Chiang Saen Checklist
(303 species : Updated 13/03/24)

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Common Name

Scientific Name

Chinese Francolin
Lesser Whistling Duck
Fulvous Whistling Duck
Bar-headed Goose
Greylag Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose
Swan Goose
Long-tailed Duck
Common Shelduck
Ruddy Shelduck
Knob-billed (African Comb) Duck
Cotton Pygmy Goose
Mandarin Duck
Red-crested Pochard
Common Pochard
Baer's Pochard
Ferruginous Pochard
Tufted Duck
Greater Scaup
Garganey
Northern Shoveler
Baikal Teal
Falcated Duck
Gadwall
Eurasian Wigeon
Eastern (Chinese) Spot-billed Duck
Indian Spot-billed Duck
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Eurasian Teal
Little Grebe
Great Crested Grebe
Slavonian Grebe
Black-necked Grebe
Feral Pigeon
Red Collared Dove
Spotted Dove
Zebra Dove
Large-tailed Nightjar
Savanna Nightjar
Asian Palm Swift
House Swift
Himalayan Swiftlet
Himalayan Swiftlet
Germain's Swiftlet
Greater Coucal
Lesser Coucal
Green-billed Malkoha
Chestnut-winged Cuckoo
Asian Koel
Banded Bay Cuckoo
Plaintive Cuckoo
Square-tailed Drongo Cuckoo
Large Hawk Cuckoo
Indian Cuckoo
Common Cuckoo
Eastern Water Rail
Slaty-breasted Rail
Ruddy-breasted Crake
White-breasted Waterhen
White-browed Crake
Watercock
Grey-headed Swamphen
Common Moorhen
Eurasian Coot
Demoiselle Crane
Common Crane
Painted Stork
Asian Openbill
Black Stork
Black-faced Spoonbill
Glossy Ibis
Eurasian Bittern
Yellow Bittern
Cinnamon Bittern
Black Bittern
Black-crowned Night Heron
Striated Heron
Chinese Pond Heron
Eastern Cattle Egret
Grey Heron
Purple Heron
(Eastern) Great Egret
Medium Egret
Little Egret
Little Cormorant
Great Cormorant
Oriental Darter
Great Thick-knee
Pied Avocet
Black-winged Stilt
Pacific Golden Plover
Common Ringed Plover
Long-billed Plover
Little Ringed Plover
Little Ringed Plover
Kentish Plover
Northern Lapwing
River Lapwing
Grey-headed Lapwing
Red-wattled Lapwing
Greater Painted Snipe
Pheasant-tailed Jacana
Bronze-winged Jacana
Whimbrel
(Eastern) Black-tailed Godwit
Ruff
Temminck's Stint
Long-toed Stint
Dunlin
Little Stint
Pintail Snipe
Swinhoe's Snipe
Common Snipe
Red-necked Phalarope
Common Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper
Spotted Redshank
Common Greenshank
Common Redshank
Wood Sandpiper
Marsh Sandpiper
Barred Buttonquail
Oriental Pratincole
Small Pratincole
Brown-headed Gull
Black-headed Gull
Pallas's Gull
Heuglin's Gull
Whiskered Tern
River Tern
Black-bellied Tern
Eastern Barn Owl
Eastern Grass Owl
Brown Boobook
Asian Barred Owlet
Spotted Owlet
Collared Scops Owl
Short-eared Owl
Osprey
Black-wingd Kite
Oriental Honey-buzzard
Jerdon's Baza
Black Baza
Crested Serpent Eagle
Greater Spotted Eagle
Imperial Eagle
Booted Eagle
Western Marsh Harrier
Eastern Marsh Harrier
Hen Harrier
Pied Harrier
Crested Goshawk
Shikra
Japanese Sparrowhawk
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
White-bellied Sea Eagle
Brahminy Kite
Black (Black-eared) Kite
Rufous-winged Buzzard
Grey-faced Buzzard
Eastern Buzzard
Eurasian Hoopoe
Asian Green Bee-eater
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater
Blue-tailed Bee-eater
Indochinese Roller
Common Kingfisher
White-throated Kingfisher
Black-capped Kingfisher
Coppersmith Barbet
Lineated Barbet
Eurasian Wryneck
Laced Woodpecker
Freckle-breasted Woodpecker
Common Kestrel
Amur Falcon
Merlin
Eurasian Hobby
Peregrine Falcon
Blue-winged Pitta
Western Hooded Pitta
(Eastern) Black-naped Oriole
Long-tailed Minivet
Rosy Minivet
Black-winged Cuckooshrike
Ashy Woodswallow
Common Iora
Sunda Pied Fantail
Black Drongo
Ashy Drongo
Ashy Drongo
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
Hair-crested Drongo
Black-naped Monarch
(Northern) Brown Shrike
(Philippine) Brown Shrike
Burmese Shrike
(Chinese) Long-tailed Shrike
(Himalayan) Long-tailed Shrike
Grey-backed Shrike
Racket-tailed Treepie
Large-billed (Eastern Jungle) Crow
Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher
Australasian (Horsfield's) Bushlark
Indochinese Bushlark
Oriental Skylark
Zitting Cisticola
Golden-headed Cisticola
Grey-breasted Prinia
Yellow-breasted Prinia
Plain Prinia
Common Tailorbird
Dark-necked Tailorbird
Thick-billed Warbler
Black-browed Reed Warbler
Large-billed Reed Warbler
Blyth's Reed Warbler
Paddyfield Warbler
Blunt-winged Warbler
Oriental Reed Warbler
Clamorous (Indian) Reed Warbler
Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler
Lanceolated Warbler
Chinese Bush Warbler
Baikal Bush Warbler
Spotted Bush Warbler
Striated Grassbird
Siberian (Eastern) House Martin
Asian House Martin
Red-rumped Swallow
Striated Swallow
Wire-tailed Swallow
Barn Swallow
Barn Swallow
Grey-throated Sand Martin
Common Sand Martin
Black-crested Bulbul
Red-whiskered Bulbul
(Northern) Sooty-headed Bulbul
Stripe-throated Bulbul
Yellow-vented Bulbul
Streak-eared Bulbul
Black-headed Bulbul
Yellow-browed Warbler
Dusky Warbler
(Siberian) Chiffchaff
Grey-crowned Warbler
Two-barred Warbler
Chestnut-crowned Bush Warbler
Manchurian Bush Warbler
Yellow-eyed Babbler
Chestnut-flanked White-eye
Swinhoe's White-eye
Indian White-eye
Chestnut-capped Babbler
Pin-striped Tit Babbler
Puff-throated Babbler
Wallcreeper
Common Starling
Purple-backed Starling
Siamese Pied Myna
Black-collared Myna
White-shouldered Starling
Chestnut-tailed Starling
Chestnut-tailed Starling
Red-billed Starling
White-cheeked Starling
Common Myna
White-vented Myna
Chinese Blackbird
Oriental Magpie Robin
Asian Brown Flycatcher
Verditer Flycatcher
Bluethroat
Firethroat
Blackthroat
Siberian Rubythroat
Chinese Rubythroat
Taiga Flycatcher
Daurian Redstart
Blue Rockthrush
Jerdon's Bushchat
Pied Bushchat
Amur Stonechat
Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker
Purple Sunbird
Ornate Sunbird
Baya Weaver
(Yellow-bellied) Red Avadavat
White-rumped Munia
Scaly-breasted Munia
Chestnut Munia
House Sparrow
Plain-backed Sparrow
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Olive-backed Pipit
Red-throated Pipit
Rosy Pipit
Richard's Pipit
Paddyfield Pipit
Grey Wagtail
(Northern) Citrine Wagtail
(Southern) Citrine Wagtail
Eastern Yellow Wagtail
(Chinese) White Wagtail
(Siberian) White Wagtail
(Baikal) White Wagtail
Common Rosefinch
Chestnut-eared Bunting
Yellow-breasted Bunting
Black-faced Bunting
Chestnut Bunting

Francolinus pintadeanus phayrei
Dendrocygna javanica
Dendrocygna bicolor
Anser indicus
Anser anser rubrirostris
Anser albifrons albifrons
Anser cygnoid
Clangula hyemalis
Tadorna tadorna
Tadorna ferruginea
Sarkidiornis melanotos
Nettapus coromandelianus coromandelianus
Aix galericulata
Netta rufina
Aythya ferina
Aythya baeri
Aythya nyroca
Aythya fuligula
Aythya marila neararctica
Spatula querquedula
Spatula clypeata
Anas formosa
Mareca falcata
Mareca strepera strepera
Mareca penelope
Anas zonorhyncha
Anas poecilorhyncha harringtoni
Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos
Anas acuta
Anas crecca
Tachybaptus ruficollis poggei
Podiceps cristatus cristatus
Podiceps auritus auritus
Podiceps nigricollis nigricollis
Columba livia
Streptopelia tranquebarica humilis
Spilopelia chinensis tigrina
Geopelia striata
Caprimulgus macrurus bimaculatus
Caprimulgus affinis monticolus
Cypsiurus balasiensis infumatus
Apus nipalensis subfurcatus
Aerodramus brevirostris brevirostris
Aerodramus brevirostris rogersi
Aerodramus fuciphagus germani
Centropus sinensis intermedius
Centropus bengalensis bengalensis
Phaenicophaeus tristis saliens
Clamator coromandus
Eudynamys scolopaceus
Cacomantis sonnerati sonnerati
Cacomantis merulinus querulus
Surniculus lugubris barussarum
Hierrococcyx sparverioides
Cuculus micropterus
Cuculus canorus bakeri
Rallus indicus
Lewinia striatus albiventer
Zapornia fusca
Amaurornis phoenicurus phoenicurus
Amaurornis cinerea
Gallicrex cinerea
Porphyrio poliocephalus
Gallinula chloropus chloropus
Fulica atra atra
Grus virgo
Grus grus grus
Mycteria leucocephala
Anastomus oscitans
Ciconia nigra
Platalea minor
Plegadis falcinellus
Botaurus stellaris stellaris
Ixobrychus sinensis
Ixobrychus eurhythmus
Ixobrychus flavicollis flavicollis
Nycticorax nycticorax
Butorides striata
Ardeola bacchus
Bubulcus coromandus
Ardea cinerea jouyi
Ardea purpurea manilensis
Ardea alba modesta
Ardea intermedia
Egretta garzetta garzetta
Microcarbo niger
Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis
Anhinga melanogaster
Esacus recurvirostris
Recurvirostra avosetta
Himantopus himantopus
Pluvialis fulva
Charadrius hiaticula tundrae
Charadrius placidus
Charadrius dubius jerdoni
Charadrius dubius curonicus
Anarhynchus alexandrinus alexandrinus
Vanellus vanellus
Vanellus duvaucelii
Vanellus cinereus
Vanellus indicus
Rostratula benghalensis
Hydrophasianus chirurgus
Metopidius indicus
Numenius phaeopus phaeopus/variegatus
Limosa melanuroides melanuroides
Calidris pugnax
Calidris temminckii
Calidris subminuta
Calidris alpina sakhalina
Calidris minuta
Gallinago stenura
Gallinago megala
Gallinago gallinago gallinago
Phalaropus lobatus
Actitis hypoleucos
Tringa ochropus
Tringa erythropus
Tringa nebularia
Tringa totanus
Tringa glareola
Tringa stagnatilis
Turnix suscitator thai
Glareola maldivarum
Glareola lactea
Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
Larus heuglini
Chlidonias leucopterus
Sterna aurantia
Sterna acuticauda
Tyto stertens
Tyto longimembris longimembris
Ninox scutulata burmanica
Glaucidium cuculoides bruegeli
Athene brama mayri
Otus lettia lettia
Asio flammeus flammeus
Pandion haliaetus haliaetus
Elanus caeruleus vociferus
Pernis ptilorhynchus
Aviceda jerdoni jerdoni
Aviceda leuphotes
Spilornis cheela burmanicus
Clanga clanga
Aquila heliaca
Hieraaetus pennatus
Circus aeruginosus aeruginosus
Circus spilonotus
Circus cyaneus
Circus melanoleucos
Accipiter trivirgatus indicus
Accipiter badius poliopsis
Accipiter gularis
Accipiter nisus nisosimilis
Haliaeetus leucogaste
Haliastur indus indus
Milvus migrans (lineatus)
Butastur liventer
Butastur indicus
Buteo japonicus
Upupa epops
Merops orientalis
Merops leschenaulti
Merops philippinus
Coracias affinis
Alcedo atthis bengalensis
Halcyon smyrnensis perpulchra
Halcyon pileata
Psilopogon haemacephalus indicus
Psilopogon lineatus hodgsoni
Jynx torquilla torquilla
Picus vittatus longipennis
Dendrocopos analis
Falco tinnunculus
Falco amurensis
Falco columbarius insignis
Falco subbuteo streichi
Falco peregrinus japonensis
Pitta moluccensis
Pitta sordida cucullata
Oriolus chinensis diffusus
Pericrocotus ethologus ripponi
Pericrocotus roseus
Lalage melaschistos melaschistos
Artamus fuscus
Aegithina tiphia philipi
Rhipidura javanica longicauda
Dicrurus macrocercus
Dicrurus leucophaeus leucogenis
Dicrurus leucophaeus mouhoti
Dicrurus paradiseus rangoonensis
Dicrurus hottentottus hottentottus
Hypothyris azurea azurea
Lanius cristatus (cristatus/confusus)
Lanius cristatus (lucionensis)
Lanius collurioides collurioides
Lanius schach (schach)
Lanius schach (longicaudatus/tricolor)
Lanius tephronotus tephronotus
Crypsirina temia
Corvus macrorhynchos (levaillanti)
Culcicapa ceylonensis calochrysea
Mirafra javanica williamsoni
Mirafra erythrocephala
Alauda gulgula gulgula
Cisticola juncidis tinnabulans
Cisticola exilis equicaudatus
Prinia hodgsonii erro
Prinia flaviventris delacouri
Prinia inornata blanfordi
Orthotomus sutorius inexpectatus
Orthotomus atrogularis nitidus
Arundinax aedon aedon
Acrocephalus bistrigiceps
Acrocephalus orinus
Acrocephalus dumetorum
Acrocephalus agricola
Acrocephalus concinens concinens
Acrocephalus orientalis
Acrocephalus stentoreus amyae
Locustella certhiola certhiola
Locustella lanceolata lanceolata
Locustella tacsanowskia
Locustella davidi suschkini
Locustella thoracica thoracica
Megalurus palustris toklao
Delichon lagopodum
Delichon dasypus
Cecropis daurica
Cecropis striolata
Hirundo smithii filifera
Hirundo rustica gutturalis
Hirundo rustica (saturata/tytleri/mandaschuria)
Riparia chinensis
Riparia riparia ijimae
Pycnonotus flaviventris vantynei
Pycnonotus jocosus pattani
Pycnonotus aurigaster (latouchei)
Pycnonotus finlaysoni eous
Pycnonotus goiavier jambu
Pycnonotus conradi
Pycnonotus atriceps atriceps
Phylloscopus inornatus
Phylloscopus fuscatus
Phylloscopus collybita
Phylloscopus tephrocephalus
Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus
Cettia major major
Horornis canturians canturians
Chrysomma sinense sinense
Zosterops erythropleurus
Zosterops simplex
Zosterops palpebrosus siamensis
Timalia pileata smithi
Mixornis gularis sulphureus
Pellorneum ruficeps indistinctum
Tichodroma muraria nepalensis
Sturnus vulgaris poltaratskyi
Agropsar sturninus
Gracupica floweri
Gracupica nigricollis
Sturnia sinensis
Sturnia malabarica nemoricola
Sturnia malabarica malabarica
Spodiopsar sericeus
Spodiopsar cineraceus
Acridotheres tristis tristis
Acridotheres grandis
Turdus mandarinus
Copsychus saularis saularis
Muscicapa dauurica dauurica
Eumyias thalassimus thalassimus
Luscinia svecica svecica
Calliope pectardens
Calliope obscura
Calliope calliope
Calliope tschebaiewi
Ficedula albicilla
Phoenicurus auroreus leucopterus
Monticola solitarius pandoo
Saxicola jerdoni
Saxicola caprata burmanicus
Saxicola stejnegeri
Dicaeum cruentatum cruentatum
Cinnyris asiaticus intermedius
Cinnyris jugularis flammaxillaris
Ploceus philippinus angelorum
Amandava amandava falvidiventris
Lonchura striata acuticauda
Lonchura punctulata topela
Lonchura atricapilla deignani
Passer domesticus indicus
Passer flaveolus
Passer montanus malaccensis
Anthus hodgsoni
Anthus cervinus
Anthus roseatus
Anthus richardi sinensis
Anthus rufulus rufulus
Motacilla cinerea melanope
Motacilla citreola (citreola)
Motacilla citreola (calcarata)
Motacilla tschutschensis
Motacilla alba (leucopsis)
Motacilla alba (ocularis)
Motacilla alba (baicalensis)
Erythrina erythrina
Emberiza fucata fucata
Emberiza aureola
Emberiza spodocephala sordida
Emberiza rutila

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