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- Doi Inthanon National Park
This national park in Chiang Mai is 300m
above any other mountain in the country,
which gives it a cooler environment. There
are a wide variety of birds here and it is a
favoured spot among novice bird watchers
as birds like the Chestnut-tailed Minla,
Green-tailed Sunbird, and Rufous-winged
Fulvetta are in abundance here and can
be easily spotted. Down the mountain are
also the highly sought after Green Cochoa
and Yellow-cheeked Tit. Nearer the rivers
and waterfalls are also rarer birds like the
White-capped Water Redstart. - Kheng Krachan National Park
The largest national park in Thailand can
be found in Petchaburi and Prachuab Kiri
Khan provinces, which is just three hours
from Bangkok. The forest here is in excellent
condition and shares ground with the
border of Myanmar as well, which makes
it a great refuge for some of Asia’s rarest
mammals and birds. Some of the bird
species spotted here can often not be found
anywhere else in Thailand and is therefore a
place to visit for bird enthusiasts. One of the
rarest bird to have been spotted is the Giant
Pitta that makes an appearance once every
few years at most.
Bird watching
The vast size of Thailand means the
country experiences diverse climates
and environments, which make it a great
place for various bird species to call the
thick jungles, offshore islands and cooler
mountainous regions home. Catch rarer
birds in action with bird-watching
activities all around Thailand.Doi Inthanon48 FEBRUARY 2017