Kaeng Krachan
Petchburi Province
 This location is the most top birding site in the central
of Thailand, one of the best locations of the country and also of Southeast
Asia. In each year, ten thousands of Thai and foreign birdwatchers visit this
place. Kaeng Krachan is also one of the significant birding tour programs that
European and American birdwatchers can't miss.
Presently, there are more than 400 kinds of birds found in Kaeng Krachan National
Park. The Park is counted as the preserved forest that supports the maximum
number of found birds in the country. In percentage, about 50 percent of recorded
birds in Thailand are found in this location. Besides, Kaeng Krachan has an
outstanding feature that there is no location like, as it is both a reproductive
source of those northern and southern birds. Thus, it supports the most various
kinds of birds in the country. You can find not only the northern and southern
birds in the same place, but also those in lowland forest like Giant Pitta ,
Crested Jay and those in highland like Flavescent Bulbul, Rusty-naped Pitta
 Importantly, because of the various geographical conditions; lake, waterfall,
grass field, forest-skirt, dry forest and evergreen forest; Kaeng Krachan National
Park contains, therefore, all categories of various bird species like City Bird,
Water Bird, Paddy field Bird and Forest Bird can be seen in this site.
Nowaday, the new found birds are continually reported and tentatively increased.
Many kinds of birds are found unbelievably, such as Giant Pitta, Rufous-collared
Kingfisher, Chestnuts Napped Forktail and White-fronted Scops-Owl. Besides,
the superstar that becomes the symbolic of this place is Racket-tailed Treepie,
which only in this site can be found. It is every birdwatcher's climax when
they visit this site.
Interesting Birding Points
- Around the National Park's Headquarters-the
hostel-around clay-made dam
The found birds are mostly City Birds, Water Birds and birds those live in
groves or dry forest. The ones which can be seen easily are White-vented Myna,
White-rumped Shama, Tree Sparrow, Common Iora, Black-collared Starling, Greater
Flameback, Black crested Bulbul, Coppersmith Barbet, Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush,
Shikra, Osprey, White-breasted Waterhen, White-throated Kingfisher, Little
Grebe.
In the late evening or when it gets dark, Night Birds that can be found are
like Lager-tailed Nightjar, Collared Scops-Owl, Java Frogmouth.
- Sam-Yod Gate
The area is in the margin of agricultural area and grass-field in the skirt
of groves. Those which often and certainly be found are like Crested Goshawk,
Chinese Francolin, Bright-capped Cisticola, Plan Prinia, Scaly-breasted Munia,
Green-eared Barbet, Black-naped Oriole, Grey-headed Woodpecker and many kind
of Swallow.
- Baan Krang, at the 15 kilometer
Baan Krang is one of the best birding point in this forest park. Beside there
are many birds to see, the trail there is easy to walk. Birdwatchers do not
have to worry about blood sucking snails. The superstars which often seen are
Crested Jay, Green Magpie, Orange-breasted Trogon, Great Slaty Woodpecker,
Malaya Night-Heron, Sultan Tit, Great Hornbill, Brown Hornbill, Crested-serpent
Eagle and Broadbill more 6 specie, Kingfisher more 4 specie, Pitta more 6 specie,
Woodpecker more 6 specie, Malkoha more 3 specie to you can see.
Those abundant of Night Birds (if you come and see) are such as Brown wooded
Owl, Buffy Fish-Owl, White-fronted Scops-Owl
- From the 27 to 30 kilometer
Along this area supports a fertile hill evergreen forest. Almost of those colorful
and the northern birds can be found. Beside the superstar, Racket-tailed Treepie,
those attractive ones such as Mountain Imperial Pigeon, Golden-throated Barbet,
Wreathed Hornbill, White-browed Shrike-Babbler, Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher,
Coral-billed Scimitar-Babbler, Long-tailed Broadbill, Blue Pitta, Red-naped
Trogon, yellow-eared Spiderhunter and Grey-breasted Spiderhunter are there.
The newest found of Kaeng Krachan and of Thailand is Isabel line Weather.
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