Wildlife in Thung Salaeng Luang
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 113 species
Pheasants, grouse, and allies
- Red junglefowl, Gallus gallus
- Siamese fireback, Lophura diardi
- Scaly-breasted partridge, Tropicoperdix chloropus
Pigeons and doves
- Rock pigeon, Columba livia
- Zebra dove, Geopelia striata
- Eastern spotted dove, Spilopelia chinensis
- Thick-billed green pigeon, Treron curvirostra
Cuckoos
- Green-billed malkoha, Phaenicophaeus tristis
Swifts
- Himalayan swiftlet, Aerodramus brevirostris
- Asian palm swift, Cypsiurus balasiensis
Treeswifts
- Crested treeswift, Hemiprocne coronata
Herons, egrets, and bitterns
- Chinese pond heron, Ardeola bacchus
Hawks, eagles, and kites
- Shikra, Accipiter badius
- Crested goshawk, Accipiter trivirgatus
- Jerdon's baza, Aviceda jerdoni
- Black-winged kite, Elanus caeruleus
- Crested serpent eagle, Spilornis cheela
Owls
- Asian barred owlet, Glaucidium cuculoides
- Brown boobook, Ninox scutulata
Bee-eaters
- Chestnut-headed bee-eater, Merops leschenaulti
- Blue-bearded bee-eater, Nyctyornis athertoni
Rollers
- Indochinese roller, Coracias affinis
Barbets
- Blue-throated barbet, Psilopogon asiaticus
- Blue-eared barbet, Psilopogon duvaucelii
- Green-eared barbet, Psilopogon faiostrictus
- Coppersmith barbet, Psilopogon haemacephalus
- Lineated barbet, Psilopogon lineatus
Woodpeckers
- Greater flameback, Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus
- Greater yellownape, Chrysophlegma flavinucha
- Common flameback, Dinopium javanense
- Heart-spotted woodpecker, Hemicircus canente
- Lesser yellownape, Picus chlorolophus
- White-browed piculet, Sasia ochracea
- Grey-capped pygmy woodpecker, Yungipicus canicapillus
Falcons and caracaras
- Common kestrel, Falco tinnunculus
Parrots
- Vernal hanging parrot, Loriculus vernalis
Broadbills
- Silver-breasted broadbill, Serilophus lunatus
Cuckooshrikes and allies
- Indochinese cuckooshrike, Lalage polioptera
- Brown-rumped minivet, Pericrocotus cantonensis
- Ashy minivet, Pericrocotus divaricatus
- Rosy minivet, Pericrocotus roseus
- Scarlet minivet, Pericrocotus speciosus
Vireos, shrike-babblers and erpornis
- White-bellied erpornis, Erpornis zantholeuca
Old World orioles
- Black-naped oriole, Oriolus chinensis
Woodswallows, bellmagpies and allies
- Ashy woodswallow, Artamus fuscus
Vangas, helmetshrikes, and allies
- Bar-winged flycatcher-shrike, Hemipus picatus
Ioras
- Great iora, Aegithina lafresnayei
- Common iora, Aegithina tiphia
Drongos
- Bronzed drongo, Dicrurus aeneus
- 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
Crows, jays and magpies
- Common green magpie, Cissa chinensis
- Large-billed crow, Corvus macrorhynchos
Fairy flycatchers
- Grey-headed canary-flycatcher, Culicicapa ceylonensis
Tits
- Sultan tit, Melanochlora sultanea
Cisticolas and allies
- Zitting cisticola, Cisticola juncidis
- Common tailorbird, Orthotomus sutorius
- Grey-breasted prinia, Prinia hodgsonii
- Deignan's prinia, Prinia polychroa
Swallows and martins
- Red-rumped swallow, Cecropis daurica
- Asian house martin, Delichon dasypus
- Barn swallow, Hirundo rustica
Bulbuls
- Puff-throated bulbul, Alophoixus pallidus
- Black-headed bulbul, Brachypodius atriceps
- Grey-eyed bulbul, Iole propinqua
- Sooty-headed bulbul, Pycnonotus aurigaster
- Stripe-throated bulbul, Pycnonotus finlaysoni
- Black-crested bulbul, Rubigula flaviventris
Leaf warblers
- Claudia's leaf warbler, Phylloscopus claudiae
- Yellow-browed leaf warbler, Phylloscopus inornatus
- Martens's warbler, Phylloscopus omeiensis
- Two-barred leaf warbler, Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus
- Radde's warbler, Phylloscopus schwarzi
- Pale-legged leaf warbler, Phylloscopus tenellipes
- Grey-crowned warbler, Phylloscopus tephrocephalus
Bush warblers and allies
- Yellow-bellied warbler, Abroscopus superciliaris
White-eyes, yuhinas and allies
- Swinhoe's white-eye, Zosterops simplex
Tree-babblers, scimitar-babblers and allies
- Rufous-fronted babbler, Cyanoderma rufifrons
- Large scimitar babbler, Erythrogenys hypoleucos
- Pin-striped tit-babbler, Mixornis gularis
- White-browed scimitar babbler, Pomatorhinus schisticeps
Ground babblers and allies
- Buff-breasted babbler, Trichastoma tickelli
Alcippe fulvettas
- Brown-cheeked fulvetta, Alcippe poioicephala
Laughingthrushes and allies
- White-crested laughingthrush, Garrulax leucolophus
Starlings
- Common myna, Acridotheres tristis
- Golden-crested myna, Ampeliceps coronatus
- Black-collared myna, Gracupica nigricollis
Old World flycatchers
- Oriental magpie-robin, Copsychus saularis
- Hainan blue flycatcher, Cyornis hainanus
- Hill blue flycatcher, Cyornis whitei
- Verditer flycatcher, Eumyias thalassinus
- Taiga flycatcher, Ficedula albicilla
- White-rumped shama, Kittacincla malabarica
- Siberian blue robin, Larvivora cyane
- Asian brown flycatcher, Muscicapa dauurica
- Blue whistlingthrush, Myophonus caeruleus
Flowerpeckers
- Thick-billed flowerpecker, Dicaeum agile
- Scarlet-backed flowerpecker, Dicaeum cruentatum
- Plain flowerpecker, Dicaeum minullum
Sunbirds and spiderhunters
- Crimson sunbird, Aethopyga siparaja
- Little spiderhunter, Arachnothera longirostra
- Ruby-cheeked sunbird, Chalcoparia singalensis
- Olive-backed sunbird, Cinnyris jugularis
Fairy-bluebirds
- Asian fairy-bluebird, Irena puella
Leafbirds
- Golden-fronted leafbird, Chloropsis aurifrons
- Blue-winged leafbird, Chloropsis cochinchinensis
Wagtails and pipits
- Olive-backed pipit, Anthus hodgsoni
- Grey wagtail, Motacilla cinerea
Mammals (Class: Mammalia)
Even-toed ungulates (Order: Artiodactyla)
Deer
- Muntiacus muntjak, Barking deer
Carnivorans (Order: Carnivora)
Canids
- Canis aureus, Golden jackal
Rodents (Order: Rodentia)
Squirrels
- Callosciurus finlaysonii, Finlayson's squirrel
- Ratufa bicolor, Black giant squirrel
Turtles (Order: Testudines)
Platysternidae
- Platysternon megacephalum, Big-headed turtle
Lizards (Suborder: Saurina)
Geckos
Bent-toed geckos (Genus: Cyrtodactylus)
- Cyrtodactylus auribalteatus, Golden-belted bent-toed gecko
- Cyrtodactylus interdigitalis, Ulber's bent-toed gecko
Leaf-toed gecko (Genus: Dixonius)
- Dixonius siamensis, Siamese leaf-toed gecko
House geckos (Genus: Hemidactylus)
- Hemidactylus platyurus, Flat-tailed house gecko
Four-clawed geckos (Genus: Gehyra)
- Gehyra fehlmanni, Fehlmann's four-clawed gecko
Tokay geckos (Genus: Gekko)
- Gekko flavimaritus
- Gekko gecko, Common tokay gecko
Agamid lizards
Tree dragons (Genus: Acanthosaura)
- Acanthosaura crucigera, Boulenger's tree dragon
Butterfly lizards (Genus: Leiolepis)
- Leiolepis belliana, Common butterfly lizard
Monitors
- Varanus salvator, Water monitor
Snakes (Suborder: Serpentes)
Pit vipers & vipers
Green pit vipers
- Trimeresurus gumprechti, Gumprecht's pit viper
- Trimeresurus macrops, Large-eyed pit viper
Terrestrial elapids
Kraits
- Bungarus candidus, Blue krait
- Bungarus wanghaotingi, Many-banded krait
Colubrid snakes
Racers
- Elaphe taeniura, Cave racer
Tree snakes
- Chrysopelea ornata, Golden tree snake
Wolf snakes & bridle snakes
- Lycodon capucinus, Common wolf snake
- Lycodon davisonii, Common bridle snake
- Lycodon laoensis, Laotian wolf snake
Collared snakes
- Sibynophis collaris, Common collared snake
Cat snakes
- Boiga cyanea, Green cat snake
Asian keelbacks
- Rhabdophis siamensis, Siamese red-necked keelback
Pythons
- Malayopython reticulatus, Reticulated python
Sunbeam snakes
- Xenopeltis unicolor, Common sunbeam snake
Homalopsine water snakes
Mud snakes
- Hypsiscopus murphyi, Murphy's mud snake
Mud snakes
- Homalopsis mereljcoxi, Cox's mud snake
Crocodiles (Order: Crocodilia)
- Crocodylus siamensis, Siamese crocodile
Amphibians (Order: Anura)
Narrow-mouthed frogs
Bullfrogs (Genus: Kaloula)
- Kaloula pulchra, Banded bullfrog
Micryletta genus
- Micryletta stejnegeri, Stejneger's paddy frog
Shrub frogs
Bug-eyed frogs/warty treefrogs (Genus: Theloderma)
- Theloderma vietnamense, South-Vietnamese bug-eyed frog
Whipping frogs (Genus: Polypedates)
- Polypedates megacephalus, Hong Kong whipping frog
True frogs
Fejervarya genus
- Fejervarya limnocharis, Asian rice frog
Water frogs (Genus: Pelophylax)
- Pelophylax lateralis, Kokarit frog
True toads
Duttaphrynus genus
- Duttaphrynus melanostictus, Black-spined toad