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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 Range167

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened103
VVulnerable40
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-DovePtilinopus jambuRRNT
26Green Imperial-PigeonDucula aeneaLCNT
27Pied Imperial-PigeonDucula bicolorRR 
28Coral-billed Ground-CuckooCarpococcyx renauldiRRV
29Short-toed CoucalCentropus rectunguisRRV
30Black-bellied MalkohaPhaenicophaeus diardi NT
31Chestnut-bellied MalkohaPhaenicophaeus sumatranus NT
32Little Bronze-CuckooChrysococcyx minutillusRR 
33Moustached Hawk-CuckooHierococcyx vagans NT
34Malaysian Hawk-CuckooHierococcyx fugaxRR 
35Malaysian Eared-NightjarLyncornis temminckiiRR 
36Gould's FrogmouthBatrachostomus stellatusRRNT
37Hodgson's FrogmouthBatrachostomus hodgsoniRR 
38Silver-rumped NeedletailRhaphidura leucopygialisRR 
39Black-nest SwiftletAerodramus maximusRR 
40/Dark-rumped Swift/Apus acuticauda V
41Gray-rumped TreeswiftHemiprocne longipennisRR 
42Whiskered TreeswiftHemiprocne comataRR 
43White-browed CrakePoliolimnas cinereaRR 
44|Band-bellied Crake|Zapornia paykullii NT
45/Masked Finfoot/Heliopais personatusRRCR
46Great Thick-kneeEsacus recurvirostrisRRNT
47Beach Thick-kneeEsacus magnirostrisRRNT
48/Northern Lapwing/Vanellus vanellus NT
49River LapwingVanellus duvauceliiRRNT
50Malaysian PloverAnarhynchus peronii NT
51|Far Eastern Curlew|Numenius madagascariensis EN
52/Eurasian Curlew/Numenius arquata NT
53/Bar-tailed Godwit/Limosa lapponica NT
54/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosa NT
55/Asian Dowitcher/Limnodromus semipalmatus NT
56/Wood Snipe/Gallinago nemoricola V
57|Gray-tailed Tattler|Tringa brevipes NT
58/Nordmann's Greenshank/Tringa guttifer EN
59/Great Knot/Calidris tenuirostrisLCEN
60/Red Knot/Calidris canutus NT
61/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferrugineaRRNT
62/Red-necked Stint/Calidris ruficollis NT
63/Spoon-billed Sandpiper/Calidris pygmaeaLCCR
64Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticusLC 
65/Crab-Plover/Dromas ardeolaRR 
66River TernSterna aurantia V
67Black-naped TernSterna sumatranaLC 
68Asian Woolly-necked StorkCiconia episcopus NT
69Storm's StorkCiconia stormiLCEN
70Lesser AdjutantLeptoptilos javanicusRRV
71/Milky Stork/Mycteria cinereaLCEN
72Painted StorkMycteria leucocephalaLCNT
73#Christmas Island Frigatebird#Fregata andrewsi V
74#Oriental Darter#Anhinga melanogaster NT
75/Indian Cormorant/Phalacrocorax fuscicollisRR 
76/Black-headed Ibis/Threskiornis melanocephalus NT
77/Chinese Egret/Egretta eulophotes V
78Javan Pond-HeronArdeola speciosaRR 
79/Spot-billed Pelican/Pelecanus philippensis NT
80Jerdon's BazaAviceda jerdoniRR 
81Red-headed VultureSarcogyps calvusRRCR
82Wallace's Hawk-EagleNisaetus nanusRRV
83Mountain Hawk-EagleNisaetus nipalensis NT
84Blyth's Hawk-EagleNisaetus albonigerRR 
85Rufous-bellied EagleLophotriorchis kienerii NT
86/Greater Spotted Eagle/Clanga clanga V
87/Imperial Eagle/Aquila heliaca V
88Lesser Fish-EagleIcthyophaga humilisLCNT
89Gray-headed Fish-EagleIcthyophaga ichthyaetus NT
90White-fronted Scops-OwlOtus sagittatusLCV
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 
119Malaysian HoneyguideIndicator archipelagicusRRNT
120Necklaced WoodpeckerDryobates pernyiiRR 
121Maroon WoodpeckerBlythipicus rubiginosusRR 
122Buff-necked WoodpeckerMeiglyptes tukkiRRNT
123Buff-rumped WoodpeckerMeiglyptes rammithorax EN
124Olive-backed WoodpeckerGecinulus rafflesiiRR 
125Crimson-winged WoodpeckerPicus puniceusRR 
126Streak-throated WoodpeckerPicus xanthopygaeusRR 
127Checker-throated WoodpeckerChrysophlegma mentalisRR 
128Orange-backed WoodpeckerChrysocolaptes validusRR 
129Great Slaty WoodpeckerMulleripicus pulverulentus V
130White-rumped FalconNeohierax insignis NT
131Blue-rumped ParrotPsittinus cyanurusRRNT
132Alexandrine ParakeetPsittacula eupatria NT
133Gray-headed ParakeetPsittacula finschii NT
134Blossom-headed ParakeetPsittacula roseata NT
135Red-breasted ParakeetPsittacula alexandri NT
136Blue-crowned Hanging-ParrotLoriculus galgulusRR 
137Green BroadbillCalyptomena viridis NT
138Banded BroadbillEurylaimus javanicus NT
139Black-and-yellow BroadbillEurylaimus ochromalus NT
140Giant PittaHydrornis caeruleusRRNT
141Malayan Banded-PittaHydrornis irenaRRNT
142Gurney's PittaHydrornis gurneyiNECR
143Fairy PittaPitta nympha V
144Mangrove PittaPitta megarhyncha NT
145Golden-bellied GerygoneGerygone sulphureaRR 
146Fiery MinivetPericrocotus igneus NT
147Pied TrillerLalage nigraRR 
148Lesser CuckooshrikeLalage fimbriataRR 
149Gray-bellied BulbulOreoica cyaniventrisRRNT
150Pied Shrike-BabblerPteruthius flaviscapisLC 
151Dark-throated OrioleOriolus xanthonotusRRNT
152Black-naped OrioleOriolus chinensisLC 
153/Slender-billed Oriole/Oriolus tenuirostrisRR 
154Maroon OrioleOriolus trailliiRR 
155/Silver Oriole/Oriolus mellianus EN
156Rufous-winged PhilentomaPhilentoma pyrhopteraRR 
157Maroon-breasted PhilentomaPhilentoma velataRRNT
158Green IoraAegithina viridissimaRRNT
159Lesser Racket-tailed DrongoDicrurus remiferLC 
160/Japanese Paradise Flycatcher/Terpsiphone atrocaudata NT
161Crested JayshrikePlatylophus galericulatus NT
162Indochinese Green-MagpieCissa hypoleucaRR 
163Rufous TreepieDendrocitta vagabundaLC 
164Ratchet-tailed TreepieTemnurus temnurusLC 
165Malaysian Rail-babblerEupetes macrocerusRRNT
166Yellow-browed TitSylviparus modestusRR 
167Indochinese BushlarkPlocealauda erythrocephalaLC 
168Singing BushlarkMirafra javanicaRR 
169Oriental SkylarkAlauda gulgulaRR 
170Rufous-tailed TailorbirdOrthotomus sericeusRR 
171Golden-headed CisticolaCisticola exilisLC 
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 
204Gray-breasted Parrotbill**Suthora poliotisRR 
205Pale-billed ParrotbillSuthora atrosuperciliarisRR 
206Indochinese YuhinaStaphida torqueolaRR 
207Whiskered YuhinaYuhina flavicollisLC 
208Fluffy-backed Tit-BabblerMacronus ptilosusLCNT
209Chestnut-winged BabblerCyanoderma erythropterumRR 
210Sunda Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus bornensisRR 
211Red-eyed Scimitar-BabblerErythrogenys imberbisNE 
212Black-throated BabblerStachyris nigricollisRRNT
213Chestnut-rumped BabblerStachyris maculataLCNT
214Gray-headed BabblerStachyris poliocephalaRR 
215White-necked BabblerStachyris leucotisRRNT
216Large Wren-BabblerTurdinus macrodactylusLCNT
217Moustached BabblerMalacopteron magnirostreRR 
218Scaly-crowned BabblerMalacopteron cinereumRR 
219Rufous-crowned BabblerMalacopteron magnumRRNT
220Rufous-throated FulvettaSchoeniparus rufogularisRR 
221Short-tailed BabblerPellorneum malaccenseRRNT
222White-chested BabblerPellorneum rostratumRRNT
223Ferruginous BabblerPellorneum bicolorRR 
224Striped Wren-BabblerKenopia striataLCNT
225Streaked Wren-BabblerGypsophila brevicaudataLC 
226Rufous Limestone BabblerGypsophila calcicolaEV
227Variable Limestone BabblerGypsophila crispifronsNE 
228Brown FulvettaAlcippe brunneicaudaRRNT
229Scarlet-faced LiocichlaLiocichla ripponiRR 
230Chestnut-capped LaughingthrushPterorhinus mitrataRRNT
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.