Lesser Whistling Duck 樹鴨 A flock about 15 birds at distant
White-bellied Woodpecker 白腹黑啄木鳥 At the crocodile trail after visiting the lake in the noon. Quite close and around eye level. The bird had flown away when I tried taking photos. No luck. The only sighting
Rufous Woodpecker 栗啄木鳥 Only one sighting on the top of a tree in the open area of LHS Road
Laced Woodpecker 花腹啄木鳥 Near the Bamboo lodge
Gr Yellownape 大黃冠啄木鳥 One nr a bamboo, just after HQ along LHS Trail
Common Flameback 金背三趾啄木鳥 Near the Bamboo lodge
Lineated Barbet 綠擬啄木鳥 Easy to see along the LHS trail. But very difficult to see them inside the forest
Blue-eared Barbet 藍耳擬啄木鳥 On top of a short roadside dead tree. Quite tame. Some photos were taken.
Oriental Pied Hornbill 冠斑犀鳥 Quite common inside the NP (both forested and open areas)
Indian Roller 棕胸佛法僧 Two to three seen at open areas
Dollarbird 佛法僧 One on a tree in Cat tien was seen fr the Bamboo lodge when I was waiting my breakfast on the last day
Common/Blue-eared Kingfisher At the stream near Forest Floor Lodge. Just a flash. Can't tell the spp
White-throated Kingfisher 白喉翡翠 Along the river
Pied Kingfisher 斑魚狗 Along the river
Banded Kingfisher 橫斑翠鳥 Near a bamboo, open area. Very "calm". Allowed me to take a lot of photos
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater 黑胸蜂虎 Quite easy to be seen in open areas including disturbed areas nr bamboo lodge
Blue-breared bee-eater 藍鬚夜蜂虎 Only one sighting. One bird was seen at Bamboo lodge when waiting my breakfast. Flew away when I got back and collected my camera. So no photos
Greater Coucal 褐翅鴉鵑 Heard and seen. Common in the open area
Green billed Malkoha 綠嘴地鵑 One overnighted in a tree at Bamboo lodge. Just next to the restaurant. One seen at open area of LHS road
Vernal Hanging Parrot 短尾鸚鵡 Only one sighting. A bird perched on top of a bamboo in the open area of LHS trail
Red-breasted Parakeet 緋胸鸚鵡 Common. Easy to see around the river
Asian Palm Swiftlet 棕雨燕 Along river
Great-eared Nightjar 毛腿夜鷹 A bird was seen around the Bamboo lodge when I was chating with a german lady at dusk. Very large. For me, it looks a kestrel
Thick-billed Pigeon 厚嘴綠鳩 Easy to see in open area. Quite a lot on a fruiting fig tree on the main road to crocodile lake (appro 4-5 km fr HQ)
Green Imperial Pigeon 綠皇鳩 Only seen along the LHS trail
Purple Swamphen 紫水雞
White-breasted Waterhen 白胸苦惡鳥
Bronze-winged Jacana 銅翅水雉 Very far away
Common Sandpiper 磯鷸 A bird was seen on the riverbank near Bamboo lodge
Red-wattled lapwing 肉垂麥雞 Two flying at distant
Osprey 魚鷹 Fishing at noon. Very active
Grey-headed Fish Eagle 灰頭魚雕 When the osprey was fishing, this eagle just took a break but changed its locations for every 15 mins.
Intermediate Egret 中白鷺
Purple Heron 紫鷺
Little Egret 小白鷺 Riverbank
Chinese Pond Heron 池鷺
Woolly-necked Stork 白頸鸛 3 birds on a dead tree on the LHS trail
Black-and-red Broadbill 黑紅闊嘴鳥 Main Road about 1 km after resort. Very noisy calls first. I thought it was a shama. But turned out to be a male. A pair of both male and female (sit side by side) Seen on the heaven rapid trail on the last day
Asian Fairy Bluebird 和平鳥 Quite a lot on a fruiting fig tree on main road to crocodile lake (appro 4-5 km fr HQ)
Golden Fronted Leafbird 金額葉鵯 I suppose it is
Great Iora 大綠雀鵯 Great Iora is much bigger than Common Iora. Its bill is particular large
Common Iora 黑翅雀鵯 For me, their abundance looks like White-eyes in HK
Rachet-tailed Treepie 盤尾樹鵲 Only seen along the LHS trail
Ashy Woodswallow 灰燕鵙 Easy to see along the LHS trail.
Black-naped Oriole 黑枕黃鸝 Easy to see along the LHS trail.
Indochinese Cuckoo Shrike 灰鵑鵙
Ashy minivet 灰山椒鳥 Easy to be seen along the LHS trail.
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo 大盤尾 Quite a lot
Bronze Drongo 小卷尾 Quite a lot
Hair-crested Drongo 髮冠卷尾 Some around open area
Ashy Drongo 灰卷尾 Open areas
Black-naped Monarch 黑枕王鶲 Quite common along the main road
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher 梯氏仙鶲
Verditer Flycatcher 銅藍鶲 Not very common in this trip. One or two sightings
Grey-headed Flycatcher 方尾鶲 Only seen on the last day. Not very common here.
Hainan Blue Flycatcher 海南藍鶲 One or two birds along the main road
Asian Brown Flycatcher 北灰鶲 Common along the main road
White-rumped Shama 白腰鵲鴝 Only seen on the second day.
White-throated Rock thrush 白喉磯鶇 A female, road crossing. At first I thought it was a juv flycatcher (some sort of dark-sided). But it appears too big to be a flycatcher. After 3 secs, I realized it may be a female of rock thrushes. The bird had floww away when I tried taking photos. No luck. After checking OB images, it should be this species
Hill Myna 鷯哥 About 5 to 10 birds were seen on a fruiting fig tree. The only sighting
Barn Swallow 家燕 Along river
Red-rumped Swallow 金腰燕
Grey-eyed Bulbul 灰眼短腳鵯 Common along the jetty and stores around the mainland side
Stripe throated Bulbul 紋喉鵯 their calls like Chinese Bulbul
Puff-throated Bulbul 白喉冠鵯
Black-crested Bulbul 黑冠黃鵯 Common along the jetty and stores around the mainland side
Common Tailorbird 長尾縫葉鶯 Common along main road
Arctic Warbler 極北柳鶯
Grey-faced Tit Babbler 灰臉紋胸鹛 Only identified after back to HK. Indicating no homework was done. Also, poor knowledge of this group
Buff-breasted Tit Babbler 棕胸幽鶥 Only seen along the crocodile trail. Very close to the forest floor
White-billed Yuhina 白腹鳳鶥 Only seen on the last day in a bird wave (iora, leafbird, racket-tailed drongo). Not very common here.
Scarlet backed Flowerpecker 朱背啄花鳥 HQ. I have to realize that I did not pay attention to flowerpeckers and sunbirds because other attractions.
Brown-throated Sunbird 褐喉花蜜鳥
Olive-backed Sunbird 黃腹花蜜鳥
Crimson Sunbird 黃腰太陽鳥
Little Spiderhunter 長嘴捕蛛鳥 Very noisy guys. Always in a pair (or two birds chasing each other). Easy to see along LHS trail
Grey Wagtail 灰鶺鴒 near the overflowing section of the main road to the luxury resort
White-backed Munia 白腰文鳥
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