Thread: Thailand bird photos

I saw what was either a Black Naped or Black Hooded Oriole while I was at the Exercise Park yesterday. They are supposed to be common birds but rare enough for me to be happy. No chance of a photograph from my phone. But inspired by the pics here I have ordered a Canon SX60HS

Originally Posted by Warwick

I saw what was either a Black Naped or Black Hooded Oriole while I was at the Exercise Park yesterday. They are supposed to be common birds but rare enough for me to be happy. No chance of a photograph from my phone. But inspired by the pics here I have ordered a Canon SX60HS

Good one, you dont say where you are but if it is BKK then there have been over 120 species of birds recorded in what is called Suan Rot Fai park.

You will find that the 60 is very difficult to hold still at high zoom and needs a rest of some sort, I use a tripod all the time.

Great classic thread, Birding.

Should be archival.
Thanks.

Large-billed Crow

^ Birding, where did you photograph the crow?

That one was around Singburi but they are common over most of the country.

^ I've Thai friends who say crows are extinct in Thailand. Not that I have ever checked to see if it was true. They claimed people don't like them because they steal things and therefore kill them.

As Birding says, Misskit, large-billed crows are very common in Thailand. I expect you have heard them if not seen them flying.

Originally Posted by misskit

We have those terrible brown and black birds that behave a bit like crows, eating snakes and things. Don't remember what they are called.

Coucals?



Greater coucal

Yes. That is as close to a crow as I've seen here.

Large billed crows are a similar size, perhaps slightly larger, but with bigger bills and without the red eyes.

Originally Posted by Neverna

Large billed crows are a similar size, perhaps slightly larger, but with bigger bills and without the red eyes.

In some instances, local crows have been known to be almost predator-like [which is not their nature] aggressive - stalking and swooping down on farm yard baby chicks and ducklings as well as the assorted reptilian varieties....snakes, jingjo, etc.

The coucals take baby birds. That's why I said they were horrible things. I watch mother birds trying to protect their chicks from coucals often. The chicks never win.

Rosy Minivet, male.

The coucals take baby birds. That's why I said they were horrible things. I watch mother birds trying to protect their chicks from coucals often. The chicks never win.

Well thats how nature works there are predators and prey species and they balance each other out. Until the worst predator of all comes along with his bulldozers, chainsaws, greed and introduction of pests and diseases.

The only real predator humans have are their own inventions like vehicles and war toys and they go a small way to keeping the beast under control.

As For Coucal; there is another species in Thailand the Lessor Coucal which is not often seen as they spend most of their time skulking in reeds and scrub, this is the adult :



And this is what the young ones look like :

I'm not totally sure what this is but I think it is a Blue-whistling thrush. Picture quality not good but light was low.