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CHIANG SAEN AREA, MEKONG RIVER

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Altitude (m):550-630
# Species*:245
# Excl Vagrants*:245
# Endemics*:0
# Near Endemics*:0
*Based on partial or incomplete data.
Habitat: Lakeside, river edge, scrub, farmland

BIRD CHECKLIST

The table below lists species recorded at this locale but does not indicate frequency of occurrence there. It does indicate whether each species is globally threatened or endangered according to the IUCN and also whether it is migratory, very rare, or accidental in the country. The list is based on available data and may be incomplete.*

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Ducks: Anatidae

1Lesser Whistling-DuckDendrocygna javanica
2Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
3Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
4/Common Shelduck/Tadorna tadorna
5/Mandarin Duck/Aix galericulata
6Baikal TealSibirionetta formosa
7/Garganey/Spatula querquedula
8/Northern Shoveler/Spatula clypeata
9/Gadwall/Mareca strepera
10/Falcated Duck/Mareca falcata
11/Eurasian Wigeon/Mareca penelope
12/Indian Spot-billed Duck/Anas poecilorhyncha
13/Mallard/Anas platyrhynchos
14/Northern Pintail/Anas acuta
15/Green-winged Teal/Anas crecca
16Red-crested PochardNetta rufina
17/Common Pochard/Aythya ferina
18/Ferruginous Duck/Aythya nyroca
19/Baer's Pochard/Aythya baeri
20/Tufted Duck/Aythya fuligula
21Greater ScaupAythya marila
22Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

23Chinese FrancolinFrancolinus pintadeanus
24Blue-breasted QuailSynoicus chinensis

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

25Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
26Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
27Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

28Rock PigeonColumba livia
29Oriental Turtle-DoveStreptopelia orientalis
30Red Collared-DoveStreptopelia tranquebarica
31Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
32Zebra DoveGeopelia striata

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

33Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis
34Lesser CoucalCentropus bengalensis
35Green-billed MalkohaPhaenicophaeus tristis
36Asian KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
37Plaintive CuckooCacomantis merulinus

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

38Large-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus macrurus
39Savanna NightjarCaprimulgus affinis

 
Swifts: Apodidae

40Himalayan SwiftletAerodramus brevirostris
41House SwiftApus nipalensis
42Asian Palm SwiftCypsiurus balasiensis

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

43/Brown-cheeked Rail/Rallus indicus
44Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
45/Eurasian Coot/Fulica atra
46Black-backed SwamphenPorphyrio indicus
47White-browed CrakePoliolimnas cinerea
48(Watercock)Gallicrex cinerea
49White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
50Ruddy-breasted CrakeZapornia fusca

 
Cranes: Gruidae

51Common CraneGrus grus

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

52Great Thick-kneeEsacus recurvirostris

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

53\Black-winged Stilt\Himantopus himantopus
54Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

55Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
56Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
57/Long-billed Plover/Charadrius placidus
58/Northern Lapwing/Vanellus vanellus
59River LapwingVanellus duvaucelii
60/Gray-headed Lapwing/Vanellus cinereus
61Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
62/Tibetan Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus atrifrons
63/Kentish Plover/Anarhynchus alexandrinus

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

64Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensis

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

65Pheasant-tailed JacanaHydrophasianus chirurgus
66Bronze-winged JacanaMetopidius indicus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

67/Pin-tailed Snipe/Gallinago stenura
68/Common Snipe/Gallinago gallinago
69/Red-necked Phalarope/Phalaropus lobatus
70/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
71/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropus
72/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareola
73/Spotted Redshank/Tringa erythropus
74/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia
75/Ruff/Calidris pugnax
76/Temminck's Stint/Calidris temminckii
77/Dunlin/Calidris alpina

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

78Barred ButtonquailTurnix suscitator

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

79Small PratincoleGlareola lactea
80(Oriental Pratincole)Glareola maldivarum

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

81/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundus
82/Brown-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
83/Pallas's Gull/Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
84Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
85River TernSterna aurantia

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

86Asian OpenbillAnastomus oscitans
87/Black Stork/Ciconia nigra

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

88/Great Cormorant/Phalacrocorax carbo

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

89Cinnamon BitternIxobrychus cinnamomeus
90Yellow BitternIxobrychus sinensis
91Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
92Little EgretEgretta garzetta
93/Chinese Pond-Heron/Ardeola bacchus
94Eastern Cattle EgretBubulcus coromandus
95Great EgretArdea alba
96/Medium Egret/Ardea intermedia
97/Gray Heron/Ardea cinerea
98Purple HeronArdea purpurea

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

99Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
100Black-faced SpoonbillPlatalea minor

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

101/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

102Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
103Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchus
104/Greater Spotted Eagle/Clanga clanga
105Rufous-winged BuzzardButastur liventer
106/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosus
107/Eastern Marsh Harrier/Circus spilonotus
108/Pied Harrier/Circus melanoleucos
109Crested GoshawkAccipiter trivirgatus
110ShikraAccipiter badius
111/Eurasian Sparrowhawk/Accipiter nisus
112/Black Kite/Milvus migrans

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

113Australasian Grass-OwlTyto longimembris
114Barn OwlTyto alba

 
Owls: Strigidae

115Collared Scops-OwlOtus lettia
116Asian Barred OwletGlaucidium cuculoides
117Spotted OwletAthene brama

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

118Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

119Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
120White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
121/Black-capped Kingfisher/Halcyon pileata
122Crested KingfisherMegaceryle lugubris
123Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

124Asian Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalis
125Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

126Indochinese RollerCoracias affinis

 
Asian Barbets: Megalaimidae

127Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalus
128Lineated BarbetPsilopogon lineatus

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

129/Eurasian Wryneck/Jynx torquilla
130White-browed PiculetSasia ochracea
131Freckle-breasted WoodpeckerDendrocopos analis
132Rufous WoodpeckerMicropternus brachyurus
133Common FlamebackDinopium javanense

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

134/Eurasian Kestrel/Falco tinnunculus
135|Amur Falcon|Falco amurensis
136Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

137Long-tailed MinivetPericrocotus ethologus

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

138Black-naped OrioleOriolus chinensis

 
Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies: Artamidae

139Ashy WoodswallowArtamus fuscus

 
Ioras: Aegithinidae

140Common IoraAegithina tiphia

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

141Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
142Ashy DrongoDicrurus leucophaeus
143Hair-crested DrongoDicrurus hottentottus

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

144Black-naped MonarchHypothymis azurea

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

145/Brown Shrike/Lanius cristatus
146Burmese ShrikeLanius collurioides
147|Long-tailed Shrike|Lanius schach

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

148Racket-tailed TreepieCrypsirina temia
149Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

150Gray-headed Canary-FlycatcherCulicicapa ceylonensis

 
Larks: Alaudidae

151Indochinese BushlarkMirafra erythrocephala
152Oriental SkylarkAlauda gulgula

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

153Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
154Gray-breasted PriniaPrinia hodgsonii
155Yellow-bellied PriniaPrinia flaviventris
156Plain PriniaPrinia inornata
157Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

158/Thick-billed Warbler/Arundinax aedon
159/Black-browed Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus bistrigiceps
160/Paddyfield Warbler/Acrocephalus agricola
161/Blunt-winged Warbler/Acrocephalus concinens
162/Oriental Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus orientalis

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

163/Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler/Helopsaltes certhiola
164/Lanceolated Warbler/Locustella lanceolata
165/Baikal Bush Warbler/Locustella davidi
166Striated GrassbirdMegalurus palustris

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

167Gray-throated MartinRiparia chinensis
168Pacific SwallowHirundo tahitica
169/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
170Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
171/Siberian House-Martin/Delichon lagopodum
172/Asian House-Martin/Delichon dasypus
173/Red-rumped Swallow/Cecropis daurica
174Striated SwallowCecropis striolata

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

175Gray-eyed BulbulIole propinqua
176Black-headed BulbulMicrotarsus melanocephalos
177Black-crested BulbulRubigula flaviventris
178Streak-eared BulbulPycnonotus conradi
179Stripe-throated BulbulPycnonotus finlaysoni
180Red-whiskered BulbulPycnonotus jocosus
181Yellow-vented BulbulPycnonotus goiavier
182Sooty-headed BulbulPycnonotus aurigaster

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

183/Yellow-browed Warbler/Phylloscopus inornatus
184/Dusky Warbler/Phylloscopus fuscatus
185/Buff-throated Warbler/Phylloscopus subaffinis
186/Gray-crowned Warbler/Phylloscopus tephrocephalus

 
Bush Warblers and Allies: Scotocercidae

187Chestnut-crowned Bush WarblerCettia major
188/Manchurian Bush Warbler/Horornis canturians

 
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies: Sylviidae

189Yellow-eyed BabblerChrysomma sinense

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

190/Swinhoe's White-eye/Zosterops simplex
191Hume's White-eyeZosterops auriventer

 
Tree-Babblers, Scimitar-Babblers, and Allies: Timaliidae

192Chestnut-capped BabblerTimalia pileata
193Pin-striped Tit-BabblerMixornis gularis
194White-browed Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus schisticeps

 
Fulvetta and Ground Babblers: Pellorneidae

195Puff-throated BabblerPellorneum ruficeps

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

196Black-throated LaughingthrushPterorhinus chinensis

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

197/European Starling/Sturnus vulgaris
198/Daurian Starling/Agropsar sturnina
199Black-collared StarlingGracupica nigricollis
200Siamese Pied StarlingGracupica floweri
201/White-shouldered Starling/Sturnia sinensis
202Chestnut-tailed StarlingSturnia malabarica
203Red-billed StarlingSpodiopsar sericeus
204Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
205Great MynaAcridotheres grandis

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

206/White's Thrush/Zoothera aurea
207/Eurasian Blackbird/Turdus merula

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

208Asian Brown FlycatcherMuscicapa dauurica
209Oriental Magpie-RobinCopsychus saularis
210White-rumped ShamaCopsychus malabaricus
211Hill Blue FlycatcherCyornis whitei
212Indochinese Blue FlycatcherCyornis sumatrensis
213/Bluethroat/Luscinia svecica
214FirethroatCalliope pectardens
215/Siberian Rubythroat/Calliope calliope
216/Taiga Flycatcher/Ficedula albicilla
217Blue Rock-ThrushMonticola solitarius
218Amur StonechatSaxicola stejnegeri
219Pied BushchatSaxicola caprata
220Jerdon's BushchatSaxicola jerdoni
221/Gray Bushchat/Saxicola ferreus

 
Flowerpeckers: Dicaeidae

222Scarlet-backed FlowerpeckerDicaeum cruentatum

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

223Purple SunbirdCinnyris asiaticus
224Ornate SunbirdCinnyris ornatus
225Little SpiderhunterArachnothera longirostra

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

226Baya WeaverPloceus philippinus

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

227White-rumped MuniaLonchura striata
228Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulata
229Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapilla
230Red AvadavatAmandava amandava

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

231House SparrowPasser domesticus
232Plain-backed SparrowPasser flaveolus
233Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

234/Gray Wagtail/Motacilla cinerea
235/Eastern Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla tschutschensis
236/Citrine Wagtail/Motacilla citreola
237/White Wagtail/Motacilla alba
238/Richard's Pipit/Anthus richardi
239Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
240/Olive-backed Pipit/Anthus hodgsoni
241/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinus

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

242/Common Rosefinch/Carpodacus erythrinus

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

243/Chestnut-eared Bunting/Emberiza fucata
244/Yellow-breasted Bunting/Emberiza aureola
245/Black-faced Bunting/Emberiza spodocephala

 

 *Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through 2021 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees. IUCN status may reflect splits not currently recognized by Clements.
**Species not accepted by Clements, AOU, or SACC that we recognize based on the IOC, field observations along with geographical separation, consensus opinions of field guide authors, and other sources. These species are potential splits in future Clements updates.

OTHER LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor90
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient2
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular0
()Breeding Season Only2
{}Casual/Vagrant12
[]Accidental3

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened6
VVulnerable5
ENEndangered1
CRCritically Endangered2

Species counts in code tables depend on completeness of the data. For some countries or locales, data may not include all species or information on species presence may be incomplete.