Wildlife in Phu Suan Sai
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 242 species
Pheasants, grouse, and allies
- Bar-backed partridge, Arborophila brunneopectus
- Rufous-throated partridge, Arborophila rufogularis
- Red junglefowl, Gallus gallus
- Silver pheasant, Lophura nycthemera
Pigeons and doves
- Common emerald dove, Chalcophaps indica
- Mountain imperial pigeon, Ducula badia
- Little cuckoo-dove, Macropygia ruficeps
- Barred cuckoo-dove, Macropygia unchall
- Eastern 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
Cuckoos
- 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
Nightjars and allies
- Large-tailed nightjar, Caprimulgus macrurus
Swifts
- Himalayan swiftlet, Aerodramus brevirostris
- House swift, Apus nipalensis
- Asian palm swift, Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Brown-backed needletail, Hirundapus giganteus
Treeswifts
- Crested treeswift, Hemiprocne coronata
Rails, gallinules, and coots
- White-breasted waterhen, Amaurornis phoenicurus
Sandpipers and allies
- Pintail snipe, Gallinago stenura
Herons, egrets, and bitterns
- Chinese pond heron, Ardeola bacchus
- Eastern cattle egret, Bubulcus coromandus
- Striated heron, Butorides striata
- Black-crowned night heron, Nycticorax nycticorax
Hawks, eagles, and kites
- 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 limnaeetus
- Mountain hawk-eagle, Nisaetus nipalensis
- Oriental honey-buzzard, Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Crested serpent eagle, Spilornis cheela
Owls
- 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
Trogons
- Red-headed trogon, Harpactes erythrocephalus
Kingfishers, Tree kingfishers
- Common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis
- Oriental dwarf kingfisher, Ceyx erithaca
- White-throated kingfisher, Halcyon smyrnensis
Bee-eaters
- Blue-bearded bee-eater, Nyctyornis athertoni
Rollers
- Indochinese roller, Coracias affinis
- Oriental dollarbird, Eurystomus orientalis
Barbets
- 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
- 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
Parrots
- Vernal hanging parrot, Loriculus vernalis
Broadbills
- Long-tailed broadbill, Psarisomus dalhousiae
- Silver-breasted broadbill, Serilophus lunatus
Pittas
- Blue-naped pitta, Hydrornis nipalensis
- Rusty-naped pitta, Hydrornis oatesi
Cuckooshrikes and allies
- Large cuckooshrike, Coracina macei
- Black-winged cuckooshrike, Lalage melaschistos
- Indochinese cuckooshrike, Lalage polioptera
- Brown-rumped minivet, Pericrocotus cantonensis
- Ashy minivet, Pericrocotus divaricatus
- Long-tailed minivet, Pericrocotus ethologus
- Rosy minivet, Pericrocotus roseus
- 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
Old World orioles
- Slender-billed oriole, Oriolus tenuirostris
Woodswallows, bellmagpies and allies
- Ashy woodswallow, Artamus fuscus
Vangas, helmetshrikes, and allies
- Bar-winged flycatcher-shrike, Hemipus picatus
- Large woodshrike, Tephrodornis virgatus
Ioras
- Great iora, Aegithina lafresnayei
- Common iora, Aegithina tiphia
Fantails
- White-throated fantail, Rhipidura albicollis
Drongos
- Bronzed drongo, Dicrurus aeneus
- Crow-billed drongo, Dicrurus annectens
- Hair-crested drongo, Dicrurus hottentottus
- Ashy drongo, Dicrurus leucophaeus
- Greater racquet-tailed drongo, Dicrurus paradiseus
- Lesser racquet-tailed drongo, Dicrurus remifer
Monarch flycatchers
- Black-naped monarch, Hypothymis azurea
- Blyth's paradise-flycatcher, Terpsiphone affinis
Shrikes
- Brown shrike, Lanius cristatus
- Grey-backed shrike, Lanius tephronotus
- Tiger shrike, Lanius tigrinus
Crows, jays and magpies
- Common green magpie, Cissa chinensis
- Eastern jungle crow, Corvus levaillantii
- Large-billed crow, Corvus macrorhynchos
- Grey treepie, Dendrocitta formosae
Fairy flycatchers
- Grey-headed canary-flycatcher, Culicicapa ceylonensis
Cisticolas and allies
- 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
Reed warblers and allies
- Thick-billed warbler, Arundinax aedon
Grassbirds and allies
- Baikal bush warbler, Locustella davidi
- Lanceolated warbler, Locustella lanceolata
Swallows and martins
- Red-rumped swallow, Cecropis daurica
- Striated swallow, Cecropis striolata
- Asian house martin, Delichon dasypus
- Barn swallow, Hirundo rustica
- Collared sand martin, Riparia riparia
Bulbuls
- Puff-throated bulbul, Alophoixus pallidus
- Black-headed bulbul, Brachypodius atriceps
- Ashy bulbul, Hemixos flavala
- Black bulbul, Hypsipetes leucocephalus
- Grey-eyed bulbul, Iole propinqua
- Mountain bulbul, Ixos mcclellandii
- Sooty-headed bulbul, Pycnonotus aurigaster
- Streak-eared bulbul, Pycnonotus conradi
- Stripe-throated bulbul, Pycnonotus finlaysoni
- Flavescent bulbul, Pycnonotus flavescens
- Black-crested bulbul, Rubigula flaviventris
Leaf warblers
- Arctic leaf warbler, Phylloscopus borealis
- Claudia's leaf warbler, Phylloscopus claudiae
- Eastern crowned leaf warbler, Phylloscopus coronatus
- Dusky warbler, Phylloscopus fuscatus
- Hume's leaf warbler, Phylloscopus humei
- Yellow-browed leaf warbler, Phylloscopus inornatus
- White-tailed leaf warbler, Phylloscopus intensior
- Martens's warbler, Phylloscopus omeiensis
- Two-barred leaf warbler, Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus
- Sulphur-breasted leaf warbler, Phylloscopus ricketti
- Radde's warbler, Phylloscopus schwarzi
- AlstrÓ§m's warbler, Phylloscopus soror
- Grey-crowned warbler, Phylloscopus tephrocephalus
- Greenish leaf warbler, Phylloscopus trochiloides
- Chinese leaf warbler, Phylloscopus yunnanensis
Bush warblers and allies
- Yellow-bellied warbler, Abroscopus superciliaris
- Mountain leaftoiler, Phyllergates cucullatus
- Asian stubtail, Urosphena squameiceps
Sylviid warblers, parrotbills, and allies
- Yellow-eyed babbler, Chrysomma sinense
- Short-tailed parrotbill, Neosuthora davidiana
White-eyes, yuhinas and allies
- Striated yuhina, Staphida castaniceps
- 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
- Large scimitar babbler, Erythrogenys hypoleucos
- Pin-striped tit-babbler, Mixornis gularis
- Red-billed scimitar babbler, Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps
- White-browed scimitar babbler, Pomatorhinus schisticeps
- Grey-throated babbler, Stachyris nigriceps
Ground babblers and allies
- Collared babbler, Gampsorhynchus torquatus
- Eyebrowed wren-babbler, Napothera epilepidota
- Puff-throated babbler, Pellorneum ruficeps
- Rufous-throated fulvetta, Schoeniparus rufogularis
- Buff-breasted babbler, Trichastoma tickelli
Alcippe fulvettas
- Yunnan fulvetta, Alcippe fratercula
- Brown-cheeked fulvetta, Alcippe poioicephala
Laughingthrushes and allies
- White-crested laughingthrush, Garrulax leucolophus
Nuthatches
- Velvet-fronted nuthatch, Sitta frontalis
Starlings
- White-vented myna, Acridotheres grandis
- Common myna, Acridotheres tristis
- Common hill myna, Gracula religiosa
- Black-collared myna, Gracupica nigricollis
- Chestnut-tailed starling, Sturnia malabarica
Thrushes and allies
- Green cochoa, Cochoa viridis
- Orange-headed thrush, Geokichla citrina
- Eyebrowed thrush, Turdus obscurus
- Dark-sided thrush, Zoothera marginata
Old World flycatchers
- Oriental magpie-robin, Copsychus saularis
- Hainan blue flycatcher, Cyornis hainanus
- Indochinese blue flycatcher, Cyornis sumatrensis
- Hill blue flycatcher, Cyornis whitei
- Southern 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
- White-rumped shama, Kittacincla malabarica
- Siberian blue robin, Larvivora cyane
- 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
- Large niltava, Niltava grandis
- Vivid niltava, Niltava oatesi
- Rufous-bellied niltava, Niltava sundara
- White-capped water redstart, Phoenicurus leucocephalus
- Plumbeous water redstart, Rhyacornis fuliginosa
- Pied bushchat, Saxicola caprata
- Eastern stonechat, Saxicola maurus
Flowerpeckers
- Thick-billed flowerpecker, Dicaeum agile
- Scarlet-backed flowerpecker, Dicaeum cruentatum
- Fire-breasted flowerpecker, Dicaeum ignipectus
- Plain flowerpecker, Dicaeum minullum
Sunbirds and spiderhunters
- 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, Kurochkinegramma hypogrammicum
Fairy-bluebirds
- Asian fairy-bluebird, Irena puella
Leafbirds
- Golden-fronted leafbird, Chloropsis aurifrons
- Blue-winged leafbird, Chloropsis cochinchinensis
- Orange-bellied leafbird, Chloropsis hardwickii
Waxbills and allies
- Pin-tailed parrotfinch, Erythrura prasina
- Scaly-breasted munia, Lonchura punctulata
- White-rumped munia, Lonchura striata
Old World sparrows
- Plain-backed sparrow, Passer flaveolus
- Eurasian tree sparrow, Passer montanus
Wagtails and pipits
- Olive-backed pipit, Anthus hodgsoni
- Paddyfield pipit, Anthus rufulus
- Forest wagtail, Dendronanthus indicus
- White wagtail, Motacilla alba
- Grey wagtail, Motacilla cinerea
Mammals (Class: Mammalia)
Even-toed ungulates (Order: Artiodactyla)
Bovids
- Bos gaurus, Gaur
Carnivorans (Order: Carnivora)
Mustelids
- Arctonyx collaris, Hog badger
Primates (Order: Primate)
Lorisids
- Nycticebus bengalensis, Bengal slow loris
Treeshrews (Order: Scandentia)
- Tupaia belangeri, Northern treeshrew
Turtles (Order: Testudines)
Platysternidae
- Platysternon megacephalum, Big-headed turtle
Lizards (Suborder: Saurina)
Geckos
Tokay geckos (Genus: Gekko)
- Gekko gecko, Common tokay gecko
Agamid lizards
Tree dragons (Genus: Acanthosaura)
- Acanthosaura lepidogaster, Brown tree dragon
Crested lizards (Genus: Calotes)
- Calotes emma, Forest crested lizard
- Calotes irawadi, Ayeyarwady crested lizard
Skinks
Forest skinks (Genus: Sphenomorphus, Tytthoscincus)
- Sphenomorphus maculatus, Spotted forest skink
Snakes (Suborder: Serpentes)
Pit vipers & vipers
Green pit vipers
- Trimeresurus gumprechti, Gumprecht's pit viper
- Trimeresurus macrops, Large-eyed pit viper
Mountain pit vipers
- Ovophis monticola, Himalayan mountain pit viper
Terrestrial elapids
Kraits
- Bungarus fasciatus, Banded krait
King cobras
- Ophiophagus hannah, Northern king cobra
Asian coral snakes
- Sinomicrurus macclellandi, MacClelland's coral snake
Colubrid snakes
Slug-eating snakes
- Pareas geminatus, Twin slug snake
- Pareas macularius, Spotted slug snake
Bronzebacks
- Dendrelaphis pictus, Common bronzeback
Wolf snakes & bridle snakes
- Lycodon fasciatus, Banded wolf snake
Collared snakes
- Sibynophis collaris, Common collared snake
Cat snakes
- Boiga cyanea, Green cat snake
Whip snakes
- Ahaetulla prasina, Oriental whip snake
Keelbacks
- Hebius khasiensis, Khasi keelback
Bamboo snakes
- Pseudoxenodon macrops, Large-eyed bamboo snake
Sunbeam snakes
- Xenopeltis unicolor, Common sunbeam snake
Amphibians (Order: Anura)
Fork-tongued frogs
Crowned bullfrogs
- Hoplobatrachus chinensis, Rugosed frog
Litter frogs
Eastern spadefoot toads
- Leptobrachium smithi, Smith's spadefoot toad
Narrow-mouthed frogs
Bullfrogs (Genus: Kaloula)
- Kaloula pulchra, Banded bullfrog
Shrub frogs
Bug-eyed frogs/warty treefrogs (Genus: Theloderma)
- Theloderma albopunctatum, White-spotted bug-eyed frog
- Theloderma petilum, Slender bug-eyed frog
Foam-nest frogs (Genus: Chirixalus)
- Chirixalus nongkhorensis, Nongkhor foam-nest treefrog
True frogs
Fejervarya genus
- Fejervarya limnocharis, Asian rice frog
Fanged frogs (Genus: Limnonectes)
- Limnonectes isanensis, Isan fanged frog
- Limnonectes limborgi, Limborg's forest frog
True toads
Duttaphrynus genus
- Duttaphrynus melanostictus, Black-spined toad
True salamanders and newts
Crocodile newts (Genus: Tylototriton)
- Tylototriton panhai, Somsak's newt