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Cambodia Custom Tour

Cambodia Custom Tour

Custom Tour

9th – 18 th March, 2013

Guided by Charley Hesse & Mony Sang Report by Charley Hesse.

Angkor Wat, built in the 12 th century, is a must see for any visitor to Cambodia. (Charley Hesse)

Birders come to Cambodia to find no longer available in other countries. With an ever expanding network of sites for some of SE ’s rarest large , and conservation efforts in a race against rapid environmental destruction and hunting, there is no better time to come. This short custom tour concentrated on the must see birds of Cambodia, starting with the endangered race of Sarus and Milky at Ang Trapeng Tmor, threatened waterbirds like Spot-billed Pelican and both adjutants at Prek Toal, Bengal Florican & Manchurian Reed-Warbler on the flood plain grasslands of Tonle Sap, Giant & White-shouldered and numerous & in the dry deciduous dipterocarp of Tmat Boey, and finally to the evergreen forests of Bokor National Park in the south where we tracked down the charismatic Chestnut-headed Partridge. In just 8 and a half days of birding, we racked up an impressive 289 species including all major targets for the trip. Of course no trip to Cambodia would be complete without a trip to the ancient temples at Angkor including the largest religious building in the world, Angkor Wat. All tour participents were impressed by the quality of birding, the friendly & welcoming nature of the Cambodian people, good food and were happy to be supporting the excellent conservation work of our ground agent.

Tropical Birding www.tropicalbirding.com 1 9th March – Angkor Wat After the clients arrived at the airport, we went straight to Angkor Wat for sunset. Even these serious birders would not miss the chance to see this unforgettable place. It’s also not a bad place for birding. On the way in we saw Long- tailed Macaque by the side of the road and some Little Cormorants perched in a . We stopped at the back of Angkor Wat which was a lot quieter than the main entrance and we enjoyed our first birding of the trip. We had some Oriental Pied-Hornbills flying in and out of a fruiting tree, several Shikras and Lineated Barbet calling all over. We spotted a Brown-backed Needletail amongst the more common Asian Palm- & House Swifts and a Taiga Flycatcher perched on top of a tree was chased off by the colorful Indian Roller . We also saw our first Greater Racket-tailed & Ashy Drongos before climbing the steps into the Angkor Wat itself. This ancient temple built in the 12 th century is the largest religious building in the world. The scale and symmetry of the temple is very impressive and there was a wonderful atmosphere. We enjoyed the cultural diversion although we did sneak in some nice scope views of several Blue Rock-Thrushes perched on top of the temple aswell. Leaving Angkor Wat, we spotted a distant which we chased until dark, some of us finally got views of this distant along with the very unique race of Variable Squirrel present here. It had been a nice introduction and we went off to our hotel for check in and dinner.

Oriental Plovers are tricky birds to come across in Asia. (Charley Hesse)

10 th March – Ang Trapeng Tmor & Angkor Wat Our first full day of birding was a day trip to the fabulous Ang Trapeng Tmor; a huge reservoir built in the 1970s about an hour’s drive from Siem Riep along a very good road. It has become famous as THE site for the endangered sharpei race of Sarus Crane . We started birding soon after we got off the highway and although the bare fields didn’t look much, on closer inspection they were loaded with birds. We stopped at a flooded field and scoped it out to find Pacific Golden- & Little Ringed Plovers, Spotted Redshank, Wood Sandpiper & Common Snipe . Red-throated Pipit & Oriental Pratincole were particularly common and the latter flew over in numbers giving its distinctive vocalization. We saw several female-type Eastern Marsh-Harriers which we took particular care to separate from the very similar Pied Harrier. We finally saw a nice male too which sealed the deal. A week earlier, I found the rare Oriental Plover and luckily the birds were still around and this was a much wanted bird for everybody. We had fleeting views of Australasian Bushlark and nice views of . Our local guide, Mony, shouted out “Sarus Crane!” and we got on several birds in flight crossing the road ahead. We followed in our bins to find many of these rare birds in the distant fields, which we drove closer to for much better views including a pair doing their wonderful courtship .

Tropical Birding www.tropicalbirding.com 2 Went to meet the local guides and while we waited for them, scanned some rice field nearby to find Plaintive Cuckoo and Common Kingfisher . We drove to a kind of savanna area spotting a Spotted Owlet on the way which posed nicely for photos. Once there we continued to add birds, such as the beautiful Black-headed , a nice pair of Rufous Treepies, brief views of Indochinese Bushlark (showing a lack of white in the tail in flight), a female Pied Harrier , a rather vocal male Purple Sunbird and a retiring Burmese Shrike . The main target here was not in fact a bird but a mammal; the endangered Eld’s Deer . The local guides found for us a nice herd including a rather splendid stag. From here we went to the edge of the huge reservoir where we scanned with our scopes for interesting waterbirds. We saw many Lesser Whistling- with several Cotton Pygmy-geese and Garganey mixed in. We also found Great Cormorant, Yellow Bittern, Pheasant-tailed & Bronze-winged Jacanas, White-browed Crake and after some effort, 2 Watercocks. We enjoyed a very smart Pied Kingfisher hovering nearby and after finding some skulking Black-browed Reed-Warblers in a bush, we moved on to the next site. Further along, we stopped at a spot to scan the nesting . As we started walking out to the viewpoint we found a pair of Fulvous-breasted Woodpeckers ( split by some as Spot-breasted) followed by a noisy Racket-tailed Treepie , a colourful Blue-tailed Bee-eater and another skulker, the Dusky Warbler . At the viewpoint we were delighted to find the very rare Milky Stork (a major target here) amongst the more common Painted Storks. At the foot of the were several Indian Spot-billed & Comb Ducks and numerous in the marsh were Purple Swamphens (another possible split as Black- backed). It was very hot by now and we went back to the visitors centre for lunch after a very productive morning. After lunch we took a look at Baya Weavers nesting in a palm tree behind the building before returning to Siem Riep.

Ta Prom, the most atmospheric temple at Angkor, has been swallowed by the jungle. (Charley Hesse)

In the afternoon, we returned to Angkor to visit some of the other temples in the complex and we picked up our temple guide as we entered. One of our vehicles got a flat, luckily in a particularly interesting area, so we explored nearby while the driver fixed it. We got out by the south entrance and walked to a small temple nearby where some of us climbed up the steep steps. In this area we saw a flock of Ashy Minivets, much better views of Hainan Blue- Flycatcher, a skulking Green-billed Malkoha , our first Black-naped Monarch and Large Cuckoo-shrike perched in the top of a tree. With the car fixed, we went on to Bayon, one of the most famous temples in the complex and understandably so. At the nearby Baphuon, we enjoyed the impressively restored temple and also saw Common Hill , Coppersmith Barbet & Greater Racket-tailed Drongo . I was searching for a beautiful, crested raptor called Black Baza which I had seen recently and our eagle-eyed local guide, saw flying in to a distant tree. The clock was ticking so we went on to our final temple; the atmospheric and overgrown Ta Phrom, which is famous for appearing in the Tomb Raider movie. As well as being a great place for Alexandrine & Red-breasted Parakeets which we found easily, we also got better views of Asian Barred Owlet before exploring the fantastic temples. We only had a little time left and decided to return to try for Wagtail near Bayon. We saw several Long-tailed Macaques and the uncommon Blue-and-white Flycatcher before happening on a Forest Wagtail which flew off before everybody could get on it. Great views of Brown Hawk- at dusk were a nice consolation. Tropical Birding www.tropicalbirding.com 3 11th March – Prek Toal Bird Sanctuary Our second day trip in the Siem Riep area was to the fantastic Prek Toal Bird Sanctuary, home to some of the rarest large waterbirds in the region. We left before dawn and it was a long boat ride across Tonle Sap, the largest fresh water lake in SE Asia. When we reached the other side we transferred to smaller boat that took us along a narrow channel. As we entered the channel the air was filled with Whiskered Terns , several Common Kingfishers were perched on poles over the water and Purple Swamphens scampered for cover (this race may be split as Black-backed Swamphen). The water was too low to reach the observation platform and was now so low that snakehead fish were flopping around on the mud banks. This brought in hoardes of waterbirds and the spectacle was astonishing. , Painted Stork, Indian Cormorant, Oriental Darter and Spot-billed Pelicans were all numerous, as were other common egrets and lower numbers of Cinnamon & Yellow Bitterns and Black-crowned Night- . We also had fly-bys of Black-headed , Eastern Marsh-Harrier , a large flock of Spotted Redshanks, Himalayan Cuckoo and several Black-capped Kingfishers . We also had great views of the majestic Gray-headed Fish-Eagle which performed on cue, swooping down in front of us to try and catch a fish. With the water so low, we were limited on how far up the channel we could get, so we decided to wait in the shade for storks to begin soaring. We didn’t have to wait too long for the first kettles of storks to rise. Among the common Painted Storks and Asian Openbills, we started to pick out Lesser Adjutants and finally we spotted a with its distinctive bar on the back of the wings. We saw several more and also several in the nearby bushes while we were waiting, including Racket-tailed Treepie, Dusky Warbler and Pin-striped Tit-Babbler . We had got all our targets and were able to head back to the larger boat to go back across Tonle Sap to the other side where we ate our packed lunch.

Spot-billed Pelicans, very rare in much of Asia were abundant at Prek Toal. (Charley Hesse)

We went back to hotel to rest out the heat of the day, and in the afternoon went back out to an area of scrub near the port called Pnom Kraom. Despite first appearances, the was very productive and we picked up some great birds. We saw both Green & Blue-tailed Bee-eaters, Baya Weaver nesting in some palm trees, Burmese Shrike and Oriental Reed-Warbler . Whilst chasing the mega skulking Lanceolated Warbler , a rather flightly group of Chestnut-capped Babblers interrupted and we chased those for a while and ended up flushing a lucky Lanceolated anyway. We tried for Ruddy-breasted Crake for a while and our persistence finally paid off with great views of one stood out in the open. We also had a pair of Striated Grassbirds skulking in a bush for a while until they decided to hop up on top and start singing. After that we had great views of a surprisingly attractive Oriental Pipit , a slightly confusing Eastern Yellow Wagtail race, some Streaked Weavers nesting in a low hedge and a small group of Nutmeg Mannikins . The light began to fade and we decided to call it a day and return to Siem Riep for some more delicious Khmer cuisine.

Tropical Birding www.tropicalbirding.com 4 12th March – Florican grasslands to Tmat Boey. We were leaving Siem Riep for the promise of rare ibises at Tmat Boey in the remote north of Cambodia, but first we were going in search of another species on the floodplain grasslands of Tonle Sap, the Bengal Florican. Our visit supported conservation efforts by giving a conservation contribution to local the local community and by us hiring local guides to help us locate the birds. We drove through the plains which had almost all been converted to rice fields from the natural grasslands which the florican requires. In fact, the Bengal Florican population in Cambodia has halved in just a few years and in just a few more they may all be gone. On the way in, the front car had a pair of Small Buttonquail on the ground ahead of them and when the back car got out to look at them, they flushed giving us fairly decent flight views. We got to our destination, a nice area of long grass next to a small lake which held Indian Spot-billed , Common Greenshank and Wood Sandpiper . We started walking towards a viewpoint to scan the grasslands and immediately flushed a striking male Bengal Florican which gave us extended flight views. Well that was easy. We hung around for a bit scanning around, seeing a among the more common Painted Storks and also a couple of Bluethroats hopping around nearby on the ground while Oriental Skylarks sang overhead. Walking through the grasslands we flushed another florican again with excellent views. We made our way to an area of bushes and tried for Manchurian Reed-Warbler which after a while came in an showed well. We worked through the characteristics which distinguish this rare bird from the common Black-browed until we were all happy to tick it. On the way out we had nice views of Australasian Bushlark, Richard's & Oriental Pipits and Blue-tailed Bee-eaters before we were on our way to Tmat Boey which would be our base for the next 3 nights.

Unlike Giant Ibis, White-shouldered Ibis is a dry season breeder.

Our drive there was along new roads that have cut the travel time significantly but has meant the loss of a lot of forest. The sight of freshly cut trees and burning went on the whole way and was rather depressing. We had a few birding stops, picking up some raptors in the shape of Crested Serpent-Eagle, Rufous-winged Buzzard and Changeable Hawk-Eagle . What we thought was an Accipiter of some kind turned out to be the well-named Large Hawk-Cuckoo . Unfortunately the Collared Falconet wasn’t in its usual place, possibly due to disturbance from the road works going on. White-rumped Falcon popped out on cue and a pair entertained us by bobbing their heads up and down on a branch. Other nice birds on the way were Burmese Shrike, Eurasian Hoopoe, Crested Treeswift, Large Cuckoo- shrike and the neglectus race of Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch which is sometimes split as the ‘Neglected’ Nuthatch. We arrived in time for lunch at the camp and saw a group of White-crested Laughingthrushes come in to the bird bath. In the afternoon we headed out to a site for Pale-capped Pigeon and on the way saw many good birds, including Green Imperial-Pigeon , both Large & Common Woodshrikes, Scarlet & Small Minivets, Indochinese Bushlark and some very vocal Rufescent . As we approached the site where the pigeons came in to drink in the

Tropical Birding www.tropicalbirding.com 5 afternoon, we flushed one and most of us had flight views. As we waited for more, we saw Oriental Pied-Hornbill, Rufous Treepie, Vinous-breasted & Black-collared and even a Brown Fish-Owl perched up in a tree. The latter a lucky pick up as they hadn’t been seen at their usual roost near the camp for a couple of days. On the way back to the vehicle we saw a magnificent Great Slaty Woodpecker (now the biggest woodpecker in the world) and driving back we spotted our first White-shouldered Ibis and got out for great scope views of this critically endangered species. The last call of the day was to try for Savanna at dusk. As we waited at the usual stakeout, Chinese Francolins began calling all around, many Green Bee-eaters flew by on their way to roost and we also saw our first Blue Magpie . The didn’t show so we tried a patch of for Collared Scops-Owl . One came in close but flew before we could get the spot light on it. We went back to the camp for dinner and those still with some energy left tried again for Collared Scops-Owl near the camp, this time with more success. Jeff could finally tick off his bogey bird.

Giant Ibis is thought to number as few as 230 mature individuals. (Charley Hesse)

13 th March – Tmat Boey Well before dawn we made our way to a Trapeng, or pond where we had seen Giant Ibis and Black-necked Stork a few days ago. The birds were very skittish so we cleared leaves and made a spot to observe them from the cover of the trees without disturbing them. At dawn we heard the amazing honking sounds of the Giant Ibis and waited expectantly for them to come down to start feeding. The first birds to arrive were several Woolly-necked Storks followed by a Lesser Adjutant and a surprise pair of White-shouldered Ibises , then we spotted the Giant Ibis , one of the main targets of our trip. At first glance they are fairly drab birds but on closer inspection, their held iridescence and attractive patterning which together with their bald, wrinkled heads gave a truly bizarre appearance. We were priviledged to watch them for some time, observing their feeding behaviour and interactions with each other and other species. A large, juvenile raptor came to the ground which we later identified as an Indian Spotted Eagle . Other birds that showed themselves while we stood quietly were a flock of Blossom-headed Parakeets, a Golden- fronted Leafbird feeding on flowers and also a Asian Drongo-Cuckoo perched totally still nearby. Once we had our fill of our targets we began walking from there back to the vehicles. On the way we saw Large & Common Woodshrikes, Brown-rumped & Ashy Minivets, what was most likely a female Violet Cuckoo , Large & Indochinese Cuckoo-shrikes, Velvet fronted Nuthatch, Two-barred Greenish Warbler , both Rufescent & Gray- breasted Prinias, Black-hooded Oriole and more Oriental Pied-Hornbills. From there we drove to a known day roost for Spotted Wood-Owl. On the way to the site, our local guide spotted another Brown Fish-Owl , but unfortunately Spotted Wood-Owl was nowhere to be seen. We did see our first Brown plus a flock with Scarlet & Small Minivets and Bar-winged Flycatcher-Shrike . On the drive back to camp we were lucky enough to see a Chinese Francolin next to the side of the road and also better views of Indochinese Bushlark .

Tropical Birding www.tropicalbirding.com 6 In the afternoon we went back to the Spotted Wood-Owl site and tried again. This time we located the owl but it flew before we were able to get on it. It was quickly refound by our eagle-eyed local guide and this time we could take our time ogling this scrumptious beast. Next it was back to the trapeng to try again for the Black-necked Stork but unfortunately there were some locals fishing there and the birds were gone. As a consolation, we found both Orange- breasted & Yellow-footed Pigeons in a tree across the clearing and enjoyed good scope views of these 2 new trip birds. The rest of the day we decided to spend exploring an area of riverine forest nearby with much lusher vegetation. The different habitat of course equated with new birds and we added Asian Paradise-Flycatcher, Black-headed & Ochraceous Bulbuls, Pale-legged Leaf-Warbler, White-rumped Shama and Blue-winged Leafbird . We got to a nice viewpoint over the river and tried playing the croaking call of the Blue-bearded Bee-eater . Almost immediately it responded but it took a while to track it down. Once we did, it showed us its swooping display flight before returning to its perch to sit motionless again. Before leaving we also saw the pretty Chestnut headed Bee-eater . Walking back to the car, we saw several White-crested Laughingthrushes going to roost and giving their last racous calls of the day. On our way back we tried for Oriental Scops-Owl at a site along the main road. The bird flew in to the tape, but seemed to get spooked straight away, so all we got was a flight view. It was back to the camp for dinner and bed after another long but fruitful day.

Rufous-bellied Woodpecker mus be one of the most attractive members of its . (Charley Hesse)

14th March – Tmat Boey to Veal Krous Since some of us had missed it, and all of us wanted better views, so we returned to the Pale capped Pigeon spot just after dawn. On the walk out there from the vehicle we again saw a pair of Great Slaty Woodpeckers flying in the tree tops and calling loudly. At the clearing, we scanned the trees, spotting a Crested Serpent-Eagle in the distance and then had a flyby of Blossom-headed Parakeets. After a while, I spotted a Pale-capped Pigeon which was hiding behind a think branch and we finally got our hoped for scope views. On the way back to the vehicle we had our first good view of Greater Yellownape , then ate our packed breakfasts back at the vehicles. So far the day couldn’t have gone much better. Next, it was on to a known day roost of Brown Wood-Owl which unfortunately we flushed before getting on, but very soon afterwards, our expert local guide relocated for us. A distant, calling Greater Flameback also cooperated nicely and flew straight in. On our way to our last site of the morning we passed a small waterhole where a White-shouldered Ibis stayed put nicely allowing photos. It was heating up already as we walked along a track off the main road in search of our target Rufous-bellied Woodpecker which we found in no time at all along with the interesting white-cheeked leucotis race of Eurasian Jay and the cinereus race of Great Tit , both of which are possible future splits. Driving back to the camp we picked up a Crested Goshawk and White-throated Rock- Thrush in the camp after lunch.

Tropical Birding www.tropicalbirding.com 7 The drive to our next site, Veal Krous, took 3 hours along an improved road through depressingly trashed habitat. We arrived at our camp in time for an afternoon walk. We passed a trapeng (small lake) where we saw a few common birds including White-breasted Waterhen, Red-wattled Lapwing, Common Kingfisher and Green Bee-eater . Further on we passed along an embankment which was fairly productive, with Red-rumped Swallow, Dusky & Oriental Reed-Warblers, Vinous-breasted & Chestnut-tailed Starlings, Yellow-footed Pigeons and even a pair of Giant Ibis in a distant tree. We also added a couple of mammals in the form of Red Muntjak and a Golden Jackal both of which disappeared quickly when they saw us. Testament to the facts that there are still decent mammal populations here and that they are probably still persecuted. Inside the forest we had nice views of Indian Cuckoo , Oriental Pied-Hornbill, Common Flameback and Brown Prinia . The main target here was an endangered primate called the Indochinese Silvered Langur . Again our eagle-eyed local guide located one jumping through the trees but a second individual showed much better in the scope. We came out at the forest close to the vulture restaurant we would be visiting the following morning and lo and behold, all 3 species ( White-rumped, Red-headed & Slender- billed ) were perched up in a tree expectantly. We headed back to camp for dinner before an evening walk There was no sign of Indian or Savanna Nightjars although we did get great views of an Indian Giant Flying Squirrel . We also tried to call in an Oriental Scops-Owl but we only heard it, along with Large-tailed Nightjar and Brown Wood- Owl calling nearby.

Vultures have almost been wiped out of Asia partly due to the effects of vetinary drugs. (Charley Hesse)

15th March – Veal Krous to Kampot This morning we had to be in the blind at the vulture restaurant well before dawn so as not to disturb the birds. We walked out onto the grasslands and split into 2 groups, one in each hide. The local guide went over to open the carcass with a knife and we settled into our predawn silence. As the night began to fade, we noticed the shape of a Golden Jackal ripping at the carcass. It was soon joined by another one and they fed for a while until just after dawn. The Savanna Nightjar which we had been trying for last night flew by calling. As the day broke, we noticed our first White-rumped Vulture perched up in a nearby tree and it was soon joined by others. After a while one flew down and landed a short distance from cow.It was joined by more White-rumpeds and also the larger Slender-billed Vulture . One by one they approached the carcass and the white-rumps waited patiently as a Slender-billed took its first few pecks at the fresh meat. Meanwhile a Red-headed Vulture had arrived at the back looking very interested in the proceedings. Maybe there was a noise or a rustle from the hides, and the group became a little more cautious, backing off from the carcass. We hoped they would resume their feast but it was not to happen. Despite this, we saw all 3 species very close and got some photos. A Red-wattled Lapwing was unpeturbed and continued feeding on around the site. One of the groups was lucky enough to find a distant Indian Spotted Eagle which they informed us of as we left the blind and began walking back to camp. After a late breakfast of fried noodles, we packed

Tropical Birding www.tropicalbirding.com 8 up, said goodbye to the community members who had hosted us and began our long drive towards Kampot on the coast. One last bird of interest in the area was a juvenile Changeable Hawk-Eagle by the side of the road. We had a brief stop in the Pnom Penh area where our local guide showed us a nice nesting colony of the uncommon Asian Golden Weaver . Apart from this short stop, it was a very long day’s drive arriving in Kampot in time for dinner.

Blue Pitta was voted bird of the trip. (Photo by Mony Sang)

16th March – Bokor National Park Today was our first full day in the Bokor National Park. We started before dawn and some way up the beautiful new road, we had a roadside stop where we tried for Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl without success. We heard Large-tailed Nightjar and saw the huge Great , before continuing upslope. At first light we flushed a huge White- bellied Sea-Eagle which glided over the road and downslope. At the top of the mountain, an officious security guard blocked our entry to the trail until he was shown some piece of paper from the main office. Our local guide went to sort the problem out while we birded around a waterfall nearby. Here we had nice views of Barred Cuckoo Dove, Gray Wagtail, Oriental White-eye, Blue-whistling-Thrush and what appeared to be a female Hill Blue-Flycatcher . Our guide was back with the necessary paperwork and we were soon on the trail in search of Chestnut-headed Partridge, our main target here. Our plan was walking quietly and having frequent stops to listen for calls or leaves rustling. We heard them calling after a while but they came no closer. Birding was good and we had a steady stream of new birds. A male Siberian Blue Robin hopped along the trail ahead of us, Streaked Wren-Babblers skulked close by and mixed flocks included some nice species such as Black-winged Cuckoo-shrike, Bar-winged Flycatcher- Shrike & White-bellied Erpornis . We heard a Red-headed Trogon which flew over a couple of times and the keener-eyed also spotted Long-tailed & Silver-breasted Broadbills. At one point we heard a Blue Pitta very close and we turned around to see perched on top of a log over the trail. It was awesome to have such great looks of such an incredibly beautiful bird. We came across Chestnut-headed Partridges twice. Once Jeff spotted one running up the slope and a second time Dick spotted one crossing the trail and John caught a glimpsed before it vanished. It was frustrating that not everybody got on this key bird but even with just 6 people in the group it was difficult. At least we had another day here. After lunch, we drove out, past the monstrous developments which blight the mountain and down a side road where we did a bit more birding. Here we had a nice Green-billed Malkoha and added Kloss's Leaf-Warbler (split from White-tailed), a stunning male Black-throated Sunbird and the wonderful Lesser Racket- tailed Drongo . Further down still we took another stop where I had previously seen Yellow-breasted Magpie, but all we managed to find were Large Woodshrike, Velvet fronted Nuthatch, Moustached Barbet and Brown-rumped Minivet . Lower down at a bend in the road, we had a great vista and nearby trees produced great views of Mountain Imperial-Pigeon, Fire-breasted Flowerpecker (race cambodianum with no red breast patch), a vocal Blue-eared Barbet and the beautiful Asian Fairy-bluebird . Lower dowen still we stopped to look at some enormous Wreathed Hornbills and also saw Common Hill Myna and Crested Serpent-Eagle before we called it a day and headed down to Kampot for a tasty dinner and bed.

Tropical Birding www.tropicalbirding.com 9 17th March – Bokor National Park & Kampot River Again we left before dawn, and found a Large-tailed Nightjar on the road. We decided to split up into 2 groups with 1 car heading back up to the same trail as yesterday to try again for the partridge and the others concentrating on the lower part of the park. John and I formed the partridge and we were adamant to see it. We went straight to the trail head and arrived at first light. We started off with great views of Pileated Gibbon , a rarely seen endangered primate. We had them jumping and swinging through the trees and even staring down at us. Next we had another Siberian Blue Robin along the trail and I whistled out a Red-headed Trogon which flew quickly across the trail. We heard a Chestnut-headed Partridge calling at some distance but they moved no closer so we carried on along. Then John thought he saw a partridge, but as we walked off the trail to investigate all we found was a beautiful male Blue Pitta . He was left scratching his head and wondering how he could have mistaken it when he spotted the partridge running off up slope. We both ran by the pitta in hot pursuit of the partridge and had great views. It even crossed the trail and remained close, walking slowly along and scratching the ground. These crippling views of such a beautiful bird were one of the highlights of the trip for us. We continued birding along the trail but it was going to be hard to top that. We had fly-overs of Barred Cuckoo Dove , Mountain Imperial-Pigeon and some mixed flocks with Bronzed Drongo, Ochraceous Bulbul, Arctic Warbler, Scaly-crowned Babbler . Other good birds seen during the morning were Green-billed Malkoha, Silver-breasted Broadbill, Streaked Wren-Babbler, Puff-throated Babbler and Little Spiderhunter . Our target Yellow-breasted Magpie eluded us though so we decided to try for it lower down. We stopped at a spot I had seen them before and here we found a nice fruiting tree with Moustached Barbet and Asian Fairy-bluebird which posed nicely for photos. We stopped again further down still and then heard Yellow-breasted Magpie calling nearby. We chased after them but unfortunately were unable to relocate them.

Chestnut-headed Partridge is only found in in Cambodia and neighbouring . (Charley Hesse)

The other group had a productive morning too with several new species for the trip list. During the morning they racked up an impressive list with White-bellied Sea-Eagle, Crested Serpent-Eagle, Crested Goshawk, (after some work), Blue-bearded Bee-eater , the enormous Great & Wreathed Hornbills, Green-eared & Blue-eared Barbets, our first Vernal Hanging-Parrots, Brown-rumped, Scarlet & Ashy Minivets, our first Tickell's Blue- & Verditer Flycatchers and Olive-backed Pipit . At lunch in back in town we compared lists in an attempt to make each other jealous. In the afternoon we explored Kampot mangroves by boat. Unfortunately our boatman showed up late but we still had time for a nice relaxing boat ride with Striated Heron, Greater Sand-Plover, Common Greenshank, fly-overs of Caspian Tern, Whimbrel & Eurasian Curlew and Lesser Coucal & Golden- bellied Gerygone seen and the extra-limital Ashy Tailorbird heard in the mangroves. With some last minute additions, our list reached an impressive 288 bird species with 10 mammal species in just 9 days of birding. Of course Cambodia is all about quality, not quantity and this country has plenty of that, with some of the rarest and most desirable birds in the region.

Tropical Birding www.tropicalbirding.com 10 BIRD LIST follows Clements 6 th edition, updated online August 2012.

DUCKS, GEESE AND WATERFOWL: 1 Lesser Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna javanica Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor & Prek Toal. 2 Comb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor. 3 Cotton Pygmy-goose Nettapus coromandelianus Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor. Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor, Pnom Kraun 4 Indian Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha & Florican Grasslands. 5 Garganey Anas querquedula Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor. PHEASANTS, AND ALLIES: Seen at Tmat Boey & heard at Veal 6 Chinese Francolin Francolinus pintadeanus Krous. 7 Chestnut-headed Partridge Arborophila cambodiana Seen at Bokor. 8 Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus Heard at Tmat Boey. GREBES: Podicipedidae 9 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor. STORKS: Ciconiidae Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor, Prek Toal & 10 Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans Florican Grasslands. 11 Woolly-necked Stork episcopus Seen at Tmat Boey. Vulnerable. Seen at Prek Toal, 12 Lesser Adjutant javanicus Florican Grasslands, Tmat Boey & Veal Krous. 13 Greater Adjutant Leptoptilos dubius Endangered. Seen at Prek Toal. Vulnerable. Seen at Ang Trapeng 14 Milky Stork leucocephala Tmor. Near-threatened. Seen at Ang 15 Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala Trapeng Tmor, Prek Toal & Florican Grasslands. CORMORANTS AND SHAGS: Phalacrocoracidae 16 Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis Seen at Prek Toal. Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor & Prek 17 Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Toal. Seen at Angkor Wat, Ang Trapeng 18 Little Cormorant Phalacrocorax niger Tmor, Prek Toal, Florican Grasslands & Kampot. ANHINGAS: Anhingidae Near-threatened. Seen at Ang 19 Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster Trapeng Tmor & Prek Toal. PELICANS: Pelecanidae 20 Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis Near-threatened. Seen at Prek Toal. , EGRETS AND BITTERNS: Ardeidae 21 Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor & Prek Toal. 22 Cinnamon Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor & Prek Toal. Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor, Prek 23 Ardea cinerea Toal, Florican Grasslands & Kampot. Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor & Prek 24 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea Toal. Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor, Prek 25 Great Egret Ardea alba Toal, Florican Grasslands & Kampot. Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor & Prek 26 Intermediate Egret Mesophoyx intermedia Toal. Seen at Angkor Wat, Ang Trapeng Tmor, 27 Little Egret Egretta garzetta Prek Toal, Florican Grasslands, Veal Krous & Kampot. Seen at Angkor Wat, Ang Trapeng Tmor, 28 Cattle Egret Bubulcus coromandus Prek Toal, Florican Grasslands & Veal Krous. Seen at, Ang Trapeng Tmor, Prek Toal, 29 Chinese Pond-Heron Ardeola bacchus Florican Grasslands, Tmat Boey, Veal Krous & Kampot.

Tropical Birding www.tropicalbirding.com 11 30 Striated Heron Butorides striata Seen at Prek Toal & Kampot. 31 Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Seen at Prek Toal. IBISES AND : 32 Black-headed Ibis melanocephalus Near-threatened. Seen at Prek Toal. Critically endangered. Seen at Tmat 33 White-shouldered Ibis davisoni Boey. Critically endangered. Seen at Tmat 34 Giant Ibis Pseudibis gigantean Boey & Veal Krous. HAWKS, EAGLES AND KITES: Accipitridae 35 Black Baza Aviceda leuphotes Seen at Angkor Wat. Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor, Florican 36 Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus Grasslands & Tmat Boey. 37 Black Kite Milvus migrans Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor. 38 Haliastur indus Seen at Veal Krous. 39 White-bellied Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster Seen at Bokor. 40 Gray-headed Fish-Eagle Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus Near-threatened. Seen at Prek Toal. Critically endangered. Seen at Veal 41 Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus Krous. Critically endangered. Seen at Veal 42 Slender-billed Vulture Gyps tenuirostris Krous. Critically endangered. Seen at Veal 43 White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis Krous. 44 Crested Serpent-Eagle Spilornis cheela Seen at Tmat Boey & Bokor. Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor & Prek 45 Eastern Marsh-Harrier Circus spilonotus Toal. 46 Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor. 47 Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus Seen at Tmat Boey. 48 Shikra Accipiter badius Seen at Angkor Wat & Tmat Boey. 49 Besra Accipiter virgatus Seen at Bokor. 50 Rufous-winged Buzzard Butastur liventer Seen at Tmat Boey. Vulnerable. Seen at Tmat Boey & 51 Indian Spotted Eagle Aquila hastate Veal Krous. 52 Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus Seen at Tmat Boey & Veal Krous. BUSTARDS: Otididae Critically endangered. Seen at 53 Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalensis Florican Grasslands. RAILS, GALLINULES AND COOTS: Rallidae 54 White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus Seen at Veal Krous. Seen at Prek Toal & Pnom Kraom. Heard 55 Ruddy-breasted Crake Porzana fusca at Ang Trapeng Tmor. 56 White-browed Crake Porzana cinerea Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor. 57 Watercock Gallicrex cinerea Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor. 58 Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor & Prek Toal. 59 Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor & Prek Toal. 60 Eurasian Coot Fulica atra Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor. CRANES: Gruidae Vulnerable. Seen at Ang Trapeng 61 Sarus Crane Tmor. PLOVERS AND LAPWINGS: Charadriidae Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor, Tmat 62 Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus Boey & Veal Krous. 63 Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor. 64 Greater Sand-Plover Charadrius leschenaultii Seen at Kampot. 65 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor. 66 Oriental Plover Charadrius veredus Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor. STILTS AND AVOCETS: Recurvirostridae Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor & Prek 67 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus Toal. JACANAS: Jacanidae 68 Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor.

Tropical Birding www.tropicalbirding.com 12 69 Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor. SANDPIPERS: Scolopacidae 70 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Seen at Prek Toal & Kampot. 71 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor & Prek Toal. Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor, Florican 72 Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia Grasslands & Kampot. Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor & Florican 73 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola Grasslands. 74 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Seen at Kampot. 75 Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Near-threatened. Seen at Kampot. 76 Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor. BUTTONQUAIL: Turnicidae 77 Small Buttonquail Turnix sylvtica Seen at Florican Grasslands. PRATINCOLES AND COURSERS: Glareolidae Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor, Pnom Kraom, 78 Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum Florican Grasslands & near Pnom Penh. GULLS, TERNS AND SKIMMERS: Laridae 79 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia Seen at Kampot. 80 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida Seen at Prek Toal. PIGEONS AND DOVES: Columbidae Introduced. Commonly seen in urban 81 Rock Pigeon Columba livia areas. 82 Pale-capped Pigeon Columba punicea Vulnerable. Seen at Tmat Boey. Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor, Pnom Kraom 83 Red Collared-Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica & Tmat Boey. Seen at Angkor Wat, Ang Trapeng Tmor, 84 Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis Pnom Kraom, Tmat Boey & Veal Krous. 85 Barred Cuckoo Dove Macropygia unchall Seen at Bokor. Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor, Pnom Kraom 86 Zebra Dove Geopelia striata & Florican Grasslands. 87 Orange-breasted Pigeon Treron bicinctus Seen at Tmat Boey. 88 Thick-billed Pigeon Treron curvirostra Seen at Tmat Boey & Bokor. 89 Yellow-footed Pigeon Treron phoenicopterus Seen at Tmat Boey & Veal Krous. 90 Wedge-tailed Pigeon Treron sphenurus Seen at Tmat Boey & heard at Bokor. 91 Green Imperial-Pigeon Ducula aenea Seen at Tmat Boey. 92 Mountain Imperial-Pigeon Ducula badia Seen at Bokor. CUCKOOS: Cuculidae Seen at Tmat Boey & heard at Veal 93 Large Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides Krous. Seen at Veal Krous & heard at Tmat 94 Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus Boey. 95 Himalayan (Oriental) Cuckoo Cuculus saturatus Seen at Prek Toal. 96 Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii Heard at Tmat Boey. Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor & Pnom 97 Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus Kraom. Heard at Kampot. 98 Violet Cuckoo Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus Seen at Tmat Boey. 99 Asian Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus lugubris Seen at Tmat Boey. Seen at Tmat Boey. Heard at Ang 100 Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus Trapeng Tmor & Veal Krous. 101 Green-billed Malkoha Phaenicophaeus tristis Seen at Angkor Wat, Tmat Boey & Bokor. Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor, Pnom Kraom, 102 Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis Tmat Boey & Veal Krous. Heard at Kampot. Seen at Pnom Kraom, Tmat Boey & 103 Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis Kampot. OWLS: Strigidae 104 Collared Scops-Owl Otus lettia Seen at Tmat Boey. Seen at Tmat Boey & heard at Veal 105 Oriental Scops-Owl Otus sunia Krous. 106 Brown Fish-Owl Ketupa zeylonensis Seen at Tmat Boey.

Tropical Birding www.tropicalbirding.com 13 107 Collared Owlet Glaucidium brodiei Seen at Bokor. 108 Asian Barred Owlet Glaucidium cuculoides Seen at Angkor Wat & Tmat Boey. 109 Spotted Owlet Athene brama Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor. 110 Spotted Wood-Owl seloputo Seen at Tmat Boey. Seen at Tmat Boey & heard at Veal 111 Brown Wood-Owl Strix leptogrammica Krous. 112 Brown Hawk-Owl Ninox scutulata Seen at Angkor Wat. NIGHTJARS AND ALLIES: Caprimulgidae Seen at Bokor. Heard at Tmat Boey & 113 Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus Veal Krous. 114 Savanna Nightjar Caprimulgus affinis Seen at Veal Krous. 115 macrotis Seen at Bokor. SWIFTS: Apodidae 116 Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus Seen at Angkor Wat. Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor, Prek Toal, 117 German's Swiftlet Aerodramus germani Tmat Boey, Bokor & Kampot. 118 House Swift Apus nipalensis Seen at Angkor Wat & Kampot. Seen at Angkor Wat, Pnom Kraom & 119 Asian Palm-Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis Tmat Boey. TREESWIFTS: Hemiprocnidae 120 Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata Seen at Tmat Boey & Veal Krous. TROGONS: Trogonidae 121 Red-headed Trogon Harpactes erythrocephalus Seen at Bokor. 122 Orange-breasted Trogon Harpactes oreskios Heard at Bokor. KINGFISHERS: Alcedinidae Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor, Prek Toal & 123 Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Veal Krous. Heard at Kampot. 124 Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis Seen at Prek Toal. 125 White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis Seen at Tmat Boey. 126 Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata Seen at Prek Toal. 127 Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor. BEE-EATERS: Meropidae 128 Blue-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis athertoni Seen at Tmat Boey & Bokor. Seen at Pnom Kraom, Tmat Boey & Veal 129 Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis Krous. Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor, Pnom Kraom 130 Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus & Florican Grasslands. Heard at Angkor Wat. 131 Chestnut headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti Seen at Tmat Boey. ROLLERS: Coraciidae Seen at Angkor Wat, Ang Trapeng Tmor, 132 Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis Pnom Kraom, Tmat Boey, Veal Krous & Bokor. HOOPOES: Upupidae 133 Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops Seen at Tmat Boey. HORNBILLS: Bucerotidae Seen at Angkor Wat & Tmat Boey. Heard 134 Oriental Pied-Hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris at Veal Krous. 135 Great Hornbill Buceros bicornis Near-threatened. Seen at Bokor. 136 Wreathed Hornbill Aceros undulatus Seen at Bokor. ASIAN BARBETS: Megalaimidae Seen at Angkor Wat, Tmat Boey. Heard at 137 Lineated Barbet Megalaima lineata Ang Trapeng Tmor & Veal Krous. 138 Green-eared Barbet Megalaima faiostricta Seen at Bokor. 139 Moustached Barbet Megalaima incognita Seen at Bokor. 140 Blue-eared Barbet Megalaima australis Seen at Bokor. 141 Coppersmith Barbet Megalaima haemacephala Seen at Angkor Wat & Tmat Boey. WOODPECKERS: Picidae 142 Gray-capped Woodpecker Dendrocopos canicapillus Seen at Tmat Boey & Veal Krous. 143 Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos macei Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor & Tmat Boey.

Tropical Birding www.tropicalbirding.com 14 Seen at Tmat Boey & heard at Veal 144 Rufous-bellied Woodpecker Dendrocopos hyperythrus Krous. 145 Rufous Woodpecker Celeus brachyurus Seen at Tmat Boey. 146 White-bellied Woodpecker Dryocopus javensis Seen at Tmat Boey. 147 Greater Yellownape Picus flavinucha Seen at Tmat Boey. 148 Black-headed Woodpecker Picus erythropygius Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor & Tmat Boey. Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor, Tmat Boey & 149 Common Flameback Dinopium javanense Veal Krous. 150 Greater Flameback Chrysocolaptes lucidus Seen at Tmat Boey. 151 Great Slaty Woodpecker Mulleripicus pulverulentus Vulnerable. Seen at Tmat Boey. FALCONS AND CARACARAS: Falconidae Near-threatened. Seen at Tmat 152 White-rumped Falcon Polihierax insignis Boey. 153 Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor. PARROTS: Psittacidae 154 Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria Seen at Angkor Wat. 155 Blossom-headed Parakeet Psittacula roseata Seen at Tmat Boey & Veal Krous. 156 Red-breasted Parakeet Psittacula alexandri Seen at Angkor Wat & Tmat Boey. 157 Vernal Hanging-Parrot Loriculus vernalis Seen at Bokor. ASIAN AND GRAUER'S BROADBILL: Eurylaimidae 158 Long-tailed Broadbill Psarisomus dalhousiae Seen at Bokor. 159 Silver-breasted Broadbill Serilophus lunatus Seen at Bokor. PITTAS: Pittidae 160 Blue Pitta Pitta cyanea Seen at Bokor. THORNBILLS AND ALLIES: Acanthizidae 161 Golden-bellied Gerygone Gerygone sulphurea Seen at Kampot. HELMETSHRIKES AND ALLIES: Prionopidae 162 Large Woodshrike Tephrodornis gularis Seen at Tmat Boey & Bokor. 163 Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus Seen at Tmat Boey. IORAS: Aegithinidae Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor, Tmat 164 Common Iora Aegithina tiphia Boey & Veal Krous. CUCKOO-SHRIKES: Campephagidae Seen at Angkor Wat, Tmat Boey & Veal 165 Large Cuckoo-shrike Coracina macei Krous. 166 Indochinese Cuckoo-shrike Coracina polioptera Seen at Tmat Boey & Veal Krous. 167 Black-winged Cuckoo-shrike Coracina melaschistos Seen at Bokor. 168 Brown-rumped Minivet Pericrocotus cantonensis Seen at Tmat Boey & Bokor. 169 Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus Seen at Tmat Boey & Bokor. 170 Ashy Minivet Pericrocotus divaricatus Seen at Angkor Wat, Tmat Boey & Bokor. 171 Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus Seen at Tmat Boey. 172 Bar-winged Flycatcher-Shrike Hemipus picatus Seen at Tmat Boey & Bokor. SHRIKES: Laniidae 173 Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus Seen at Pnom Kraom. 174 Burmese Shrike Lanius collurioides Seen at Angkor Wat & Tmat Boey. VIREOS: Vireonidae 175 White-bellied Erpornis Erpornis zantholeuca Seen at Bokor. OLD WORLD ORIOLES: Oriolidae Seen at Angkor Wat, Veal Krous & Bokor. 176 Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis Heard at Ang Trapeng Tmor. 177 Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus Seen at Tmat Boey. DRONGOS: Dicruridae Seen at Angkor Wat, Ang Trapeng Tmor, 178 Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus Pnom Kraom, Florican Grasslands & Veal Krous. 179 Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus Seen at Angkor Wat, Tmat Boey & Bokor. 180 Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus Seen at Tmat Boey & Bokor. 181 Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus remifer Seen at Bokor. 182 Hair-crested Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus Seen at Angkor Wat & Tmat Boey.

Tropical Birding www.tropicalbirding.com 15 Seen at Angkor Wat, Tmat Boey & Veal 183 Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus Krous. FANTAILS: Rhipiduridae Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor & near 184 Pied Fantail Rhipidura javanica Pnom Penh. MONARCH FLYCATCHERS: Monarchidae 185 Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea Seen at Angkor Wat & Bokor. 186 Asian Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi Seen at Tmat Boey & Bokor. CROWS, JAYS AND MAGPIES: Corvidae 187 Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius Seen at Tmat Boey. 188 Blue Magpie Urocissa erythrorhyncha Seen at Tmat Boey. 189 Yellow-breasted Magpie Cissa hypoleuca Heard at Bokor. 190 Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor & Tmat Boey. 191 Racket-tailed Treepie Crypsirina temia Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor & Prek Toal. Seen at Angkor Wat, Pnom Kraom, Tmat 192 Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos Boey & Veal Krous. LARKS: Alaudidae Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor & Florican 193 Australasian Bushlark Mirafra javanica Grasslands. Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor, Tmat Boey & 194 Indochinese Bushlark Mirafra erythrocephala Veal Krous. 195 Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula Seen at Florican Grasslands. SWALLOWS: Hirundinidae 196 Bank Swallow Riparia riparia Seen at Prek Toal. 197 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Seen at all sites 198 Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor & Veal Krous. CHICKADEES AND TITS: Paridae 199 Great Tit Parus major Seen at Tmat Boey. NUTHATCHES: Sittidae 200 Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch Sitta castanea Seen at Tmat Boey. 201 Velvet fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis Seen at Tmat Boey & Bokor. BULBULS: Pycnonotidae 202 Black-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus atriceps Seen at Tmat Boey & Bokor. 203 Black-crested Bulbul Pycnonotus flaviventris Seen at Angkor Wat & Bokor. 204 Sooty-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster Seen at Tmat Boey & Veal Krous. 205 Stripe-throated Bulbul Pycnonotus finlaysoni Seen at Angkor Wat, Tmat Boey & Bokor. Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor, Pnom Kraom 206 Yellow-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus goiavier & Veal Krous. Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor, Pnom Kraom 207 Streak-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus blanfordi & Tmat Boey. 208 Ochraceous Bulbul Alophoixus ochraceus Seen at Tmat Boey & Bokor. 209 Gray-eyed Bulbul Iole propinqua Seen at Bokor & heard at Tmat Boey. LEAF-WARBLERS: Phylloscopidae Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor, Veal Krous & 210 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus Kampot. 211 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus Seen at Angkor Wat, Tmat Boey & Bokor. 212 Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis Seen at Bokor. 213 Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides Seen at Tmat Boey. 214 Pale-legged Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus tenellipes Seen at Tmat Boey & heard at Bokor. 215 Kloss's Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus ogilviegranti Seen at Bokor. 216 Plain-tailed Warbler Seicercus soror Heard at Bokor. REED-WARBLERS AND ALLIES: 217 Black-browed Reed-Warbler bistrigiceps Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor. 218 Manchurian Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus tangorum Vulnerable. Seen at Tmat Boey. 219 Oriental Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis Seen at Pnom Kraom & Veal Krous. GRASSBIRDS AND ALLIES: Locustellidae 220 Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata Seen at Pnom Kraom. 221 Striated Grassbird Megalurus palustris Seen at Pnom Kraom.

Tropical Birding www.tropicalbirding.com 16 CISTICOLAS AND ALLIES: 222 Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis Seen at Florican Grasslands. Seen at Veal Krous & heard at Tmat 223 Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis Boey. Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor & Florican 224 Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius Grasslands. Seen at Prek Toal & Bokor. Heard at Ang 225 Dark-necked Tailorbird Orthotomus atrogularis Trapeng Tmor & Tmat Boey. 226 Ashy Tailorbird Orthotomus ruficeps Seen at Kampot. 227 Brown Prinia Prinia polychroa Seen at Tmat Boey & Veal Krous. 228 Rufescent Prinia Prinia rufescens Seen at Tmat Boey. 229 Gray-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii Seen at Tmat Boey & Veal Krous. 230 Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris Heard at Prek Toal. Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor & Pnom 231 Plain Prinia Prinia inornata Kraom, Florican Grasslands & Veal Krous. YUHINAS, WHITE-EYES AND ALLIES: ZOSTEROPIDAE 232 Oriental White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus Seen at Bokor. FULVETTAS AND GROUND BABBLERS: Pellorneidae 233 Puff-throated Babbler Pellorneum ruficeps Seen at Bokor. 234 Scaly-crowned Babbler Malacopteron cinereum Seen at Bokor. 235 Streaked Wren-Babbler Napothera brevicaudata Seen at Bokor. LAUGHINGTHRUSHES: Leiothrichidae 236 White-crested Laughingthrush Garrulax leucolophus Seen at Tmat Boey. BABBLERS: Timaliidae Seen at Prek Toal & Bokor. Heard at Tmat 237 Pin-striped (Striped) Tit-Babbler Macronous gularis Boey. 238 Chestnut-capped Babbler Timalia pileata Seen at Pnom Kraom. 239 Large Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus hypoleucos Heard at Bokor. 240 White-browed Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus schisticeps Seen at Bokor. FAIRY-BLUEBIRDS: Irenidae 241 Asian Fairy-bluebird Irena puella Seen at Tmat Boey & Bokor. OLD WORLD FLYCATCHERS: Muscicapidae 242 Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica Seen at Angkor Wat, Tmat Boey & Bokor. Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor, Florican 243 Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis Grasslands, Veal Krous & Kampot. Seen at Angkor Wat & Tmat Boey. Heard 244 White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus at Veal Krous. 245 Hainan Blue-Flycatcher Cyornis hainanus Seen at Angkor Wat & Tmat Boey. 246 Tickell's Blue-Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae Seen at Bokor. 247 Hill Blue-Flycatcher Cyornis banyumas Seen at Bokor. 248 Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana Seen at Angkor Wat. 249 Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassinus Seen at Bokor. 250 Siberian Blue Robin Larvivora cyane Seen at Bokor. 251 Bluethroat Luscinia svecica Seen at Florican Grasslands. 252 Blue Whistling-Thrush Myophonus caeruleus Seen at Bokor. Seen at Angkor Wat, Ang Trapeng Tmor, 253 Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla Tmat Boey & Bokor. 254 White-throated Rock-Thrush Monticola gularis Seen at Tmat Boey. 255 Blue Rock-Thrush Monticola solitarius Seen at Angkor Wat & Bokor. Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor, Tmat Boey & 256 Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus Veal Krous. Seen at Tmat Boey & Veal Krous. Heard 257 Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata at Ang Trapeng Tmor. STARLINGS: Sturnidae 258 Common Hill Myna religiosa Seen at Angkor Wat & Bokor. Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor & Florican 259 Great (White-vented) Myna Acridotheres grandis Grasslands. Seen at Angkor Wat, Ang Trapeng Tmor, 260 Acridotheres tristis Florican Grasslands & Kampot.

Tropical Birding www.tropicalbirding.com 17 261 Vinous-breasted Acridotheres burmannicus Seen at Tmat Boey & Veal Krous. 262 Black-collared Starling Gracupica nigricollis Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor & Tmat Boey. 263 Asian Pied Starling Gracupica contra Seen on the drive to Pnom Penh airport. 264 Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica Seen at Veal Krous. LEAFBIRDS: Chloropseidae 265 Blue-winged Leafbird Chloropsis cochinchinensis Seen at Tmat Boey & Bokor. 266 Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons Seen at Tmat Boey. FLOWERPECKERS: Dicaeidae 267 Fire-breasted Flowerpecker Dicaeum ignipectum Seen at Bokor. 268 Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor. SUNBIRDS AND SPIDERHUNTERS: Nectariniidae 269 Plain-throated Sunbird Anthreptes malacensis Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor. Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor, Tmat Boey & 270 Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiatica Veal Krous Seen at Angkor Wat, Tmat Boey & Veal 271 Olive-backed Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis Krous. Heard in Kampot. 272 Black-throated Sunbird Aethopyga saturata Seen at Bokor. 273 Little Spiderhunter Arachnothera longirostra Seen at Bokor. WAGTAILS AND PIPITS: Motacillidae 274 Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis Seen at Pnom Kraom. 275 Gray Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Seen at Bokor. 276 Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi Seen at Florican Grasslands. Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor & Florican 277 Oriental Pipit Anthus rufulus Grasslands. 278 Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hongsoni Seen at Bokor. 279 Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor. 280 Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus Seen at Angkor Wat. OLD WORLD SPARROWS: Passeridae 281 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor. Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor & Pnom 282 Plain-backed Sparrow Passer flaveolus Kraom 283 Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Commonly seen throughout WEAVERS AND ALLIES: Ploceidae 284 Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar Seen at Pnom Kraom. Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor, Pnom Kraom 285 Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus & Tmat Boey. Near-threatened. Seen near Pnom 286 Asian Golden Weaver Ploceus hypoxanthus Penh. WAXBILLS AND ALLIES: Estrildidae

287 White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata Seen at Tmat Boey. 288 Nutmeg (Scaly-breasted) Mannikin Lonchura punctulata Seen at Pnom Kraom.

Tropical Birding www.tropicalbirding.com 18 MAMMAL LIST Taxonomy follows ‘Mammals of Thailand and South-East Asia’ by Charles M. Francis (2008).

TREE SHREWS: Tupaiidae 1 Northern Treeshrew Tupaia belangeri Seen at Bokor. GIBBONS: Hylobatidae

2 Pileated Gibbon Hylobates pileatus Endangered. Seen at Bokor. OLD WORLD MONKEYS: Cercopicethidae 3 Indochinese Silvered Langur Trachypithecus germaini Endangered. Seen at Veal Krous. 4 Long-tailed Macaque Macaca fascicularis Seen at Angkor Wat. DOGS: Canidae 5 Golden Jackal Canis aureus Seen feeding on the carcass at Veal Krous. MARTENS & WEASELS: Mustelidae 6 Yellow-throated Marten Martes flavigula Seen crossing the road at Bokor. DEER: Cervidae

7 Eld’s Deer Cervus eldii Endangered. Seen at Ang Trapeng Tmor. 8 Red Muntjak Muntiacus muntjak Seen at Veal Krous. SQUIRRELS: Sciuridae Seen at Angkor Wat, Tmat Boey, Veal 9 Variable Squirrel Callosciurus finlaysoni Krous & Bokor. 10 Cambonian Striped Squirrel Tamiops rodolphei Seen at Angkor Wat & Tmat Boey. 11 Indian Giant Flying Squirrel Petaurista philippensis Seen on a night walk at Veal Krous.

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