Northern Thailand Group Tour - February 2025

Thailand is a treasure trove for wildlife, with a huge variety of habitats and vast number of birds, it is no surprise that Thailand is one of the most popular birding destination in the world. A team consisting of James Kwok, Kenneth Lam and myself partnered with EcoTravel to organized a 7 days Northern Thailand birding trip, hoping to sample some of the amazing species found in this extremely bird rich area. The mountain range of Doi Inthanon and Doi Lang in Northern Thailand is a major wintering ground for birds descending from the Himalayas, making this a perfect birding destination in the winter. Ten participants joined us on this trip, where we met at Chiang Mai directly to begin the tour.

Day 1 - Chiang Mai > Ban Hong

Our tour began straight away off the plane, our bird guide Isara and his local co-guide Joe picked us up and drove us to the campus of Chiang Mai University, where he wanted to show us a roosting pair of Brown Boobooks. We got onto the bird almost straight away! Together with our first Coppersmith Barbet of the trip, made for a perfect start to the tour.

Brown Boobook

Coppersmith Barbet

After a quick lunch at the university campus, we made our way south towards an area known as Ban Thi Paddies, here we sampled some classic South East Asian species, such as great counts of Asian Openbill, Pied Bushchat and the fabulous Asian Green Bee-eater to name just a few. Even a displaying Oriental Skylark made its signature display flight above us. A few Brown Shrikes were also seen.

Asian Openbill

Pied Bushchat

Asian Green Bee-eater

Oriental Skylark

Brown Shrike

Things got a bit more exciting when we spotted a male Pied Harrier gliding around! Later also a male Eastern Marsh Harrier made an appearance.

Pied Harrier - male

Eastern Marsh Harrier - male

Isara knew a good spot for Spotted Owlet, and we got onto a pair of these cute little owls immediately, the pair entertained us for a little while, even giving excellent chance for inflight shots!

Spotted Owlet

After all the excitement, we drove further south towards Ban Hong, an area now famous for the extremely confiding Green Peafowls, quite possibly the best place in the world to see this usually shy species. We spent a good amount of time here photographing both males and females. A few males displayed right in front of us, which is quite the experience to witness at such close range, as you can hear the males ruffling its tail feathers while displaying!

Green Peafowl - A must visit at Ban Hong!

Other birds seen in the area includes a Plain Flowerpecker and a Taiga Flycatcher. An Asian Barred Owlet called from afar but never came close.

Plain Flowerpecker

Our day was far from over, as we made our way to a riverside near Chom Thong, here we were treated with good numbers of Small Pratincoles hawking for insects! This pretty wader is arguably one of the best looking pratincole in the world!

Small Pratincole

The river hosted other good birds, including numerous Wire-tailed Swallows, a Citrine Wagtail was found amongst the roosting pratincoles. A perfect way to end our first day of birding!

Wire-tailed Swallow

Citrine Wagtail with Small Pratincole

After a good dinner by the river, we made our way to our first hotel located in Chom Thong, where we were to spend two evenings.

Day 2 - Doi Inthanon

After a nice breakfast of sausage ham and eggs with toasts, we drove up towards Doi Inthanon, the highest peak of Thailand. The wet montane forest here holds some fairly unique species for Thailand, and is a must for any serious birders visiting the region. Our first stop was the ticketing area, by the stream we added a flurry of species, such as a female Rosy Minivet, a few Blue-winged Leafbirds, Black-crested Bulbuls and a yellow bill Blue Whistling Thrush of the race eugenei.

Rosy Minivet - female

Blue-winged Leafbird - male

Black-crested Bulbul

Blue Whistling Thrush - race eugenei

After we got through the gate we headed to our first stakeout down a steep slope. Here, we added good number of skulking species, including a Lesser Shortwing and a male Himalayan Shortwing, both extremely shy skulkers usually!

Lesser Shortwing

Himalayan Shortwing - male

A pair of Large Niltavas patrolled the area constantly, chasing the smaller White-gorgeted Flycatchers away. As we sat there, a Green Cochoa called from afar, a sign that this legendary species is present, although frustratingly out of sight.

White-gorgeted Flycatcher

Large Niltava - male

Large Niltava - female

On our way back up the slope, I noticed a peculiar looking flower on the ground, turns out there were a few Sapria himalayana in bloom! This bizarre looking plant is closely related to the famous rafflesia, but slightly smaller in size. We were very lucky to be able to witness this incredible natural wonder!

Sapria himalayana - an impressive plant!

We tried birding along the track and added a few Yellow-cheeked Tits, Chestnut-vented Nuthatch and a streamer-less Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo. Suddenly, Isara exclaimed through the radio that he located a Hodgson’s Frogmouth nest just a little further along the track! We quickly got there and as expected the frogmouth was sitting very still on its small nest just along the track! It was incredible effort by Isara and Joe to locate this nest, as no one else has been able to locate any nest this season so far! We all enjoyed incredible views of this male and continued on our way, totally amazed!

Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo

Hodgson's Frogmouth - male at nest

We drove further up hill towards an area known as Kew Mae Pan, here we were rewarded with excellent views of a male Verditer Flycatcher, a female Slaty-backed Flycatcher, Yellow-browed Warbler and numerous Mrs. Gould’s Sunbirds made their rounds. 

Verdtier Flycatcher - male

Slaty-backed Flycatcher - female

Yellow-browed Warbler

Mrs. Gould's Sunbird - male

A few Chestnut-tailed Minla also came through, providing excellent photo opportunity! Finally, a male Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker gave good views to everyone. Both the Black and Blue-fronted Redstart along the road were no show, we did however managed to call in a Collared Owlet, which gave distant views, as it was mobbed by numerous species.

Chestnut-tailed Minla

Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker - male

Collared Owlet

After lunch we headed up towards the summit area, the area provides excellent birding opportunities despite the many tourists present. We managed to find a Grey-sided Thrush which showed briefly. A Rufous-throated Partridge called and we later got brief views, only one lucky participant was quick enough to grab a photo before it moved further into cover. Near the cafe we had yet another brilliant looking male Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker.

Grey-sided Thrush

Yellow-bellied Flowerepcker - male

Down along the wooden boardwalk, a pair of extremely confiding Yellow-bellied Fairy-Fantail greeted us, they were hawking for insects from a low perch and we had the best photo session with them!

Yellow-bellied Fairy-Fantail - female

Yellow-bellied Fairy-Fantail - male

Down below we found a pair of Snowy-browed Flycatchers, a mixed flock up above provided good opportunities for the endemic subspecies of Green-tailed Sunbirds, Ashy-throated Warbler, Davison's Leaf Warbler and Rufous-winged Fulvettas.

Snow-browed Flycatcher - male

Green-tailed Sunbird - race angkanensis

Ashy-throated Warbler

Davison's Leaf Warbler

Rufous-winged Fulvetta

A Pygmy Cupwing gave a bit of excitement for everyone, but not everyone managed a photo in the dark forest floor. A few Chestnut-tailed Minlas were more obliging and gave everyone enough time for a good photo before we left.

Pygmy Cupwing

Chestnut-tailed Minla

We drove to down to the lower elevation to the drier forest, hoping to find Collared Falconets. It didn't take long for us to track down one of these tiny raptor sitting on top of a tree. Although views were far, the bird gave everyone a good look. We didn't see much in the area, but the other good bird we found came in form of a Black-headed Woodpecker, no doubt one of the best looking woodpecker in Thailand! The pair stayed quite far away but gave everyone a good long look. The best possible bird to end the day with!

Collared Falconet

Black-headed Woodpecker - one of the most beautiful woodpecker in Thailand!

Day 3 - Doi Inthanon > Mueang Khong

This day was spent more as a travelling day, although we did have a few hours in the morning to try for some more birds around Doi Inthanon area. At the car park outside the hotel, we spent a bit of time looking at the common species, including a few friendly Zebra Doves, numerous Ashy Woodswallows, Great Mynas, a Coppersmith Barbet and a single Siamese Pied Starling which came by briefly. The sunrise provided excellent photo opportunity, and Red-whiskered Bulbul was the perfect model!

Peaceful Dove

Ashy Woodswallow

Great Myna

Coppersmith Barbet

Siamese Pied Starling

Red-whiskered Bulbul

For the morning we tried the bird hide near Rang Bon Doi Resort, where we were greeted by a good variety of species, the 'usual suspects' at these types of feeding stations such as Buff-breasted Babbler, Brown-cheeked Fulvetta, Grey-throated Babbler, Lesser Shortwing and a female White-tailed Robin all showed very well.

Buff-breasted Babbler

Brown-cheeked Fulvetta

Grey-throated Babbler

Lesser Shortwing

White-tailed Robin

A brilliant looking male Siberian Blue Robin was no doubt a star bird, while a male Rufous-bellied Niltava came through briefly, so quick that not everyone managed a photograph. Both Grey-eyed Bulbuls and Puff-throated Bulbuls came through a few times, very vocal and noisy as always.

Siberian Blue Robin - male

Rufous-bellied Niltava - male

Grey-eyed Bulbul

Puff-throated Bulbul

From there on, it was a long drive up through Chiang Dao Wildlife Sanctuary towards the rural farming village of Mueang Khong. It wasn't until quite late in the afternoon that we got to stop for a bit more birding, along the river Isara wanted to try to setup some hide for us to take photos of Black-backed Forktails. We sat inside and waited but the birds never came too close, so in the end we were resorted to try seeing it along the road, which we did but only brief and distant views. A perched juvenile Crested Serpent Eagle provided a bit of excitement.

Black-backed Forktail

Crested Serpent Eagle - juvenile

By the time we arrived at our lovely little lodge, lights were dimming. There were a lot of Sooty-headed Bulbuls around the lodge grounds, but the best bird was perhaps a Thick-billed Warbler, which showed quite well for Thick-billed Warbler standard, although it was getting too dark to take any good photos, I did manage a record shot of this skulker.

Sooty-headed Bulbul

Thick-billed Warbler

Day 4 - Meuang Khong > Doi Ang Khang

Our main reason for taking such a long detour to Meuang Khong was for the famous Crested Kingfisher, this location is likely the best spot to photograph this species in Thailand, and the lodge owner knows the pair nearby very well. Since it was said that the kingfisher usually appears at around 8am, we planned to get there at around 6:30am. After a nice breakfast we drove a few minutes down to the river Mae Taeng, Isara and his team quickly setup the portable bird hides for us. Just as everyone was getting into position, chaos broke out as the familiar call of the Crested Kingfisher came in from down the river! The bird was early! Isara told everyone to get down as quickly as possible, fearing that the bird would fly off at the sight of us. Luckily, the bird seemed fairly accustomed to having people around, and sat happily on its favourite perch.

Crested Kingfisher - male

After a while, it flew to the opposite side of the river bank and visited its nest hole. The pair here is breeding and seems to be doing quite well, it was certainly an exciting experience to see this massive kingfisher up close!

Crested Kingfisher

After this success, we tried for other birds in the area, including a nesting pair of Wire-tailed Swallow which gave excellent views for everyone. Nearby, a Common Kingfisher was spotted, as well as a few Chestnut-tailed Starlings and a nice looking male Common Iora.

Wire-tailed Swallow - male

Wire-tailed Swallow - female

Common Kingfisher

Chestnut-tailed Starling

Common Iora

We packed our stuff back at the lodge and headed back out towards Chiang Dao Wildlife Sanctuary. Along the way, Isara stopped at a view point cafe for us to look at Doi Luang; the third highest peak in Thailand. The views were amazing and we had some great coffee at the cafe. Here we added a Blue Rock Thrush and a Crested Honey Buzzard drifting by in the distant. Along the way we also had a nice looking male Shikra.

Incredible views with coffee! (photo by James Kwok)

Red-spotted Jezebel

Blue Rock Thrush

Crested Honey Buzzard

Shikra - male

After having lunch at a border town between Myanmar and Thailand at Mueang Na, we carried on towards the small temple of Wat Phra That at Doi Ang Khang, here the monks have been feeding leftover rice to birds, and the area attracts quite a lot of birds to visit. We did manage to see a few Black-breasted Thrush, Mountain Bulbuls were also numerous. The area also produced a few Grey-sided Thrush, Eyebrowed Thrush, Silver-eared Mesia and Large Niltava, but since none were particularly easy to photograph, we gave up after a while and headed towards Ang Khang Royal Agricultural Station.

Black-breasted Thrush - male

Mountain Bulbul

The lovely area of Ang Khang is known for the beautiful gardens and flowering trees. Although cherry blossom season is now near the end, there were still a few flowering trees around, and numerous Mrs. Gould's Sunbirds were seen feeding on the trees. The area also attracted Streaked Spiderhunter and numerous Indian White-eyes. We also added a Two-barred Warbler, our only one of the trip.

Mrs. Gould's Sunbird - immature male

Streaked Spiderhunter

Indian White-eye

Two-barred Warbler

One of the star bird here are the Spot-winged Grosbeaks, with their impressive looking beaks and bright yellow underside in both sexes, they are easily the crowd favourite. We managed to find a male feeding low down, allowing for some better viewing.

Spot-winged Grosbeak - female

Spot-winged Grosbeak - male

Near the end of the day we also added Bronzed Drongo and a male Stripe-breasted Woodpecker, which showed fairly well for everyone. For the evening we headed to our hotel at Fang, where we would spend the remaining three nights.

Bronzed Drongo

Stripe-breasted Woodpecker

Day 5 - Doi Lang

The road to Doi Lang borders Myanmar, and require 4x4s to get up to the top. Isara organized two more 4x4s to fit everyone in, they met us at the checkpoint gate early in the morning. We have a whole day to explore the area, which is a prime birding site and a must visit for any visiting birder to Northern Thailand!

We stopped briefly at a bridge to look for some birds, here we got brief views of a Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo, a few Long-tailed Minivets and a Streaked Spiderhunter. A very vocal Banded Bay Cuckoo eventually showed very well for everyone.

Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo

Long-tailed Minivet - female

Streaked Spiderhunter

Banded Bay Cuckoo

On the way up we added some more exciting species, although most were sight records only, including Red-headed Trogon and Blue-bearded Bee-eater. A Little Pied Flycatcher immediately greeted us as we arrived at the top gate. A few Rufous-backed Sibias were seen feeding down low, which is quite unusual for me, as I usually see them feeding very high up in the trees! A Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher was also seen nearby.

Little Pied Flycatcher - male

Rufous-backed Sibia

Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher - male

Isara wanted us to check the feeding station first. A Pygmy Cupwing was the first bird that came into view, followed by White-gorgetted Flycatcher and a rather rugged looking male White-tailed Robin.

Pygmy Cupwing

White-gorgeted Flycacher

White-tailed Robin - male

The star bird here though was a brilliant looking Chestnut-headed Tesia! Most likely the friendliest one you can ever imagine seeing! By just looking at the bird, you would never guess it is in the same genus as the Cetti's Warbler!

Chestnut-headed Tesia - a stunning little bird!

Back up to the road, another feeding station allow wonderful views of the fabulous looking Spectacled Barwing, a few Silver-eared Laughingthrush and Black-backed Sibia also came in for everyone to get photos.

Spectacled Barwing

Silver-eared Laughingthrush

Black-backed Sibia

A pair of Large Niltava constantly patrolled the area, as did a Blue Whistling Thrush that was particularly aggressive to anything that came near.

Large Niltava - female

Large Niltava - male

Blue Whistling Thrush

Another bird that gave us a great photo session were a pair of Whiskered Yuhina, this attractive looking bird came down to feed on a fruiting tree right before our eyes! I am sure everyone took way too many photos of them!

Whiskered Yuhina

In the afternoon we walked around the area to look for bird waves, Black-eared Shrike-babbler was perhaps one of the best bird found, together with a Chestnut-crowned Warbler, Yellow-cheeked Tits and Short-billed Minivets. Finally, a few Striated Bulbuls came along for a good long look, arguably the best looking bulbul in my opinion!

Black-eared Shrike-babbler - another stunner!

Chestnut-crowned Warbler

Yellow-cheeked Tit - race subviridis

Short-billed Minivet - male

Striated Bulbul

As we drove back down the slope, hundreds of Cook's Swifts soared overhead. Our final addition to the day came in form of a flock of Pin-tailed Green Pigeons that flew by as we waited at the checkpoint!

Cook's Swift

Pin-tailed Green Pigeon

Day 6 - Doi San Ju

The area known as Doi San Ju (Or Doi Lang West) is likely one of the most visited birding area of Northern Thailand, it is a must visit due to several reasons, it is one of the best area to look for wintering birds from the Himalayas, the area also hold several key species including the incredible Mrs. Hume's Pheasant, Himalyan Cutia and Giant Nuthatch! We had an early start and arrived before dawn to settle into our bird hides at the Mrs. Hume's Pheasant stakeout. A supporting cast of birds came in at first light, including a cracking looking Slaty-backed Flycatcher and a Rufous-gorgetted Flycatcher. A few Oriental Turtle Doves also made an appearance.

Slaty-backed Flycatcher - male

Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher - male

Oriental Turtle Dove

We waited for over an hour but no pheasant came, just as we thought we were out of luck, a female appeared from the side of the road, and soon the amazing looking male followed! This was my second time seeing this species, but it was no less impressive!

Mrs. Hume's Pheasant - female

Mrs. Hume's Pheasant - male

After this exhilarating morning session, we drove right up to the top of the road, there is now a much heavier gate between the border of Myanmar and Thailand, so birders are no longer able to walk any further from the last checkpoint. Here, we added a male White-browed Shrike-babbler, Flavescent Bulbuls and a few Scarlet-faced Liocichla! A beautiful species that we missed the previous day at Doi Lang.

White-browed Shrike-babbler - male

Flavescent Bulbul

Scarlet-faced Liocichla

Nearby, a few Crested Finchbill made an appearance, the flowering tree there also attracted many Mrs. Gould's Sunbird to visit.

Crested Finchbill

Mrs. Gould's Sunbird - male

We headed back down the slope to visit the numerous stakeouts setup, each attracting different birds! The first one attracted a male Siberian Rubythroat, a wonderful species to see as always. Further along there were few more stakeouts that attracted various flycatchers, including a female Hill Blue Flycatcher, a female Rufous-bellied Niltava and a lovely looking male Slaty-blue Flycatcher. Red-eyed Scimitar-Babblers are common around here, a split from the Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-Babbler, this species have a much more limited range, only found in Northern Thailand and several locations in Myanmar.

Siberian Rubythroat - male

Hill Blue Flycatcher - female

Rufous-bellied Niltava - female

Slaty-blue Flycatcher - male

Red-eyed Scimitar-Babbler

The area is also great to just walk around looking for birds, we added two species of 'Spectacled' Warblers, including a Marten's Warbler and a White-spectacled Warbler, the latter is a rather rare species in Thailand, easily distinguished by the broken eye-ring.

Marten's Warbler

White-spectacled Warbler

A pair of Hume's Treecreepers came along and gave great views for everyone, at the same time a few Yunnan Fulvettas also came in. Nearby, a Golden-throated Barbet was observed feeding on a fruiting tree.

Hume's Treecreeper

Yunnan Fulvetta

Golden-throated Barbet

Our search for the Giant Nuthatch yielded nothing but Chestnut-vented Nuthatch, although we did in the end connected with a pair of Himalyan Cutias! Even though views were rather distant, everyone at least got a view of this very attractive and often difficult species!

Chestnut-vented Nuthatch

Himalayan Cutia - one of the most sought after species at Doi San Ju

After the success with the Cutia, we thought we should head further down to look for the Giant Nuthatch, we went as far down as the Mrs. Hume's Pheasant site, where we had a confiding male Grey Bushchat, a Rufescent Prinia and a Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker.

Grey Bushchat - male

Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker

Rufescent Prinia

Before the day ended, we decided to head back up to try for the Giant Nuthatch one more time, a distant Burmese Shrike as well as Long-tailed Minivet showed up. Our final bird was perhaps one of the funkiest looking of all, a pair of Spot-breasted Parrotbills! Likely one of the most impressive looking Parrotbills there are!

Burmese Shrike

Long-tailed Minivet - male

Spot-breasted Parrotbill

Day 7 - Doi San Ju > Chiang Mai

For our final morning, we wanted to try for the Mountain Bamboo Partridge, since my last visit, they have moved their preferred location from the Mrs. Hume's Pheasant to another spot further up hill, making them a much harder species to get now, Isara and Joe went up before us to set the bird hides up. By the time we got up to the location, we saw Isara waving at us to go over, turns out the Partridges were already out and moving away, we were too late. By the time everyone got out of the car, the Partridges were gone. Proving once again that it is better to be earlier. We waited for a little longer, only hearing the partridges call from down the slope.

After this painful dip, we decided to put our efforts into finding the Giant Nuthatch, and thankfully we managed to connect with a pair! Even though views weren't the best, everyone had a good look at this endangered species! And the largest species of Nuthatch in the world.

Giant Nuthatch - another highly sought after species at Doi San Ju

Nearby, we observed a Davison's Leaf Warbler carrying nesting materials, and soon located a nest built on the side of the slope! Certainly an interesting observation.

Davison's Leaf Warbler

Davison's Leaf Warbler - nest

Further down we had a few Eurasian Jays and Grey Treepies, as well as a male Maroon Oriole. A Mountain Imperial Pigeon sat on top of a tree allowing everyone to get some photos. I even had a female White-bellied Redstart, but it only showed briefly and never came out for everyone to see. 

Eurasian Jay - race leucotis

Maroon Oriole - male

Mountain Imperial Pigeon

As we gave the Himalyan Cutia a final try, an immature male Sapphire Flycatcher came into view! Likely one of the best bird of the trip, I didn't manage a photo as I was trying to point it out to everyone to see, luckily Kenneth managed to grab a few photos before it flew off. And that marked the end of our time at Doi San Ju, while slightly disappointing that we couldn't end with the partridge, the Giant Nuthatch and the Sapphire Flycatcher certainly made-up for the losses!

Sapphire Flycatcher - immature male (photo by Kenneth Lam)

Birding wasn't over even after the long drive back to Chiang Mai, our final stop was the Medicinal Plant Garden at Chiang Mai University, I have previously been here and thought it would be a perfect spot to spend an hour before we need to get to the airport. We were immediately greeted by a few Green-billed Malkohas and a pair of Greater Racket-tailed Drongos, while I have seen both species numerous times, they are still impressive looking birds.

Green-billed Malkoha

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo

Lineated Barbets called from above, and we managed to locate one for everyone to get some photos. Many Himalayan Swiftlets circled above, I must say a species I didn't really paid much attention to all trip!

Lineated Barbet

Himalayan Swiftlet

And finally, the pièce de résistance of this park, another pair of Brown Boobook! This time even closer than the first pair we saw on our first day! A perfect bird to start and end our trip with.

Brown Boobook

Summary -

All in all, I would say we have done exceedingly well, connecting with most of our major target, many of them with excellent views! Weather was fantastic throughout and we had some wonderful food along the way. I would like to give a heartfelt thank you to all our participants, who were all incredibly enthusiastic and wonderful company. I would also like to thank my partners Kenneth Lam and James Kwok for their incredible efforts throughout the trip. Big thanks to our tour leader Bernard for putting up with all of us crazy birders! Huge thanks to EcoTravel for making this trip possible. Finally, immense gratitude to our local guides Isara and Joe for their excellent and professional guiding, without whom we would miss out quite a few birds. 

Trip List

	Species	Note
1	Lesser Whistling-Duck
2	Rufous-throated Partridge	Heard and briefly seen on Doi Inthanon summit
3	Mrs. Hume's Pheasant	Pair at Doi San Ju stakeout
4	Green Peafowl	Ban Hong
5	Mountain Bamboo-Partridge	Heard at Doi San Ju (unfortunately)
6	Rock Dove
7	Oriental Turtle Dove
8	Red Collared Dove
9	Spotted Dove
10	Barred Cuckoo-Dove	Fly over at Doi Lang
11	Little Cuckoo-Dove	Fly over at Doi Lang
12	Asian Emerald Dove
13	Zebra Dove
14	Pin-tailed Green-Pigeon	Fly over at Doi Lang
15	Mountain Imperial-Pigeon
16	Greater Coucal
17	Green-billed Malkoha
18	Asian Koel
19	Banded Bay Cuckoo	Seen at Doi Lang and Doi San Ju
20	Plaintive Cuckoo
21	Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo	One bird at Doi Inthanon
22	Large Hawk-Cuckoo
23	Hodgson's Frogmouth	Male at nest at Doi Inthanon
24	Himalayan Swiftlet
25	Edible-nest Swiftlet
26	Cook's Swift
27	House Swift
28	Asian Palm Swift
29	Crested Treeswift
30	White-breasted Waterhen
31	Black-winged Stilt
32	Little Ringed Plover
33	Red-wattled Lapwing
34	Common Sandpiper
35	Green Sandpiper
36	Small Pratincole	Many at river near Chom Thong
37	Asian Openbill
38	Black-crowned Night Heron
39	Little Egret
40	Chinese Pond Heron
41	Eastern Cattle-Egret
42	Great White Egret
43	Medium Egret
44	Black-winged Kite
45	Crested Honey-buzzard
46	Crested Serpent-Eagle
47	Crested Goshawk
48	Shikra
49	Eastern Marsh Harrier	One male at Ban Thi Paddies
50	Pied Harrier	One male and one female at Ban Thi Paddies
51	Black Kite
52	Asian Barred Owlet
53	Collared Owlet	One at Doi Inthanon
54	Spotted Owlet	A pair at Ban Thi Paddies
55	Brown Boobook	Two pairs around Chiang Mai University
56	Red-headed Trogon	One seen flying past Doi Lang
57	Blue-bearded Bee-eater	One at Doi Lang
58	Asian Green Bee-eater
59	Common Kingfisher
60	White-throated Kingfisher
61	Crested Kingfisher	Known site at Mueang Khong
62	Indochinese Roller
63	Coppersmith Barbet
64	Great Barbet
65	Lineated Barbet
66	Golden-throated Barbet
67	Blue-throated Barbet
68	Speckled Piculet
69	Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker	A pair at Doi San Ju
70	Stripe-breasted Woodpecker
71	Bay Woodpecker	One seen briefly at Doi Ang Khang
72	Black-headed Woodpecker	One at Doi Inthanon
73	Collared Falconet	Two at Doi Inthanon
74	Common Kestrel
75	Peregrine Falcon	Fly over Chom Thong
76	Grey-chinned Minivet
77	Short-billed Minivet
78	Long-tailed Minivet
79	Rosy Minivet	One female at Doi Inthanon
80	Oriental Cuckooshrike
81	Black-winged Cuckooshrike
82	White-browed Shrike-Babbler
83	Black-eared Shrike-Babbler
84	Black-hooded Oriole
85	Maroon Oriole
86	Ashy Woodswallow
87	Large Woodshrike
88	Common Iora
89	White-throated Fantail
90	Black Drongo
91	Ashy Drongo
92	Bronzed Drongo
93	Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo
94	Hair-crested Drongo
95	Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
96	Black-naped Monarch
97	Brown Shrike
98	Burmese Shrike
99	Grey-backed Shrike
100	Eurasian Jay
101	Red-billed Blue-Magpie
102	Grey Treepie
103	Large-billed Crow
104	Yellow-bellied Fairy-Fantail
105	Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher
106	Fire-capped Tit	A few at Doi Lang
107	Asian Tit
108	Yellow-cheeked Tit
109	Oriental Skylark	One flying around at Ban Thi Paddies
110	Common Tailorbird
111	Rufescent Prinia
112	Plain Prinia
113	Thick-billed Warbler	One at Mueang Khong lodge
114	Pygmy Cupwing
115	Barn Swallow
116	Wire-tailed Swallow
117	Eastern Red-rumped Swallow
118	Puff-throated Bulbul	Feeding station at Doi Inthanon
119	Striated Bulbul	A few at Doi Lang and Doi San Ju
120	Grey-eyed Bulbul	Feeding station at Doi Inthanon
121	Mountain Bulbul
122	Black Bulbul
123	Black-crested Bulbul
124	Crested Finchbill
125	Streak-eared Bulbul
126	Stripe-throated Bulbul
127	Flavescent Bulbul
128	Red-whiskered Bulbul
129	Sooty-headed Bulbul
130	Ashy-throated Warbler	Doi Inthanon
131	Buff-barred Warbler	Doi Inthanon
132	Yellow-browed Warbler
133	Hume's Warbler
134	Pallas's Warbler
135	Dusky Warbler
136	White-spectacled Warbler	One at Doi San Ju
137	Martens's Warbler	One at Doi San Ju
138	Two-barred Warbler
139	Chestnut-crowned Warbler	One at Doi Lang
140	Blyth's Leaf Warbler	One at Doi Inthanon
141	Davison's Leaf Warbler
142	Slaty-bellied Tesia	Heard at Doi Lang
143	Chestnut-headed Tesia	One showed exceptionally well at Doi Lang
144	Mountain Tailorbird
145	Aberrant Bush Warbler
146	Black-throated Tit
147	Spot-breasted Parrotbill	A pair at Doi San Ju
148	Striated Yuhina
149	Whiskered Yuhina	A pair at Doi Lang
150	Chestnut-flanked White-eye
151	Swinhoe's White-eye
152	Indian White-eye
153	Pin-striped Tit-Babbler
154	Rufous-fronted Babbler	Heard at Doi Lang
155	White-browed Scimitar-Babbler
156	Red-eyed Scimitar-Babbler
157	Grey-throated Babbler
158	Rufous-winged Fulvetta	A few at Doi Inthanon
159	Brown-cheeked Fulvetta	At Doi Inthanon feeding station
160	Yunnan Fulvetta
161	Himalayan Cutia	A pair at Doi San Ju
162	Silver-eared Laughingthrush
163	Long-tailed Sibia
164	Black-backed Sibia
165	Blue-winged Minla
166	Chestnut-tailed Minla
167	Spectacled Barwing
168	Silver-eared Mesia
169	Rufous-backed Sibia
170	Scarlet-faced Liocichla	A few at feeding station at Doi San Ju
171	White-crested Laughingthrush	At Doi Inthanon and Chiang Mai University
172	Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush
173	Giant Nuthatch	A pair at Doi San Ju
174	Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
175	Chestnut-vented Nuthatch
176	Hume's Treecreeper
177	Black-collared Starling
178	Siamese Pied Starling
179	Chestnut-tailed Starling
180	Common Myna
181	Great Myna
182	Scaly Thrush
183	Green Cochoa	Heard at Doi Inthanon
184	Black-breasted Thrush
185	Grey-sided Thrush
186	Eyebrowed Thrush
187	Oriental Magpie-Robin
188	White-rumped Shama
189	Large Niltava
190	Rufous-bellied Niltava
191	Verditer Flycatcher
192	White-gorgeted Flycatcher
193	Hill Blue Flycatcher
194	Lesser Shortwing
195	Himalayan Shortwing	At Doi Inthanon feeding station
196	Siberian Blue Robin
197	White-bellied Redstart
198	Blue Whistling-Thrush
199	Black-backed Forktail	Along stream near Mueang Khong
200	Siberian Rubythroat
201	White-tailed Robin
202	Himalayan Bluetail
203	Slaty-backed Flycatcher
204	Slaty-blue Flycatcher
205	Snowy-browed Flycatcher
206	Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher
207	Sapphire Flycatcher	One immature male at Doi San Ju
208	Little Pied Flycatcher
209	Taiga Flycatcher
210	Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush
211	Blue Rock Thrush
212	Amur Stonechat
213	Pied Bushchat
214	Grey Bushchat
215	Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker	Doi Inthanon
216	Plain Flowerpecker
217	Fire-breasted Flowerpecker
218	Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker
219	Purple Sunbird
220	Ornate Sunbird
221	Black-throated Sunbird
222	Mrs. Gould's Sunbird
223	Green-tailed Sunbird
224	Little Spiderhunter
225	Streaked Spiderhunter
226	Blue-winged Leafbird
227	Orange-bellied Leafbird
228	Scaly-breasted Munia
229	White-rumped Munia
230	House Sparrow
231	Eurasian Tree Sparrow
233	Grey Wagtail
234	Citrine Wagtail
235	White Wagtail
236	Paddyfield Pipit
237	Olive-backed Pipit
238	Spot-winged Grosbeak	Many at Doi Ang Khang