Web Resources
Birding, nature, photography, travel and related information on Thailand can be found across a plethora of web content. The following cover those found to be most useful and relevant in recent years. These sites are in English, or Thai with English content. Additionally a fair number of Thai-only websites, centred on bird photography, can be found.
Birds and Birding
Bird Conservation Society of Thailand. The BCST is the BirdLife International partner for Thailand. The website, in both Thai and English, covers a wide range of material including conservation projects, bird watching areas, recent sightings, the official Thai bird list and records submission.
Thai Bird Report. Facebook group covering reports and sightings from the field.
Thai Birding. Good collection of birding information covering birding localities, sightings, checklists and reviews.
Thai Raptor Group. Facebook group covering reports on raptor watching and raptor photo galleries. Mainly in Thai.
The Phuket Birder. Birdwatching information for Thailand's west coast.
LBJ Lovers Thailand. Facebook group covering identification of difficult species in Thailand.
Raptor Mania. Facebook group covering identification of Thai raptors.
Thai Biodiversity Survey & Species ID. Facebook group covering identification of almost any wildlife or natural history in Thailand. Most useful for mammals, reptiles, amphibians and birds. Expertise can also cover insects, crustaceans and other invertebrates.
Oriental Bird Club. Conservation and publication of extensive material on Asian ornithology, with a huge database of bird photographs, many from Thailand.
xeno-canto Asia. The largest collection of Asian bird sound recordings on the web, including many from Thailand.
Cloudbirders. An index of bird trip reports for Thailand and the rest of the world, linking to trip report repositories across many birding websites. Good for trip planning.
Bird Photographic Galleries
Birds of Thailand. A large collection of birds photographed in Thailand by Johan Svensson.
Photo Galleries. A large collection of birds photographed in Thailand by Peter Ericsson.
Macaulay Library. A large and growing collection of bird videos, photos and sound recordings, many of which are from Thailand. [Note that the former Internet Bird Collection, the website of the Handbookof the Birds of the World, has been merged with this library.]
Thailand Photo Gallery. Collection of galleries of Thai birds by Alex Vargas.
Birding Blogs
Thai Birds and More. Blog of Peter Ericsson (Bangkok based).
Bangkok City Birding. Blog of David Gandy (Bangkok based).
Dartford Waffler. Blog of Nick Upton (Bangkok based).
Ayuwat Blogspot. Blog of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok (Mae Taeng based).
Butterflies
Thai Butterflies. Large gallery of Thai butterflies by Antonio Giudici.
Butterflies in Indo-China. A checklist of the butterflies of Indo-China, with a large collection of specimen photos, many taken in Thailand, by Yutaka Inayoshi.
Wingscales. A gallery of high quality images of Thai butterflies.
Butterflies of Thailand. A Flickr group and gallery.
Butterflies of Thailand. A Facebook group.
Butterflies of Singapore. Mostly useful for south Thailand.
Butterflies of Malaysia. Large gallery of butterflies from Malaysia.
Butterfly Circle. Good collection of images and information, with a focus on Singapore.
Butterflies of India. Good collection of images and information for over 630 species from India. Useful for northern Thailand.
General
iNaturalist. Massive database of wildlife photographs covering almost all living things.
Phuket Nature Tours. Large range of galleries covering, birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibian, insects and arachnids from Thailand.
Thai National Parks. A comphensive site attempting to range map all birds, mammlas, amphibians reptiles in Thailand. Run in conjunction with the Facebook group Thai Biodiversity Survey & Species ID.
Maleang. Comprehensive site for all insects of Thailand. Run by Pisuth Ek-Amnuay and Siam Insect Zoo. Malaeng is the Thai word for insect. [Note that as of Dec 2019 this website is unavaialable and under reconstruction. Updates may be available at the Siam Insect Zoo Facebook page.]
Thaibugs. Large galleries for an array of different creatures from Thailand, including moths, butterflies, spiders, amphibians, crustaceans and reptiles.
Dragonflies and Damselflies
Dragonflies and Damselflies of Thailand. Comprehensive site on Thai odonata by Dennis Farrell. Not updated in several years and taxonomy somewhat outdated.
Thai Odonata and Nature. Another comprehensive site, by Nappadon Makbun. No longer updated.
Dragonflies of Thailand. Facebook group covering identification of odonata from Thailand.
Dragonflies of Cambodia. Useful for eastern Thailand, by Hanns-Jürgen Roland.
Dragonflies and Damselflies of Singapore. Useful for Peninsula Thailand. No longer updated.
Odonata of Peninsula Malaysia. Comprehensive site by C.Y. Choong.
Mammals
Southeast Asian Bat Database. Photos, measurements and basic information for Southeast Asian bats.
Ecology Asia. Notes on field observations of vertebrates made by wildlife enthusiasts.
Reptiles
Thailand Snakes. Photos and information on Thai snake species and their identification.
Herping Thailand. Photos and information on snakes and other herps of Thailand.
Thai Herpetography. Facebook Group for identification and information of Reptiles and Amphibians in Thailand.
The Reptile Database. Comprehensive information and latest taxonomy for reptiles worldwide.
Amphibians
AmphibiaWeb. Database of the world's amphibians with information on amphibian declines, conservation, natural history and taxonomy. Many species with photos. Usefully, searches can be done by country.
Thai Herpetography. Facebook Group for identification and information of Reptiles and Amphibians in Thailand.
Reptiles and Amphibians of Bangkok. Useful site, with photos, covering a selection of Thai species. Also has a references section for further research.