tavarich Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Does anyone know of a good book about the local bird species. One with or in english would be good but I'm willing to give my limited Thai ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennedy Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 My step son gave me two laminated folding posters in thai and english of fish and one of aquatic fauna in Thailand. I'm sure they have the same for birds. Having the english name you can do your research on the internet unless you like to collect books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggold Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 www.thailandbirding.com/birds.htm Try this link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwinchester Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Birds of Thailand By Michael Webster and Chew Yen <deleted>. Asia Books ISBN 9781843300137 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Goshawk Posted January 23, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted January 23, 2013 look for these... first is widely available, the second harder to find nowadays (older) Birds of Thailand by Craig Robson - the most comprehensive Birds of Thailand by Boonsong Lekagul - my personal favourite 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eff1n2ret Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 "One with or in english would be good but I'm willing to give my limited Thai ago." The Thai version might only include edible species. Anyway, the Craig Robson book is very good. I got it from Amazon, if you can't find it anywhere else. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennedy Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Google is your friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Goshawk has nailed it. The two he recommended are the two comprehensive field guides. i.e. they show all the known species that have been seen in Thailand at the time of writing of the book. The older one, Lekagul and Round dates from over 20 years ago. It was reprinted in 2005 but with no revisions or updates. However the quality of the observations to assist identification is second to none. If it is a choice I would get that one first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semper Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 "One with or in english would be good but I'm willing to give my limited Thai ago." The Thai version might only include edible species. Anyway, the Craig Robson book is very good. I got it from Amazon, if you can't find it anywhere else. Does it explain how to get rid of pigeons? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennedy Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 "One with or in english would be good but I'm willing to give my limited Thai ago." The Thai version might only include edible species. Anyway, the Craig Robson book is very good. I got it from Amazon, if you can't find it anywhere else. Does it explain how to get rid of pigeons? And Crows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rene123 Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 It's the bird SONGS that I would like to identify. When I go hiking up Doi Sutthep in the forest there are many birds warbling, chirping and singing. But, in the heavy canopy of trees I hardly ever see more than just a fleeting glimpse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Whilst it is difficult to describe a bird call in a book, the Lekagul and Round book makes an excellent go of it. You can hear bird calls of this region at the website xeno-canto.org It is a process learning bird calls. You cannot just learn the calls in isolation. You need to observe what you can, I understand it is very difficult in forest. You need to know what the habitat is and what birds are present, a field guide will tell you that. Try to note down what you hear. Slowly you build up a jigsaw. In any forest in Thailand, the constant bird sound background is often provided by the barbets and the drongos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glegolo Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Here is a fantastic website with thai birds: http://www.pbase.com/carljohansvensson/birds_of_thailand I hope you like it.... Glegolo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tavarich Posted January 24, 2013 Author Share Posted January 24, 2013 Thank you all. Great information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonaldBattles Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Where did you buy the laminated birds and fish. I would love to have them. I live in Chiang Rai. Also, does anyone know about the type of birds houses that you should build for northern Thai birds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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