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THAILAND SPECIALTY BIRDS LIST

Accessible Species

ASIA THAILAND

# Species:1035
# Excl Vagrants:947
# 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 Range166

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened103
VVulnerable39
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-DoveRamphiculus jambuRRNT
26Green Imperial-PigeonDucula aeneaLCNT
27Pied Imperial-PigeonDucula bicolorRR 
28Coral-billed Ground-CuckooCarpococcyx renauldiRRV
29Black-bellied MalkohaPhaenicophaeus diardi NT
30Chestnut-bellied MalkohaPhaenicophaeus sumatranus NT
31Little Bronze-CuckooChrysococcyx minutillusRR 
32Moustached Hawk-CuckooHierococcyx vagans NT
33Malaysian Hawk-CuckooHierococcyx fugaxRR 
34Malaysian Eared-NightjarLyncornis temminckiiRR 
35Gould's FrogmouthBatrachostomus stellatusRRNT
36Hodgson's FrogmouthBatrachostomus hodgsoniRR 
37Silver-rumped NeedletailRhaphidura leucopygialisRR 
38Black-nest SwiftletAerodramus maximusRR 
39/Dark-rumped Swift/Apus acuticauda V
40Gray-rumped TreeswiftHemiprocne longipennisRR 
41Whiskered TreeswiftHemiprocne comataRR 
42White-browed CrakePoliolimnas cinereaRR 
43|Band-bellied Crake|Zapornia paykullii NT
44/Masked Finfoot/Heliopais personatusRRCR
45Great Thick-kneeEsacus recurvirostrisRRNT
46Beach Thick-kneeEsacus magnirostrisRRNT
47/Northern Lapwing/Vanellus vanellus NT
48River LapwingVanellus duvauceliiRRNT
49Malaysian PloverAnarhynchus peronii NT
50|Far Eastern Curlew|Numenius madagascariensis EN
51/Eurasian Curlew/Numenius arquata NT
52/Bar-tailed Godwit/Limosa lapponica NT
53/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosa NT
54/Asian Dowitcher/Limnodromus semipalmatus NT
55/Wood Snipe/Gallinago nemoricola V
56|Gray-tailed Tattler|Tringa brevipes NT
57/Nordmann's Greenshank/Tringa guttifer EN
58/Great Knot/Calidris tenuirostrisLCEN
59/Red Knot/Calidris canutus NT
60/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferrugineaRRNT
61/Red-necked Stint/Calidris ruficollis NT
62/Spoon-billed Sandpiper/Calidris pygmaeaLCCR
63Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticusLC 
64/Crab-Plover/Dromas ardeolaRR 
65River TernSterna aurantia V
66Black-naped TernSterna sumatranaLC 
67Asian Woolly-necked StorkCiconia episcopus NT
68Storm's StorkCiconia stormiLCEN
69Lesser AdjutantLeptoptilos javanicusRRV
70/Milky Stork/Mycteria cinereaLCEN
71Painted StorkMycteria leucocephalaLCNT
72#Christmas Island Frigatebird#Fregata andrewsi V
73#Oriental Darter#Anhinga melanogaster NT
74/Indian Cormorant/Phalacrocorax fuscicollisRR 
75/Black-headed Ibis/Threskiornis melanocephalus NT
76/Chinese Egret/Egretta eulophotes V
77Javan Pond-HeronArdeola speciosaRR 
78/Spot-billed Pelican/Pelecanus philippensis NT
79Jerdon's BazaAviceda jerdoniRR 
80Red-headed VultureSarcogyps calvusRRCR
81Wallace's Hawk-EagleNisaetus nanusRRV
82Mountain Hawk-EagleNisaetus nipalensis NT
83Blyth's Hawk-EagleNisaetus albonigerRR 
84Rufous-bellied EagleLophotriorchis kienerii NT
85/Greater Spotted Eagle/Clanga clanga V
86/Imperial Eagle/Aquila heliaca V
87Lesser Fish-EagleIcthyophaga humilisLCNT
88Gray-headed Fish-EagleIcthyophaga ichthyaetus NT
89White-fronted Scops-OwlOtus sagittatusLCV
90Reddish Scops-OwlOtus rufescensRRNT
91Barred Eagle-OwlKetupa sumatranaRR 
92Spotted Wood-OwlStrix seloputoRR 
93Red-naped TrogonHarpactes kasumbaRRNT
94Diard's TrogonHarpactes diardiiRRNT
95Cinnamon-rumped TrogonHarpactes orrhophaeusRRNT
96Scarlet-rumped TrogonHarpactes duvaucelii NT
97White-crowned HornbillBerenicornis comatusRREN
98Helmeted HornbillRhinoplax vigilRRCR
99Rhinoceros HornbillBuceros rhinocerosRRV
100Great HornbillBuceros bicornis V
101Brown HornbillAnorrhinus austeni NT
102Rusty-cheeked HornbillAnorrhinus tickelli NT
103Bushy-crested HornbillAnorrhinus galeritusRRNT
104Black HornbillAnthracoceros malayanusRRV
105Rufous-necked HornbillAceros nipalensis V
106Wreathed HornbillRhyticeros undulatus V
107Plain-pouched HornbillRhyticeros subruficollisRRV
108Wrinkled HornbillRhabdotorrhinus corrugatusRREN
109Malaysian Blue-banded KingfisherAlcedo peninsulaeRRNT
110Rufous-backed Dwarf-KingfisherCeyx rufidorsaRR 
111Brown-winged KingfisherPelargopsis amauropteraRRNT
112/Black-capped Kingfisher/Halcyon pileata V
113Rufous-collared KingfisherActenoides concretusRRNT
114Sooty BarbetCaloramphus hayii NT
115Red-crowned BarbetPsilopogon rafflesiiRRNT
116Red-throated BarbetPsilopogon mystacophanos NT
117Yellow-crowned BarbetPsilopogon henriciiRRNT
118Gold-whiskered BarbetPsilopogon chrysopogonRR 
119Black-browed BarbetPsilopogon oortiRR 
120Malaysian HoneyguideIndicator archipelagicusRRNT
121Necklaced WoodpeckerDryobates pernyiiRR 
122Maroon WoodpeckerBlythipicus rubiginosusRR 
123Buff-necked WoodpeckerMeiglyptes tukkiRRNT
124Buff-rumped WoodpeckerMeiglyptes rammithorax EN
125Olive-backed WoodpeckerGecinulus rafflesiiRR 
126Crimson-winged WoodpeckerPicus puniceusRR 
127Streak-throated WoodpeckerPicus xanthopygaeusRR 
128Checker-throated WoodpeckerChrysophlegma mentalisRR 
129Orange-backed WoodpeckerChrysocolaptes validusRR 
130Great Slaty WoodpeckerMulleripicus pulverulentus V
131White-rumped FalconNeohierax insignis NT
132Blue-rumped ParrotPsittinus cyanurusRRNT
133Alexandrine ParakeetPsittacula eupatria NT
134Gray-headed ParakeetPsittacula finschii NT
135Blossom-headed ParakeetPsittacula roseata NT
136Red-breasted ParakeetPsittacula alexandri NT
137Blue-crowned Hanging-ParrotLoriculus galgulusRR 
138Green BroadbillCalyptomena viridis NT
139Banded BroadbillEurylaimus javanicus NT
140Black-and-yellow BroadbillEurylaimus ochromalus NT
141Giant PittaHydrornis caeruleusRRNT
142Malayan Banded-PittaHydrornis irenaRRNT
143Gurney's PittaHydrornis gurneyiNECR
144Fairy PittaPitta nympha V
145Mangrove PittaPitta megarhyncha NT
146Golden-bellied GerygoneGerygone sulphureaRR 
147Fiery MinivetPericrocotus igneus NT
148Pied TrillerLalage nigraRR 
149Lesser CuckooshrikeLalage fimbriataRR 
150Gray-bellied BulbulOreoica cyaniventrisRRNT
151Pied Shrike-BabblerPteruthius flaviscapisLC 
152Dark-throated OrioleOriolus xanthonotusRRNT
153Black-naped OrioleOriolus chinensisLC 
154/Slender-billed Oriole/Oriolus tenuirostrisRR 
155Maroon OrioleOriolus trailliiRR 
156/Silver Oriole/Oriolus mellianus EN
157Rufous-winged PhilentomaPhilentoma pyrhopteraRR 
158Maroon-breasted PhilentomaPhilentoma velataRRNT
159Green IoraAegithina viridissimaRRNT
160Lesser Racket-tailed DrongoDicrurus remiferLC 
161/Japanese Paradise Flycatcher/Terpsiphone atrocaudata NT
162Crested JayshrikePlatylophus galericulatus NT
163Indochinese Green-MagpieCissa hypoleucaRR 
164Rufous TreepieDendrocitta vagabundaLC 
165Ratchet-tailed TreepieTemnurus temnurusLC 
166Malaysian Rail-babblerEupetes macrocerusRRNT
167Yellow-browed TitSylviparus modestusRR 
168Indochinese BushlarkPlocealauda erythrocephalaLC 
169Singing BushlarkMirafra javanicaRR 
170Oriental SkylarkAlauda gulgulaRR 
171Rufous-tailed TailorbirdOrthotomus sericeusRR 
172Golden-headed CisticolaCisticola exilisLC 
173/Paddyfield Warbler/Acrocephalus agricolaRR 
174/Manchurian Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus tangorumLCV
175/Brown Bush Warbler/Locustella luteoventrisRR 
176/Chinese Bush Warbler/Locustella tacsanowskiaRR 
177/Baikal Bush Warbler/Locustella davidiLC 
178Striated GrassbirdMegalurus palustrisLC 
179White-eyed River MartinPseudochelidon sirintaraeECR
180Gray-throated MartinRiparia chinensisLC 
181Dusky Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne concolorLC 
182Yellow-bellied BulbulAlophoixus phaeocephalusRR 
183Gray-cheeked BulbulAlophoixus tephrogenysRRV
184Finsch's BulbulIole finschiiRRNT
185Buff-vented BulbulIole olivaceaRR 
186Streaked BulbulIxos malaccensisRRNT
187Mountain BulbulIxos mcclellandiiLC 
188Black BulbulHypsipetes leucocephalusLC 
189Puff-backed BulbulMicrotarsus eutilotusRRNT
190&Black-and-white BulbullMicrotarsus melanoleucosRRNT
191Spectacled BulbulRubigula erythropthalmosRR 
192Scaly-breasted BulbulRubigula squamatusRRNT
193Red-eyed BulbulPycnonotus brunneusRR 
194Brown-breasted BulbulPycnonotus xanthorrhousLC 
195Ashy-throated WarblerPhylloscopus maculipennisRR 
196/Bianchi's Warbler/Phylloscopus valentiniRR 
197/Alstrom's Warbler/Phylloscopus sororLC 
198/Yellow-vented Warbler/Phylloscopus cantatorRR 
199Blyth's Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus reguloidesLC 
200Rufous-faced WarblerAbroscopus albogularisLC 
201/Manchurian Bush Warbler/Horornis canturiansRR 
202Black-throated TitAegithalos concinnusLC 
203Spot-breasted ParrotbillParadoxornis guttaticollisRR 
204Short-tailed ParrotbillSuthora davidianaRR 
205Pale-billed ParrotbillSuthora atrosuperciliarisRR 
206Indochinese YuhinaStaphida torqueolaRR 
207Whiskered YuhinaYuhina flavicollisLC 
208Fluffy-backed Tit-BabblerMacronus ptilosusLCNT
209Chestnut-winged BabblerCyanoderma erythropterumRR 
210Black LaughingthrushMelanocichla lugubrisRR 
211Sunda Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus bornensisRR 
212Red-eyed Scimitar-BabblerErythrogenys imberbisNE 
213Black-throated BabblerStachyris nigricollisRRNT
214Chestnut-rumped BabblerStachyris maculataLCNT
215Gray-headed BabblerStachyris poliocephalaRR 
216White-necked BabblerStachyris leucotisRRNT
217Large Wren-BabblerTurdinus macrodactylusLCNT
218Moustached BabblerMalacopteron magnirostreRR 
219Scaly-crowned BabblerMalacopteron cinereumRR 
220Rufous-crowned BabblerMalacopteron magnumRRNT
221Rufous-throated FulvettaSchoeniparus rufogularisRR 
222Rusty-capped FulvettaSchoeniparus dubiusRR 
223Short-tailed BabblerPellorneum malaccenseRRNT
224White-chested BabblerPellorneum rostratumRRNT
225Ferruginous BabblerPellorneum bicolorRR 
226Striped Wren-BabblerKenopia striataLCNT
227Streaked Wren-BabblerGypsophila brevicaudataLC 
228Rufous Limestone BabblerGypsophila calcicolaEV
229Variable Limestone BabblerGypsophila crispifronsNE 
230Brown FulvettaAlcippe brunneicaudaRRNT
231Scarlet-faced LiocichlaLiocichla ripponiRR 
232White-browed LaughingthrushPterorhinus sannioRR 
233Giant NuthatchSitta magna EN
234Beautiful NuthatchSitta formosaRRV
235Chestnut-bellied NuthatchSitta cinnamoventrisRR 
236Burmese NuthatchSitta neglectaLC 
237Hume's TreecreeperCerthia manipurensisRR 
238Spotted ElachuraElachura formosaRR 
239Tenggara Hill MynaGracula venerata EN
240Javan MynaAcridotheres javanicus V
241Chestnut-capped ThrushGeokichla interpresRREN
242/Japanese Thrush/Turdus cardisRR 
243/Gray-sided Thrush/Turdus feae V
244/Black-throated Thrush/Turdus atrogularisRR 
245Purple CochoaCochoa purpureaLC 
246Rufous-tailed ShamaCopsychus pyrropygusRRNT
247White-tailed FlycatcherLeucoptilon concretusRR 
248Zappay's FlycatcherCyanoptila cumatilis NT
249Rufous-browed FlycatcherAnthipes solitarisRR 
250Pale Blue FlycatcherCyornis unicolorLC 
251/Large Blue Flycatcher/Cyornis magnirostris NT
252Malaysian Blue FlycatcherCyornis turcosusRRNT
253Mangrove Blue FlycatcherCyornis rufigastraLC 
254|Brown-chested Jungle Flycatcher|Cyornis brunneatus V
255Gray-chested Jungle FlycatcherCyornis umbratilisRRNT
256Fulvous-chested Jungle FlycatcherCyornis olivaceusRR 
257/Rufous-tailed Robin/Larvivora sibilansRR 
258/White-bellied Redstart/Luscinia phaenicuroidesRR 
259Chestnut-naped ForktailEnicurus ruficapillusRRNT
260White-tailed RobinMyiomela leucurumRR 
261Blue-fronted RobinCinclidium frontaleRR 
262|Green-backed Flycatcher|Ficedula elisaeRR 
263/Mugimaki Flycatcher/Ficedula mugimakiLC 
264/Slaty-blue Flycatcher/Ficedula tricolorRR 
265/Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher/Ficedula strophiataRR 
266/Ultramarine Flycatcher/Ficedula superciliarisRR 
267/Blue-fronted Redstart/Phoenicurus frontalisRR 
268/White-capped Redstart/Phoenicurus leucocephalusRR 
269Jerdon's BushchatSaxicola jerdoniRR 
270Crimson-breasted FlowerpeckerPrionochilus percussusRR 
271Scarlet-breasted FlowerpeckerPrionochilus thoracicusRRNT
272Fire-breasted FlowerpeckerDicaeum ignipectusLC 
273Cambodian FlowerpeckerDicaeum cambodianumNE 
274Plain SunbirdAnthreptes simplexRR 
275Red-throated SunbirdAnthreptes rhodolaemusRRNT
276Van Hasselt's SunbirdLeptocoma brasilianaRR 
277Copper-throated SunbirdLeptocoma calcostethaRR 
278/Mrs. Gould's Sunbird/Aethopyga gouldiaeRR 
279Green-tailed SunbirdAethopyga nipalensisRR 
280Thick-billed SpiderhunterArachnothera crassirostrisLC 
281Long-billed SpiderhunterArachnothera robustaRR 
282Yellow-eared SpiderhunterArachnothera chrysogenysRR 
283Greater Green LeafbirdChloropsis sonnerati EN
284Lesser Green LeafbirdChloropsis cyanopogon NT
285Blue-winged LeafbirdChloropsis moluccensis EN
286Streaked WeaverPloceus manyarLC 
287Asian Golden WeaverPloceus hypoxanthus NT
288White-bellied MuniaLonchura leucogastraRR 
289Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaLC 
290White-headed MuniaLonchura majaRR 
291/Rosy Pipit/Anthus roseatusRR 
292/Dark-breasted Rosefinch/Procarduelis nipalensisRR 
293/Tristram's Bunting/Emberiza tristramiRR 
294/Little Bunting/Emberiza pusillaRR 
295/Yellow-breasted Bunting/Emberiza aureola CR
296/Crested Bunting/Emberiza lathamiLC 
297/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.