Thailand, Vietnam & Hong Kong 12/3/95 - 17/4/95

Species seen during our holiday starting in Bangkok, round Thailand and then up Vietnam to Hong Kong. All sites are in Thailand unless otherwise stated. The 'trek' was a three day trip from Chiang Mai - one and a half days walking in the forest, then a day downstream on a raft.

The naming convention is taken from 'An Annotated Checklist of the Birds of the Oriental Region' by Inskipp, Lindsey and Duckworth.

Birds

1   Red Junglefowl               Gallus gallus           17/03/95 Mae Taeng - Trek
2   Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Picoides canicapillus   17/03/95 Mae Taeng - Trek
3   Streak-breasted Woodpecker   Picus viridanus         28/03/95 Krabi
4   Coppersmith Barbet           Meglalaima haemacephala 31/03/95 Wat Arun, Bangkok
5   Red-headed Trogon          Harpactes erythrocephalus 17/03/95 Mae Taeng - Trek
6   Dollarbird                   Eurystomus orientalis   28/03/95 Krabi
7   Common Kingfisher            Alcedo atthis           17/03/95 Mae Taeng - Trek
8   Brown Winged Kingfisher      Halcyon amauroptera     28/03/95 Krabi
9   Ruddy Kingfisher             Halcyon coromanda       28/03/95 Krabi
10  White Throated Kingfisher    Halcyon smyrnensis      17/03/95 Mae Taeng - Trek
11  Black Capped Kingfisher      Halcyon pileata         28/03/95 Krabi
12  Blue-throated Bee-eater      Merops viridis          28/03/95 Krabi
13  Blue-tailed Bee-eater        Merops philippinus      08/04/95 Suoi Tien, Nha Trang, Vietnam
14  Plaintive Cuckoo             Cacomantis merulinus    04/04/95 Tay Ninh, Vietnam
15  Chestnut-bellied Malkoha   Phaenicophaeus sumatranus 28/03/95 Krabi
16  Greater Coucal               Centropus sinensis      17/04/95 Mai Po, Hong Kong
17  Lesser Coucal                Centropus bengalensis   30/03/95 Kata Beach, Phuket
18  Himalayan Swiftlet           Aerodramus brevirostris 17/03/95 Mae Taeng - Trek
19  Edible-nest Swiftlet         Aerodramus fuciphagus   24/03/95 Phi Phi Island, Phuket
20  Asian Palm Swift             Cypsiurus batasiensis   14/03/95 Lumphini Park,Bangkok
21  House Swift                  Apus affinis            13/03/95 Grand Palace, Bangkok
22  Spotted Dove                 Streptopelia chinensis  13/03/95 Grand Palace, Bangkok
23  Red-collared Dove         Streptopelia tranquibarica 31/03/95 Wat Arun, Bangkok
24  Masked Finfoot               Heliopais personata     28/03/95 Krabi
25  White-breasted Water Hen     Amaurornis phoenicurus  17/04/95 Mai Po, Hong Kong
26  Common Moorhen               Gallinula chloropus     17/04/95 Mai Po, Hong Kong
27  Black Tailed Godwit          Limosa limosa           28/03/95 Krabi
28  Whimbrel                     Numenius phaeopus       24/03/95 Phuket Docks
29  Western Curlew               Numenius arquata        26/03/95 Krabi
30  Common Greenshank            Tringa nebularia        28/03/95 Krabi
31  Wood Sandpiper               Tringa glareola         11/04/95 Ba Ho, Nha Trang, Vietnam
32  Terek Sandpiper              Xenus cinereus          28/03/95 Krabi
33  Common Sandpiper             Actitis hypoleucos      24/03/95 Phuket Docks
34  Ruddy Turnstone              Arenaria interpres      28/03/95 Krabi
35  Great Knot                   Calidris tenuirostris   28/03/95 Krabi
36  Red Knot                     Calidris canutus        28/03/95 Krabi
37  Pacific Golden Plover        Pluvialis fulva         28/03/95 Krabi
38  Kentish Plover               Charadrius alexandrinus 28/03/95 Krabi
39  Lesser Crested Tern          Thalasseus bengalensis  26/03/95 Krabi
40  Great Crested Tern           Thalasseus bergii       24/03/95 Phi Phi Island, Phuket
41  Black-naped Tern             Sterna sumatrana        24/03/95 Phi Phi Island, Phuket
42  Common Tern                  Sterna hirundo          24/03/95 Phi Phi Island, Phuket
43  Little Tern                  Sterna albifrons        28/03/95 Krabi
44  Black Kite                   Milvus migrans          17/04/95 Mai Po, Hong Kong
45  Brahminy Kite                Haliastur indus         23/03/95 Kata Beach, Phuket
46  White-bellied Sea Eagle      Haliaeetus leucogaster  29/03/95 Kata Beach, Phuket
47  Little Grebe                 Tachybaptus ruficollis  17/04/95 Mai Po, Hong Kong
48  Great Cormorant              Phalacrocorax carbo     17/04/95 Mai Po, Hong Kong
49  Little Egret                 Egretta garzetta        28/03/95 Krabi
50  Chinese Egret                Egretta eulophotes      28/03/95 Krabi
51  Pacific Reef Egret           Egretta sacra           24/03/95 Phi Phi Island, Phuket
52  Grey Heron                   Ardea cinerea           17/04/95 Mai Po, Hong Kong
53  Great Egret                  Egretta alba            26/03/95 Krabi
54  Intermediate Egret           Egretta intermedia      08/04/95 Suoi Tien, Nha Trang, Vietnam
55  Cattle Egret                 Bubulcus ibis           28/03/95 Krabi
56  Chinese Pond Heron           Ardeola bacchus         28/03/95 Krabi
57  Little Heron                 Butroides striatus      17/03/95 Mae Taeng - Trek
58  Lesser Frigatebird           Fregata ariel           24/03/95 Phi Phi Island, Phuket
59  Mangrove Pitta               Pitta megarhyncha       28/03/95 Krabi
60  Brown Shrike                 Lanius cristatus        08/04/95 Nha Trang, Vietnam
61  Black-billed Magpie          Pica pica               17/04/95 Mai Po, Hong Kong
62  Large-billed Crow            Corvus macrorhynchos    14/03/95 Lumphini Park,Bangkok
63  Ashy Woodswallow             Artamus fuscus          19/03/95 Chiang Mai
64  Scarlet Minivet              Pericrocotus flammeus   20/03/95 Doi Inthanon Nat. Park
65  Black Drongo                 Dicrurus macrocercus    17/03/95 Mae Taeng - Trek
66  Ashy Drongo                  Dicrurus leucophaeus    17/03/95 Mae Taeng - Trek
67  Bronzed Drongo               Dicrurus aeneus         20/03/95 Doi Inthanon Nat. Park
68  Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo  Dicrurus remifer        17/03/95 Mae Taeng - Trek
69  Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus     28/03/95 Krabi
70  Blue Rock Thrush             Monticola solitarius    15/04/95 Discovery Bay, Hong Kong
71  Blue Whistling Thrush        Myiophoneus caeruleus   11/04/95 Ba Ho, Nha Trang, Vietnam
72  White-browed Shortwing       Brachypteryx montana    20/03/95 Doi Inthanon Nat. Park
73  Brown Flycatcher             Muscicapa dauurica      28/03/95 Krabi
74  Oriental Magpie-Robin        Copsychus saularis      13/03/95 Grand Palace, Bangkok
75  Slaty-backed Forktail        Enicurus schistaceus    17/03/95 Mae Taeng - Trek
76  Siberian Stonechat           Saxicola maura          14/04/95 Hanoi, Vietnam
77  Black-collared Starling      Sturnus nigricollis     17/04/95 Mai Po, Hong Kong
78  Common Myna                  Acridotheres tristis    13/03/95 Grand Palace, Bangkok
79  White Vented Myna            Acridotheres cinereus   19/03/95 Chiang Mai
80  Brown-throated Treecreeper   Certhia discolor        20/03/95 Doi Inthanon Nat. Park
81  Dusky Crag Martin            Hirundo concolor        26/03/95 Krabi
82  Barn Swallow                 Hirundo rustica         13/03/95 Grand Palace, Bangkok
83  Pacific Swallow              Hirundo tahitica        23/03/95 Kata Beach, Phuket
84  Wire Tailed Swallow          Hirundo smithii         04/04/95 Tay Ninh, Vietnam
85  Red Rumped Swallow           Hirundo daurica         27/03/95 Krabi
86  Asian House Martin           Delichon dasypus        11/04/95 Ba Ho, Nha Trang, Vietnam
87  Black-crested Bulbul         Pycnonotus melanicterus 17/03/95 Mae Taeng - Trek
88  Red-whiskered Bulbul         Pycnonotus jocosus      15/03/95 Chiang Mai
89  Light-vented Bulbul          Pycnonotus sinensis     17/04/95 Mai Po, Hong Kong
90  Red-vented Bulbul            Pycnonotus cafer        17/03/95 Mae Taeng - Trek
91  Streak-eared Bulbul          Pycnonotus blanfordi    14/03/95 Lumphini Park,Bangkok
92  Mountain Bulbul              Hypsipetes mcclellandii 20/03/95 Doi Inthanon Nat. Park
93  Oriental White-eye           Zosterops palpebrosa    13/04/95 Nha Trang, Vietnam
94  Common Tailorbird            Orthotomus sutorius     17/04/95 Mai Po, Hong Kong
95  Dark-necked Tailorbird       Orthotomus atrogularis  08/04/95 Nha Trang, Vietnam
96  Ashy Tailorbird              Orthotomus sepium       28/03/95 Krabi
97  Yellow-browed Warbler        Phylloscopus inornatus  20/03/95 Doi Inthanon Nat. Park
98  Greenish Warbler           Phylloscopus trochiloides 20/03/95 Doi Inthanon Nat. Park
99  Masked Laughing-Thrush       Garrulax perspicillatus 15/04/95 Discovery Bay, Hong Kong
100 Red Faced Liocichla          Liocichla phoenicea     20/03/95 Doi Inthanon Nat. Park
101 Rufous-winged Fulvetta       Alcippe castaneceps     20/03/95 Doi Inthanon Nat. Park
102 Grey-cheeked Fulvetta        Alcippe morrisonia      20/03/95 Doi Inthanon Nat. Park
103 Rufous-backed Sibia          Heterophasia annectens  20/03/95 Doi Inthanon Nat. Park
104 Black-headed Sibia          Heterophasia melanoleuca 20/03/95 Doi Inthanon Nat. Park
105 Orange-bellied Flowerpecker  Dicaeum trigonostigma   27/03/95 Phang Nga, Krabi
106 Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker  Dicaeum cruentatum      14/03/95 Lumphini Park,Bangkok
107 Brown-Throated Sunbird       Anthreptes malacensis   28/03/95 Krabi
108 Olive-backed Sunbird         Nectarinia jugularis    17/03/95 Mae Taeng - Trek
109 Green-tailed Sunbird         Aethopyga nipalensis    20/03/95 Doi Inthanon Nat. Park
110 Tree Sparrow                 Passer montanus         12/03/95 Bangkok Airport
111 Plain-backed Sparrow         Passer flaveolus        02/04/95 Ho Chi Minh City
112 Grey Wagtail                 Motacillia cinerea      17/03/95 Mae Taeng - Trek
113 Richard's Pipit              Anthus novaeseelandiae  08/04/95 Suoi Tien, Nha Trang, Vietnam
114 Olive-backed Pipit           Anthus hodgsoni         19/03/95 Chiang Mai
115 Black-faced Bunting          Emberiza spodocephala   17/04/95 Mai Po, Hong Kong

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