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21th - 23rd June 2007 : Mae Wong National Park, Kampaengphet Province.
Mae Wong National Park
Mae Wong National Park

After birding in Doi Inthanon National Park , we continue d to Mae Wong National Park in Kampaengphet Province . We had to camp up on the mountain called "Chong Yen", which means "cold pass ". There was no rest au rant up here so we had to prepare supplies for cooking including some fruits, drinking water and some snacks. However, there were clean toilets. Some special bird species in the park were Crested Kingfisher (always flies along small stream near the HQ), Rufous-necked Hornbill , Burmese Yuhina, and Coral-billed Scimitar-Babbler ( always feed around Chong Yen camping area).

We were very lucky for birding here be cause there was no tourist and no rain. We could enjoy birding around our tents, where many species of birds came out to show us all day, such as very beautiful Rufous-necked Hornbills (2 males and 1 female), Coral-billed Scimitar-Babbler, White-necked Laughingthrush, Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush, Black-throated Laughingthrush, White-tailed Robin, Streaked Wren-babbler, Streaked Spiderhunter ( which came to feed on the banana's flower), White-crowned Forktail and Mountain Scops Owl.

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Green Cochoa by Johan Svensson
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Chong Yen had a lot of small insects called "Black flies" . They could made you feel very itchy and get sick when bitten. So we protected ourselves from them by cover ing all of our bodies except the eyes with some clothes .

Johan was very lucky . H e walked along the small road that we drove up the mountain and he found a Green Cochoa and could take some photos of the bird! The species is very rare for the area and is difficult to see. Therefore, i t's the bird of this trip.

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Jan

Covered all of the body except the eyes
Rufous-necked Hornbill, Male covered all of the body except the eyes.
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White-necked Laughingthrush
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Changeable Hawk Eagle
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Streaked Spiderhunter
Wait for Rufous-necked Hornbill
Wait for Rufous-necked Hornbill
Species seen in this trip

Common name
Scientific name
Speckled Piculet Picumnus innominatus
Greater Yellownape Picus flavinucha
Great Barbet Megalaima virens
Golden-throated Barbet Megalaima franklinii
Blue-throated Barbet Megalaima asiatica
Stork-billed Kingfisher Halcyon amauroptera
Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
Rufous-necked Hornbill Aceros nipalensis
Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus
Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
Mountain Imperial Pigeon Ducula badia
Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhyncus
Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus
Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus
Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus remifer
Grey Treepie Dendrocitta formosae
Grey-chinned Minivet Pericrocotus solaris
Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus
White-throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis
Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher Culcicapa ceylonensis
Oriental Magpie Robin Copsychus saularis
Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis
Brown-throated Treecreeper Certhia discolor
Common name
Scientific name
Yellow-cheeked Tit Parus spilonotus
Asian House Martin Delichon dasypus
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Black-crested Bulbul Pycnonotus melanicterus
Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
Flavescent Bulbul Pycnonotus flavescens
Mountain Bulbul Hypsipetes mcclellandii
Oriental White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
White-necked Laughingthrush Garrulax strepitans
Black-throated Laughingthrush Garrulax chinensis
Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush Garrulax erythrocephalus
White-browed Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus schisticeps
Coral-billed Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus ferruginosus
Striped Tit Babblet Macronous gularis
Grey-throated Babbler Stachyris nigriceps
White-browed Shrike Babbler Pteruthius flaviscapis
Striated Yuhina Yuhina castaniceps
Grey-cheeked Fulvetta Alcippe morrisonia
White-bellied Yuhina Yuhina zantholeuca
Black-throated Sunbird Aethopyga saturata
Streaked Spiderhunter Arachnothera magna
White-tailed Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus emeiensis
Streaked Wren Babbler Napothera brevicaudata
White-hooded Babbler Gampsorhynchus rufulus
Silver-eared Mesia Leiothrix argentauris
Green Cochoa Cochao viridis

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