Wildlife in Phu Suan Sai
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Birds (Class: Aves)
Total 242 species
Non-passerines
Bitterns, herons and egrets (Family: Ardeidae)
- Chinese pond heron, Ardeola bacchus
- Eastern cattle egret, Bubulcus ibis
- Striated heron, Butorides striata
- Black-crowned night heron, Nycticorax nycticorax
Eagles, kites and allies (Family: Accipitridae)
- Shikra, Accipiter badius
- Crested goshawk, Accipiter trivirgatus
- Jerdon's baza, Aviceda jerdoni
- Black baza, Aviceda leuphotes
- Rufous-winged buzzard, Butastur liventer
- Black-winged kite, Elanus caeruleus
- Black eagle, Ictinaetus malaiensis
- Changeable hawk-eagle, Nisaetus cirrhatus
- Mountain hawk-eagle, Nisaetus nipalensis
- Oriental honey-buzzard, Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Crested serpent eagle, Spilornis cheela
Pheasants and partridges (Family: Phasianidae)
- Bar-backed partridge, Arborophila brunneopectus
- Rufous-throated partridge, Arborophila rufogularis
- Red junglefowl, Gallus gallus
- Silver pheasant, Lophura nycthemera
Rails, crakes, gallinules and coots (Family: Rallidae)
- White-breasted waterhen, Amaurornis phoenicurus
Sandpipers and allies (Family: Scolopacidae)
- Pin-tailed snipe, Gallinago stenura
Pigeons and doves (Family: Columbidae)
- Common emerald dove, Chalcophaps indica
- Mountain imperial pigeon, Ducula badia
- Little cuckoo-dove, Macropygia ruficeps
- Barred cuckoo-dove, Macropygia unchall
- Spotted dove, Spilopelia chinensis
- Oriental turtle dove, Streptopelia orientalis
- Pin-tailed green pigeon, Treron apicauda
- Thick-billed green pigeon, Treron curvirostra
- Wedge-tailed green pigeon, Treron sphenurus
Parrots (Family: Psittacidae, Psittaculidae)
- Vernal hanging parrot, Loriculus vernalis
Cuckoos (Family: Cuculidae)
- Plaintive cuckoo, Cacomantis merulinus
- Banded bay cuckoo, Cacomantis sonneratii
- Lesser coucal, Centropus bengalensis
- Greater coucal, Centropus sinensis
- Asian emerald cuckoo, Chrysococcyx maculatus
- Chestnut-winged cuckoo, Clamator coromandus
- Himalayan cuckoo, Cuculus saturatus
- Asian koel, Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo, Hierococcyx nisicolor
- Large hawk-cuckoo, Hierococcyx sparverioides
- Green-billed malkoha, Phaenicophaeus tristis
- Square-tailed drongo-cuckoo, Surniculus lugubris
Typical owls (Family: Strigidae)
- Collared owlet, Glaucidium brodiei
- Asian barred owlet, Glaucidium cuculoides
- Brown boobook, Ninox scutulata
- Collared scops owl, Otus lettia
- Mountain scops owl, Otus spilocephalus
- Oriental scops owl, Otus sunia
- Brown wood owl, Strix leptogrammica
Nightjars (Family: Caprimulgidae)
- Large-tailed nightjar, Caprimulgus macrurus
Swifts (Family: Apodidae)
- Himalayan swiftlet, Aerodramus brevirostris
- House swift, Apus nipalensis
- Asian palm swift, Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Brown-backed needletail, Hirundapus giganteus
Treeswifts (Family: Hemiprocnidae)
- Crested treeswift, Hemiprocne coronata
Trogons (Family: Trogonidae)
- Red-headed trogon, Harpactes erythrocephalus
Kingfishers, Tree kingfishers (Family: Alcedinidae, Halcyonidae, Cerylidae)
- Common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis
- Oriental dwarf kingfisher, Ceyx erithaca
- White-throated kingfisher, Halcyon smyrnensis
Bee-eaters (Family: Meropidae)
- Blue-bearded bee-eater, Nyctyornis athertoni
Typical rollers (Family: Coraciidae)
- Indochinese roller, Coracias affinis
- Dollarbird, Eurystomus orientalis
Barbets (Family: Megalaimidae, Ramphastidae)
- Blue-throated barbet, Psilopogon asiaticus
- Blue-eared barbet, Psilopogon duvaucelii
- Coppersmith barbet, Psilopogon haemacephalus
- Moustached barbet, Psilopogon incognitus
- Lineated barbet, Psilopogon lineatus
- Great barbet, Psilopogon virens
Woodpeckers (Family: Picidae)
- Bay woodpecker, Blythipicus pyrrhotis
- Stripe-breasted woodpecker, Dendrocopos atratus
- Bamboo woodpecker, Gecinulus viridis
- Rufous woodpecker, Micropternus brachyurus
- Speckled piculet, Picumnus innominatus
- Lesser yellownape, Picus chlorolophus
- White-browed piculet, Sasia ochracea
- Grey-capped pygmy woodpecker, Yungipicus canicapillus
Passerines
Broadbills (Family: Eurylaimidae)
- Long-tailed broadbill, Psarisomus dalhousiae
- Silver-breasted broadbill, Serilophus lunatus
Pittas (Family: Pittidae)
- Blue-naped pitta, Pitta nipalensis
- Rusty-naped pitta, Pitta oatesi
Swallows and martins (Family: Hirundinidae)
- Red-rumped swallow, Cecropis daurica
- Striated swallow, Cecropis striolata
- Asian house martin, Delichon dasypus
- Barn swallow, Hirundo rustica
- Sand martin, Riparia riparia
Wagtails and pipits (Family: Motacillidae)
- Olive-backed pipit, Anthus hodgsoni
- Paddyfield pipit, Anthus rufulus
- Forest wagtail, Dendronanthus indicus
- White wagtail, Motacilla alba
- Grey wagtail, Motacilla cinerea
Cuckooshrikes and allies (Family: Campephagidae)
- Large cuckooshrike, Coracina macei
- Bar-winged flycatcher-shrike, Hemipus picatus
- Black-winged cuckooshrike, Lalage melaschistos
- Indochinese cuckooshrike, Lalage polioptera
- Brown-rumped minivet, Pericrocotus cantonensis
- Ashy minivet, Pericrocotus divaricatus
- Long-tailed minivet, Pericrocotus ethologus
- Grey-throated minivet, Pericrocotus montanus
- Rosy minivet, Pericrocotus roseus
- Scarlet minivet, Pericrocotus speciosus
Bulbuls (Family: Pycnonotidae)
- Puff-throated bulbul, Alophoixus pallidus
- Ashy bulbul, Hemixos flavala
- Black bulbul, Hypsipetes leucocephalus
- Grey-eyed bulbul, Iole propinqua
- Mountain bulbul, Ixos mcclellandii
- Black-headed bulbul, Pycnonotus atriceps
- Sooty-headed bulbul, Pycnonotus aurigaster
- Streak-eared bulbul, Pycnonotus blanfordi
- Stripe-throated bulbul, Pycnonotus finlaysoni
- Flavescent bulbul, Pycnonotus flavescens
- Black-crested bulbul, Pycnonotus flaviventris
Leafbirds (Family: Chloropseidae)
- Golden-fronted leafbird, Chloropsis aurifrons
- Blue-winged leafbird, Chloropsis cochinchinensis
- Orange-bellied leafbird, Chloropsis hardwickii
Ioras (Family: Aegithinidae)
- Great iora, Aegithina lafresnayei
- Common iora, Aegithina tiphia
Thrushes and allies (Family: Turdidae)
- Green cochoa, Cochoa viridis
- White-bellied erpornis, Erpornis zantholeuca
- Orange-headed thrush, Geokichla citrina
- Eyebrowed thrush, Turdus obscurus
- Dark-sided thrush, Zoothera marginata
Cisticolas and allies (Family: Cisticolidae)
- Dark-necked tailorbird, Orthotomus atrogularis
- Common tailorbird, Orthotomus sutorius
- Grey-breasted prinia, Prinia hodgsonii
- Plain prinia, Prinia inornata
- Rufescent prinia, Prinia rufescens
- Hill prinia, Prinia superciliaris
Cettid warblers (Family: Cettiidae)
- Yellow-bellied warbler, Abroscopus superciliaris
- Mountain tailorbird, Phyllergates cuculatus
- Asian stubtail, Urosphena squameiceps
Leaf warblers (Family: Phylloscopidae)
- Arctic leaf warbler, Phylloscopus borealis
- Claudia's leaf warbler, Phylloscopus claudiae
- Eastern crowned warbler, Phylloscopus coronatus
- Davison's leaf warbler, Phylloscopus davisoni
- Dusky warbler, Phylloscopus fuscatus
- Hume's leaf warbler, Phylloscopus humei
- Yellow-browed warbler, Phylloscopus inornatus
- Two-barred warbler, Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus
- Sulphur-breasted warbler, Phylloscopus ricketti
- Radde's warbler, Phylloscopus schwarzi
- Greenish warbler, Phylloscopus trochiloides
- Chinese leaf warbler, Phylloscopus yunnanensis
- Martens's warbler, Seicercus omeiensis
- Alström's warbler, Seicercus soror
- Grey-crowned warbler, Seicercus tephrocephalus
Reed warblers and allies (Family: Acrocephalidae)
- Thick-billed warbler, Arundinax aedon
Grassbirds and allies (Family: Locustellidae)
- Baikal bush warbler, Locustella davidi
- Lanceolated warbler, Locustella lanceolata
Old World warblers (Family: Sylviidae)
- Yellow-eyed babbler, Chrysomma sinense
- Short-tailed parrotbill, Neosuthora davidiana
Old World flycatchers (Family: Muscicapidae)
- White-capped redstart, Chaimarrornis leucocephalus
- White-rumped shama, Copsychus malabaricus
- Oriental magpie-robin, Copsychus saularis
- Hill blue flycatcher, Cyornis banyumas
- Hainan blue flycatcher, Cyornis hainanus
- Tickell's blue flycatcher, Cyornis tickelliae
- White-crowned forktail, Enicurus leschenaulti
- Slaty-backed forktail, Enicurus schistaceus
- Verditer flycatcher, Eumyias thalassinus
- Taiga flycatcher, Ficedula albicilla
- Mugimaki flycatcher, Ficedula mugimaki
- Rufous-gorgeted flycatcher, Ficedula strophiata
- Slaty-blue flycatcher, Ficedula tricolor
- Little pied flycatcher, Ficedula westermanni
- Siberian blue robin, Luscinia cyane
- Blue rock thrush, Monticola solitarius
- Ferruginous flycatcher, Muscicapa ferruginea
- Asian brown flycatcher, Muscicapa latirostris
- Dark-sided flycatcher, Muscicapa sibirica
- White-tailed robin, Myiomela leucura
- Blue whistling thrush, Myophonus caeruleus
- Large niltava, Niltava grandis
- Rufous-bellied niltava, Niltava sundara
- Vivid niltava, Niltava vivida
- Plumbeous water redstart, Rhyacornis fuliginosa
- Pied bushchat, Saxicola caprata
- Stejneger's stonechat, Saxicola stejnegeri
Fairy flycatchers (Family: Stenostiridae)
- Grey-headed canary-flycatcher, Culicicapa ceylonensis
Fantails (Family: Rhipiduridae)
- White-throated fantail, Rhipidura albicollis
Monarch flycatchers (Family: Monarchidae)
- Black-naped monarch, Hypothymis azurea
- Blyth's paradise flycatcher, Terpsiphone affinis
Laughingthrushes and allies (Family: Leiothrichidae)
- White-crested laughingthrush, Garrulax leucolophus
Babblers (Family: Timaliidae)
- Large scimitar babbler, Erythrogenys hypoleucos
- Pin-striped tit-babbler, Mixornis gularis
- Red-billed scimitar babbler, Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps
- White-browed scimitar babbler, Pomatorhinus schisticeps
- Buff-chested babbler, Stachyridopsis ambigua
- Golden babbler, Stachyridopsis chrysaea
- Grey-throated babbler, Stachyris nigriceps
Ground babblers (Family: Pellorneidae)
- Yunnan fulvetta, Alcippe fratercula
- Brown-cheeked fulvetta, Alcippe poioicephala
- Rufous-throated fulvetta, Alcippe rufogularis
- Collared babbler, Gampsorhynchus torquatus
- Eyebrowed wren-babbler, Napothera epilepidota
- Puff-throated babbler, Pellorneum ruficeps
- Buff-breasted babbler, Pellorneum tickelli
Vireos and allies (Family: Vireonidae)
- Blyth's shrike-babbler, Pteruthius aeralatus
- Clicking shrike-babbler, Pteruthius intermedius
Nuthatches (Family: Sittidae)
- Velvet-fronted nuthatch, Sitta frontalis
Sunbirds and spiderhunters (Family: Nectariniidae)
- Black-throated sunbird, Aethopyga saturata
- Crimson sunbird, Aethopyga siparaja
- Little spiderhunter, Arachnothera longirostra
- Streaked spiderhunter, Arachnothera magna
- Ruby-cheeked sunbird, Chalcoparia singalensis
- Olive-backed sunbird, Cinnyris jugularis
- Purple-naped sunbird, Hypogramma hypogrammicum
Flowerpeckers (Family: Dicaeidae)
- Thick-billed flowerpecker, Dicaeum agile
- Scarlet-backed flowerpecker, Dicaeum cruentatum
- Fire-breasted flowerpecker, Dicaeum ignipectus
- Plain flowerpecker, Dicaeum minullum
White-eyes (Family: Zosteropidae)
- Striated yuhina, Yuhina castaniceps
- Chestnut-flanked white-eye, Zosterops erythropleurus
- Japanese white-eye, Zosterops japonicus
- Oriental white-eye, Zosterops palpebrosus
Old World orioles (Family: Oriolidae)
- Slender-billed oriole, Oriolus tenuirostris
Fairy-bluebirds (Family: Irenidae)
- Asian fairy-bluebird, Irena puella
Shrikes (Family: Laniidae)
- Brown shrike, Lanius cristatus
- Grey-backed shrike, Lanius tephronotus
- Tiger shrike, Lanius tigrinus
Woodshrikes and allies (Family: Tephrodornithidae)
- Large woodshrike, Tephrodornis virgatus
Drongos (Family: Dicruridae)
- Bronzed drongo, Dicrurus aeneus
- Crow-billed drongo, Dicrurus annectens
- Hair-crested drongo, Dicrurus hottentottus
- Ashy drongo, Dicrurus leucophaeus
- Greater racket-tailed drongo, Dicrurus paradiseus
- Lesser racket-tailed drongo, Dicrurus remifer
Woodswallows (Family: Artamidae)
- Ashy woodswallow, Artamus fuscus
Crows and allies (Family: Corvidae)
- Common green magpie, Cissa chinensis
- Eastern jungle crow, Corvus levaillantii
- Large-billed crow, Corvus macrorhynchos
- Grey treepie, Dendrocitta formosae
Starlings (Family: Sturnidae)
- Great myna, Acridotheres grandis
- Common myna, Acridotheres tristis
- Common hill myna, Gracula religiosa
- Black-collared starling, Gracupica nigricollis
- Chestnut-tailed starling, Sturnia malabarica
Waxbills and allies (Family: Estrildidae)
- Pin-tailed parrotfinch, Erythrura prasina
- Scaly-breasted munia, Lonchura punctulata
- White-rumped munia, Lonchura striata
Sparrows (Family: Passeridae)
- Plain-backed sparrow, Passer flaveolus
- Eurasian tree sparrow, Passer montanus
Mammals (Class: Mammalia)
Even-toed ungulates (Order: Artiodactyla)
Bovids (Family: Bovidae)
- Bos gaurus, Gaur
Carnivorans (Order: Carnivora)
Mustelids (Family: Mustelidae)
- Arctonyx collaris, Hog badger
Treeshrews (Order: Scandentia)
- Tupaia belangeri, Northern treeshrew
Turtles (Order: Testudines)
Platysternidae (Family: Platysternidae)
- Platysternon megacephalum, Big-headed turtle
Lizards (Suborder: Saurina)
Geckos (Family: Gekkonidae)
Tokay geckos (Genus: Gekko)
- Gekko gecko, Common tokay gecko
Agamid lizards (Family: Agamidae)
Tree dragons (Genus: Acanthosaura)
- Acanthosaura lepidogaster, Brown tree dragon
Crested lizards (Genus: Calotes)
- Calotes emma, Forest crested lizard
- Calotes versicolor, Garden crested lizard
Skinks (Family: Scincidae)
Forest skinks (Genus: Sphenomorphus, Tytthoscincus)
- Sphenomorphus maculatus, Spotted forest skink
Snakes (Suborder: Serpentes)
Pit vipers (Family: Crotalidae)
Green pit vipers (Genus: Trimeresurus, Tropidolaemus)
- Trimeresurus albolabris, White-lipped pit viper
- Trimeresurus gumprechti, Gumprecht's pit viper
- Trimeresurus macrops, Large-eyed pit viper
Mountain pit vipers (Genus: Ovophis)
- Ovophis monticola, Himalayan mountain pit viper
Elaphid snakes (Family: Elapidae)
Kraits genus (Genus: Bungarus)
- Bungarus fasciatus, Banded krait
Colubrid snakes (Family: Colubridae)
Slug-eating snakes (Genus: Asthenodipsas, Pareas)
- Pareas carinatus, Keeled slug snake
- Pareas geminatus, Twin slug snake
- Pareas macularius, Spotted slug snake
Bronzebacks (Genus: Dendrelaphis)
- Dendrelaphis pictus, Common bronzeback
Blackheads (Genus: Sibynophis)
- Sibynophis collaris, Common collared snake
Cat snakes (Genus: Boiga)
- Boiga cyanea, Green cat snake
Whip snakes (Genus: Ahaetulla, Dryophiops)
- Ahaetulla prasina, Oriental whip snake
Sunbeam snakes (Family: Xenopeltidae)
- Xenopeltis unicolor, Common sunbeam snake
Amphibians (Order: Anura)
Litter frogs (Family: Megophryidae)
Eastern spadefoot toads (Genus: Leptobrachium)
- Leptobrachium smithi, Smith's spadefoot toad
Narrow-mouthed frogs (Family: Microhylidae)
Bullfrogs (Genus: Kaloula)
- Kaloula pulchra, Banded bullfrog
True frogs (Family: Ranidae)
Fanged frogs (Genus: Limnonectes)
- Limnonectes isanensis, Isan fanged frog
- Limnonectes limborgi, Limborg's forest frog
True salamanders and newts (Family: Salamandridae)
Crocodile newts (Genus: Tylototriton)
- Tylototriton panhai, Somsak's newt