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Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
Intermediate Egret Egretta intermedia
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Chinese Pond-Heron Ardeola bacchus
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Lesser Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna javanica
Black Baza Aviceda leuphotes
2 birds at Huay Hong Kruay near Chiang Mai
Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus
Crested Serpent-Eagle Spilornis cheela
Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos
2 superb males seen at Thaton fields
Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus
Shikra Accipiter badius
Rufous-winged Buzzard Butastur liventer
2 birds at Huay Tung Tao, 1 at Huay Hong Kruay, both near Chiang Mai
Eurasian Buzzard Buteo buteo
Mountain Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus nipalensis
singles on Doi Inthanon and Doi Ang Khan
Collared Falconet Microhierax caerulescens
1 bird seen perched at km 13 Doi Inthanon
Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
Amur Falcon Falco amurensis
1 bird seen on the 19th November at Thaton fields was a surprise with this date well beyond the normal migration period of the species through the area
Blue-breasted Quail Coturnix chinensis
A female seen Thaton fields
Scaly-breasted Partridge Arborophila chloropus
heard only at Chiang Dao temple
Green Peafowl Pavo muticus Vulnerable (VU)
10+ at Huay Hong Kruay royal project near Chiang Mai
Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator
1 Huay Tung Tao, 2 at Thaton fields
White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
Black-tailed Crake Amaurornis bicolor
nice performance in the open of 2 birds on Doi Inthanon
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
3 birds seen well on the stake-out at Huay Tung Tao near Chiang Mai
Small Pratincole Glareola lactea
1 bird at the river at Thaton was nice to add to our list
Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus
We found 2 birds at Chiang Dao rice fields.
Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius
Pintail Snipe Gallinago stenura
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
2 birds at Thaton fields
Oriental Turtle-Dove Streptopelia orientalis
single bird Doi Chiang Dao, 5 at Doi Lang
Red Collared-Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis
Little Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia ruficeps
3 birds on Doi Chiang Dao
Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
Zebra Dove Geopelia striata
Pompadour Green-Pigeon Treron pompadora
single Chiang Dao
Pin-tailed Pigeon Treron apicauda
5+ seen Chiang Dao
Wedge-tailed Pigeon Treron sphenurus
2 birds perched Doi Pha Hom Pok
Mountain Imperial-Pigeon Ducula badia
Large Hawk-Cuckoo Cuculus sparverioides
2 birds seen Doi Lang
Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii
Asian Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx maculatus
singles seen Doi Pha Hom Pok and Chiang Dao temple
Violet Cuckoo Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus
2 birds seen Chiang Dao temple
Asian Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus lugubris
1 seen Chiang Dao temple
Green-billed Malkoha Phaenicophaeus tristis
Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis
Mountain Scops-Owl Otus spilocephalus
heard Doi Pui
Collared Scops-Owl Otus lettia
Brown Wood-Owl Strix leptogrammica
heard Doi Pui
Asian Barred Owlet Glaucidium cuculoides
plenty heard, seen at Huay Hong Kruay
Hodgson's Frogmouth Batrachostomus hodgsoni
heard Doi Pui
Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus
3 seen Doi Lang
Himalayan Swiftlet Aerodramus brevirostris
Asian Palm-Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
Fork-tailed Swift Apus pacificus
House Swift Apus nipalensis
Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata
1 near Chiang Mai airport and 10+ along old route to Doi Ang Khan
Red-headed Trogon Harpactes erythrocephalus
1 km 34 Doi Inthanon
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
Blue-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis athertoni
1 brief seen on Doi Lang, good views Chiang Dao temple
Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis
Oriental Pied-Hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris
heard Chiang Dao temple
Great Barbet Megalaima virens
plenty heard but also 10+ seen Doi Lang
Lineated Barbet Megalaima lineata
3 seen Huay Tung Tao
Golden-throated Barbet Megalaima franklinii
single seen Doi Inthanon and 10+ seen on Doi Lang
Blue-throated Barbet Megalaima asiatica
Blue-eared Barbet Megalaima australis
heard Chiang Dao
Coppersmith Barbet Megalaima haemacephala
Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
1 seen Huay Tung Tao
Speckled Piculet Picumnus innominatus
singles Doi Inthanon and Chiang Dao
Grey-capped Woodpecker Dendrocopos canicapillus
Stripe-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos atratus
Doi Inthanon, Doi Chiang Dao, Doi Lang and Doi Pha Hom Pok
Crimson-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos cathpharius
1 seen Doi Lang
Rufous Woodpecker Celeus brachyurus
good views of 1 bird at Huay Tung Tao
Lesser Yellownape Picus chlorolophus
heard DI and Doi Chiang Dao, seen Doi Lang
Greater Yellownape Picus flavinucha
Black-headed Woodpecker Picus erythropygius
5+ seen km 13 Doi Inthanon
Greater Flameback Chrysocolaptes lucidus
Bay Woodpecker Blythipicus pyrrhotis
5 birds seen total, on 3 dates, 1 bird at Chiang Dao temple showing exceptionally well
Indochinese Bushlark Mirafra erythrocephala
6 birds at Huay Tung Tao, single at Thaton fields
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii
4 birds near Chiang Mai, 2 en-route Chiang Dao
Dusky Crag-Martin Ptyonoprogne concolor
5 to 10 birds seen Doi Inthanon, road to Ban Wang Khun
Asian Martin Delichon dasypus
Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
Striated Swallow Cecropis striolata
Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
Oriental Pipit Anthus rufulus
Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
White Wagtail Motacilla alba
Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
plenty Thaton
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
Large Cuckoo-shrike Coracina macei
2 Doi Inthanon
Black-winged Cuckoo-shrike Coracina melaschistos
seen Doi Lang and Doi Ang Khan
Rosy Minivet Pericrocotus roseus
10+ Doi Inthanon km 13, also Huay Tung Tao
Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotus ethologus
seen Doi Lang, then on 21 Nov a group of 12 birds (only 1 male), seen at Thaton fields (yes at this low altitude, perhaps breaking all records...and no not Scarlet, not Small...). The group was obviously migrating as they kept moving from tree to tree. Perhaps the foul weather higher up gives a clue.
Short-billed Minivet Pericrocotus brevirostris
Doi Pui and Doi Lang
Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus
Grey-chinned Minivet Pericrocotus solaris
Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus
Crested Finchbill Spizixos canifrons
about 20 birds Doi Ang Khan
Striated Bulbul Pycnonotus striatus
Doi Lang and Doi Ang Khan
Black-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus atriceps
Black-crested Bulbul Pycnonotus melanicterus
Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
Brown-breasted Bulbul Pycnonotus xanthorrhous
3 birds seen Doi Ang Khan
Sooty-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster
Flavescent Bulbul Pycnonotus flavescens
Streak-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus blanfordi
Puff-throated Bulbul Alophoixus pallidus
Grey-eyed Bulbul Iole propinqua
Mountain Bulbul Ixos mcclellandii
Ashy Bulbul Hemixos flavala
Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus
White-headed Bulbul Hypsipetes thompsoni Near-endemic
few Doi Lang and an amazing 100+ birds Doi Ang Khan
Blue-winged Leafbird Chloropsis cochinchinensis
Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons
Orange-bellied Leafbird Chloropsis hardwickii
Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
Great Iora Aegithina lafresnayei
Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush Monticola rufiventris
pair + male seen Doi Chiang Dao, female on Doi Pha Hom Pok
Blue Rock-Thrush Monticola solitarius
Blue Whistling-Thrush Myophonus caeruleus
Scaly Thrush Zoothera dauma
1 Doi Chiang Dao
Dark-sided Thrush Zoothera marginata
1 at Mr. Deang's cafe, Doi Inthanon
Eye-browed Thrush Turdus obscurus
Lesser Shortwing Brachypteryx leucophrys
Hard or possibly even absent from the well known km 34 and 37 birding tracks in mid-winter, and consequently missed by plenty birders. The stake-out along the road to Ban Wang Khun, at lower altitude, has always produced for us so far. Good looks and pretty song!!
White-browed Shortwing Brachypteryx montana
Quite easy as usual at DI summit boardwalk, 2 birds seen this time.
Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis
1 bird Huay Tung Tao
Hill Prinia Prinia atrogularis
Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii
Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
Slaty-bellied Tesia Tesia olivea
2 sightings of 2 birds, Doi Inthanon
Asian Stubtail Urosphena squameiceps
Always a nice species to get, 1 bird seen well on Doi Chiang Dao, unfortunately not for all of us
Aberrant Bush-Warbler Cettia flavolivacea
Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata
1 at Huay Tung Tao
Oriental Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis
Thick-billed Warbler Acrocephalus aedon
Mountain Tailorbird Orthotomus cuculatus
Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
Dark-necked Tailorbird Orthotomus atrogularis
Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
Buff-throated Warbler Phylloscopus subaffinis
only Doi Inthanon on this trip
Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi
heard Huay Hong Kruay
Buff-barred Warbler Phylloscopus pulcher
Ashy-throated Warbler Phylloscopus maculipennis
Lemon-rumped Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus
Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis
Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
Blyth's Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus reguloides
White-tailed Leaf-WarblerPhylloscopus davisoni
Grey-crowned Warbler Seicercus tephrocephalus
Bianchi's Warbler Seicercus valentini
Yellow-bellied Warbler Abroscopus superciliaris
Slaty-backed Flycatcher Ficedula hodgsonii
female on Doi Inthanon
Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla
White-gorgeted Flycatcher Ficedula monileger
1 bird in a gully at km 34, Doi Inthanon, was very nice
Little Pied Flycatcher Ficedula westermanni
1 on Doi Inthanon
Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassinus
Large Niltava Niltava grandis
only 1 seen, on Doi Lang
Rufous-bellied Niltava Niltava sundara
pair DI and a male on Doi Ang Khan
Hainan Blue-Flycatcher Cyornis hainanus
1 male at Huay Hong Kruay
Blue-throated Flycatcher Cyornis rubeculoides
Hill Blue-Flycatcher Cyornis banyumas
Tickell's Blue-Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae
not regularly seen on this itinerary because low altitude forest species but we got 1 male at Huay Tung Tao near Chiang Mai
Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis
Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus
White-capped Redstart Chaimarrornis leucocephalus
1 bird seen DI
Plumbeous Redstart Rhyacornis fuliginosa
Slaty-backed Forktail Enicurus schistaceus
singles seen DI and Doi Pha Hom Pok
White-crowned Forktail Enicurus leschenaulti
1 bird at km 34, Doi Inthanon was a nice surprise as we found the bird was singing excitedly
Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata
Grey Bushchat Saxicola ferreus
Yellow-bellied Fantail Rhipidura hypoxantha
White-throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis
Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
White-crested Laughingthrush Garrulax leucolophus
Black-throated Laughingthrush Garrulax chinensis
heard Chiang Dao temple
Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush Garrulax erythrocephalus
Red-faced Liocichla Liocichla phoenicea
single bird seen Doi Lang
Buff-breasted Babbler Pellorneum tickelli
2 birds at Mr. Deang, DI
Puff-throated Babbler Pellorneum ruficeps
White-browed Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus schisticeps
Streaked Wren-Babbler Napothera brevicaudata
seen Chiang Dao temple
Eye-browed Wren-Babbler Napothera epilepidota
heard km 37 DI
Pygmy Wren-Babbler Pnoepyga pusilla
2 seen DI
Rufous-fronted Babbler Stachyris rufifrons
1 Doi Chiang Dao (Deignan's...pfff)
Golden Babbler Stachyris chrysaea
Grey-throated Babbler Stachyris nigriceps
Striped Tit-Babbler Macronous gularis
Silver-eared Mesia Leiothrix argentauris
aprox. 15 DI and 20 DAK
White-browed Shrike-Babbler Pteruthius flaviscapis
Chestnut-fronted Shrike-Babbler Pteruthius aenobarbus
pair Doi Chiang Dao
Spectacled Barwing Actinodura ramsayi
2 birds seen DI
Blue-winged Minla Minla cyanouroptera
Chestnut-tailed Minla Minla strigula
Rufous-winged Fulvetta Alcippe castaneceps
Brown-cheeked Fulvetta Alcippe poioicephala
Grey-cheeked Fulvetta Alcippe morrisonia
Black-backed Sibia Heterophasia melanoleuca
Striated Yuhina Yuhina castaniceps
Very nice group of 40-50 birds at Chiang Dao temple
White-bellied Yuhina Yuhina zantholeuca
Grey-headed Parrotbill Paradoxornis gularis
Group of 32 birds on Doi Lang, superb!
Lesser Rufous-headed Parrotbill Paradoxornis atrosuperciliaris
About 13 years after my first sighting in Thailand of this very hard to find species, great looks were enjoyed again as Bob found us a nice group of 5+ birds on Doi Lang. Excellent!!
Black-throated Tit Aegithalos concinnus
20+ birds on Doi Lang
Great Tit Parus major
Yellow-cheeked Tit Parus spilonotus
Yellow-browed Tit Sylviparus modestus
seen on 4 dates
Sultan Tit Melanochlora sultanea
2 birds Chiang Dao temple
Chestnut-vented Nuthatch Sitta nagaensis
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis
Giant Nuthatch Sitta magna Vulnerable (VU) Near-endemic
3 birds on Doi Chiang Dao
Brown-throated Treecreeper Certhia discolor
3 birds seen (2 dates), km 34 and 37, Doi Inthanon
Ruby-cheeked Sunbird Chalcoparia singalensis
Purple-naped Sunbird Hypogramma hypogrammicum
Always nice to get, 2 birds at Chiang Dao temple
Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
single bird DI km 13
Olive-backed Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis
Gould's Sunbird Aethopyga gouldiae
Green-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga nipalensis
Black-throated Sunbird Aethopyga saturata
Little Spiderhunter Arachnothera longirostra
Streaked Spiderhunter Arachnothera magna
Yellow-vented Flowerpecker Dicaeum chrysorrheum
Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker Dicaeum melanoxanthum
2 birds Doi Lang
Plain Flowerpecker Dicaeum concolor
Fire-breasted Flowerpecker Dicaeum ignipectum
Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum
Chestnut-flanked White-eye Zosterops erythropleurus
Oriental White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
Japanese White-eye Zosterops japonicus
Slender-billed Oriole Oriolus tenuirostris
2 on Doi Chiang Dao, 1 Doi Ang Khan
Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
1 bird seen only, DI
Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii
seen on 4 dates
Asian Fairy-bluebird Irena puella
Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
Grey-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus
Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus
Doi Inthanon km 23
Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus
Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus remifer
Hair-crested Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus
Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus
Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
Green Magpie Cissa chinensis
Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda
Grey Treepie Dendrocitta formosae
Racket-tailed Treepie Crypsirina temia
Huay Tung Tao and Thaton
Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
Common Hill Myna Gracula religiosa
White-vented Myna Acridotheres grandis
Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
Black-collared Starling Gracupica nigricollis
Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica
2 sightings Thaton fields, 1 group 10+
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Plain-backed Sparrow Passer flaveolus
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
Red Avadavat Amandava amandava
20+ birds at Huay Tung Tao
White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
Spot-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas melanozanthos
1 female Doi Lang
Crested Bunting Melophus lathami
1 bird Huay Tung Tao
Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla
3 birds Doi Lang
Chestnut Bunting Emberiza rutila
2 birds Doi Lang
Total number of birds: 283
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