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Ultimate
Southern Series |
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Thailand
Kingfishers |
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There are many families of birds in Thailand.
Uncommon and rare birds are fairly easy to see if you visit the
right place. Thailand, unlike her neighbors, is a prosperous country
and therefore the locals don't need to eat wild birds to survive.
This is great news for birders. All of Southern Thailand's kingfishers
are colorful. From the comfort of a kayak, they're easy to see as
well.
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Southern
Thailand Kingfisher Species List |
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Brown-winged Kingfisher
- common around many islands in the South
Stork-billed Kingfisher - fairly common in Khao
Sok
White-throated Kingfisher - common
Common Kingfisher - common
Blue-eared Kingfisher - fairly common
Blue-banded Kingfisher - uncommon
Banded Kingfisher - fairly common jungle resident,
though difficult to see sometimes
Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher (Black-backed & Red-backed)
- uncommon
White-throated kingfisher - common on power lines
inland
Ruddy Kingfisher - uncommon to locally common
Collared Kingfisher - common around most islands
Black-capped Kingfisher - common around most islands
- migratory
Rufous-collared Kingfisher - rarely seen, sometimes
heard in one area of Khao Sok.
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This is the lovely little Blue-eared Kingfisher.
Luckily, it is common in Khao Sok. We see them
all the time. But, you have to know where to look.
They tend to be in the same coves time after time.
Unlike many of the other kingfishers, when you
spook this guy he flies up into the jungle.
The Brown-Winged Kingfisher is common in Phang
Nga Bay and we see them all the time. Again, if
you know where to look, you'll likely see one.
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Note:
Black-capped Kingfisher, Common Kingfisher and
White-throated Kingfisher pictures taken by Portugese
expert bird photographer Jorge
Rodrigues. |
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