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THAILAND SPECIALTY BIRDS 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 Threatened103
VVulnerable38
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
28Black-bellied MalkohaPhaenicophaeus diardi NT
29Chestnut-bellied MalkohaPhaenicophaeus sumatranus NT
30Little Bronze-CuckooChrysococcyx minutillusRR 
31Moustached Hawk-CuckooHierococcyx vagans NT
32Malaysian Hawk-CuckooHierococcyx fugaxRR 
33Malaysian Eared-NightjarLyncornis temminckiiRR 
34Gould's FrogmouthBatrachostomus stellatusRRNT
35Hodgson's FrogmouthBatrachostomus hodgsoniRR 
36Silver-rumped NeedletailRhaphidura leucopygialisRR 
37Black-nest SwiftletAerodramus maximusRR 
38/Dark-rumped Swift/Apus acuticauda V
39Gray-rumped TreeswiftHemiprocne longipennisRR 
40Whiskered TreeswiftHemiprocne comataRR 
41White-browed CrakePoliolimnas cinereaRR 
42|Band-bellied Crake|Zapornia paykullii NT
43/Masked Finfoot/Heliopais personatusRRCR
44Great Thick-kneeEsacus recurvirostrisRRNT
45Beach Thick-kneeEsacus magnirostrisRRNT
46/Northern Lapwing/Vanellus vanellus NT
47River LapwingVanellus duvauceliiRRNT
48Malaysian PloverAnarhynchus peronii NT
49|Far Eastern Curlew|Numenius madagascariensis EN
50/Eurasian Curlew/Numenius arquata NT
51/Bar-tailed Godwit/Limosa lapponica NT
52/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosa NT
53/Asian Dowitcher/Limnodromus semipalmatus NT
54/Wood Snipe/Gallinago nemoricola V
55|Gray-tailed Tattler|Tringa brevipes NT
56/Nordmann's Greenshank/Tringa guttifer EN
57/Great Knot/Calidris tenuirostrisLCEN
58/Red Knot/Calidris canutus NT
59/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferrugineaRRNT
60/Red-necked Stint/Calidris ruficollis NT
61/Spoon-billed Sandpiper/Calidris pygmaeaLCCR
62Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticusLC 
63/Crab-Plover/Dromas ardeolaRR 
64River TernSterna aurantia V
65Black-naped TernSterna sumatranaLC 
66Asian Woolly-necked StorkCiconia episcopus NT
67Storm's StorkCiconia stormiLCEN
68Lesser AdjutantLeptoptilos javanicusRRV
69/Milky Stork/Mycteria cinereaLCEN
70Painted StorkMycteria leucocephalaLCNT
71#Christmas Island Frigatebird#Fregata andrewsi V
72#Oriental Darter#Anhinga melanogaster NT
73/Indian Cormorant/Phalacrocorax fuscicollisRR 
74/Black-headed Ibis/Threskiornis melanocephalus NT
75/Chinese Egret/Egretta eulophotes V
76Javan Pond-HeronArdeola speciosaRR 
77/Spot-billed Pelican/Pelecanus philippensis NT
78Jerdon's BazaAviceda jerdoniRR 
79Red-headed VultureSarcogyps calvusRRCR
80Wallace's Hawk-EagleNisaetus nanusRRV
81Mountain Hawk-EagleNisaetus nipalensis NT
82Blyth's Hawk-EagleNisaetus albonigerRR 
83Rufous-bellied EagleLophotriorchis kienerii NT
84/Greater Spotted Eagle/Clanga clanga V
85/Imperial Eagle/Aquila heliaca V
86Lesser Fish-EagleIcthyophaga humilisLCNT
87Gray-headed Fish-EagleIcthyophaga ichthyaetus NT
88White-fronted Scops-OwlOtus sagittatusLCV
89Reddish Scops-OwlOtus rufescensRRNT
90Barred Eagle-OwlKetupa sumatranaRR 
91Spotted Wood-OwlStrix seloputoRR 
92Red-naped TrogonHarpactes kasumbaRRNT
93Diard's TrogonHarpactes diardiiRRNT
94Cinnamon-rumped TrogonHarpactes orrhophaeusRRNT
95Scarlet-rumped TrogonHarpactes duvaucelii NT
96White-crowned HornbillBerenicornis comatusRREN
97Helmeted HornbillRhinoplax vigilRRCR
98Rhinoceros HornbillBuceros rhinocerosRRV
99Great HornbillBuceros bicornis V
100Brown HornbillAnorrhinus austeni NT
101Rusty-cheeked HornbillAnorrhinus tickelli NT
102Bushy-crested HornbillAnorrhinus galeritusRRNT
103Black HornbillAnthracoceros malayanusRRV
104Rufous-necked HornbillAceros nipalensis V
105Wreathed HornbillRhyticeros undulatus V
106Plain-pouched HornbillRhyticeros subruficollisRRV
107Wrinkled HornbillRhabdotorrhinus corrugatusRREN
108Malaysian Blue-banded KingfisherAlcedo peninsulaeRRNT
109Rufous-backed Dwarf-KingfisherCeyx rufidorsaRR 
110Brown-winged KingfisherPelargopsis amauropteraRRNT
111/Black-capped Kingfisher/Halcyon pileata V
112Rufous-collared KingfisherActenoides concretusRRNT
113Sooty BarbetCaloramphus hayii NT
114Red-crowned BarbetPsilopogon rafflesiiRRNT
115Red-throated BarbetPsilopogon mystacophanos NT
116Yellow-crowned BarbetPsilopogon henriciiRRNT
117Gold-whiskered BarbetPsilopogon chrysopogonRR 
118Malaysian HoneyguideIndicator archipelagicusRRNT
119Necklaced WoodpeckerDryobates pernyiiRR 
120Maroon WoodpeckerBlythipicus rubiginosusRR 
121Buff-necked WoodpeckerMeiglyptes tukkiRRNT
122Buff-rumped WoodpeckerMeiglyptes rammithorax EN
123Olive-backed WoodpeckerGecinulus rafflesiiRR 
124Crimson-winged WoodpeckerPicus puniceusRR 
125Streak-throated WoodpeckerPicus xanthopygaeusRR 
126Checker-throated WoodpeckerChrysophlegma mentalisRR 
127Orange-backed WoodpeckerChrysocolaptes validusRR 
128Great Slaty WoodpeckerMulleripicus pulverulentus V
129White-rumped FalconNeohierax insignis NT
130Blue-rumped ParrotPsittinus cyanurusRRNT
131Alexandrine ParakeetPsittacula eupatria NT
132Gray-headed ParakeetPsittacula finschii NT
133Blossom-headed ParakeetPsittacula roseata NT
134Red-breasted ParakeetPsittacula alexandri NT
135Blue-crowned Hanging-ParrotLoriculus galgulusRR 
136Green BroadbillCalyptomena viridis NT
137Banded BroadbillEurylaimus javanicus NT
138Black-and-yellow BroadbillEurylaimus ochromalus NT
139Giant PittaHydrornis caeruleusRRNT
140Malayan Banded-PittaHydrornis irenaRRNT
141Gurney's PittaHydrornis gurneyiNECR
142Fairy PittaPitta nympha V
143Mangrove PittaPitta megarhyncha NT
144Golden-bellied GerygoneGerygone sulphureaRR 
145Fiery MinivetPericrocotus igneus NT
146Pied TrillerLalage nigraRR 
147Lesser CuckooshrikeLalage fimbriataRR 
148Gray-bellied BulbulOreoica cyaniventrisRRNT
149Pied Shrike-BabblerPteruthius flaviscapisLC 
150Dark-throated OrioleOriolus xanthonotusRRNT
151Black-naped OrioleOriolus chinensisLC 
152/Slender-billed Oriole/Oriolus tenuirostrisRR 
153Maroon OrioleOriolus trailliiRR 
154/Silver Oriole/Oriolus mellianus EN
155Rufous-winged PhilentomaPhilentoma pyrhopteraRR 
156Maroon-breasted PhilentomaPhilentoma velataRRNT
157Green IoraAegithina viridissimaRRNT
158Lesser Racket-tailed DrongoDicrurus remiferLC 
159/Japanese Paradise Flycatcher/Terpsiphone atrocaudata NT
160Crested JayshrikePlatylophus galericulatus NT
161Indochinese Green-MagpieCissa hypoleucaRR 
162Rufous TreepieDendrocitta vagabundaLC 
163Ratchet-tailed TreepieTemnurus temnurusLC 
164Malaysian Rail-babblerEupetes macrocerusRRNT
165Yellow-browed TitSylviparus modestusRR 
166Indochinese BushlarkPlocealauda erythrocephalaLC 
167Singing BushlarkMirafra javanicaRR 
168Oriental SkylarkAlauda gulgulaRR 
169Rufous-tailed TailorbirdOrthotomus sericeusRR 
170Golden-headed CisticolaCisticola exilisLC 
171/Paddyfield Warbler/Acrocephalus agricolaRR 
172/Manchurian Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus tangorumLCV
173/Brown Bush Warbler/Locustella luteoventrisRR 
174/Chinese Bush Warbler/Locustella tacsanowskiaRR 
175/Baikal Bush Warbler/Locustella davidiLC 
176Striated GrassbirdMegalurus palustrisLC 
177White-eyed River MartinPseudochelidon sirintaraeECR
178Gray-throated MartinRiparia chinensisLC 
179Dusky Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne concolorLC 
180Yellow-bellied BulbulAlophoixus phaeocephalusRR 
181Gray-cheeked BulbulAlophoixus tephrogenysRRV
182White-throated BulbulAlophoixus flaveolusRR 
183Finsch's BulbulIole finschiiRRNT
184Buff-vented BulbulIole olivaceaRR 
185Streaked BulbulIxos malaccensisRRNT
186Mountain BulbulIxos mcclellandiiLC 
187Black BulbulHypsipetes leucocephalusLC 
188Puff-backed BulbulMicrotarsus eutilotusRRNT
189&Black-and-white BulbullMicrotarsus melanoleucosRRNT
190Spectacled BulbulRubigula erythropthalmosRR 
191Scaly-breasted BulbulRubigula squamatusRRNT
192Red-eyed BulbulPycnonotus brunneusRR 
193Brown-breasted BulbulPycnonotus xanthorrhousLC 
194Ashy-throated WarblerPhylloscopus maculipennisRR 
195/Bianchi's Warbler/Phylloscopus valentiniRR 
196/Alstrom's Warbler/Phylloscopus sororLC 
197/Yellow-vented Warbler/Phylloscopus cantatorRR 
198Blyth's Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus reguloidesLC 
199Rufous-faced WarblerAbroscopus albogularisLC 
200/Manchurian Bush Warbler/Horornis canturiansRR 
201Black-throated TitAegithalos concinnusLC 
202Spot-breasted ParrotbillParadoxornis guttaticollisRR 
203Short-tailed ParrotbillSuthora davidianaRR 
204Pale-billed ParrotbillSuthora atrosuperciliarisRR 
205Indochinese YuhinaStaphida torqueolaRR 
206Whiskered YuhinaYuhina flavicollisLC 
207Fluffy-backed Tit-BabblerMacronus ptilosusLCNT
208Chestnut-winged BabblerCyanoderma erythropterumRR 
209Sunda Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus bornensisRR 
210Red-eyed Scimitar-BabblerErythrogenys imberbisNE 
211Black-throated BabblerStachyris nigricollisRRNT
212Chestnut-rumped BabblerStachyris maculataLCNT
213Gray-headed BabblerStachyris poliocephalaRR 
214White-necked BabblerStachyris leucotisRRNT
215Large Wren-BabblerTurdinus macrodactylusLCNT
216Moustached BabblerMalacopteron magnirostreRR 
217Scaly-crowned BabblerMalacopteron cinereumRR 
218Rufous-crowned BabblerMalacopteron magnumRRNT
219Rufous-throated FulvettaSchoeniparus rufogularisRR 
220Rusty-capped FulvettaSchoeniparus dubiusRR 
221Short-tailed BabblerPellorneum malaccenseRRNT
222White-chested BabblerPellorneum rostratumRRNT
223Ferruginous BabblerPellorneum bicolorRR 
224Striped Wren-BabblerKenopia striataLCNT
225Horsfield's BabblerMalacocincla sepiariaRR 
226Streaked Wren-BabblerGypsophila brevicaudataLC 
227Rufous Limestone BabblerGypsophila calcicolaEV
228Variable Limestone BabblerGypsophila crispifronsNE 
229Brown FulvettaAlcippe brunneicaudaRRNT
230Scarlet-faced LiocichlaLiocichla ripponiRR 
231White-browed LaughingthrushPterorhinus sannioRR 
232Giant NuthatchSitta magna EN
233Beautiful NuthatchSitta formosaRRV
234Chestnut-bellied NuthatchSitta cinnamoventrisRR 
235Burmese NuthatchSitta neglectaLC 
236Hume's TreecreeperCerthia manipurensisRR 
237Spotted ElachuraElachura formosaRR 
238Tenggara Hill MynaGracula venerata EN
239Javan MynaAcridotheres javanicus V
240Chestnut-capped ThrushGeokichla interpresRREN
241/Japanese Thrush/Turdus cardisRR 
242/Gray-sided Thrush/Turdus feae V
243/Black-throated Thrush/Turdus atrogularisRR 
244Purple CochoaCochoa purpureaLC 
245Rufous-tailed ShamaCopsychus pyrropygusRRNT
246White-tailed FlycatcherLeucoptilon concretusRR 
247Zappay's FlycatcherCyanoptila cumatilis NT
248Rufous-browed FlycatcherAnthipes solitarisRR 
249Pale Blue FlycatcherCyornis unicolorLC 
250/Large Blue Flycatcher/Cyornis magnirostris NT
251Malaysian Blue FlycatcherCyornis turcosusRRNT
252Mangrove Blue FlycatcherCyornis rufigastraLC 
253|Brown-chested Jungle Flycatcher|Cyornis brunneatus V
254Gray-chested Jungle FlycatcherCyornis umbratilisRRNT
255Fulvous-chested Jungle FlycatcherCyornis olivaceusRR 
256/Rufous-tailed Robin/Larvivora sibilansRR 
257/White-bellied Redstart/Luscinia phaenicuroidesRR 
258Chestnut-naped ForktailEnicurus ruficapillusRRNT
259White-tailed RobinMyiomela leucurumRR 
260Blue-fronted RobinCinclidium frontaleRR 
261|Green-backed Flycatcher|Ficedula elisaeRR 
262/Mugimaki Flycatcher/Ficedula mugimakiLC 
263/Slaty-blue Flycatcher/Ficedula tricolorRR 
264/Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher/Ficedula strophiataRR 
265/Ultramarine Flycatcher/Ficedula superciliarisRR 
266Rufous-chested FlycatcherFicedula dumetoriaRR 
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 
280Temminck's SunbirdAethopyga temminckiiRR 
281Thick-billed SpiderhunterArachnothera crassirostrisLC 
282Long-billed SpiderhunterArachnothera robustaRR 
283Yellow-eared SpiderhunterArachnothera chrysogenysRR 
284Greater Green LeafbirdChloropsis sonnerati EN
285Lesser Green LeafbirdChloropsis cyanopogon NT
286Blue-winged LeafbirdChloropsis moluccensis EN
287Streaked WeaverPloceus manyarLC 
288Asian Golden WeaverPloceus hypoxanthus NT
289White-bellied MuniaLonchura leucogastraRR 
290Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaLC 
291White-headed MuniaLonchura majaRR 
292/Rosy Pipit/Anthus roseatusRR 
293/Dark-breasted Rosefinch/Procarduelis nipalensisRR 
294/Tristram's Bunting/Emberiza tristramiRR 
295/Little Bunting/Emberiza pusillaRR 
296/Yellow-breasted Bunting/Emberiza aureola CR
297/Crested Bunting/Emberiza lathamiLC 
298/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.