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	Malayan Crestless Fireback	Lophura erythrophthalma		BC
5	Green Peafowl	Pavo muticus	Many	EN
6	Malayan Peacock-Pheasant	Polyplectron malacense	KR	NE
7	/Masked Finfoot/	Heliopais personatus	KR,KY,PK	CR
8	Storm's Stork	Ciconia stormi	KSNP	EN
9	Greater Adjutant	Leptoptilos dubius		BC
10	Red-headed Vulture	Sarcogyps calvus	DSP,MP	CR
11	White-rumped Vulture	Gyps bengalensis		BC
12	White-crowned Hornbill	Berenicornis comatus	Many	EN
13	Helmeted Hornbill	Rhinoplax vigil	Many	CR
14	Wrinkled Hornbill	Rhabdotorrhinus corrugatus	HBB	EN
15	Turquoise-throated Barbet	Psilopogon chersonesus		BC
16	Buff-rumped Woodpecker	Meiglyptes rammithorax	Many	EN
17	Gurney's Pitta	Hydrornis gurneyi	CA,KNC,KR	NE
18	/Brown-rumped Minivet/	Pericrocotus cantonensis	Many	BC
19	Malayan Cuckooshrike	Coracina larutensis	HBH	NE
20	/Silver Oriole/	Oriolus mellianus	DCD,DI,KK,KY	EN
21	/Blunt-winged Warbler/	Acrocephalus concinens	Many	BC
22	/Manchurian Reed Warbler/	Acrocephalus tangorum	KR,RB	BC
23	White-eyed River Martin	Pseudochelidon sirintarae	BB	E
24	White-headed Bulbul	Hypsipetes thompsoni	Many	BC
25	Straw-headed Bulbul	Pycnonotus zeylanicus		BC
26	/Chinese Leaf Warbler/	Phylloscopus yunnanensis	Many	BC
27	/Sichuan Leaf Warbler/	Phylloscopus forresti	DL	BC
28	/Yellow-streaked Warbler/	Phylloscopus armandii	Many	BC
29	/Buff-throated Warbler/	Phylloscopus subaffinis	Many	BC
30	/Martens's Warbler/	Phylloscopus omeiensis	Many	BC
31	/Alstrom's Warbler/	Phylloscopus soror	Many	BC
32	Sakhalin Leaf Warbler	Phylloscopus borealoides	Many	BC
33	/Sulphur-breasted Warbler/	Phylloscopus ricketti	Many	BC
34	/Asian Stubtail/	Urosphena squameiceps	Many	BC
35	Gray-breasted Parrotbill**	Suthora poliotis	KK	BC
36	Burmese Yuhina	Yuhina humilis	MW	NE
37	/Chestnut-flanked White-eye/	Zosterops erythropleurus	Many	BC
38	Red-eyed Scimitar-Babbler	Erythrogenys imberbis	Many	NE
39	Chinese Grassbird	Graminicola striatus		BC
40	Rufous Limestone Babbler	Gypsophila calcicola	KY	E
41	Variable Limestone Babbler	Gypsophila crispifrons	MW	NE
42	Yunnan Fulvetta	Alcippe fratercula	Many	BC
43	White-necked Laughingthrush	Garrulax strepitans	Many	BC
44	Giant Nuthatch	Sitta magna	Many	EN
45	Tenggara Hill Myna	Gracula venerata	Many	EN
46	Siamese Pied Starling	Gracupica floweri	Many	BC
47	/Spot-winged Starling/	Saroglossa spilopterus	DCD,DI,KK,MH	BC
48	Chestnut-capped Thrush	Geokichla interpres	DSP,KNC,KR	EN
49	/White's Thrush/	Zoothera aurea	Many	BC
50	/Japanese Thrush/	Turdus cardis	DAK,KY,PK	BC
51	/Gray-sided Thrush/	Turdus feae	Many	BC
52	Zappay's Flycatcher	Cyanoptila cumatilis	Many	BC
53	/Chinese Blue Flycatcher/	Cyornis glaucicomans	Many	BC
54	Cambodian Flowerpecker	Dicaeum cambodianum	KY	NE
55	Greater Green Leafbird	Chloropsis sonnerati	Many	EN
56	Blue-winged Leafbird	Chloropsis moluccensis	Many	EN
57	/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.

OTHER COUNTRIESIN ASIA

• Bhutan
• Borneo^§
• Cambodia
• China^§§
• India
• Indonesia^§§§
• Japan
• Laos
• Malaysia^§§§§
• Mongolia
• Philippines
• Saudi Arabia
• Sri Lanka
• Taiwan
• Vietnam

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	7
EN	Endangered	13
BC	Best Seen in This Country	26
AT	Always a Target	0

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

§ 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