Doi Phu Kha National Park

Wildlife in Doi Phu Kha

The list of species below are collected from various sources and publications, it is not necessarily complete nor accurate. Some species may have been extirpated from the park, may be historic data of rare migrant species or simply misidentified. We do our best to verify each record with the experts, particularly the rare species.

Birds (Class: Aves)

Total 239 species

Pheasants, grouse, and allies

Rufous-throated partridge, Arborophila rufogularis
Red junglefowl, Gallus gallus
Silver pheasant, Lophura nycthemera
Grey peacock-pheasant, Polyplectron bicalcaratum

Pigeons and doves

Common emerald dove, Chalcophaps indica
Mountain imperial pigeon, Ducula badia
Barred cuckoo-dove, Macropygia unchall
Pin-tailed green pigeon, Treron apicauda
Thick-billed green pigeon, Treron curvirostra
White-bellied green pigeon, Treron sieboldii
Wedge-tailed green pigeon, Treron sphenurus

Cuckoos

Plaintive cuckoo, Cacomantis merulinus
Banded bay cuckoo, Cacomantis sonneratii
Lesser coucal, Centropus bengalensis
Greater coucal, Centropus sinensis
Asian emerald cuckoo, Chrysococcyx maculatus
Violet cuckoo, Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus
Indian cuckoo, Cuculus micropterus
Lesser cuckoo, Cuculus poliocephalus
Large hawk-cuckoo, Hierococcyx sparverioides
Green-billed malkoha, Phaenicophaeus tristis
Square-tailed drongo-cuckoo, Surniculus lugubris

Frogmouths

Hodgson's frogmouth, Batrachostomus hodgsoni

Swifts

Himalayan swiftlet, Aerodramus brevirostris
Cook's Swift, Apus cooki
House swift, Apus nipalensis
Asian palm swift, Cypsiurus balasiensis
Silver-backed needletail, Hirundapus cochinchinensis

Rails, gallinules, and coots

White-breasted waterhen, Amaurornis phoenicurus

Storks

Asian openbill, Anastomus oscitans

Herons, egrets, and bitterns

Chinese pond heron, Ardeola bacchus
Striated heron, Butorides striata

Hawks, eagles, and kites

Shikra, Accipiter badius
Chinese sparrowhawk, Accipiter soloensis
Crested goshawk, Accipiter trivirgatus
Besra, Accipiter virgatus
Rufous-winged buzzard, Butastur liventer
Black eagle, Ictinaetus malaiensis
Mountain hawk-eagle, Nisaetus nipalensis
Oriental honey-buzzard, Pernis ptilorhynchus
Crested serpent eagle, Spilornis cheela

Barn-owls

Oriental bay owl, Phodilus badius

Owls

Collared owlet, Glaucidium brodiei
Asian barred owlet, Glaucidium cuculoides
Collared scops owl, Otus lettia
Mountain scops owl, Otus spilocephalus
Brown wood owl, Strix leptogrammica

Kingfishers, Tree kingfishers

White-throated kingfisher, Halcyon smyrnensis

Bee-eaters

Blue-bearded bee-eater, Nyctyornis athertoni

Rollers

Oriental dollarbird, Eurystomus orientalis

Barbets

Blue-throated barbet, Psilopogon asiaticus
Blue-eared barbet, Psilopogon duvaucelii
Golden-throated barbet, Psilopogon franklinii
Moustached barbet, Psilopogon incognitus
Great barbet, Psilopogon virens

Woodpeckers

Bay woodpecker, Blythipicus pyrrhotis
Stripe-breasted woodpecker, Dendrocopos atratus
Speckled piculet, Picumnus innominatus
White-browed piculet, Sasia ochracea
Grey-capped pygmy woodpecker, Yungipicus canicapillus

Broadbills

Long-tailed broadbill, Psarisomus dalhousiae

Pittas

Blue pitta, Hydrornis cyaneus
Rusty-naped pitta, Hydrornis oatesi

Cuckooshrikes and allies

Black-winged cuckooshrike, Lalage melaschistos
Indochinese cuckooshrike, Lalage polioptera
Short-billed minivet, Pericrocotus brevirostris
Long-tailed minivet, Pericrocotus ethologus
Grey-chinned minivet, Pericrocotus solaris
Scarlet minivet, Pericrocotus speciosus

Vireos, shrike-babblers and erpornis

White-bellied erpornis, Erpornis zantholeuca
Blyth's shrike-babbler, Pteruthius aeralatus
Clicking shrike-babbler, Pteruthius intermedius
Black-eared shrike-babbler, Pteruthius melanotis

Old World orioles

Black-naped oriole, Oriolus chinensis
Slender-billed oriole, Oriolus tenuirostris
Maroon oriole, Oriolus traillii

Woodswallows, bellmagpies and allies

Ashy woodswallow, Artamus fuscus

Vangas, helmetshrikes, and allies

Bar-winged flycatcher-shrike, Hemipus picatus

Ioras

Common iora, Aegithina tiphia

Fantails

White-throated fantail, Rhipidura albicollis

Drongos

Bronzed drongo, Dicrurus aeneus
Hair-crested drongo, Dicrurus hottentottus
Ashy drongo, Dicrurus leucophaeus
Black drongo, Dicrurus macrocercus
Lesser racquet-tailed drongo, Dicrurus remifer

Monarch flycatchers

Black-naped monarch, Hypothymis azurea
Amur paradise-flycatcher, Terpsiphone incei

Shrikes

Burmese shrike, Lanius collurioides
Brown shrike, Lanius cristatus
Grey-backed shrike, Lanius tephronotus

Crows, jays and magpies

Racquet-tailed treepie, Crypsirina temia
Grey treepie, Dendrocitta formosae
White-faced jay, Garrulus leucotis

Fairy flycatchers

Yellow-bellied fairy-fantail, Chelidorhynx hypoxanthus
Grey-headed canary-flycatcher, Culicicapa ceylonensis

Tits

Fire-capped tit, Cephalopyrus flammiceps
Yellow-cheeked tit, Machlolophus spilonotus
Sultan tit, Melanochlora sultanea

Cisticolas and allies

Dark-necked tailorbird, Orthotomus atrogularis
Common tailorbird, Orthotomus sutorius
Grey-breasted prinia, Prinia hodgsonii
Rufescent prinia, Prinia rufescens
Hill prinia, Prinia superciliaris

Cupwings

Pygmy cupwing, Pnoepyga pusilla

Swallows and martins

Red-rumped swallow, Cecropis daurica
Striated swallow, Cecropis striolata
Asian house martin, Delichon dasypus
Barn swallow, Hirundo rustica
Wire-tailed swallow, Hirundo smithii
Dusky crag martin, Ptyonoprogne concolor

Bulbuls

Striated bulbul, Alcurus striatus
Puff-throated bulbul, Alophoixus pallidus
Black-headed bulbul, Brachypodius atriceps
Ashy bulbul, Hemixos flavala
Black bulbul, Hypsipetes leucocephalus
White-headed bulbul, Hypsipetes thompsoni
Grey-eyed bulbul, Iole propinqua
Mountain bulbul, Ixos mcclellandii
Sooty-headed bulbul, Pycnonotus aurigaster
Stripe-throated bulbul, Pycnonotus finlaysoni
Flavescent bulbul, Pycnonotus flavescens
Red-whiskered bulbul, Pycnonotus jocosus
Brown-breasted bulbul, Pycnonotus xanthorrhous
Black-crested bulbul, Rubigula flaviventris
Crested finchbill, Spizixos canifrons

Leaf warblers

Claudia's leaf warbler, Phylloscopus claudiae
Hume's leaf warbler, Phylloscopus humei
Yellow-browed leaf warbler, Phylloscopus inornatus
White-tailed leaf warbler, Phylloscopus intensior
Martens's warbler, Phylloscopus omeiensis
Grey-cheeked warbler, Phylloscopus poliogenys
Pallas's leaf warbler, Phylloscopus proregulus
Orange-barred leaf warbler, Phylloscopus pulcher
Sulphur-breasted leaf warbler, Phylloscopus ricketti
Radde's warbler, Phylloscopus schwarzi
Grey-crowned warbler, Phylloscopus tephrocephalus
Greenish leaf warbler, Phylloscopus trochiloides
Bianchi's warbler, Phylloscopus valentini

Bush warblers and allies

Chestnut-headed tesia, Cettia castaneocoronata
Mountain leaftoiler, Phyllergates cucullatus
Grey-bellied tesia, Tesia cyaniventer
Slaty-bellied tesia, Tesia olivea
Asian stubtail, Urosphena squameiceps

Long-tailed tits

Black-throated bushtit, Aegithalos concinnus

White-eyes, yuhinas and allies

Striated yuhina, Staphida castaniceps
Whiskered yuhina, Yuhina flavicollis
Chestnut-flanked white-eye, Zosterops erythropleurus
Indian white-eye, Zosterops palpebrosus
Swinhoe's white-eye, Zosterops simplex

Tree-babblers, scimitar-babblers and allies

Golden babbler, Cyanoderma chrysaeum
Rufous-fronted babbler, Cyanoderma rufifrons
Pin-striped tit-babbler, Mixornis gularis
Red-billed scimitar babbler, Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps
Brown-crowned scimitar babbler, Pomatorhinus phayrei
White-browed scimitar babbler, Pomatorhinus schisticeps
Grey-throated babbler, Stachyris nigriceps
Chestnut-capped babbler, Timalia pileata

Ground babblers and allies

Collared babbler, Gampsorhynchus torquatus
Streaked wren-babbler, Gypsophila brevicaudatus
Eyebrowed wren-babbler, Napothera epilepidota
Puff-throated babbler, Pellorneum ruficeps
Rufous-winged fulvetta, Schoeniparus castaneceps
Buff-breasted babbler, Trichastoma tickelli

Alcippe fulvettas

Yunnan fulvetta, Alcippe fratercula
Brown-cheeked fulvetta, Alcippe poioicephala

Laughingthrushes and allies

Spectacled barwing, Actinodura ramsayi
Long-tailed sibia, Heterophasia picaoides
Rufous-backed sibia, Leioptila annectens
Silver-eared mesia, Leiothrix argentauris
Dark-backed sibia, Malacias melanoleucus
White-browed laughingthrush, Pterorhinus sannio
Blue-winged minla, Siva cyanouroptera
Silver-eared laughingthrush, Trochalopteron melanostigma

Nuthatches

Chestnut-bellied nuthatch, Sitta cinnamoventris
Beautiful nuthatch, Sitta formosa
Velvet-fronted nuthatch, Sitta frontalis

Starlings

Common myna, Acridotheres tristis

Thrushes and allies

Purple cochoa, Cochoa purpurea
Green cochoa, Cochoa viridis
Orange-headed thrush, Geokichla citrina
Siberian thrush, Geokichla sibirica
Black-breasted thrush, Turdus dissimilis
Eyebrowed thrush, Turdus obscurus
Scaly thrush, Zoothera dauma
Dark-sided thrush, Zoothera marginata

Old World flycatchers

White-gorgeted flycatcher, Anthipes monileger
Himalayan shortwing, Brachypteryx cruralis
Lesser shortwing, Brachypteryx leucophris
Oriental magpie-robin, Copsychus saularis
Blue-and-white flycatcher, Cyanoptila cyanomelana
Indochinese blue flycatcher, Cyornis sumatrensis
Pale blue flycatcher, Cyornis unicolor
Hill blue flycatcher, Cyornis whitei
Southern white-crowned forktail, Enicurus leschenaulti
Verditer flycatcher, Eumyias thalassinus
Taiga flycatcher, Ficedula albicilla
Slaty-backed flycatcher, Ficedula erithacus
Rufous-gorgeted flycatcher, Ficedula strophiata
Slaty-blue flycatcher, Ficedula tricolor
Little pied flycatcher, Ficedula westermanni
White-rumped shama, Kittacincla malabarica
Chestnut-bellied rockthrush, Monticola rufiventris
Blue rockthrush, Monticola solitarius
Asian brown flycatcher, Muscicapa dauurica
Ferruginous flycatcher, Muscicapa ferruginea
Dark-sided flycatcher, Muscicapa sibirica
White-tailed robin, Myiomela leucura
Blue whistlingthrush, Myophonus caeruleus
Fujian niltava, Niltava davidi
Large niltava, Niltava grandis
Small niltava, Niltava macgrigoriae
Vivid niltava, Niltava oatesi
Rufous-bellied niltava, Niltava sundara
Pied bushchat, Saxicola caprata
Grey bushchat, Saxicola ferreus
Jerdon's bushchat, Saxicola jerdoni

Flowerpeckers

Thick-billed flowerpecker, Dicaeum agile
Fire-breasted flowerpecker, Dicaeum ignipectus
Yellow-bellied flowerpecker, Dicaeum melanozanthum
Plain flowerpecker, Dicaeum minullum

Sunbirds and spiderhunters

Mrs. gould's sunbird, Aethopyga gouldiae
Black-throated sunbird, Aethopyga saturata
Crimson sunbird, Aethopyga siparaja
Little spiderhunter, Arachnothera longirostra
Streaked spiderhunter, Arachnothera magna
Olive-backed sunbird, Cinnyris jugularis

Fairy-bluebirds

Asian fairy-bluebird, Irena puella

Leafbirds

Orange-bellied leafbird, Chloropsis hardwickii

Waxbills and allies

Scaly-breasted munia, Lonchura punctulata
White-rumped munia, Lonchura striata

Old World sparrows

House sparrow, Passer domesticus
Eurasian tree sparrow, Passer montanus

Wagtails and pipits

Olive-backed pipit, Anthus hodgsoni
Forest wagtail, Dendronanthus indicus
White wagtail, Motacilla alba
Grey wagtail, Motacilla cinerea

Finches, euphonias and allie

Common rosefinch, Erythrina erythrina

Old World buntings

Little bunting, Emberiza pusilla
Chestnut bunting, Emberiza rutila

Mammals (Class: Mammalia)

Carnivorans (Order: Carnivora)

Mustelids

Arctonyx collaris, Hog badger
Martes flavigula, Yellow-throated marten
Mustela strigidorsa, Back-striped weasel

Primates (Order: Primate)

Macaques

Macaca assamensis, Assam macaque
Macaca leonina, Northern pig-tailed macaque

Rodents (Order: Rodentia)

Squirrels

Callosciurus finlaysonii, Finlayson's squirrel
Tamiops mcclellandii, Himalayan striped squirrel

Turtles (Order: Testudines)

Platysternidae

Platysternon megacephalum, Big-headed turtle

Tortoises

Asian elongated tortoises (Genus: Indotestudo)

Indotestudo elongata, Elongated tortoise

Lizards (Suborder: Saurina)

Geckos

Bent-toed geckos (Genus: Cyrtodactylus)

Cyrtodactylus phukhaensis, Doi Phu Kha bent-toed gecko

Agamid lizards

Flying dragons (Genus: Draco)

Draco blanfordii, Blanford's flying dragon
Draco maculatus, Spotted flying dragon

Tree dragons (Genus: Acanthosaura)

Acanthosaura lepidogaster, Brown tree dragon

Long-headed lizards (Genus: Pseudocalotes)

Pseudocalotes kakhiensis, Kakhyen Hills long-headed lizard
Pseudocalotes microlepis, Small-scaled spiny lizard

Crested lizards (Genus: Calotes)

Calotes emma, Forest crested lizard
Calotes versicolor, Garden crested lizard

Skinks

Stream skinks (Genus: Tropidophorus)

Tropidophorus thai, Thai stream skink

Glass lizards

Dopasia gracilis, Burmese glass lizard

Snakes (Suborder: Serpentes)

Total 38 species

Pit vipers & vipers

Green pit vipers

Trimeresurus gumprechti, Gumprecht's pit viper
Trimeresurus guoi, Guo’s green pit viper
Trimeresurus popeiorum, Pope's pit viper

Mountain pit vipers

Ovophis monticola, Himalayan mountain pit viper

Terrestrial elapids

Kraits

Cobras

Naja kaouthia, Monocled cobra

King cobra

Ophiophagus hannah, King cobra

Colubrid snakes

Slug-eating snakes

Pareas berdmorei, Berdmore's slug snake
Pareas geminatus, Twin slug snake
Pareas macularius, Spotted slug snake
Pareas margaritophorus, White-spotted slug snake

Racers

Coelognathus radiatus, Copperhead racer
Elaphe taeniura, Cave racer
Gonyosoma coeruleum, Green tree snake
Oreocryptophis porphyraceus, Red bamboo rat snake

Rat snakes

Ptyas korros, Indo-Chinese rat snake
Ptyas multicinctus, Many-banded green snake
Ptyas nigromarginata, Green rat snake

Smooth snakes

Liopeltis frenatus, Günther's smooth snake
Liopeltis stoliczkae, Stoliczka's smooth snake

Kukri snakes

Oligodon fasciolatus, Small-banded kukri snake

Bronzebacks

Dendrelaphis vogeli, Vogel’s bronzeback

Wolf snakes & bridle snakes

Lycodon fasciatus, Banded wolf snake
Lycodon septentrionalis, White-banded wolf snake

Mountain snakes

Plagiopholis nuchalis, Assam mountain snake

Collared snakes

Sibynophis collaris, Common collared snake

Cat snakes

Boiga cyanea, Green cat snake

Mock vipers

Psammodynastes pulverulentus, Common mock viper

Whip snakes

Ahaetulla prasina, Oriental whip snake

Keelbacks

Hebius igneus, Fire-back keelback
Hebius khasiensis, Khasi keelback

Bamboo snakes

Pseudoxenodon bambusicola, Common bamboo snake
Pseudoxenodon macrops, Large-eyed bamboo snake

Asian keelbacks

Rhabdophis nigrocinctus, Black-banded keelback

Keelbacks

Trimerodytes yunnanensis, Yunnan water snake

Bearded snakes

Parafimbrios lao, Laotian bearded snake

Amphibians (Order: Anura)

Total 21 species

Fork-tongued frogs

Spiny frogs

Quasipaa verrucospinosa, Verrucosa spiny frog

Litter frogs

Asian horned toads

Megophrys koui, Zhushihe mountain toad
Megophrys parva, Small horned toad

Mountain toads (Genus: Ophryophryne)

Ophryophryne microstoma, Tonkin mountain toad

Slender litter frogs (Genus: Leptobrachella)

Leptobrachella eos, Rosy litter toad
Leptobrachella minima, Small litter toad

Shrub frogs

Bug-eyed frogs/warty treefrogs (Genus: Theloderma)

Theloderma gordoni, Gordon's bug-eyed frog

Flying frogs (Genus: Rhacophorus)

Rhacophorus kio, Kio flying frog

Gracixalus genus

Gracixalus quangi, Quang's bushfrog
Gracixalus yunnanensis, Yunnan bushfrog

Kurixalus genus

Kurixalus bisacculus, Loei frilled treefrog

Raorchestes genus

Raorchestes parvulus, Karin shrub frog

Zhangixalus genus

Zhangixalus smaragdinus, Large-vented treefrog

True frogs

Cascade/sucker frogs (Genus: Amolops)

Amolops cremnobatus, Lao torrent frog

Dicroglossid frogs (Genus: Nanorana)

Nanorana aenea, Doi Chang spiny frog

Fanged frogs (Genus: Limnonectes)

Limnonectes bannaensis, Banna large-headed frog

Golden-backed frogs

Sylvirana cubitalis, Siam stream frog
Sylvirana nigrovittata, Black-striped stream frog

Odorous frogs (Genus: Odorrana)

Odorrana chloronota, Green odorous frog
Odorrana nasica, Long-nosed odorous frog

True salamanders and newts

Crocodile newts (Genus: Tylototriton)

Tylototriton phukhaensis, Doi Phu Kha newt