MAMMALS
SEEN ON THE 7 TO 24 APRIL 2007 BIRDING TOUR OF THAILAND
MAMMALS
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Northern
Treeshrew Tupara belangeri |
One seen pretour 29 March summit of Doi Inthonanon (NP). One seen 13 April Kaeng Krachan NP |
Slow
Loris Nycticebus coucang |
One 21 April spotlighted Doi Angklang Resort |
Pig-tailed Macaque |
Many seen pre-tour
and on the tour 8/9 April Khao-Yai NP |
Long-tailed-Macaque Macaca fascicularis |
A
few near Khao-Yai, few elsewhere |
Dusky
Langur (Leaf monkey) Semnopithecus obscurus |
12 April (six) |
White-handed
Gibbon Hylobates lar |
12-14
April Many heard Khao Yai NP Seen Kaeng Krachan NP |
Pileated
Gibbon Hylobates pileatus |
One
seen pre-tour Khao Yai NP Heard Khao Yai NP on tour |
Siamese
Hare Lepus peguensis |
One north of Chiang Mai 23 April |
Black
Giant Squirrel Ratufa bicolor |
Seen pre-tour 31 March and 1 April near Khao Yai NP headquarters; heard on tour at Doi Inthanon 18 April |
Pallas's
Squirrel Callosciurus erythraeus |
One seen 16 April in Doi Inthanon NP |
Variable
Squirrel Callosciurus finlaysoni |
Common
Khao Yai NP |
Burmese
Striped Squirrel Tamiops mcclellandi |
Common Kaeng Krachan, Doi Inthanon, Doi Angklang, Doi Suthep |
Indochinese
Ground Squirrel Menetes berdmorei |
One
seen 9 April Khao Yai NP; Two seen pre-tour 1 April Khao Yai NP |
Red-cheeked
Squirrel Dremomys rufigenis |
Two seen 21 April Doi Angklang |
An
unidentified flying squirrel Petaurista sp. |
One seen 21 April Doi Angklang |
Bay
Bamboo Rat Camonmys badius |
One seen Doi Inthanon summit pre-tour 24 March (not 100% certain identification) |
Siberian
Weasel Mustela sibirica |
One seen Doi Inthanon summit pre-tour 29 March |
Small
Asian Mongoose Herpestes javanicus |
One seen about 40 km north of Chiang Mai 24 April |
Asian
Elephant Elephas maximus |
About ten seen pre-tour 30 March Khao Yai NP |
Red
Muntjac Muntiacus muntjak |
About
five seen Khao Yai NP 8 & 9 April |
Sambar Cervus unicolor |
About six seen Khao Yai NP 8 & 9 April |
Wrinkled-lipped
Bat Tadarida plicata |
8 April: Tens of thousands emerging from bat caves at dusk just outside Khao Yai NP, being hunted by a pair of Shikra |
The nomenclature follows a recently published field guide on Thailand mammals, the title and publication details being entirely in Thai. The Wrinkled-lipped Bat's latin name came from Mammals of Thailand (photographic guide) Charles M Francis, Asia Books 2001. | |
Birds seen on the Thailand tour | The 2008 tour will be in March |
Reptiles seen on the Thailand tour |