there the locals were clearing forest adjacent to the 'U' trial where there is currently a Gurney's territory. The status of the bird now stands at 10 known pairs and 3 single males. Mr Yothin knows all the territories and is very careful when discussing actual locations. During my stay a male and female were fairly easy to locate at the stake out on 'U' trial, and I heard at least 5 other males/ females calling during walks on 'B', 'C. and 'E' trails. Both Hooded (Pitta sordida) and Banded (Pitta guajana) Pitta's were also present, the Banded being the most elusive during my stay.

As with other reports about the site, you have to work for your birds at KNC, during the 3 days exploring the forest, between 07-10:00 and after 15:00 were the most productive times. In the morning there are occasional bird waves, these cause quiet a buzz after an hour of bird less searching. The changeable weather may have caused some small falls of migrants during the stay, as on the Wednesday there were many Siberian Blue Robins on 'B' trial, were the day before there had been none.

Raptors sightings were regular although the weather did not help, there are resident Crested Serpent (Spillornis cheela) and Rufus-bellied (Hieraaetus kienerii) Eagles along with both Blyth's (Spizaetus alboniger) and Wallace's (Spizaetus nanus) Hawk Eagles. Crested Goshawk (Accipiter trivirgatus) and Oriental Honey-Buzzard (Pernis ptilorbyncus) were regular during the stay. Large Owl species included Spotted Wood Owl (Strix seloputo), Brown Wood Owl (Strix leptogrammica) and Brown Fish Owl (Ketupa zeylonensis).

The Malaysian Honeyguide (Indicator archipelagicus) is still present for its 12 year (I think) but you will need to hire Mr. Yothin to find it, (he starts out trying to get $150 a day, but with a little bit of persistence and find your own Gurney, a group of 4 of us hired him for 3000 Baht), he is a lovely man with a great sense of humour, he is a bird finder, not really a fully fledged guide. If you meet him (he has a pair of Swarovski bins) find out where the fruiting trees are, these were great for spiderhunters, malkoha, pigeons, parrots, bulbuls and Barbets.

Krabi

I spent a wet weekend in Krabi and concentrated on the mangrove and river mouth (fish traps area). The legendary Mr Dai was not keen to go out on the Saturday so I hired another boatman for a trip upstream on a rising tide in the morning. The river was very good for Common (Alcedo atthis), Brown winged (Pelargopsis amauropterus) and Black capped Kingfishers (Halcyon pileata). The technique is to get the boatman to turn off the engine and then just drift on the tide. Once I convinced him to do this the birding became far more productive. I was lucky to see a Mangrove Pitta (Pitta megarhyncha) fly across a side creek, I would think to roost until the tide started to ebb.

In the afternoon, I hired the same boatman to take myself and a couple of other birders to the estuary mouth. We were a little late for the tide so there were fairly extensive areas of mud exposed. The wader density was fairly high and in a neutral light it was possible to get good scope (30x wide) views of Nordmann's Greenshank (2 pairs) (Tringa guttifer) along with many Terek Sandpipers (Xenus cinerous), Greater (Charadrius leschenaultii), Lesser Sand (Charadrius mongolus), Kentish (Charadrius alexandrinus) and Grey (Pluvialis squatarola) plovers, Red (Tringa tetanus), Spotted (Tringa erythropus) and Green (Tringa nebularia) shanks, Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) and Curlew (Numenius arquata).

On the way back to Krabi we found a party of 9 large otters, which was a superb sight as they swam down the river and then ran off into the mangrove.

Sunday morning we accompanied Mr Dai for another trip up stream and using the same drifting technique found Ruddy Kingfishers (Halcyon coromanda) and a surprise pair of Black-and-red Broadbills (Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos). There was no sign of the Finfoot in its usual places and it was assumed that they had left the area. No Pitta's were seen, although several were heard during the morning. A 6 foot water monitor was an interesting sideshow for a while as we drifted along.

Again in the afternoon we visited the river mouth, this time just as the tide was turning, after an hour or so waste deep in water the mud started to appear and we found 5 Nordmann's Greenshanks (Tringa guttifer) along with the other more common waders.

Kaeng Krachan, Samutsakom, Sanroiyod and Petchaburi

I met my guide Mr Pinit Saengkaew and spent all day birding from Bangkok to Kaeng Krachan along the coast. The weather was wet and visibility poor however we birded the saltpans south of Bangkok around Samutsakom. Unfortunately due to the heavy rain many of the saltpans were flooded and the smaller waders dispersed over a wide area. A pair of Caspian Terns (Sterna caspia) were a surprise roosting amongst the Brown Headed Gulls (Larus brunnicephalus), in one of the few dry salt pans we found Broad-billed (Limicola falcinellus) and Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) along with Red-necked (Calidris ruficollis) and Long-toed (Calidris subminuta) Stints. Marsh Sandpipers (Tringa stagnatilis) were numerous in mixed flocks of Red, Spotted and Green shanks.

The following morning arrived at the park HQ and birded for an hour waiting for the office to open, again the weather was wet and misty. There was quiet a bit a bird activity around the HQ and the marshy area between the HQ and the lake produced Greater-necklaced Laughing-thrush (Garrulax pectoralis), Inornate (Phylloscopus inornatus) and Greenish (Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus) warblers along with Prinia's, Zitting Cisticola (Cisticola juncidis) and a Cinnamon Heron (Lxobrychus cinnsmomeus).

Once the permit was obtained we drove to the park entrance passing a Vinous-breasted Starling (Sturnus burmannicus) on roadside wires. The first section of the park 0-15km is well-established secondary growth forest. Here was found many Drongo's, Racket-tailed Treepie (Crypsirina temia), Green-billed Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus tristis), Crested Serpent Eagle (Spilornis cheela), Asian Barred Owlet (Glaucidium cuculoides) (on a fresh kill by the side of the road) and small parties of Phylloscopus warblers. Following a close encounter with a female Elephant and calf, we decided to move further into the park away from a rather angry mother.

Next stop was the first campsite (15km approx.) The first surprise was a Stork-billed Kingfisher (Halcyon capensis) perched in a tree in the middle of the camp ground, a Buffy-fish Owl (Ketupa Ketupu) at roost along the stream close to the camp was a pleasant surprise, as was a Dusky Broadbill (Corydon sumatranus) foraging deep in the undergrowth by the camp ground and Sultan tits in the secondary trees. After sheltering from another sudden down poor, we went a little further up the road and walked along the road adjacent to the stream. Blue Pitta (Pitta cyanea) was heard calling but could not be located, but a mixed warbler flock produced Golden-spectacled (Seicercus burkii) and Yellow-streaked Warbler (Phylloscopus armandii). The Golden-spectacled was a particular treat for my Thai bird watching companion and guide.

After lunch we slowly retraced our journey back down the access road and further surprises were Thick-billed Warbler in rank vegetation by the road side, a roosting Mountain Hawk-Eagle (initially identified as a leaf monkey! but it was misty) only 3 km from the park entrance and finally a couple of Osprey's.

The second day at Kaeng Krachan was an early start and we entered the park at 06:00am hoping to reach the Ratchet-tailed Treepie site by mid morning. The dawn broke to clear blue skies and we wasted no time in climbing the access road, clearing various tress and debris from the road. First stop was at about 18 km, here you can view over a lovely primary evergreen forest valley. Many fruiting trees supported a large variety of birds. Excellent close views of Great (Buceros bicornis), and Asian Pied (Anthracoceros albirostris) Hornbills as they glided up and down the valley. In the closer trees Vernal Hanging Parrots (Loriculus vernalis), Black-winged Cuckoo-shrike (Coracina melaschista), many Tailorbirds, Phylloscopus warblers, leafbirds and bulbuls.

Our path was blocked at around 26km with a large tree across the path. We walked past the tree and birded the primary forest in this area. The amazing Gibbon calls kept us company most of the way and overhead views of Brown (Ptilolaemus tickelli) and Wreathed (Rhyticeros undulates) Hornbills keep spirits up. An Orange-breasted Trogon (Harpactes oreskios) was found high in a tree and both a Forktail and Piculet species were heard but never found. A Siberian Blue Robin (Luscinia cyane) foraged at the side of the road and several flycatcher species including Hill Blue (Cyornis banyumas), Dark-sided (Muscicapa sibirica), Red-throated (Ficedula parva) and Grey-headed (Culicicapa ceylonensis) were all found here.

We started back down the road at about 11:00 a.m. more Great (Buceros bicornis), Wreathed (Rhyticeros undulatus) and Pied (Anthracoceros albirostris) Hornbills were watched on route, we stopped about 2 km before the lower campsite. Here we heard Eared Pitta (Pitta phayrei) and had great views of Silver-breasted Broadbill (Serilophus lunatus) nest building right over the road where it fords a stream. Green Magpie (Cissa chinensis) and Crested Jay (Platylophus galericulatus) were heard and then a Brown Hawk-owl (Ninox scutulata) flew by and perched in full view for a couple of minutes. Back at the campsite we tracked down several woodpecker species and a Blue-bearded Bee-eater (Nyctyornis athertoni) surveyed the scene from a dead tree.

In total 113 bird species were found in the two days, and we only went 26km into the park. Kaeng Krachan is without doubt a great birding site in Thailand, and mid week you have the place to yourself, I cannot wait to go back.

My last day on the trip, I went back to coastal habitat, to catch up on some missing species. First stop was a new nature reserve and mangrove preservation area adjacent to the Royal Palace and Police Training Centre near Petchabur. The tide was high and several Malaysian Plovers (Charadrius Peronii) were on the beach, this is a regular wintering place. The coastal scrub between the beach and mangrove held Oriental Skylarks (Alauda gulgula), Paddy field Pipits (Anthus rufulus) and Rufous-winged Bushlarks (Mirafra assamica). There were many Red Turtle (Strepotopelia tranquebarice) and Little cuckoo Doves (Macropygia ruficeps) in the surrounding trees and numerous Common (Acridotheres tristis) and White-vented (Acridotheres javanicus) Myna birds. The mangrove area itself was pretty quiet with a large flock of Lesser Whistling Dusks (Dendrocygna javanica) looking for a morning roost site and Common (Alcedo atthis) and Black-capped Kingfishers (Halcyon pileata) patrolling the margins. The odd Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flave) was present signaling early northern migration.

We then set off for Samroiyod. While this a popular stop off with organised tour parties there was no new species found during my visit. The disappointment was not the lack of new birds but the encroachment of shrimp farms into the National Park and the destruction of natural lagoons and brackish habitat. My Thai guide was very depressed by this sight and said it was considerably worse than his last visit to the park a couple of years earlier. I realise that the local people need to make a living, but the habitat destruction to what must have been an important wader site is very worrying.

Back on the road back to Bangkok we stopped briefly in a rice paddy area near Petchabur. The water level were high, however, there were lots of Black-winged Stilts (Himantopus himantopus), little (Egretta garzetta), intermediate (Egretta intermedia) and Great Egrets (Egretta alba) and Grey (Ardea cinerea) and Purple (Ardea purpurea) Herons. However the highlight of this short stop were two Hen (Circus cyaneus)/Eastern Marsh Harriers (Circus spilonotus) and a flock of 6 Black Kites (Milvus Migrans). I am not sure if these were early migrants or wintering birds, but they provided a lovely end to the trip.

If you require any further information about my trip please do not hesitate to contact me on bamfordathome@btclick.com.

The bird lists for the two locations visited on this trip are attached as Excel spreadsheets.

Please support the Oriental Bird Club Gurney's Pitta initiatives and Birdlife International's 'Threatened Birds of the World' Project.

Many Thanks

Paul Bamford
Surrey, England.

Acknowledgements:

Nick and Corazan Ransdale at KNC and Krabi
Nigel and Donna Crook at KNC and Krabi

Pinit Saeng-Kaew of Openworld International Travel Service Co Ltd who set up my trip to Kaeng Krachan and provided excellent company and guidance during my stay there.

The OBC for help and advice prior to my trip.

Apologies for the bird list below, I cannot include precise sighting details as my log book went missing during the return trip to England, thanks to Nick and Pinit for there reports and scraps and notes I made in my guide book. I am 99% confident on the accuracy of the list.


Check List for Kaeng Krachan, Samutsakom, Sanroiyod and Petchaburi

Common name

Scientific name

KKC

Coast

Little Cormorant

Phalacrocorax niger

1

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

1

1

Purple Heron

Ardea purpurea

1

1

Chinese Pond-Heron

Ardeola bacchus

1

1

Javan Pond-Heron

Ardeola speciosa

1

Cattle Egret

Bubulcus ibis

1

1

Pacific Reef-Egret

Egretta sacra

1

Great Egret

Egretta alba

1

Intermediate Egret

Egretta intermedia

1

Little Egret

Egretta garzetta

1

Little Heron

Butorides striatus

1

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

1

Cinnamon Bittern

Lxobrychus cinnsmomeus

1

Lesser Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna javanica

1

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

1

Black-shouldered Kite

Elanus caeruleus

1

Black Kite

Milvus Migrans

1

Brahminy Kite

Haliastur indus

1

Besra

Accipiter virgatus

1

1

Crested Serpent-Eagle

Spilornis cheela

1

Mountain Hawk-Eagle

Spizaetus nipalensis

1

Eastern Marsh Harrier

Circus spilonotus

1

Red Junglefowl

Gallus gallus

1

Grey Peacock-Pheasant  ( h )

Polyplectron bicalcaratum

1

Scaly-breasted Partridge  ( h )

Arborophila chloropus

1

White-breasted Waterhen

Amaurornis phoenicrus

1

1

Grey-headed Lapwing

Vanellus cinereus

1

Red-wattled Lapwing

Vanellus indicus

1

1

Grey Plover

Pluvialis squatarola

1

Pacific Golden Plover

Pluvialis fulva

1

Little Ringed Plover

Charadrius dubius

1

Kentish Plover

Charadrius alexandrinus

1

Malaysian Plover

Charadrius Peronii

1

Lesser Sand-Plover

Charadrius mongolus

1

Greater Sand-Plover

Charadrius leschenaultii

1

Eurasian Curlew

Numenius arquata

1

Spotted Redshank

Tringa erythropus

1

Common Redshank

Tringa totanus

1

Common Greenshank

Tringa nebularia

1

Marsh Sandpiper

Tringa stagnatilis

1

Wood Sandpiper

Tringa glareola

1

Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos

1

Rufous-necked Stint

Calidris ruficollis

1

Terek Sandpiper

Xenus cinerous

1

Long-toed Stint

Calidris subminuta

1

Curlew Sandpiper 

Calidris ferruginea

1

Broad-billed Sandpiper

Limicola falcinellus

1

Greater Painted-Snipe

Rostratula benghalensis

1

Black Winged Stilt

Himantopus himantopus

1

Brown-headed Gull

Larus brunnicephalus

1

Caspinan Tern

Sterna caspia

1

Common Tern

Sterna hirundo

1

Little Tern

Sterna albifrons

1

Whiskered Tern

Chlidonias hybridus

1

Rock Pigeon

Columba livia

1

Little Cuckoo-Dove

Macropygia ruficeps

1

Red Turtle-Dove

Strepotopelia tranquebarice

1

Spotted Dove

Streptopelia chinensis

1

Zebra Dove

Geopelia striata

1

Emerald Dove

Chalcophaps indica

1

Vernal Hanging Parrot

Loriculus vernalis

1

Common Koel

Eudynamys scolopacea

1

Green-billed Malkoha

Phaenicophaeus tristis

1

Greater Coucal

Centropus sinensis

1

Brown Hawk-Owl

Ninox scutulata

1

Collared Owlet  ( h )

Glaucidium brodiei

1

Asian Barred Owlet

Glaucidium cuculoides

1

Spotted Owlet

Athene brama

1

Buffy Fish-Owl

Ketupa Ketupu

1

Large-tailed Nightjar  ( h )

Caprimulgus macrurus

1

Orange-breasted Trogon

Harpactes oreskios

1

Common Kingfisher

Alcedo atthis

1

1

Stork-billed Kingfisher

Halcyon capensis

1

White-throated Kingfisher

Halcyon smyrnensis

1

Black-capped Kingfisher

Halcyon pileata

1

1

Collared Kingfisher

Halcyon chloris

1

Green Bee-eater

Merops orientalis

1

Blue-bearded Bee-eater

Nyctyornis athertoni

1

Indian Roller

Coracias benghalensis

1

1

Dollarbird

Eurystomus orientalis

1

Brown Hornbill

Ptilolaemus tickelli

1

Wreathed Hornbill

Rhyticeros undulatus

1

Oriental Pied Hornbill

Anthracoceros albirostris

1

Great Hornbill

Buceros bicornis

1

Green-eared Barbet

Megalaima faiostricta

1

Blue-throated Barbet

Megalaima asiatica

1

Coppersmith Barbet

Megalaima haemacephala

1

Greater Flameback

Chrysocolaptes lucidus

1

Common Flameback

Dinopium javanense

1

Laced Woodpecker

Picus vittatus

1

Greater Yellownape

Picus flavinucha

1

Great Slaty Woodpecker  ( h )

Muelleripicus pulverulentus

1

Heart-spotted Woodpecker

Hemicircus canente

1

Dusky Broadbill

Corydon sumatranus

1

Silver-breasted Broadbill

Serilophus lunatus

1

Blue Pitta  ( h )

Pitta cyanea

1

Eared Pitta  ( h )

Pitta phayrei

1

Edible-nest Swiftlet

Aerodramus fuciphagus

1

Asian Palm-Swift

Cypsiurus balasiensis

1

Brown Needletail

Hirundapus giganteus

1

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

1

Red-rumped Swallow

Hirundo daurica

1

Rufous-winged Bushlark

Mirafra assamica

1

Oriental Skylark

Alauda gulgula

1

Paddyfield Pipit

Anthus rufulus

1

Grey Wagtail

Motacilla cinerea

1

1

Yellow Wagtail

Motacilla flave

1

Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike

Hemipus picatus

1

Black-winged Cuckoo-shrike

Coracina melaschista

1

Rosy Minivet

Peicrocotus roseus

1

Common lora

Aegithina tiphia

1

Greater Green Leafbird

Chloropsis sonnerati

1

Blue-winged Leafbird

Chloropsis cochinchinensis

1

Black-crested Bulbul

Pycnonotus melanicterus

1

Sooty-headed Bulbul

Pycnonotus aurigaster

1

Stripe-thoated Bulbul

Pycnonotus finlaysoni

1

Yellow-vented Bulbul

Pycnonotus goiavier

1

Streak-eared Bulbul

Pycnonotus blanfordi

1

Ochraceous Bulbul

Criniger ochraceus

1

Buff-vented Bulbul

Hypsipetes charlottae

1

Black Drongo

Dicrurus macrocercus

1

Ashy Drongo

Dicrurus leucophaeus

1

Crow-billed Drongo

Dicrurus annectans

1

Bronzed Drongo

Dicrurus aeneus

1

Hair-crested Drongo

Dicrurus hottentottus

1

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo

Dicrurus paradiseus

1

Black-naped Oriole

Oriolus chinensis

1

Asian Fairy-bluebird

lrena puella

1

Crested Jay  ( h )

Platylophus galericulatus

1

Green Magpie  ( h )

Cissa chinensis

1

Racket-tailed Treepie

Crypsirina temia

Large-billed Crow

Corcus macrorhynchos

1

Sultan Tit

Melanochlora sultanea

1

White-browed Scimitar-Babbler

Pomatorhinus schisticeps

1

Striped Tit-Babbler

Macronous gularis

1

Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush

Garrulax pectoralis

1

Brown-cheeked Fulvetta

Alcippe poioicephala

1

White-bellied Yuhina

Yuhina zantholeuca

1

Golden-spectacled Warbler

Seicercus burkii

1

Yellow-streaked Warbler

Phylloscopus armandii

1

Two-barred Warbler

Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus

1

Inornate Warbler

Phylloscopus inornatus

1

Thick-billed Warbler

Acrocephalus aedon

1

Zitting Cisticola

Cisticola juncidis

1

Plain Prinia

Prinia inornata

1

Common Tailorbrid

Orthotomus sutorius

1

Dark-necked Tailorbird

Orthotomus atrogularis

1

Siberian Blue Robin

Luscinia cyane

1

Oriental Magpie-Robin

Copsychus saularis

1

White-rumped Shama

Copsychus malabaricus

1

Stonechat

Saxicola torquata

1

Dark-sided Flycatcher

Muscicapa sibirica

1

Red-throated Flycatcher

Ficedula parva

1

Grey-headed Flycatcher

Culicicapa ceylonensis

1

Verditer Flycatcher

Eumyias thalassina

1

Hill Blue Flycatcher

Cyornis banyumas

1

Pied Fantail

Rhipidura javanica

1

Black-naped Monarch

Hypothymis azurea

1

Brown Shrike

Lanius cristatus

1

Long-tailed Shrike

Lanius schach

1

Ashy Wood-swallow

Artamus fuscus

1

Asian Pied Starling

Sturnus contra

1

Black-collared Starling

Sturnus nigricollis

1

Vinous-breasted Starling

Sturnus burmannicus

1

Common Myna

Acridotheres tristis

1

1

White-vented Myna

Acridotheres javanicus

1

Hill Myna

Gracla religiosa

1

Ruby-cheeked Sunbird

Anthreptes singalensis

1

Olive-backed Sunbird

Nectarinia jugularis

1

Eurasian Tree-Sparrow

Passer montanus

1

Plain-backed Sparrow

Passer flaveolus

1

White-rumped Munia

Lonchura striata

1

Scaly-breasted Munia

Lonchura punctulata

1

Total 173 species by Mr.Paul Bamford and Mr.Pinit Saengkaew.

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Check list for KNC and Krabi

Common name

Scientific name

KNC

Krabi

Little Cormorant

Phalacrocorax niger

1

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

1

Chinese Pond-Heron

Ardeola bacchus

1

1

Pacific Reef-Egret

Egretta sacra

1

Great Egret

Egretta alba

1

Little Egret

Egretta garzetta

1

Brahminy Kite

Haliastur indus

1

White-bellied Sea-Eagle

Haliaeetus leucogaster

1

Rufous-bellied Eagle

Hieraaetus kienerii

1

Crested Goshawk

Accipiter trivirgatus

1

Oriental Honey-buzzard

Pernis ptilorhyncus

1

Besra

Accipiter virgatus

1

1

Crested Serpent-Eagle

Spilornis cheela

1

Wallace's Hawk-Eagle

Spizaetus nanus

1

White-breasted Waterhen

Amaurornis phoenicrus

1

Grey Plover

Pluvialis squatarola

1

Pacific Golden Plover

Pluvialis fulva

1

Little Ringed Plover

Charadrius dubius

1

Kentish Plover

Charadrius alexandrinus

1

Lesser Sand-Plover

Charadrius mongolus

1

Greater Sand-Plover

Charadrius leschenaultii

1

Eurasian Curlew

Numenius phaeopus

1

Whimbrel

Numenius arquata

Bar-tailed Godwit

Limosa lapponica

1

Spotted Redshank

Tringa erythropus

1

Common Redshank

Tringa totanus

1

Common Greenshank

Tringa nebularia

1

Nordmann's Greenshank

Tringa guttifer

1

Marsh Sandpiper

Tringa stagnatilis

1

Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos

1

Terek Sandpiper

Xenus cinerous

1

Common Tern

Sterna hirundo

1

Little Tern

Sterna albifrons

1

Whiskered Tern

Chlidonias hybridus

1

Rock Pigeon

Columba livia

1

Thick-billed Green-Pigeon

Treron curvirostra

1

Spotted Dove

Streptopelia chinensis

1

Zebra Dove

Geopelia striata

1

Emerald Dove

Chalcophaps indica

1

Vernal Hanging Parrot

Loriculus vernalis

1

Plaintive Cuckoo

Cacomantis merulinus

1

Large Hawk-Cuckoo (h)

Cuculus sparverioides

1

Indian Cuckoo

Cuculus micropterus

1

Banded Bay Cuckoo

Cacomantis sonneratii

1

Drongo Cuckoo (h)

Surniculus lugubris

1

Green-billed Malkoha

Phaenicophaeus tristis

1

Chestnut-breasted Malkoha

Phaenicophaeus curvirostris

1

Raffles's Malkoha

Phaenicophaeus chlorophaeus

1

Greater Coucal

Centropus sinensis

1

Brown Fish-Owl

Ketupa zeylonensis

1

Spotted Wood-Owl

Strix seloputo

1

Brown Wood-Owl

Strix leptogrammica

1

Collared Scops-Owl (h)

Otus lettia

1

Large-tailed Nightjar

Caprimulgus macrurus

1

Common Kingfisher

Alcedo atthis

1

1

Blue-eared Kingfisher

Alcedo meninting

1

Banded Kingfisher

Lacedo pulchella

1

Brown-winged Kingfisher

Pelargopsis amauropterus

1

Ruddy Kingfisher

Halcyon coromanda

1

White-throated Kingfisher

Halcyon smyrnensis

1

Black-capped Kingfisher

Halcyon pileata

1

1

Collared Kingfisher

Halcyon chloris

1

Dollarbird

Eurystomus orientalis

1

Wreathed Hornbill

Rhyticeros undulatus

1

Gold-whiskered Barbet

Megalaima chrysopogon

1

Red-crowned Barbet

Megalaima rafflesii

1

Red-throated Barbet

Megalaima mystacophanos

1

Malaysian Honeyguide

Indicator archipelagicus

1

Common Flameback

Dinopium javanense

1

Grey-headed Woodpecker

Dendropicos spodocephalus

1

Black-and-red Broadbill (h)

Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos

1

Green Broadbill

Calyptomena viridis

1

Banded Pitta (h)

Pitta guajana

1

Gurney's Pitta

Pitta gurneyi

1

Hooded Pitta

Pitta sordida

1

Mangrove Pitta

Pitta megarhyncha

1

Whiskered Treeswift

Hemiprocne comata

1

Grey-rumped Treeswift

Hemiprocne longipennis

1

Silver-rumped Needletail

Rhaphidura leucopygialis

1

Brown Needletail

Hirundapus giganteus

1

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

1

1

Pacific Swallow

Hirundo tahitica

1

Red-rumped Swallow

Hirundo daurica

1

Dusky Crag-Martin

Hirundo concolor

1

Grey Wagtail

Motacilla cinerea

1

1

Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike

Hemipus picatus

1

Rosy Minivet

Peicrocotus roseus

1

Great Iora

Aegithina lafresnayei

1

Greater Green Leafbird

Chloropsis sonnerati

1

Lesser Green Leafbird

Chloropsis cyanopogon

1

Blue-winged Leafbird

Chloropsis cochinchinensis

1

Black-headed Bulbul

Pycnonotus atriceps

1

Red-whiskered Bulbul

Pycnonotus jocosus

1

1

Stripe-thoated Bulbul

Pycnonotus finlaysoni

1

1

Yellow-vented Bulbul

Pycnonotus goiavier

1

Olive-winged Bulbul

Pycnonoyus plumosus

1

Streak-eared Bulbul

Pycnonoyus blanfordi

1

Cream-vented Bulbul

Pycnonotus simplex

1

Red-eyed Bulbul

Pycnonotus brunneus

Ochraceous Bulbul

Criniger ochraceus

1

Grey-cheeked Bulbul

Alophoixus bres

1

Yellow-bellied Bulbul

Alophoixus phaeocephalus

1

Hairy Backed Bulbul

Hypsipetes criniger

1

Buff-vented Bulbul

Hypsipetes charlottae

1

Streaked Bulbul

Hypsipetes malaccensis

1

Black Drongo

Dicrurus macrocercus

1

1

Ashy Drongo

Dicrurus leucophaeus

1

Crow-billed Drongo

Dicrurus annectans

1

Bronzed Drongo

Dicrurus aeneus

1

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo

Dicrurus paradiseus

1

1

Black-naped Oriole

Oriolus chinensis

1

Asian Fairy-bluebird

lrena puella

1

Black Magpie

Platysmurus leucopterus

1

Large-billed Crow

Corcus macrorhynchos

1

Ferruginous Babbler

Trichastoma bicolor

1

Abbott's Babbler

Malacocincla abbotti

1

Moustached Babbler (h)

Malacopteron magnirostre

1

Rufous Crowned Babbler

Malacopteron magnum

1

Large Wren-Babbler (h)

Napothera macrodactyla

1

Chestnut-rumped Babbler

Stachyris maculata

1

Chestnut-winger Babbler

Stachyris erythroptera

1

Black-capped Babbler

Pellorneum capistratum

1

Striped Tit-Babbler

Macronous gularis

1

Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush

Garrulax pectoralis

1

Brown-cheeked Fulvetta

Alcippe poioicephala

1

White-bellied Yuhina

Yuhina zantholeuca

1

Pale-legged Leaf-Warbler

Phylloscopus tenellipes

1

Two-barred Warbler

Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus

1

Inornate Warbler

Phylloscopus inornatus

1

Arctic Warbler

Phylloscopus borealis

1

Plain Prinia

Prinia inornata

1

Common Tailorbrid

Orthotomus sutorius

1

Rufous-tailed Tailorbird

Orthotomus sericeus

1

Siberian Blue Robin

Luscinia cyane

1

Oriental Magpie-Robin

Copsychus saularis

1

White-rumped Shama

Copsychus malabaricus

1

Blue Whistling-Thrush

Myophonus caeruleus

1

Fulvous-chested Jungle-Flycatcher

Rhinomyias olivacea

1

Asian Brown Flycatcher

Muscicapa dauurica

1

Brown-streaked Flycatcher

Muscicapa williamsoni

1

Hill Blue Flycatcher

Cyornis banyumas

1

Pied Fantail

Rhipidura javanica

1

Black-naped Monarch

Hypothymis azurea

1

Asian Paradise-Flycatcher

Terpsiphone paradisi

1

Rufous-winged Philentoma

Philentoma pyrhopterum

1

Brown Shrike

Lanius cristatus

1

Asian Glossy Starling

Aplonis panayensis

1

Common Myna

Acridotheres tristis

1

1

Yellow-vented Flowerpecker

Dicaeum chrysorrheum

1

Thick-billed Flowerpecker

Dicaeum agile

1

Yellow-vented Flowerpecker

Dicaeum chrysorrheum

1

Orange-bellied Flowerpecker

Dicaeum trigonostigma

1

Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker

Dicaeum cruentatum

1

Plain-throated Sunbird

Anthreptes malacensis

1

Ruby-cheeked Sunbird

Anthreptes singalensis

1

Purple-naped Sunbird

Hypogramma hypogrammicum

1

Little Spiderhunter

Arachnothera longirostra

1

Spectacled Spiderhunter

Arachnothera flavigaster

1

Yellow-eared Spiderhunter

Arachnothera chrysogenys

1

Grey-breasted Spiderhunter

Arachnothera affinis

1

Eurasian Tree-Sparrow

Passer montanus

1

113

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Total 161 species by Mr.Paul Bamford


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