Thai birds

I missed Thailand’s many birding hotspots, but I saw plenty in 16 hours of spotting from the bow of a rice barge, the saddle of a bicycle, the seat of a motorscooter, and even standing in a parking lot or two. Species total = 66

Anseriformes

Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, and Swans)

Lesser Whistling-DuckDendrocygna javanicaDec 23, 2008
Laguna, Phuket lc

Podicipediformes

Podicipedidae (Grebes)

Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisDec 23, 2008
Laguna, Phuket lc

Columbiformes

Columbidae (Pigeons and Doves)

Rock DoveColumba liviaDec 22, 2008
Wat Lat Krabang, Bangkok lc
Spotted DoveStreptopelia chinensisDec 22, 2008
Wat Lat Krabang, Bangkok lc
Red Collared DoveStreptopelia tranquebaricaNov 22, 2008
Wat Lat Krabang, Bangkok lc
Peaceful DoveGeopelia striataDec 22, 2008
Wat Lat Krabang, Bangkok lc

Apodiformes

Apodidae (Swifts)

German’s SwiftletCollocalia germaniDec 23, 2008
Thalang Battlefield, Phuket lc

Hemiprocnidae (Treeswifts)

Grey-rumped TreeswiftHemiprocne longipennisDec 25, 2008
Sewer treatment ponds, Phuket lc

Suliformes

Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants and Shags)

Little CormorantPhalacrocorax nigerDec 23, 2008
Thalang Battlefield, Phuket lc

Ciconiiformes

Ciconiidae (Storks)

Asian OpenbillAnastomus oscitansDec 23, 2008
Thaland, Phuket lc

Ardeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)

Intermediate EgretArdea intermediaDec 28, 2008
Menam Noi, Chao Phraya River lc
Cattle EgretArdea ibisDec 23, 2008
Thalang, Phuket lc
Striated HeronButorides striataDec 25, 2008
Nam Tok Bang Pae (Khao Phra Thaeo NP), Phuket lc
Chinese Pond HeronArdeola bacchusDec 22, 2008
Wat Lat Krabang, Bangkok lc
Little EgretEgretta garzettaDec 23, 2008
Thalang, Phuket lc

Accipitriformes

Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles, Kites, Harriers, and Old World Vultures)

Brahminy KiteHaliastur indusDec 23, 2008
Thalang, Phuket lc
Black KiteMilvus migransDec 28, 2008
Bang Sadej, Chao Phraya River lc

Gruiformes

Rallidae (Rails, Crakes, Coots, and Gallinules)

White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurusDec 23, 2008
Nam Tok Ton Sai (Khao Phra Thaeo NP), Phuket lc
Common MoorhenGallinula chloropusDec 23, 2008
Laguna, Phuket lc

Charadriiformes

Charadriidae (Plovers, Dotterels, and Lapwings)

Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicusDec 28, 2008
Menam Noi, Chao Phraya River lc

Scolopacidae (Sandpipers)

Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosDec 25, 2008
Mangroves, Phuket lc

Psittaciformes

Psittaculidae (Australo-Asian Parrots)

Alexandrine ParrotPsittacula eupatriaDec 27, 2008
Koh Kred Island, Chao Phraya River lc

Cuculiformes

Cuculidae (Cuckoos)

Greater CoucalCentropus sinensisDec 23, 2008
Thaland, Phuket lc
Asian Drongo-cuckooSurniculus lugubrisDec 23, 2008
Thalang, Phuket lc
Asian KoelEudynamys scolopaceusDec 23, 2008
Thalang Battlefield, Phuket lc
Plaintive CuckooCacomantis merulinusDec 23, 2008
Thalang Battlefield, Phuket lc
Green-billed MalkohaPhaenicophaeus tristisDec 28, 2008
Menam Noi, Chao Phraya River lc

Coraciiformes

Coraciidae (Rollers)

Indian RollerCoracias benghalensisDec 27, 2008
Chao Phraya River lc

Meropidae (Bee-eaters)

Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinusDec 25, 2008
Sewer treatment ponds, Phuket lc
Chestnut-headed Bee-eaterMerops leschenaultiDec 23, 2008
Thalang, Phuket lc

Alcedinidae (River Kingfishers)

Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisDec 28, 2008
Menam Noi, Chao Phraya River lc

Halcyonidae (Forest Kingfishers)

Stork-billed KingfisherPelargopsis capensisDec 28, 2008
Menam Noi, Chao Phraya River lc
White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensisDec 23, 2008
Thalang, Phuket lc
Collared KingfisherTodiramphus chlorisDec 25, 2008
Mangroves, Phuket lc
Black-capped KingfisherHalcyon pileataDec 23, 2008
Nam Tok Ton Sai (Khao Phra Thaeo NP), Phuket lc

Cerylidae (Water Kingfishers)

Pied KingfisherCeryle rudisDec 28, 2008
Menam Noi, Chao Phraya River lc

Piciformes

Megalaimidae (Asian Barbets)

Coppersmith BarbetMegalaima haemacephalaDec 31, 2008
Chong Nonsi, Bangkok lc

Corvoidea

Oriolidae (Orioles and Figbirds)

Black-naped OrioleOriolus chinensisDec 23, 2008
Thalang, Phuket lc
Black-hooded OrioleOriolus xanthornusDec 28, 2008
Menam Noi, Chao Phraya River lc

Prionopidae (Helmetshrikes)

Large WoodshrikeTephrodornis gularisDec 23, 2008
Thalang, Phuket lc

Dicruridae (Drongos)

Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercusDec 23, 2008
Thalang, Phuket lc
Ashy DrongoDicrurus leucophaeusDec 23, 2008
Nam Tok Ton Sai (Khao Phra Thaeo NP), Phuket lc
Crow-billed DrongoDicrurus annectansDec 23, 2008
Thalang, Phuket lc

Rhipiduridae (Fantails)

Pied FantailRhipidura javanicaDec 23, 2008
Laguna, Phuket lc

Laniidae (Shrikes)

Brown ShrikeLanius cristatusDec 23, 2008
Thalang, Phuket lc

Corvidae (Crows, Ravens, and Jays)

Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchosDec 23, 2008
Nam Tok Ton Sai (Khao Phra Thaeo NP), Phuket lc

Sylvioidea

Cisticolidae (Cisticolas and allies)

Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutoriusDec 23, 2008
Thalang, Phuket lc

Timaliidae (Old World Babblers and White-eyes)

Oriental White-eyeZosterops palpebrosusDec 26, 2008
Karon Beach, Phuket lc

Hirundinidae (Swallows and Martins)

Pacific SwallowHirundo tahiticaDec 23, 2008
Thalang Battlefield, Phuket lc

Pycnonotidae (Bulbuls)

Stripe-throated BulbulPycnonotus finlaysoniDec 25, 2008
Nam Tok Bang Pae (Khao Phra Thaeo NP), Phuket lc
Olive-winged BulbulPycnonotus plumosusDec 23, 2008
Thalang, Phuket lc
Streak-eared BulbulPycnonotus blanfordiDec 22, 2008
Wat Lat Krabang, Bangkok lc

Muscicapoidea

Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers and Chats)

Asian Brown FlycatcherMuscicapa dauuricaDec 23, 2008
Thalang, Phuket lc
Oriental Magpie RobinCopsychus saularisDec 22, 2008
Wat Lat Krabang, Bangkok lc

Sturnidae (Starlings)

White-vented MynaAcridotheres grandisDec 22, 2008
Wat Lat Krabang, Bangkok lc
Common MynaSternus tristisDec 22, 2008
Wat Lat Krabang, Bangkok lc
Asian Pied StarlingSturnus contraDec 28, 2008
Menam Noi, Chao Phraya River lc

Dicaeoidea

Dicaeidae (Flowerpeckers)

Scarlet-backed FlowerpeckerDicaeum cruentatumDec 28, 2008
Menam Noi, Chao Phraya River lc

Nectariniidae (Sunbirds)

Brown-throated SunbirdAnthreptes malacensisDec 23, 2008
Thalang, Phuket lc

Passeroidea

Estrildidae (Estrildid Finches)

Nutmeg MannikinLonchura punctulataDec 28, 2008
Pamok, Chao Phraya River lc

Passeridae (Old World Sparrows)

House SparrowPasser domesticusDec 22, 2008
Bangkok lc
Plain-backed SparrowPasser flaveolusDec 28, 2008
Menam Noi, Chao Phraya River lc
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusDec 22, 2008
Wat Lat Krabang, Bangkok lc

Motacillidae (Wagtails and Pipits)

Richard’s PipitAnthus richardiDec 23, 2008
Thalang, Phuket lc
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaDec 28, 2008
Nam Tok Ton Sai (Khao Phra Thaeo NP), Phuket lc
Forest WagtailDendronanthus indicusDec 25, 2008
Nam Tok Bang Pae (Khao Phra Thaeo NP), Phuket lc