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Khao Yai National Park Checklist
(316 species; updated 22/08/22)

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Common Name Scientific Name

Green-legged (Scaly-breasted) Partridge
Red Junglefowl
Silver Pheasant
Siamese Fireback
Lesser Whistling Duck
Little Grebe
Feral Pigeon
Red Collared Dove
Spotted Dove
Barred Cuckoo Dove
Zebra (Peaceful) Dove
Grey-capped (Common) Emerald Dove
Orange-breasted Green Pigeon
Ashy-headed Green Pigeon
Thick-billed Green Pigeon
Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon
White-bellied Green Pigeon
Mountain Imperial Pigeon
Blyth's Frogmouth
Great Eared Nightjar
Grey Nightjar
Large-tailed Nightjar
White-throated Needletail
(Himalayan) White-throated Needletail
Silver-backed Needletail
Brown-backed Needletail
Himalayan Swiftlet
Pale-rumped (Germain's) Swiftlet
Asian Palm Swift
Pacific Swift
House Swift
Coral-billed Ground Cuckoo
Greater Coucal
Lesser Coucal
Green-billed Malkoha
Chestnut-winged Cuckoo
Asian Koel
Asian Emerald Cuckoo
Violet Cuckoo
Banded Bay Cuckoo
Plaintive Cuckoo
Square-tailed Drongo Cuckoo
Large Hawk Cuckoo
Moustached Hawk Cuckoo
Whistling (Hodgson's) Hawk Cuckoo
Indian Cuckoo
Himalayan Cuckoo
Masked Finfoot
Red-legged Crake
Ruddy-breasted Crake
White-breasted Waterhen
Common Moorhen
Asian Openbill
Black Stork
Yellow Bittern
Cinnamon Bittern
Malayan Night Heron
Striated Heron
Chinese Pond Heron
Eastern Cattle Egret
Little Egret
Little Cormorant
Oriental Darter
Grey-headed Lapwing
Red-wattled Lapwing
Eurasian Woodcock
Pintail Snipe
Common Snipe
Common Sandpiper
Yellow-legged Buttonquail
Barred Buttonquail
Oriental Pratincole
Oriental Bay Owl
Brown Boobook
Collared Owlet
Asian Barred Owlet
Collared Scops Owl
Mountain Scops Owl
Oriental Scops Owl
(Mountain) Brown Wood Owl
Spot-bellied Eagle Owl
Buffy Fish Owl
(Western) Osprey
Black-winged Kite
Oriental Honey-buzzard
Jerdon's Baza
Black Baza
Crested Serpent Eagle
Mountain Hawk Eagle
Changeable Hawk Eagle
Rufous-bellied Eagle
Black Eagle
Greater Spotted Eagle
Eastern Imperial Eagle
Crested Goshawk
Shikra
Chinese Sparrowhawk
Japanese Sparrowhawk
Besra
White-bellied Sea Eagle
Black (Black-eared) Kite
Rufous-winged Buzzard
Grey-faced Buzzard
Japanese (Eastern) Buzzard
Orange-breasted Trogon
Red-headed Trogon
Great Hornbill
Austen's Brown Hornbill
Oriental Pied Hornbill
Wreathed Hornbill
Eurasian Hoopoe
Blue-bearded Bee-eater
Green Bee-eater
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater
Blue-throated Bee-eater
Blue-tailed Bee-eater
Indochinese Roller
Oriental Dollarbird
Blue-eared Kingfisher
Common Kingfisher
Banded Kingfisher
Stork-billed Kingfisher
White-throated Kingfisher
Black-capped Kingfisher
Coppersmith Barbet
Blue-eared Barbet
Green-eared Barbet
Lineated Barbet
Moustached Barbet
Eurasian Wryneck
Heart-spotted Woodpecker
Greater Flameback
Common Flameback
Rufous Woodpecker
Black-and-buff Woodpecker
Greater Yellownape
(Himalayan) Lesser Yellownape
Laced Woodpecker
(Black-naped) Grey-headed Woodpecker
Great Slaty Woodpecker
Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker
Common Kestrel
Amur Falcon
Oriental Hobby
Peregrine Falcon
Vernal Hanging Parrot
Red-breasted Parakeet
Eared Pitta
Blue Pitta
(Chestnut-crowned) Hooded Pitta
Long-tailed Broadbill
Dusky Broadbill
Silver-breasted Broadbill
Banded Broadbill
Silver Oriole
(Eastern) Black-naped Oriole
Blyth's Shrike-babbler
White-bellied Erpornis
Scarlet Minivet
Brown-rumped (Swinhoe's) Minivet
Rosy Minivet
Large Cuckooshrike
Black-winged Cuckooshrike
Ashy Woodswallow
Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike
Large Woodshrike
Common Iora
Great Iora
Pied Fantail
Black Drongo
(Chinese White-faced) Ashy Drongo
(Chinese White-faced) Ashy Drongo
(Sooty) Ashy Drongo
Crow-billed Drongo
Bronzed Drongo
Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo
Spangled (Hair-crested) Drongo
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
Black-naped Monarch
Japanese Paradise-flycatcher
Chinese (Amur) Paradise-flycatcher
Oriental (Blyth's) Paradise-flycatcher
Tiger Shrike
(Northern) Brown Shrike
(Philippine) Brown Shrike
Burmese Shrike
Grey-backed Shrike
Racket-tailed Treepie
Red-billed Blue Magpie
Common Green Magpie
Eastern Jungle Crow
Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher
Sultan Tit
Australasian (Horsfield's) Bushlark
(Double) Zitting Cisticola
Bright-capped Cisticola
Rufescent Prinia
Grey-breasted Prinia
Yellow-bellied Prinia
Plain Prinia
Common Tailorbird
Dark-necked Tailorbird
Thick-billed Warbler
Lanceolated Warbler
Asian House Martin
(Asian) Red-rumped Swallow
Barn Swallow
(Collared/Common) Sand Martin
Puff-throated Bulbul
Grey-eyed Bulbul
Ashy Bulbul
Black Bulbul
Black-crested Bulbul
Red-whiskered Bulbul
(Southern) Sooty-headed Bulbul
Stripe-throated Bulbul
Streak-eared Bulbul
Black-headed Bulbul
Chinese Leaf Warbler
Yellow-browed Leaf Warbler
Dusky Warbler
Radde's Warbler
Marten's Warbler
Alstrom's (Plain-tailed) Warbler
Eastern Crowned Warbler
Two-barred Warbler
Arctic Warbler
Sakhalin Leaf Warbler
Pale-legged Leaf Warbler
Yellow-vented Warbler
Sulphur-breasted Leaf Warbler
Claudia's Leaf Warbler
White-tailed (Davison's) Leaf Warbler
Asian Stubtail
Yellow-bellied Warbler
Chestnut-flanked White-eye
Swinhoe's (Japanese/Chinese) White-eye
Hume's (Everett's) White-eye
White-browed Scimitar Babbler
Large Scimitar Babbler
Chestnut-capped Babbler
Pin-striped Tit Babbler
(Indochinese) Scaly-crowned Babbler
Puff-throated Babbler
Abbott's Babbler
Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush
(Eastern) White-crested Laughingthrush
Black-throated Laughingthrush
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
Chestnut-tailed Starling
Common Myna
Great (White-vented) Myna
Common Hill Myna
Golden-crested Myna
White's Thrush
Siberian Thrush
Orange-headed Thrush
Orange-headed Thrush
Chinese Blackbird
Japanese Thrush
Eyebrowed Thrush
Grey-sided Thrush
Oriental Magpie Robin
White-rumped Shama
(Siberian) Dark-sided Flycatcher
Asian Brown Flycatcher
(Large) Vivid Niltava
Fujian Niltava
Zappey's Flycatcher
Blue-and-white Flycatcher
Verditer Flycatcher
Hill Blue Flycatcher
Indochinese Blue Flycatcher
Chinese Blue Flycatcher
Hainan Blue Flycatcher
Siberian Blue Robin
Rufous-tailed Robin
Siberian Rubythroat
Red-flanked Bluetail
Slaty-backed Forktail
(Northern) White-crowned Forktail
(Yellow-billed) Blue Whistlingthrush
Yellow-rumped Flycatcher
Green-backed Flycatcher
Mugimaki Flycatcher
Slaty-backed Flycatcher
(Eastern) Ultramarine Flycatcher
Taiga (Red-throated) Flycatcher
White-throated Rockthrush
Blue Rockthrush
Grey Buschat
Pied Bushchat
Stejneger's Stonechat
Asian Fairy Bluebird
Golden-fronted Leafbird
Blue-winged Leafbird
Yellow-vented Flowerpecker
(Modest) Thick-billed Flowerpecker
Plain Flowerpecker
Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker
(Cambodian) Fire-breasted Flowerpecker
Little Spiderhunter
Ruby-cheeked Sunbird
Van Hasselt's (Purple-throated/Maroon-bellied) Sunbird
Olive-backed Sunbird
Black-throated Sunbird
(Greater) Crimson Sunbird
White-rumped Munia
Scaly-breasted Munia
Pin-tailed Parrotfinch
Plain-backed Sparrow
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Forest Wagtail
Olive-backed Pipit
Olive-backed Pipit
Richard's Pipit
Paddyfield Pipit
Blyth's Pipit
Grey Wagtail
White Wagtail
Common Rosefinch
Chestnut Bunting

Arborophila chloropus
Gallus gallus
Lophura nycthemera
Lophura diardi
Dendrocygna javanica
Tachybaptus ruficollis
Columba livia
Streptopelia tranquebarica
Spilopelia chinensis
Macropygia unchall
Geopelia striata
Chalcophaps indica
Treron bicinctus
Treron phayrei
Treron curvirostra
Treron sphenurus
Treron sieboldii
Ducula badia
Batrachostomus affinis
Lyncornis macrotis
Caprimulgus jotaka
Caprimulgus macrurus
Hirundapus caudacutus (caudacutus)
Hirundapus caudacutus (nudipes)
Hirundapus cochinchinensis
Hirundapus giganteus
Aerodramus brevirostris (brevirostris)
Aerodramus germani
Cypsiurus balasiensis
Apus pacificus
Apus nipalensis
Carpococcyx renauldi
Centropus sinensis
Centropus bengalensis
Phaenicophaeus tristis
Clamator coromandus
Eudynamys scolopaceus
Chrysococcyx maculatus
Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus
Cacomantis sonneratii
Cacomantis merulinus
Surniculus lugubris
Hierococcyx sparverioides
Hierococcyx vagans
Hierococcyx nisicolor
Cuculus micropterus
Cuculus saturatus
Heliopais personatus
Rallina fasciata
Zapornia fusca
Amaurornis phoenicurus
Gallinula chloropus
Anastomus oscitans
Ciconia nigra
Ixobrychus sinensis
Ixobrychus cinnamomeus
Gorsachius melanolophus
Butorides striata
Ardeola bacchus
Bubulcus coromandus
Egretta garzetta
Microcarbo niger
Anhinga melanogaster
Vanellus cinereus
Vanellus indicus
Scolopax rusticola
Gallinago stenura
Gallinago gallinago
Actitis hypoleucos
Turnix tanki
Turnix suscitator
Glareola maldivarum
Phodilus badius
Ninox scutulata
Glaucidium brodiei
Glaucidium cuculoides
Otus lettia
Otus spilocephalus
Otus sunia
Strix leptogrammica (newarensis)
Bubo nipalensis
Ketupa ketupu
Pandion haliaetus (haliaetus)
Elanus caeruleus
Pernis ptilorhynchus
Aviceda jerdoni
Aviceda leuphotes
Spilornis cheela
Nisaetus nipalensis
Nisaetus cirrhatus (limnaeetus)
Lophotriorchis kienerii
Lophaetus malayensis
Clanga clanga
Aquila heliaca
Accipiter trivirgatus
Accipiter badius
Accipiter soloensis
Accipiter gularis
Accipiter virgatus
Haliaeetus leucogaster
Milvus migrans (lineatus)
Butastur liventer
Butastur indicus
Buteo japonicus
Harpactes oreskios
Harpactes erythrocephalus
Buceros bicornis
Anorrhinus austeni
Anthracoceros albirostris
Aceros undulatus
Upupa epops
Nyctyornis athertoni
Merops orientalis
Merops leschenaulti
Merops viridis
Merops philippinus
Coracias affinis
Eurystomus orientalis
Alcedo meninting
Alcedo atthis
Lacedo pulchella
Pelargopsis capensis
Halcyon smyrnensis
Halcyon pileata
Psilopogon haemacephala
Psilopogon australis
Psilopogon faiostricta
Psilopogon lineata
Psilopogon incognita
Jynx torquilla
Hemicircus canente
Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus (guttacristatus)
Dinopium javanense
Micropternus brachyurus
Meiglyptes jugularis
Chrysophlegma flavinucha
Picus chlorolophus (chlorolophus)
Picus vittatus
Picus canus (guerini)
Mulleripicus pulverulentus
Picoides canicapillus
Falco tinnunculus
Falco amurensis
Falco severus
Falco peregrinus
Loriculus vernalis
Psittacula alexandri
Hydrornis phayrei
Hydrornis cyanea
Pitta sordida (sordida)
Psarisomus dalhousiae
Corydon sumatranus
Serilophus lunatus
Eurylaimus harterti
Oriolus mellianus
Oriolus chinensis (diffusus)
Pteruthius aeralatus
Erpornis zantholeuca
Pericrocotus speciosus (speciosus)
Pericrocotus cantonensis
Pericrocotus roseus
Coracina javensis (nipalensis)
Coracina melaschistos
Artamus fuscus
Hemipus picatus
Tephrodornis virgatus
Aegithina tiphia
Aegithina lafresnayei
Rhipidura javanica
Dicrurus macrocercus
Dicrurus leucophaeus (leucogenis)
Dicrurus leucophaeus (salangensis)
Dicrurus leucophaeus (leucophaeus)
Dicrurus annectans
Dicrurus aeneus
Dicrurus remifer
Dicrurus hottentottus
Dicrurus paradiseus
Hypothymis azurea
Terpsiphone atrocaudata
Terpsiphone incei
Terpsiphone affinis
Lanius tigrinus
Lanius cristatus (cristatus)
Lanius cristatus (lucionensis)
Lanius collurioides
Lanius tephronotus
Crypsirina temia
Urocissa erythrorhyncha
Cissa chinensis
Corvus levaillantii
Culicicapa ceylonensis
Melanochlora sultanea
Mirafra javanica (javanica)
Cisticola juncidis (tinnabulans)
Cisticola exilis
Prinia rufescens
Prinia hodgsonii
Prinia flaviventris
Prinia inornata
Orthotomus sutorius
Orthotomus atrogularis
Arundinax aedon
Locustella lanceolata
Delichon dasypus
Cecropis daurica (daurica)
Hirundo rustica
Riparia riparia
Alophoixus pallidus
Iole propinqua (propiniqua)
Hemixos flavala (bourdellei)
Hypsipetes leucocephalus (stressmanni)
Pycnonotus flaviventris (johnsoni)
Pycnonotus jocosus (pattani)
Pycnonotus aurigaster (aurigaster)
Pycnonotus finlaysoni (eous)
Pycnonotus blanfordi (conradi)
Pycnonotus atriceps
Phylloscopus yunnanensis
Phylloscopus inornatus
Phylloscopus fuscatus
Phylloscopus schwarzi
Phylloscopus omeiensis
Phylloscopus soror
Phylloscopus coronatus
Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus
Phylloscopus borealis
Phylloscopus borealoides
Phylloscopus tenellipes
Phylloscopus cantator
Phylloscopus ricketti
Phylloscopus claudiae
Phylloscopus intensior
Urosphena squameiceps
Abroscopus superciliaris
Zosterops erythropleurus
Zosterops simplex
Zosterops auriventer
Pomatorhinus schisticeps (klossi)
Pomatorhinus hypoleucos (tickelli)
Timalia pileata (dictator)
Macronus gularis (saraburiensis)
Malacopteron cinereum (indochinense)
Pellorneum ruficeps (dusiti)
Malacocincla abbotti (williamsoni)
Garrulax monileger (mouhoti)
Garrulax leucolophus (diardi)
Pterorhinus chinensis (chinensis)
Sitta frontalis
Sturnia malabarica (malabarica)
Acridotheres tristis
Acridotheres grandis
Gracula religiosa (intermedia)
Ampeliceps coronatus
Zoothera aurea
Geokichla sibirica (sibirica)
Geokichla citrina (innotata)
Geokichla citrina (gibsonhilli)
Turdus mandarinus
Turdus cardis
Turdus obscurus
Turdus feae
Copsychus saularis (saularis)
Copsychus malabaricus
Muscicapa sibirica (sibirica)
Muscicapa dauurica
Niltava oatesi
Niltava davidi
Cyanoptila cumatilis
Cyanoptila cyanomelana
Eumyias thalassinus
Cyornis banyumas (whitei)
Cyornis sumatrensis (indochina)
Cyornis glaucicomans
Cyornis hainanus
Larvivora cyane
Larvivora sibilans
Calliope calliope
Tarsiger cyanurus
Enicurus schistaceus
Enicurus leschenaulti (indicus)
Myophonus caeruleus eugenei (flavirostris)
Ficedula zanthopygia
Ficedula elisae
Ficedula mugimaki
Ficedula sordida
Ficedula superciliaris (aestigma)
Ficedula albicilla
Monticola gularis
Monticola solitarius
Saxicola ferreus
Saxicola caprata
Saxicola stejnegeri
Irena puella
Chloropsis aurifrons inornata
Chloropsis cochinchinensis (auropectus)
Dicaeum chrysorrheum (chrysochlore)
Dicaeum agile (obsoletum)
Dicaeum minullum (olivaceum)
Dicaeum cruentatum
Dicaeum ignipectum (cambodianum)
Arachnothera longirostra (pallida)
Chalcoparia singalensis (koratensis)
Leptocoma brasiliana
Cinnyris jugularis
Aethopyga saturata (annomala)
Aethopyga siparaja (seheriae)
Lonchura striata (subsquamicollis)
Lonchura punctulata (topela)
Erythrura prasina
Passer flaveolus
Passer montanus
Dendroanthus indicus
Anthus hodgsoni (hodgsoni)
Anthus hidgsoni (yunnanensis)
Anthus richardi
Anthus rufulus
Anthus godlewskii
Motacilla cinerea
Motacilla alba
Carpodacus erythrinus
Emberiza rutila

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This checklist for Khao Yai National Park is by no means complete and is not to be mistaken for the official checklist maintained by the national recorders - it is only meant as a guide for visiting birdwatchers.
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