WildWings Thailand (North) Checklist 10th-13th February 2008

PT.LO – Pre-Tour. Leader Only  Mark Andrews/Chaiwat (08-10/02/08) 132 Species Recorded including 42 species of Wader – approximately 25% of the World’s Shorebird species!

 

Common Name

Scientific Name

Notes

 

Common Shelduck	Tadorna tadorna	4 (site 1st?)
Little Grebe	Tachybaptus ruficollis	Small numbers  daily
Common Kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	Singles throughout, Common KP.
White-throated Kingfisher	Halcyon smyrensis	Singles throughout
Black-capped Kingfisher	Halcyon pileata	Singles throughout
Collared Kingfisher	Todiramphus chloris	Observed Daily
Green Bee-eater	Merops orientalis	Recorded Daily
Greater Coucal	Centropus sinensis	Singles throughout
Plaintive Cuckoo	Cacomantis merulinus	PT.LO? Singles
Asian Koel	Eudynamys scolopacea	Recorded Daily
Indian Roller	Coracias benghalensis	Singles on roadside wires
Germain’s (edible nest) Swiftlet	Collocalia germani	Good views at nesting sites
Asian Palm Swift	Cypsiurus balasiensis	Observed Daily
Little Swift	Apus affinis	Singles Cha Am
Rock Pigeon	Columba livia	Common/Feral
Spotted Dove	Streptopelia chinensis	Common
Red Collared Dove	Streptopelia tranquebarica	Common
Peaceful (Zebra) Dove	Geopelia striata	Commonly recorded
White-breated Waterhen	Amaurornis phoenicurus	Small numbers, Kings Project.
Common Moorhen	Gallicrex cinerea	2/3 Kings Project
Ruddy-breated Crake	Porzana pusilla	Common, Kings Project
Slaty-breasted Rail	Gallirallus striatus	1 Regular, Pak Thale
Painted Snipe	Rostratula benghalensis	Ad Male, Kings Project  (2 days)
Pintail Snipe	Gallinago stenura	Smaller numbers than Common
Common Snipe	Gallinago gallinago	Commonly observed
Swinhoe’s Snipe	Gallinago megala	1 PT.LO, Kings Project
Black-tailed Godwit	Limosa limosa	Good numbers, 1000’s?
Bar-tailed Godwit	Limosa lapponica	5 PT.LO
Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus	Small numbers
Eurasian Curlew	Numenius arquata	75+ Counted
Spotted Redshank	Tringa erythropus	Commonly seen, good numbers
Common Redshank	Tringa totanus	Singles on coast
Marsh Sandpiper	Tringa stagnatilis	Commonly seen, good numbers
Common Greenshank	Tringa nebularia	Commonly seen
Nordmann's Greenshank	Tringa guttifer	2 PT.LO
Green Sandpiper	Tringa ochropus	1 PT.LO
Wood Sandpiper	Tringa glareola	Commonly seen
Terek Sandpiper	Xenus cinereus	22+ at high tide roost
Common Sandpiper	Actitis hypoleucos	Singles throughout
Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria interpres	Singles throughout
Great Knot	Calidris tenuirostris	3 + 1 PT.LO
Ruff	Philomachus pugnax	30+
Sanderling	Calidris alba	Common
Spoon-billed Sandpiper	Calidris pygmeus	8 birds, close daily encounters!
Red-necked Stint	Calidris ruficollis	Common, good numbers
Temminck's Stint	Calidris temminckii	Small No’s
Long-toed Stint	Calidris subminuta	Common, good numbers
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper	Calidris acuminata	1 PT.LO
Dunlin	Calidris alpina sakhalina	Recorded daily at Pak Thale
Curlew Sandpiper	Calidris ferruginea	Common, good numbers
Broad-billed Sandpiper	Limicola falcinellus	Relatively Common
Red-necked Phalarope	Phalaropus lobatus	7 Birds, Nice!
Black-winged Stilt	Himantopus himantopus	Common
Pied Avocet	Recurvirostra avosetta	6 Birds observed
Common Ringed Plover	Charadrius hiaticula	1 Mangrove Project
Little Ringed Plover	Charadrius dubius	Small numbers
Kentish Plover	Charadrius alexandrinus	Common
“White-faced Plover”	Charadrius sp	Male at Laem Pak Bia
Malaysian Plover	Charadrius peronii	2 Pairs Laem Pak Bia
Lesser Sand Plover	Charadrius mongolus	Common, good numbers
Greater Sand Plover	Charadrius leschenaultii	A few amongst the Lesser’s
Pacific Golden Plover	Pluvialis fulva	Common
Grey Plover	Pluvialis squatarola	Small numbers throughout
Red-wattled lapwing	Vanellus indicus	Observed Daily
Great Black-headed Gull	Larus ichthyaetus	Ad PT.LO, 1  1st Winter
Brown-headed Gull	Larus brunnicephalus	Common
Black-headed Gull	Larus ridibundus	Singles
Caspian Tern	Sterna caspia	Small numbers
Common Tern	Sterna hirundo	Commonly seen
Gull-billed Tern	Sterna nilotica	Smaller numbers
Little Tern	Sterna albifrons	Commonly seen
Whiskered Tern	Chlidonias hybridus	Good Numbers
White-winged Tern	Chlidonias leucopterus	1 Laem Pak Bia
Black Kite	Milvus migrans lineatus	20+ Recorded during trip
Brahminy Kite	Haliastur Indus	Singles observed daily
Black-shouldered Kite	Elanus caeruleus	At least 2 Individuals
Eastern Marsh Harrier	Circus melanoleucus	1 PT.LO, 1 Fem Pak Thale
Japanese Sparrowhawk	Accipiter gularis	1 PT.LO
Eurasian Sparrowhawk	Accipiter nisus	1 Female over Laem P. Bia
Steppe Eagle	Aquila nipalensis	1 PT.LO
Imperial Eagle	Aquila heliaca	1 PT.LO
Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus	2 Individuals observed
Little Cormorant	Phalacrocorax niger	Commonly recorded
Indian Cormorant	Phalacrocorax fuscicollis	Singles at Kings Project
Black-faced Spoonbill	Platalea minor	2 1st Winter Laem Pak Bia
Little Egret	Egretta garzetta	Common
Great Egret	Casmerodius albus	Common
Intermediate Egret Cattle Egret	Mesophoyx intermedia Bubulcus ibis	Common  Small numbers
Grey Heron	Ardea cinerea	Observed daily
Purple Heron	Ardea purpurea	2 Birds over Main Road
Chinese Pond Heron	Ardeola bacchus	Commonly recorded
Javan Pond Heron	Ardeola speciosa	A few positively Id
Little Heron	Butorides striatus	Singles
Black-crowned Night Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax	50+
Lesser Adjutant	Leptpotilus javanicus	1 PT.LO
Painted Stork	Mycteria leucocephala	17+ Individuals seen
Asian Openbill	Anastomus oscitans	Common Bangkok
Coppersmith Barbet	Megalaima baemacephala	1 Cha Am Beach
Brown Shrike	Lanius cristatus	Regularly seen
Long-tailed Shrike	Lanius schach	Small numbers
Black Drongo	Dicrurus  macrocercus	Very Common
Ashy Drongo	Dicrurus leucophaeus	1+ Observation
Large-billed Crow	Corvus macrorhynchos	Singles
Racket-tailed Treepie	Crypsirina ternia	Small numbers
Pied Fantail	Rhipidura javanica	Recorded Daily
Mangrove Whistler	Pachycephala grisola	A few, proved difficult
Siberian Rubythroat	Luscinia calliope	2 Birds, Kings Project
Oriental Magpie Robin	Copsychus saularis	Common
Common Myna	Acridotheres tristis	Recorded Daily
White-vented Myna	Acridotheres grandis	Recorded Daily
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica	Common
Dusky Crag Martin	Hirundo concolor	A few single observations
Streak-eared Bulbul	Pycnonotus blanfordi	Daily observations
Yellow-vented Bulbul	Pycnonotus goiavier	PT.LO
Zitting Cisticola (Fan-tailed Warbler)	Cisticola juncidis	Common suitable habitat
Plain Prinia	Prinia inornata	Common suitable habitat
Common Tailorbird	Orthotomus sutorius	Daily obs Pak Thale
Black-browed Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus bistrigiceps	Small numbers Kings Project.
Pallas’s Grasshopper Warbler	Locustella certhiola	Small numbers Kings Project
Oriental Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus orientalis	At least 2, as above
Dusky Warbler	Phylloscopus fuscatus	Singles throughout.
Yellow-browed Warbler	Phylloscopus inornatus	Singles throughout.
Olive-backed Sunbird	Nectarinia jugularis	Singles Cha Am
Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker	Dicaeum cruentatum	Single/s Cha Am
Richards Pipit	Anthus richardi	1 Nr Pak Thale
Paddyfield Pipit	Anthus rufulus	Common Kings Projest
Indochinese Bushlark	Mirafra marionae	1 Beside Rd
Yellow Wagtail	Motacilla flava	Singles throughout
Eurasian Tree Sparrow	Passer montanus	Commonly recorded
Plain-backed Sparrow	Passer flaveolus	Small numbers
Scaly-breasted Munia	Lonchura punctulata	Single observations

 

 

WildWings Thailand (South) Checklist

13^th –17th February 2008 – led by Yothin Meekaeo

 

List compiled by tour participant Jon Mercer.

 

Great White Egret – Casmerodius albus – in flight Krabi, 17 Feb

 

Little Egret – Egretta garzetta – Krabi, 17 Feb

 

Chinese Egret – Egretta eulophotes – 2 at Krabi, 17 Feb

 

Pond Heron sp – Ardeola – at Krabi and in flight at Morakot

 

Striated Heron – Butorides striatus – 1 at Krabi, 17 Feb

 

Common Tern – Sterna hirundo – at Krabi, 17 Feb

 

Little Tern – Sterna albifrons – Krabi, 17 Feb

 

Crested Tern – Sterna bergii – 30+ Krabi, 17 Feb

 

Lesser Crested Tern – Sterna bengalensis – at least one at Krabi, 17 Feb

 

Nordmann’s Greenshank – Tringa guttifer – 12 on flats at Krabi, 17 Feb

 

Greenshank – Tringa nebularia – several at Krabi, 17 Feb

 

Redshank – Tringa tetanus – 2+ at Krabi, 17 Feb

 

Red-necked Stint – Calidris ruficollis – several at Krabi, 17 Feb

 

Ruddy Turnstone – Arenaria interpres – 2+ at Krabi, 17 Feb

 

Terek Sandpiper – Xenus cinereus – 15+ at Krabi, 17 Feb

 

Sanderling – Calidris alba – 1 at Krabi, 17 Feb

 

Great Knot – Calidris tenuirostris – 20+ at Krabi, 17 Feb

 

Black-tailed Godwit – Limosa limosa – 50+ at Krabi, 17 Feb

 

Bar-tailed Godwit – Limosa lapponica – 30+ Krabi, 17 Feb

 

Curlew – Numenius arquata – a few of eastern form orientalis at Krabi, 17 Feb

 

Whimbrel – Numenius phaeopus – 10+ at Krabi, 17 Feb

 

Grey Plover – Pluvialis squatarola – 30+ at Krabi, 17 Feb

 

Ringed Plover – Charadrius hiaticula – 20+ at Krabi, 17 Feb

 

Lesser ( Mongolian ) Sand Plover – Charadrius mongolus – 30+ at Krabi, 17 Feb

 

Rufous-bellied Eagle – Hieraaetus kienerii – 1 in flight at KNC on 14 and 15 Feb

 

Wallace’s Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus nanus – 1 from KNC viewpoint on 15 Feb

 

Oriental Honey-buzzard – Pernis ptilorhyncus – 2 probables KNC on 16 Feb

 

Crested Serpent-Eagle – Spilornis cheela – heard calling at KNC on 14 and 16 Feb

 

Japanese Sparrowhawk – Accipiter gularis – female from KNC viewpoint on 15 Feb

 

Brahminy Kite – Haliastur indus – 2 at Krabi on 17 Feb

 

Osprey – Pandion haliaetus – 2 at Krabi on 17 Feb

 

Oriental Hobby – Falco severus – seen well at Krabi mangroves on 17 Feb

 

Banded Kingfisher – male at KNC on 15 Feb

 

Collared Kingfisher – Todiramphus chloris – 1+ at Krabi on 17 Feb

 

Ruddy Kingfisher – Halcyon coromanda – 1 at Krabi mangroves on 17 Feb

 

Black-capped Kingfisher – Halcyon pileata – 1 at Krabi on 17 Feb

 

Brown-winged Kingfisher – Halcyon amauroptera – 1 at Krabi mangroves on 17 Feb

 

Rufous-collared Kingfisher – Actenoides concretus – heard calling at KNC on 15 Feb

 

Oriental Bay Owl – Phodilus badius – 1 at KNC on evening of 14 Feb

 

Whiskered Tree Swift – Hemiprocne comata – 1 at KNC on 14 Feb

 

Grey-rumped Tree Swift – Hemiprocne longipennis – a few at KNC on 15 and 16 Feb

 

Silver-rumped Needletail – Rhaphidura leucopygialis – 5+ at KNC on 16 Feb

 

Brown-backed Needletail – Hirundapus giganteus –  10+ at KNC on 15 and 16 Feb

 

Germain’s Swiftlet – Collocalia germani – widespread at KNC, 14-16 Feb

 

Palm Swift – Cypsiurus balasiensis – a few at KNC 14-16 Feb

 

House Swift – Apus affinis – 1 at Krabi, 17 Feb

 

Great Eared Nightjar – Eurostopodus macrotis – 1-2 seen well each dawn at Morakot

 

(Grey Nightjar – Caprimugus indicus – eye-shine KNC on evening of 15 Feb!)

 

Javan Frogmouth – Batrachostomus javensis – KNC – male 14 Feb, female 15 Feb

 

Gould’s Frogmouth – Batrachostomus stellatus – superb views at KNC, night 16 Feb

 

Chestnut-headed Bee-Eater – Merops leschenaulti – 1 at Gurney’s site, KNC, 14 Feb

 

Thick-billed Pigeon – Treron curvirostra – a few at KNC 15 and 16 Feb

 

Emerald Dove – Chalcophaps indica – in flight at KNC 16 Feb

 

White-crowned Hornbill – Aceros comatus – 2 in flight KNC evening 14 Feb

 

Bushy-crested Hornbill – Anorrhinus galeritus – heard at KNC 16 Feb

 

Vernal Hanging Parrot – Loriculus vernalis – 3-4 seen KNC 16 Feb

 

Violet Cuckoo – Chrysococcyx xanthorhyncus – heard at KNC 15 Feb

 

Banded Bay Cuckoo – Cacomantis sonneratii – 1 Krabi 17 Feb, heard KNC 16 Feb

 

Lesser Cuckoo-shrike – Coracina fimbriata – glimpsed KNC 16 Feb

 

Orange-breasted Trogon – Harpactes oreskios – seen Alan, heard group, KNC 14 Feb

 

Diard’s Trogon – Harpactes diardii – heard KNC 16 Feb

 

Raffle’s Malkoha – Phaenicophaeus chlorophaeus – 1 KNC, 14 Feb

 

Chestnut-bellied Malkoha – Phaenicophaeus sumatranus - 1 KNC, 14 Feb

 

Red-throated Barbet – Megalaima mystacophanos – a few at KNC 14-16 Feb

 

Gold-whiskered Barbet – Megalaima chrysopogon – heard KNC 14-16 Feb

 

Red-crowned Barbet – Megalaima rafflesii – heard KNC 14 Feb

 

Blue-eared Barbet – Megalaima australis – heard KNC 14 Feb

 

Dollarbird – Eurystomus orientalis – 1 for Alan, Tim and Marcus, Krabi, 17 Feb

 

Green Broadbill – Calyptomena viridis – 3-4 KNC 14 Feb, heard 15-16 Feb

 

Black-and-Yellow Broadbill - Eurylaimus ochromalus – 2 KNC 14 Feb

 

Black-and-Red Broadbill – Cymhirhynchus macrorhyncos – 2 KNC 16 Feb

 

Banded Broadbill – Eurylaimus javanicus – 1 seen by Alan/Tim, KNC, 16 Feb

 

Gurney’s Pitta – Pitta gurneyi – pair seen v well KNC, 14 Feb

 

Banded Pitta – Pitta guajana – pair seen v well KNC, 15 Feb

 

Mangrove Pitta – Pitta megarhycha – heard Krabi, 17 Feb

 

Orange-backed Woodpecker – Reinwardtipicus validus – pair KNC, 16 Feb

 

Maroon Woodpecker – Blythipicus rubiginosus – fem KNC, 16 Feb

 

Buff-rumped Woodpecker – Meiglyptes tristis – male and fem KNC, 16 Feb

 

Buff-necked Woodpecker – Meiglyptes tukki – heard KNC, 16 Feb

 

Grey-and-Buff Woodpecker – Hemicircus concretus – heard KNC, 14 Feb

 

Grey Wagtail – Motacilla cinerea – 2 KNC below viewpoint, 15 Feb

 

Dusky Crag Martin – Hirundo concolor – 2-3 Krabi, 17 Feb

 

Pacific Swallow – Hirundo tahitica – 2 Krabi, 17 Feb

 

Striated Swallow – Hirundo striolata – 2-3 Krabi mangroves, 17 Feb

 

Barn Swallow – Hirundo rustica – seen daily

 

Dark-throated Oriole – Oriolus xanthonotus – fem KNC, 15 Feb

 

Black-naped Oriole – Oriolus chinensis – in flight Krabi mangroves, 17 Feb

 

Asian Brown Flycatcher – Muscicapa daurica – small nos daily KNC and Morakot

 

Dark-sided Flycatcher – Muscicapa sibirica – 1 KNC, 14 Feb

 

Asian Paradise Flycatcher – Terpsiphone paradisi – 1-2 KNC, 14-16 Feb

 

Black-naped Monarch – Hypothymis azurea - male KNC, 14 Feb

 

Tickell’s Blue Flycatcher – Cyornis tickelliae – heard KNC, 14 Feb

 

Blue-and-White Flycatcher – Cyanoptila cyanomelana – heard KNC, 15 Feb

 

Blue-throated Flycatcher – Cyornis rubeculoides – fem KNC, 14 Feb

 

Rufous-winged Philentoma – Philentoma pyrhopterum – 1 KNC, 15 Feb

 

Fulvous-chested Jungle Flycatcher – Rhinomyias olivacea – heard KNC, 14 Feb

 

Great Iora – Aegithina lafresnayei – pair KNC, 14 Feb

 

Green Iora – Aegithina viridissima – heard KNC, 16 Feb

 

Asian Fairy Bluebird – Irena puella – male KNC viewpoint, 14 Feb

 

Lesser Green Leafbird – Chloropsis cyanopogon – 1 KNC, 16 Feb

 

Blue-winged Leafbird – Chloropsis cochinchinensis – 1 KNC, 16 Feb

 

Ashy Tailorbird – Orthotomus ruficeps – heard Krabi mangroves, 17 Feb

 

Dark-necked Tailorbird – Orthotomus atrogularis – heard KNC, 14 Feb

 

Ashy Minivet – Pericrocotus divaricatus – 1 glimpsed KNC, 16 Feb

 

Orange-headed Thrush – Zoothera citrina – 1 KNC on 14 and 16 Feb

 

Blue Rock Thrush – Monticola solitarius – 1 fem, Krabi town, 17 Feb

 

Siberian Blue Robin – Luscinia cyane – several daily at KNC

 

Orange-bellied Flowerpecker – Dicaeum trigonostigma – small nos KNC 14-16 Feb

 

Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker – Dicaeum cruentatum – 1-2 KNC, 15 Feb

 

Purple-naped Sunbird – Hypogramma hypogrammicum – 1 KNC, 14 Feb

 

Olive-backed Sunbird – Nectarinia jugularis – Morakot / KNC daily

 

Ruby-cheeked Sunbird – Anthreptes singalensis – 1 KNC, 14 Feb

 

Purple-throated Sunbird – Nectarinia sperata – male KNC, 16 Feb

 

Brown-throated Sunbird – Anthreptes malacensis – male KNC, 15 Feb

 

Plain Sunbird – Anthreptes simplex – 1 KNC, 15 Feb

 

Spectacled Spiderhunter – Arachnothera flavigaster – 1 nr Krabi airport, 17 Feb

 

Grey-breasted Spiderhunter – Arachnothera affinis – 1 KNC, 16 Feb

 

Little Spiderhunter – Arachnothera longirostra – 1+ KNC 15,16 Feb

 

Yellow-eared Spiderhunter – Arachnothera chrysogenys – 1 KNC viewpoint, 15 Feb

 

Arctic Warbler – Phylloscopus borealis – 1 KNC 14 , 16 Feb

 

Yellow-browed Warbler – Phylloscopus inornatus – heard KNC 15, 16 Feb

 

Pale-legged Leaf Warbler – Phylloscopus telellipes – 1 KNC 16 Feb

 

Eastern Crowned Warbler – Phylloscopus coronatus – 1 KNC 16 Feb

 

Pin-tailed Parrot Finch – Erythrura prasina – 1 KNC 16 Feb

 

Large Wren-Babbler – Napothera macrodactyla – 1 elusive bird at KNC, 14 Feb

 

Striped Tit-Babbler – Macronous gularis – several at KNC on 14,15 Feb

 

Abbott’s Babbler – Malacocincla abbotti – heard KNC, 14 Feb

 

Black-capped Babbler – Pellorneum capistratum – 1 KNC, 14 Feb

 

Scaly-crowned Babbler – Malacopteron cinereum – 1+ KNC, 15 Feb

 

Ferruginous Babbler – Trichastoma bicolour – heard KNC 15, 16 Feb

 

Chestnut-winged Babbler – Stachyris erythoptera – 2 KNC, 14 Feb

 

Short-tailed Babbler – Malacocincla malaccensis – heard KNC, 16 Feb

 

Rufous-crowned Babbler – Malacopteron magnum – 1+ KNC, 16 Feb

 

Puff-throated Babbler – Pellorneum ruficeps – 1+ KNC, 15 Feb

 

Moustached Babbler – Malacopteron magnirostre – 1+ KNC, 15 Feb

 

Grey-throated Babbler – Stachyris nigriceps – 1 KNC, 15 Feb

 

Chestnut-rumped Babbler – Stachyris maculata – heard KNC, 14 Feb

 

Red-eyed Bulbul – Pycnonotus brunneus – several KNC, 14 Feb

 

Grey-bellied Bulbul – Pycnonotus cyaniventris – 1 KNC, 16 Feb

 

Black-crested Bulbul – Pycnonotus melanicterus – 1 KNC, 16 Feb

 

Streaked Bulbul – Ixos malaccensis - 1-2 KNC, 14 and 16 Feb

 

Ochraceous Bulbul – Alophoixus ochraceous – seen or heard daily KNC

 

Puff-backed Bulbul – Pycnonotus eutilotus – 1, 15 and 16 Feb

 

Spectacled Bulbul – Pycnonotus erythrophthalmos – seen or heard daily KNC

 

Grey-cheeked Bulbul – Alophoixus bres – 1 KNC, 15 and 16 Feb

 

Buff-vented Bulbul – Iole olivacea – 1 KNC, 14 and 16 Feb

 

Black-headed Bulbul – Pycnonotus atriceps – seen daily KNC

 

Hairy-backed Bulbul – Tricholestes criniger – 1 KNC, 14 and 16 Feb

 

Yellow-bellied Bulbul – Alophoixus phaeocephalus – 1 KNC, 15 Feb

 

Ashy Drongo – Dicrurus leucophaeus – 2+ KNC, 16 Feb

 

Crow-billed Drongo – Dicrurus annectans – 1 KNC, 14 and 16 Feb