CENTRAL PLAINS NEAR BANGKOK

Location :
1. Kampangsaen and Bhuddhamonthon
2. Marshy areas and Bangpu
3. Bang-pra reservoire, Khao Khieo
 
Province :
1. Nakhonpratom and Bangkok, Western part from Bangkok
2. Bangkok and Samutprakarn, Eastern part of Bangkok
3. Chonburi, near Pattaya, Eastern part of Bangkok
 
Habitats :
1. swamps, rice fields, woodland
2. rice fields, marshes, ponds, mudflat, mangrove 
3. marshes, woodland
 
Key species :
1. Asian Golden Weaver, Fulvous-breasted & Rufous Woodpecker, Long-tailed Shrike, Racket-tailed Treepie, Stork-billed Kingfisher, Black Baza, Shikra
2. Waterbirds, waders, mangrove species
3. Waterbirds, marshy, woodland species
 
Other species :
Forest Wagtail, Large Hawk Cuckoo, Green Bee-eater, Plain-backed Sparrow, Sooty-headed Bulbul, Lesser Whistling Duck, Painted Snipe, Asian Barred Owlet, Hoopoe
 
Best time : All year round
 
Distance from Bangkok : ~ 100 km or more than 1 hr drive