THAILAND SPECIALTIES LIST

Accessible Species

ASIA THAILAND

# Species:1035
# Excl Vagrants:947
# Endemics:3
# Near Endemics:10

OTHER COUNTRIES IN 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 Range167

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened105
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
23White-bellied Green-PigeonTreron sieboldiiLC 
24Jambu Fruit-DoveRamphiculus jambuRRNT
25Green Imperial-PigeonDucula aeneaLCNT
26Pied Imperial-PigeonDucula bicolorRR 
27Coral-billed Ground-CuckooCarpococcyx renauldiRRV
28Short-toed CoucalCentropus rectunguisRRV
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
141Garnet PittaErythropitta granatina NT
142Giant PittaHydrornis caeruleusRRNT
143Malayan Banded-PittaHydrornis irenaRRNT
144Gurney's PittaHydrornis gurneyiNECR
145Fairy PittaPitta nympha V
146Mangrove PittaPitta megarhyncha NT
147Golden-bellied GerygoneGerygone sulphureaRR 
148Fiery MinivetPericrocotus igneus NT
149Pied TrillerLalage nigraRR 
150Lesser CuckooshrikeLalage fimbriataRR 
151Gray-bellied BulbulOreoica cyaniventrisRRNT
152Pied Shrike-BabblerPteruthius flaviscapisLC 
153Dark-throated OrioleOriolus xanthonotusRRNT
154Black-naped OrioleOriolus chinensisLC 
155/Slender-billed Oriole/Oriolus tenuirostrisRR 
156Maroon OrioleOriolus trailliiRR 
157/Silver Oriole/Oriolus mellianus EN
158Rufous-winged PhilentomaPhilentoma pyrhopteraRR 
159Maroon-breasted PhilentomaPhilentoma velataRRNT
160Green IoraAegithina viridissimaRRNT
161Spotted FantailRhipidura perlataRR 
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
185White-throated BulbulAlophoixus flaveolusRR 
186Finsch's BulbulIole finschiiRRNT
187Buff-vented BulbulIole olivaceaRR 
188Streaked BulbulIxos malaccensisRRNT
189Mountain BulbulIxos mcclellandiiLC 
190Black BulbulHypsipetes leucocephalusLC 
191Puff-backed BulbulMicrotarsus eutilotusRRNT
192<Black-and-white Bulbul>Microtarsus melanoleucosRRNT
193Spectacled BulbulRubigula erythropthalmosRR 
194Scaly-breasted BulbulRubigula squamatusRRNT
195Red-eyed BulbulPycnonotus brunneusRR 
196Brown-breasted BulbulPycnonotus xanthorrhousLC 
197Ashy-throated WarblerPhylloscopus maculipennisRR 
198/Bianchi's Warbler/Phylloscopus valentiniRR 
199/Alstrom's Warbler/Phylloscopus sororLC 
200/Yellow-vented Warbler/Phylloscopus cantatorRR 
201Blyth's Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus reguloidesLC 
202Rufous-faced WarblerAbroscopus albogularisLC 
203/Manchurian Bush Warbler/Horornis canturiansRR 
204Black-throated TitAegithalos concinnusLC 
205Spot-breasted ParrotbillParadoxornis guttaticollisRR 
206Short-tailed ParrotbillSuthora davidianaRR 
207Pale-billed ParrotbillSuthora atrosuperciliarisRR 
208Indochinese YuhinaStaphida torqueolaRR 
209Whiskered YuhinaYuhina flavicollisLC 
210Fluffy-backed Tit-BabblerMacronus ptilosusLCNT
211Chestnut-winged BabblerCyanoderma erythropterumRR 
212Sunda Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus bornensisRR 
213Red-eyed Scimitar-BabblerErythrogenys imberbisNE 
214Black-throated BabblerStachyris nigricollisRRNT
215Chestnut-rumped BabblerStachyris maculataLCNT
216Gray-headed BabblerStachyris poliocephalaRR 
217White-necked BabblerStachyris leucotisRRNT
218Large Wren-BabblerTurdinus macrodactylusLCNT
219Moustached BabblerMalacopteron magnirostreRR 
220Scaly-crowned BabblerMalacopteron cinereumRR 
221Rufous-crowned BabblerMalacopteron magnumRRNT
222Rufous-throated FulvettaSchoeniparus rufogularisRR 
223Short-tailed BabblerPellorneum malaccenseRRNT
224White-chested BabblerPellorneum rostratumRRNT
225Ferruginous BabblerPellorneum bicolorRR 
226Striped Wren-BabblerKenopia striataLCNT
227Horsfield's BabblerMalacocincla sepiariaRR 
228Streaked Wren-BabblerGypsophila brevicaudataLC 
229Rufous Limestone BabblerGypsophila calcicolaEV
230Variable Limestone BabblerGypsophila crispifronsNE 
231Brown FulvettaAlcippe brunneicaudaRRNT
232Scarlet-faced LiocichlaLiocichla ripponiRR 
233Chestnut-capped LaughingthrushPterorhinus mitrataRRNT
234White-browed LaughingthrushPterorhinus sannioRR 
235Giant NuthatchSitta magna EN
236Beautiful NuthatchSitta formosaRRV
237Chestnut-bellied NuthatchSitta cinnamoventrisRR 
238Burmese NuthatchSitta neglectaLC 
239Hume's TreecreeperCerthia manipurensisRR 
240Spotted ElachuraElachura formosaRR 
241Tenggara Hill MynaGracula venerata EN
242Javan MynaAcridotheres javanicus V
243Chestnut-capped ThrushGeokichla interpresRREN
244/Japanese Thrush/Turdus cardisRR 
245/Gray-sided Thrush/Turdus feae V
246/Black-throated Thrush/Turdus atrogularisRR 
247Purple CochoaCochoa purpureaLC 
248Rufous-tailed ShamaCopsychus pyrropygusRRNT
249White-tailed FlycatcherLeucoptilon concretusRR 
250Zappay's FlycatcherCyanoptila cumatilis NT
251Rufous-browed FlycatcherAnthipes solitarisRR 
252Pale Blue FlycatcherCyornis unicolorLC 
253/Large Blue Flycatcher/Cyornis magnirostris NT
254Malaysian Blue FlycatcherCyornis turcosusRRNT
255Mangrove Blue FlycatcherCyornis rufigastraLC 
256|Brown-chested Jungle Flycatcher|Cyornis brunneatus V
257Gray-chested Jungle FlycatcherCyornis umbratilisRRNT
258Fulvous-chested Jungle FlycatcherCyornis olivaceusRR 
259/Rufous-tailed Robin/Larvivora sibilansRR 
260/White-bellied Redstart/Luscinia phaenicuroidesRR 
261Chestnut-naped ForktailEnicurus ruficapillusRRNT
262White-tailed RobinMyiomela leucurumRR 
263Blue-fronted RobinCinclidium frontaleRR 
264|Green-backed Flycatcher|Ficedula elisaeRR 
265/Mugimaki Flycatcher/Ficedula mugimakiLC 
266/Slaty-blue Flycatcher/Ficedula tricolorRR 
267/Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher/Ficedula strophiataRR 
268/Ultramarine Flycatcher/Ficedula superciliarisRR 
269/Blue-fronted Redstart/Phoenicurus frontalisRR 
270/White-capped Redstart/Phoenicurus leucocephalusRR 
271Jerdon's BushchatSaxicola jerdoniRR 
272Crimson-breasted FlowerpeckerPrionochilus percussusRR 
273Scarlet-breasted FlowerpeckerPrionochilus thoracicusRRNT
274Fire-breasted FlowerpeckerDicaeum ignipectusLC 
275Cambodian FlowerpeckerDicaeum cambodianumNE 
276Plain SunbirdAnthreptes simplexRR 
277Red-throated SunbirdAnthreptes rhodolaemusRRNT
278Van Hasselt's SunbirdLeptocoma brasilianaRR 
279Copper-throated SunbirdLeptocoma calcostethaRR 
280/Mrs. Gould's Sunbird/Aethopyga gouldiaeRR 
281Green-tailed SunbirdAethopyga nipalensisRR 
282Thick-billed SpiderhunterArachnothera crassirostrisLC 
283Long-billed SpiderhunterArachnothera robustaRR 
284Yellow-eared SpiderhunterArachnothera chrysogenysRR 
285Greater Green LeafbirdChloropsis sonnerati EN
286Lesser Green LeafbirdChloropsis cyanopogon NT
287Blue-winged LeafbirdChloropsis moluccensis EN
288Streaked WeaverPloceus manyarLC 
289Asian Golden WeaverPloceus hypoxanthus NT
290White-bellied MuniaLonchura leucogastraRR 
291Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaLC 
292White-headed MuniaLonchura majaRR 
293/Rosy Pipit/Anthus roseatusRR 
294/Dark-breasted Rosefinch/Procarduelis nipalensisRR 
295/Tristram's Bunting/Emberiza tristramiRR 
296/Little Bunting/Emberiza pusillaRR 
297/Yellow-breasted Bunting/Emberiza aureola CR
298/Crested Bunting/Emberiza lathamiLC 
299/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.