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Thailand Birding Trip Report15 January - 4 February 2000by Roger AhlmanINTRODUCTION The planning for the trip started in mid-1999, and we soon agreed that we should concentrate on northern and central Thailand and spend as much time as possible in the forests and mountains instead of visiting wetlands and coastal areas where only widespread and often easy to see birds are found. More open country birding would probably have increased the total number seen on the trip by several tens, but we would not have had the same quality. Soon before we left we learned about the wintering Spoon-billed Sandpiper at Khok Kham and therefore we had to change the plans a bit and consequently we saw a number of wetland species which we otherwise not would have seen. We excluded southern Thailand because it is not season for pittas and going all the way down to Krabi would have meant a lot more traveling, and we would have missed many birds in the north. In another year we can easily take a two-week charter to Phuket and from there do the south more thoroughly. Participants Roger Ahlman, Ynglingagatan 4, 331 40 Värnamo Acknowledgements Thanks goes to Rikard Ottwall and Jonas Nilsson who did a half-year-long trip to Thailand and Malaysia in 1990-91 and compiled a very good travel report which we used a lot. Most of the information is still valid. Martin Irestedt, who has been to Thailand four times, provided us with a lot of useful information about birding in Thailand in general and Doi Chiang Dao in particular. Philip D Round for giving us a detailed description to the Spoon-billed Sandpiper stake-out. Rungsrit Kanjanavanit (or Mong) for giving us a description to the Green Peafowl site and a stake-out for Burmese Shrike and Wire-tailed Swallow near Chiang Mai. He also provided us with useful information about Doi Chiang Dao. Stellan Bygård for supplying us with last minute information as they returned from Thailand only a week before we should go. Itinerary 15/1. Arrived in Chiang Mai 14.30 and immediately rented a KIA jeep with 4WD from AVIS at the airport. We had a pre-booked hotel, Chiang Mai plaza, which we checked into and found out was very luxurious. We did some afternoon birding along the river near the hotel. 16/1. We did a pre-dawn start towards Huai Hong Krai and arrived there an hour later and soon found a group of Green Peafowls. A short stop was made at Khun Chae NP and we did some birding near the entrance. In the afternoon we tried to find some wet rice paddies near Cien Saen and in the evening we tried in vain for Jerdon's Bushchat just north of Cien Saen. 17/1. We birded along the river Mekong to the Golden Triangle and made several stops at wetlands and interesting-looking places en route to Thaton. After lunch we birded some wet fields 18 kms south of Thaton and in the afternoon we made a serious effort to find Jerdon´s just east of Thaton and succeeded! 18/1. The morning hour was spend just outside our hotel in Thaton with a rather productive walk in some, mostly dry, rice fields before setting off towards Doi Ang Khang. We arrived around midday and had lunch and checked in in some very expensive bungalows there. Nonproductive birding in a valley just south of Ban Khoom and more rewarding birding in a lush valley at km 21,3 in the afternoon. 19/1. We started in the same valley in the morning and attacked it from both sides this time. Around midday we did some not very inspired birding near the plantation. Afternoon drive to Chiang Dao where we did some shopping for the days at Doi Chiang Dao. 20/1. We started at the headquarter past Chiang Dao Cave and applied for permission to the mountain. This was sorted out soon and we started the climb to the Den Ya Kad substation at Doi Chiang Dao. To go up this road one needs a four-wheel driven car/jeep because the road is steep and bad. It took us three hours to go about 23 kilometre with only a few short birding stops. In the afternoon we walked the path that continues behind the houses and we also walk about a kilometre back on the road. We could stay in one room in one of the houses but normally one have to camp here. 21/1. In the morning we walked the path again but a bit longer and then on the road before we started to descend the mountain and made several birding stops. On one of the last stops we were rewarded with a flock of Giant Nuthatches, the target species here. From 15.00 we drove all the way to Chom Thong at the base of Doi Inthanon. In the evening we celebrated the nuthatches quite thoroughly! 22/1. We woke up with various degrees of hang over. After breakfast we set of for km 13 and three of us (Jörgen wasn't able to make it) walked on the trail along the stream. In the afternoon we met Christian Cederroth, Cecilia Johansson and Nina Fransson and exchanged information (which was mostly to their benefit). Afternoon birding along the jeep track at km 34,5. 23/1. We made an early start and set of for the summit, which was a bad idea as it was Sunday and it is crowded with people up there. We saw most of the good birds anyway but going there on a Saturday or Sunday is useless. In the afternoon we did the jeep track at km 37. 24/1. We spend the morning on the main road near the checkpoint at km 37 which offered absolutely brilliant birding with flocks and birds visible all the time. Telescope is essential. We also entered the forest at km 37 and walked partly in a stream and partly on the track. Around midday we birded km 34,5 and the afternoon at km 13. 25/1. A new attempt for the summit. This time we where almost alone up here and could search for Dark-sided Thrush at the summit marsh. When we had cleared the species we missed on the first visit we went down to the jeep track at 34,5 and in the afternoon we drove to Chiang Mai and did some birding in the western outskirts for Burmese Shrike. 26/1. Delayed morning flight to Bangkok and a new KIA jeep rented at AVIS and an exiting drive through Bangkok. We managed to stay on the expressway and follow the right signs out of the town which took 30 minutes. We now headed for Khok Kham and the Spoon-billed Sandpiper. After turning in Samut Sakhon we managed to get lost in the huge expanse of saltpans and prawn ponds. After an hour we finally found the right place and started to search the waders. We had one poor view of a bird we thought was the Spooner but it took off and it soon got dark so we didn't have any options but to spend the night in Samut Sakhon and do another attempt tomorrow. 27/1. Stefan and Tore had spent most of the night in town (as usual) and where rather tired. After a couple of hours search we finally found the bird a got good views. We now sat off towards Khang Kraechan. Jörgen wanted to do more wetland birding but this request was immediately refused by Roger. Upon arrival in Khang Kraechan we checked in at the bungalows near the headquarter and applied for permission to the park. The afternoon was spent along the road at km 15-18 and near a pond at km 7,5 from the entrance. 28/1. Set off at 5.00 for a night drive to km 30 from where we walked for much of the morning hours. Around midday we walked a bit on the trail that goes to a waterfall at the end of the road. Afternoon was spent around km 28-30 which was rewarding. This was a day of celebrations as Tore saw his 4000 bird - Olive Bulbul - and Roger saw his 3000 which was Buff-breasted Babbler! 29/1. As we where to late yesterday for getting a permission for today we had to wait until 8.00 before we could get the permission and set off. At the headquarters we hired a guide with good knowledge about the birds, and he took us into the forest on rather obscure trails and along streams. This was rewarded with Blue Pitta and Bamboo Woodpecker among other birds. This was a Saturday and the park was crowded with people, and it was a good idea to stay away from the main road. In fact, it is a good idea to stay away from any national park on weekends. 30/1. Some birding at the headquarters in the morning and the rest of the day driving to Kao Yai (again through Bangkok!). We arrived there in the afternoon and did some birding on the first part of trail 6, which was the only trail worth going. We stayed in two bungalows north of the northern entrance. 31/1. Jörgen suffered from stomach illness (not caused by alcohol). The rest of us did trail 6 and after just a few hundred meters a Coral-billed Ground-Cuckoo crossed the trail! We walked all the way to the watchtower, where we found a Blyth's Pipit. Roger spend the afternoon on trail 6 again and Stefan and Tore walked a bit on trail 1. When we went back in the evening a Coral-billed Ground-Cuckoo stood just by the side of the road, and we stopped and had gripping views of the bird! 1/2. Jörgen was back on his feet again, and he and Tore did trail 6 in the morning. Roger and Stefan decided to try trail 1 and then follow trail 3 to the road and back. This turned out to be absolutely useless and long (>13 kilometres). Tore and Jörgen had an absolutely brilliant morning with 7 Blue Pittas and most of the good stuff from yesterday. 2/2. We did trail 6 and started two and two from each end and saw a lot of good birds. Early afternoon was spent at a viewpoint at about km 30. A few raptors seen and Golden-headed Myna. Afternoon on a path at km 33 which gave us additional views of Siamese Firebacks and much wanted Sultan Tit. A few stops on the northern slopes gave some parakeets. We also visited the Bat Cave where 6 million bats fly out from 18.05. Impressive! 3/2. Morning birding at Kao Yai and then drive to Bangkok and returning the vehicle. We checked in at Sol Twin Towers hotel which was pre-booked and very luxurious. The afternoon and evening was spent shopping. 4/2. After a good breakfast we did an hour's birdwatching in Lumpini park in central Bangkok. Nothing special but still more birds then one would expect in the middle of such a big city. Afternoon flight to back to Sweden. Places we stayed: Cien Saen. Cien Saen River hotel. 850 Bath/double including breakfast. Good but not particularly sheep, situated at the southern outskirts of town and signposted from the main road. Thaton. Apple hotel. 200 Bath/bungalow no breakfast. Good enough for 200. On 18th we started birdwatching by walking southwards from the hotel and saw the only Lanceolated Warbler about 5 meters from the hotel. We had breakfast and dinner in a restaurant by the main road just across the river. Doi Ang Khang. Guesthouse DAK. 600 Bath/bungalow. Terrible price for very simple bungalows. There is a new lodge in the village which is 2500 Bath/double. We had breakfast in the restaurant which rents the bungalows. Chiang Dao. Chiang Dao Inn hotel. 500/double without breakfast. A good hotel 50 metres from the turn-off towards Chiang Dao Cave and the headquarter where permission for the mountain is issued. Doi Chiang Dao. We stayed on the floor in one room in one of the houses at Den Ya Kad substation. The people didn't ask for anything but we gave them 100 Bath anyway. Normally this place means camping. Chom Thong. Pang Tong hotel. 330/double including American breakfast. Good value for money. Doi Inthanon. Little guesthouse. 300/double not including breakfast. Situated about 2 kms from the park entrance and good. Accommodation inside the park is preferred to avoid long drives in the morning. About 45 minutes to the summit from here. Chiang Mai. Chiang Mai Phucome hotel. 680 Bath/double and 120 for American breakfast. Very luxurious but not as expensive as it looks. 10 minutes taxi drive from the airport. Samut Sakhon. Don't remember the name of the bungalows but it was in southern part of town. 200 Bath/double. Khang Kraechan. The bungalows 500 metres beyond the headquarter. Prices vary depending how many each bungalow can sleep. A double was 400 Bath. No breakfast available. A better option is to camp inside the park to avoid the 20 km drive to the park entrance and further. Camping sites are at km 13 and 30. No food available inside the park so everything has to be brought. The temperature seemed pleasant for camping at this time of the year. We stayed in the bungalows because we didn't know it was possible to camp inside the park. Kao Yai. Bungalows across the street from Garden home lodge. 1200/bungalow without breakfast. The Garden home lodge was more expensive but there you would have a view to the bat cave. We started before dawn and drove to the park headquarter and had an omelet at one of the stalls before entering the trails. Bangkok. Sol Twin Tower hotel. This was included in the international ticket and very luxurious and central. BIRDING PLACESHuai Hong Krai Royal Project Khun Chae National Park Cien Saen Golden Triangle Thaton Jerdon´s Bushchat Doi Chiang Dao The turn-off to the mountain is in a small village called Mae Na which is about 5 kms south of Chiang Dao and food for the stay has to be brought. We could stay on the floor in one of the buildings at Den Ya Kad substation, but normally its camping here and it can get quite cold in the mornings. Behind the houses is a trail that leads up in the mountains and this provided good birdwatching with several flocks. It is along this trail that one has the chance to encounter Hume´s Pheasant, which we didn't. Giant Nuthatch is often seen in this area as well, although we saw a flock about 1 kilometre beyond the checkpoint at km 18. Doi Ang Khang Doi Inthanon
We spent 3 1/2 days in the park and this was quite sufficient although one more day wouldn't have done any harm. Khok Kham Khang Kraechan One needs a permit, and this is easily obtained at the headquarter which is situated 20 kms outside the park entrance. The office is open 8.00-17.00 so one needs to get the permit a day in advance to be able to set off early in the morning. The best option is to camp inside the park. That means you don't have to do any transporting in the morning. Kao Yai By far the best trail is number 6 which enters the forest about 100 metres south of the restaurants along the main road. Specially the first part which runs along a stream is very good for pittas and many other birds as well. On top of the ridge is good for pheasants, we saw several Silver Pheasants and Siamese Firebacks here. Also the downhill, which in fact is trail 7, is very good with both of the broadbills we saw on the trip seen here. On the ridge where trail 7 goes down to the right one can continue on trail 6 to a watchtower. This part is drier and the tower is near a pond in some grassy area. One day we walked trail 1 which starts behind the headquarter, the first part is on a concrete trail, and continues long before a turning to trail 3 (?) and finally comes out on a road several kilometres from the headquarter. This long part didn't produce anything which we didn't see on trail 6 and 7. At about km 30 there is an obvious viewpoint where we spend one midday with some raptor watching, but raptors are scarce in Thailand. One afternoon we walked a trail at km 33 and this produced more observations of Siamese Fireback and our only Sultan Tits. We spent 3 1/2 days in the park and felt that that was enough. Some additional information Stefan suffered from stomach-problems at Khang Kraechan. The reason was probably something he ate at Kentucky Fried Chicken between Bangkok and Samut Sakhon. It could have been the ice in his Coke. Jörgen suffered from stomach-problems and fever at Kao Yai. The reason for this was probably Burger King at the airport. Also here it could have been the ice in his drink. The driving in Thailand is on the left hand side of the road and the traffic rhythm is not as calm as in Sweden but not as wild as in many other countries. Road signs are in both Thai and English along the main roads. The price for a KIA jeep 10 days in the north and 8 days in the central was 8600 Swedish crones (1000 USD) including all insurances and free mileage. The total price for the trip including everything was 16000 crones (1900USD). The domestic flight between Bangkok and Chiang Mai was 105 USD return. List of species Little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Little cormorant Phalacrocorax niger Grey heron Ardea cinerea Chinese pond heron Ardeola bacchus Javanese/Chinese pond heron Ardeola speciosa/bacchus Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis Great white egret Egretta alba Intermediate egret Egretta intermedia Little egret Egretta garzetta Striated heron Butorides striatus Asian open-bill stork Anastomus oscitans Spotbill Anas poecilorhyncha Lesser whistling duck Dendrocygna javanica Osprey Pandion haliaetus Black-shouldered kite Elanus caeruleus Brahminy kite Haliastur indus Crested goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus Shikra Accipiter badius Crested (Oriental) honey buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus Buzzard Buteo buteo Rufous-winged buzzard Butastur liventer Crested serpent eagle Spilornis cheela Mountain/Changeable hawk eagle Spizaetus nipalensis/cirrhatus Black eagle Ictinaetus malayensis Eastern marsh harrier Circus spilonotus Pied harrier Circus melanoleucos Collared falconet Microhierax caerulescens Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus Silver pheasant Lophura nychtemera Siamese fireback pheasant Lophura diardi Red jungle-fowl Gallus gallus Grey (Burmese) peacock-pheasant Polyplectron bicalcaratum Green peafowl Pavo muticus Rufous-throated partridge Arborophila rufogularis Scaly-breasted partridge Arborophila chloropus Chinese francolin Francolinus pintadeanus Ruddy-breasted crake Porzana fusca White-breasted waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Grey-headed lapwing Vanellus cinereus Red-wattled lapwing Vanellus indicus Pacific golden plover Pluvialis fulva Grey plover Pluvialis squatarola Little ringed plover Charadrius dubius Kentish plover Charadrius alexandrinus Mongolian (Lesser) plover Charadrius mongolus Greater sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii Spotted redshank Tringa erythropus Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia Marsh sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis Green sandpiper Tringa ochropus Wood sandpiper Tringa glareola Common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Spoon-billed sandpiper Eurynorhynchus pygmaeus Red-necked stint Calidris ruficollis Temminck's stint Calidris temminckii Long-toed stint Calidris subminuta Curlew sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Broad-billed sandpiper Limicola falcinellus Eurasian woodcock Scolopax rusticola Pintail snipe Gallinago stenura Common snipe Gallinago gallinago Small pratincole Glareola lactea Black-winged stilt Himantopus himantopus Brown headed gull Larus brunnicephalus Gull-billed tern Gelochelidon nilotica Caspian tern Sterna caspia Little tern Sterna albifrons Whiskered tern Chlidonias hybrida Wedge-tailed green pigeon Treron sphenura Thick-billed green pigeon Treron curvirostra Green imperial pigeon Ducula aenea Mountain imperial pigeon Ducula badia Rock dove Columba livia Barred cuckoo dove Macropygia unchall Red-collared dove Streptophelia tranquebarica Spotted dove Streptophelia chinensis Zebra dove Geopelia striata Red-breasted parakeet Psittacula alexandri Blossom-headed parakeet Psittacula roseata Vernal hanging parrot Loriculus vernalis Large hawk cuckoo Cuculus sparverioides Indian cuckoo Cuculus micropterus Plaintive cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus Asian emerald cuckoo Chrysococcyx maculatus Koel Eudynamus scolopacea Green-billed malcoha Rhopodytes tristis Chestnut-breasted malcoha Rhamphococcyx curvirostris Coral-billed ground cuckoo Carpococcyx renauldi Greater coucal Centropus sinensis Lesser coucal Centropus bengalensis Mountain scops owl Otus spilocephalus Collared owlet Galucidium brodiei Asian barred owlet Glaucidium cuculoides Brown wood owl Strix leptogrammica Great eared nightjar Eurostopodus macrotis Large-tailed nightjar Caprimulgus macrorus Orange-breasted trogon Harpactes oreskios Red-headed trogon Harpactes erythrocephalus Pied kingfisher Ceryle rudis Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis White-breasted kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis Black-capped kingfisher Halcyon pileata Collared kingfisher Halcyon chloris Chestnut-headed beeater Merops leschenaulti Little green bee-eater Merops orientalis Indian roller Corasias benghalensis Dollarbird Eurystomus orienatalis Hoopoe Upupa epops Brown hornbill Ptilolaemus tickelli Wreathed hornbill Aceros undulatus Oriental pied hornbill Anthracocercus albirostris Great hornbill Buceros bicornis Great barbet Megalaima virens Green-eared barbet Megalaima faiostricta Golden-throated barbet Megalaima franklinii Blue-throated barbet Megalaima asiatica Moustached barbet Megalaima incognita Blue-eared barbet Megalaima australis Coppersmith barbet Megalaima haemacephala Eurasian wryneck Jynx torquilla Speckled piculet Picumnus innominatus White-browed piculet Sasia ochracea Greater flameback Chrysocolaptes lucidius Bamboo woodpecker Gecinulus viridis Streak-throated woodpecker Picus xanthopygaeus Grey-headed woodpecker Picus canus Black-headed woodpecker Picus erythropygius Greater yellownape Picus flavinucha Lesser yellownape Picus chlorolophus Bay woodpecker Blythipicus pyrrhotis Stripe-breasted woodpecker Picoides atratus Grey-capped woodpecker Picoides canicapillus Silver-breasted broadbill Serilophus lunatus Long-tailed broadbill Psarisomus dalhousiae Blue pitta Pitta cyanea Eared pitta Pitta phayrei Himalayan swiftlet Collocalia brevirostris Asian palm swift Cypsiurus balasiensis Pacific swift Apus pacificus House swift Apus nipalensis Brown needletail Hirundapus giganteus Crested treeswift Hemiprocne coronata Dusky crag martin Hirundo concolor Barn swallow Hirundo rustica Wire-tailed swallow Hirundo smithii Red-rumped swallow Hirundo daurica Asian house martin Delichon dasypus Singing bushlark Mirafra javanica Oriental skylark Alauda gulgula Olive-backed pipit Anthus hodgsoni Paddyfield pipit Anthus rufulus Richard´s pipit Anthus richardi Blyth´s pipit Anthus godlewskii Red-throated pipit Anthus cervinus White wagtail Motacilla alba Grey wagtail Motacilla cinerea Yellow wagtail Motacilla flava Citrine wagtail Motacilla citreola Bar-winged flycatcher shrike Hemipus picatus Large wood shrike Tephrodornis virgatus Large cuckoo-shrike Coracina macei Indochinese cuckoo shrike Coracina polioptera Black-winged cuckoo shrike Coracina melaschista Ashy minivet Pericrocotus divaricatus Rosy minivet Pericrocotus roseus Small minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus Grey-chinned minivet Pericrocotus solaris Short-billed minivet Pericrocotus brevirostris Long-tailed minivet Pericrocotus ethologus Scarlet minivet Pericrocotus flammeus Common iora Aegithina tiphia Great iora Aegithina lafresnayei Golden-fronted leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons Blue-winged leafbird Chloropsis cochinchinensis Orange-bellied leafbird Chloropsis hardwickii Striated green bulbul Pycnonotus striatus Black-headed bulbul Pycnonotus atriceps Black-crested bulbul Pycnonotus melanicterus Red-whiskered bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus Brown-breasted bulbul Pycnonotus xanthorrhous Sooty-headed bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster Stripe-throated bulbul Pycnonotus finlaysoni Flavescent bulbul Pycnonotus flavescens Yellow-vented bulbul Pycnonotus goiavier Streak-eared bulbul Pycnonotus blanfordi Puff-throated bulbul Criniger pallidus Ochraceous bulbul Criniger ochraceus Olive bulbul Hypsipetes viridescens Grey-eyed bulbul Hypsipetes propinquus Mountain bulbul Hypsipetes mcclellandii Ashy bulbul Hypsipetes flavalus Black bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus White-headed bulbul Hypsipetes thompsoni Black drongo Dicrurus macrocercus Ashy drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus Bronzed drongo Dicrurus aeneus Lesser racquet-tailed drongo Dicrurus remifer Hair-crested drongo Dicrurus hottentottus Greater racquet-tailed drongo Dicrurus paradiseus A lot of drongos seen in forests but not identified. Black-naped oriole Oriolus chinensis Black-hooded oriole Oriolus xanthornus Maroon oriole Oriolus traillii Asian fairy bluebird Irena puella Jay Garrulus glandarius Green magpie Cissa chinensis Blue magpie Urocissa erythrorhyncha Rufous treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda Grey treepie Dendrocitta formosae Racket-tailed treepie Crypsirina temia Ratchet-tailed treepie Temnurus temnurus Large-billed crow Corvus macrorhynchos Fire-capped tit Cephalopyrus flammiceps Yellow-browed tit Sylviparus modestus Great tit Parus major Yellow-cheeked tit Parus spilonotus Sultan tit Melanochlora sultanea Chestnut-vented nuthatch Sitta nagaensis Chestnut-bellied nuthatch Sitta castanea Velvet-fronted nuthatch Sitta frontalis Giant nuthatch Sitta magna Brown-throated treecreeper Certhia discolor Puff-throated babbler Pellorneum ruficeps Buff-breasted babbler Pellorneum tickelli Abbott's babbler Malacocincla abbotti White-browed scimitar-babbler Pomatorhinus schisticeps Red-billed scimitar-babbler Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps Streaked wren-babbler Napothera brevicaudata Pygmy wren-babbler Pnoepyga pusilla Rufous-fronted babbler Stachyris rufifrons Golden babbler Stachyris chrysaea Grey-throated babbler Stachyris nigriceps Striped tit-babbler Macronous gularis Chestnut-capped babbler Timalia pileata Yellow-eyed babbler Chrysomma sinensis White-crested laughing thrush Garullax leucolophus Lesser necklaced laughing thrush Garullax monileger Greater necklaced laughing thrush Garullax pectoralis White-necked laughing thrush Garullax strepitans Black-throated laughing thrush Garullax chinensis Chestnut-crowned laughing thrush Garullax erythrocephalus Rufous-winged fulvetta Alcippe castaneceps Brown-cheeked fulvetta Alcippe poioicephala Grey-cheeked fulvetta Alcippe morrisonia Striated yuhina Yuhina castaniceps White-bellied yuhina Yuhina zantholeuca Chestnut-fronted shrike babbler Pteruthius aenobarbus White-browed shrike babbler Pteruthius flaviscapis Blue-winged minla Minla cyanouroptera Chestnut-tailed minla Minla strigula Sliver-eared mesia Leiothrix argentauris White-hooded babbler Gampsorhynchus rufulus Spectacled barwing Actinodura ramsayi Chestnut-backed minla Minla (Heterophasia) annectens Black-headed sibia Heterophasia melanoleuca Spot-breasted parrotbill Paradoxornis guttaticollis Grey-headed parrotbill Paradoxornis gularis Grey-crowned warbler Seicercus tephrocephalus Plain-tailed warbler Seicercus soror This and previous species formerly belonged to Golden-spectacled warbler Seicercus burkii but has been split into 3 species. All forms are best told by call. The three birds identified all called but more 'Golden-spectacled warblers' were seen at Doi Inthanon and Kao Yai but they remained silent. Grey-cheeked warbler Seicercus poliogenys This is a Thai rarity and it was seen very well in a bird party near the substation. Chestnut-crowned warbler Seicercus castaneiceps Yellow-bellied warbler Abroscopus superciliaris Buff-throated warbler Phylloscopus subaffinis Dusky warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus Yellow-streaked warbler Phylloscopus armandii Radde's warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi Pale-legged willow warbler Phylloscopus tenellipes Arctic warbler Phylloscopus borealis Two-barred greenish warbler Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus Blyth's leaf-warbler Phylloscopus reguloides White-tailed leaf warbler Phylloscopus davisoni Sulphur-breasted warbler Phylloscopus ricketti Yellow-browed warbler Phylloscopus inornatus Pallas's leaf/Lemon-rumped warbler Phylloscopus proregulus/cloronotus Ashy-throated warbler Phylloscopus maculipennis Orange-barred leaf warbler Phylloscopus pulcher Many wing-barred Phylloscopus-warblers were seen but not identified. Thick-billed warbler Acrocephalus aedon Oriental reed warbler Acrocephalus orientalis Black-browed reed warbler Acrocephalus bistrigiceps Lanceolated warbler Locustella lanceolata Striated warbler Megalurus palustris Zitting cisticola Cisticola juncidis Rufescent prinia Prinia rufescens Yellow-bellied prinia Prinia flaviventris Plain prinia Prinia inornata Hill prinia Prinia atrogularis Common tailorbird Orhotomus sutorius Dark-necked tailorbird Orhotomus atrogularis Mountain tailorbird Orhotomus cucullatus Slaty-bellied tesia Tesia olivea Aberrant bush warbler Cettia flavolivacea White-browed shortwing Brachypteryx montana Siberian rubythroat Luscinia calliope Bluethroat Luscinia svecica Siberian blue robin Luscinia cyane Red-flanked bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus Oriental Magpie robin Copsychus saularis White-rumped shama Copsychus malabaricus White-capped river-chat Chaimarrornis leucocephalus Black-backed forktail Enicurus immaculatus Slaty-backed forktail Enicurus schistaceus White-crowned forktail Enicurus leschenaulti Siberian stonechat Saxicola maura Pied stonechat Saxicola caprata Jerdon's bushchat Saxicola jerdoni Grey bushchat Saxicola ferrea White-throated rock thrush Monticola gularis Chestnut-bellied rock thrush Monticola rufiventris Blue rock thrush Monticola solitarius Blue whistling thrush Myiophoneus caeruleus All birds in Doi Inthanon were black-billed and all in Kao Yai were yellow-billed. Orange-headed ground thrush Zoothera citrina Scaly thrush Zoothera dauma Dark-sided thrush Zoothera marginata Black-breasted thrush Turdus dissimilis Eye-browed thrush Turdus obscurus Grey-sided thrush Turdus faea Dark-sided flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica Asian brown flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica Taiga flycatcher Ficedula albicilla Note that this form is best regarded as a full species rather than a race of Red-breasted flycatcher Ficedula parva. Rufous-gorgetted flycatcher Ficedula strophiata Little pied flycatcher Ficedula westermanni Snowy-browed flycatcher Ficedula hyperythra Slaty-backed flycatcher Ficedula hodgsonii Grey-headed flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis Large niltava Niltava grandis Rufous-bellied niltava Niltava sundara Vivid niltava Niltava vivida Verditer flycatcher Eumyias thalassina Hainan blue flycatcher Cyornis hainana Blue-throated flycatcher Cyornis rubeculoides Hill blue flycatcher Cyornis banyumas Yellow-bellied fantail Rhipidura hypoxantha White-throated fantail Rhipidura albicollis Pied fantail Rhipidura javanica Black-naped monarch Hypothymis azurea Asian paradise flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi Brown shrike Lanius cristatus Burmese shrike Lanius collurioides Grey-backed shrike Lanius tephronotus Long-tailed shrike Lanius schach Ashy woodswallow Artamus fuscus Chestnut-tailed starling Sturnus malabaricus Asian pied starling Sturnus contra Black-collared starling Sturnus nigricollis Common myna Acridotheres tristis White-vented myna Acridotheres javanicus Gold-crested myna Ampeliceps coronatus Hill myna Gracula religiosa Ruby-cheeked sunbird Anthreptes singalensis Olive-backed sunbird Nectarinia jugularis Purple sunbird Nectarinia asiatica Mrs Gould's sunbird Aethopyga gouldiae Green-tailed sunbird Aethopyga nipalensis Black-throated sunbird Aethopyga saturata Crimson sunbird Aethopyga siparaja Streaked spiderhunter Arachnothera magna Yellow-bellied flowerpecker Diaceum melanoxanthum Scarlet-backed flowerpecker Diaceum cruentatum Buff-bellied flowerpecker Diaceum ignipectus The birds at Kao Yai belonged to the race cambodianum. Chestnut-flanked white-eye Zosterops erythropleurus Japanese/Oriental white-eye Zosterops japonicus/palpebrosus We didn´t put in too much effort to identify these, but they were probably Japanese. Tree sparrow Passer montanus Plain-backed sparrow Passer flaveolus Baya weaver Ploceus philippinus Avadavat Amandava amandava White-rumped munia Lonchura striata Scaly-breasted munia Lonchura punctulata Common rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus Spot-winged grosbeak Mycerobas melanozanthos Chestnut-eared bunting Emberiza fucata Black-faced bunting Emberiza spodocephala 372 species in total. |
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