Myanmar (Burma) Birding / Birds Watching Trip Report
Woodpecker & Other Birds Survey
In Kawthaung Region, Tanintharyi (Tenasserim)
Southern Myanmar
During the raining season
7 – 20 October 2006
Pakchan River ©Thet Zaw Naing
By
Thet Zaw Naing
Team members: Thet Zaw Naing, Martjan Lammertink (Nethrelands), Utami Setiorini (Indonesia), Marlene A. Wagner (USA), Naing Linn, Ko Ye and Ko Lay.
ITINERARY
7 October
Visit to Palau Ton Tone Island to do birds watching. Overnight Kawthaung.
8 October
Drive to 57 Miles Camp. Overnight 57 Miles Camp.
10 – 19 October
Woodpecker and other birds survey around 57 Miles Camp. Overnight 57 Miles Camp.
20 October
Back to Kawthaung
SURVEY SITE
Tanintharyi is the southern most part of Myanmar and it is situated in the Thai Peninsula. The area which we concentrated our woodpecker and other birds survey, is in Kawthaung region, the southern most portion of Tanintharyi. The Pakchan River forms a border between neighboring Thailand and Myanmar in Kawthaung region.
We visited one day at Palau Ton Tone Island that is situated 6 km away from Kawthaung Town and at N 10 ˚ 01’ 20.6’’ and E 98 ˚ 30’ 22.7’’. There is a huge human settlement and many people from Kawthaung are picnic on the island. The island is mainly covered by cashew nut, beetle nut and coconut plantations.
Palau Ton Tone Island ©Thet Zaw Naing
Woodpecker and other birds survey were mainly conducted at N 10 ˚ 34’ 00.4’’ and E 98 ˚ 33’ 35.1’’. This site is named 57 miles camp which is covered by primary and secondary evergreen forests. At birds survey site we put out three straight transect routes. The distance is 2.2 km each. Each day, the woodpecker and other birds survey team divided into three groups for carry out the detail research at three different transects.
Evergreen Forest ©Thet Zaw Naing
RECORDED BIRD SPECIES
During the raining season survey, despite the bad weather, a total of 199 bird species include 13 species of Woodpecker were recorded.
PHASIANIDAE: Francolins, partridges, quails, pheasants & Junglefowl
Crested Fireback Lophura ignita
Long-billed Partridge Rhizothera longirostris
Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
Grey Peacock Pheasant Polyplectron bicalcaratum
Great Argus Argusianus argus
DENDROCYGNIDAE: Whistling-ducks
Lesser Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna javanica
PICIDAE: Wrynecks, piculets & typical woodpeckers
White-browed Piculet Sasia ochracea
Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Dendrocopos canicapillus
Rufous Woodpecker Celeus brachyurus
Banded Woodpecker Picus miniaceus
Crimson-winged Woodpecker Picus puniceus
Greater Yellownape Picus flavinucha
Common Flameback Dinopium javanense
Greater Flameback Chrysocolaptes lucidus
Maroon Woodpecker Blythipicus rubiginosus
Buff-rumped Woodpecker Meiglyptes tristis
Black and Buff Woodpecker Meiglyptes jugularis
Buff-necked Woodpecker Meiglyptes tukki
Grey and Buff Woodpecker Hemicircus concretus
White-browed Piculet ©Thet Zaw Naing
MEGALAIMIDAE: Asian barbets
Gold - whiskered Barbet Megalaima chrysopogon
Red-crowned Barbet Megalaima rafflesii
Golden-throated Barbet Megalaima franklinii
Blue-eared Barbet Megalaima australis
Brown Barbet Calorhamphus fuliginosus
BUCEROTIDAE: Asian hornbills
Great Hornbill Buceros bicornis
Oriental Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris
Bushy-crested Hornbill Anorrhinus galeritus
White-crowned Hornbill Aceros comatus
CORACIIDAE: Rollers
Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis
Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
TROGONIDAE: Harpactini: Asian trogons
Scarlet-rumped Trogon Harpactes duvaucelii
Orange-breasted Trogon Harpactes oreskios
ALCEDINIDAE: Smaller kingfishers
Black-backed Kingfisher Ceyx erithacus
Banded Kingfisher Lacedo pulchella
Rufous-backed Kingfisher Ceyx rufidorsa
Black-backed Kingfisher ©Thet Zaw Naing
HALCYONIDAE: Larger kingfishers
Ruddy Kingfisher Halcyon coromanda
White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata
Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris
CUCULIDAE: Old World cuckoos
Moustached Hawk Cuckoo Hierococcyx vagans
Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii
Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus
Violet Cuckoo Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus
Chestnut-bellied Malkoha Phaenicophaeus sumatranus
Green-billed Malkoha Phaenicophaeus tristis
Raffles's Malkoha Phaenicophaeus chlorophaeus
Red-billed Malkoha Phaenicophaeus javanicus
Chestnut-breasted Malkoha Phaenicophaeus curvirostris
Chestnut-breasted Malkoha ©Thet Zaw Naing
CENTROPADIDAE: Coucals
Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis
MEROPIDAE: Bee-eaters
Red-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis amictus
Blue-throated Bee-eater Merops viridis
Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
Chestnut-headed Bee-Eater Merops leschenaulti
Red-bearded Bee-eater ©Thet Zaw Naing
PSITTACIDAE: Parrots & parakeets
Vernal Hanging Parrot Loriculus vernalis
APODIDAE: Swifts
Edible Nest Swiftlet Collocalia fuciphaga
Germain Swiftlet Collocallia germani
Silver-rumped Needletail Rhaphidura leucopygialis
Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus
Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
Fork-tailed Swift Apus pacificus
HEMIPROCNIDAE: Treeswifts
Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata
Grey-rumped Treeswift Hemiprocne longipennis
Whiskered Treeswift Hemiprocne comata
TYTONIDAE: Barn, grass and bay owls
Barn Owl Tyto alba
COLUMBIDAE: Pigeons & doves
Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis
Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea
TRINGINAE: Godwits, curlews, sandpipers, dowitchers, phalaropes & allies
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
Common Redshank Tringa totanus
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
CHARADRIINAE: Plovers & lapwings
Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus
Sternini: Terns & noddies
Gull-billed Tern Gelocbelidon nilotica
Little Tern Sterna albifrons
ACCIPITRIDAE: PANDIONINAE: Osprey
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
ACCIPITRINAE: Hawks & eagles
Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus
White-bellied Sea Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster
Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
Mountain Hawk Eagle Spizaetus nipalensis
Wallace's Hawk Eagle Spizaetus nanus
FALCONIDAE: Falcons
Collared Falconet Microhierax caerulescens
ARDEIDAE: Egrets, herons & bitterns
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Great Egret Casmerodius albus
Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
Little Heron Butorides striatus
PITTIDAE: Pittas
Blue-winged Pitta Pitta moluccensis
EURYLAIMINAE: Typical broadbills
Green Broadbill Calyptomena viridis
Black and Red Broadbill Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos
Banded Broadbill Eurylaimus javanicus
Black and Yellow Broadbill Eurylaimus ochromalus
Dusky Broadbill Corydon sumatranus
IRENIDAE: Fairy bulebirds & leafbirds
Asian Fairy Bluebird Irena puella
Lesser Green Leafbird Chloropsis cyanopogon
Blue-winged Leafbird Chloropsis cochinchinensis
LANIIDAE: Shrikes
Tiger Shrike Lanius tigrinus
Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
CORVINAE: Corvini: Jays, magpies, treepies, nutcrackers, crows & allies
Crested Jay Platylophus galericulatus
Black Magpie Platysmurus leucopterus
Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
Artamini: Woodswallows & allies
Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus
Oriolini: Orioles, cuckooshrikes, minivets & flycatcher-shrikes
Dark-throated Oriole Oriolus xanthonotus
Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis
Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
Indochinese Cuckooshrike Coracina polioptera
Black-winged Cuckooshrike Coracina melaschistos
Lesser Cuckooshrike Coracina fimbriata
Ashy Minivet Pericrocotus divaricatus
Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
Fiery Minivet Pericrocotus igneus
Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus
Bar-winged Flycatcher-Shrike Hemipus picatus
DICRURINAE: Rhipidurini: Fantails
White-throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis
Dicrurini: Drongos
Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
Crow-billed Drongo Dicrurus annectans
Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus
Spangled Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus
Monarchini: Monarchs, paradise-flycatchers & allies
Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
Asian Paradise-flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
Rufous-winged Philentoma Philentoma pyrhopterum
Maroon-breasted Philentoma Philentoma velatum
AEGITHININAE: Ioras
Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
Green Iora Aegithina viridissima
Great Iora Aegithina lafresnayei
MALACONOTINAE: Vangini: Philentomas, woodshrikes & allies
Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus
MUSCICAPIDAE: TURDINAE: Thrushes
Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
MUSCICAPINAE: Muscicapini: Old world flycatchers
Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica
Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
Snowy-browed Flycatcher Ficedula hyperythra
Blue-throated Flycatcher Cyornis rubeculoides
Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis
Saxicolini: Chats & allies
Siberian Blue Robin Luscinia cyane
Oriental Magpie Robin Copsychus saularis
White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus
White-crowned Forktail Enicurus leschenaulti
STURNIDAE: Sturnini: Starlings & mynas
Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
Hill Myna Gracula religiosa
SITTIDAE: SITTINAE: Nuthatches
Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch Sitta castanea
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis
HIRUNDININAE: Martins and swallows
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Pacific Swallow Hirundo tahitica
Red-rumped Swallow Hirundo daurica
PYCNONOTIDAE: Bulbuls
Black-crested Bulbul Pycnonotus melanicterus
Stripe-throated Bulbul Pycnonotus finlaysoni
Red-eyed Bulbul Pycnonotus brunneus
Spectacled Bulbul Pycnonotus erythropthalmos
White-throated bulbul Alophoixus flaveolus
Puff-throated Bulbul Alophoixus pallidus
Grey-cheeked Bulbul Alophoixus bres
Hairy-backed Bulbul Tricholestes criniger
Grey-eyed Bulbul Iole propinqua
Buff-vented Bulbul Iole olivacea
SYLVIIDAE: ACROCEPHALINAE: Tesias, warblers, tailorbirds & allies
Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
Dark-necked Tailorbird Orthotomus atrogularis
Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis
Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
Eastern Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus coronatus
White-tailed Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus davisoni
GARRULACINAE: Laughingthrushes
Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush Garrulax monileger
SYLVINAE: Timaliini: Babblers
White-chested Babbler Trichastoma rostratum
Ferruginous Babbler Trichastoma bicolor
Abbott's Babbler Malacocincla abbotti
Short-tailed Babbler Malacocincla malaccensis
Buff-breasted Babbler Pellorneum tickelli
Puff-throated Babbler Pellorneum ruficeps
Black-capped Babbler Pellorneum capistratum
Moustached Babbler Malacopteron magnirostre
White-browed Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus schisticeps
Rufous-fronted Babbler Stachyris rufifrons
Spot-necked Babbler Stachyris striolata
Chestnut-winged Babbler Stachyris erythroptera
Striped Tit Babbler Macronous gularis
Brown-cheeked Fulvetta Alcippe poioicephala
Grey-cheeked Fulvetta Alcippe morrisonia
White-bellied Yuhina Yuhina zantholeuca
NECTARINIIDAE: NECTARINIINAE: Dicaeini: Flowerpeckers
Yellow-brested Flowerpecker Prionochilus maculatus
Yellow-vented Flowerpecker Dicaeum chrysorrheum
Orange-bellied Flowerpecker Dicaeum trigonostigma
Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum
Nectariniini: Sunbirds & spiderhunters
Brown-throated Sunbird Anthreptes malacensis
Ruby-cheeked Sunbird Anthreptes singalensis
Purple-rumped Sunbird Nectarinia zeylonica
Purple-throated Sunbird Nectarinia sperata
Copper-throated Sunbird Nectarinia calcostetha
Olive-backed Sunbird Nectarinia jugularis
Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja
Little Spiderhunter Arachnothera longirostra
Long-billed Spiderhunter Arachnothera robusta
Yellow-eared Spiderhunter Arachnothera chrysogenys
Streaked Spiderhunter Arachnothera magna
MOTACILLINAE: Wagtails & pipits
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
ESTRILDINAE: Estrildini: Munias
White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
White-bellied Munia Lonchura leucogastra
RECORDED MAMMAL SPECIES
Sunda Colugo Cynocephalus variegatus
White-handed Gibbon Hylobates lar
Eastern Asian Porcupine Hystrix brachyura
Eurasian Wild Pig Sus scrofa
Lesser Oriental Chevrotain Tragulus javanicus
Sambar Cervus unicolor
Red Muntjac Muntiacus muntjak
One team member survey the woodpecker and other birds species ©Thet Zaw Naing
If you are interested in a birding tour to Myanmar please contact to me TZN@sstmyanmar.com
