Birding Factoids

896 species in
69 families

4 national endemics
28 speciality birds
47 endangered species

Myanmar
(formerly Burma)
Hotspots

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Myanmar Specialities Buffy Fish-Owl - Photo copyright Christian Artuso

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Yellow-bellied Bulbul - Photo copyright Soon-Chye Ng

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Chestnut-naped Forktail - Photo copyright Christian Artuso

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....Threatened Birds in the Eastern Himalayas - by Mike Crosby, from

Oriental Bird Club Bulletin 23, May 1996.

.... "Burma has the most diverse avifauna is southeast Asia and now

that long-term travel restrictions seem to be on the way out, many birders may want to make their way in . The endemic White-throated Babbler occurs in the thorn scrub and palm groves that surround the numberous pagodas near the capital Pagan. This city is situated on the Ayeyarwady (Irriwaddy) River in Burma's rather arid central plains. The endemic Hooded Treepie occurs in the open scrubby areas at the base of Mount Popa near Pagan, and in the remnant dry deciduous forest along-side the road wet from Pagan to Mindat. Best birding spots also include:

The Chin Hills - these hills are in fact steep mountains which are situated in west Burma near northeast India and support such terrific birds as Blyth['s Tragopan, Blue-naped pitta, the endemmic White-browed Nuthatch, Brown capped Laughingthrush, and Ted-tailed Minla
Kalaw - The remnant evergreen broadleaf and pine forests near the hill resort of Kalaw on the Shan Plateau in central Burma support a similar avifauna to that of northwest Thailand, just to the east, and it cncludes Hume's Pheasant and Giant Nuthatch
Inle Lake - this shallow lake and its surrounding marshes and paddies support a fine range of marshbirds, including the rare and local Jerdon's Bushchat.

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From Where to watch birds in Asia - by Nigel Wheatley.

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Endemics and Specialities

in Myanmar

Information on endemics and specialities is derived from Sibley & Monroe checklists and bird distribution lists in Thayer's Birder's Diary - Version 2.05, supplemented by information from BirdArea from Santa Barbara Software. Speciality birds, while not endemic, are those that can only be found in three or less countries of Europe. Species printed in bold italic have only been sighted in Kazakhstan. Information on endangered birds is derived from the IUCN Red List, Birdlife International, and supporting data bases developed by Ian Patton, of Merlin Species Watcher. The endemic, endangered and speciality birds may be uncommon, extremely rare vagrants, may be extirpated in the country now or may only be present in migration. However, documented sightings of each species noted below have been made in Myanmar.

National Endemics in Myanmar
___ Hooded Treepie ___ Rusty-capped Fulvetta	___ White-browed Nuthatch	___ White-throated Babbler
... Endangered Birds in Myanmar
Breeding Birds		Non-Breeding Birds
___ Andaman Crake ___ Beautiful Nuthatch ___ Black-bellied Tern ___ Blyth's Kingfisher ___ Blyth's Tragopan ___ Brown-capped Laughingthrush ___ Crested Fireback ___ Giant Nuthatch ___ Greater Adjutant ___ Green Peafowl ___ Gurney's Pitta ___ Hooded Treepie ___ Indian Skimmer ___ Jerdon's Babbler ___ Lesser Adjutant ___ Malayan Peacock-Pheasant ___ Masked Finfoot	___ Mrs. Hume's Pheasant ___ Nicobar Scrubfowl ___ Pale-capped Pigeon ___ Pallas's Fish-Eagle ___ Pink-headed Duck ___ Plain-pouched Hornbill ___ Rufous-necked Hornbill ___ Sclater's Monal ___ Short-tailed Parrotbill ___ Straw-headed Bulbul ___ Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ___ Ward's Trogon ___ White-bellied Heron ___ White-browed Nuthatch ___ White-fronted Scops-Owl ___ White-shouldered Ibis ___ White-winged Duck	___ Baer's Pochard ___ Black-necked Crane ___ Christmas Island Frigatebird ___ Ferruginous Pochard ___ Greater Spotted Eagle ___ Grey-sided Thrush ___ Lesser Kestrel ___ Noordman's Greenshank ___ Oriental Stork ___ Scaly-sided Merganser ___ Spoonbill Sandpiper ___ Spot-billed Pelican ___ Wood Snipe
Other Speciality Birds in Myanmar
___ Baer's Pochard ___ Black-bibbed Tit ___ Black-breasted Thrush ___ Black-naped Pitta ___ Blythe's Tragopan ___ Brown-capped Laughingthrush ___ Chinese Babax ___ Collared Myna ___ Cutia ___ Fire-tailed Sunbird	___ Giant Nuthatch ___ Gould's Sunbird ___ Great Thick-knee ___ Grey-sided Thrush ___ Hume's Pheasant ___ Jerdon's Bushchat ___ Moustached Laughingthrush ___ Pale-capped Pigeon ___ Red-faced Liocichla	___ Red-tailed Minla ___ Rufous-necked Hornbill ___ Scarlet Finch ___ Silver-eared Mesia ___ Striped Laughingthrush ___ Sultan Tit ___ White-bellied Minivet ___ White-rumped Falcon ___ White-tailed Stonechat