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Southern Thailand 4 - 15 March 2001,
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.
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 |
|
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Total 173 species by Mr.Paul Bamford and Mr.Pinit Saengkaew. |
114 |
70 |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
|
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113 |
57 |
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Total 161 species by Mr.Paul Bamford |
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The Birds of Thailand
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A Field Guide to the Birds of South-East Asia
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