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