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Right: Spoon-billed Sandpiper (นกชายเลนปากช้อน) with the leg flag '52' 𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘺𝘨𝘮𝘢𝘦𝘢 IUCN conservation status: Critically endangered Left: Broad-billed Sandpiper (นกชายเลนปากกว้าง) 𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘴 IUCN conservation status: Vulnerable Foreground: Red-necked Stint (นกสติ๊นท์คอแดง) 𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘶𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘴 IUCN conservation status: Near threatened

Yellow-breasted Bunting (นกจาบปีกอ่อนอกเหลือง) 𝘌𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘻𝘢 (𝘖𝘤𝘺𝘳𝘪𝘴) 𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘰𝘭𝘢 IUCN conservation status: Critically endangered

Pied Harrier (เหยี่ยวด่างดำขาว) ♂ 𝘊𝘪𝘳𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘶𝘤𝘰𝘴

Booted Eagle (นกอินทรีเล็ก) 𝘏𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘢𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴

Two critically endangered species (Spoon-billed Sandpiper & Yellow-breasted Bunting), Pied Harrier, & Booted Eagle are among wintering #birds seen on the 1st day of Limosa/WildWings Thailand tour 2026

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Green-tailed Sunbird (นกกินปลีหางยาวเขียว) ♂ 𝘈𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘺𝘨𝘢 𝘯𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘬𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴

Chestnut Thrush (นกเดินดงสีน้ำตาลแดง) 𝘛𝘶𝘳𝘥𝘶𝘴 𝘳𝘶𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘪

Bay Woodpecker (นกหัวขวานแดงหลังลาย) 𝘉𝘭𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘱𝘺𝘳𝘳𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘴

Collared Falconet (เหยี่ยวแมลงปอขาแดง) 𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘹 𝘤𝘢𝘦𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘴

Green-tailed Sunbird (endemic taxon 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘬𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴), Chestnut Thrush, Bay Woodpecker, & Collared Falconets from the last few days of the productive #Birdfinders #Thailand tour on the country's highest mountain, Doi Inthanon

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Black-faced Bunting (นกจาบปีกอ่อนหน้าดำ) ♂ 𝘌𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘻𝘢 (𝘖𝘤𝘺𝘳𝘪𝘴) 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘥𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘢

Yellow-breasted Bunting (นกจาบปีกอ่อนอกเหลือง) ♂ 𝘌𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘻𝘢 (𝘖𝘤𝘺𝘳𝘪𝘴) 𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘰𝘭𝘢 IUCN conservation status: Critically endangered

Indian Thick-knee (นกกระแตผีเล็ก) 𝘉𝘶𝘳𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘴

Richard's Pipit (นกเด้าดินทุ่งใหญ่) 𝘈𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘴 (𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘺𝘥𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘢) 𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘪

Black-faced Bunting, critically #endangered Yellow-breasted Buntings, Indian Thick-knees & Richard's Pipit are some of the farmland #birds on travel days on #Birdfinders #Thailand tour that will soon come to an end

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Scarlet-faced Liocichla (นกกะรางแก้มแดง) 𝘓𝘪𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘭𝘢 𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘪

Hodgson's Frogmouth (นกปากกบลายดำ) ♂ 𝘉𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘶𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘥𝘨𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘪 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘦

Giant Nuthatch (นกไต่ไม้ใหญ่) 𝘚𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘯𝘢

Long-tailed Sibia (นกหางรำหางยาว) 𝘏𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘢 𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘰𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘢

The stunning Scarlet-faced Liocichlas, Hodgson's Frogmouth, Giant Nuthatch (endangered) & Long-tailed Sibia from Doi San Ju (W slope of Doi Lang) yesterday on #Birdfinders #Thailand tour

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Small Niltava (นกนิลตวาเล็ก) ♂ 𝘕𝘪𝘭𝘵𝘢𝘷𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘢

Large Niltava (นกนิลตวาใหญ่) ♂ 𝘕𝘪𝘭𝘵𝘢𝘷𝘢 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘴

Siberian Rubythroat (นกคอทับทิม) ♂ 𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘱𝘦

Grey-winged Blackbird (นกเดินดงดำปีกเทา) 𝘛𝘶𝘳𝘥𝘶𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘭

Small & Large Niltavas, Siberian Rubythroat, & Grey-winged Blackbird showing well for everyone in the very first days in Northern #Thailand on the ongoing #Birdfinders tour

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Banded Kingfisher (นกกระเต็นลาย) ♂ 𝘓𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘥𝘰 𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘴

Banded Broadbill (นกพญาปากกว้างลายเหลือง) ♂ 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘺𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘶𝘴 𝘫𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘴

Wreathed Hornbill (นกเงือกกรามช้าง) ♂ 𝘙𝘩𝘺𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴 IUCN conservation status: Vulnerable

Great Hornbill (นกกก, นกกาฮัง) ♂ 𝘉𝘶𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘴 𝘣𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘴 IUCN conservation status: Vulnerable

Male Banded Kingfisher, Banded Broadbill, Wreathed & Great Hornbills are among iconic forest #birds in Khao Yai on #Birdfinders Thailand tour 2026
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Silver-backed Needletail (นกแอ่นใหญ่หัวตาดำ) 𝘏𝘪𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘱𝘶𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴

Silver-backed Needletail (นกแอ่นใหญ่หัวตาดำ) 𝘏𝘪𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘱𝘶𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴

Brown-backed Needletail (นกแอ่นใหญ่หัวตาขาว) 𝘏𝘪𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘱𝘶𝘴 𝘨𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘴

Brown-backed & Silver-backed Needletails 𝘏𝘪𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘱𝘶𝘴 𝘨𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘴 & 𝘏. 𝘤𝘰𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴

Silver-backed & Brown-backed Needletails from #KhaoYai NP today on #Birdfinders Thailand tour. My 1st time seeing the former species this year.

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Asian Emerald Cuckoo (นกคัคคูมรกต) ♂ 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘺𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘰𝘤𝘤𝘺𝘹 𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴

Orange-breasted Trogon (นกขุนแผนอกสีส้ม) ♂ 𝘏𝘢𝘳𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘰𝘴

Common Green Magpie (นกสาลิกาเขียว) 𝘊𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴

Tickell's Brown Hornbill (นกเงือกสีน้ำตาล) 𝘈𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪

Asian Emerald Cuckoo, Orange-breasted Trogon, Common Green Magpie, & the two-country endemic Tickell's Brown Hornbills from Kaeng Krachan recently on #Birdfinders Thailand tour 2026

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Greater Flameback (นกหัวขวานสี่นิ้วหลังทอง) ♀ 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘺𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘨𝘶𝘵𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴

Greater Yellownape (นกหัวขวานใหญ่หงอนเหลือง) ♀ 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘺𝘴𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘮𝘢 𝘧𝘭𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘤𝘩𝘢

Large Scimitar Babbler (นกระวังไพรปากยาว) 𝘌𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘺𝘴 𝘩𝘺𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘶𝘤𝘰𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪

Kalij Pheasant (ไก่ฟ้าหลังเทา) ♂ 𝘓𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘢 𝘭𝘦𝘶𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘴 Backgroud species: Asian Emerald Dove (นกเขาเขียว) 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢

Exciting #birds in Kaeng Krachan on the 1st day of #Birdfinders #Thailand tour 2026: Greater Flameback, Greater Yellownape, Large Scimitar Babbler, Kalij Pheasant (& Asian Emerald Dove)
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Rufous Limestone Babbler นกจู๋เต้นสระบุรี 𝘎𝘺𝘱𝘴𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘢 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘤𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘢 Endemic to Thailand

Limestone Babbler wallcreepin!

Banded Kingfisher ♀ นกกระเต็นลาย 𝘓𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘥𝘰 𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘴

East Asian Porcupine (Malayan Crested Porcupine) เม่นใหญ่ 𝘏𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘹 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘺𝘶𝘳𝘢

More attractive brown stuff from the last several days of @birdingabroad.bsky.social #Thailand tour; the #endemic Rufous Limestone Babbler, Banded Kingfisher ♀ & East Asian Porcupine (Malayan Crested Porcupine)

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Great Hornbill ♂ นกกก, นกกาฮัง 𝘉𝘶𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘴 𝘣𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘴

Spot-bellied Eagle Owl นกเค้าใหญ่พันธุ์เนปาล 𝘒𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘱𝘢 𝘯. 𝘯𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴

Collared Owlet นกเค้าแคระ 𝘛𝘢𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘺𝘯𝘹 𝘣. 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘪

Spotted Owlet นกเค้าจุด 𝘈𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘺𝘳𝘪

The majestic Great Hornbill, Spot-bellied Eagle Owl, Collared & Spotted Owlets are among #cavity nesters showing well on @birdingabroad.bsky.social #Thailand tour
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Orange-breasted Trogon ♂ นกขุนแผนอกสีส้ม 𝘏𝘢𝘳𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘰𝘴

Greater Green Leafbird, imm. ♂ นกเขียวก้านตองใหญ่ 𝘊𝘩𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘴𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪 𝘻𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘴 IUCN conservation status: Endangered

Tickell's Brown Hornbill นกเงือกสีน้ำตาล 𝘈𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪

Long-tailed Broadbill นกพญาปากกว้างหางยาว 𝘗𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘶𝘴 𝘥𝘢𝘭𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘦

Orange-breasted Trogon, Greater Green Leafbird (endangered), Tickell's Brown Hornbills & Long-tailed Broadbill from #KaengKrachan National Park on @birdingabroad.bsky.social Thailand tour 2026

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Heading to Kaeng Krachan National Park Leaving the coastal salt-pans behind us we headed north to Kang Krachan National Park, where we would be staying at the Nana Resort, whilst ...

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Pak Thale & Sandy Island Our second full day of the 'Spoonful of Thailand' tour saw us leaving the lovely 'Fishermans Resort' hotel just after breakfast to head to t...

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White-capped Water Redstart นกเขนหัวขาวท้ายแดง 𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘶𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘶𝘤𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘴

Himalayan Bluetail ♂ นกเขนน้อยข้างสีส้มหิมาลัย 𝘛𝘢𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘶𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴

Siberian Rubythroat ♂ นกคอทับทิม 𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘱𝘦

Mrs. Hume's Pheasant ♂ ไก่ฟ้าหางลายขวาง 𝘚𝘺𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘪𝘢𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘴 IUCN conservation status: Vulnerable

Colourful muscicapids & the highly sought-after Mrs Hume's Pheasant (globally Vulnerable in IUCN Red List) in #ChiangMai on @birdingabroad.bsky.social #Thailand tour 2026

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Red-whiskered Bulbul นกปรอดหัวโขน 𝘗𝘺𝘤𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘶𝘴 𝘫𝘰𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘶𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘪 National conservation status: Vulnerable

Himalayan Striped Squirrel กระเล็นขนปลายหูสั้น 𝘛𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘰𝘱𝘴 𝘮𝘤𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘪

Purple Sunbird ♂ นกกินปลีดำม่วง 𝘊𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘺𝘳𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘶𝘴

Black-collared Starling นกกิ้งโครงคอดำ 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘶𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘢 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘴

Red-whiskered Bulbul, Himalayan Striped Squirrel, Purple Sunbird & Black-collared Starling are among visitors attracted to #nectar of the Red Silk Cotton Tree along Kok River in #ChiangRai provincial town
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Thanks, Phil, for your kind words. Looking forward to seeing more of your excellent bird photos. Have a safe journey!

Scarlet-faced Liocichla นกกะรางแก้มแดง 𝘓𝘪𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘭𝘢 𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘪

Collared Owlet นกเค้าแคระ 𝘛𝘢𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘺𝘯𝘹 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘪

Golden Babbler นกกินแมลงหัวสีทอง 𝘊𝘺𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘳𝘺𝘴𝘢𝘦𝘶𝘮

Green Peafowls ♂ & ♀ นกยูง 𝘗𝘢𝘷𝘰 𝘮𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳

Scarlet-faced Liocichla, Collared Owlet, Golden Babbler & the globally threatened Green Peafowls are among many awesome #birds seen in northern #Thailand with @alandaviesbirds.bsky.social @marcbuzzard.bsky.social @philwoollen.bsky.social

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A successful stakeout on our “Spoonful of Thailand” tour for Mrs Hume’s Pheasant with @alandaviesbirds.bsky.social @marcbuzzard.bsky.social & @jay-shrike.bsky.social. A very early start saw us in position well before 1st light sitting in absolute silence until suddenly they appeared.

Spot-bellied Eagle Owl นกเค้าใหญ่พันธุ์เนปาล 𝘒𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘱𝘢 𝘯𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴

Great Hornbill นกกก, นกกาฮัง 𝘉𝘶𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘴 IUCN conservation status: Vulnerable

Blue-bearded Bee-eater นกจาบคาเคราน้ำเงิน 𝘕𝘺𝘤𝘵𝘺𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘪

Long-tailed Broadbill นกพญาปากกว้างหางยาว 𝘗𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘶𝘴 𝘥𝘢𝘭𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘦

The majestic Spot-bellied Eagle Owl, Great Hornbills, Blue-bearded Bee-eater, & Long-tailed Broadbill are among resident forest #birds seen well on #BirdwatchingTrips around #KhaoYai w/ @alandaviesbirds.bsky.social @marcbuzzard.bsky.social @philwoollen.bsky.social

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Orange-breasted Trogon ♀ นกขุนแผนอกสีส้ม 𝘏𝘢𝘳𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘰𝘴

Grey-sided Thrush นกเดินดงอกเทา 𝘛𝘶𝘳𝘥𝘶𝘴 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘦 IUCN conservation status: Vulnerable

Rufous-fronted Babbler นกกินแมลงหน้าผากน้ำตาล 𝘊𝘺𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘢 𝘳𝘶𝘧𝘪𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘴

Banded Broadbill นกพญาปากกว้างลายเหลือง 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘺𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘶𝘴 𝘫𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘴

Orange-breasted Trogon, Grey-sided Thrush (Vulnerable on IUCN Red List), Rufous-fronted Babbler, & Banded Broadbill at #KaengKrachan a few days ago on #BirdwatchingTrips w/ @alandaviesbirds.bsky.social @marcbuzzard.bsky.social @philwoollen.bsky.social

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Five species of owl(et) on our ‘Spoonful of Thailand tour so far with @alandaviesbirds.bsky.social & @marcbuzzard.bsky.social. Barred Owlet, Brown Boobok, Collared Scops & Spotted Eagle Owls. Fantastic birding. At a new area for next few days

Chinese Egret นกยางจีน 𝘌𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘢 𝘦𝘶𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘴 IUCN conservation status: Vulnerable

Slender-billed Gull นกนางนวลปากเรียว 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘴 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘪

Baillon's Crake นกอัญชันเล็ก 𝘡𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘢 𝘱𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢

Indian Thick-knee (Indian Stone-curlew) นกกระแตผีเล็ก 𝘉𝘶𝘳𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘴

Chinese Egret, Slender-billed Gull, Baillon's Crake, & Indian Thick-knee are among supporting cast on the first several days of #BirdwatchingTrips in non-forest habitats of #Phetchaburi w/ @alandaviesbirds.bsky.social @marcbuzzard.bsky.social @philwoollen.bsky.social

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Bird I’ve been dreaming about for years. Finally got to Thailand to see Spoonbilled Sandpiper with @alandaviesbirds.bsky.social & @marcbuzzard.bsky.social

Black-crested Bulbuls (นกปรอดเหลืองหัวจุก) 𝘙𝘶𝘣𝘪𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢 𝘧𝘭𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘴

Black-headed Bulbul (นกปรอดทอง) 𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘴𝘶𝘴 (𝘉𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘺𝘱𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘶𝘴) 𝘮. 𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘴

Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher (นกจับแมลงหัวเทา) 𝘊𝘶𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘢 𝘤𝘦𝘺𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘩𝘳𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘢

Siberian Blue Robin (นกเขนน้อยไซบีเรีย) ♂ 𝘓𝘢𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘰𝘳𝘢 𝘤𝘺𝘢𝘯𝘦

Black-crested & Black-headed Bulbuls, Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher, & Siberian Blue Robin are among colourful #songbirds visiting the bird bath at Tham Pha Tha Pon, #Thailand earlier this month

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Bingo! A Spoon-full of Thailand with Birdwatching Trips is a success! With @alandaviesbirds.bsky.social @philwoollen.bsky.social with ace Thai birder @jay-shrike.bsky.social Walk away views. Now to enjoy a fortnight of Thai birds ☺️👍 #thailandbirds #birding

Hill Blue Flycatcher (นกจับแมลงคอน้ำตาลแดง), AKA Rufous-throated Cyornis ♂ 𝘊𝘺𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘪

Chinese Blue Flycatcher (นกจับแมลงพันธุ์จีน) ♂ 𝘊𝘺𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘤𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘴

Hainan Blue Flycatcher (นกจับแมลงอกสีฟ้า), AKA Blue-breasted Cyornis ♂ 𝘊𝘺𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘴

From bottom to top: Hill, Indochinese, and Hainan ♂

Never seen so many blue #flycatchers (≤20 individuals combined of 4 spp. identified) visiting a single pool in merely an hour!
These include the resident Indochinese, the fully migratory Chinese, and the partially migratory Hill & Hainan. Taken at Tham Pha Tha Pon, #Thailand a few days ago

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Collared Falconet (เหยี่ยวแมลงปอขาแดง) 𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘹 𝘤𝘢𝘦𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘴

Collared Falconet (เหยี่ยวแมลงปอขาแดง) 𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘹 𝘤𝘢𝘦𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘴

White-bellied Woodpecker (นกหัวขวานใหญ่สีดำ) ♂ 𝘋𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘤𝘰𝘱𝘶𝘴 𝘫𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘦𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘪

White-throated Bulbul (นกปรอดโอ่งหน้าผากเทา) 𝘈𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘪𝘹𝘶𝘴 𝘧𝘭𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘴

The diminutive Collared Falconet, the gigantic White-bellied Woodpecker, & the colourful White-throated Bulbul from the same trip in #MaeHongSon, #Thailand, last month. This under-birded province certainly deserves more visits!

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เหยี่ยวเล็กตะโพกขาว (White-rumped Falcon) ♂ 𝘕𝘦𝘰𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘹 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘴

เหยี่ยวเล็กตะโพกขาว (White-rumped Falcon) ♀ 𝘕𝘦𝘰𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘹 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘴

♂ & ♀

เหยี่ยวเล็กตะโพกขาว (White-rumped Falcon) ♂ 𝘕𝘦𝘰𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘹 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘴

𝘕𝘦𝘰𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘹 (White-rumped Falcon) is the only #bird genus #endemic to the Mainland Southeast Asia occurring in #Thailand. Unfortunately, this unique #raptor is no longer easy to find anywhere in the country except in #MaeHongSon

#falcon #birdphotography #cutebirds #birding #birdwatching #naturebeauty

Sand plover species can be ruled out by the well-defined, off-white nuchal collar