Thailand Ramsar wetland
Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park
267 bird species recorded; the most from December to February.
Jérémy Toma · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
219 species in January.212 species in February.196 species in March.157 species in April.93 species in May.87 species in June.100 species in July.118 species in August.99 species in September.169 species in October.191 species in November.212 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
VU
NT
NT
VU
VU
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
267 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 267Speciesrecorded more than once
- 118Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 9ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 18,445Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 107 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 19Raptors
- 5Owls
- 43Waders
- 10Gulls & seabirds
- 7Ducks & geese
- 18Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 107Songbirds
- 55Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 267 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-bellied Sea-EagleHaliaeetus leucogaster
- Eastern Marsh-harrierCircus spilonotus
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Greater spotted eagleAquila clanga
- Pied HarrierCircus melanoleucos
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Crested Serpent EagleSpilornis cheela
- Black BazaAviceda leuphotes
- Eastern Imperial EagleAquila heliacaVU
- Amur FalconFalco amurensis
- Crested Honey BuzzardPernis ptilorhynchus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Grey-faced BuzzardButastur indicus
- Rufous-winged Buzzard-eagleButastur liventer
- Oriental HobbyFalco severus
Owls5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Spotted OwletAthene brama
- Asian Barred OwletGlaucidium cuculoides
- Eastern Barn OwlTyto javanica
- Buffy Fish-OwlKetupa ketupu
- Collared Scops-owlOtus lettia
Waders43 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
- Greater Sand PloverCharadrius leschenaultii
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Bronze-winged JacanaMetopidius indicus
- Long-toed StintCalidris subminuta
- Red-necked StintCalidris ruficollisNT
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Pheasant-tailed JacanaHydrophasianus chirurgus
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Oriental PratincoleGlareola maldivarum
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellusVU
- Pin-tailed SnipeGallinago stenura
- Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Grey-headed LapwingVanellus cinereus
- Greater Painted-snipeRostratula benghalensis
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Great KnotCalidris tenuirostris
- Indian Thick-kneeBurhinus indicus
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Little PratincoleGlareola lactea
- Nordmann's GreenshankTringa guttifer
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
- Spoon-billed SandpiperCalidris pygmaeaCR
- Malay PloverCharadrius peroniiNT
- Far Eastern CurlewNumenius madagascariensis
Gulls & seabirds10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Brown-headed GullChroicocephalus brunnicephalus
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Great Crested-TernThalasseus bergii
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Black-naped TernSterna sumatrana
Ducks & geese7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Lesser Whistling DuckDendrocygna javanica
- Cotton Pygmy GooseNettapus coromandelianus
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
Herons, ibises & grebes18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Egretta intermediaEgretta intermedia
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Chinese Pond HeronArdeola bacchus
- Striated HeronButorides striata
- Reef HeronEgretta sacra
- Indian CormorantPhalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Javan Pond-HeronArdeola speciosa
- Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Yellow BitternIxobrychus sinensis
- Chinese EgretEgretta eulophotesVU
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Asian Open-bill StorkAnastomus oscitans
- Painted StorkMycteria leucocephala
- Greater AdjutantLeptoptilos dubiusNT
Songbirds107 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Great MynaAcridotheres grandis
- Ayeyarwady BulbulPycnonotus blanfordi
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
- Oriental Magpie-robinCopsychus saularis
- Brown ShrikeLanius cristatus
- Eastern Yellow WagtailMotacilla tschutschensis
- Ashy Wood SwallowArtamus fuscus
- Indian Pied MynaGracupica contra
- Plain PriniaPrinia inornata
- Spice FinchLonchura punctulata
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Common IoraAegithina tiphia
- Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapilla
- Malaysian Pied FantailRhipidura javanica
- Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
- Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
- Stejneger's StonechatSaxicola stejnegeri
- Oriental Reed WarblerAcrocephalus orientalis
- Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
- Black-browed Reed WarblerAcrocephalus bistrigiceps
- Yellow-vented BulbulPycnonotus goiavier
- Plain-backed SparrowPasser flaveolus
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Richard's PipitAnthus richardi
- Dusky warblerPhylloscopus fuscatus
- Taiga FlycatcherFicedula albicilla
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
- Muscicapa latirostrisMuscicapa latirostris
- White-rumped ShamaCopsychus malabaricus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Dicrurus leucophaeusDicrurus leucophaeus
- Yellow-bellied PriniaPrinia flaviventris
- Oriolus chinensisOriolus chinensis
- Forest WagtailDendronanthus indicus
- Greater Racket-tailed DrongoDicrurus paradiseus
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- Scarlet-backed FlowerpeckerDicaeum cruentatum
- Blue Whistling ThrushMyophonus caeruleus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Plain-throated SunbirdAnthreptes malacensis
- Dark-necked TailorbirdOrthotomus atrogularis
- Golden-bellied GerygoneGerygone sulphurea
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Eastern Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
- Pallas’s grasshopper warblerLocustella certhiola
- Manchurian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus tangorumVU
- White-shouldered StarlingSturnia sinensis
- Purple SunbirdCinnyris asiaticus
- Racket-tailed TreepieCrypsirina temia
- Lanius schachLanius schach
- Puff-throated BabblerPellorneum ruficeps
- Oriental SkylarkAlauda gulgula
- Striped Tit BabblerMacronus gularis
- Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
- Thick-billed WarblerIduna aedon
- White-crested LaughingthrushGarrulax leucolophus
- Tickell's Blue FlycatcherCyornis tickelliae
- Black-naped MonarchHypothymis azurea
- Chestnut-capped BabblerTimalia pileata
- Pacific SwallowHirundo javanica
- Arctic warblerPhylloscopus borealis
- Black-crested BulbulPycnonotus flaviventris
- Sooty-headed BulbulPycnonotus aurigaster
- Baya WeaverPloceus philippinus
- Mangrove WhistlerPachycephala cinerea
- Streaked WeaverPloceus manyar
- Acridotheres leucocephalusAcridotheres leucocephalus
- Lanceolated WarblerLocustella lanceolata
- White-rumped MuniaLonchura striata
- Siberian RubythroatLuscinia calliope
- Ashy MinivetPericrocotus divaricatus
- Yellow-breasted BuntingEmberiza aureolaCR
- Radde’s warblerPhylloscopus schwarzi
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Golden-headed CisticolaCisticola exilis
- Red AvadavatAmandava amandava
- Bronzed DrongoDicrurus aeneus
- Stripe-throated BulbulPycnonotus finlaysoni
- Hair-crested DrongoDicrurus hottentottus
- Two-barred WarblerPhylloscopus plumbeitarsus
- Siberian Blue RobinLuscinia cyane
- Dark-sided FlycatcherMuscicapa sibirica
- Burmese ShrikeLanius collurioides
- Blunt-winged WarblerAcrocephalus concinens
- Rosy StarlingPastor roseus
- Daurian StarlingAgropsar sturninus
- Little SpiderhunterArachnothera longirostra
- Indian Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone paradisi
- Black-winged CuckooshrikeCoracina melaschistos
- Asian House MartinDelichon dasypus
- Hainan Blue-flycatcherCyornis hainanus
- Grey-headed Canary-FlycatcherCulicicapa ceylonensis
- Rufescent PriniaPrinia rufescens
- Yellow-rumped FlycatcherFicedula zanthopygia
- Rufous-fronted BabblerStachyridopsis rufifrons
- Ruby-cheeked SunbirdChalcoparia singalensis
- Verditer FlycatcherEumyias thalassinus
- Baikal Bush WarblerLocustella davidi
- Great IoraAegithina lafresnayei
- Olive-backed PipitAnthus hodgsoni
- Asian Golden WeaverPloceus hypoxanthusNT
- Orange-headed ThrushGeokichla citrina
- White-rumped ShamaKittacincla malabarica
- Swinhoe's White-eyeZosterops simplex
Other birds55 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Asian Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalis
- Zebra DoveGeopelia striata
- Red Collared DoveStreptopelia tranquebarica
- Eastern Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
- Coracias affinisCoracias affinis
- White-breasted KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Asian Palm-swiftCypsiurus balasiensis
- Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- White-collared KingfisherTodiramphus chloris
- Edible-nest SwiftletAerodramus fuciphagus
- Black-capped KingfisherHalcyon pileataVU
- White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
- Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
- Ruddy-breasted CrakePorzana fusca
- Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalus
- Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
- Plaintive CuckooCacomantis merulinus
- Red JunglefowlGallus gallus
- Lineated BarbetPsilopogon lineatus
- Rhopodytes tristisRhopodytes tristis
- Slaty-breasted RailGallirallus striatus
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eaterMerops leschenaulti
- Large-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus macrurus
- House SwiftApus nipalensis
- Blue-throated Bee-eaterMerops viridis
- Indian NightjarCaprimulgus asiaticus
- Common FlamebackDinopium javanense
- Lesser CoucalCentropus bengalensis
- Baillon's CrakePorzana pusilla
- White-browed CrakePorzana cinerea
- Barred ButtonquailTurnix suscitator
- Oriental Pied-HornbillAnthracoceros albirostris
- Oriental DollarbirdEurystomus orientalis
- CootFulica atra
- Stork-billed KingfisherPelargopsis capensis
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Greater FlamebackChrysocolaptes guttacristatus
- Pacific SwiftApus pacificus
- Freckle-breasted WoodpeckerDendrocopos analis
- Yellow-legged ButtonquailTurnix tanki
- Blue-eared KingfisherAlcedo meninting
- Pink-necked Green-PigeonTreron vernans
- Square-tailed Drongo-CuckooSurniculus lugubris
- Rain QuailCoturnix coromandelica
- Oriental Turtle DoveStreptopelia orientalis
- Asian Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx maculatus
- Kalij PheasantLophura leucomelanos
- Rufous WoodpeckerMicropternus brachyurus
- Red-throated BarbetPsilopogon mystacophanosNT
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species from December to February.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan27°/24°50 mm
- Feb29°/24°19 mm
- Mar30°/26°72 mm
- Apr31°/27°78 mm
- May30°/27°184 mm
- Jun30°/26°210 mm
- Jul29°/26°230 mm
- Aug29°/26°204 mm
- Sep29°/26°230 mm
- Oct28°/26°266 mm
- Nov28°/26°124 mm
- Dec27°/24°46 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park.
National marine park in Thailand
Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Thailand.
267 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 18,445 open records.
The most recorded are the Black-winged Stilt, the Little Egret and the Asian Green Bee-eater.
16 species come for the summer, 101 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
9 are threatened worldwide, including Black-capped Kingfisher, Grey Plover and Broad-billed Sandpiper.
The most species are recorded from December to February.
Get there and watch
- Sam Phraya beach campingcampsite · 5.1 km · 3 within 10 km
- Happy Mind Resortplace to stay · 7.0 km · 40 within 10 km
- Sam Roi Yotnearest town · 13 km in a straight line
- Hua Hin Airport (HHQ)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 50 km in a straight lineCar hire in Hua HinDiscover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- 2visitor centres within 6 kmศูนย์บริการนักท่องเที่ยว
- 2viewpoints within 5 kmจุดชมวิวเขาดินสอ
- 3campsites within 10 kmSam Phraya beach camping
- 40places to stay within 10 kmHappy Mind Resort, บ้านน้ามาลัย, The Green Beach Resort and 37 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- car parks within 3 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas48 mountains within 25 kmKhao Tham Prathun · 2.4 kmKhao Thaen · 3.6 kmKhao Sam Roi Yot · 6.8 kmKhao Raeng · 9.1 kmKhao Rang Raeng · 14 kmKhao Pong · 17 kmKhao Yai · 18 kmKhao Nong Khon · 22 km
Coastya3 beaches within 10 kmHat Sam Phraya · 5.1 kmHat Nom Sao · 7.5 kmHat Laem Sala · 7.5 km
Cavernyas1 caves within 20 kmPhraya Nakhon Cave · 7.0 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Other places nearby.
Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park
Thailand
- 86Birdyas Score
- 267Species
- 118Migrants
- 9Threatened
Mu Ko Ang Thong National Park
Thailand · 286 km
- 36Birdyas Score
- 38Species
- 15Migrants
- 0Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q1760508) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 18,445 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Sister atlases | Peakyas, Coastya, Cavernyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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