Birds of Thailand

Thailand is home to over 1000 species of birds. These include birds of prey like the Crested Serpent Eagle and the White-bellied Sea Eagle, waterbirds like the Asian Openbill and the White-throated Kingfisher, and really small birds like the Asian Fairy Bluebird and the Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker.

The national bird of Thailand is the Siamese Fireback, the male of which is known for its beautiful plumage.

List of Common Birds Found in Thailand

Native Birds

Ashy Woodswallow
Asian Fairy Bluebird
Asian Green Bee-eater
Asian Koel
Asian Openbill
Baer’s Pochard
Barn Swallow
Black-crowned Night Heron
Black Drongo
Black Kite
Black-naped Oriole
Black-shouldered Kite
Black-winged Stilt
Blue Pitta
Blue-winged Leafbird
Brahminy Kite
Brown Shrike
Chinese Blackbird
Collared Kingfisher
Common Flameback
Common Kingfisher
Common Myna
Coral-billed Ground Cuckoo
Crested Serpent Eagle
Daurian Redstart
Eared Pitta
Eastern Cattle Egret
Eastern Jungle Crow
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Giant Nuthatch
Giant Pitta
Great Egret
Greater Coucal
Great Hornbill
Green Peafowl
Gray Heron
Gray Peacock-pheasant
Gurney’s Pitta
Hill Myna
Himalayan Vulture
Indian Peafowl
Indian Roller
Javan Pond Heron
Jerdon’s Bush Chat
Large-billed Crow
Lesser Adjutant
Light-vented Bulbul
Little Cormorant
Little Egret
Long-tailed Broadbill
Long-tailed minivet
Mangrove Pitta
Mrs. Hume’s Pheasant
Nordmann’s Greenshank
Ochraceous bulbul
Olive-Backed Sunbird
Oriental Magpie Robin
Oriental Pied Hornbill
Plain-pouched Hornbill
Puff-throated Bulbul
Purple Cochoa
Purple Heron
Rail-babbler
Ratchet-tailed Treepie
Red-breasted Parakeet
Red Collared Dove
Red Junglefowl
Red-vented Bulbul
Red-wattled Lapwing
Rufous-collared Kingfisher
Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker
Siamese Fireback
Silver Pheasant
Slaty-backed Forktail
Spoon-billed Sandpiper
Spotted Dove
Streaked Weaver
Tickell’s Brown Hornbill
White-bellied Sea Eagle
White-eyed River Martin
White-faced Plover
White-fronted Scops Owl
White-rumped Shama
White-throated Kingfisher
White-vented Myna
White Wagtail
Yellow-cheeked tit
Zebra Dove

Non-native Birds

African Sacred Ibis
Common Myna
House Crow
Javan Myna
Java Sparrow
Milky Stork
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Sarus Crane

Some of the best birding sites in Thailand include Doi Inthanon National Park, Khao Sok National Park, and Kaeng Krachan National Park. The peak season for birding is during the cooler and dry months when the resident birds are more active and more migratory birds come to visit.