List of target birds found in the country broken down by locations. Target birds are those that are endemic, near-endemic, critically endangered or endangered according to the IUCN, best seen in this country, or always considered by us to be a target. Only countries for which we have data are used to determine if the species is best seen in this country. Hence, species listed as best seen in this country may also be seen in other countries for which we don't have any data. If no locale code is given, the species is only present in remote areas not included in our list of locales but is only in remote locales of other countries as well. A separate target list can be viewed for each location by clicking its sidebar link.*

1	White-winged Duck	Asarcornis scutulata	CA,KR,PK	EN
2	/Baer's Pochard/	Aythya baeri	BB,CS,TN	CR
3	Chestnut-headed Partridge	Arborophila cambodiana		BC
4	Mrs. Hume's Pheasant	Syrmaticus humiae	DAK,DCD,DL DSP	BC
5	Green Peafowl	Pavo muticus	Many	EN
6	Malayan Peacock-Pheasant	Polyplectron malacense	KR	NE
7	Mountain Bamboo-Partridge	Bambusicola fytchii	DAK,DCD,DI,DL	BC
8	Sunda Brush Cuckoo	Cacomantis sepulcralis	Many	BC
9	/Masked Finfoot/	Heliopais personatus	KR,KY,PK	CR
10	Storm's Stork	Ciconia stormi	KSNP	EN
11	Red-headed Vulture	Sarcogyps calvus	DSP,MP	CR
12	White-crowned Hornbill	Berenicornis comatus	Many	EN
13	Helmeted Hornbill	Rhinoplax vigil	Many	CR
14	Rusty-cheeked Hornbill	Anorrhinus tickelli	Many	BC
15	Wrinkled Hornbill	Rhabdotorrhinus corrugatus	HBB	EN
16	Brown-winged Kingfisher	Pelargopsis amauroptera	KNC,KR	BC
17	Turquoise-throated Barbet	Psilopogon chersonesus		BC
18	Necklaced Woodpecker	Dryobates pernyii	DAK,DI,DL	BC
19	Buff-rumped Woodpecker	Meiglyptes rammithorax	Many	EN
20	Bamboo Woodpecker	Gecinulus viridis	Many	BC
21	Streak-breasted Woodpecker	Picus viridanus	Many	BC
22	Gurney's Pitta	Hydrornis gurneyi	CA,KNC,KR	NE
23	Fairy Pitta	Pitta nympha		BC
24	/Brown-rumped Minivet/	Pericrocotus cantonensis	Many	BC
25	Malayan Cuckooshrike	Coracina larutensis	HBH	NE
26	/Silver Oriole/	Oriolus mellianus	DCD,DI,KK,KY	EN
27	Burmese Shrike	Lanius collurioides	Many	BC
28	/Blunt-winged Warbler/	Acrocephalus concinens	Many	BC
29	/Manchurian Reed Warbler/	Acrocephalus tangorum	KR,RB	BC
30	White-eyed River Martin	Pseudochelidon sirintarae	BB	E
31	Rufous-bellied Swallow	Cecropis badia	Many	BC
32	White-headed Bulbul	Hypsipetes thompsoni	Many	BC
33	Brown-breasted Bulbul	Pycnonotus xanthorrhous	Many	BC
34	/Chinese Leaf Warbler/	Phylloscopus yunnanensis	Many	BC
35	/Sichuan Leaf Warbler/	Phylloscopus forresti	DL	BC
36	/Yellow-streaked Warbler/	Phylloscopus armandii	Many	BC
37	/Buff-throated Warbler/	Phylloscopus subaffinis	Many	BC
38	/Martens's Warbler/	Phylloscopus omeiensis	Many	BC
39	/Alstrom's Warbler/	Phylloscopus soror	Many	BC
40	Sakhalin Leaf Warbler	Phylloscopus borealoides	Many	BC
41	/Sulphur-breasted Warbler/	Phylloscopus ricketti	Many	BC
42	/Claudia's Leaf Warbler/	Phylloscopus claudiae	Many	BC
43	/Asian Stubtail/	Urosphena squameiceps	Many	BC
44	/Manchurian Bush Warbler/	Horornis canturians	CS,DCD,DL	BC
45	Burmese Yuhina	Yuhina humilis	MW	NE
46	/Chestnut-flanked White-eye/	Zosterops erythropleurus	Many	BC
47	Gray-bellied Wren-Babbler	Spelaeornis reptatus		BC
48	Red-eyed Scimitar-Babbler	Erythrogenys imberbis	Many	NE
49	Chinese Grassbird	Graminicola striatus		BC
50	Rufous Limestone Babbler	Gypsophila calcicola	KY	E
51	Variable Limestone Babbler	Gypsophila crispifrons	MW	NE
52	Yunnan Fulvetta	Alcippe fratercula	Many	BC
53	Silver-eared Laughingthrush	Trochalopteron melanostigma	Many	BC
54	Malayan Laughingthrush	Trochalopteron peninsulae		BC
55	Black-backed Sibia	Heterophasia melanoleuca	Many	BC
56	Scarlet-faced Liocichla	Liocichla ripponi	DAK,DCD,DL DPK	BC
57	White-necked Laughingthrush	Garrulax strepitans	Many	BC
58	Giant Nuthatch	Sitta magna	Many	EN
59	Tenggara Hill Myna	Gracula venerata	Many	EN
60	Siamese Pied Starling	Gracupica floweri	Many	BC
61	/Spot-winged Starling/	Saroglossa spilopterus	DCD,DI,KK,MH	BC
62	Chestnut-capped Thrush	Geokichla interpres	DSP,KNC,KR	EN
63	/White's Thrush/	Zoothera aurea	Many	BC
64	/Japanese Thrush/	Turdus cardis	DAK,KY,PK	BC
65	/Gray-sided Thrush/	Turdus feae	Many	BC
66	/Chinese Vivid Niltava/	Niltava oatesi	Many	BC
67	Zappay's Flycatcher	Cyanoptila cumatilis	Many	BC
68	/Chinese Blue Flycatcher/	Cyornis glaucicomans	Many	BC
69	/White-throated Rock-Thrush/	Monticola gularis	Many	BC
70	Cambodian Flowerpecker	Dicaeum cambodianum	KY	NE
71	Greater Green Leafbird	Chloropsis sonnerati	Many	EN
72	Blue-winged Leafbird	Chloropsis moluccensis	Many	EN
73	/Black-headed Greenfinch/	Chloris ambigua	DAK,DCD,DL DSP	BC
74	/Tristram's Bunting/	Emberiza tristrami	DAK,DCD,DL DSP	BC

 

 *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.

BIRDING LOCALES

• Bueng Boraphet (BB)
• Chiang Saen Area, Mekong River (CS)
• Chumphon Area (CA)
• Doi Ang Khang (DAK)
• Doi Chiang Dao (DCD)
• Doi Inthanon National Park (DI)
• Doi Lang (DL)
• Doi Phu Kha National Park (DPK)
• Doi Suthep-Pui (DSP)
• Hala-Bala WS - Bala Section (HBB)
• Hala-Bala WS - Hala Section (HBH)
• Kaeng Krachan National Park (KK)
• Khao Nor Chuchi Wildlife Sanctuary (KNC)
• Khao Sok National Park (KSNP)
• Khao Yai National Park (KY)
• Khlong Saeng Wildlife Sanctuary (KS)
• Krabi River & Town (KR)
• Krung Ching (KC)
• Laem Pak Bia/Pak Thale (PT)
• Laem Pakarang (LP)
• Mae Hia Agricultural College (MH)
• Mae Ping National Park (MP)
• Mae Wong National Park (MW)
• Nam Nao National Park (NN)
• Pha Pru (PP)
• Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park (PHRK)
• Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary (PK)
• Phu Suan Sai National Park (PSS)
• Ratchaburi & Huay Mai Teng Reservoir (RB)
• Similan Islands Marine Park (SI)
• Sri Phang Nga (SPN)
• Thai Muang (TM)
• Thale Noi (TN)
• Yaring Mangroves (YM)

REASON CODES

Code	Description	##
E	Endemic	3
NE	Near Endemic	8
CR	Critically Endangered	4
EN	Endangered	12
BC	Best Seen in This Country	47
AT	Always a Target	0

Reason codes indicate the reason a species is included on our target birds list.