Wildlife in Sirinat

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 131 species

Pheasants, grouse, and allies

Red junglefowl, Gallus gallus

Grebes

Little grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis

Pigeons and doves

Nicobar pigeon, Caloenas nicobarica
Common emerald dove, Chalcophaps indica
Rock pigeon, Columba livia
Green imperial pigeon, Ducula aenea
Pied imperial pigeon, Ducula bicolor
Zebra dove, Geopelia striata
Eastern spotted dove, Spilopelia chinensis
Red collared dove, Streptopelia tranquebarica
Thick-billed green pigeon, Treron curvirostra

Cuckoos

Plaintive cuckoo, Cacomantis merulinus
Banded bay cuckoo, Cacomantis sonneratii
Lesser coucal, Centropus bengalensis
Greater coucal, Centropus sinensis
Chestnut-winged cuckoo, Clamator coromandus
Asian koel, Eudynamys scolopaceus
Chestnut-bellied malkoha, Phaenicophaeus sumatranus
Green-billed malkoha, Phaenicophaeus tristis

Swifts

Pale-rumped swiftlet, Aerodramus germani
House swift, Apus nipalensis
Asian palm swift, Cypsiurus balasiensis

Treeswifts

Grey-rumped treeswift, Hemiprocne longipennis

Rails, gallinules, and coots

White-breasted waterhen, Amaurornis phoenicurus
Watercock, Gallicrex cinerea

Plovers and lapwings

Greater sand plover, Charadrius leschenaultii
Red-wattled lapwing, Vanellus indicus

Sandpipers and allies

Common sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos
Pintail snipe, Gallinago stenura
Whimbrel, Numenius phaeopus

Buttonquails

Barred buttonquail, Turnix suscitator

Gulls, terns, and skimmers

Little tern, Sternula albifrons

Anhingas

Oriental darter, Anhinga melanogaster

Cormorants and shags

Little cormorant, Microcarbo niger

Herons, egrets, and bitterns

Intermediate egret, Ardea intermedia
Purple heron, Ardea purpurea
Chinese pond heron, Ardeola bacchus
Javan pond heron, Ardeola speciosa
Eastern cattle egret, Bubulcus coromandus
Striated heron, Butorides striata
Chinese egret, Egretta eulophotes
Little egret, Egretta garzetta
Pacific reef egret, Egretta sacra
Black bittern, Ixobrychus flavicollis
Yellow bittern, Ixobrychus sinensis

Hawks, eagles, and kites

Shikra, Accipiter badius
Japanese sparrowhawk, Accipiter gularis
Black-winged kite, Elanus caeruleus
White-bellied sea eagle, Haliaeetus leucogaster
Brahminy kite, Haliastur indus
Black eagle, Ictinaetus malaiensis
Black-eared kite, Milvus lineatus
Changeable hawk-eagle, Nisaetus limnaeetus
Oriental honey-buzzard, Pernis ptilorhynchus

Rollers

Indochinese roller, Coracias affinis
Oriental dollarbird, Eurystomus orientalis

Barbets

Blue-eared barbet, Psilopogon duvaucelii
Coppersmith barbet, Psilopogon haemacephalus
Red-throated barbet, Psilopogon mystacophanos

Woodpeckers

Greater flameback, Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus
Banded woodpecker, Chrysophlegma miniaceum
Common flameback, Dinopium javanense
Grey-and-buff woodpecker, Hemicircus sordidus
Streak-breasted woodpecker, Picus viridanus
Grey-capped pygmy woodpecker, Yungipicus canicapillus

Falcons and caracaras

Peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus

Parrots

Vernal hanging parrot, Loriculus vernalis

Broadbills

Black-and-red broadbill, Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos

Pittas

Mangrove pitta, Pitta megarhyncha

Cuckooshrikes and allies

Pied triller, Lalage nigra
Small minivet, Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
Ashy minivet, Pericrocotus divaricatus

Old World orioles

Black-naped oriole, Oriolus chinensis

Ioras

Common iora, Aegithina tiphia

Fantails

Malaysian pied fantail, Rhipidura javanica

Drongos

Bronzed drongo, Dicrurus aeneus
Crow-billed drongo, Dicrurus annectens
Ashy drongo, Dicrurus leucophaeus
Black drongo, Dicrurus macrocercus
Greater racquet-tailed drongo, Dicrurus paradiseus

Shrikes

Brown shrike, Lanius cristatus

Crows, jays and magpies

Large-billed crow, Corvus macrorhynchos
House crow, Corvus splendens

Cisticolas and allies

Dark-necked tailorbird, Orthotomus atrogularis
Ashy Tailorbird, Orthotomus ruficeps
Rufous-tailed tailorbird, Orthotomus sericeus
Common tailorbird, Orthotomus sutorius

Swallows and martins

Rufous-bellied swallow, Cecropis badia
Barn swallow, Hirundo rustica
Pacific swallow, Hirundo tahitica

Bulbuls

Black-headed bulbul, Brachypodius atriceps
Buff-vented bulbul, Iole crypta
Spectacled bulbul, Ixidea erythropthalmos
Red-eyed bulbul, Pycnonotus brunneus
Streak-eared bulbul, Pycnonotus conradi
Stripe-throated bulbul, Pycnonotus finlaysoni
Yellow-vented bulbul, Pycnonotus goiavier
Olive-winged bulbul, Pycnonotus plumosus

Leaf warblers

Arctic leaf warbler, Phylloscopus borealis
Yellow-browed leaf warbler, Phylloscopus inornatus

Starlings

White-vented myna, Acridotheres grandis
Common myna, Acridotheres tristis
Asian glossy starling, Aplonis panayensis

Old World flycatchers

Oriental magpie-robin, Copsychus saularis
White-rumped shama, Kittacincla malabarica
Asian brown flycatcher, Muscicapa dauurica

Flowerpeckers

Scarlet-backed flowerpecker, Dicaeum cruentatum
Orange-bellied flowerpecker, Dicaeum trigonostigma
Crimson-breasted flowerpecker, Prionochilus percussus

Sunbirds and spiderhunters

Brown-throated sunbird, Anthreptes malacensis
Little spiderhunter, Arachnothera longirostra
Ruby-cheeked sunbird, Chalcoparia singalensis
Olive-backed sunbird, Cinnyris jugularis
Copper-throated sunbird, Leptocoma calcostetha

Fairy-bluebirds

Asian fairy-bluebird, Irena puella

Leafbirds

Blue-winged leafbird, Chloropsis cochinchinensis

Waxbills and allies

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

Old World sparrows

Eurasian tree sparrow, Passer montanus

Wagtails and pipits

Forest wagtail, Dendronanthus indicus
Grey wagtail, Motacilla cinerea

Snakes (Suborder: Serpentes)

Colubrid snakes

Cat snakes

Boiga cyanea, Green cat snake

Keelbacks

Xenochrophis trianguligerus, Triangle keelback

Elapid sea snakes

Sea snakes

Hydrophis platurus, Yellow-bellied sea snake