Site Report: Ban Thi, Thailand

Amur Stonechat (Saxicola stejnegeri)

Black Kite (Milvus migrans)

Booted Eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus)

Indochinese Bushlark (Plocealauda erythrocephala)

Orbweaver Spider (Araneidae sp)

Gray-breasted Prinia (Prinia hodgsonii)

Indochinese Roller (Coracias affinis)







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Amur Stonechat (Saxicola stejnegeri)

Black Kite (Milvus migrans)

Booted Eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus)

Indochinese Bushlark (Plocealauda erythrocephala)

Orbweaver Spider (Araneidae sp)

Gray-breasted Prinia (Prinia hodgsonii)

Indochinese Roller (Coracias affinis)
Marshes
Visits
- 2026-02-02: We joined up with Suntan again for a trip to Chiang Rai to look for the Baer's Pochard. On the way, we did an early morning stop at some swamps just outside of Chiang Mai.
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (61 records,
7 images)
Phylum: Arthropods
(1 record,
1 image)
Class: Arachnids
(1 record,
1 image)
- Order: Spiders
(1 record)
- Family: Orbweavers
- Orbweaver Spider (Araneidae sp)
Phylum: Chordates
(60 records,
6 images)
Class: Birds
(60 records,
6 images)
- Order: Cranes, Rails, and Allies
(1 record)
- Family: Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
- White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus)
- Order: Cuckoos
(2 records)
- Family: Coucals
- Greater Coucal (Centropus sinensis)
- Family: Cuckoos
- Asian Koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus)
- Order: Doves and Pigeons (4 records)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies (4 records)
- Order: Hummingbirds and Swifts
(1 record)
- Family: Swifts
- White-nest Swiftlet (Aerodramus fuciphagus)
- Order: Kingfishers, Bee-eaters, Motmots
(3 records)
- Family: Bee-eaters
- Asian Green Bee-eater (Merops orientalis)
- Family: Kingfishers
- White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)
- Family: Rollers
- Indochinese Roller (Coracias affinis)
- Order: Pelicans
(9 records)
- Family: Falcons and Caracaras
- Eurasian Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
- Family: Herons
- Chinese Pond-Heron (Ardeola bacchus)
- Cinnamon Bittern (Botaurus cinnamomeus)
- Eastern Cattle-Egret (Ardea coromanda)
- Gray Heron (Ardea cinerea)
- Great Egret (Ardea alba)
- Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
- Family: Sandpipers and Allies
- Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
- Family: Storks
- Asian Openbill (Anastomus oscitans)
- Order: Perching Birds (34 records)
- Family: Iora
- Common Iora (Aegithina tiphia)
- Family: Leaf Warblers
- Dusky Warbler (Phylloscopus fuscatus)
- Yellow-browed Warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus)
- Family: Old World Flycatchers
- Amur Stonechat (Saxicola stejnegeri)
- Pied Bushchat (Saxicola caprata)
- Family: Old World Sparrows
- Asian Golden-Weaver (Ploceus hypoxanthus)
- Baya Weaver (Ploceus philippinus)
- House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
- Red Avadavat (Amandava amandava)
- Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata)
- Family: Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers
- Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius)
- Family: Prinias and Apalis
- Gray-breasted Prinia (Prinia hodgsonii)
- Plain Prinia (Prinia inornata)
- Zitting Cisticola (Cisticola juncidis)
- Family: Shrikes
- Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus)
- Gray-backed Shrike (Lanius tephronotus)
- Long-tailed Shrike (Lanius schach)
- Family: Starlings and Mynas
- Black-collared Starling (Gracupica nigricollis)
- Chestnut-tailed Starling (Sturnia malabarica)
- Great Myna (Acridotheres grandis)
- Siamese Pied Starling (Gracupica floweri)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- Siberian Rubythroat (Luscinia calliope)
- Family: Wagtails and Pipits
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla tschutschensis)
- Paddyfield Pipit (Anthus rufulus)
- Richard's Pipit (Anthus richardi)
- Family: Woodswallows, Bellmagpies and Allies
- Ashy Woodswallow (Artamus fuscus)
- Order: Shorebirds and Allies
(1 record)
- Family: Plovers
- Red-wattled Lapwing (Vanellus indicus)
- Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Puffbirds
(1 record)
- Family: Asian Barbets
- Coppersmith Barbet (Psilopogon haemacephalus)