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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 Range166

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
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
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
161Lesser Racket-tailed DrongoDicrurus remiferLC 
162/Japanese Paradise Flycatcher/Terpsiphone atrocaudata NT
163Crested JayshrikePlatylophus galericulatus NT
164Indochinese Green-MagpieCissa hypoleucaRR 
165Rufous TreepieDendrocitta vagabundaLC 
166Ratchet-tailed TreepieTemnurus temnurusLC 
167Malaysian Rail-babblerEupetes macrocerusRRNT
168Yellow-browed TitSylviparus modestusRR 
169Indochinese BushlarkPlocealauda erythrocephalaLC 
170Singing BushlarkMirafra javanicaRR 
171Oriental SkylarkAlauda gulgulaRR 
172Rufous-tailed TailorbirdOrthotomus sericeusRR 
173Golden-headed CisticolaCisticola exilisLC 
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 
205Gray-breasted Parrotbill**Suthora poliotisRR 
206Pale-billed ParrotbillSuthora atrosuperciliarisRR 
207Indochinese YuhinaStaphida torqueolaRR 
208Whiskered YuhinaYuhina flavicollisLC 
209Fluffy-backed Tit-BabblerMacronus ptilosusLCNT
210Chestnut-winged BabblerCyanoderma erythropterumRR 
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 
232Chestnut-capped LaughingthrushPterorhinus mitrataRRNT
233White-browed LaughingthrushPterorhinus sannioRR 
234Giant NuthatchSitta magna EN
235Beautiful NuthatchSitta formosaRRV
236Chestnut-bellied NuthatchSitta cinnamoventrisRR 
237Burmese NuthatchSitta neglectaLC 
238Hume's TreecreeperCerthia manipurensisRR 
239Spotted ElachuraElachura formosaRR 
240Tenggara Hill MynaGracula venerata EN
241Javan MynaAcridotheres javanicus V
242Chestnut-capped ThrushGeokichla interpresRREN
243/Japanese Thrush/Turdus cardisRR 
244/Gray-sided Thrush/Turdus feae V
245/Black-throated Thrush/Turdus atrogularisRR 
246Purple CochoaCochoa purpureaLC 
247Rufous-tailed ShamaCopsychus pyrropygusRRNT
248White-tailed FlycatcherLeucoptilon concretusRR 
249Zappay's FlycatcherCyanoptila cumatilis NT
250Rufous-browed FlycatcherAnthipes solitarisRR 
251Pale Blue FlycatcherCyornis unicolorLC 
252/Large Blue Flycatcher/Cyornis magnirostris NT
253Malaysian Blue FlycatcherCyornis turcosusRRNT
254Mangrove Blue FlycatcherCyornis rufigastraLC 
255|Brown-chested Jungle Flycatcher|Cyornis brunneatus V
256Gray-chested Jungle FlycatcherCyornis umbratilisRRNT
257Fulvous-chested Jungle FlycatcherCyornis olivaceusRR 
258/Rufous-tailed Robin/Larvivora sibilansRR 
259/White-bellied Redstart/Luscinia phaenicuroidesRR 
260Chestnut-naped ForktailEnicurus ruficapillusRRNT
261White-tailed RobinMyiomela leucurumRR 
262Blue-fronted RobinCinclidium frontaleRR 
263|Green-backed Flycatcher|Ficedula elisaeRR 
264/Mugimaki Flycatcher/Ficedula mugimakiLC 
265/Slaty-blue Flycatcher/Ficedula tricolorRR 
266/Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher/Ficedula strophiataRR 
267/Ultramarine Flycatcher/Ficedula superciliarisRR 
268/Blue-fronted Redstart/Phoenicurus frontalisRR 
269/White-capped Redstart/Phoenicurus leucocephalusRR 
270Jerdon's BushchatSaxicola jerdoniRR 
271Crimson-breasted FlowerpeckerPrionochilus percussusRR 
272Scarlet-breasted FlowerpeckerPrionochilus thoracicusRRNT
273Fire-breasted FlowerpeckerDicaeum ignipectusLC 
274Cambodian FlowerpeckerDicaeum cambodianumNE 
275Plain SunbirdAnthreptes simplexRR 
276Red-throated SunbirdAnthreptes rhodolaemusRRNT
277Van Hasselt's SunbirdLeptocoma brasilianaRR 
278Copper-throated SunbirdLeptocoma calcostethaRR 
279/Mrs. Gould's Sunbird/Aethopyga gouldiaeRR 
280Green-tailed SunbirdAethopyga nipalensisRR 
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.