↑THAILAND
THAILAND↑

↑SPECIALTIES
SPECIALTIES↑

REMOTES
REMOTES

THAILAND SPECIALTY BIRDS LIST

Accessible Species

ASIA THAILAND

# Species:1037
# Excl Vagrants:949
# Endemics:3
# Near Endemics:10

OTHER COUNTRIESIN ASIA

BIRDING LOCALES

§ Includes Sarawak, Sabah, & Kalimantan
§§ Excludes Taiwan
§§§ Includes Wallacea but excludes Kalimantan (Borneo) and West Papua New Guinea & nearby islands
§§§§ Excludes Sarawak and Sabah on Borneo

DISTRIBUTION CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic2
LCLocal47
NENear Endemic6
RRRestricted Range169

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened105
VVulnerable40
ENEndangered23
CRCritically Endangered9

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.

List of all specialty birds in the country occurring in locales typically visited by birding tours. Specialties include endemics and globally threatened, vulnerable or endangered. Table indicates 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. See sidebar for meaning of location codes and symbols associated with common names.*

color codes

1/Falcated Duck/Mareca falcata NT
2White-winged DuckAsarcornis scutulataRREN
3/Common Pochard/Aythya ferina V
4/Ferruginous Duck/Aythya nyroca NT
5/Baer's Pochard/Aythya baeri CR
6Ferruginous PartridgeCaloperdix oculeus NT
7Crested PartridgeRollulus rouloulRRV
8Long-billed PartridgeRhizothera longirostris NT
9Mrs. Hume's PheasantSyrmaticus humiae NT
10Malayan Crested FirebackLophura rufaRRV
11Great ArgusArgusianus argusRRV
12Green PeafowlPavo muticusLCEN
13Chestnut-necklaced PartridgeTropicoperdix charltonii V
14Malayan Peacock-PheasantPolyplectron malacenseNEEN
15/Japanese Quail/Coturnix japonica NT
16Rain QuailCoturnix coromandelicaRR 
17/Speckled Wood-Pigeon/Columba hodgsoniiRR 
18Ashy Wood-PigeonColumba pulchricollisRR 
19/Pale-capped Pigeon/Columba punicea V
20Nicobar PigeonCaloenas nicobaricaRRNT
21Little Green-PigeonTreron olaxRR 
22Ashy-headed Green-PigeonTreron phayrei NT
23Large Green-PigeonTreron capelleiRRV
24White-bellied Green-PigeonTreron sieboldiiLC 
25Jambu Fruit-DovePtilinopus jambuRRNT
26Green Imperial-PigeonDucula aeneaLCNT
27Pied Imperial-PigeonDucula bicolorRR 
28Coral-billed Ground-CuckooCarpococcyx renauldiRRV
29Short-toed CoucalCentropus rectunguisRRV
30Black-bellied MalkohaPhaenicophaeus diardi NT
31Chestnut-bellied MalkohaPhaenicophaeus sumatranus NT
32Little Bronze-CuckooChrysococcyx minutillusRR 
33Moustached Hawk-CuckooHierococcyx vagans NT
34Malaysian Hawk-CuckooHierococcyx fugaxRR 
35Malaysian Eared-NightjarLyncornis temminckiiRR 
36Gould's FrogmouthBatrachostomus stellatusRRNT
37Hodgson's FrogmouthBatrachostomus hodgsoniRR 
38Silver-rumped NeedletailRhaphidura leucopygialisRR 
39Black-nest SwiftletAerodramus maximusRR 
40/Dark-rumped Swift/Apus acuticauda V
41Gray-rumped TreeswiftHemiprocne longipennisRR 
42Whiskered TreeswiftHemiprocne comataRR 
43White-browed CrakePoliolimnas cinereaRR 
44|Band-bellied Crake|Zapornia paykullii NT
45/Masked Finfoot/Heliopais personatusRRCR
46Great Thick-kneeEsacus recurvirostrisRRNT
47Beach Thick-kneeEsacus magnirostrisRRNT
48/Northern Lapwing/Vanellus vanellus NT
49River LapwingVanellus duvauceliiRRNT
50Malaysian PloverAnarhynchus peronii NT
51|Far Eastern Curlew|Numenius madagascariensis EN
52/Eurasian Curlew/Numenius arquata NT
53/Bar-tailed Godwit/Limosa lapponica NT
54/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosa NT
55/Asian Dowitcher/Limnodromus semipalmatus NT
56/Wood Snipe/Gallinago nemoricola V
57|Gray-tailed Tattler|Tringa brevipes NT
58/Nordmann's Greenshank/Tringa guttifer EN
59/Great Knot/Calidris tenuirostrisLCEN
60/Red Knot/Calidris canutus NT
61/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferrugineaRRNT
62/Red-necked Stint/Calidris ruficollis NT
63/Spoon-billed Sandpiper/Calidris pygmaeaLCCR
64Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticusLC 
65/Crab-Plover/Dromas ardeolaRR 
66River TernSterna aurantia V
67Black-naped TernSterna sumatranaLC 
68Asian Woolly-necked StorkCiconia episcopus NT
69Storm's StorkCiconia stormiLCEN
70Lesser AdjutantLeptoptilos javanicusRRV
71/Milky Stork/Mycteria cinereaLCEN
72Painted StorkMycteria leucocephalaLCNT
73#Christmas Island Frigatebird#Fregata andrewsi V
74#Oriental Darter#Anhinga melanogaster NT
75/Indian Cormorant/Phalacrocorax fuscicollisRR 
76/Black-headed Ibis/Threskiornis melanocephalus NT
77/Chinese Egret/Egretta eulophotes V
78Javan Pond-HeronArdeola speciosaRR 
79/Spot-billed Pelican/Pelecanus philippensis NT
80Jerdon's BazaAviceda jerdoniRR 
81Red-headed VultureSarcogyps calvusRRCR
82Wallace's Hawk-EagleNisaetus nanusRRV
83Mountain Hawk-EagleNisaetus nipalensis NT
84Blyth's Hawk-EagleNisaetus albonigerRR 
85Rufous-bellied EagleLophotriorchis kienerii NT
86/Greater Spotted Eagle/Clanga clanga V
87/Imperial Eagle/Aquila heliaca V
88Lesser Fish-EagleIcthyophaga humilisLCNT
89Gray-headed Fish-EagleIcthyophaga ichthyaetus NT
90White-fronted Scops-OwlOtus sagittatusLCV
91Reddish Scops-OwlOtus rufescensRRNT
92Barred Eagle-OwlKetupa sumatranaRR 
93Spotted Wood-OwlStrix seloputoRR 
94Red-naped TrogonHarpactes kasumbaRRNT
95Diard's TrogonHarpactes diardiiRRNT
96Cinnamon-rumped TrogonHarpactes orrhophaeusRRNT
97Scarlet-rumped TrogonHarpactes duvaucelii NT
98White-crowned HornbillBerenicornis comatusRREN
99Helmeted HornbillRhinoplax vigilRRCR
100Rhinoceros HornbillBuceros rhinocerosRRV
101Great HornbillBuceros bicornis V
102Brown HornbillAnorrhinus austeni NT
103Rusty-cheeked HornbillAnorrhinus tickelli NT
104Bushy-crested HornbillAnorrhinus galeritusRRNT
105Black HornbillAnthracoceros malayanusRRV
106Rufous-necked HornbillAceros nipalensis V
107Wreathed HornbillRhyticeros undulatus V
108Plain-pouched HornbillRhyticeros subruficollisRRV
109Wrinkled HornbillRhabdotorrhinus corrugatusRREN
110Malaysian Blue-banded KingfisherAlcedo peninsulaeRRNT
111Rufous-backed Dwarf-KingfisherCeyx rufidorsaRR 
112Brown-winged KingfisherPelargopsis amauropteraRRNT
113/Black-capped Kingfisher/Halcyon pileata V
114Rufous-collared KingfisherActenoides concretusRRNT
115Sooty BarbetCaloramphus hayii NT
116Red-crowned BarbetPsilopogon rafflesiiRRNT
117Red-throated BarbetPsilopogon mystacophanos NT
118Yellow-crowned BarbetPsilopogon henriciiRRNT
119Gold-whiskered BarbetPsilopogon chrysopogonRR 
120Black-browed BarbetPsilopogon oortiRR 
121Malaysian HoneyguideIndicator archipelagicusRRNT
122Necklaced WoodpeckerDryobates pernyiiRR 
123Maroon WoodpeckerBlythipicus rubiginosusRR 
124Buff-necked WoodpeckerMeiglyptes tukkiRRNT
125Buff-rumped WoodpeckerMeiglyptes rammithorax EN
126Olive-backed WoodpeckerGecinulus rafflesiiRR 
127Crimson-winged WoodpeckerPicus puniceusRR 
128Streak-throated WoodpeckerPicus xanthopygaeusRR 
129Checker-throated WoodpeckerChrysophlegma mentalisRR 
130Orange-backed WoodpeckerChrysocolaptes validusRR 
131Great Slaty WoodpeckerMulleripicus pulverulentus V
132White-rumped FalconNeohierax insignis NT
133Blue-rumped ParrotPsittinus cyanurusRRNT
134Alexandrine ParakeetPsittacula eupatria NT
135Gray-headed ParakeetPsittacula finschii NT
136Blossom-headed ParakeetPsittacula roseata NT
137Red-breasted ParakeetPsittacula alexandri NT
138Blue-crowned Hanging-ParrotLoriculus galgulusRR 
139Green BroadbillCalyptomena viridis NT
140Banded BroadbillEurylaimus javanicus NT
141Black-and-yellow BroadbillEurylaimus ochromalus NT
142Garnet PittaErythropitta granatina NT
143Giant PittaHydrornis caeruleusRRNT
144Malayan Banded-PittaHydrornis irenaRRNT
145Gurney's PittaHydrornis gurneyiNECR
146Fairy PittaPitta nympha V
147Mangrove PittaPitta megarhyncha NT
148Golden-bellied GerygoneGerygone sulphureaRR 
149Fiery MinivetPericrocotus igneus NT
150Pied TrillerLalage nigraRR 
151Lesser CuckooshrikeLalage fimbriataRR 
152Gray-bellied BulbulOreoica cyaniventrisRRNT
153Pied Shrike-BabblerPteruthius flaviscapisLC 
154Dark-throated OrioleOriolus xanthonotusRRNT
155Black-naped OrioleOriolus chinensisLC 
156/Slender-billed Oriole/Oriolus tenuirostrisRR 
157Maroon OrioleOriolus trailliiRR 
158/Silver Oriole/Oriolus mellianus EN
159Rufous-winged PhilentomaPhilentoma pyrhopteraRR 
160Maroon-breasted PhilentomaPhilentoma velataRRNT
161Green IoraAegithina viridissimaRRNT
162Lesser Racket-tailed DrongoDicrurus remiferLC 
163/Japanese Paradise Flycatcher/Terpsiphone atrocaudata NT
164Crested JayshrikePlatylophus galericulatus NT
165Indochinese Green-MagpieCissa hypoleucaRR 
166Rufous TreepieDendrocitta vagabundaLC 
167Ratchet-tailed TreepieTemnurus temnurusLC 
168Malaysian Rail-babblerEupetes macrocerusRRNT
169Yellow-browed TitSylviparus modestusRR 
170Indochinese BushlarkPlocealauda erythrocephalaLC 
171Singing BushlarkMirafra javanicaRR 
172Oriental SkylarkAlauda gulgulaRR 
173Rufous-tailed TailorbirdOrthotomus sericeusRR 
174Golden-headed CisticolaCisticola exilisLC 
175/Manchurian Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus tangorumLCV
176/Brown Bush Warbler/Locustella luteoventrisRR 
177/Chinese Bush Warbler/Locustella tacsanowskiaRR 
178/Baikal Bush Warbler/Locustella davidiLC 
179Striated GrassbirdMegalurus palustrisLC 
180White-eyed River MartinPseudochelidon sirintaraeECR
181Gray-throated MartinRiparia chinensisLC 
182Dusky Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne concolorLC 
183Yellow-bellied BulbulAlophoixus phaeocephalusRR 
184Gray-cheeked BulbulAlophoixus tephrogenysRRV
185Finsch's BulbulIole finschiiRRNT
186Buff-vented BulbulIole olivaceaRR 
187Streaked BulbulIxos malaccensisRRNT
188Mountain BulbulIxos mcclellandiiLC 
189Black BulbulHypsipetes leucocephalusLC 
190Puff-backed BulbulMicrotarsus eutilotusRRNT
191&Black-and-white BulbullMicrotarsus melanoleucosRRNT
192Spectacled BulbulRubigula erythropthalmosRR 
193Scaly-breasted BulbulRubigula squamatusRRNT
194Red-eyed BulbulPycnonotus brunneusRR 
195Brown-breasted BulbulPycnonotus xanthorrhousLC 
196Ashy-throated WarblerPhylloscopus maculipennisRR 
197/Bianchi's Warbler/Phylloscopus valentiniRR 
198/Alstrom's Warbler/Phylloscopus sororLC 
199/Yellow-vented Warbler/Phylloscopus cantatorRR 
200Blyth's Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus reguloidesLC 
201Rufous-faced WarblerAbroscopus albogularisLC 
202/Manchurian Bush Warbler/Horornis canturiansRR 
203Black-throated TitAegithalos concinnusLC 
204Spot-breasted ParrotbillParadoxornis guttaticollisRR 
205Short-tailed ParrotbillSuthora davidianaRR 
206Gray-breasted Parrotbill**Suthora poliotisRR 
207Pale-billed ParrotbillSuthora atrosuperciliarisRR 
208Indochinese YuhinaStaphida torqueolaRR 
209Whiskered YuhinaYuhina flavicollisLC 
210Fluffy-backed Tit-BabblerMacronus ptilosusLCNT
211Chestnut-winged BabblerCyanoderma erythropterumRR 
212Black LaughingthrushMelanocichla lugubrisRR 
213Sunda Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus bornensisRR 
214Red-eyed Scimitar-BabblerErythrogenys imberbisNE 
215Black-throated BabblerStachyris nigricollisRRNT
216Chestnut-rumped BabblerStachyris maculataLCNT
217Gray-headed BabblerStachyris poliocephalaRR 
218White-necked BabblerStachyris leucotisRRNT
219Large Wren-BabblerTurdinus macrodactylusLCNT
220Moustached BabblerMalacopteron magnirostreRR 
221Scaly-crowned BabblerMalacopteron cinereumRR 
222Rufous-crowned BabblerMalacopteron magnumRRNT
223Rufous-throated FulvettaSchoeniparus rufogularisRR 
224Rusty-capped FulvettaSchoeniparus dubiusRR 
225Short-tailed BabblerPellorneum malaccenseRRNT
226White-chested BabblerPellorneum rostratumRRNT
227Ferruginous BabblerPellorneum bicolorRR 
228Striped Wren-BabblerKenopia striataLCNT
229Streaked Wren-BabblerGypsophila brevicaudataLC 
230Rufous Limestone BabblerGypsophila calcicolaEV
231Variable Limestone BabblerGypsophila crispifronsNE 
232Brown FulvettaAlcippe brunneicaudaRRNT
233Scarlet-faced LiocichlaLiocichla ripponiRR 
234Chestnut-capped LaughingthrushPterorhinus mitrataRRNT
235White-browed LaughingthrushPterorhinus sannioRR 
236Giant NuthatchSitta magna EN
237Beautiful NuthatchSitta formosaRRV
238Chestnut-bellied NuthatchSitta cinnamoventrisRR 
239Burmese NuthatchSitta neglectaLC 
240Hume's TreecreeperCerthia manipurensisRR 
241Spotted ElachuraElachura formosaRR 
242Tenggara Hill MynaGracula venerata EN
243Javan MynaAcridotheres javanicus V
244Chestnut-capped ThrushGeokichla interpresRREN
245/Japanese Thrush/Turdus cardisRR 
246/Gray-sided Thrush/Turdus feae V
247/Black-throated Thrush/Turdus atrogularisRR 
248Purple CochoaCochoa purpureaLC 
249Rufous-tailed ShamaCopsychus pyrropygusRRNT
250White-tailed FlycatcherLeucoptilon concretusRR 
251Zappay's FlycatcherCyanoptila cumatilis NT
252Rufous-browed FlycatcherAnthipes solitarisRR 
253Pale Blue FlycatcherCyornis unicolorLC 
254/Large Blue Flycatcher/Cyornis magnirostris NT
255Malaysian Blue FlycatcherCyornis turcosusRRNT
256Mangrove Blue FlycatcherCyornis rufigastraLC 
257|Brown-chested Jungle Flycatcher|Cyornis brunneatus V
258Gray-chested Jungle FlycatcherCyornis umbratilisRRNT
259Fulvous-chested Jungle FlycatcherCyornis olivaceusRR 
260/Rufous-tailed Robin/Larvivora sibilansRR 
261/White-bellied Redstart/Luscinia phaenicuroidesRR 
262Chestnut-naped ForktailEnicurus ruficapillusRRNT
263White-tailed RobinMyiomela leucurumRR 
264Blue-fronted RobinCinclidium frontaleRR 
265|Green-backed Flycatcher|Ficedula elisaeRR 
266/Mugimaki Flycatcher/Ficedula mugimakiLC 
267/Slaty-blue Flycatcher/Ficedula tricolorRR 
268/Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher/Ficedula strophiataRR 
269/Ultramarine Flycatcher/Ficedula superciliarisRR 
270/Blue-fronted Redstart/Phoenicurus frontalisRR 
271/White-capped Redstart/Phoenicurus leucocephalusRR 
272Jerdon's BushchatSaxicola jerdoniRR 
273Crimson-breasted FlowerpeckerPrionochilus percussusRR 
274Scarlet-breasted FlowerpeckerPrionochilus thoracicusRRNT
275Fire-breasted FlowerpeckerDicaeum ignipectusLC 
276Cambodian FlowerpeckerDicaeum cambodianumNE 
277Plain SunbirdAnthreptes simplexRR 
278Red-throated SunbirdAnthreptes rhodolaemusRRNT
279Van Hasselt's SunbirdLeptocoma brasilianaRR 
280Copper-throated SunbirdLeptocoma calcostethaRR 
281/Mrs. Gould's Sunbird/Aethopyga gouldiaeRR 
282Green-tailed SunbirdAethopyga nipalensisRR 
283Temminck's SunbirdAethopyga temminckiiRR 
284Thick-billed SpiderhunterArachnothera crassirostrisLC 
285Long-billed SpiderhunterArachnothera robustaRR 
286Yellow-eared SpiderhunterArachnothera chrysogenysRR 
287Greater Green LeafbirdChloropsis sonnerati EN
288Lesser Green LeafbirdChloropsis cyanopogon NT
289Blue-winged LeafbirdChloropsis moluccensis EN
290Streaked WeaverPloceus manyarLC 
291Asian Golden WeaverPloceus hypoxanthus NT
292White-bellied MuniaLonchura leucogastraRR 
293Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaLC 
294White-headed MuniaLonchura majaRR 
295/Rosy Pipit/Anthus roseatusRR 
296/Dark-breasted Rosefinch/Procarduelis nipalensisRR 
297/Tristram's Bunting/Emberiza tristramiRR 
298/Little Bunting/Emberiza pusillaRR 
299/Yellow-breasted Bunting/Emberiza aureola CR
300/Crested Bunting/Emberiza lathamiLC 
301/Black-faced Bunting/Emberiza spodocephalaRR 

 

 *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.