A Bird List for Koh Phra Thong (Golden Buddha Island)* | | Common Name | Scientific Name | Status/Location | | Little Cormorant | Phalacrocora carbo | Rare | | Chinese Pond Heron | Ardeola bacchus | Common | | Pacific Reef-Egret | Egretta sacra | - | | Little Egret | Egretta garzetta | Rare | | Little Heron | Butorides striatus | Rare | | Asian Open-billed Stork | Anastomus oscitans | Rare | | Lesser Adjutant | Leptoptilos javanicus | Rare | | Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | - | | Black-shouldered Kite | Elanus caeruleus | - | | Black Kite | Milvus migrans | - | | Brahminy Kite | Haliastur indus | Common* | | Black Baza | Aviceda leuphotes | Common* | | Shikra | Accipter badius | - | | Japanese Sparrowhawk | Accipiter gularis | - | | Grey-faced Buzzard | Butastur indicus | - | | White-bellied Sea Eagle | Haliaetus leucogaster | Common* | | Booted Eagle | Hieraaetus pennatus- | - | | Eastern Marsh-Harrier | Circus spilonotus | - | | Peregrine falcon | Falco peregrinus | - | | Barred Buttonquail | Turnix suscitator | - | | White-breasted Waterhen | Amaurornis phoenicurus | Common | | Red-wattled Lapwing | Vanellus indicus | Common | | Pacific Golden Plover | Pluvialis fulva | - | | Kentish Plover | Charadrius aleandrinus | Rare | | Whimbrel | Numenius phaeopus | Rare | | Common Sandpiper | Actis hypoleucos | Rare | | Pintail Snipe | Psittacula aleandri | - | | Black-naped tern | Sterna sumatrana | Rare | | Thick-billed Pigeon | Treron sieboldii | - | | Orange-breasted Pigeon | Treton bicincta | - | | Spotted Dove | Streptopelia chinensis | Common* | | Zebra Dove | Geopelia striata | Common* | | Emerald Dove | Chalcophaps indica | Rare | | Red-breasted Parakeet | Psittacula aleandri | Rare | | Vernal Hanging Parrot | Loriculus vernalis | - | | Oriental Cuckoo | Cuculus sturatus | - | | Common Koel | Eudynamys scolopacea | - | | Red-billed Malkoha | Phaenicophaeus tristis | - | | Greater Coucal | Centropus sinensis | Common | | Brown Fish-Owl | Ketupa zeylonensis | Rare | | Buffy Fish Owl | Ketupa ketupu | - | | Great-eared Nightjar | Eustopocus macrotis | Common | | Common Kingfisher | Alcedo atthis | Common | | Ruddy Kingfisher | Halcyon coromanda | Rare | | White-throated Kingfisher | Halcyon smyrnensis | Common* | | Black-capped Kingfisher | Halcyon pileata | Common | | Chestnut-headed Bee-eater | Merops leschenaulti | Common* | | Blue-tailed Bee-eater | Merops philippinus | Rare | | Blue-throated Bee-eater | Merops viridis | Rare | | Indian Roller | Coracias benghalensis | Rare | | Dollarbird | Eurystomus orientalis | Common* | | Hoopoe | Upupa epops | Common* | | Oriental Pied Hornbill | Anthracoceros albirostris | Common* | | Blue-eared Barbet | Megalaima australis | Rare | | Coppersmith Barbet | Megalaima haemacephala | - | | Greater Flamebacked Wood | Chrysocolaptes lucidus | Common* | | Common Flameback | Dinopium javanense | - | | Bamboo Woodpecker | Gecinulus viridus | - | | Laced Woodpecker | Piccus vittatus | - | | Streak-breasted Woodpecker | Picus viridanus | - | | Grey-headed Woodpecker | Picus canus | Common | | Grey-capped Woodpecker | Picoides canicapillus | Common | | Hooded Pitta | Pitta sordida | Rare | | Edible-Nest Swiftlet | Aerodramus fuciphagus | - | | Himalayan Swiftlet | Aerodramus brevirostris | - | | White-billed Swiftlet | Collocalia esculenta | | | Asian Palm-swift | Cypsiurus balasiensis | Common | | Pacific Swift | Apus pacificus | - | | Brown needle tail | Hirundapus giganteus | - | | Grey-rumped Treeswift | Hemiprocne lonipennis | - | | Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | Common | | Pacific Swallow | Hirundu rustica | Common | | Richard's Pipit | Anthus novaeseelandiae | Common | | Forest Wagtail | Dendronanthus indicus | Common* | | Ashy Minivet | Pericrocotus divaricatus | Rare | | Green Iora | Aegithina viridissima | Rare | | Common Iora | Aegithina tiphia | - | | Lesser Leafbird | Chloropsis cyanopogon | - | | Stripe-throated Bulbul | Pycnonotus finlaysoni | Common | | Yellow-vented Bulbul | Pycnonotus goiavier | Common* | | Olive-winged Bulbul | Pycnonotus plumosus | - | | Streak-eared Bulbul | Pycnonotus blanfordi | Common | | Black Drongo | Dicrurus macrocercus | Common* | | Ashy Drongo | Dicrurus leucophaeus | Common | | Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo | Dicrurus remifer | - | | Greater Racket-tailed Drongo | Dicrurus paradiseus | Common* | | Black-naped Oriole | Oriolus chinensis | Common* | | Asian Fairy Bluebird | Irena puella | - | | Large-billed Crow | Corvus macrorhynchos | Common* | | Velvet-fronted Nuthatch | Sitta frontalis | Common | | Inornate Warbler | Phylloscopus inornatus | Rare | | Common tailorbird | Orthotomus sutorius | Rare | | Dark-necked Tailorbird | Orthotomus atrogularis | Common | | Oriental Magpie Robin | Copsychus saularis | Common* | | White-rumped Shama | Copsychus malabaricus | Common* | | Blue Rock Thrush | Monticola solitarius | Common | | Blue Rock Thrush | Monticola philippensis | Common | | Orange-headed Thrush | Zoothera citrina | - | | Asian Brown Flycatcher | Muscicapa dauurica | - | | Brown-streaked Flycatcher | Muscipcapa williamsoni | - | | Asian Paradise Flycatcher | Terpsiphone paradisi | - | | Brown Shrike | Lanius cristatus | Common | | Philippine Glossy Starling | Aplonis panyensis | - | | Purple-backed Starling | Surnus sturninus | - | | Common Myna | Acridotheres tristis | Common* | | Hill Myna | Gracula religiosa | Common | | Brown-throated Sunbird | Anthreptes malacensis | - | | Ruby-cheeked Sunbird | Anthreptus singalensis | - | | Olive-backed Sunbird | Nectarinia jugularis | Common* | | Crimson Sunbird | Aethopyga siparaja | - | | Orange-bellied Flowerpecker | Dicaeum trigonostigma | - | | Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker | Dicaeum cruentatum | Common | | *The list above shows bird sightings at Golden Buddha Beach (Phra Thong Island) and Ra islands in Kuraburi, PhangNga, Thailand. This list was provided by Cindi and Tom Nevins, who are among the many avid bird watchers who visit Golden Buddha Beach. |
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