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LAEM PAK BIA/PAK THALE

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# Species:304
# Excl Vagrants:304
# Endemics:0
# Near Endemics:0
Habitat: Wetlands

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
2Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
3/Common Shelduck/Tadorna tadorna
4Cotton Pygmy-GooseNettapus coromandelianus
5/Garganey/Spatula querquedula
6/Northern Shoveler/Spatula clypeata
7/Gadwall/Mareca strepera
8/Eurasian Wigeon/Mareca penelope
9/Northern Pintail/Anas acuta
10/Eurasian Teal/Anas crecca

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

11Red JunglefowlGallus gallus

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

12Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

13Rock PigeonColumba livia
14/Pale-capped Pigeon/Columba punicea
15Red Collared-DoveStreptopelia tranquebarica
16Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
17Asian Emerald DoveChalcophaps indica
18Pink-necked Green-PigeonTreron vernans

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

19Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis
20Lesser CoucalCentropus bengalensis
21Green-billed MalkohaPhaenicophaeus tristis
22Asian KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
23Square-tailed Drongo-CuckooSurniculus lugubris
24Plaintive CuckooCacomantis merulinus

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

25Large-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus macrurus
26Indian NightjarCaprimulgus asiaticus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

27Brown-backed NeedletailHirundapus giganteus
28Himalayan SwiftletAerodramus brevirostris
29Germain's SwiftletAerodramus germani
30|Pacific Swift|Apus pacificus
31House SwiftApus nipalensis
32Asian Palm SwiftCypsiurus balasiensis

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

33Slaty-breasted RailLewinia striatus
34Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
35Gray-headed SwamphenPorphyrio poliocephalus
36White-browed CrakePoliolimnas cinerea
37(Watercock)Gallicrex cinerea
38White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
39Ruddy-breasted CrakeZapornia fusca
40/Baillon's Crake/Zapornia pusilla

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

41Eurasian Thick-kneeBurhinus oedicnemus
42Great Thick-kneeEsacus recurvirostris

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

43Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
44Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

45/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarola
46/Pacific Golden-Plover/Pluvialis fulva
47/Gray-headed Lapwing/Vanellus cinereus
48Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
49/Lesser Sand-Plover/Charadrius mongolus
50/Greater Sand-Plover/Charadrius leschenaultii
51Malaysian PloverCharadrius peronii
52/Kentish Plover/Charadrius alexandrinus
53White-faced Plover**Charadrius dealbatus
54Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
55|Oriental Plover|Charadrius veredus

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

56Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensis

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

57Pheasant-tailed JacanaHydrophasianus chirurgus
58Bronze-winged JacanaMetopidius indicus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

59/Whimbrel/Numenius phaeopus
60|Far Eastern Curlew|Numenius madagascariensis
61/Eurasian Curlew/Numenius arquata
62/Bar-tailed Godwit/Limosa lapponica
63/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosa
64/Ruddy Turnstone/Arenaria interpres
65/Great Knot/Calidris tenuirostris
66/Red Knot/Calidris canutus
67/Ruff/Calidris pugnax
68/Broad-billed Sandpiper/Calidris falcinellus
69Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminata
70/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferruginea
71/Temminck's Stint/Calidris temminckii
72/Long-toed Stint/Calidris subminuta
73/Spoon-billed Sandpiper/Calidris pygmaea
74/Red-necked Stint/Calidris ruficollis
75/Sanderling/Calidris alba
76/Dunlin/Calidris alpina
77Little StintCalidris minuta
78|Pectoral Sandpiper|Calidris melanotos
79/Asian Dowitcher/Limnodromus semipalmatus
80Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceus
81/Terek Sandpiper/Xenus cinereus
82/Common Snipe/Gallinago gallinago
83/Pin-tailed Snipe/Gallinago stenura
84/Red-necked Phalarope/Phalaropus lobatus
85Red PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
86/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
87/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropus
88|Gray-tailed Tattler|Tringa brevipes
89/Spotted Redshank/Tringa erythropus
90/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia
91/Nordmann's Greenshank/Tringa guttifer
92/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilis
93/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareola
94/Common Redshank/Tringa totanus

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

95Yellow-legged ButtonquailTurnix tanki
96Barred ButtonquailTurnix suscitator

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

97(Oriental Pratincole)Glareola maldivarum
98Small PratincoleGlareola lactea

 
Skuas and Jaegers: Stercorariidae

99#Pomarine Jaeger#Stercorarius pomarinus
100Parasitic JaegerStercorarius parasiticus

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

101Black-legged KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
102Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
103/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundus
104/Brown-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
105/Pallas's Gull/Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
106/Black-tailed Gull/Larus crassirostris
107/Herring Gull/Larus argentatus
108Caspian GullLarus cachinnans
109/Lesser Black-backed Gull/Larus fuscus
110/Slaty-backed Gull/Larus schistisagus
111Little TernSternula albifrons
112/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon nilotica
113/Caspian Tern/Hydroprogne caspia
114/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterus
115Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
116Black-naped TernSterna sumatrana
117/Common Tern/Sterna hirundo
118Great Crested TernThalasseus bergii
119#Lesser Crested Tern#Thalasseus bengalensis
120Indian SkimmerRynchops albicollis

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

121Asian OpenbillAnastomus oscitans
122Lesser AdjutantLeptoptilos javanicus
123/Milky Stork/Mycteria cinerea
124Painted StorkMycteria leucocephala

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

125#Lesser Frigatebird#Fregata ariel
126#Christmas Island Frigatebird#Fregata andrewsi

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

127#Oriental Darter#Anhinga melanogaster

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

128Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
129/Great Cormorant/Phalacrocorax carbo
130/Indian Cormorant/Phalacrocorax fuscicollis

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

131/Spot-billed Pelican/Pelecanus philippensis

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

132/Great Bittern/Botaurus stellaris
133Yellow BitternIxobrychus sinensis
134Cinnamon BitternIxobrychus cinnamomeus
135Black BitternIxobrychus flavicollis
136/Gray Heron/Ardea cinerea
137Purple HeronArdea purpurea
138Great EgretArdea alba
139/Intermediate Egret/Ardea intermedia
140/Chinese Egret/Egretta eulophotes
141Little EgretEgretta garzetta
142Pacific Reef-HeronEgretta sacra
143Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
144/Indian Pond-Heron/Ardeola grayii
145/Chinese Pond-Heron/Ardeola bacchus
146Javan Pond-HeronArdeola speciosa
147Striated HeronButorides striata
148Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
149Malayan Night-HeronGorsachius melanolophus

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

150Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
151/Black-headed Ibis/Threskiornis melanocephalus
152Black-faced SpoonbillPlatalea minor

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

153/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

154Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
155Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchus
156Black BazaAviceda leuphotes
157|Short-toed Snake-Eagle|Circaetus gallicus
158/Greater Spotted Eagle/Clanga clanga
159|Booted Eagle|Hieraaetus pennatus
160Steppe EagleAquila nipalensis
161/Imperial Eagle/Aquila heliaca
162/Eastern Marsh-Harrier/Circus spilonotus
163/Pied Harrier/Circus melanoleucos
164ShikraAccipiter badius
165|Japanese Sparrowhawk|Accipiter gularis
166BesraAccipiter virgatus
167Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
168/Black Kite/Milvus migrans
169White-bellied Sea-EagleHaliaeetus leucogaster
170/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteo

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

171Barn OwlTyto alba

 
Owls: Strigidae

172Collared Scops-OwlOtus lettia
173Asian Barred OwletGlaucidium cuculoides
174Spotted OwletAthene brama

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

175Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

176Oriental Pied-HornbillAnthracoceros albirostris

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

177Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
178Blue-eared KingfisherAlcedo meninting
179Black-backed Dwarf-KingfisherCeyx erithaca
180Stork-billed KingfisherPelargopsis capensis
181White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
182/Black-capped Kingfisher/Halcyon pileata
183Collared KingfisherTodiramphus chloris
184Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

185Asian Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalis
186Blue-throated Bee-eaterMerops viridis
187Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
188Chestnut-headed Bee-eaterMerops leschenaulti

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

189Indochinese RollerCoracias affinis
190Oriental DollarbirdEurystomus orientalis

 
Asian Barbets: Megalaimidae

191Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalus
192Lineated BarbetPsilopogon lineatus

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

193/Eurasian Wryneck/Jynx torquilla
194Freckle-breasted WoodpeckerDendrocopos analis

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

195/Eurasian Kestrel/Falco tinnunculus
196|Amur Falcon|Falco amurensis
197Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

198Blossom-headed ParakeetPsittacula roseata
199Red-breasted ParakeetPsittacula alexandri

 
Thornbills and Allies: Acanthizidae

200Golden-bellied GerygoneGerygone sulphurea

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

201/Ashy Minivet/Pericrocotus divaricatus
202Black-winged CuckooshrikeLalage melaschistos

 
Whistlers and Allies: Pachycephalidae

203Mangrove WhistlerPachycephala cinerea

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

204Black-naped OrioleOriolus chinensis

 
Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies: Artamidae

205Ashy WoodswallowArtamus fuscus

 
Ioras: Aegithinidae

206Common IoraAegithina tiphia
207Great IoraAegithina lafresnayei

 
Fantails: Rhipiduridae

208Malaysian Pied-FantailRhipidura javanica
209White-throated FantailRhipidura albicollis

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

210Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
211Ashy DrongoDicrurus leucophaeus
212Crow-billed DrongoDicrurus annectens
213Bronzed DrongoDicrurus aeneus
214Hair-crested DrongoDicrurus hottentottus
215Greater Racket-tailed DrongoDicrurus paradiseus

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

216Black-naped MonarchHypothymis azurea
217Blyth's Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone affinis

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

218|Tiger Shrike|Lanius tigrinus
219/Brown Shrike/Lanius cristatus
220Burmese ShrikeLanius collurioides
221|Long-tailed Shrike|Lanius schach

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

222Racket-tailed TreepieCrypsirina temia
223Oriental MagpiePica serica
224Eastern Jungle-Crow**Corvus levaillantii
225Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

226Gray-headed Canary-FlycatcherCulicicapa ceylonensis

 
Larks: Alaudidae

227Indochinese BushlarkMirafra erythrocephala
228Oriental SkylarkAlauda gulgula

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

229Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
230Dark-necked TailorbirdOrthotomus atrogularis
231Gray-breasted PriniaPrinia hodgsonii
232Yellow-bellied PriniaPrinia flaviventris
233Plain PriniaPrinia inornata
234Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

235/Thick-billed Warbler/Arundinax aedon
236/Black-browed Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus bistrigiceps
237/Blunt-winged Warbler/Acrocephalus concinens
238Large-billed Reed WarblerAcrocephalus orinus
239/Oriental Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus orientalis

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

240/Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler/Helopsaltes certhiola
241/Lanceolated Warbler/Locustella lanceolata

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

242/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia
243/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
244Pacific SwallowHirundo tahitica
245/Red-rumped Swallow/Cecropis daurica
246/Asian House-Martin/Delichon dasypus

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

247Black-crested BulbulPycnonotus flaviventris
248Red-whiskered BulbulPycnonotus jocosus
249Sooty-headed BulbulPycnonotus aurigaster
250Yellow-vented BulbulPycnonotus goiavier
251Streak-eared BulbulPycnonotus conradi

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

252/Yellow-browed Warbler/Phylloscopus inornatus
253/Radde's Warbler/Phylloscopus schwarzi
254/Dusky Warbler/Phylloscopus fuscatus
255/Eastern Crowned Warbler/Phylloscopus coronatus
256/Greenish Warbler/Phylloscopus trochiloides
257/Pale-legged Leaf Warbler/Phylloscopus tenellipes
258/Arctic Warbler/Phylloscopus borealis

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

259/Swinhoe's White-eye/Zosterops simplex

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

260/European Starling/Sturnus vulgaris
261Rosy StarlingPastor roseus
262/Daurian Starling/Agropsar sturnina
263Black-collared StarlingGracupica nigricollis
264Siamese Pied StarlingGracupica floweri
265/White-shouldered Starling/Sturnia sinensis
266Brahminy StarlingSturnia pagodarum
267Chestnut-tailed StarlingSturnia malabarica
268Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
269Vinous-breasted MynaAcridotheres leucocephalus
270Great MynaAcridotheres grandis

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

271/Eyebrowed Thrush/Turdus obscurus

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

272Asian Brown FlycatcherMuscicapa dauurica
273Oriental Magpie-RobinCopsychus saularis
274White-rumped ShamaCopsychus malabaricus
275Verditer FlycatcherEumyias thalassinus
276/Siberian Blue Robin/Larvivora cyane
277/Bluethroat/Luscinia svecica
278/Siberian Rubythroat/Calliope calliope
279/Yellow-rumped Flycatcher/Ficedula zanthopygia
280/Taiga Flycatcher/Ficedula albicilla
281Amur StonechatSaxicola stejnegeri

 
Flowerpeckers: Dicaeidae

282Scarlet-backed FlowerpeckerDicaeum cruentatum

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

283Brown-throated SunbirdAnthreptes malacensis
284Olive-backed SunbirdCinnyris jugularis

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

285Streaked WeaverPloceus manyar
286Baya WeaverPloceus philippinus
287Asian Golden WeaverPloceus hypoxanthus

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

288White-rumped MuniaLonchura striata
289Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulata
290Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapilla
291Red AvadavatAmandava amandava

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

292House SparrowPasser domesticus
293Plain-backed SparrowPasser flaveolus
294Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

295|Forest Wagtail|Dendronanthus indicus
296/Gray Wagtail/Motacilla cinerea
297/Eastern Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla tschutschensis
298/Citrine Wagtail/Motacilla citreola
299/White Wagtail/Motacilla alba
300/Richard's Pipit/Anthus richardi
301Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
302/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinus

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

303/Yellow-breasted Bunting/Emberiza aureola

 
Hispanhiolan Tanagers: Phaenicophilidae

304Zebra DoveGeopelia striata

 *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 Visitor112
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient12
##Non-breeding Dispersal5
<>Erratic/Irregular0
()Breeding Season Only2
{}Casual/Vagrant13
[]Accidental5

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened17
VVulnerable9
ENEndangered7
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.