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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 22,909 images of 6,467 species.

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Common Green Magpie

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Brown Gorgon

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Wallcreeper

Oriental Whip Snake
Oriental Whip Snake

What's About

Latest bird sightings around Thailand.

Updated 29 Mar 2024. Full details.

Brahminy Starling - Chumphon.
Manchurian Reed Warbler - Chonburi.
Brown Bush Warbler - Doi Inthanon.
Swinhoe's White-eye - Bangkok.
Nordmann's Greenshank - Chonburi.
Himalayan Cutia - Doi Inthanon.
Gull-billed Tern - Nam Phung,
Blue-throated Blue Flycatcher - KKC.
Himalayan Cuckoo - Pak Chong.
Van Hasselt's Sunbird - Bangpoo.
Northern Boobook - Bangkok.
Grey-backed Shrike - Khon Kaen.
Blunt-winged Warbler - Uttaradit.
Black Paradise Flycatcher - Bangpoo.
Brown Wood Owl - Kaeng Krachan.
Eurasian Wigeon - Kaeng Lawa.
Blue-and-white Flycatcher - Chonburi..
Ferruginous Flycatcher - Bangkok.
Mugimaki Flycatcher - Singburi.
Black-headed Bunting - Kaeng Lawa.

News Snippets

12 Feb 2024. Taxonomic changes from IOC 14.1 (2024) made across the website.

8 Feb 2024. New species of krait Bungarus sagittatus described from Ratchaburi province.

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.

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: 439 images of 103 species.
Birds: 11,443 images of 2,803 species.
Butterflies: 5,949 images of 1,420 species.
Dragonflies: 642 images of 181 species.
Mammals: 700 images of 181 species.
Moths: 2,926 images of 1,582 species.
Reptiles: 809 images of 192 species.
Other: 13 images of 5 species.

Thailand Galleries:
Amphibians: 393 images of 84 species.
Birds: 3,959 images of 836 species.
Butterflies: 5,135 images of 1,001 species.
Dragonflies: 563 images of 152 species.
Mammals: 381 images of 89 species.
Moths: 2,705 images of 1,470 species.
Reptiles: 662 images of 147 species.

Feedback through the Contact form is welcomed, as are any comments on identification of species in photographs.

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 other wildlife.

Latest updates

28 Mar. Trip Report for Kaeng Krachan 19 - 25 Mar.

28 Mar. Updated Kaeng Krachan (336 species) and Khao Sam Roi Yot (127) Bird checklists.

28 Mar. Added Tree Spirit Bent-toed Gecko, Phetchaburi Bent-toed Gecko and Garnot's House Gecko (species #145 - 147) to Thailand reptile gallery.

28 Mar. Added Hydrillodes moloalis and Tasta micaceata (species #1,469 - 1,470) to Thailand Moth gallery.

27 Mar. Updated Thailand Butterfly checklist.

27 Mar. Added Amata sp and Marumba spectabilis (species #1,467 - 1,468) to Thailand Moth gallery.

26 Mar. Added Elliot's Sailor and Lesser Helen (species #1,000 - 1,001) to Thailand Butterfly gallery.

16 Mar. Added Iridoplecta ferrifera (species #,467) to Thailand Moth gallery.

15 Mar. Added Nola sp, Thysanoptyx tetragona, Pachynoa cf nigrilinealis, Siculifer bilineatus, Teliphasa albifusa and Hypolamprus bastialis (species #1,463 - 1,466) to Thailand Moth gallery.

14 Mar. Updated Thailand Butterfly checklist.

14 Mar. Added Catoria sp, Calletaera basipuncta, Comostola turgescens, Notodontinae sp, Chilkasa falcata, Rusicada prima, Acidon sp, Heterolocha falconaria, Krananda falcata, Chorsia albiscripta and Tridrepana fulvata (species #1,451 - 1,462) to Thailand Moth gallery.

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