Phu Kradueng National Park

Wildlife in Phu Kradueng

The list of species below are collected from various sources and publications, it is not necessarily complete nor accurate. Some species may have been extirpated from the park, may be historic data of rare migrant species or simply misidentified. We do our best to verify each record with the experts, particularly the rare species.

Birds (Class: Aves)

Total 115 species

Pheasants, grouse, and allies

Chinese francolin, Francolinus pintadeanus

Pigeons and doves

Common emerald dove, Chalcophaps indica
Oriental turtle dove, Streptopelia orientalis
Thick-billed green pigeon, Treron curvirostra
White-bellied green pigeon, Treron sieboldii

Cuckoos

Lesser coucal, Centropus bengalensis
Green-billed malkoha, Phaenicophaeus tristis

Swifts

Brown-backed needletail, Hirundapus giganteus

Herons, egrets, and bitterns

Chinese pond heron, Ardeola bacchus
Eastern cattle egret, Bubulcus coromandus
Little egret, Egretta garzetta

Hawks, eagles, and kites

Crested goshawk, Accipiter trivirgatus
Grey-faced buzzard, Butastur indicus
Oriental honey-buzzard, Pernis ptilorhynchus
Crested serpent eagle, Spilornis cheela

Owls

Collared scops owl, Otus lettia

Rollers

Indochinese roller, Coracias affinis
Oriental dollarbird, Eurystomus orientalis

Barbets

Blue-throated barbet, Psilopogon asiaticus
Blue-eared barbet, Psilopogon duvaucelii
Golden-throated barbet, Psilopogon franklinii
Moustached barbet, Psilopogon incognitus
Great barbet, Psilopogon virens

Woodpeckers

Greater yellownape, Chrysophlegma flavinucha
Speckled piculet, Picumnus innominatus
Lesser yellownape, Picus chlorolophus
Black-naped woodpecker, Picus guerini
White-browed piculet, Sasia ochracea
Grey-capped pygmy woodpecker, Yungipicus canicapillus

Falcons and caracaras

Common kestrel, Falco tinnunculus

Broadbills

Silver-breasted broadbill, Serilophus lunatus

Cuckooshrikes and allies

Large cuckooshrike, Coracina macei
Black-winged cuckooshrike, Lalage melaschistos
Rosy minivet, Pericrocotus roseus
Scarlet minivet, Pericrocotus speciosus

Vireos, shrike-babblers and erpornis

White-bellied erpornis, Erpornis zantholeuca

Old World orioles

Slender-billed oriole, Oriolus tenuirostris

Vangas, helmetshrikes, and allies

Bar-winged flycatcher-shrike, Hemipus picatus

Ioras

Common iora, Aegithina tiphia

Fantails

White-throated fantail, Rhipidura albicollis

Drongos

Bronzed drongo, Dicrurus aeneus
Crow-billed drongo, Dicrurus annectens
Hair-crested drongo, Dicrurus hottentottus
Ashy drongo, Dicrurus leucophaeus
Lesser racquet-tailed drongo, Dicrurus remifer

Monarch flycatchers

Black-naped monarch, Hypothymis azurea

Shrikes

Burmese shrike, Lanius collurioides
Brown shrike, Lanius cristatus
Grey-backed shrike, Lanius tephronotus

Fairy flycatchers

Grey-headed canary-flycatcher, Culicicapa ceylonensis

Tits

Yellow-cheeked tit, Machlolophus spilonotus

Cisticolas and allies

Dark-necked tailorbird, Orthotomus atrogularis
Common tailorbird, Orthotomus sutorius

Swallows and martins

Red-rumped swallow, Cecropis daurica
Nepal house martin, Delichon nipalense
Barn swallow, Hirundo rustica
Dusky crag martin, Ptyonoprogne concolor

Bulbuls

Black-headed bulbul, Brachypodius atriceps
Grey-eyed bulbul, Iole propinqua
Mountain bulbul, Ixos mcclellandii
Sooty-headed bulbul, Pycnonotus aurigaster
Flavescent bulbul, Pycnonotus flavescens
Black-crested bulbul, Rubigula flaviventris

Leaf warblers

Dusky warbler, Phylloscopus fuscatus
Yellow-browed leaf warbler, Phylloscopus inornatus
White-tailed leaf warbler, Phylloscopus intensior
Two-barred leaf warbler, Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus
Sulphur-breasted leaf warbler, Phylloscopus ricketti
Radde's warbler, Phylloscopus schwarzi
Alstrӧm's warbler, Phylloscopus soror
Pale-legged leaf warbler, Phylloscopus tenellipes

White-eyes, yuhinas and allies

Striated yuhina, Staphida castaniceps
Indian white-eye, Zosterops palpebrosus
Swinhoe's white-eye, Zosterops simplex

Tree-babblers, scimitar-babblers and allies

Large scimitar babbler, Erythrogenys hypoleucos
Pin-striped tit-babbler, Mixornis gularis
Red-billed scimitar babbler, Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps
White-browed scimitar babbler, Pomatorhinus schisticeps
Grey-throated babbler, Stachyris nigriceps

Ground babblers and allies

Puff-throated babbler, Pellorneum ruficeps
Rufous-winged fulvetta, Schoeniparus castaneceps

Alcippe fulvettas

Yunnan fulvetta, Alcippe fratercula

Laughingthrushes and allies

White-necked laughingthrush, Garrulax strepitans
Silver-eared mesia, Leiothrix argentauris
Dark-backed sibia, Malacias melanoleucus
Blue-winged minla, Siva cyanouroptera

Nuthatches

Velvet-fronted nuthatch, Sitta frontalis

Thrushes and allies

Green cochoa, Cochoa viridis
Grey-sided thrush, Turdus feae

Old World flycatchers

Lesser shortwing, Brachypteryx leucophris
Oriental magpie-robin, Copsychus saularis
Hainan blue flycatcher, Cyornis hainanus
Indochinese blue flycatcher, Cyornis sumatrensis
Hill blue flycatcher, Cyornis whitei
Slaty-backed forktail, Enicurus schistaceus
Verditer flycatcher, Eumyias thalassinus
Taiga flycatcher, Ficedula albicilla
Little pied flycatcher, Ficedula westermanni
White-rumped shama, Kittacincla malabarica
Blue rockthrush, Monticola solitarius
Asian brown flycatcher, Muscicapa dauurica
Blue whistlingthrush, Myophonus caeruleus
Large niltava, Niltava grandis
Pied bushchat, Saxicola caprata
Grey bushchat, Saxicola ferreus

Leafbirds

Blue-winged leafbird, Chloropsis cochinchinensis

Wagtails and pipits

Red-throated pipit, Anthus cervinus
Olive-backed pipit, Anthus hodgsoni
Paddyfield pipit, Anthus rufulus
White wagtail, Motacilla alba
Grey wagtail, Motacilla cinerea

Mammals (Class: Mammalia)

Elephants

Elephas maximus, Asian elephant

Even-toed ungulates (Order: Artiodactyla)

Deer

Rusa unicolor, Sambar deer

Suids

Sus scrofa, Wild boar

Carnivorans (Order: Carnivora)

Cats

Catopuma temminckii, Asian golden cat

Canids

Canis aureus, Golden jackal

Primates (Order: Primate)

Gibbons

Hylobates lar, Lar gibbon

Macaques

Macaca assamensis, Assam macaque

Rodents (Order: Rodentia)

Squirrels

Callosciurus finlaysonii, Finlayson's squirrel
Petaurista philippensis, Indian giant flying squirrel
Ratufa bicolor, Black giant squirrel
Tamiops mcclellandii, Himalayan striped squirrel

Murids

Leopoldamys edwardsi, Edwards's long-tailed giant rat

Turtles (Order: Testudines)

Platysternidae

Platysternon megacephalum, Big-headed turtle

Lizards (Suborder: Saurina)

Geckos

Bent-toed geckos (Genus: Cyrtodactylus)

Cyrtodactylus interdigitalis, Ulber's bent-toed gecko

Agamid lizards

Tree dragons (Genus: Acanthosaura)

Acanthosaura lepidogaster, Brown tree dragon

Crested lizards (Genus: Calotes)

Calotes goetzi, Siamese blue crested lizard

Skinks

Sun skinks (Genus: Eutropis, Toenayar)

Eutropis longicaudata, Long-tailed sun skink
Eutropis multifasciata, Many-lined sun skink

Striped skinks (Genus: Lipinia)

Lipinia vittigera, Sunda striped skink

Stream skinks (Genus: Tropidophorus)

Tropidophorus laotus, Laotian stream skink

Snakes (Suborder: Serpentes)

Pit vipers & vipers

Green pit vipers

Trimeresurus albolabris, White-lipped pit viper
Trimeresurus gumprechti, Gumprecht's pit viper

Colubrid snakes

Slug-eating snakes

Pareas margaritophorus, White-spotted slug snake

Racers

Gonyosoma oxycephalum, Red-tailed tree snake
Oreocryptophis porphyraceus, Red bamboo rat snake

Tree snakes

Chrysopelea ornata, Golden tree snake

Wolf snakes & bridle snakes

Lycodon fasciatus, Banded wolf snake

Cat snakes

Boiga multomaculata, Many-spotted cat snake
Boiga siamensis, Siamese cat snake

Mock vipers

Psammodynastes pulverulentus, Common mock viper

Whip snakes

Ahaetulla prasina, Oriental whip snake

Keelbacks

Hebius khasiensis, Khasi keelback