North Thailand Birding

North Thailand Birding focuses on birds, birding and nature photography in Thailand. Information covers birding sites, checklists, trip reports and resources, as well as a wealth of background, travel and logistical information. Photo galleries showcase the extent and variety of the wildlife, as well as providing identification assistance for well-represented groups. Birding localities and important places are locatable in a shareable Google Map. A World section features trip reports and additional bird and wildlife galleries from around the globe - currently 21,121 images of 5,685 species.

Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Plutodes unidentata Red-breasted Flycatcher Chestnut-crowned Bush Warbler

What's About Latest bird sightings around Thailand. Updated 29 Mar 2023. Full details. Sooty-capped Babbler - Songkhla. Lesser Frigatebird - Cha-am. Yellow-breasted Bunting - Uttaradit. Chinese Bush Warbler - Ob Khan. White-spectacled Warbler - Doi Lang. Brown-backed Needletail - D. Inthanon. Blue-and-white Flycatcher - Khon Kaen. Ultramarine Flycatcher - Doi Lang. Zappey's Flycatcher - Samae San. Nordmann's Greenshank - Chonburi. Tickell's Leaf Warbler - Doi Inthanon. Northern Boobook - Nong Pling. Slaty-legged Crake - Chonburi. Spoon-billed Sandpiper - Khok Kham. Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Tak. Black Baza - Nonthaburi. White-throated Rock Thrush - Umphang. News Snippets 17 Sep 2022. Taxonomic changes from IOC 12.2 (2022) made across the website. 30 Jan 2022. Major update of Thai Butterfly checklist (1,340 species) incorporating latest taxonomic revisions. 20 May 2021. New species of pit viper, Trimeresurus kuiburi described from northern Peninsula Thailand. 18 May 2021. New species of gecko Gekko pradapdao described from Lopburi. 24 Jan 2021. New snake species, Fire-back Keelback Hebius igneus, occuring in north Thaiiland, described. 18 Sep 2020. Updated Thai Bird List available from BSCT website.

Geographically, North Thailand Birding covers the northern half of the country in detail - roughly north of Bangkok and the Peninsula. Additionally, areas of the south are included following visits and exploration around the country. All information, especially for localities, is gained from first-hand experience and accurate at the time of publication.

Current Galleries Status

World Galleries:
Amphibians: 433 images of 102 species.
Birds: 11,353 images of 2,774 species.
Butterflies: 5,726 images of 1,383 species.
Dragonflies: 604 images of 171 species.
Mammals: 696 images of 180 species.
Moths: 1,508 images of 867 species.
Reptiles: 788 images of 187 species.
Other: 13 images of 5 species.

Thailand Galleries:
Amphibians: 388 images of 83 species.
Birds: 3,947 images of 834 species.
Butterflies: 4,927 images of 972 species.
Dragonflies: 530 images of 146 species.
Mammals: 380 images of 89 species.
Moths: 1,346 images of 777 species.
Reptiles: 645 images of 143 species.

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North Thailand Birding went live in September 2011. This website is an on-going project, initiated in October 2009 when photographs were first taken and localities visited. Information, photos, scope, checklists and detailed coverage are being updated and expanded continually. Longer term, photo galleries will be added to include dragonflies, moths, other insects and spiders.