Thailand Ramsar wetland
Thale Noi Non-Hunting Area
156 bird species recorded; the most in January and from March to April.
Vyacheslav Argenberg · CC BY 4.0
This month here
113 species in January.100 species in February.111 species in March.117 species in April.101 species in May.85 species in June.98 species in July.90 species in August.96 species in September.76 species in October.82 species in November.90 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
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
156 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).
- 156Speciesrecorded more than once
- 52Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 1ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 10,650Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 12Raptors
- 1Owls
- 16Waders
- 6Gulls & seabirds
- 4Ducks & geese
- 16Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 61Songbirds
- 38Other 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 156 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Eastern Marsh-harrierCircus spilonotus
- White-bellied Sea-EagleHaliaeetus leucogaster
- Crested Honey BuzzardPernis ptilorhynchus
- Pied HarrierCircus melanoleucos
- Black BazaAviceda leuphotes
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Crested Serpent EagleSpilornis cheela
- Grey-faced BuzzardButastur indicus
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Buffy Fish-OwlKetupa ketupu
Waders16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Bronze-winged JacanaMetopidius indicus
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Oriental PratincoleGlareola maldivarum
- Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
- Pheasant-tailed JacanaHydrophasianus chirurgus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
- Pin-tailed SnipeGallinago stenura
- Grey-headed LapwingVanellus cinereus
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Long-toed StintCalidris subminuta
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Greater Painted-snipeRostratula benghalensis
Gulls & seabirds6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Brown-headed GullChroicocephalus brunnicephalus
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
Ducks & geese4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Lesser Whistling DuckDendrocygna javanica
- Cotton Pygmy GooseNettapus coromandelianus
- Knob-billed DuckSarkidiornis melanotos
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
Herons, ibises & grebes16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Egretta intermediaEgretta intermedia
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Chinese Pond HeronArdeola bacchus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Black-necked IbisThreskiornis melanocephalus
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Javan Pond-HeronArdeola speciosa
- Striated HeronButorides striata
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster
- Reef HeronEgretta sacra
- Malay Night-heronGorsachius melanolophus
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Asian Open-bill StorkAnastomus oscitans
- Painted StorkMycteria leucocephala
Songbirds61 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Pacific SwallowHirundo javanica
- Yellow-vented BulbulPycnonotus goiavier
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Yellow-bellied PriniaPrinia flaviventris
- Malaysian Pied FantailRhipidura javanica
- Great MynaAcridotheres grandis
- Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
- Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
- Jungle MynaAcridotheres fuscus
- Brown ShrikeLanius cristatus
- Plain-throated SunbirdAnthreptes malacensis
- Oriental Magpie-robinCopsychus saularis
- Common IoraAegithina tiphia
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Ayeyarwady BulbulPycnonotus blanfordi
- Scarlet-backed FlowerpeckerDicaeum cruentatum
- Golden-bellied GerygoneGerygone sulphurea
- Ashy TailorbirdOrthotomus ruficeps
- Spice FinchLonchura punctulata
- Baya WeaverPloceus philippinus
- Oriental Reed WarblerAcrocephalus orientalis
- Black-browed Reed WarblerAcrocephalus bistrigiceps
- Indian Pied MynaGracupica contra
- Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapilla
- Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
- Dark-necked TailorbirdOrthotomus atrogularis
- Pallas’s grasshopper warblerLocustella certhiola
- Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
- Plain-backed SparrowPasser flaveolus
- Eastern Yellow WagtailMotacilla tschutschensis
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Striped Tit BabblerMacronus gularis
- Stejneger's StonechatSaxicola stejnegeri
- Oriolus chinensisOriolus chinensis
- Asian Glossy StarlingAplonis panayensis
- Ruby-cheeked SunbirdChalcoparia singalensis
- Muscicapa latirostrisMuscicapa latirostris
- Olive-winged BulbulPycnonotus plumosus
- Swinhoe's White-eyeZosterops simplex
- Ashy MinivetPericrocotus divaricatus
- Daurian StarlingAgropsar sturninus
- Blue-winged PittaPitta moluccensis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Chestnut-capped BabblerTimalia pileata
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Forest WagtailDendronanthus indicus
- White-rumped MuniaLonchura striata
- Rufescent PriniaPrinia rufescens
- Eastern Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
- Yellow-rumped FlycatcherFicedula zanthopygia
- Asian Red-eyed BulbulPycnonotus brunneus
- Crimson SunbirdAethopyga siparaja
- Orange-bellied FlowerpeckerDicaeum trigonostigma
- Lanceolated WarblerLocustella lanceolata
- Brown-streaked FlycatcherMuscicapa williamsoni
- Racket-tailed TreepieCrypsirina temia
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great IoraAegithina lafresnayei
- Tiger ShrikeLanius tigrinus
- White-headed MuniaLonchura maja
Other birds38 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Eastern Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
- Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
- Edible-nest SwiftletAerodramus fuciphagus
- Zebra DoveGeopelia striata
- Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis
- Common KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
- White-breasted KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
- White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Coracias affinisCoracias affinis
- Pink-necked Green-PigeonTreron vernans
- Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalus
- Red Collared DoveStreptopelia tranquebarica
- Asian Palm-swiftCypsiurus balasiensis
- Plaintive CuckooCacomantis merulinus
- Rhopodytes tristisRhopodytes tristis
- House SwiftApus nipalensis
- Lineated BarbetPsilopogon lineatus
- Horsfield's Bronze CuckooChrysococcyx basalis
- Little Bronze CuckooChrysococcyx minutillus
- Blue-throated Bee-eaterMerops viridis
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Common FlamebackDinopium javanense
- White-browed CrakePorzana cinerea
- Stork-billed KingfisherPelargopsis capensis
- Black-capped KingfisherHalcyon pileataVU
- Lesser CoucalCentropus bengalensis
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eaterMerops leschenaulti
- Ruddy-breasted CrakePorzana fusca
- Pied Imperial-PigeonDucula bicolor
- White-collared KingfisherTodiramphus chloris
- Oriental DollarbirdEurystomus orientalis
- Blue-eared KingfisherAlcedo meninting
- Banded Bay CuckooCacomantis sonneratii
- Large-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus macrurus
- Blue-eared BarbetPsilopogon duvaucelii
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species in January and from March to April.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan28°/23°172 mm
- Feb29°/22°35 mm
- Mar30°/24°112 mm
- Apr31°/25°114 mm
- May31°/25°176 mm
- Jun30°/24°170 mm
- Jul29°/24°180 mm
- Aug29°/24°179 mm
- Sep29°/24°208 mm
- Oct29°/24°270 mm
- Nov28°/24°423 mm
- Dec28°/23°322 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Thale Noi Non-Hunting Area.
Non-hunting area in southern Thailand
Thale Noi Non-Hunting Area is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Thailand.
156 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 10,650 open records.
The most recorded are the Western Swamphen, the Asian Open-bill Stork and the Little Cormorant.
20 species come for the summer, 32 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
1 are threatened worldwide, including Black-capped Kingfisher.
The most species are recorded in January and from March to April.
Get there and watch
- Hoy Down บ้านพัก สอยดาวplace to stay · 3.6 km · 4 within 10 km
- Khuan Khanunnearest town · 16 km in a straight line
- Trang Airport (TST)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 66 km in a straight lineCar hire at KBV airport (Krabi)Discover 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
- 6viewpoints within 5 kmBridge, หอคอยจุดชมวิวทะเลน้อย and 4 more
- 1car parks within 3 km
- 4places to stay within 10 kmHoy Down บ้านพัก สอยดาว, ศรีปากประรีสอร์ท, Baan Tonlamphu Pakpra and 1 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- campsites within 10 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 Thale Noi Non-Hunting Area.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas27 mountains within 25 kmKhao Chai Buri · 14 kmKhao Ok Thalu177 m · 17 kmKhuan Hueng · 18 kmKhao Hua Taek · 18 kmKhuan Pring · 20 kmKhao Chiak · 22 kmKhao Phrok Phleng · 23 kmKhao Wang · 23 km
Lakeyas2 lakes within 15 kmThale Noi17 km² · 1.6 kmLuang Sea825 km² · 14 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.
Thale Noi Non-Hunting Area
Thailand
- 56Birdyas Score
- 156Species
- 52Migrants
- 1Threatened
Ao Phang Nga National Park
Thailand · 190 km
- 55Birdyas Score
- 114Species
- 47Migrants
- 2Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q25221639) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 10,650 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, Lakeyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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