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The magnificent (and very great!) Great Hornbill (Photo by participant Bill Fraser)
We sure packed a lot into our three weeks in beautiful and birdy Thailand, but I wouldn't have taken anything out of our busy days there! We had no trouble with the weather, as is the norm at this season in Thailand, and the temps were just about right everywhere we went.
This really is the perfect introductory tour to birding in Southeast Asia. Just about every family that you could want to see here is represented on this tour, and every habitat that we visited had loads of residents and migrants alike to watch and enjoy. And to be comfortable and well-fed and be pampered by our top-notch crew of Wat & Co. only added to our enjoyment.
Our list of 450+ birds certainly had some diversity to it! From the shorebirds on the coast to the babblers and sunbirds at the top of Doi Inthanon, this tour really had it all. We always start off the tour with a concerted search for the Critically Endangerd Spoon-billed Sandpiper on the coast south of Bangkok, and this rare shorebird again did not disappoint. To look through thousands of shorebirds for this one rarity is a little daunting, but we usually find it among the throngs of more common species.
Khao Yai, our first forested venue, laid the groundwork for what was to come later in the trip. We were introduced to our first babblers, leafbirds, bulbuls, tailorbirds, hornbills, drongos, fairy-bluebirds, bee-eaters, etc., and mixed in some pretty special things, too, like Thailand's national bird -- the stunning Siamese Fireback. Kaeng Krachan NP, our next stop on our route, produced even more than Khao Yai did, mostly because it lies at the confluence of a few major avifaunal regions. I'll not soon forget our gaudy Banded and Black-and-yellow broadbills, our magnificent Great Hornbills, bizarre Red-bearded Bee-eaters, that one-of-a-kind Crested Jay, and that surprise Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl! It's always been my favorite place to bird in Thailand, and I always hate to leave -- but we pushed on to the high mountains of the northwest.
We couldn't have asked for better weather on Doi Inthanon, and we were invigorated by the cool mountain mornings there as we began our search for a completely new slice of the Thai birdlist. The Himalayas have a big influence on the avifauna here in northwest Thailand, and we saw many birds widespread in the Himalayan region -- brand new to those of us who'd never visited Asia before. Our first birds were in the intimate setting of the summit bog on the mountain, where we found electric male Gould's and Green-tailed sunbirds, the tiny Pygmy Cupwing, hyperactive Yellow-bellied Fairy-Fantails, skulking White-browed Shortwings, and more among the towering trees and Rhododendron blossoms. Other areas on this mountain produced a long list of additional goodies including Spectacled Barwing, Chestnut-tailed Minla, Silver-eared Laughingthrush, Golden-throated Barbet, White-capped Redstart, Black-backed Forktail, Collared Falconet, and so many more.
Our two other mountain venues held their own treasures. A Giant Nuthatch on Doi Lang gave us a thrill, as did that confiding pair of Spot-breasted Parrotbills, a noisy group of Coral-billed Scimitar-Babblers, and a stunning male Himalayan Bluetail. Doi Angkhang treated us to one of the most striking birds of the tour -- the Scarlet-faced Liocichla -- as well as a fabulous male Rufous-bellied Niltava, a dapper male Daurian Redstart, multiple male White-tailed Robins, the shy White-browed Laughingthrush, and a surprise Jerdon's Bushchat. Finishing up the tour with a wonderful encounter with multiple Green Peafowl near Chiang Mai and Long-tailed Broadbill on Doi Suthep made the trip complete.
As with every year I guide this tour, I need to thank our ground agent, Wat, for his flawless orchestration of the tour's logistics and meals. I certainly couldn't do this tour without him and his superstar crew! Thanks to all of them! And thanks to all of you for joining me on this truly superb tour to the heart of Southeast Asia. I couldn't have done it without all of YOU! We all shared some wonderful moments together during our three weeks in Thailand, and I hope we can do it again someplace new in the coming years!
--Dave
This year's tour also featured a Peninsular Thailand & Nicobar Pigeon Extension -- you can see its bird list at this link.
KEYS FOR THIS LIST
One of the following keys may be shown in brackets for individual species as appropriate: * = heard only, I = introduced, E = endemic, N = nesting, a = austral migrant, b = boreal migrant
Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl)
Our tableau of Lesser Whistling-Ducks (Photo by guide Dave Stejskal)
LESSER WHISTLING-DUCK (Dendrocygna javanica) COTTON PYGMY-GOOSE (Nettapus coromandelianus)
NORTHERN SHOVELER (Anas clypeata)
NORTHERN PINTAIL (Anas acuta)
GARGANEY (Anas querquedula)
Phasianidae (Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies)
CHINESE FRANCOLIN (Francolinus pintadeanus) [*]
RUFOUS-THROATED PARTRIDGE (Arborophila rufogularis)
BAR-BACKED PARTRIDGE (Arborophila brunneopectus) [*]
SCALY-BREASTED PARTRIDGE (Arborophila chloropus) [*]
FERRUGINOUS PARTRIDGE (Caloperdix oculeus) [*]
MOUNTAIN BAMBOO-PARTRIDGE (Bambusicola fytchii)
RED JUNGLEFOWL (Gallus gallus)
Crimson-winged Woodpecker at Kaeng Krachan -- a very fancy woodpecker on a tour that has some beauties! (Photo by guide Dave Stejskal)
KALIJ PHEASANT (Lophura leucomelanos hamiltonii) SILVER PHEASANT (Lophura nycthemera)
SIAMESE FIREBACK (Lophura diardi)
GRAY PEACOCK-PHEASANT (Polyplectron bicalcaratum)
GREEN PEAFOWL (Pavo muticus)
Podicipedidae (Grebes)
LITTLE GREBE (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Ciconiidae (Storks)
ASIAN OPENBILL (Anastomus oscitans)
PAINTED STORK (Mycteria leucocephala)
Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants and Shags)
INDIAN CORMORANT (Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
LITTLE CORMORANT (Phalacrocorax niger)
Ardeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
YELLOW BITTERN (Ixobrychus sinensis)
CINNAMON BITTERN (Ixobrychus cinnamomeus)
BLACK BITTERN (Ixobrychus flavicollis)
GRAY HERON (Ardea cinerea)
PURPLE HERON (Ardea purpurea)
GREAT EGRET (AUSTRALASIAN) (Ardea alba modesta)
INTERMEDIATE EGRET (Mesophoyx intermedia)
CHINESE EGRET (Egretta eulophotes)
LITTLE EGRET (Egretta garzetta)
PACIFIC REEF-HERON (Egretta sacra)
CATTLE EGRET (ASIAN) (Bubulcus ibis coromandus)
Red-breasted Parakeet at Khao Yai (Photo by guide Dave Stejskal)
CHINESE POND-HERON (Ardeola bacchus) STRIATED HERON (OLD WORLD) (Butorides striata javanica)
Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles, and Kites)
BLACK-SHOULDERED KITE (Elanus caeruleus)
ORIENTAL HONEY-BUZZARD (Pernis ptilorhynchus)
CRESTED SERPENT-EAGLE (Spilornis cheela)
GRAY-FACED BUZZARD (Butastur indicus)
PIED HARRIER (Circus melanoleucos)
CRESTED GOSHAWK (Accipiter trivirgatus)
SHIKRA (Accipiter badius)
BLACK KITE (Milvus migrans)
BRAHMINY KITE (Haliastur indus)
COMMON BUZZARD (JAPONICUS) (Buteo buteo japonicus)
Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots)
WHITE-BREASTED WATERHEN (Amaurornis phoenicurus)
BLACK-TAILED CRAKE (Amaurornis bicolor) [*]
The beautiful Orange-headed Thrush at Khao Yai (Photo by guide Dave Stejskal)
RUDDY-BREASTED CRAKE (Porzana fusca) WHITE-BROWED CRAKE (Porzana cinerea)
PURPLE SWAMPHEN (BLACK-BACKED) (Porphyrio porphyrio viridis) [*]
EURASIAN MOORHEN (Gallinula chloropus)
Burhinidae (Thick-knees)
INDIAN THICK-KNEE (Burhinus indicus)
Recurvirostridae (Stilts and Avocets)
BLACK-WINGED STILT (Himantopus himantopus)
PIED AVOCET (Recurvirostra avosetta)
Charadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER (Pluvialis squatarola)
PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER (Pluvialis fulva)
GRAY-HEADED LAPWING (Vanellus cinereus)
RED-WATTLED LAPWING (Vanellus indicus atronuchalis)
LESSER SAND-PLOVER (Charadrius mongolus)
GREATER SAND-PLOVER (Charadrius leschenaultii)
MALAYSIAN PLOVER (Charadrius peronii)
Gray-headed Lapwings at Mae Taeng (Photo by guide Dave Stejskal)
KENTISH PLOVER (KENTISH) (Charadrius alexandrinus alexandrinus) KENTISH PLOVER (WHITE-FACED) (Charadrius alexandrinus dealbatus)
LITTLE RINGED PLOVER (Charadrius dubius)
Rostratulidae (Painted-Snipes)
GREATER PAINTED-SNIPE (Rostratula benghalensis)
Jacanidae (Jacanas)
PHEASANT-TAILED JACANA (Hydrophasianus chirurgus)
BRONZE-WINGED JACANA (Metopidius indicus)
Scolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
TEREK SANDPIPER (Xenus cinereus)
COMMON SANDPIPER (Actitis hypoleucos)
SPOTTED REDSHANK (Tringa erythropus)
COMMON GREENSHANK (Tringa nebularia)
NORDMANN'S GREENSHANK (Tringa guttifer)
MARSH SANDPIPER (Tringa stagnatilis)
Coppersmith Barbet is a common sound in the lowlands. (Photo by participant Bill Fraser)
WOOD SANDPIPER (Tringa glareola) COMMON REDSHANK (Tringa totanus)
FAR EASTERN CURLEW (Numenius madagascariensis)
EURASIAN CURLEW (Numenius arquata)
BLACK-TAILED GODWIT (SIBERIAN) (Limosa limosa melanuroides)
BAR-TAILED GODWIT (SIBERIAN) (Limosa lapponica baueri)
GREAT KNOT (Calidris tenuirostris)
RED KNOT (Calidris canutus)
RUFF (Calidris pugnax)
BROAD-BILLED SANDPIPER (Calidris falcinellus)
CURLEW SANDPIPER (Calidris ferruginea)
TEMMINCK'S STINT (Calidris temminckii)
LONG-TOED STINT (Calidris subminuta)
SPOON-BILLED SANDPIPER (Calidris pygmea)
RED-NECKED STINT (Calidris ruficollis)
SANDERLING (Calidris alba)
DUNLIN (Calidris alpina)
COMMON SNIPE (Gallinago gallinago)
PIN-TAILED SNIPE (Gallinago stenura)
EURASIAN WOODCOCK (Scolopax rusticola)
RED-NECKED PHALAROPE (Phalaropus lobatus)
Turnicidae (Buttonquail)
YELLOW-LEGGED BUTTONQUAIL (Turnix tanki)
Laridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
BROWN-HEADED GULL (Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus)
PALLAS'S GULL (Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus)
LITTLE TERN (Sternula albifrons)
GULL-BILLED TERN (Gelochelidon nilotica)
CASPIAN TERN (Hydroprogne caspia)
WHITE-WINGED TERN (Chlidonias leucopterus)
WHISKERED TERN (Chlidonias hybrida)
COMMON TERN (Sterna hirundo)
GREAT CRESTED TERN (Thalasseus bergii)
Columbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
ROCK PIGEON (Columba livia) [I]
Red-bearded Bee-eater (Photo by participant Joe Wunderle)
SPECKLED WOOD-PIGEON (Columba hodgsonii) RED COLLARED-DOVE (Streptopelia tranquebarica)
SPOTTED DOVE (Streptopelia chinensis)
BARRED CUCKOO-DOVE (Macropygia unchall)
EMERALD DOVE (Chalcophaps indica)
ZEBRA DOVE (Geopelia striata)
PINK-NECKED PIGEON (Treron vernans)
THICK-BILLED PIGEON (Treron curvirostra)
YELLOW-VENTED PIGEON (Treron seimundi) [*]
PIN-TAILED PIGEON (Treron apicauda)
WEDGE-TAILED PIGEON (Treron sphenurus)
MOUNTAIN IMPERIAL-PIGEON (Ducula badia)
Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
LARGE HAWK-CUCKOO (Hierococcyx sparverioides) [*]
BANDED BAY CUCKOO (Cacomantis sonneratii)
PLAINTIVE CUCKOO (Cacomantis merulinus)
ASIAN EMERALD CUCKOO (Chrysococcyx maculatus)
VIOLET CUCKOO (Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus)
SQUARE-TAILED DRONGO-CUCKOO (Surniculus lugubris) [*]
ASIAN KOEL (Eudynamys scolopaceus)
Green-billed Malkoha at Khao Yai (Photo by guide Dave Stejskal)
GREEN-BILLED MALKOHA (Phaenicophaeus tristis) RAFFLES'S MALKOHA (Phaenicophaeus chlorophaeus) [*]
CHESTNUT-BREASTED MALKOHA (Phaenicophaeus curvirostris)
GREATER COUCAL (Centropus sinensis)
Strigidae (Owls)
MOUNTAIN SCOPS-OWL (Otus spilocephalus) [*]
COLLARED SCOPS-OWL (Otus lettia) [*]
ORIENTAL SCOPS-OWL (Otus sunia modestus)
SPOT-BELLIED EAGLE-OWL (Bubo nipalensis)
COLLARED OWLET (Glaucidium brodiei brodiei)
ASIAN BARRED OWLET (Glaucidium cuculoides)
SPOTTED OWLET (Athene brama)
BROWN BOOBOOK (Ninox scutulata)
Podargidae (Frogmouths)
Magically, this Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl appeared at Kaeng Krachan as we were watching a Brown Boobook! (Photo by guide Dave Stejskal)
HODGSON'S FROGMOUTH (Batrachostomus hodgsoni) [*] Caprimulgidae (Nightjars and Allies)
LARGE-TAILED NIGHTJAR (Caprimulgus macrurus)
INDIAN NIGHTJAR (Caprimulgus asiaticus)
Apodidae (Swifts)
HIMALAYAN SWIFTLET (Aerodramus brevirostris)
GERMAIN'S SWIFTLET (Aerodramus germani)
COOK'S SWIFT (Apus cooki)
ASIAN PALM-SWIFT (Cypsiurus balasiensis)
Hemiprocnidae (Treeswifts)
CRESTED TREESWIFT (Hemiprocne coronata)
GRAY-RUMPED TREESWIFT (Hemiprocne longipennis)
Trogonidae (Trogons)
RED-HEADED TROGON (Harpactes erythrocephalus)
ORANGE-BREASTED TROGON (Harpactes oreskios)
Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)
COMMON KINGFISHER (Alcedo atthis)
BANDED KINGFISHER (Lacedo pulchella) [*]
WHITE-THROATED KINGFISHER (Halcyon smyrnensis)
BLACK-CAPPED KINGFISHER (Halcyon pileata)
COLLARED KINGFISHER (Todiramphus chloris)
Meropidae (Bee-eaters)
RED-BEARDED BEE-EATER (Nyctyornis amictus)
BLUE-BEARDED BEE-EATER (Nyctyornis athertoni)
GREEN BEE-EATER (Merops orientalis)
BLUE-TAILED BEE-EATER (Merops philippinus)
CHESTNUT-HEADED BEE-EATER (Merops leschenaulti)
Coraciidae (Rollers)
INDIAN ROLLER (Coracias benghalensis)
DOLLARBIRD (Eurystomus orientalis)
Upupidae (Hoopoes)
EURASIAN HOOPOE (Upupa epops)
Bucerotidae (Hornbills)
Silver-eared Laughingthrush at Doi Lang (Photo by guide Dave Stejskal)
ORIENTAL PIED-HORNBILL (Anthracoceros albirostris) GREAT HORNBILL (Buceros bicornis)
RUSTY-CHEEKED HORNBILL (Anorrhinus tickelli)
WREATHED HORNBILL (Aceros undulatus)
Megalaimidae (Asian Barbets)
COPPERSMITH BARBET (Psilopogon haemacephalus)
BLUE-EARED BARBET (Psilopogon duvaucelii)
GREAT BARBET (Psilopogon virens)
GREEN-EARED BARBET (Psilopogon faiostrictus)
LINEATED BARBET (Psilopogon lineatus)
GOLDEN-THROATED BARBET (Psilopogon franklinii)
MOUSTACHED BARBET (Psilopogon incognitus)
BLUE-THROATED BARBET (Psilopogon asiaticus)
Picidae (Woodpeckers)
A welcome ice cream break at Doi Inthanon (Photo by guide Dave Stejskal)
SPECKLED PICULET (Picumnus innominatus) GRAY-CAPPED WOODPECKER (Dendrocopos canicapillus)
STRIPE-BREASTED WOODPECKER (Dendrocopos atratus)
WHITE-BELLIED WOODPECKER (Dryocopus javensis) [*]
LESSER YELLOWNAPE (Picus chlorolophus)
CRIMSON-WINGED WOODPECKER (Picus puniceus)
GREATER YELLOWNAPE (Picus flavinucha)
STREAK-BREASTED WOODPECKER (Picus viridanus) [*]
LACED WOODPECKER (Picus vittatus)
BLACK-HEADED WOODPECKER (Picus erythropygius)
GRAY-HEADED WOODPECKER (Picus canus hessei)
COMMON FLAMEBACK (Dinopium javanense)
BAMBOO WOODPECKER (Gecinulus viridis)
RUFOUS WOODPECKER (Micropternus brachyurus)
BUFF-RUMPED WOODPECKER (Meiglyptes tristis)
BLACK-AND-BUFF WOODPECKER (Meiglyptes jugularis)
GREATER FLAMEBACK (Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus)
BAY WOODPECKER (Blythipicus pyrrhotis) [*]
HEART-SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Hemicircus canente)
Falconidae (Falcons and Caracaras)
COLLARED FALCONET (Microhierax caerulescens)
BLACK-THIGHED FALCONET (Microhierax fringillarius) [N]
EURASIAN KESTREL (Falco tinnunculus)
PEREGRINE FALCON (Falco peregrinus)
Psittaculidae (Old World Parrots)
ALEXANDRINE PARAKEET (Psittacula eupatria)
Another common voice in the lowlands is Collared Owlet. (Photo by participant Bill Fraser)
ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (Psittacula krameri) [I] GRAY-HEADED PARAKEET (Psittacula finschii)
BLOSSOM-HEADED PARAKEET (Psittacula roseata)
RED-BREASTED PARAKEET (Psittacula alexandri)
VERNAL HANGING-PARROT (Loriculus vernalis)
Eurylaimidae (Asian and Grauer's Broadbills)
LONG-TAILED BROADBILL (Psarisomus dalhousiae)
BANDED BROADBILL (Eurylaimus javanicus)
BLACK-AND-YELLOW BROADBILL (Eurylaimus ochromalus)
Pittidae (Pittas)
RUSTY-NAPED PITTA (Hydrornis oatesi) [*]
BLUE PITTA (Hydrornis cyanea) [*]
Acanthizidae (Thornbills and Allies)
GOLDEN-BELLIED GERYGONE (Gerygone sulphurea)
Vangidae (Vangas, Helmetshrikes, and Allies)
LARGE WOODSHRIKE (Tephrodornis gularis)
BAR-WINGED FLYCATCHER-SHRIKE (Hemipus picatus)
Artamidae (Woodswallows)
ASHY WOODSWALLOW (Artamus fuscus)
Aegithinidae (Ioras)
COMMON IORA (Aegithina tiphia)
GREAT IORA (Aegithina lafresnayei)
Campephagidae (Cuckooshrikes)
SMALL MINIVET (Pericrocotus cinnamomeus)
GRAY-CHINNED MINIVET (Pericrocotus solaris)
SHORT-BILLED MINIVET (Pericrocotus brevirostris)
LONG-TAILED MINIVET (Pericrocotus ethologus) [N]
SCARLET MINIVET (Pericrocotus speciosus)
ASHY MINIVET (Pericrocotus divaricatus)
BROWN-RUMPED MINIVET (Pericrocotus cantonensis)
LARGE CUCKOOSHRIKE (Coracina macei)
BLACK-WINGED CUCKOOSHRIKE (Lalage melaschistos)
Laniidae (Shrikes)
Khao Yai vista (Photo by guide Dave Stejskal)
BROWN SHRIKE (Lanius cristatus) LONG-TAILED SHRIKE (Lanius schach)
GRAY-BACKED SHRIKE (Lanius tephronotus)
Vireonidae (Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis)
BLYTH'S SHRIKE-BABBLER (Pteruthius aeralatus)
BLACK-EARED SHRIKE-BABBLER (Pteruthius melanotis) [*]
CLICKING SHRIKE-BABBLER (Pteruthius intermedius)
WHITE-BELLIED ERPORNIS (Erpornis zantholeuca)
Oriolidae (Old World Orioles)
BLACK-NAPED ORIOLE (Oriolus chinensis)
SLENDER-BILLED ORIOLE (Oriolus tenuirostris) [*]
BLACK-HOODED ORIOLE (Oriolus xanthornus)
MAROON ORIOLE (Oriolus traillii)
Dicruridae (Drongos)
BLACK DRONGO (Dicrurus macrocercus)
ASHY DRONGO (Dicrurus leucophaeus)
BRONZED DRONGO (Dicrurus aeneus)
LESSER RACKET-TAILED DRONGO (Dicrurus remifer)
HAIR-CRESTED DRONGO (Dicrurus hottentottus)
Yellow Bittern near Bangkok (Photo by guide Dave Stejskal)
GREATER RACKET-TAILED DRONGO (Dicrurus paradiseus) Rhipiduridae (Fantails)
MALAYSIAN PIED-FANTAIL (Rhipidura javanica)
WHITE-THROATED FANTAIL (Rhipidura albicollis)
Monarchidae (Monarch Flycatchers)
BLACK-NAPED MONARCH (Hypothymis azurea)
ASIAN PARADISE-FLYCATCHER (Terpsiphone paradisi) [*]
Corvidae (Crows, Jays, and Magpies)
CRESTED JAY (Platylophus galericulatus)
EURASIAN JAY (WHITE-FACED) (Garrulus glandarius leucotis)
RED-BILLED BLUE-MAGPIE (Urocissa erythrorhyncha)
COMMON GREEN-MAGPIE (Cissa chinensis)
RUFOUS TREEPIE (Dendrocitta vagabunda)
GRAY TREEPIE (Dendrocitta formosae)
RACKET-TAILED TREEPIE (Crypsirina temia)
RATCHET-TAILED TREEPIE (Temnurus temnurus)
Spectacled Barwing at Doi Lang -- certainly one of the most elegant birds on the tour (Photo by guide Dave Stejskal)
LARGE-BILLED CROW (LARGE-BILLED) (Corvus macrorhynchos macrorhynchos) Alaudidae (Larks)
INDOCHINESE BUSHLARK (Mirafra erythrocephala)
ORIENTAL SKYLARK (Alauda gulgula)
Hirundinidae (Swallows)
BANK SWALLOW (Riparia riparia)
BARN SWALLOW (Hirundo rustica)
WIRE-TAILED SWALLOW (Hirundo smithii)
RED-RUMPED SWALLOW (Cecropis daurica)
STRIATED SWALLOW (Cecropis striolata)
ASIAN HOUSE-MARTIN (Delichon dasypus)
Stenostiridae (Fairy Flycatchers)
YELLOW-BELLIED FAIRY-FANTAIL (Chelidorhynx hypoxantha)
GRAY-HEADED CANARY-FLYCATCHER (Culicicapa ceylonensis)
Paridae (Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice)
JAPANESE TIT (Parus minor nubicolus)
YELLOW-CHEEKED TIT (Parus spilonotus)
Rufous-backed Sibia at Doi Lang (Photo by guide Dave Stejskal)
SULTAN TIT (Melanochlora sultanea) Sittidae (Nuthatches)
BURMESE NUTHATCH (Sitta neglecta)
CHESTNUT-VENTED NUTHATCH (Sitta nagaensis)
VELVET-FRONTED NUTHATCH (Sitta frontalis)
GIANT NUTHATCH (Sitta magna)
Certhiidae (Treecreepers)
HUME'S TREECREEPER (Certhia manipurensis shanensis)
Pycnonotidae (Bulbuls)
CRESTED FINCHBILL (Spizixos canifrons)
BLACK-HEADED BULBUL (Pycnonotus atriceps)
STRIATED BULBUL (Pycnonotus striatus)
BLACK-CRESTED BULBUL (Pycnonotus flaviventris)
RED-WHISKERED BULBUL (Pycnonotus jocosus)
Dusky Leaf-Monkey at Kaeng Krachan (Photo by guide Dave Stejskal)
BROWN-BREASTED BULBUL (Pycnonotus xanthorrhous) SOOTY-HEADED BULBUL (Pycnonotus aurigaster)
STRIPE-THROATED BULBUL (Pycnonotus finlaysoni)
FLAVESCENT BULBUL (Pycnonotus flavescens)
YELLOW-VENTED BULBUL (Pycnonotus goiavier)
STREAK-EARED BULBUL (Pycnonotus blanfordi)
PUFF-THROATED BULBUL (Alophoixus pallidus)
OCHRACEOUS BULBUL (Alophoixus ochraceus)
GRAY-EYED BULBUL (Iole propinqua)
BUFF-VENTED BULBUL (Iole olivacea)
BLACK BULBUL (Hypsipetes leucocephalus)
ASHY BULBUL (Hemixos flavala)
MOUNTAIN BULBUL (Ixos mcclellandii)
Pnoepygidae (Cupwings)
PYGMY CUPWING (Pnoepyga pusilla)
Cettiidae (Bush-Warblers and Allies)
SLATY-BELLIED TESIA (Tesia olivea) [*]
CHESTNUT-HEADED TESIA (Cettia castaneocoronata)
YELLOW-BELLIED WARBLER (Abroscopus superciliaris)
MOUNTAIN TAILORBIRD (Phyllergates cucullatus)
ABERRANT BUSH-WARBLER (Horornis flavolivaceus)
Phylloscopidae (Leaf-Warblers)
DUSKY WARBLER (Phylloscopus fuscatus)
BUFF-THROATED WARBLER (Phylloscopus subaffinis)
YELLOW-STREAKED WARBLER (Phylloscopus armandii)
RADDE'S WARBLER (Phylloscopus schwarzi)
BUFF-BARRED WARBLER (Phylloscopus pulcher)
Cutest bird of the trip? Pygmy Cupwing at Doi Inthanon (Photo by guide Dave Stejskal)
ASHY-THROATED WARBLER (Phylloscopus maculipennis) [N] PALLAS'S LEAF WARBLER (Phylloscopus proregulus)
YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER (Phylloscopus inornatus)
HUME'S WARBLER (Phylloscopus humei)
GREENISH WARBLER (Phylloscopus trochiloides) [*]
TWO-BARRED WARBLER (Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus)
PALE-LEGGED LEAF WARBLER (Phylloscopus tenellipes)
EASTERN CROWNED LEAF WARBLER (Phylloscopus coronatus)
BLYTH'S LEAF WARBLER (Phylloscopus reguloides assamensis)
CLAUDIA'S LEAF WARBLER (Phylloscopus claudiae)
DAVISON'S LEAF WARBLER (Phylloscopus davisoni)
SULPHUR-BREASTED WARBLER (Phylloscopus ricketti)
GRAY-CROWNED WARBLER (Seicercus tephrocephalus) [*]
PLAIN-TAILED WARBLER (Seicercus soror)
Cycads on the karst landscape (Photo by participant Joe Wunderle)
MARTENS'S WARBLER (Seicercus omeiensis) BIANCHI'S WARBLER (Seicercus valentini) [*]
CHESTNUT-CROWNED WARBLER (Seicercus castaniceps)
Acrocephalidae (Reed-Warblers and Allies)
THICK-BILLED WARBLER (Iduna aedon)
BLACK-BROWED REED-WARBLER (Acrocephalus bistrigiceps)
ORIENTAL REED-WARBLER (Acrocephalus orientalis)
Locustellidae (Grassbirds and Allies)
PALLAS'S GRASSHOPPER-WARBLER (Locustella certhiola) [*]
LANCEOLATED WARBLER (Locustella lanceolata) [*]
BAIKAL BUSH-WARBLER (Locustella davidi)
Cisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies)
ZITTING CISTICOLA (Cisticola juncidis)
COMMON TAILORBIRD (Orthotomus sutorius)
DARK-NECKED TAILORBIRD (Orthotomus atrogularis)
HILL PRINIA (Prinia superciliaris)
RUFESCENT PRINIA (Prinia rufescens)
GRAY-BREASTED PRINIA (Prinia hodgsonii)
YELLOW-BELLIED PRINIA (Prinia flaviventris)
PLAIN PRINIA (Prinia inornata)
Paradoxornithidae (Parrotbills, Wrentit, and Allies)
SPOT-BREASTED PARROTBILL (Paradoxornis guttaticollis)
Zosteropidae (White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies)
STRIATED YUHINA (Yuhina castaniceps)
WHISKERED YUHINA (Yuhina flavicollis)
CHESTNUT-FLANKED WHITE-EYE (Zosterops erythropleurus)
ORIENTAL WHITE-EYE (Zosterops palpebrosus)
JAPANESE WHITE-EYE (Zosterops japonicus)
EVERETT'S WHITE-EYE (Zosterops everetti)
Timaliidae (Tree-Babblers, Scimitar-Babblers, and Allies)
Mountain Bamboo-Partridge gave us good views along the roadside as we ascended at Doi Lang. (Photo by guide Dave Stejskal)
PIN-STRIPED TIT-BABBLER (Mixornis gularis) GOLDEN BABBLER (Cyanoderma chrysaeum)
RUFOUS-FRONTED BABBLER (Cyanoderma rufifrons)
CORAL-BILLED SCIMITAR-BABBLER (Pomatorhinus ferruginosus)
WHITE-BROWED SCIMITAR-BABBLER (Pomatorhinus schisticeps)
LARGE SCIMITAR-BABBLER (Megapomatorhinus hypoleucos) [*]
RUSTY-CHEEKED SCIMITAR-BABBLER (Megapomatorhinus erythrogenys)
GRAY-THROATED BABBLER (Stachyris nigriceps) [*]
Pellorneidae (Ground Babblers and Allies)
COLLARED BABBLER (Gampsorhynchus torquatus)
RUFOUS-WINGED FULVETTA (Schoeniparus castaneceps)
PUFF-THROATED BABBLER (Pellorneum ruficeps)
SPOT-THROATED BABBLER (Pellorneum albiventre) [*]
EYEBROWED WREN-BABBLER (Napothera epilepidota)
ABBOTT'S BABBLER (Turdinus abbotti)
Puff-throated Babbler at Khao Yai (Photo by guide Dave Stejskal)
LIMESTONE WREN-BABBLER (Turdinus crispifrons calcicola) STREAKED WREN-BABBLER (Turdinus brevicaudatus)
Leiothrichidae (Laughingthrushes and Allies)
BROWN-CHEEKED FULVETTA (Alcippe poioicephala)
YUNNAN FULVETTA (Alcippe fratercula)
WHITE-CRESTED LAUGHINGTHRUSH (Garrulax leucolophus)
LESSER NECKLACED LAUGHINGTHRUSH (Garrulax monileger)
GREATER NECKLACED LAUGHINGTHRUSH (Ianthocincla pectoralis)
BLACK-THROATED LAUGHINGTHRUSH (Ianthocincla chinensis)
WHITE-BROWED LAUGHINGTHRUSH (Ianthocincla sannio)
SILVER-EARED LAUGHINGTHRUSH (Trochalopteron melanostigma)
BLACK-BACKED SIBIA (Heterophasia melanoleuca)
Siberian Blue Robin at Khao Yai (Photo by guide Dave Stejskal)
LONG-TAILED SIBIA (Heterophasia picaoides) SILVER-EARED MESIA (Leiothrix argentauris)
RUFOUS-BACKED SIBIA (Minla annectens)
SCARLET-FACED LIOCICHLA (Liocichla ripponi)
SPECTACLED BARWING (Actinodura ramsayi)
BLUE-WINGED MINLA (Actinodura cyanouroptera)
CHESTNUT-TAILED MINLA (Actinodura strigula)
Irenidae (Fairy-bluebirds)
ASIAN FAIRY-BLUEBIRD (Irena puella)
Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers)
DARK-SIDED FLYCATCHER (Muscicapa sibirica)
ASIAN BROWN FLYCATCHER (Muscicapa latirostris)
ORIENTAL MAGPIE-ROBIN (Copsychus saularis)
WHITE-RUMPED SHAMA (Copsychus malabaricus)
WHITE-GORGETED FLYCATCHER (Anthipes monileger)
HAINAN BLUE-FLYCATCHER (Cyornis hainanus)
We had fabulous views of this Spot-breasted Parrotbill! (Photo by participant Bill Fraser)
PALE BLUE-FLYCATCHER (Cyornis unicolor) BLUE-THROATED FLYCATCHER (BLUE-THROATED) (Cyornis rubeculoides dialilaemus)
BLUE-THROATED FLYCATCHER (CHINESE) (Cyornis rubeculoides glaucicomans)
HILL BLUE-FLYCATCHER (Cyornis banyumas)
TICKELL'S BLUE-FLYCATCHER (Cyornis tickelliae) [*]
LARGE NILTAVA (Niltava grandis)
SMALL NILTAVA (Niltava macgrigoriae)
RUFOUS-BELLIED NILTAVA (Niltava sundara)
VIVID NILTAVA (Niltava vivida)
VERDITER FLYCATCHER (Eumyias thalassinus)
WHITE-BROWED SHORTWING (Brachypteryx montana)
SIBERIAN BLUE ROBIN (Larvivora cyane)
WHITE-BELLIED REDSTART (Luscinia phaenicuroides) [*]
BLUE WHISTLING-THRUSH (Myophonus caeruleus eugenei)
BLUE WHISTLING-THRUSH (Myophonus caeruleus caeruleus)
WHITE-CROWNED FORKTAIL (Enicurus leschenaulti) [*]
BLACK-BACKED FORKTAIL (Enicurus immaculatus)
SIBERIAN RUBYTHROAT (Calliope calliope)
WHITE-TAILED ROBIN (Cinclidium leucurum)
RED-FLANKED BLUETAIL (Tarsiger cyanurus)
HIMALAYAN BLUETAIL (Tarsiger rufilatus)
LITTLE PIED FLYCATCHER (Ficedula westermanni)
TAIGA FLYCATCHER (Ficedula albicilla)
RUFOUS-GORGETED FLYCATCHER (Ficedula strophiata)
SNOWY-BROWED FLYCATCHER (Ficedula hyperythra)
SLATY-BLUE FLYCATCHER (Ficedula tricolor)
SAPPHIRE FLYCATCHER (Ficedula sapphira)
Rufous-bellied Niltava at Doi Ang Khang (Photo by guide Dave Stejskal)
PLUMBEOUS REDSTART (Phoenicurus fuliginosus) WHITE-CAPPED REDSTART (Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
DAURIAN REDSTART (Phoenicurus auroreus)
CHESTNUT-BELLIED ROCK-THRUSH (Monticola rufiventris)
BLUE ROCK-THRUSH (Monticola solitarius philippensis)
SIBERIAN STONECHAT (Saxicola maurus)
JERDON'S BUSHCHAT (Saxicola jerdoni)
GRAY BUSHCHAT (Saxicola ferreus)
Turdidae (Thrushes and Allies)
ORANGE-HEADED THRUSH (Geokichla citrina)
BLACK-BREASTED THRUSH (Turdus dissimilis)
EYEBROWED THRUSH (Turdus obscurus)
Sturnidae (Starlings)
GOLDEN-CRESTED MYNA (Ampeliceps coronatus)
COMMON HILL MYNA (Gracula religiosa)
GREAT MYNA (Acridotheres grandis)
COMMON MYNA (Acridotheres tristis)
VINOUS-BREASTED STARLING (Acridotheres burmannicus leucocephalus)
BLACK-COLLARED STARLING (Gracupica nigricollis)
ASIAN PIED STARLING (Gracupica contra)
WHITE-SHOULDERED STARLING (Sturnia sinensis)
CHESTNUT-TAILED STARLING (Sturnia malabarica)
Chloropseidae (Leafbirds)
GREATER GREEN LEAFBIRD (Chloropsis sonnerati)
BLUE-WINGED LEAFBIRD (Chloropsis cochinchinensis)
GOLDEN-FRONTED LEAFBIRD (Chloropsis aurifrons)
ORANGE-BELLIED LEAFBIRD (Chloropsis hardwickii)
Dicaeidae (Flowerpeckers)
THICK-BILLED FLOWERPECKER (Dicaeum agile)
YELLOW-VENTED FLOWERPECKER (Dicaeum chrysorrheum)
ORANGE-BELLIED FLOWERPECKER (Dicaeum trigonostigma)
FIRE-BREASTED FLOWERPECKER (Dicaeum ignipectus ignipectus)
FIRE-BREASTED FLOWERPECKER (Dicaeum ignipectus cambodianum)
SCARLET-BACKED FLOWERPECKER (Dicaeum cruentatum)
Nectariniidae (Sunbirds and Spiderhunters)
RUBY-CHEEKED SUNBIRD (Chalcoparia singalensis)
PLAIN SUNBIRD (Anthreptes simplex)
PLAIN-THROATED SUNBIRD (Anthreptes malacensis)
VAN HASSELT'S SUNBIRD (Leptocoma brasiliana)
PURPLE SUNBIRD (Cinnyris asiaticus)
OLIVE-BACKED SUNBIRD (Cinnyris jugularis)
BLACK-THROATED SUNBIRD (Aethopyga saturata)
GOULD'S SUNBIRD (Aethopyga gouldiae)
GREEN-TAILED SUNBIRD (Aethopyga nipalensis)
CRIMSON SUNBIRD (Aethopyga siparaja)
LITTLE SPIDERHUNTER (Arachnothera longirostra)
STREAKED SPIDERHUNTER (Arachnothera magna)
Motacillidae (Wagtails and Pipits)
EASTERN YELLOW WAGTAIL (Motacilla tschutschensis)
CITRINE WAGTAIL (Motacilla citreola)
GRAY WAGTAIL (Motacilla cinerea)
WHITE WAGTAIL (CHINESE) (Motacilla alba leucopsis)
RICHARD'S PIPIT (Anthus richardi)
ORIENTAL PIPIT (Anthus rufulus)
OLIVE-BACKED PIPIT (Anthus hodgsoni)
Passeridae (Old World Sparrows)
HOUSE SPARROW (Passer domesticus indicus)
PLAIN-BACKED SPARROW (Passer flaveolus)
EURASIAN TREE SPARROW (Passer montanus)
Estrildidae (Waxbills and Allies)
WHITE-RUMPED MUNIA (Lonchura striata)
SCALY-BREASTED MUNIA (Lonchura punctulata)
CHESTNUT MUNIA (Lonchura atricapilla)
WRINKLE-LIPPED FREE-TAILED BAT (Chaerephon plicatus)
CRAB-EATING MACAQUE (Macaca fascigularis)
PIGTAIL MACAQUE (Macaca nemestrina)
DUSKY LEAF MONKEY (Presbytis obscura)
PILEATED GIBBON (Hylobates pileatus) [*]
WHITE-HANDED GIBBON (Hylobates lar)
BLACK GIANT SQUIRREL (Ratufa bicolor)
MOUNTAIN RED-BELLIED SQUIRREL (Callosciurus flavimanus)
FINLAYSON'S SQUIRREL (Callosciurus finlaysoni)
GRAY-BELLIED SQUIRREL (Callosciurus caniceps)
HIMALAYAN STRIPED SQUIRREL (Tamiops macclellandi)
INDOCHINESE GROUND SQUIRREL (Menetes berdmorei)
CRAB-EATING MONGOOSE (Herpestes urva)
MUNTJAC (BARKING DEER) (Muntiacus muntjak)
SAMBAR (Cervus unicolor)
Totals for the tour: 457 bird taxa and 15 mammal taxa