Birding / Birds Watching
at Hlawga Wildlife Park, Bagan, Ayeyarwaddy River, Natmataung National Park ( Mt. Victoria), Kalaw and Inle Wetland Wildlife Sanctuary ( Inle Lake)
in Myanmar ( Burma)
15 – 30 March 2007
Shwedagon Pagoda © Thet Zaw Naing
By
Thet Zaw Naing
Participants: Albatros -Tours group from Germany
Jürgen Schneider, Aaron Ofner, Deert Jacobs, Andrea Kärchner and Marliese Dittrich
ITINERARY
15 March
Morning, Albatros - Tours group arrive from Germany to Yangon ( Myanmar). Late afternoon, visit to Hlawga Wildlife Park to do birds watching and go to world famous Shwedagon Pagoda in the evening. Overnight at Panorama hotel in Yangon.
16 March
Birds watching again at Hlawga Wildlife Park and late afternoon fly to Bagan for three nights stay. Overnight at Ayeyar hotel in Bagan.
17 March
Morning birding at Bagan and boat ride for birds watching on Ayeyarwaddy River late afternoon.
18 March
Morning, birding again on the Ayeyarwaddy River, and birding again at Bagan in the evening.
19 March
Drive from Bagan to Natmataung National Park ( Mt. Victoria) for five nights stay. Birding stops on the way. Overnight at Mountain Oasis Resort.
20 – 23 March
Birding at Natmataung National Park ( Mt. Victoria).
24 March
Drive back to Bagan for two nights stay. Birding stops on the way. Overnight at Ayeyar hotel in Bagan.
25 March
Morning birds watching at Bagan and drive to Popa Mountain Park late afternoon. In the evening drive back to Bagan.
26 March
Fly to Heho and proceed from Heho to Kalaw for two nights stay. Birds watching at Kalaw in the evening. Overnight at Winner hotel in Kalaw.
27 March
Birding at Kalaw.
28 March
In the morning drive to Inle Lake for one night stay. Birding stops on the way. Birds watching at Inle Lake in the evening. Overnight at Golden Island Cottages hotel on Inle Lake.
29 March
Morning birds watching again at Inle Lake and late afternoon fly back from Heho to Yangon. Overnight at Panorama hotel in Yangon.
30 March
Albatros - Tours group depart from Yangon.
NOTES ON BIRDING SITES
Hlawga Wildlife Park
Hlawga is established in 1982 and is a small wetland area, comprised of semi-evergreen, mixed deciduous and swamp forests. It is 6.24 sq km on the outskirts of the Yangon city in South Myanmar ( Burma).
We recorded 72 bird species at here during the trip.
Bagan (Pagan)
Bagan is situated at North 21˚ 10' 20.6'' and East 94˚ 51' 51.1'' on the east bank of the Arrawaddy River, Central Myanmar Dry Zone and is semi-desert with scrub and scattered trees. Bagan is also Myanmar ( Burma) most important archeology zone and is one of the richest archaeological sites in Asia. It has over 2,000 pagodas and temples built during the Bagan Dynasty founded by King Anawrahta in 1044 A.D.
We recorded 56 bird species at Bagan.
Ayeyarwaddy ( Irrawaddy) River
Ayeyarwaddy is one of two major rivers and largest river in Myanmar. This section of the river has extensive broad sand-bars and some muddy edges. Some areas of the banks are covered by grass and thin thorny scrub.
We recorded 48 bird species at Ayeyarwaddy.
Popa Mountain Park
It is established in 1989. Popa is an Oasis of the Central Myanmar Dry Zone which is covered by evergreen and dry deciduous forests. It is situated at North 20˚ 53' and East 95˚ 15'. We visited only about one and half hours at Popa. We had seen one Malayan Night Heron Gorsachius melanolophus at Popa, which is previously unseen in the park or anywhere else Central Myanmar.
Natmataung National Park ( Mount Victoria)
Natmataung National Park ( Mt. Victoria) is established in 1994 encompasses an area of 722.61 sq km of mountainous terrain including Mount Victoria (Natmataung) with the elevation of 3054m, the highest mountain in West and Central Myanmar. The park located in Southern Chin Hill at 21 ˚ 19' N and 93 ˚ 55' E in Chin State, north-western part of Myanmar. This park falls within the Eastern Himalayas Endemic Bird Area, which is covered by hill savannah, hill evergreen, moist upper mixed deciduous and pine forests.
We recorded 121 bird species at Mt. Victoria.
Kalaw
Kalaw is a small town located at North 20˚ 37' 32.7'' and East 96˚ 33' 22.7'' in the Shan Plateau in East Myanmar at 1,380 masl. Its area is covered by evergreen forests and secondary pine forests. In Kalaw especially visit to Yeaye Reserve Forest (Yeaye reservoir) which is situated at North 20˚ 35' 51.2'' and East 96˚ 31' 49.2''.
We recorded a total of 100 bird species at Kalaw.
Inle Wetland Wildlife Sanctuary ( Inle Lake)
This sanctuary is established in 1985 and is located in the Shan Plateau in East Myanmar at 1,300 masl. It is situated at between 19˚ 46' and 20˚ 38' north and between 96˚ 47' and 97˚ 6' east in a north-south going valley surrounded on two sides by smaller mountain ranges. The wetland named after the Inle Lake that is a shallow lake. It is also a famous tourist site in Myanmar.
We recorded 59 bird species included waterbirds at Inle Lake.
RECORDED BIRD SPECIES
During the Birding / Birds Watching trip we recorded a total of 323 bird species. Details are:
PHASIANIDAE: Francolins, pheasants & Junglefowl
Chinese Francolin Francolinus pintadeanus
At least three heard at Kalaw,
Yellow-legged Buttonquail Turnix tanki
One pair seen at Bagan.
Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator
One seen at Bagan.
Rain Quail Coturnix coromandelica
One seen at Bagan.
Hill Partridge Arborophila torqueola
Two seen at Mt Victoria.
Blyth’s Tragopan Tragopan blythii
One male and one female seen at Mt. Victoria
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Blyth’s Tragopan © Jürgen Schneider / Albatros - Tours
Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
At least three at Hlawga Wildlife Park and two between Bagan and Mt Victoria.
DENDROCYGNIDAE: Whistling-ducks
Lesser Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna javanica
34 at Hlawga and about 2500 at Inle Lake.
ANATIDAE: ANATINAE: Anserini: Atypical ducks, geese & pygmy-geese
Cotton Pygmy-Goose Nettapus coromandelianus
59 at Hlawga and 25 at Inle Lake.
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
250+ at Ayeyarwaddy River.
Anatini: Typical ducks
Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha
8 at Hlawga, about 24 at Ayeyarwaddy, 2 between Kalaw and Inle Lake and 300+ at Inle Lake.
Common Teal Anas crecca
3 at Inle Lake.
Garganey Anas querquedula
About 500 at Inle Lake.
Ferruginous Pochard Aythya nyroca
20+ at Inle Lake.
Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata
4 at Inle Lake.
PICIDAE: Piculets & typical woodpeckers
Speckled Piculet Picumnus innominatus
One at Kalaw.
White-bellied Woodpecker Dryocopus javensis
Four between Bagan and Mt Victoria.
Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Dendrocopos canicapillus
Two between Bagan and Mt Victori.
Rufous-bellied Woodpecker Dendrocopos hyperythrus
Four at Mt. Victoria.
Crimson-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos cathpharius
Two at Mt Victoria.
Greater Flameback Chrysocolaptes lucidus
One at Kalaw.
Greater Yellownape Picus flavinucha
Three between Bagan and Mt. Victoria.
Bay Woodpecker Blythipicus pyrrhotis
One at Mt. Victoria and one at Kalaw.
MEGALAIMIDAE: Asian barbets
Great Barbet Megalaima virens
Common at Mt. Victoria.
Lineated Barbet Megalaima lineate
One between Bagan and Mt. Victoria, and 3on the return journey from Mt. Victoria.
Golden-throated Barbet Megalaima franklinii
Common at Mt. Victoria.
Blue-throated Barbet Megalaima asiatica
One between Bagan and Mt. Victoria, 4on the return Journey from Mt. Victoria and five at Kalaw.
Blue-eared Barbet Megalaima australis
One at Kalaw.
Coppersmith Barbet Megalaima haemacephala
One at Hlawga, one at Bagan and two between Bagan and Mt. Victoria.
UPUPIDAE: Hoopoes
Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
Fourat Bagan and three between Bagan and Mt. Victoria.
CORACIIDAE: Rollers
Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis
Two at Bagan, six between Bagan and Mt. Victoria and six between Heho and Kalaw.
ALCEDINIDAE: Smaller kingfishers
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
One at Ayeyarwaddy and one at Kalaw.
HALCYONIDAE: Larger kingfishers
White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
Four at Hlawga, one at Bagan, six at Ayeyarwaddy, three between Bagan and Mt. Victoria and two at Kalaw.
CERYLIDAE: Pied kingfishers
Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
Seven at Ayayarwaddy.
CUCULIDAE: Old World cuckoos
Large Hawk Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides
Two between Bagan and Mt. Victoria, two at Mt. Victoria and one on the return journey from Mt Victoria.
Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus
One between Bagan and Mt. Victoria and one at Kalaw.
Eurasian Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
One at Kalaw.
Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus
One at Hlawga, two at Kalaw and one at Inle Lake.
Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratti
Two between Bagan and Mt. Victoria.
Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopacea
Two at Hlawga, one heard at Kalaw and one heard at Inle Lake.
Green-billed Malkoha Phaenicophaeus tristis
Three at Hlawga.
CENTROPADIDAE: Coucals
Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
Two at Hlawga, three heard between Bagan and Mt. Victoria and one at Inle Lake.
MEROPIDAE: Bee-eaters
Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
17 at Hlawga, six at Bagan, eight at Ayeyarwaddy, 11+ between Bagan and Mt. Victoria and seven seen on the return journey from Mt Victoria.
Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
16 at Bagan and two at Ayeyarwaddy.
PSITTACIDAE: Parakeets
Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
Five between Bagan and Mt Victoria.
Grey-headed Parakeet Psittacula finschii
13 between Bagan and Mt Victoria.
Red-breasted Parakeet Psittacula alexandri
9 between Bagan and Mt Victoria and seven on the return journey from Mt Victoria.
APODIDAE: Swifts
Himalayan Swiftlet Aerodramus brevirostris
One at Mt Victoria and 15+ at Kalaw.
Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
16 at Hlawga, common at Baga and at least 25 at Inle Lake.
House Swift Apus nipalensis
Common at Bagan.
STRIGIDAE: Typical owls
Mountain Scops Owl Otus spilocephalus
One heard at Mountain Oasis Resort at Mt Victoria.
Collared Scops Owl Otus lettia
One heard at Mountain Oasis Resort at Mt Victoria.
Collared Owlet Glaucidium brodiei
Two heard at Mountain Oasis Resort at Mt Victoria.
Asian Barred Owlet Glaucidium cuculoides
One between Bagan to Mt. Victoria and one on the return journey from Mt Victoria.
Spotted Owlet Athene brama
At least four at Bagan and one heard at Ayeyarwaddy.
CAPRIMULGIDAE: CAPRIMULGINAE: Typical nightjars
Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus
Three or four heard and one glimpsed in the evening at Bagan.
COLUMBIDAE: Pigeons & doves
Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
Two at Bagan, five between Bagan and Mt. Victoria and common at Kalaw.
Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis
Two at Hlawga, 20+ at Bagan, six at Ayeyarwaddy, several between Bagan and Mt. Victoria, common between Heho and Kalaw, common at Kalaw and two at Inle Lake.
Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
Two at Bagan.
Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
One at Bagan.
Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon Treron sphenura
Three at Mt. Victoria.
RALLIDAE: Rails, gallinules & coots
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
13 at Hlawga and two between Kalaw and Inle Lake.
Common Coot Fulica atra
One at Inle Lake.
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio
One at Inle Lake.
JACANIDAE: Jacanas
Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
100+ at Inle Lake.
Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus
Three at Inle Lake.
TRINGINAE: Sandpipers
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
Two at Hlaw, eight at Ayeyarwaddy and one between Kalaw and Inle Lake.
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
Two at Hlawga and another two at Inle Lake.
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
Three at Hlawga and another three at Ayeyarwaddy.
Common Redshank Tringa tetanus
12 at Ayeyarwaddy.
Recurvirostrini: Stilts
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
8 at Hlawga and 2000+ at Inle Lake.
CHARADRIINAE: Plovers & lapwings
Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
Three at Ayeyarwaddy.
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius
Two at Hlawga and eleven at Ayeyarwaddy.
Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
Two at Ayeyarwaddy.
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus
Four at Ayeyarwaddy.
River Lapwing Vanellus duvaucelii
A least 8 at Ayeyarwaddy.
Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus
Six at Inle Lake.
Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
Seven at Hlawga and one between Heho and Kalaw.
GLAREOLINAE: Pratincoles
Oriental Pratincole Glareolamaldivarum
Six between Kalaw and Inle Lake.
Small Pratincole Glareola lactea
At least 20 at Ayeyarwaddy.
Larini: Gulls
Brown-headed Gull Larus brunnicephalus
300+ at Inle Lake.
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus
Two at Inle Lake.
Sternini: Terns
Little Tern Sterna albifrons
Three at Ayeyarwaddy.
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybridus
One at Inle Lake.
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucoterus
21 at Inle Lake.
ACCIPITRIDAE: PANDIONINAE: Osprey
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
One at Hlawga.
ACCIPITRINAE: Hawks & eagles
Black Baza Aviceda leuphotes
Two at Mt. Victoria.
Oriental Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
One at Hlawga, one between Bagan and Mt. Victoria and one at Mt. Victoria.
Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus
At least four ar Bagan, three between Heho and Kalaw, one between Kalaw and Inle Lake and three at Inle Lake.
Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
One between Mt Victoria and Bagan.
Eastern Marsh Harrier Circus spilonotus
One at Ayeyarwaddy.
Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
Four at Inle Lake.
Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos
Four at Ayeyarwaddy.
Shikra Accipiter badius
Two between Bagan and Mt. Victoria, one at Mt. Victoria, one on return journey from Mt. Victoria and one between Heho and Kalaw.
Eurasian Sparrow Hawk Accipiter nisus
Two at Hlawga and one between Kalaw and Inle Lake.
Chinese Sparrow Hawk Accipiter soloensis
Two between Bagan and Mt. Victoria.
White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa
One between Bagan and Mt Victoria.
Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
Three at Mt. Victoria, two between Heho and Kalaw and one at Kalaw.
Black Eagle Ictinaetus malayensis
Two at Mt Victoria.
FALCONIDAE: Falcons
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
One at Bagan, one at Ayeyarwaddy and one between Bagan and Mt. Victoria.
Laggar Falcon Falco jugger
One at Bagan.
PODICIPEDIDAE: Grebes
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
Five at Hlawga.
ANHINGIDAE: Darters
Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster
One at Hlawga.
PHALACROCORACIDAE: Cormorants
Little Cormorant Phalacrocorax niger
Eight at Hlawga and at least 250 at Inle Lake.
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
16 at Ayeyarwaddy.
ARDEIDAE: Egrets, herons & bitterns
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Six at Hlawga, 14 at Ayeyarwaddy, one between Heho and Kalaw, about 50 between Kalaw and Inle Lake and 200+ at Inle Lake.
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
One at Ayeyarwaddy.
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
Two at Inke Lake.
Intermediate Egret Egretta intermedia
Two at Ayeyarwaddy, four between Heho and Kalaw and 400+ at Inle Lake.
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Eight at Halwga, at least 200 at Ayeyarwaddy, seven between Heho and Kalaw, 600+ Inle Lake.
Indian Pond Heron Ardeola greyii
About eight at Inle Lake.
Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus
Two between Kalaw and Inle Lake and three at Inle Lake.
Pond Heron Ardeola spp.
Three at Hlawga, six between Heho and Kalaw, and seven between Kalaw and Inle Lake.
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
About 100 at Inle Lake.
Malayan Night Heron Gorsachius melanolophus
One at Popa Mountain Park. It is first recorded for Central Myanmar.
Malayan Night Heron © Jürgen Schneider / Albatros-Tours
Cinnomon Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis
One at Inle Lake.
Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus
One at Inle Lake.
CICONIIDAE: CICONIINAE: Storks
Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
85 at Hlawga and five at Ayeyarwaddy.
THRESKIORNITHIDAE: Ibises
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
140+ at Inle Lake.
EURYLAIMINAE: Typical broadbills
Long-tailed Broadbill Psarisomus dalhousiae
12+ at Kalaw.
IRENIDAE: Leafbirds
Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons
Six between Bagan and Mt Victoria and another four on the return journey from Mt Victoria..
LANIIDAE: Shrikes
Burmese Shrike Lanius collurioides
Two at Bagan and five between Bagan and Mt Victoria.
Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
ne at Hlawga, four at Bagan, 1 between Bagan and Mt. Victoria and two between Kalaw and Inle Lake.
Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
One at Bagan, three between Bagan and Mt. Victoria, two between Heho and Kalaw.
Grey-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus
One between Bagan and Mt. Victoria and two between Heho and Kalaw.
CORVINAE: Corvini: Jays, magpies, treepies & crows
Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
One at Mt. Victoria.
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie Urocissa flavirostris
Two at Mt. Victoria.
Red-billed Blue Magpie Urocissa erythrorhyncha
Two at Mt. Victoria, four at Kalaw and one between Kalaw and Inle Lake.
Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda
Five between Bagan and Mt Victoria.
Racket-tailed Treepie Crypsirina temia
Four at Hlawga.
Racket-tailed Treepie © J ürgen Schneider / Albatros-Tours
House Crow Corvus splendens
Common at Bagan, Ayayarwaddy and Kalaw.
Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
Five at Hlawga, several at Bagan, one between Bagan and Mt. Victoria, eight at Mt. Victoria and 14 between Kalaw and Inle Lake.
Artamini: Woodswallows & allies
Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus
Six at Hlawga, three at Bagan, two at Ayeyarwaddy, one at Mt. Victoria and three at Kalaw.
Oriolini: Orioles, cuckooshrikes, minivets & flycatcher-shrikes
Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis
Eight at Hlawga and five between Bagan and Mt Victoria.
Slender-billed Oriole Oriolus tenuirostris.
One at Mt. Victoria.
Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
One at Hlawga and about nine between Bagan and Mt. Victoria.
Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii
Two at Mt Victoria and two juveniles at Kalaw.
Large Cuckooshrike Coracina macei
One between Bagan and Mt Victoria and one Mt Victoria.
Rosy Minivet Pericrocotus roseus
Seven at Hlawga and three between Bagan and Mt. Victoria.
Small MinivetPericrocotus cinnamomeus
Two at Kalaw.
Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus
Seven between Bagan and Mt. Victoria and one at Kalaw.
Jerdon’s Minivet Pericrocotus albifrons
One pair at Bagan. This bird species is split from White-bellied Minivet which is also Myanmar endemic
bird.
Jerdon’s Minivet © Jürgen Schneider / Albatros-Tours
Long-tailed MinivetPericrocotus ethologus
At least 15 at Mt. Victoria.
Short-billed Minivet Pericrocotus brevirostris
One at Mt. Victoria.
Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrikeHemipus picatus
Three at Kalaw.
DICRURINAE: Rhipidurini: Fantails
Yellow-bellied Fantail Rhipidura hypoxantha
About 15 Mt. Victoria.
White-throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis
Two at Mt. Victoria and one at Kalaw.
Dicrurini: Drongos
Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
Common at Hlawga, Bagan, between Bagan and Mt. Victoria, Kalaw and Inle Lake.
Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
Four at Hlawga, one between Bagan and Mt. Victoria, nine at Mt. Victoria and four at Kalaw.
Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus
Four between Bagan and Mt Victoria and two at Kalaw.
Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo Dicruru sremifer
One at Hlawga and one at Mt Victoria.
Spangled Drongo Dicruru shottentottus
Six at Hlawga, at least 15 between Bagan and Mt. Victoria and one at Kalaw.
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus
One at Hlawga, two between Bagan and Mt Victoria and one at Kalaw.
Monarchini: Monarchs, paradise-flycatchers & allies
Asian Paradise-flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
Two at Kalaw.
Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
Six at Hlawga and one between Bagan and Mt Victoria.
AEGITHININAE: Ioras
Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
14 at Hlawga, at least 10 at Bagan, four between Bagan and Mt. Victoria, eight between Heho and Kalaw, five at Kalaw and two between Kalaw and Inle Lake.
MUSCICAPIDAE: TURDINAE: Thrushes & shortwings
Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush Monticola rufiventris
Five at Mt Victoria.
Blue Whistling Thrush Myophonus caeruleus
Four at Mt Victoria.
Long-tailed Thrush Zoothera dixoni
One at Mt Victoria.
Black-breasted Thrush Turdus dissimilis
One at Kalaw.
Black-breasted Thrush © Jürgen Schneider / Albatros-Tours
Grey-sided Thrush Turdus feae
Two at Mt. Victoria.
MUSCICAPINAE: Muscicapini: Old World flycatchers
Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
One at Mt Victoria.
Slaty-backed Flycatcher Ficedula hodgsonii
At least ten at Mt Victoria.
Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher Ficedula strophiata
Six at Mt Victoria .
Red-throated Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla
Three at Halwga, three at Bagan, one between Bagan and Mt. Victoria, two between Heho and Kalaw, three at Kalaw and one between Kalaw and Inle Lake.
Snowy-browed Flycatcher Ficedula hyperythra
One at Mt. Victoria.
Little Pied Flycatcher Ficedula westermanni
Four at Mt. Victoria .
Slaty Blue Flycatcher Ficedula tricolor
One at Mt. Victoria.
Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassina
Six at Mt. Victoria and one at Kalaw.
Large Niltava Niltava grandis
One seen and several heard at Mt Victoria.
Rufous-bellied Niltava Niltava sundara
One at Mt. Victoria.
Vivid Niltava Niltava vivida
Two at Mt. Victoria.
Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis
One at Mt. Victoria and two at Kalaw.
Saxicolini: Chats & allies
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
Two at Inle Lake.
Orange-flanked Bush Robin Tarsiger rufilatus
Common at Mt Victoria.
White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus
11 at Hlawga and seven between Mt. Victoria and Bagan.
Oriental Magpie Robin Copsychus saularis
Two at Halaw, one at Bagan, one at Ayeyarwaddy, two between Bagan and Mt. Victoria, two between Heho and Kalaw, two between Kalaw and Inle Lake and two at Inle Lake.
Siberian Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
Three at Bagan, common at Kalaw and Inle Lake.
White-tailed Stonechat Saxicola leucura
Ten at Ayeyarwaddy.
White-tailed Stonechat © Thet Zaw Naing
Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata
Five at Bagan, four at Ayeyarwaddy, ten between Bagan and Mt. Victoria and common at Kalaw.
Jerdon's Bushchat Saxicola jerdoni
Ten at Inle Lake.
Jerdon's Bushchat © Thet Zaw Naing
Grey Bushchat Saxicola ferrea
Several seen at Mt. Victoria and nine at Kalaw.
Black Redtart Phoenicurus ochruruos
One at Mt. Victoria
Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus
Two at Mt. Victoria and three at Kalaw.
Blue-fronted Redstart Phoenicurus frontalis
Six at Mt. Victoria .
Black-backed Forktail Enicurus immaculatus
One between Mt. Victoria and Bagan.
White-crowned Forktail Enicurus leschenaultia
Six at Kalaw.
STURNIDAE: Sturnini: Starlings & mynas
Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
Common at Bagan, Ayeyarwaddy and Kalaw, 11 between Bagan and Mt. Victoria and several at Inle Lake.
White-vented Myna Acridotheres grandis
Two between Bagan and Mt. Victoria, four at Kalaw and seven at Inle Lake.
Collared Myna Acridotheres albocinctus
Two at Kalaw and 20+ at Inle Lake.
Jungle MynaAcridotheres fuscus
Five at Bagan and three at Ayeyarwaddy.
Hill Myna Gracula religiosa
Three between Bagan and Mt. Victoria.
Black-collared Starling Gracupica nigricollis
Two at Kalaw and two at Inle Lake.
Vinous-breasted Starling Acridotheres burmannicus ( Myanmar near-endemic bird)
Common at Bagan, one at Ayeyarwaddyand six at Kalaw.
SITTIDAE: SITTINAE: Nuthatches
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis
Two between Mt. Victoria amd Bagan and on at Kalaw.
Chestnut-vented Nuthatch Sitta nagaensis
At least 15 at Mt. Victoria .
White-browed Nuthatch Sitta victoriae ( Myanmar endemic bird)
14 at Mt. Victoria.
White-browed Nuthatch © Thet Zaw Naing
CERTHIIDAE: CERTHIINAE: Certhiini: Treecreepers
Bar-tailed Treecreeper Certhia himalayana
Four at Mt. Victoria .
Brown-throated Treecreeper Certhia discolor
Eight at Mt. Victoria.
PARIDAE: PARINAE: Typical tits
Great Tit Parus major
Eight between Bagan and Mt. Victoria and nine at Kalaw.
Black-bibbed Tit Poecile hypermelaena
Three at Mt. Victoria.
Green-backed Tit Parus monticolus
At least 45 at Mt Victoria.
Yellow-browed Tit Sylviparus modestus
One at Mt Victoria.
AEGITHALIDAE: Long-tailed tits
Black-throated Tit Aegithalos concinnus
Seven at Mt. Victoria and three at Kalaw.
Black-browed Tit Aegithalos iouschistos
About 10 at Mt Victoria.
HIRUNDININAE: Martins & swallows
Asian House Martin Delichon dasypus
Eight at Mt Victoria.
Plain Martin Riparia paludicola
Six at Bagan and common at Ayeyarwaddy.
Sand Martin Riparia riparia
Common at Ayeyarwaddy.
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Common at all.
Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii
17 at Kalaw and three at Inle Lake.
Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
Three at Kalaw and common at Inle Lake.
PYCNONOTIDAE: Bulbuls
Black-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus atriceps
Three at Hlawga.
Black-crested Bulbul Pycnonotus melanicterus
Common at Hlawga and 20+ between Bagan and Mt. Victoria .
Flavescent Bulbul Pycnonotus flavescens
Seven at Mt Victoria and another seven at Kalaw.
Crested Finchbill Spizixos canifrons
13 at Mt. Victoria .
Striated Bulbul Pycnonotus striatus
20+ at Mt Victoria.
Brown-breasted Bulbul Pycnonotus xanthorrhous
About 25 at Kalaw.
Brown-breasted Bulbul © Jürgen Schneider / Albatros-Tours
Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
Several at Hlawga, Bagan, Kalaw and between Bagan and Mt. Victoria, and five at Mt. Victoria.
Sooty-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster
Tow at Kalaw.
Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
Common at Hlawga, Kalaw and between Bagan and at Mt. Victoria, and seven at Bagan.
Streak-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus blanfordi ( Myanmar near-endemic bird)
Common at Hlawga and Bagan.
Ashy Bulbul Hemixos flavala
Two at Kalaw.
Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus
Six at Kalaw.
Mountain Bulbul Ixos mcclellandii
Two at Mt. Victoria.and four at Kalaw.
CISTICOLIDAE: African warblers (cisticolas, prinias & allies)
Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
Four at Ayeyarwaddy and three at Inle Lake.
Striated Prinia Prinia criniger
One at Mt. Victoria.
Black-throated Prinia Prinia atrogularis
Two at Mt. Victoria. This bird species is split from Hill Prinia which is also Myanmar near-endemic bird.
Rufescent Prinia Prinia rufescens
Two at Mt. Victoria.
Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii
Common at Bagan, at least ten between Bagan and Mt. Victoria and common at Kalaw.
Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris
One at Inle Lake.
Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
Three at Bagan, seven at Ayeyarwaddy, one at Kalaw and common at Inle Lake.
Brown Prinia Prinia polychroa
About 15 at Bagan and seven at Kalaw.
ZOSTEROPIDAE: White-eyes
Chestnut-flanked White-eye Zosterops erythropleurus
Three at Mt. Victoria and 11 at Kalaw.
SYLVIIDAE: ACROCEPHALINAE: Tesias, warblers, tailorbirds & allies
Chestnut-headed Tesia Tesia castaneocoronata
Eight at Mt. Victoria.
Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus
At least 20 at Inle Lake.
Clamorous Reed Warbler © Jürgen Schneider / Albatros-Tours
Brownish-flanked Bush Warbler Cettia fortipes
Two at Mt. Victoria.
Aberrant Bush Warbler Cettia flavolivaceai
Four at Mt. Victoria.
Brown Bush Warbler Cettia luteoventris
Two at Mt. Victoria.
Mountain Tailorbird Orthotomus cuculatus
One at Mt. Victoria.
Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
Six at Hlawga, two at Bagan, four between Bagan and Mt. Victoria and six at Kalaw.
Dark-necked Tailorbird Orthotomus atrogularis
Common at Hlawga.
Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
One at Hlawga, six at Bagan, one at Kalaw and five at Inle Lake.
Buff-barred Warbler Phylloscopus pulcher
Common at Mt Victoria.
Ashy-throated Warbler Phylloscopus maculipennis
Four at Mt Victoria.
Hume’s Warbler Phylloscopus humei
Five at Mt. Victoria.
White-tailed Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus davisoni
Eight at Kalaw.
Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
One at Hlawga and one at Bagan.
Tickell's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus affinis
Four at Bagan.
Blyth's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus reguloides
Six at Mt. Victoria .
Greenish WarblerPhylloscopus trochiloides
Three at Hlawga.
Two-barred Warbler Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus
Two at Hlawga and one at Kalaw.
Yellow-streaked Warbler Phylloscopus armandii
Five at Bagan and one at Mt. Victoria.
Bianchi's Warbler Seicercus valentini
Four at Kalaw.
Whistler´s Warbler Seicercus whistleri
At least 12 at Mt. Victoria .
Grey-crowned Warbler Seicercus tephrocephalus
Three at Mt. Victoria.
Broad-billed Warbler Tickellia hodgsoni
Three seen and eight heard at Mt. Victoria.
Broad-billed Warbler © Thet Zaw Naing
Yellow-bellied Warbler Abroscopus superciliaris
One between Bagan and Mt. Victoria.
MEGALURINAE: Grassbirds
Striated Grassbird Megalurus palustris
Ten at Inle Lake.
GARRULACINAE: Laughingthrushes
Brown-capped Laughingthrush Garrulax austeni ( Myanmar near-endemic bird)
14 at Mt Victoria.
Brown-capped Laughingthrush © Jürgen Schneider / Albatros-Tours
Assam Laughingthrush Garrulax chrysopterum
17 at Mt Victoria. This species is split from Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush which is also Myanmar near-endemic bird.
White-crested Laughingthrush Garrulax leucolophus
Three at Hlawga.
Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush Garrulax pectoralis
Seven at Popa.
Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush Garrulax monileger
At least six between Mt Victoria and Bagan.
Blue-wingedLaughingthrush Garrulax squamatus
One heard at Mt. Victoria.
White-browed Laughingthrush Garrulax sannio
20+ at Kalaw.
Red-faced Liocichla Liocichla phoenicea
Two at Mt. Victoria.
SYLVINAE: Timaliini: Babblers
Puff-throated Babbler Pellorneum ruficeps
Two at Hlawga.
Spot-breasted Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus erythrocnemis
Two at Mt Victoria.
White-browed Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus schisticeps
Four at Kalaw.
Streak-breasted Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus ruficollis
Six at Mt Victoria.
Slender-billedScimitar Babbler Xiphirhynchus superciliaris
One at Mt. Victoria
Chin Hills Wren-Babbler Spelaeornis oatesi
Eight at Mt Victoria. This species is split from Long-tailed Wren Babbler which is also Myanmar near-endemic bird.
Chin Hills Wren-Babbler © Jürgen Schneider / Albatros-Tours
Grey-throated Babbler Stachyris nigriceps
One at Mt. Victoria.
Golden Babbler Stachyris chrysaea
Six at Mt. Victoria and three at Kalaw.
Striped Tit-Babbler Macronous gularis
Three at Hlawga and one between Mt. Victoria and Bagan.
Chestnut-capped Babbler Timalia pileata
Three at Hlawga.
Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense
Five at Hlawga, nine at Bagan and three at Kalaw.
White-throated Babbler Turdoides gularis
Commonat Bagan and several between Bagan and Mt Victoria.
White-throated Babbler © Jürgen Schneider / Albatros-Tours
Mount Victoria Babax Babax woodi
Three at Mt Victoria. This species is split from Chinese Babax which is also Myanmar near-endemic bird.
Mount Victoria Babax © Jürgen Schneider / Albatros-Tours
Cutia Cutia nipalensis
One at Mt Victoria.
White-browed Shrike Babbler Pteruthius flaviscapis
Two at Mt Victoria.
Green Shrike Babbler Pteruthius xanthochlorus
At least ten at Mt Victoria .
Black-eared Shrike Babbler Pteruthius melanoti
Four at Mt Victoria.
Black-eared Shrike Babbler © Thet Zaw Naing
Rusty-fronted Barwing Actinodura egertoni
Six at Mt Victoria.
Streak-throated Barwing Actinodura waldeni
Two at Mt Victoria.
Blue-winged Minla Minla cyanouroptera
One at Mt Victoria..
Chestnut-tailed Minla Minla strigula
At least 30 at Mt Victoria.
Red-tailed Minla Minla ignotincta
18 at Mt Victoria.
Rufous-winged Fulvetta Alcippe castaneceps
One at Mt Victoria.
White-browed Fulvetta Alcippe vinipectus
About 25 at Mt Victoria.
Nepal Fulvetta Alcippenipalensis
Three at Mt Victoria.
Grey-cheeked Fulvetta Alcippe morrisonia
Three at Kalaw.
Brown-cheeked Fulvetta Alcippe poioicephala
15+ between Bagan and Mt Victoria.
Grey Sibia Heterophasia gracilis
Common at Mt Victoria.
Dark-backed Sibia Heterophasia melanoleuca ( Myanmar near-endemic bird)
Eleven at Kalaw.
Silver-eared Mesia Leiothrix argentauris
Four at Mt Victoria and common at Kalaw.
Stripe-throated Yuhina Yuhina gularis
20+ at Mt Victoria.
Whiskered Yuhina Yuhina flavicollis
Seven at Mt Victoria.
Burmese Yuhina Yuhina humilis ( Myanmar near-endemic bird)
Two at Kalaw.
Black-throated Parrotbill Paradoxornis nipalensis
15+ at Mt Victoria.
ALAUDIDAE: Larks
Burmese Bushlark Mirafra microptera ( Myanmar endemic bird)
At least ten at Bagan.
Burmese Bushlark © Thet Zaw Naing
Sand Lark Calandrella raytal
Four at Ayeyarwaddy.
Sand Lark © Jürgen Schneider / Albatros - Tours
NECTARINIIDAE: NECTARINIINAE: Dicaeini: Flowerpeckers
Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeumcruentatum
Common at Hlawga, two between Bagan and Mt Victoria and six at Popa.
Fire-breasted Flowerpecker Dicaeum ignipectus
Five at Mt Victoria.
Nectariniini: Sunbirds & spiderhunters
Ruby-cheeked Sunbird Chalcoparia singalensis
Two at Hlawga.
Olive-backed Sunbird Nectarinia jugularis
Common at Hlawga.
Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
One at Hlawga, four between Bagan and Mt Victoria and one at Popa.
Mrs Gould's Sunbird Aethopyga gouldiae
One at Mt Victoria.
Green-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga nipalensis
Two at Mt Victoria.
Black-throated Sunbird Aethopyga saturate
One at Kalaw.
Fire-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga ignicauda
Common at Mt Victoria.
Fire-tailed Sunbird © Thet Zaw Naing
PASSERIDAE: PASSERINAE: Sparrows
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Common at Bagan, eight at Ayeyarwaddy, several between Bagan and Mt Victoria, 11 Kalaw and 28 at Inle Lake..
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
Common at Bagan and Kalaw, 18 at Hlawga, eight between Bagan and Mt Victoria and two at Inle Lake.
Plain-backed Sparrow Passer flaveolus ( Myanmar near-endemic bird)
60+ at Bagan.
MOTACILLINAE: Wagtails & pipits
White Wagtail Motacilla alba
Two at Hlawga, one at Bagan, three at Ayeyarwaddy and one at Inle Lake.
Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
Two Ayeyarwaddy and 25+ at Inle Lake.
Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
One at Hlawga and three at Inle Lake.
Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
Three at Hlawga.
Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis
Four at Ayeyarwaddy.
Long-billed Pipit © Thet Zaw Naing
Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
Three at Hlawga, one at Bagan, common at Mt Victoria, three at Popa.
ESTRILDINAE: Estrildini: Estrildine finches (Red Avadavat, parrotfinches, munias & Java Sparrows) Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
Two at Hlawga, 11 at Bagan, 19 between Bagan and Mt Victoria..
EMBERIZINAE: Emberizini: Buntings & allies
Chestnut Bunting Emberiza rutila
Two at Mt Victoria.
Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla
Nine at Mt Victoria.
MAMMALS
Slow Loris Nycticebus coucang
One seen in the spotlight during en evening excursion at 1800 masl at Mt. Victoria.
Slow Loris © Jürgen Schneider / Albatros – Tours
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