Thailand Custom Tour

7th – 27 th February, 2013

Tour leaders: Charley Hesse & Scott Watson Report by Charley Hesse.

Our group with the legendary Mr Daeng and his wife outside his birdwatching centre at Doi Inthanon.

Thailand tours are always full of surprises, and no matter how many times you go, there is always something new to see. This was the first tour to try our new and improved itinerary, and even with such a big group it worked out remarkably well with a substantially larger trip list than in previous years (almost 480 species of birds and almost 20 species of mammals). We started at the salt pans of Pak Thale for Spoon-billed Sandpiper and countless other shorebirds and from there it was on to the fabulous Kaeng Krachan National Park for spectacular birds like Long- tailed Broadbill, rarities such as Ratchet-tailed Treepie and even Asiatic Elephants!. We also took advantage of a new bird blind at a nearby lodge which gave unbelievable photographic opportunities of rare partridges, crakes and many others. At the famous Khao Yai National Park we watched enormous hornbills and found the breath-takingly beautiful Blue Pitta in the dense undergrowth. We broke up the long drive north with a stop over at Bueng Boraphet, the largest lake in Thailand, and the best place to catch up with rare ducks and other waterbirds. We spent a week in the mountains of the north-west tracking down charismatic species like Rufous-throated Partridge & Collared Falconet at Doi Inthanon, Giant Nuthatch at Doi Chiang Dao, Spot-breasted Parrotbill & Crested Finchbill at Doi Ang Khang, and Whiskered Yuhina & Red-faced Liocichla at Doi Lang. Those that opted to join the southern extension were rewarded with Mangrove Pitta in Krabi, the fabulous Gould’s Frogmouth, Gurney’s & Banded Pittas at Khao Nor Chuchi and a myriad of broadbills, bulbuls and babblers at Krung Ching. With such diverse birdlife, excellent infrastructure and welcoming people, Thailand really does make the perfect introduction to Asian birding.

Tropical Birding www.tropicalbirding.com 1 7th February – Pak Thale & to Ban Maka Despite the fact that some of the group only arrived in the middle of the night, we had to make an early start to give ourselves the best chance of Spoon-billed Sandpiper, the main target of the day. Bangkok’s efficient highway system saw us flying on elevated expressways before dawn towards the city of Petchaburi, 2 hours to the south. Driving through this town at first light we saw many Long-tailed Macaques hanging about in front of a temple and even climbing about on the overhead wires while countless German's Swiftlets flew about like insects as they left their roosts. Our first destination was Pak Thale, which has become know in the past few years as THE place to see the critically endangered Spoon-billed Sandpiper . On our way there we saw a couple of Painted Storks showing off their beautiful pink plumage, countless Little Cormorants and a Brahminy Kite which winged its way lazily by. We spent the first couple of hours in the morning getting stuck into shorebirds and the diversity was impressive. We had Lesser & Greater Sand-, Black-bellied & Kentish Plovers, Spotted Redshank, both Far Eastern & Eurasian Curlews, Black-tailed Godwit, Great Knot, countless Red-necked and a single Temminck's Stint , Curlew, Marsh, Broad-billed & finally our target Spoon-billed Sandpiper . With the thousands of shorebirds present and the large area we had to explore, we were happy that we managed to locate them so quickly. We continued to build our fledgling list with more waterbirds including Brown-headed Gull, Little, Common & Gull-billed Terns before heading to Laem Pak Bia where we had a boat waiting to take us through the mangroves and out to a sandspit to look for some special plovers. On the way, we saw Black-capped & Collared Kingfishers and as we arrived a Pacific Reef Heron and some Sanderlings . The local expert, Mr Daeng, knew exactly where Malaysian & White-faced Plovers were to be found. They were dainty, attractive and surprisingly distinctive. Next he tried to find us the rare and threatened Chinese Egret but it was roosting way out on the breakwater and we only got distant views. Before heading back we took a closer look at the terns out on some sand bars and identified Caspian & Great Crested Terns .

Green Magpies are normally tricky to get good looks at, but not this one. (Charley Hesse)

We had missed out target Nordmann’s Greenshank and after lunch made by the boat man’s wife, went to search at some ponds, their favoured high tide roost. We failed to see any but did find Asian Openbill, Intermediate Egret, Whiskered Tern, Red-wattled Lapwing and Common Greenshank . The clock was ticking and we set off for our bird lodge on the edge of the fantastic Kaeng Krachan National Park. On the way we stopped at a gas station and were lucky enough to see a Shikra mobbing a Black Baza overhead. We made it to our lodge in time to visit a bird hide they have set up at a drinking pool. This pioneering project encourages local hunters to stop hunting and instead manage and make money of these hides that are fantastic places for wildlife viewing and photography. We had an action-packed 2 hours and saw some fantastic birds, including a nevous pair of Scaly-breasted Partridges , a fantastic Slaty-legged Crake which kept us entertained with its aggression towards the squirrels, a stunning Green Magpie,

Tropical Birding www.tropicalbirding.com 2 Black-naped Monarch , countless Brown-cheeked Fulvettas, Abbott's & Puff-throated Babblers, Pin-striped Tit- Babbler, Large Scimitar-Babbler, White-rumped Shama both male and female Blue-throated Flycatcher and a female Siberian Blue Robin which gave itself away with its distinctive tail flicks. Mammals also made an appearance and we saw Northern Treeshrew, Pallas's, Western Striped & Indochinese Ground Squirrels , and even a Lesser Mouse Deer . It had been a tremendous first day and we relaxed to some well-deserved cold beers.

You can’t beat local knowledge. Our driver showed us this White-fronted Scops-Owl on its day roost. (Scott Watson)

8th February – Kaeng Krachan National Park Today we had a full day in Kaeng Krachan National Park. We aimed to visit the upper areas which meant us using some 4WD pick ups. There is a rather strange, alternating 1-way system which meant us leaving before dawn with only a few stops on the way up. One of the drivers had forgotten to put seats in the back so we had a bit of pre-dawn birding time in the garden where before we left. We heard Brown Hawk-Owl but failed to entice it in, but we did see a nice Collared Owlet which showed well. Once we were inside the park, we tried to be strict with ourselves by limiting stops which proved difficult with some excellent species including Oriental Pied- & Great Hornbills, Green-eared Barbet, Greater Racket-tailed Drongo, Greater Flameback, Crested Serpent-Eagle and even a nice group of Dusky Langurs. Our driver stopped in the ‘3 streams’ area to show us a day roost of the White-fronted Scops-Owl ; a very rare species indeed. On the way up we had another couple of stops, adding Blue-winged Leafbird and Great Barbet and one client even caught a glimpse of a Kalij Pheasant running off the side of the road. We finally reached our first proper birding area where Ratchet-tailed Treepie had been seen recently. Straight away we had close views of a Mountain Imperial-Pigeon . The area was full of birds and we found our 2 main targets of the Ratchet-tailed Treepie and the colourful Long-tailed Broadbill along with Flavescent, Gray-eyed Bulbul, Ashy Bulbul & Mountain Bulbuls, Yellow-bellied & Sulphur-breasted Warblers, Pin-striped Tit- & Rufous-fronted Babblers, Black-winged Cuckoo-shrike and Dark-sided, Hill Blue- & Verditer Flycatchers . Finally the activity calmed down a bit and we continued the short distance to Panoen Tung camp site at the top. After enjoying the view and a cold drink we continued along the ridge in search of Red-bearded Bee-eater which we didn’t find but we did catch a flash of a pair of Red-headed Trogons and at the end, a fly over of Rufous-bellied Eagle .

Tropical Birding www.tropicalbirding.com 3 Back along at the viewpoint we ate our lunch and relaxed a bit while scoping some fine birds like Streaked Spiderhunter, Blue-throated Barbet and Gray Treepie . We also saw our first White-handed Gibbon . We started back down the road, picking up Moustached Barbet, Blyth's Shrike-Babbler and Chestnut headed Bee-eater on the way. Back at the bottom, our driver excelled himself again by taking us to an active nest of Rusty-cheeked Hornbill . After waiting a short while, both male and female showed up to feed the chicks in the nest. Another couple of birds on the way out were Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush and Ochraceous Bulbul . We also heard the rustling of a large animal near the road and on investigation we discovered some Asiatic Elephants! They were well hidden but we got goot views of trunk, flapping ears and enjoyed the array of groaning and grunting sounds. It was an unexpected highpoint of the day. We drove back in the dark and some people were lucky enough to see Barn Owl and Large-tailed Nightjars flying over the road.

The Asian Openbill’s extraordinary bill shape is perfectly adapted to feeding on snails. (Charley Hesse)

9th February – Kaeng Krachan, Nom Pla Lai to KhaoYai This morning we planned to bird the lower sections of Kaeng Krachan, concentrating on the 3 streams area. On the way in we saw more Greater Racket-tailed Drongos, Thick-billed Pigeons & Oriental Pied-Hornbills. Some of our main targets were broadbills and we saw Black-and-yellow Broadbill but only heard Silver-breasted & Banded Broadbills . This area was also excellent for woodpeckers and we saw 3 species: Crimson-winged, Laced and Greater Flameback . We also saw our first Chestnut-breasted Malkoha and had some mixed flocks with good birds like Black-naped Monarch, Green Magpie, Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher, Verditer Flycatcher and the stunning Asian Fairy-bluebird . We also added 2 mammal species in the form of Dusky Langur and Black Giant Squirrel . We had a long drive today to get to Khao Yai so we left this amazing park by mid morning and stopped at an agricultural area north or Petchburi called Nom Pla Lai. This area is famous for large raptors but scanning the fields, we only saw Black-shouldered, Black & Brahminy Kites . It was however an excellent place for general birding and in the open fields we saw many Asian Openbills, Siberian Stonechats, Oriental & Red-throated Pipits and Asian Pied Starling . In the nearby creeks we found Yellow Bittern, White-breasted Waterhen , and in the nearby trees, our first Black-naped Oriole . Further on we searched shrimp ponds for rarities but only found Black-capped & Collared Kingfishers . After a quick stop for lunch, the rest of the afternoon was spent driving to our hotel at Khao Yai where we arrived before dark in time to see some White-crested Laughingthrushes going to roost before a delicious dinner and bed after a long travel day.

Tropical Birding www.tropicalbirding.com 4 10 th February – Khao Yai National Park Before leaving our hotel, some of us saw White-crested Laughingthrush hopping around the trees of the beautiful gardens and Ashy Woodswallows filling the air. We drove towards the national park entrance, stopping at some large dead trees on the way to look at some Red-breasted Parakeets. After paying our entry fees we drove to the first viewpoint where we spent some time scanning the trees. Here we saw Green-billed Malkoha, Blue-bearded Bee- eater , a had distant fly-by of a male Wreathed Hornbill and many smaller birds including Black-headed & Black- crested Bulbuls, Golden-fronted Leafbird and Ruby-cheeked Sunbird . We walked along the road ro another viewpoint over the forest and watched several magnificent Great Hornbills hopping about in the trees. From here we continued to an excellent area of forest where we saw our first Puff-throated Bulbuls and then on to the amusingly- named Wang Jampee where we had our first White-handed Gibbons and walked down a trail to a very picturesque spot on the riverside where some of us were lucky enough to spot a pair of the shy Slaty-backed Forktails before they flew off downstream. Further on we explored the habitat around the main camp, coming across some nice mixed flocks with Bar-winged Flycatcher-Shrike, Stripe-throated & Gray-eyed Bulbuls, Arctic Warbler and White- bellied Erpornis . During lunch we saw our first Sambar Deer which have become so used to people, they even walk into the restaurant to finish visitor’s food. Scanning the tree tops in the scope we saw a small bird which turned out to be a Plain-backed Sparrow , an attractive bird to which most people commented, “not bad for a sparrow”.

Barbets are usually seen high in the canopy but this Blue-eared Barbet came down low to feed. (Charley Hesse)

In the afternoon we went to check out the Heo Suwat waterfall made famous by appearing in the film ‘The Beach’. We didn’t see much in the way of birds here, just a rather plain Asian Brown Flycatcher . Lower down, the Pah Gluay Mai campsite was more productive and here we saw our first Pig-tailed Macaques, bizarrely 2 male Red Junglefowl in a tree and some other very pretty birds such as Chestnut headed Bee-eater, Green-eared, Moustached & Blue-eared Barbets, Vernal Hanging-Parrots in flight, Thick-billed, Yellow-vented & Fire- breasted Flowerpeckers, Black-naped Oriole and Asian Fairy-bluebird . I went down a short trail to check for ground cuckoos and instead came across a Silver-breasted Broadbill . I went back to fetch the group but unfortunately we only saw the bird flying away but we did get good views of an Abbott's Babbler . Next we drove to a grassland viewpoint where we saw our first Lesser Coucal , the beautiful Common Kingfisher on a small pond, Red-whiskered Bulbul, Siberian Stonechat and our first Golden-headed Cisticola . On a lake nearby we waited to see if swifts would come into drink in the late afternoon and sure enough we had several Brown-backed Needletails circling and doing bombing runs down to dip their bills in the water. The final site of the day was the watch tower car park where we waited until dusk for the Great Eared-Nightjar . In the meantime we were entertained by a rather strange photo shoot going on nearby. Sure enough, just after dusk, a nightjar showed well and we headed back to our hotel after a wonderful day’s birding.

Tropical Birding www.tropicalbirding.com 5 11 th February – Khao Yai National Park Today we aimed to get to the park earlier in search of pheasants. We drove in, in the dark and the front vehicle had to swerve to avoid a Lesser Mouse Deer crossing the road. We went straight to the lower Khao Khieo road and waited at a spot where Siamese Firebacks often cross. We waited patiently on the quiet road but there was no sign of them. We had a Blue Pitta calling just next to the road so we crawled into the forest and Scott called them out giving everybody excellent views. After picking up a few other birds here like Great Iora, Scarlet Minivet and Asian Fairy-bluebird we drove further along spotting a Red Junglefowl along the way. On the way up we saw a Gray Wagtail and driving along with the windows open, I heard the distinctive call of the Silver-breasted Broadbill . We jumped out and after some effort got good views of what seemed to be a small flock of these attractive birds. Higher up, we reached a boardwalk through forest to the Pha Deaw Dai viewpoint. The forest here was quite productive and we saw Davison's Leaf-, Yellow-streaked & Gray-crowned Warblers as well as Oriental White-eye, Pin-striped Tit-Babbler and great views of the beautiful Red-headed Trogon . The lookout itself was spectacular and here we saw Brown-backed Needletail and Vernal Hanging-Parrot as well as a fly by of an unidentified Cuculus Cuckoo species. We went back to the vehicles and drove up to the Khao Khieo viewpoint where we had nice views of a perched Barred Cuckoo Dove and an Ashy Drongo . On the way back down, an open area produced our first Eurasian Kestrel and Richard's Pipit .

This male White-throated Rock-Thrush seems to be returning to exactly the same spot every winter. (Charley Hesse)

After another lunch down at the main camp we checked out some of the cabins nearby in search of White-throated Rock-Thrush , an uncommon winter visitor to Thailand. First we spotted a young male Blue Rock-Thrush before getting great views of a beautiful White-throated Rock-Thrush . We saw more mixed flocks with Black-winged Cuckoo-shrike, Rosy & Brown-rumped Minivets, Bar-winged Flycatcher-Shrike, White-bellied Erpornis and Black-naped Monarch . Next we walked the short Nature Trail at the camp, spotting a female Hill Blue-Flycatcher and another good view of White-handed Gibbon . We went back to the Pha Gluay Mai campsite to try for the difficult Coral-billed Ground-Cuckoo but just added Olive-backed Sunbird and saw a several mammal species including Black Giant Squirrel, Sambar Deer and wonderful views of a Pig-tailed Macaque lazing in a tree. We tried another trail in the lower section of the park where I had previouslt seen the ground-cuckoos but it was pretty quiet. We did however get our first Red Muntjak , a beautiful, small, reddish deer. We called it a day but driving back to the hotel, we stopped at an ATM and had great views of Greater Racket-tailed Drongo before heading back to the hotel.

Tropical Birding www.tropicalbirding.com 6 12 th February - Khao Yai to Bueng Boraphet We took a short but very productive walk in the hotel grounds before breakfast and saw Lineated & Coppersmith Barbets, Ashy & Greater Racket-tailed Drongos, Asian Paradise-Flycatcher, Radde's & Arctic Warblers , a flock of Chestnut-flanked White-eyes , some very vocal and responsive White-crested Laughingthrushes and a Rosy Minivet . Louis took us to where he had seen an Asian Barred Owlet yesterday and sure enough it was in the same spot. After breakfast we had a long drive to Nakhon Sawan where we checked in to our comfortable hotel. In the afternoon we took a short drive to a crocodile farm on the edge of Bueng Boraphet. As soon as we got out of the vehicles we were surrounded by birds, with Pied Fantail, Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker, Olive-backed Sunbird and some Nutmeg Mannikins at the top of a tree. We walked over to the crocodile pond and immediately saw our target Asian Golden Weaver along with Asian Openbill, Dusky Warbler and Asian Pied Starling. It seemed they had been making some flood defences and in doing so ploughed over some nice habitat. There were still plenty of good birds around, it just meant scrambling up a steep mud bank. A pair of Pink-necked Pigeons flew overhead and perched in a distant tree offering scope views. We scanned the distant trees to see several Indian Cormorants, Oriental Darter and also saw many waterbirds including Yellow Bittern, Black-crowned Night-Heron, White- breasted Waterhen, Bronze-winged Jacana plus fly overs of Oriental Pratincole and Pied Kingfisher . Some people saw a Bank Swallow mixed in with the numerous Barn & Red-rumped Swallows and we worked the waterside bushes and reeds to produce Black-browed Reed- & Thick-billed Warblers as well as Yellow-bellied Prinia . We had several Ruddy-breasted Crakes calling but we couldn’t get them to come out of the thick cover. On the drive back to the hotel we stopped to look through a muddy field where we saw Black-winged Stilt, Red-wattled Lapwing and a Common Snipe . In the evening we had dinner at the roof top restaurant with some nice live music.

Bueng Boraphet is a haven for water birds like these Black-winged Stilts. (Charley Hesse)

13th February - Bueng Boraphet to Doi Inthanon Bueng Boraphet is the largest lake in Thailand, and as a non-hunting area, is a haven for ducks and other waterbirds. This morning we planned to take a boat ride out on to the lake. Before we boarded our boats, we spent some time around the car park of the Bueng Boraphet bird-watching park and we saw Black-naped Oriole, White-breasted Waterhen, Purple Swamphen and large numbers of White-shouldered Starlings. Because of our large group we took out 2 boats and stayed in contact with walkie-talkies. On the way out, we had an onslaught of birds, including Striated Grassbird, Asian Openbill, Common & White-throated Kingfishers both Pheasant-tailed & Bronze- winged Jacanas, Yellow Bittern, Purple Heron, Lesser Whistling-Duck , the cute Cotton Pygmy-goose, Intermediate Egret, Glossy Ibis, Western Yellow Wagtail, Eurasian Coot and Whiskered Tern . We also had fly- overs of Osprey, Black Kite and Eastern Marsh-Harrier. Some of our main targets this morning were ducks and we were taken to the best area where our boat man knew just where to find the rarest species. Unfortunately there were no Baer’s Pochards this year, but several other species were present. There were thousands Garganey here and they were flying to and fro in large flocks. We spotted a pair of Northern Pintails and a single Green-winged Teal mixed in with them. A different area nearby had a small mixed flock of Ferruginous & Tufted Ducks the latter of which had no tufts and we took some time to convince ourselves of their ID. On the way back we added a beautiful male Pied Harrier and a nice pair of Gray-headed Lapwings. After the boat ride we birded the park by the edge of the lake and saw several Blue-tailed Bee-eaters, the skulking Black-browed Reed-Warbler and just heard the Ruddy-breasted Crake . The rest of the day was spent on a long drive to our lodge just outside Doi Inthanon.

Tropical Birding www.tropicalbirding.com 7 14 th February – Doi Inthanon National Park After a pre-dawn breakfast, we set off for the park and had our first birding stop at a stone bridge over the river in the lower section. This was just a quick stop to try for the shy Black-backed Forktail which we caught glimpses of when they flew away as we approached. Back at the car park we saw our first Purple Sunbird and a small flock of White- rumped Munias before we jumped back in and continued upslope. We drove the long, winding road another 25km up to a nice lookout over the forest where we saw some great birds including Asian Emerald Cuckoo, Black-winged Cuckoo-shrike, Long-tailed Minivet, Maroon Oriole, Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo, Yellow-cheeked Tit, Striated Bulbul, Davison's Leaf-Warbler (split from White-tailed), Silver-eared Mesia and Verditer Flycatcher . It was our first introduction to the highland birds of the north-west and the accumulation of new birds was almost overwhelming. After this we continued up to the summit and on the way spotted our first Gray Bushchats and some Mountain Bamboo-Partridges feeding in a roadside garden. Once at the summit, we heard the distinctive call of the Rufous-throated Partridge which we tracked down to the beginning of the nature trail. We walked down a short way, heard them calling very close by and one person spotted a bird staying very still in the low vegetation. Some of us got on it here and the rest once they decided to cross the trail right in front of us.

Green-tailed Sunbird is easily seen at the summit of Doi Inthanon. (Scott Watson)

Next we decided to check out the summit trail before the place got too busy. By the bathrooms at the beginning of the trail we flushed a large Ashy Wood-Pigeon , just getting enough on it to distinguish it from the similar Speckled. Also in a fruiting tree in front of some small shops we were lucky enough to see the scarce Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker and a Grey-sided Thrush . Along the boardwalk to the summit, some of us glimpsed a Pygmy Cupwing crossing the path and we had nice views of Silver-eared Laughingthrush, Chestnut-tailed Minla and Black-backed Sibia . We also came across a mixed species feeding flock with Rufous-winged Fulvetta, Yellow-bellied Fairy-Fantail and Yellow-browed Tit . There were many more people than usual for this time in the morning and the reason soon became apparent. It was a local wedding taking place at the summit which we were lucky to see part of. We moved back to the Ang Ka Nature Trail where we walked the loop looking for the very localized subspecies of Green-tailed Sunbird named angkaensis which is only found here. We also got great views of the similar Gould's Sunbird and enjoyed our first Buff-barred and Ashy-throated Warblers, both fairly distinctive members of the tricky Phylloscopus genus. We had seen most of our targets up here so we headed lower down to the Km 34.5 trail where we took a short walk adding the commonly heard Golden-throated Barbet, Stripe-breasted Woodpecker, Gray- chinned Minivet, Blyth's Shrike-Babbler, Bronzed Drongo, Rufous-backed Sibia, Golden Babbler and also a tiny Red-cheeked Squirrel which paused briefly before disappearing inside the forest.

Tropical Birding www.tropicalbirding.com 8 We had lunch at Mr Daeng’s birdwatching centre, famous in Thai birding circles. He keeps a birders log book where people write their interesting sightings. He also has a nice balcony with a pipe where he drops mealworms down and sometimes gets interesting birds coming in. Today we only saw a Blue Whistling-Thrush and Northern Treeshrew . After a nice relaxing lunch we went to check out the royal gardens and the Siriphum Waterfall. This is a great place for Plumbeous & White-capped Redstart and we found them both fairly easily and had great scope views. We also had our first Plain Flowerpecker and then a raptor back at the car park which after some deliberation we identified as a Booted Eagle . Next we went to the site for the Black-tailed Crake which seemed not to be showing of late. We had some good birding as we waitied though and added Scarlet Minivet, Ashy & Mountain Bulbuls, Gray-cheeked Fulvetta, Blue-winged Minla and Hill Blue-Flycatcher. Next we started working our way back downslope and visited the larger Wachirathan Waterfall where scanning for fortails we saw a White-breasted Waterhen. We walked down a trail along the river and heard the distinctive high pitched call of the Slaty-backed Forktail which soon popped out in the open offering fantastic views. It was late afternoon by now and we made our way out of the park to a pre-roost site for the Blossom-headed Parakeet . While waited for them to arrive we saw Indian Roller, Black- collared Starling and Green Bee-eater . I heard some soft high-pitched calls and scanning in that direction we saw several birds perched in a tree nearby which showed well before taking off noisily for their roost site. It was the end of another bird-filled day.

Slaty-backed Forktails are very shy birds of forested streams, and we were lucky to get such good looks. (Scott Watson)

15 th February - Doi Inthanon National Park We were back again at the stone bridge to try again for the Black-backed Forktail , but again they escaped us as soon as we arrived. Back at the car park we saw Golden-fronted Leafbird, Purple Sunbird and Black-headed Bulbul before heading back upslope. We went back to the Km 34.5 trail which we had walked a short distance along yesterday. In the lower section we saw some great birds, with better views of Pygmy Cupwing , both Long-tailed & Gray-chinned Minivets , our first Clicking Shrike-Babbler, Rufous-backed Sibia and White-throated Fantail . In the middle section a fly over of Crested Goshawk, Gray-throated Babbler & White-browed Scimitar-Babblers crossing the track and our first Slaty-bellied Tesia and Mountain Tailorbird . Some of the most desirable and difficult birds at Doi Inthanon are the cochoas and it was here that we heard the unmistakeable call of the Green Cochoa . We tried to call it out, but the bird would’t budge and scanning every angle available didn’t help. Frustratingly after a long time we had to admit defeat. Higher up still, we reached an area of pines where we saw the beautiful Large Niltava , a pair of Stripe-breasted Woodpeckers, and our first Chestnut-vented Nuthatch, Hume's Warbler and Hill Prinia . Back at the base of the track, we got great views of the beautiful Yellow-cheeked Tit before heading again to Mr Daeng’s for lunch. Today, the mealworms brought in a Rufous-bellied Niltava, Lesser Shortwing and Blue Whistling-Thrush . In the afternoon we checked out a trail often referred to as the ‘Jeep Track’ although you certainly couldn’t get a jeep along there now. It was very quiet but we did catch glimpses of the difficult

Tropical Birding www.tropicalbirding.com 9 White-necked Laughingthrush crossing the trail and on the way back, both Gray-cheeked & Rufous-winged Fulvettas and our first Small Niltava . Birding was much better back out on the main road and here we had the beautiful Silver-eared Mesia, Black-backed Sibia, Blue-winged Minla and Golden Babbler . After the very long day yesterday I promised a slightly earlier finish today although a few of us continued birding the grounds of the resort picking up Indian Roller and some nice Rufous Treepies.

16th February - Doi Inthanon to Doi Chiang Dao On our final moring we concentrated on the lower section of the park. Crossing the stone bridge, we continued up a steep road which went on to a distant hill tribe community. The dry deciduous forest along here holds some great birds but it can be a little slow. We started off with a fly-over of Crested Goshawk followed by scope views of another Asian Barred Owlet . We also found a small flock with the pretty Black-naped Monarch and Velvet fronted Nuthatch in. One of our main targets along here was the very colourful Black-headed Woodpecker which we found quickly, getting great scope views. This road is particularly good for woodpeckers and we soon added Greater Flameback . The other main target was the diminutive Collared Falconet which I took people to a reliable stakeout for. Soon, one member of the group spotted 2 birds at the top of some dead branches we were all soon ‘oohing and aahing’ at the delightfully cute falconets. After a very successful morning we started the long walk back down, adding Eurasian Jay and Blue Magpie on the way. Back at the resort we went looking for Rufous Treepie for those that had missed it yesterday but only managed to find a Eurasian Hoopoe . Our time was up here and we started our drive north, through Chiang Mai to base of Doi Chiang Dao, Thailand’s 3 rd highest mountain.

Surely Black-headed Woodpecker is one of the most beautiful woodpeckers in the world. (Scott Watson)

We had lunch with our very friendly host, Malee, which was interrupted with the arrival of a beautiful Black-hooded Oriole in a tree next to the restaurant. When it had cooled down a bit in the afternoon, we walked along to Wat Tam Pah Plong, a beautiful temple located on the side of the mountain up several hundred steps. At the base we saw our first Asian Paradise-Flycatcher, Gray-eyed Bulbul and Blue-throated Barbet before starting the steps. We tried unsuccessfully for the Streaked Wren-Babbler at some rocky limestone outcrops but saw White-throated Fantail, Black Bulbul and Striated Yuhina a little further along. At the very top of the steps was the temple itself and a fantastic viewpoint from where we saw Pin-tailed Pigeon, Mountain Imperial-Pigeon, Pale-legged Leaf-Warbler, Asian Drongo-Cuckoo, Asian Fairy-bluebird and Streaked Spiderhunter . The temple has a resident Silver Pheasant which in previous years had been thought to have come down from the mountain but now it seems that it was somebody’s abandoned pet. On the way down we checked behind one of the buildings and at a waterpipe outflow we saw Blue Whistling-Thrush and also a Dark-sided Thrush . The latter which we had missed at Doi Inthanon. Further down the steps at the gully trail we added Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher, Yellow-bellied Warbler, Brown-cheeked Fulvetta and Buff-breasted Babbler . Back at the Streaked Wren-Babbler site we got a response but unfortunately the bird didn’t show itself. After another great day we enjoyed some home-cooked Thai food.

Tropical Birding www.tropicalbirding.com 10 17th February - Doi Chiang Dao Today we had a day trip up to the Den Ya Kat substation to explore some of the higher accessible reaches of Doi Chiang Dao. It wasn’t that far really, but the road was pretty rough and we left well before dawn to get up there at a reasonable hour. On the way up we tried first for our main target of the day which was the Giant Nuthatch . Our driver knew just which branches they liked to sing from in the morning and we all got great views of the largest nuthatch in the world. Here we also added the Slender-billed Oriole , another very difficult bird. From here we walked along the dirt road and had some great birding during the morning, with Stripe-breasted Woodpecker, Large Woodshrike, Indochinese Cuckoo-shrike , 4 species of minivets, Bar-winged Flycatcher-Shrike , fleeting views of Long-tailed Broadbill, Maroon Oriole, Black Bulbul, Rufescent Prinia, Lesser Yellownape and Olive-backed Pipit . Up at Den Ya Kat substation we walked around the clearing and added both Burmese & Gray-backed Shrikes, Eurasian Jay and Gray Bushchat. We had an early packed lunch and relaxed a bit before going along the summit trail where some of us saw Brown-throated Treecreeper , split by some as Hume’s Treecreeper. We had 1 or 2 birding stops on the way down adding Speckled Piculet, Gray-capped Woodpecker and Great Tit . On the last stop we found a fantastic flowering tree where we added Orange-bellied Leafbird , many Common Rosefinches , a Changeable Hawk-Eagle and had better views of Striated Yuhina . At lower elevations we flushed a Besra and also glimpsed a Black Baza in flight, before heading back to our lodge for a well-deserved rest.

Scarlet Minivets always add a splash of color to the forest. (Scott Watson)

18th February - Doi Chiang Dao to Doi Ang Khang Having missed the Hume’s Pheasant at Doi Chiang Dao, we were leaving extra early to get to a spot in the mountains where they sometimes are seen by the side of the road. Before setting off, we heard a distant Mountain Scops-Owl calling and then we had a fairly long drive in the dark along mountain roads. We got to the site and drove up and down along their favoured stretch but it seemed that they were not going to show, so we stopped at an open country spot on the top hill where we saw Great Tit & our first Brown-breasted Bulbuls. The wind was strong, so we drove down into the valley towards Doi Ang Khang. By the side of the road, I heard the distinctive call of a Russet Bush-Warbler and we stopped to try for it. It was a sneaky little fella but some of us had decent views. We drove down to the start of an old logging track called the Mae Per trail and began our morning walk. Straight away we heard Bay Woodpecker and managed to call it in. We picked up birds at a steady rate and saw both Golden-throated & Blue-throated Barbets, Gray-backed Shrike, Striated Bulbul, Yellow-cheeked Tit, Mountain Tailorbird in a bamboo patch, the gaudy Silver-eared Mesia, fleeting glimpses of the skulking Gray-throated Babbler plus Gould's & Black- throated Sunbirds. We walked back to the vehicles and drove upslope to a higher elevation trail. It was now late morning and there wasn’t much actiuvity, although we did pick up Chestnut-vented Nuthatch, Gray-cheeked Fulvetta and our main target, the fantastic Red-faced Liocichla .

Tropical Birding www.tropicalbirding.com 11 After lunch at the royal project, we went to check in and had a bit of time to rest during which some of the die-hards spotted a female Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush in the hotel car park. We reconvened and headed to the rock garden inside the royal project where we searched in vain for the Limestone Wren-Babbler. Next we went to the nature trail and saw Blue-bearded Bee-eater & Blue Whistling-Thrush , then onto the area behind the restaurant where we pieced together parts of a Black-breasted Thrush through the foliage followed by a Large Cuckoo-shrike which flew overhead and perched in the top of a tall tree giving brief scope views. There was only a short amount of birding time left and we headed to the beginning of the farmland trail where we saw House & Pacific Swifts, Striated Swallow, Long-tailed Shrike, Pied & Gray Bushchats, Gray & White Wagtails and Olive-backed Pipit .

Yellow-bellied Flowerpeckers are always a delight to come across in a fruiting tree. (Charley Hesse)

19th February - Doi Ang Khang We tried again at the same spot for Hume’s Pheasant but no joy. It wasn’t as windy today though and the open habitat on to of the hill was ‘going off’. It was hard to believe that 2 consecutive days at the same spot could be so different. We saw more Brown-breasted Bulbuls followed by Long-tailed Shrike, Gould's Sunbird , our first Chestnut Bunting , and the fantastic Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-Babbler. One eagle-eyed member of our group spotted a distant, large raptor which through the scope turned out to be a Mountain Hawk-Eagle . We walked down a short side trail from where we had fine views over an open area where we saw Gray-breasted Prinia and White-browed Laughingthrush . Scanning the distant trees we added Eyebrowed Thrush, Olive-backed Pipit, Eurasian Jay and the fantastic Greater Yellownape . Next we went back to the upper elevation trail and today caught better activity with more Red-faced Liocichlas and our first White-browed Piculet, White-gorgeted Flycatcher and Spot- throated Babbler , all of which we had to work for and each was only seen only by a lucky few. Back to the rock garden at the King’s Project and we tried again for the Limestone Wren-Babbler but the best we could do was a fruiting tree with Silver-eared Mesia, Blue-winged Minla, Yellow-bellied & Fire-breasted Flowerpeckers. We had another delicious lunch at the King’s Project we went back for a rest before heading back out to the Farmland trail in the afternoon. Today we had given ourselves more time and we reached some decent habitat where we saw some great birds, including Crested Finchbill, Spot-breasted Parrotbill, White-browed Scimitar-Babbler, Gray Bushchat, Common Rosefinch and Common Buzzard .

Tropical Birding www.tropicalbirding.com 12 20 th February - Doi Lang to Chiang Saen We checked out pre-dawn, leaving Doi Ang Khang and heading for Doi Lang, a wonderful site on the Myanmar border holding several species that are difficult to see in Thailand. Up until several years ago, the border was not safe but now the Thai border soldiers are quite used to birders and they even put fruit out for the birds. We took the western road up the mountain and had to wind through some agricultural areas before we started to gain altitude and reach some natural habitat. Our first birds of interest were some Mountain Bamboo-Partridges running along the road ahead of us. We reached the first military check point and had a quick birding stop there which produced Chestnut-capped Babbler and some great Crested Buntings. Further on we picked a nice flat area for our breakfast stop and after finishing our breakfast packs, we nosed around a bit to find Rufous-fronted Babbler, Golden-throated Barbet and a flock of the scarce Spot-winged Grosbeaks. Further on, in the lower areas of forest we saw Stripe- breasted Woodpecker, Yellow-cheeked Tit, Chestnut-vented Nuthatch, Little Pied Flycatcher and the red-bellied philippensis race of Blue Rock-Thrush . We finally reached the upper areas and started to see more high elevation birds like Gray Treepie, Yellow-bellied Fairy-Fantail, Crested Finchbill, Striated Bulbul, Eastern Crowned Leaf-Warbler and one of our main targets for the day, the Whiskered Yuhina . While Scott and I were running back to fetch the cars, the group saw Black-eared Shrike-Babbler , another target bird.

Juvenile Blue Whistling-Thrushes lack the orange bill of the adults. (Scott Watson)

We reached the upper checkpoint where a Thai bird photographer who was just leaving, kindly put some meal worms out for us at the feeding station and we soon had Black-backed Sibia, Red-faced Liocichla, Large Niltava and Blue Whistling-Thrush coming in to feed on them. At a bathroom stop on the way down we had wonderful views over the plain below and watched Pacific Swifts flying by at eye level. The road down was in terrible condition and it was a relief to get to the bottom. Down in the town of Ban Thaton, we had a nice lunch with a view over the Maekok river and afterwards scanned the river bank and a flooded field below to find Little Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper, Common Snipe, Richard's Pipit and some Nutmeg Mannikins coming down to bathe. We now had a bit of a drive to reach Chiang Saen Lake, another fantastic site for water birds. From the boardwalk here we saw Lesser Whistling- & Eastern Spot-billed Ducks, Little Grebe, Great Cormorant, Yellow Bittern, White-breasted Waterhen , our first White-browed Crake, Purple Swamphen and Pheasant-tailed Jacana . An area by the car park had a lot of activity and here we saw Lineated & Coppersmith Barbets, Burmese Shrike, Black-collared, Asian Pied Starling, Chestnut-tailed & even a rare Rosy Starling . Flowering trees nearby had Common Iora, Purple & Eastern Crimson Sunbird plus a beautiful adult male Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker . Time was up and we drove the short distance to our hotel in the town of Chiang Saen on the banks of the mighty Maekong River.

Tropical Birding www.tropicalbirding.com 13 21 st February - Chiang Saen We had some early morning birding north of the town on a quieter stretch of the river where I had seen the scarce River Lapwing on previous tours. We didn’t have much time and started scanning river banks, ponds and flooded fields. There were so many water birds around and we saw Eastern Spot-billed Duck, Kentish & Little Ringed Plovers, Common & Green Sandpipers, Spotted Redshank, Red-necked Stint and several of our target Small Pratincoles. A Peregrine Falcon flew by on the other side of the river and many other birds started giving alarm called as it came close. We heard a River Lapwing but it sounded like it was on the other side of the island in the river and it didn’t show itself. Other birds seen were Ashy Woodswallow, Yellow-bellied & Plain Prinias, White & Citrine Wagtails ; the latter a rare bird in Thailand. Finally we had scope views of a large flock of Baya Weavers which settled into some reeds on the island before our time ran out before we had to drive back to the hotel to join the rest of the group for breakfast and then on Chiang Rai airport for our flight to Bangkok and from there a connecting flight to Krabi.

Any day you see a pitta is a good day. This Mangrove Pitta posed nicely for the whole group. (Scott Watson)

22 nd February - Krabi to Khao Nor Chuchi We had a bit of tme to explore the mangrove boardwalk before our boat trip and we started just after dawn. German's Swiftlets filled the air as we entered the boardwalk, where our main target was the beautiful Mangrove Pitta . We walked all the way to the end without fnding one but we did spot Greater Racket-tailed Drongo, Common Kingfisher and the large Brown-winged Kingfisher which was calling noisily from the top of a tree. On the way back we heard a pitta and as we got closer we noticed another birder looking into the trees. It was tricky to find as there was just a couple of small windows through the foliage, but we got the scopes on the bird and everybody got good views. The pressure was off now and we didn’t have to worry about seeing it on the boat ride. We made our way down to the river port where we found our boatman waiting and we snapped a few shots of a perched Pacific Swallow while people took their last chances to use the bathroom. The mangroves were quite slow birding but we did find some good birds, including Yellow Bittern, Striated Heron, Brahminy Kite , perched Crested Serpent- & White-bellied Sea-Eagles, Black-capped & Collared Kingfishers, Crow-billed Drongo and even some Long-tailed Macaques.

Tropical Birding www.tropicalbirding.com 14 We turned the boats around and headed for the river mouth where we hoped for lots of shorebirds but with it being high tide we only found a couple of small sandbanks exposed and here we saw Kentish Plover, Whimbrel, Eurasian Curlew, Bar-tailed Godwit and Common, Great Crested & Lesser Crested Terns . On the way back, the boat man took us down a small channel and we got out to explore some muddy ponds where we added Common Redshank , and also saw our first Ashy Tailorbird along with Black-naped Oriole and Pied Fantail in the trees nearby. It was hot by the end of the trip and we were happy to put the AC on full blast for the drive to Khao Nor Chuchi, about an hour away. When we arrived we checked into the newly built rooms and some people checked out the banana feeders to find Yellow-vented Bulbul, Orange-bellied Flowerpecker and other common birds. In the afternoon we explored some forest nearby but as I had been warning everybody, the forest was very slow going. Our patience was rewarded with a few good birds with Asian Paradise-Flycatcher, Hairy-backed Bulbul, Moustached Babbler, Dark-sided Flycatcher and Crimson-breasted Flowerpecker. The highlight of the afternoon though was on the way back when a 10ft King Cobra crossed the road in front of us.

Orange-bellied Flowerpecker is a common garden bird in southern Thailand. (Scott Watson)

23 rd February - Khao Nor Chuchi We started early and followed our local guide into the forest reserve. On the main track, he pointed out a female Siberian Blue Robin which we could just about make out in the half light. We walked down a side trail and deeper into the forest to a secret site where a hide had been set up. Because of our numbers, we had to split into 2 groups to go in. Luckily both groups saw our target Gurney's Pitta . A female that appeared to have paired with a male Malayan Banded-Pitta, which was a little worrying for the future of this endangered species. Still for us it was great to get both of these important targets straight away, so now we could enjoy our general forest birding with peace of mind. We had a good selection of quality birds during the morning, including Chestnut-winged Babbler, Rufous- winged Philentoma, Crow-billed Drongo, Pale-legged & Eastern Crowned Leaf-Warblers and Tickell's & Chinese Blue-Flycatchers . Another highlight though were a pair of Black Magpies which gave their weird vocalization and came in close to give us brief views. On the way back to the park entrance we saw Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker & Yellow-eared Spiderhunter in a flowering tree, plus Black-naped Monarch and Asian Paradise- Flycatcher . Leaving the forest we saw our first Gray-rumped Treeswift and also a soaring Crested Serpent-Eagle.

Before heading out in the afternoon some people saw Olive-winged Bulbul feeding on bananas put out for them, and then a nice dinky Gray-capped Woodpecker in the scope. We started the afternoon’s birding by checking out a fruiting tree with Buff-vented, Cream-vented & Spectacled Bulbuls plus Gray-cheeked & Yellow-bellied Bulbuls

Tropical Birding www.tropicalbirding.com 15 nearby. Other good birds were a perched Banded Bay Cuckoo, Violet Cuckoo flying overhead, a nice pair of Raffles' Malkohas and fantastic scope views of Red-bearded Bee-eater .The latter was especially nice as we missed it at Kaeng Krachan earlier in the trip. We went to the owling site straight from here but had a bit of time to kill inside the forest while our guide went looking for frogmouths. It was pretty quiet and all we had was our first brief view of Green Broadbill which was definitely ‘better view desired’. Our guide’s assistant came back and took us into the forest to show us a Gould’s Frogmouth . It was a fantastic bird and one of the highlights of the trip. It was dark by now and on the way out we heard the unmistakeable call of the Oriental Bay-Owl some distance away. We walked closer and tried call it in, but the bird moved further away. Despite this, it was the end of another successful day.

The weird-looking Gould’s Frogmouth was one of the birds of the trip. (Scott Watson)

24 th February - Khao Nor Chuchi Again the day started overcast and drizzly. We hoped it would dry up and went out optimistically after our early breakfast. The clay roads were tricky to get up in our vehicles so we ended up walking further than we had planned. The drizzly got heavier and heavier until we were forced to take shelter under an abandoned structure in a rubber plantation. It took a while but the rain finally eased and the birds came out to play. We started to see some nice forest edge and canopy species such as Thick-billed Pigeon, Gray-rumped Treeswift, Greater Green Leafbird, Cream- vented, Red-eyed, Spectacled & Gray-cheeked Bulbuls, Red-throated & Van Hasselt's Sunbirds and Spectacled Spiderhunter . We walked down the ever more forested road and started to pick up better quality forest birds like Puff-throated Babbler, Green Broadbill and Yellow-breasted & Crimson-breasted Flowerpeckers . Our main targets though were babblers, especially Rufous-crowned & Chestnut-rumped Babblers which are not found at Krung Ching, our last site on the tour. We found them without too much difficulty and also picked up Moustached, Scaly-crowned & Chestnut-winged Babblers before we started heading back for a late lunch. The afternoon brought more rain, and our optimism was further dampened. It was a pretty quiet afternoon although we did see some good birds including Silver-rumped Needletail, Crow-billed Drongo, Yellow-vented Flowerpecker and Yellow- eared & Gray-breasted Spiderhunters. The bird of the afternoon though was the very attractive Whiskered Treeswift which we had great views of through the scope. The clients were too tired to go out owling after dinner so only the guides went and we were rewarded with great views of Brown Wood-Owl .

Tropical Birding www.tropicalbirding.com 16 25 th February - Khao Nor Chuchi to Krung Ching We had one more morning to bird Khao Nor Chuchi without the local guide and we hoped to pick up a few more new species. It looked overcast again but we decided to go ahead and hit one of the forest trails and hope that it would dry up during the morning. It didn’t, and the rain got heavier and heavier. We saw some of the same birds as before, such as Thick-billed Pigeon, Silver-rumped Needletail, Tickell's Blue-Flycatcher and Siberian Blue Robin but the morning was a bit of a wash out. We got back to the hotel and had enough time to put on some dry clothes before we said goodbye to our wonderful hosts and headed to the town of Tha Sala on the eastern side of the peninsular. On the way we had Whiskered Terns flying over the local shrimp ponds and a nice Indian Roller perched on a wire. We arrived in time for lunch and it finally seemed like we had escaped the rain. The gardens had plenty of common birds like Pied Fantail, Yellow-vented Bulbul , Olive-backed Sunbird and Nutmeg Mannikin , and some people decided to stay for the afternoon while the rest of us took a drive up to Krung Ching to begin birding our final site of the tour. It was mercifully dry when we arrived and we had a bird-filled couple of hours birding along the entrance road, where we saw Crested Serpent-Eagle, Black-bellied & Raffles' Malkohas, Banded Woodpecker, great views of both Banded & Black-and-yellow Broadbills , our first Dark-throated Oriole, Greater Green Leafbird, Red-throated Sunbird, Thick-billed Spiderhunter and even a small group of Stump-tailed Macaques in a distant tree. After a nice taster for what was to come, we drove back to the coast for a nice dinner including some local seefood.

Knowledge of their calls is key to locating Asian trogons, like this Scarlet-rumped Trogon. (Charley Hesse)

26 th February - Krung Ching Today was our only full day’s birding at Krung Ching. Our resort kindly gave us an extra special early breakfast and we were soon on our way. We started by walking down the hill from the upper car park. We didn’t want to risk getting stuck at the bottom of the steep slippery road if it rained. We had a particularly vociferous White-rumped Shama perched on the wire singing its heart out. We also had more views of Dark-throated Oriole and Eastern Crimson Sunbird . If those birds were not pretty enough, next we saw the stunning Red-bearded Bee-eater perched nearby. In fruiting trees in main camp we added a pair of Thick-billed Pigeons, Red-throated Barbet and Scaly-breasted Bulbul (surely one of the ,most attractive bulbul species). We also had a fly over of a male Wreathed Hornbill before starting the trail. On the first part of the trail there was quite a bit of activity and we had a stunning male Scarlet-rumped Trogon , a Dollarbird perched on a bare branch in the canopy, brief views of Maroon Woodpecker, Scaly-crowned & Chestnut-winged Babblers , Green Iora and a pair of Sultan Tits in the tree tops.

Tropical Birding www.tropicalbirding.com 17 The concrete trail became quite steep and slippery but we all made it safely to the top where we took a break to photograph a pair of confiding Gray-headed Canary-Flycatchers . The trail became flatter and we carried on picking up new birds at a steady rate. Most of us saw our first Gold-whiskered Barbet of the tour and also Green, Banded & Black-and-yellow Broadbills within just a few minutes, whereas the ever elusive Great Argus was only heard. On the way back, Rufous-tailed Tailorbird calling but was tricky to see as was Ferruginous Babbler which was hanging out with the more common Moustached Babbler . We got back to the main camp site for lunch in clearing which was interrupted with our first Indian Cuckoo well spotted by Dominique and a very cooperative Wallace's Hawk-Eagle which posed in several different trees offering excellent scope views for the whole group. After lunch we checked the fruiting trees again and had a very productive time with several new species including Brown- streaked Flycatcher, Crimson-breasted Flowerpecker, Lesser Green Leafbird and Brown Barbet . Then it was back to Back at Tha Sala to relax at the comfortable resort.

Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher has been put in the fairy-flycatcher family. (Charley Hesse)

27 th February - Krung Ching & Tha Sala to Bangkok It was the last morning of birding on the tour, and just half the group drove back to Krung Ching to see if we couldn’t pick up just a few more species for the list. We were especially keen to see the Malaysian Rail Babbler. The others decided to take it easy before their long return flights but would still do some birding near the hotel. It was mercifully dry as we approached Krung Ching and after a short scan from the car park, with Asian Fairy-bluebird and Greater Green Leafbirds , we headed straight for the trail as time was limited. Conditions seemed perfect but the forest was strangely quiet. We soon saw 2 beautiful perched Black Bazas which we had fine scope views of, then an even closer Crested Serpent-Eagle . We had better views of several species such as Asian Drongo-Cuckoo and Chestnut- breasted Malkohas but Gold-whiskered Barbet remained elusive and refused to show itself to those that had missed it yesterday. Some other birds seen during the morning were Dollarbird, Ochraceous & Gray-cheeked Bulbuls, Chestnut-winged Babbler and Lesser Green Leafbird . We also had brief views of a Black Giant Squirrel jumping between trees. The big surprise of the morning though was hearing a Blyth's Frogmouth calling during day. I tried to crawl in the tangly vegetation to try and find its roost but it stopped calling before I was able to locate it. Time was up and we drove back to Tha Sala for lunch and to freshen up before our long flights. Those that decided to stay at the resort took a walk nearby and found many good birds including some new additions to the list. Birds seen during the morning included Indian Roller, Yellow Bittern, Oriental Honey-buzzard , a Watercock in flight, Whiskered Tern, Collared Kingfisher, Blue-tailed Bee-eater, Coppersmith Barbet, Streak-breasted Woodpecker, Common & Greater Flamebacks, Black-naped Oriole and Pacific Swallow . We did our final list at lunch and the final count for the trip was 478 bird species (including 18sp only heard), plus 18 mammal species.

Tropical Birding www.tropicalbirding.com 18 Bird List Taxonomy following Clements 6 th edition (updated August 2012) DUCKS, GEESE AND WATERFOWL: Anatidae 1 Lesser Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna javanica Seen at Bueng Boraphet & Chiang Saen. 2 Cotton Pygmy-goose Nettapus coromandelianus Seen at Bueng Boraphet. 3 Eastern Spot-billed Duck Anas zonorhyncha Seen at Chiang Saen. 4 Northern Pintail Anas acuta Seen at Bueng Boraphet. 5 Garganey Anas querquedula Seen at Bueng Boraphet. 6 Green-winged Teal Anas crecca Seen at Bueng Boraphet. This near-threatened species was seen at Bueng 7 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca Boraphet. 8 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Seen at Bueng Boraphet. PHEASANTS, GROUSE AND ALLIES: Phasianidae 9 Rufous-throated Partridge Arborophila rufogularis Seen at Doi Inthanon & heard at Doi Lang. 10 Bar-backed Partridge Arborophila brunneopectus Heard at Kaeng Krachan. Seen at Ban Maka hide & Khao Yai. Heard at 11 Scaly-breasted Partridge Arborophila chloropus Kaeng Krachan & Doi Chiang Dao. 12 Mountain Bamboo-Partridge Bambusicola fytchii Seen at Doi Inthanon & Doi Lang. 13 Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus Seen at Khao Yai & heard at Kaeng Krachan. 14 Kalij Pheasant Lophura leucomelanos Seen at Kaeng Krachan. This near-threatened species was heard at 15 Great Argus Argusianus argus Krung Ching. GREBES: Podicipedidae Seen at Nom Pla Lai, Bueng Boraphet, Chiang 16 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Saen & Tha Sala. STORKS: Ciconiidae Seen at Laem Pak Bia, Nom Pla Lai & Bueng 17 Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans Boraphet. 18 Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala This near-threatened species was seen at Pak Thale. CORMORANTS AND SHAGS: Phalacrocoracidae 19 Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis Seen at Bueng Boraphet. 20 Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Seen at Chiang Saen. Seen at Pak Thale, Laem Pak Bia, Nom Pla Lai, 21 Little Cormorant Phalacrocorax niger Bueng Boraphet, Krabi & Tha Sala. ANHINGAS: Anhingidae This near-threatened species was seen at Bueng 22 Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster Boraphet. HERONS, EGRETS AND BITTERNS: Ardeidae Seen at Nom Pla Lai, Bueng Boraphet, Chiang 23 Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis Saen, Krabi & Tha Sala. Seen at Pak Thale, Nom Pla Lai, Bueng Boraphet 24 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea & Chiang Saen. 25 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea Seen at Bueng Boraphet. Seen at Pak Thale, Nom Pla Lai, Bueng 26 Great Egret Ardea alba Boraphet, Chiang Saen, Krabi & Tha Sala. Seen at Laem Pak Bia, Bueng Boraphet, Chiang 27 Intermediate Egret Mesophoyx intermedia Saen & Krabi. 28 Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes This vulnerable species was seen at Laem Pak Bia. 29 Little Egret Egretta garzetta Commonly seen near water. 30 Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra Seen at Laem Pak Bia. 31 Cattle Egret Bubulcus coromandus Commonly seen throughout. 32 Chinese Pond-Heron Ardeola bacchus Commonly seen throughout. 33 Striated Heron Butorides striata Seen at Laem Pak Bia, Khao Yai & Krabi. 34 Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Seen at Bueng Boraphet. IBISES: Threskiornithidae 35 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Seen at Bueng Boraphet. OSPREY: Pandionidae 36 Osprey Pandion haliaetus Seen at Bueng Boraphet. HAWKS, EAGLES AND KITES: Accipitridae 37 Black Baza Aviceda leuphotes Seen at Laem Pak Bia, Doi Chiang Dao Krung Ching. 38 Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus Seen at Kaeng Krachan & Tha Sala.

Tropical Birding www.tropicalbirding.com 19 Seen at Pak Thale, Nom Pla Lai & Bueng 39 Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus Boraphet. 40 Black Kite Milvus migrans Seen at Nom Pla Lai & Bueng Boraphet. Seen at Pak Thale, Laem Pak Bia, Nom Pla Lai, 41 Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus Krabi & Tha Sala. Seen at Kaeng Krachan, Krabi, Khao Nor Chuchi & 42 Crested Serpent-Eagle Spilornis cheela Krung Ching. Heard at Khao Yai & Doi Chiang Dao. 43 Eastern Marsh-Harrier Circus spilonotus Seen at Bueng Boraphet. 44 Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos Seen at Bueng Boraphet. Seen at Khao Yai, Doi Inthanon, Doi Chiang Dao 45 Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus & Doi Ang Khang. 46 Shikra Accipiter badius Seen at Laem Pak Bia. 47 Besra Accipiter virgatus Seen at Doi Chiang Dao. 48 Common Buzzard Buteo buteo Seen at Doi Ang Khang. 49 Booted Eagle Hiraaetus pennatus Seen at Doi Inthanon. 50 Rufous-bellied Eagle Lophotriorchis kienerii Seen at Kaeng Krachan. 51 Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus Seen at Doi Chiang Dao. 52 Mountain Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus nipalensis Seen at Doi Ang Khang. 53 Wallace's Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus nanus This vulnerable species was seen at Krung Ching. 54 White-bellied Sea-Eagle Haliaetus leucogaster Seen at Krabi. RAILS, GALLINULES AND COOTS: Rallidae Seen at Nom Pla Lai, Bueng Boraphet, Doi 55 White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus Inthanon, Chiang Saen, Khao Nor Chuchi & Tha Sala. 56 Ruddy-breasted Crake Porzana fusca Heard at Bueng Boraphet. 57 White-browed Crake Porzana cinerea Seen at Chiang Saen 58 Watercock Gallicrex cinerea Seen by one participent at Tha Sala. 59 Slaty-legged Crake Rallina eurizonoides Seen at Ban Maka hide. 60 Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio Seen at Bueng Boraphet & Chiang Saen. Seen at Laem Pak Bia, Bueng Boraphet, Chiang 61 Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Saen & Tha Sala. 62 Eurasian Coot Fulica atra Seen at Bueng Boraphet PLOVERS AND LAPWINGS: Charadriidae This near-threatened species was heard at 63 River Lapwing Vanellus duvaucelii Chiang Saen. 64 Gray-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus Seen at Bueng Boraphet. Seen at Laem Pak Bia, Kaeng Krachan, Khao Yai, 65 Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus Bueng Boraphet, Krabi & Tha Sala. 66 Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola Seen at Pak Thale & Bueng Boraphet. 67 Lesser Sand-Plover Charadrius mongolus Seen at Pak Thale. 68 Greater Sand-Plover Charadrius leschenaultii Seen at Pak Thale. This near-threatened species was seen at Laem 69 Malaysian Plover Charadrius peronii Pak Bia. Seen at Pak Thale, Laem Pak Bia, Chiang Saen & 70a Kentish Plover Charadrius a. alexandrinus Krabi. 70b [White-faced Plover] Charadrius a. dealbatus Seen at Laem Pak Bia. 71 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Seen at Laem Pak Bia, Thaton & Chiang Saen. STILTS AND AVOCETS: Recurvirostridae Seen at Laem Pak Bia, Bueng Boraphet & Tha 72 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus Sala. JACANAS: Jacanidae 73 Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus Seen at Bueng Boraphet & Chiang Saen. 74 Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus Seen at Bueng Boraphet SANDPIPERS: Scolopacidae 75 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Commonly seen near water 76 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Seen at Chiang Saen. 77 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus Seen at Pak Thale, Laem Pak Bia & Chiang Saen. 78 Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia Seen at Laem Pak Bia & Chiang Saen. 79 Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis Seen at Pak Thale. 80 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola Seen at Pak Thale & Laem Pak Bia. 81 Common Redshank Tringa tetanus Seen at Krabi. 82 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Seen at Krabi.

Tropical Birding www.tropicalbirding.com 20 83 Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis This vulnerable species was seen at Pak Thale. This near-threatened species was seen at Pak 84 Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Thale & Krabi. This near-threatened species was seen at Pak 85 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Thale. 86 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Seen at Krabi. 87 Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris This vulnerable species was seen at Pak Thale. 88 Sanderling Calidris alba Seen at Laem Pak Bia. 89 Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis Seen at Pak Thale & Chiang Saen. 90 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii Seen at Pak Thale. 91 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Seen at Pak Thale. This critically endangered species was seen at 92 Spoon-billed Sandpiper Eurynorhynchus pygmeus Pak Thale. 93 Broad-billed Sandpiper Limicola falcinellus Seen at Pak Thale. 94 Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago Seen at Bueng Boraphet & Thaton. PRATINCOLES AND COURSERS: Glareolidae 95 Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum Seen at Bueng Boraphet. 96 Small Pratincole Glareola lacteal Seen at Chiang Saen. GULLS, TERNS AND SKIMMERS: Laridae 97 Brown-headed Gull Larus brunnicephalus Seen at Pak Thale & Nom Pla Lai. 98 Little Tern Sternula albifrons Seen at Pak Thale & Laem Pak Bia. 99 Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica Seen at Pak Thale. 100 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia Seen at Laem Pak Bia & Nom Pla Lai. Seen at Pak Thale, Laem Pak Bia, Nom Pla Lai, 101 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrid Bueng Boraphet & Tha Sala. 102 Common Tern Sterna hirundo Seen at Laem Pak Bia & Krabi. 103 Great Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii Seen at Laem Pak Bia & Krabi. 104 Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis Seen at Krabi. PIGEONS AND DOVES: Columbidae 105 Rock Pigeon Columba livia Commonly seen throughout. 106 Ashy Wood-Pigeon Columba pulchricollis Seen at Doi Inthanon. 107 Oriental Turtle-Dove Streptopelia orientalis Seen at Doi Chiang Dao. Seen at Pak Thale, Laem Pak Bia, Nom Pla Lai, 108 Red Collared-Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica Khao Yai, Bueng Boraphet & Doi Inthanon. 109 Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis Commonly seen throughout. 110 Barred Cuckoo Dove Macropygia unchall Seen at Khao Yai. 111 Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica Seen or heard at most forest sites. 112 Zebra Dove Geopelia striata Commonly seen throughout. 113 Pink-necked Pigeon Treron vernans Seen at Bueng Boraphet. Seen at Kaeng Krachan, Khao Nor Chuchi & 114 Thick-billed Pigeon Treron curvirostra Krung Ching. 115 Pin-tailed Pigeon Treron apicauda Seen at Doi Chiang Dao. Seen at Kaeng Krachan, Khao Yai, Doi Chiang 116 Mountain Imperial-Pigeon Ducula badia Dao & Doi Lang. CUCKOOS: Cuculidae 117 Large Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides Seen at Doi Inthanon & heard at Doi Ang Khang. 118 Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx vagans Heard at Khao Nor Chuchi. Seen at Khao Nor Chuchi. Heard at most other 119 Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii forest sites. 120 Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus Seen at Bueng Boraphet. 121 Asian Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx maculatus Seen at Doi Inthanon. 122 Violet Cuckoo Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus Seen at Khao Nor Chuchi. 123 Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus Seen at Krung Ching. Seen at Doi Chiang Dao & Krung Ching. Heard at 124 Asian Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus lugubris Khao Nor Chuchi. 125 Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus Seen or heard at most sites. This near-threatened species was seen at Krung 126 Black-bellied Malkoha Phaenicophaeus diardi Ching. 127 Green-billed Malkoha Phaenicophaeus tristis Seen at Khao Yai, Doi Chiang Dao & Tha Sala. 128 Raffles' Malkoha Phaenicophaeus chlorophaeus Seen at Khao Nor Chuchi & Krung Ching. 129 Chestnut-breasted Malkoha Phaenicophaeus curvirostris Seen at Kaeng Krachan & Krung Ching. 130 Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis Commonly seen or heard at most sites.

Tropical Birding www.tropicalbirding.com 21 131 Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis Seen at Khao Yai. BARN-OWLS: Tytonidae 132 Barn Owl Tyto alba Seen at Kaeng Krachan. 133 Oriental Bay-Owl Phodilus badius Heard at Khao Nor Chuchi. OWLS: Strigidae This vulnerable species was seen at Kaeng 134 White-fronted Scops-Owl Otus sagittatus Krachan. 135 Mountain Scops-Owl Otus spilocephalus Heard at Doi Chiang Dao & Doi Ang Khang. Heard at Khao Yai, Doi Ang Khang & Khao Nor 136 Collared Scops-Owl Otus lettia Chuchi. Seen at Ban Maka. Heard at Kaeng Krachan & 137 Collared Owlet Glaucidium brodiei Khao Yai. 138 Asian Barred Owlet Glaucidium cuculoides Seen at Khao Yai & Doi Inthanon. 139 Brown Wood-Owl Strix leptogrammica Heard at Khao Nor Chuchi (Seen by the guides). 140 Brown Hawk-Owl Ninox scutulata Heard at Kaeng Krachan & Khao Nor Chuchi. FROGMOUTHS: Podargidae This near-threatened species was seen at Khao 141 Gould's Frogmouth Batrachostomus stellatus Nor Chuchi. 142 Javan Frogmouth Batrachostomus javanensis Heard at Krung Ching. NIGHTJARS AND ALLIES: Caprimulgidae 143 Great Eared-Nightjar Eurostopodus macrotis Seen at Khao Yai. 144 Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus Seen at Kaeng Krachan & heard at Ban Maka. SWIFTS: Apodidae 145 Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus Seen at Khao Yai & Krabi. 146 Silver-rumped Needletail Seen at Khao Nor Chuchi. Seen at Kaeng Krachan, Khao Yai & Doi Chiang 147 Himalayan Swiftlet Aerodramus brevirostris Dao & Doi Ang Khang. Seen at Petchaburi, Krabi, Khao Nor Chuchi & 148 German's Swiftlet Aerodramus germani Tha Sala. Seen at Doi Ang Khang, Chiang Saen & Khao 149 House Swift Apus nipalensis Nor Chuchi. Seen at Kaeng Krachan, Doi Chiang Dao, Doi 150 Pacific Swift Apus pacificus Ang Khang, Doi Lang & Khao Nor Chuchi. 151 Asian Palm-Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis Commonly seen throughout. TREESWIFTS: Hemiprocnidae 152 Gray-rumped Treeswift Hemiprocne longipennis Seen at Khao Nor Chuchi. 153 Whiskered Treeswift Hemiprocne comata Seen at Khao Nor Chuchi. TROGONS: Trogonidae This near-threatened species was seen at Krung 154 Scarlet-rumped Trogon Harpactes duvaucelii Ching. 155 Red-headed Trogon Harpactes erythrocephalus Seen at Kaeng Krachan & Khao Yai. KINGFISHERS: Alcedinidae Seen at Nom Pla Lai, Khao Yai, Bueng Boraphet, 156 Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Chiang Saen & Krabi. 157 Brown-winged Kingfisher Pelargopsis amauroptera This near-threatened species was seen at Krabi. Seen at Laem Pak Bia, Kaeng Krachan, Nom Pla 158 White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis Lai, Khao Yai, Bueng Boraphet, Chiang Saen, Krabi, Khao Nor Chuchi & Tha Sala. 159 Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata Seen at Laem Pak Bia, Nom Pla Lai & Krabi. Seen at Laem Pak Bia, Nom Pla Lai, Krabi & Tha 160 Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris Sala. 161 Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis Seen at Bueng Boraphet & Chiang Saen. BEE-EATERS: Meropidae 162 Red-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis amictus Seen at Khao Nor Chuchi & Krung Ching. 163 Blue-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis athertoni Seen at Khao Yai Doi Ang Khang. 164 Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis Seen at Doi Inthanon. 165 Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus Seen at Bueng Boraphet & Tha Sala. 166 Chestnut headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti Seen at Kaeng Krachan & Khao Yai. ROLLERS: Coraciidae Seen at Khao Yai, Bueng Boraphet, Doi 167 Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis Inthanon, Krung Ching & Tha Sala. Seen at Kaeng Krachan, Khao Nor Chuchi & 168 Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis Krung Ching.

Tropical Birding www.tropicalbirding.com 22 HOOPOES: Upupidae 169 Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops Seen at Doi Inthanon. HORNBILLS: Bucerotidae Seen at Kaeng Krachan, Khao Yai & Doi Chiang 170 Oriental Pied-Hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris Dao. 171 Great Hornbill Buceros bicornis Seen at Kaeng Krachan & Khao Yai. This near-threatened species was seen at Kaeng 172 Rusty-cheeked Hornbill Anorrhinus tickelli Krachan. 173 Wreathed Hornbill Aceros undulatus Seen at Khao Yai & Krung Ching. ASIAN BARBETS: Megalaimidae 174 Brown Barbet Calorhamphus fuliginosus Seen at Krung Ching. Seen at Kaeng Krachan & Doi Lang. Heard at Doi 175 Great Barbet Megalaima virens Inthanon, Doi Chiang Dao & Doi Ang Khang. Seen at Kaeng Krachan, Khao Yai & Chiang 176 Lineated Barbet Megalaima lineata Saen. 177 Green-eared Barbet Megalaima faiostricta Seen at Kaeng Krachan & Khao Yai Seen at Krung Ching & heard at Khao Nor 178 Gold-whiskered Barbet Megalaima chrysopogon Chuchi. This near-threatened species was heard at Khao 179 Red-crowned Barbet Megalaima rafflesii Nor Chuchi. This near-threatened species was seen at Krung 180 Red-throated Barbet Megalaima mystacophanos Ching. Heard at Kaeng Krachan & Khao Nor Chuchi. Seen at Doi Inthanon, Doi Ang Khang & Doi 181 Golden-throated Barbet Megalaima franklinii Lang. Seen at Kaeng Krachan, Doi Chiang Dao & Doi 182 Blue-throated Barbet Megalaima asiatica Ang Khang. Heard at Khao Nor Chuchi. 183 Moustached Barbet Megalaima incognita Seen at Kaeng Krachan & Khao Yai. Seen at Kaeng Krachan & Khao Yai. Heard at 184 Blue-eared Barbet Megalaima australis Khao Nor Chuchi. Seen at Khao Yai, Bueng Boraphet, Doi 185 Coppersmith Barbet Megalaima haemacephala Inthanon, Chiang Saen, Krabi & Tha Sala. Heard at Kaeng Krachan. WOODPECKERS: Picidae 186 Speckled Piculet Picumnus innominatus Seen at Doi Chiang Dao. 187 White-browed Piculet Sasia ochracea Seen at Doi Ang Khang. 188 Gray-capped Woodpecker Dendrocopos canicapillus Seen at Doi Chiang Dao & Khao Nor Chuchi. Seen at Doi Inthanon, Doi Chiang Dao, Doi Ang 189 Stripe-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos atratus Khang & Doi Lang. 190 Banded Woodpecker Picus miniaceus Seen at Krung Ching. Seen at Doi Chiang Dao & heard at Kaeng 191 Lesser Yellownape Picus chlorolophus Krachan. 192 Crimson-winged Woodpecker Picus puniceus Seen at Kaeng Krachan. 193 Greater Yellownape Picus flavinucha Seen at Doi Ang Khang. 194 Streak-breasted Woodpecker Picus viridanus Seen at Tha Sala. 195 Black-headed Woodpecker Picus erythropygius Seen at Doi Inthanon. 196 Common Flameback Dinopium javanense Seen at Tha Sala. Seen at Kaeng Krachan, Khao Yai, Doi Inthanon 197 Greater Flameback Chrysocolaptes lucidus & Tha Sala. 198 Maroon Woodpecker Blythipicus rubiginosus Seen at Krung Ching. Seen at Doi Ang Khang. Heard at Doi Inthanon & 199 Bay Woodpecker Blythipicus pyrrhotis Doi Lang. FALCONS AND CARACARAS: Falconidae 200 Collared Falconet Microhierax caerulescens Seen at Doi Inthanon. 201 Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Seen at Khao Yai & Bueng Boraphet. 202 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Seen at Chiang Saen. PARROTS: Psittacidae 203 Blossom-headed Parakeet Psittacula roseata Seen at Doi Inthanon. 204 Red-breasted Parakeet Psittacula alexandri Seen at Khao Yai. 205 Vernal Hanging-Parrot Loriculus vernalis Seen at Kaeng Krachan & Khao Yai. GREEN BROADBILLS: Calyptomenidae This near-threatened species was seen at Khao 206 Green Broadbill Calyptomena viridis Nor Chuchi & Krung Ching.

Tropical Birding www.tropicalbirding.com 23 ASIAN AND GRAUER'S BROADBILL: Eurylaimidae 207 Long-tailed Broadbill Psarisomus dalhousiae Seen at Kaeng Krachan & Doi Chiang Dao. 208 Silver-breasted Broadbill Serilophus lunatus Seen at Khao Yai & heard at Kaeng Krachan. Seen at Krung Ching. Heard at Kaeng Krachan & 209 Banded Broadbill Eurylaimus javanicus Khao Nor Chuchi. This near-threatened species was seen at Kaeng 210 Black-and-yellow Broadbill Eurylaimus ochromalus Krachan & Krung Ching. Heard at Khao Nor Chuchi. PITTAS: Pittidae 211 Blue Pitta Pitta cyanea Seen at Khao Yai. This near-threatened species was seen at Khao 212 Malayan Banded-Pitta Pitta irena Nor Chuchi. This endangered species was seen at Khao Nor 213 Gurney's Pitta Pitta gurneyi Chuchi. 214 Mangrove Pitta Pitta megarhyncha This near-threatened species was seen at Krabi. THORNBILLS AND ALLIES: Acanthizidae Described by one client at Khao Nor Chuchi. 215 Golden-bellied Gerygone Gerygone sulphurea Heard at Laem Pak Bia. HELMETSHRIKES AND ALLIES: Prionopidae 216 Large Woodshrike Tephrodornis gularis Seen at Doi Chiang Dao. 217 Rufous-winged Philentoma Philentoma pyrhoptera Seen at Khao Nor Chuchi. WOODSWALLOWS: Artamidae Seen at Khao Yai, Bueng Boraphet, Doi Inthanon 218 Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus & Chiang Saen. IORAS: Aegithinidae Seen at Doi Ang Khang, Chiang Saen & Tha 219 Common Iora Aegithina tiphia Sala. This near-threatened species was seen at Krung 220 Green Iora Aegithina viridissima Ching & heard at Khao Nor Chuchi. 221 Great Iora Aegithina lafresnayei Seen at Khao Yai & heard at Khao Nor Chuchi. CUCKOO-SHRIKES: Campephagidae 222 Large Cuckoo-shrike Coracina macei Seen at Doi Ang Khang. 223 Indochinese Cuckoo-shrike Coracina polioptera Seen at Doi Chiang Dao. Seen at Kaeng Krachan, Khao Yai & Doi 224 Black-winged Cuckoo-shrike Coracina melaschistos Inthanon. 225 Lesser Cuckoo-shrike Coracina fimbriata Seen at Khao Nor Chuchi & Krung Ching. 226 Rosy Minivet Pericrocotus roseus Seen at Khao Yai. Seen at Kaeng Krachan, Khao Yai, Doi Inthanon 227 Brown-rumped Minivet Pericrocotus cantonensis & Krung Ching. 228 Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotus ethologus Seen at Doi Inthanon & Doi Chiang Dao. 229 Short-billed Minivet Pericrocotus brevirostris Seen at Doi Chiang Dao & Doi Ang Khang. Seen at Khao Yai, Doi Inthanon & Doi Chiang 230 Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus Dao. Seen at Doi Inthanon, Doi Chiang Dao & Doi 231 Gray-chinned Minivet Pericrocotus solaris Lang. Seen at Khao Yai, Doi Chiang Dao, Doi Ang 232 Bar-winged Flycatcher-Shrike Hemipus picatus Khang, Doi Lang, Khao Nor Chuchi & Krung Ching. SHRIKES: Laniidae 233 Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus Commonly seen in open areas. 234 Burmese Shrike Lanius collurioides Seen at Doi Chiang Dao & Chiang Saen. Seen at Bueng Boraphet, Doi Ang Khang & Doi 235 Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach Lang. 236 Gray-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus Seen at Doi Chiang Dao & Doi Ang Khang. VIREOS: Vireonidae Seen at Kaeng Krachan, Doi Inthanon & Doi 237 Blyth's Shrike-Babbler Pteruthius aeralatus Chiang Dao. Heard at Doi Ang Khang & Doi Lang. 238 Black-eared Shrike-Babbler Pteruthius melanotis Seen at Doi Lang. 239 Clicking Shrike-Babbler Pteruthius intermedius Seen at Doi Inthanon. 240 White-bellied Erpornis Erpornis zantholeuca Seen at Khao Yai. OLD WORLD ORIOLES: Oriolidae This near-threatened species was seen at Krung 241 Dark-throated Oriole Oriolus xanthonotus Ching.

Tropical Birding www.tropicalbirding.com 24 Seen at Nom Pla Lai, Khao Yai, Bueng Boraphet, 242 Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis Krabi & Tha Sala. 243 Slender-billed Oriole Oriolus tenuirostris Seen at Doi Chiang Dao. 244 Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus Seen at Doi Chiang Dao. Seen at Doi Inthanon & Doi Chiang Dao. Heard 245 Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii at Doi Ang Khang & Doi Lang. DRONGOS: Dicruridae 246 Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus Commonly seen in open areas. Seen at Kaeng Krachan, Khao Yai, Doi Inthanon, 247 Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus Doi Chiang Dao, Doi Ang Khang & Krung Ching. 248 Crow-billed Drongo Dicrurus annectans Seen at Krabi & Khao Nor Chuchi. Seen at Kaeng Krachan, Doi Inthanon, Doi 249 Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus Chiang Dao, Doi Ang Khang, Doi Lang & Krung Ching. Seen at Doi Inthanon, Doi Chiang Dao & Doi Ang 250 Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus remifer Khang. Seen at Kaeng Krachan, Khao Yai & Doi 251 Hair-crested Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus Inthanon. Seen at Kaeng Krachan, Khao Yai, Doi Chiang 252 Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus Dao, Krabi & Krung Ching. FANTAILS: Rhipiduridae 253 White-throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis Seen at Doi Inthanon & Doi Chiang Dao. Seen at Petchaburi, Bueng Boraphet, Krabi & 254 Pied Fantail Rhipidura javanica Tha Sala. MONARCH FLYCATCHERS: Monarchidae 255 Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea Seen at most forest sites. Seen at Kaeng Krachan, Khao Yai, Doi Chiang 256 Asian Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi Dao & Khao Nor Chuchi. CROWS, JAYS AND MAGPIES: Corvidae This near-threatened species was seen at Khao 257 Black Magpie Platysmurus leucopterus Nor Chuchi. Seen at Doi Inthanon, Doi Chiang Dao & Doi Ang 258 Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius Khang. 259 Blue Magpie Urocissa erythrorhyncha Seen at Doi Inthanon. 260 Green Magpie Cissa chinensis Seen at Ban Maka hide & Kaeng Krachan. 261 Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda Seen at Doi Inthanon. Seen at Kaeng Krachan & Doi Lang. Heard at Doi 262 Gray Treepie Dendrocitta formosae Ang Khang. 263 Ratchet-tailed Treepie Temnurus temnurus Seen at Kaeng Krachan. Seen at Pak Thale, Laem Pak Bia, Nom Pla Lai, 264 Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos Khao Yai, Bueng Boraphet, Doi Inthanon & Khao Nor Chuchi. SWALLOWS: Hirundinidae 265 Bank Swallow Riparia riparia Seen at Bueng Boraphet. 266 Pacific Swallow Hirundo tahitica Seen at Krabi & Tha Sala. 267 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Commonly seen throughout. Seen at Ban Maka, Khao Yai, Bueng Boraphet, 268 Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica Doi Inthanon, Doi Chiang Dao & Chiang Saen. Seen at Kaeng Krachan, Doi Inthanon & Doi Ang 269 Striated Swallow Cecropis striolata Khang. FAIRY FLYCATCHERS: Stenostiridae 270 Yellow-bellied Fairy-Fantail Chelidorhynx hypoxantha Seen at Doi Inthanon & Doi Lang. Seen at Kaeng Krachan, Doi Inthanon, Doi 271 Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis Chiang Dao, Doi Ang Khang & Krung Ching. CHICKADEES AND TITS: Paridae 272 Great Tit Parus major Seen at Doi Chiang Dao & Doi Ang Khang. Seen at Doi Inthanon, Doi Ang Khang & Doi 273 Yellow-cheeked Tit Parus spilonotus Lang. 274 Yellow-browed Tit Sylviparus modestus Seen at Doi Inthanon. 275 Sultan Tit Melanochlora sultanea Seen at Krung Ching. NUTHATCHES: Sittidae Seen at Doi Inthanon, Doi Ang Khang & Doi 276 Chestnut-vented Nuthatch Sitta nagaensis Lang. 277 Velvet fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis Seen at Doi Inthanon & Doi Chiang Dao.

Tropical Birding www.tropicalbirding.com 25 This vulnerable species was seen at Doi Chiang 278 Giant Nuthatch Sitta magna Dao. TREECREEPERS: Certhiidae 279 Brown-throated Treecreeper Certhia discolor Seen at Doi Inthanon & Doi Chiang Dao. BULBULS: Pycnonotidae 280 Crested Finchbill Spizixos canifrons Seen at Doi Ang Khang & Doi Lang. This near-threatened species was heard at Khao 281 Puff-backed Bulbul Pycnonotus eutilotus Nor Chuchi. Seen at Khao Yai, Doi Inthanon, Khao Nor 282 Black-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus atriceps Chuchi & Krung Ching. Seen at Doi Inthanon, Doi Ang Khang & Doi 283 Striated Bulbul Pycnonotus striatus Lang. 284 Black-crested Bulbul Pycnonotus flaviventris Seen at most forest sites. This near-threatened species was seen at Krung 285 Scaly-breasted Bulbul Pycnonotus squamatus Ching. Seen at Khao Yai, Doi Inthanon, Doi Chiang Dao, 286 Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus Doi Ang Khang & Doi Lang. 287 Brown-breasted Bulbul Pycnonotus xanthorrhous Seen at Doi Ang Khang. Seen at Doi Inthanon, Doi Chiang Dao, Doi Ang 288 Sooty-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster Khang & Chiang Saen. Seen at Khao Yai, Khao Nor Chuchi & Krung 289 Stripe-throated Bulbul Pycnonotus finlaysoni Ching. Seen at Kaeng Krachan, Doi Inthanon, Doi 290 Flavescent Bulbul Pycnonotus flavescens Chiang Dao, Doi Ang Khang & Doi Lang. 291 Yellow-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus goiavier Seen at Krabi & Tha Sala. 292 Olive-winged Bulbul Pycnonotus plumosus Seen at Khao Nor Chuchi. 293 Streak-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus blanfordi Commonly seen in open areas. 294 Cream-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus simplex Seen at Khao Nor Chuchi. 295 Red-eyed Bulbul Pycnonotus brunneus Seen at Khao Nor Chuchi & Krung Ching. 296 Spectacled Bulbul Pycnonotus erythropthalmos Seen at Khao Nor Chuchi & Krung Ching. 297 Hairy-backed Bulbul Tricholestes criniger Seen at Khao Nor Chuchi & Krung Ching. 298 Puff-throated Bulbul Alophoixus pallidus Seen at Khao Yai & heard at Doi Chiang Dao. Seen at Kaeng Krachan, Khao Nor Chuchi & 299 Ochraceous Bulbul Alophoixus ochraceus Krung Ching. 300 Gray-cheeked Bulbul Alophoixus bres Seen at Khao Nor Chuchi & Krung Ching. 301 Yellow-bellied Bulbul Alophoixus phaeocephalus Seen at Khao Nor Chuchi. Seen at Kaeng Krachan, Khao Yai & Doi Chiang 302 Gray-eyed Bulbul Iole propinqua Dao. This near-threatened species was seen at Khao 303 Buff-vented Bulbul Iole olivacea Nor Chuchi. 304 Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus Seen at Doi Chiang Dao. 305 Ashy Bulbul Hemixos flavala Seen at Kaeng Krachan & Doi Inthanon. Seen at Kaeng Krachan, Doi Inthanon, Doi Ang 306 Mountain Bulbul Ixos mcclellandii Khang & Doi Lang. CUPWINGS: Pnoepygidae Seen at Doi Inthanon. Heard at Doi Ang Khang & 307 Pygmy Cupwing Pnoepyga pusilla Doi Lang. BUSH-WARBLERS AND ALLIES: Cettiidae 308 Slaty-bellied Tesia Tesia olivea Seen at Doi Inthanon. Seen at Kaeng Krachan, Doi Chiang Dao & Krung 309 Yellow-bellied Warbler Abroscopus superciliaris Ching. Seen at Doi Inthanon & Doi Ang Khang. Heard at 310 Mountain Tailorbird Phyllergates cucullatus Doi Lang. LEAF-WARBLERS: Phylloscopidae 311 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus Seen at Bueng Boraphet. 312 Yellow-streaked Warbler Phylloscopus armandii Seen at Khao Yai. 313 Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi Seen at Khao Yai. 314 Buff-barred Warbler Phylloscopus pulcher Seen at Doi Inthanon & Doi Lang. 315 Ashy-throated Warbler Phylloscopus maculipennis Seen at Doi Inthanon. Seen at Kaeng Krachan, Khao Yai, Bueng 316 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus Boraphet, Doi Inthanon, Doi Chiang Dao & Doi Ang Khang. 317 Hume's Warbler Phylloscopus humei Seen at Doi Inthanon & Doi Chiang Dao. 318 Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis Seen at Khao Yai & Krabi.

Tropical Birding www.tropicalbirding.com 26 Seen at Doi Chiang Dao, Khao Nor Chuchi & 319 Pale-legged Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus tenellipes Krung Ching. 320 Eastern Crowned Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus coronatus Seen at Doi Lang & Khao Nor Chuchi. Seen at Khao Yai, Doi Inthanon, Doi Chiang Dao, 321 Davison's Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus davisoni Doi Ang Khang & Doi Lang. 322 Sulphur-breasted Warbler Phylloscopus ricketti Seen at Kaeng Krachan. 323 Gray-crowned Warbler Seicercus tephrocephalus Seen at Khao Yai. REED-WARBLERS AND ALLIES: Acrocephalidae 324 Black-browed Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus bistrigiceps Seen at Bueng Boraphet. 325 Thick-billed Warbler Acrocephalus aedon Seen at Bueng Boraphet. GRASSBIRDS AND ALLIES: Locustellidae 326 Russet Bush-Warbler Bradypterus mandelli Seen at Doi Ang Khang. 327 Pallas's Grasshopper-Warbler Locustella certhiola Heard at Bueng Boraphet. 328 Striated Grassbird Megalurus palustris Seen at Bueng Boraphet. CISTICOLAS AND ALLIES: Cisticolidae 329 Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis Seen at Bueng Boraphet. 330 Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis Seen at Khao Yai. Seen at Kaeng Krachan, Bueng Boraphet, Doi 331 Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius Chiang Dao, Doi Ang Khang, Khao Nor Chuchi & Tha Sala. Seen at Kaeng Krachan, Khao Yai, Khao Nor 332 Dark-necked Tailorbird Orthotomus atrogularis Chuchi & Krung Ching. 333 Rufous-tailed Tailorbird Orthotomus sericeus Seen at Krung Ching. 334 Ashy Tailorbird Orthotomus ruficeps Seen at Krabi. Seen at Doi Inthanon & Doi Ang Khang. Heard at 335 Hill Prinia Prinia superciliaris Doi Ang Khang. 336 Rufescent Prinia Prinia rufescens Seen at Doi Chiang Dao & Doi Ang Khang. 337 Gray-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii Seen at Doi Ang Khang. 338 Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris Seen at Bueng Boraphet & Chiang Saen. Seen at Laem Pak Bia, Nom Pla Lai, Khao Yai & 339 Plain Prinia Prinia inornata Chiang Saen. OLD WORLD WARBLERS: Sylviidae 340 Spot-breasted Parrotbill Paradoxornis guttaticollis Seen at Doi Ang Khang. YUHINAS, WHITE-EYES AND ALLIES: ZOSTEROPIDAE 341 Striated Yuhina Yuhina castaniceps Seen at Doi Chiang Dao. 342 Whiskered Yuhina Yuhina flavicollis Seen at Doi Lang. Seen at Khao Yai, Doi Inthanon & Doi Chiang 343 Chestnut-flanked White-eye Zosterops erythropleurus Dao. Seen at Kaeng Krachan, Khao Yai, Doi Chiang 344 Oriental White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus Dao & Doi Ang Khang. Seen at Doi Inthanon, Doi Chiang Dao & Doi Ang 345 Japanese White-eye Zosterops japonicus Khang. FULVETTAS AND GROUND BABBLERS: Pellorneidae Seen at Ban Maka hide, Kaeng Krachan & Doi 346 Brown-cheeked Fulvetta Alcippe poioicephala Chiang Dao. Seen at Doi Inthanon, Doi Ang Khang & Doi 347 Gray-cheeked Fulvetta Alcippe fratercula Lang. 348 Rufous-winged Fulvetta Schoeniparus castaneceps Seen at Doi Inthanon. 349 Abbott's Babbler Malacocincla abbotti Seen at Ban Maka hide & Khao Yai. 350 Buff-breasted Babbler Pellorneum tickelli Seen at Doi Chiang Dao. 351 Spot-throated Babbler Pellorneum albiventre Seen at Doi Ang Khang. Seen at Ban Maka hide & Khao Nor Chuchi. 352 Puff-throated Babbler Pellorneum ruficeps Heard at Khao Yai & Krung Ching. 353 Black-capped Babbler Pellorneum capistratum Heard at Khao Nor Chuchi. 354 Ferruginous Babbler Trichastoma bicolor Seen at Krung Ching. 355 Moustached Babbler Malacopteron magnirostre Seen at Khao Nor Chuchi & Krung Ching. 356 Scaly-crowned Babbler Malacopteron cinereum Seen at Khao Nor Chuchi & Krung Ching. This near-threatened species was seen at Khao 357 Rufous-crowned Babbler Malacopteron magnum Nor Chuchi. 358 Streaked Wren-Babbler Napothera brevicaudata Heard at Doi Chiang Dao. LAUGHINGTHRUSHES: Leiothrichidae Seen at Khao Yai. Heard at Kaeng Krachan & Doi 359 White-crested Laughingthrush Garrulax leucolophus Inthanon.

Tropical Birding www.tropicalbirding.com 27 360 Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush Garrulax monileger Heard at Kaeng Krachan 361 Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush Garrulax pectoralis Seen at Kaeng Krachan. 362 White-necked Laughingthrush Garrulax strepitans Seen at Doi Inthanon. 363 White-browed Laughingthrush Garrulax sannio Seen at Doi Ang Khang & heard at Doi Lang. Seen at Doi Inthanon. Heard at Doi Ang Khang & 364 Silver-eared Laughingthrush Garrulax melanostigma Doi Lang. Seen at Doi Inthanon, Doi Ang Khang & Doi 365 Silver-eared Mesia Leiothrix argentauris Lang. 366 Rufous-backed Sibia Heterophasia annectans Seen at Doi Inthanon. Seen at Doi Inthanon, Doi Ang Khang & Doi 367 Black-backed Sibia Heterophasia melanoleuca Lang. 368 Red-faced Liocichla Liocichla phoenicea Seen at Doi Ang Khang & Doi Lang. 369 Spectacled Barwing Actinodura ramsayi Seen at Doi Inthanon. Seen at Doi Inthanon, Doi Ang Khang & Doi 370 Blue-winged Minla Minla cyanouroptera Lang. 371 Chestnut-tailed Minla Minla strigula Seen at Doi Inthanon. BABBLERS: Timaliidae Seen at Kaeng Krachan & Doi Lang. Heard at 372 Rufous-fronted Babbler Stachyridopsis rufifrons Khao Yai, Doi Inthanon, Doi Chiang Dao & Doi Ang Khang. 373 Golden Babbler Stachyridopsis chrysaea Seen at Doi Inthanon & Doi Lang. Seen at Ban Maka hide, Kaeng Krachan, Khao 374 Pin-striped Tit-Babbler Macronous gularis Yai, Doi Chiang Dao & Khao Nor Chuchi. 375 Chestnut-capped Babbler Timalia pileata Seen at Doi Lang. 376 Gray-throated Babbler Stachyris nigriceps Seen at Doi Inthanon & Doi Ang Khang. This near-threatened species was seen at Khao 377 Chestnut-rumped Babbler Stachyris maculata Nor Chuchi. 378 Chestnut-winged Babbler Stachyris erythroptera Seen at Khao Nor Chuchi & Krung Ching. 379 Large Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus hypoleucos Seen at Ban Maka hide. 380 Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus erythrogenys Seen at Doi Ang Khang. 381 White-browed Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus schisticeps Seen at Doi Inthanon & Doi Ang Khang. FAIRY-BLUEBIRDS: Irenidae Seen at Kaeng Krachan, Khao Yai, Doi Chiang 382 Asian Fairy-bluebird Irena puella Dao, Khao Nor Chuchi & Krung Ching. OLD WORLD FLYCATCHERS: Muscicapidae Seen at Kaeng Krachan, Khao Nor Chuchi & 383 Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica Krung Ching. Seen at Khao Yai, Doi Inthanon, Khao Nor 384 Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica Chuchi & Krung Ching. 385 Brown-streaked Flycatcher Muscicapa siamensis Seen at Krung Ching. 386 Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis Seen at most sites. Seen at Kaeng Krachan, Khao Yai & Krung 387 White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus Ching. 388 White-gorgeted Flycatcher Anthipes monileger Seen at Doi Ang Khang. 389 Blue-throated Flycatcher Cyornis rubeculoides Seen at Ban Maka hide. 390 Chinese Blue-Flycatcher Cyornis glaucicomans Seen at Khao Nor Chuchi. Seen at Kaeng Krachan, Khao Yai & Doi 391 Hill Blue-Flycatcher Cyornis banyumas Inthanon. Heard at Doi Ang Khang & Doi Lang. Seen at Khao Nor Chuchi & heard at Krung 392 Tickell's Blue-Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae Ching. 393 Large Niltava Niltava grandis Seen at Doi Inthanon & Doi Lang. 394 Small Niltava Niltava macgrigoriae Seen at Doi Inthanon. 395 Rufous-bellied Niltava Niltava sundara Seen at Doi Inthanon. 396 Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana Seen at Khao Yai. Seen at Kaeng Krachan, Khao Yai, Doi Inthanon, 397 Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassinus Doi Chiang Dao & Doi Lang. 398 Lesser Shortwing Brachypteryx leucophrys Seen at Doi Inthanon & heard at Doi Ang Khang. 399 Siberian Blue Robin Larvivora cyane Seen at Ban Maka hide & Khao Nor Chuchi. Seen at Doi Inthanon, Doi Chiang Dao, Doi Ang 400 Blue Whistling-Thrush Myophonus caeruleus Khang & Doi Lang. 401 Black-backed Forktail Enicurus immaculatus Seen at Doi Inthanon. 402 Slaty-backed Forktail Enicurus schistaceus Seen at Khao Yai & Doi Inthanon. 403 Siberian Rubythroat Calliope calliope Heard at Bueng Boraphet.

Tropical Birding www.tropicalbirding.com 28 404 White-tailed Robin Cinclidium leucurum Heard at Doi Chiang Dao & Doi Ang Khang. Seen at Kaeng Krachan & Doi Lang. Heard at Doi 405 Little Pied Flycatcher Ficedula westermanni Inthanon & Doi Chiang Dao. 406 Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla Seen at most sites. 407 Plumbeous Redstart Phoenicurus fuliginosus Seen at Doi Inthanon. 408 White-capped Redstart Phoenicurus leucocephalus Seen at Doi Inthanon. 409 Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush Monticola rufiventris Seen at Doi Ang Khang. 410 White-throated Rock-Thrush Monticola gularis Seen at Khao Yai. 411 Blue Rock-Thrush Monticola solitarius Seen at Khao Yai, Doi Ang Khang & Doi Lang. Seen at Nom Pla Lai, Khao Yai, Bueng Boraphet 412 Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus & Doi Ang Khang. Seen at Doi Inthanon, Doi Chiang Dao, Doi Ang 413 Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata Khang & Doi Lang. Seen at Doi Inthanon, Doi Chiang Dao, Doi Ang 414 Gray Bushchat Saxicola ferreus Khang & Doi Lang. THRUSHES AND ALLIES: Turdidae 415 Orange-headed Thrush Zoothera citrina Seen at Khao Nor Chuchi. 416 Dark-sided Thrush Zoothera marginata Seen at Doi Chiang Dao. 417 Black-breasted Thrush Turdus dissimilis Seen at Doi Ang Khang. A bird of this description was seen by one 418 Gray-winged Blackbird Turdus boulboul participant at Doi Ang Khang. This vulnerable species was seen at Doi 419 Gray-sided Thrush Turdus feae Inthanon. 420 Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus Seen at Doi Ang Khang. 421 Green Cochoa Cochoa viridis Heard at Doi Inthanon. STARLINGS: Sturnidae 422 Common Hill Myna Gracula religiosa Seen at Khao Yai. 423 Great (White-vented) Myna Acridotheres grandis Commonly seen throughout. 424 Common Myna Acridotheres tristis Commonly seen throughout. 425 Black-collared Starling Gracupica nigricollis Seen at Doi Inthanon & Chiang Saen. Seen at Pak Thale, Nom Pla Lai, Bueng Boraphet 426 Asian Pied Starling Gracupica contra & Chiang Saen. 427 White-shouldered Starling Sturnia sinensis Seen at Bueng Boraphet. 428 Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica Seen at Chiang Saen. 429 Rosy Starling Pastor roseus Seen at Chiang Saen. LEAFBIRDS: Chloropseidae 430 Greater Green Leafbird Chloropsis sonnerati Seen at Khao Nor Chuchi & Krung Ching. This near-threatened species was seen at Krung 431 Lesser Green Leafbird Chloropsis cyanopogon Ching. 432 Blue-winged Leafbird Chloropsis cochinchinensis Seen at Kaeng Krachan & Khao Nor Chuchi. 433 Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons Seen at Khao Yai & Doi Inthanon. 434 Orange-bellied Leafbird Chloropsis hardwickii Seen at Doi Chiang Dao. FLOWERPECKERS: Dicaeidae 435 Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker Prionochilus maculatus Seen at Khao Nor Chuchi. 436 Crimson-breasted Flowerpecker Prionochilus percussus Seen at Khao Nor Chuchi & Krung Ching. 437 Thick-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum agile Seen at Khao Yai. 438 Yellow-vented Flowerpecker Dicaeum chrysorrheum Seen at Khao Yai & Khao Nor Chuchi. 439 Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker Dicaeum melanoxanthum Seen at Doi Inthanon & Doi Ang Khang. Seen at Doi Inthanon & Doi Ang Khang. Heard at 440 Plain Flowerpecker Dicaeum minullum Doi Chiang Dao. 441 Fire-breasted Flowerpecker Dicaeum ignipectum Seen at Khao Yai & Doi Ang Khang. 442 Orange-bellied Flowerpecker Dicaeum trigonostigma Seen at Khao Nor Chuchi. Seen at Ban Maka, Bueng Boraphet, Chiang Saen & 443 Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum Khao Nor Chuchi. Heard at Doi Chiang Dao. SUNBIRDS AND SPIDERHUNTERS: Nectariniidae 444 Ruby-cheeked Sunbird Chalcoparia singalensis Seen at Khao Yai & Krung Ching. 445 Plain-throated Sunbird Anthreptes malacensis Seen at Khao Nor Chuchi & Tha Sala. This near-threatened species was seen at Khao 446 Red-throated Sunbird Anthreptes rhodolaemus Nor Chuchi & Krung Ching. 447 Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiatica Seen at Doi Inthanon & Chiang Saen. Seen at Khao Yai, Bueng Boraphet, Doi 448 Olive-backed Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis Inthanon, Doi Chiang Dao & Tha Sala.

Tropical Birding www.tropicalbirding.com 29 449 Van Hasselt's Sunbird Leptocoma brasiliana Seen at Khao Nor Chuchi. 450 Gould's Sunbird Aethopyga gouldiae Seen at Doi Inthanon & Doi Ang Khang. 451 Green-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga nipalensis Seen at Doi Inthanon. 452 Black-throated Sunbird Aethopyga saturata Seen at Doi Inthanon & Doi Ang Khang. 453 Eastern Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja Seen at Chiang Saen & Krung Ching. Seen at Kaeng Krachan & Khao Nor Chuchi. 454 Little Spiderhunter Arachnothera longirostra Heard at Doi Ang Khang & Krung Ching. 455 Thick-billed Spiderhunter Arachnothera crassirostris Seen at Krung Ching. 456 Yellow-eared Spiderhunter Arachnothera chrysogenys Seen at Khao Nor Chuchi. 457 Spectacled Spiderhunter Arachnothera flavigaster Seen at Khao Nor Chuchi. Seen at Kaeng Krachan, Doi Inthanon & Doi 458 Streaked Spiderhunter Arachnothera magna Chiang Dao. Heard at Doi Ang Khang. 459 Gray-breasted Spiderhunter Arachnothera modesta Seen at Khao Nor Chuchi & Krung Ching. WAGTAILS AND PIPITS: Motacillidae 460 Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Seen at Bueng Boraphet. Seen at Kaeng Krachan, Khao Yai, Doi Inthanon, 461 Gray Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Doi Chiang Dao, Doi Ang Khang, Doi Lang & Chiang Saen. Seen at Chiang Mai, Doi Ang Khang & Chiang 462 White Wagtail Motacilla alba Saen. 463 Citrine Wagtail Seen at Chiang Saen. 464 Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi Seen at Khao Yai & Thaton. 465 Oriental Pipit Anthus rufulus Seen at Nom Pla Lai. Seen at Doi Inthanon, Doi Chiang Dao & Doi Ang 466 Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni Khang. 467 Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus Seen at Nom Pla Lai. BUNTINGS, SPARROWS AND ALLIES: Emberizidae 468 Crested Bunting Emberiza lathami Seen at Doi Lang. 469 Chestnut Bunting Emberiza rutila Seen at Doi Ang Khang. SISKINS, CROSSBILLS AND ALLIES: Fringillidae 470 Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus Seen at Doi Chiang Dao & Doi Ang Khang. 471 Spot-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas melanozanthos Seen at Doi Lang. OLD WORLD SPARROWS: Passeridae 472 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Seen at Nom Pla Lai & Bueng Boraphet. 473 Plain-backed Sparrow Passer flaveolus Seen at Khao Yai. 474 Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Seen at most sites WEAVERS AND ALLIES: Ploceidae 475 Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus Seen at Chiang Saen. This near-threatened species was seen at Bueng 476 Asian Golden Weaver Ploceus hypoxanthus Boraphet. WAXBILLS AND ALLIES: Estrildidae 477 White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata Seen at Doi Inthanon & Krabi. Seen at Bueng Boraphet, Doi Chiang Dao, 478 Nutmeg Mannikin Lonchura punctulata Thaton, Khao Nor Chuchi & Tha Sala

Tropical Birding www.tropicalbirding.com 30 Mammal List Mammal taxonomy follows ‘A Field Guide to the Mammals of Thailand and South-East Asia’ by Charles M. Francis (2008) GIBBONS: Hylobatidae This endangered species was seen at Kaeng 1 White-handed Gibbon Hylobates lar Krachan & Khao Yai. OLD WORLD MONKEYS: Cercopicethidae This near-threatened species was seen at 2 Dusky Langur Trachypithecus obscurus Kaeng Krachan. This vulnerable species was seen at Krung 3 Stump-tailed Macaque Macaca arctoides Ching. 4 Long-tailed Macaque Macaca fascicularis Seen at Petchaburi & Krabi mangroves. 5 Northern Pig-tailed Macaque Macaca leonine This vulnerable species was seen at Khao Yai. 6 Southern Pig-tailed Macaque Macaca nemestrina Seen at Krung Ching. TREE SHREWS: Tupaiidae 7 Northern Treeshrew Tupaia belangeri Seen at Ban Maka hide & Doi Inthanon. SQUIRRELS: Sciuridae 8 Gray-bellied Squirrel Callosciurus caniceps Seen at Khao Yai. Seen at Khao Yai, Bueng Boraphet & Doi 9 Variable Squirrel Callosciurus finlaysonii Chiang Dao. Seen at Ban Maka hide, Kaeng Krachan, Doi 10 Pallas's Squirrel Callosciurus erythraeus Inthanon, Doi Chiang Dao & Doi Lang. Seen at Kaeng Krachan, Khao Yai & Krung 11 Black Giant Squirrel Ratufa bicolor Ching. Seen at Ban Maka hide, Kaeng Krachan & 12 Western Striped Squirrel Tamiops macclellandi Krung Ching. Seen at Ban Maka hide, Kaeng Krachan & Khao 13 Indochinese Ground Squirrel Menetes bermorei Yai. 14 Red-cheeked Squirrel Dremomys rufigenis Seen at Doi Inthanon. 15 Low's Squirrel Sundasciurus lowii Seen at Khao Nor Chuchi & Krung Ching. DEER: Cervidae 16 Sambar Deer Cervus unicolor This vulnerable species was seen at Khao Yai. 17 Red Muntjak Muntiacus muntjak Seen at Khao Yai & heard at Krung Ching. 18 Lesser Mouse Deer Tragulus kanchil Seen at Ban Maka hide & Khao Yai. ELEPHANTS: Elephantidae This endangered species was seen at Kaeng 19 Asiatic Elephant Elephas maximus Krachan.

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