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Khao Nor Chuchi Bird Watching 3 Days Trip

A focused 3-day private birdwatching tour to Khao Nor Chuchi, Thailand’s most important lowland rainforest reserve and the last stronghold of the critically rare Gurney’s Pitta. The trip combines intensive forest birding with a mangrove excursion near Krabi Town.

  • Thailand
  • 3 days
  • Group 1-8 people
  • Difficulty: easy
  • Price on request
  • Dates on request
  • Private tour
  • City: Khao Nor Chuchi
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Khao Nor Chuchi Bird Watching 3 Days Trip
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About this tour

Khao Nor Chuchi, also known as Khao Pra-Bang Khram Wildlife Sanctuary, protects an important remnant of lowland rainforest in Peninsular Thailand. The approximately 150-square-kilometer area supports more than 200 recorded resident and migratory bird species and is especially significant for lowland forest specialists.

Gurney’s Pitta is the central search target, alongside other pittas, babblers, kingfishers, trogons and barbets. The itinerary uses several forest trails at different times of day, giving the group repeated opportunities to listen and look in suitable habitat. All target species remain possible rather than guaranteed.

The final day adds a contrasting mangrove environment near Krabi Town. A boat session from Jao Fah Pier focuses on kingfishers, shorebirds and mangrove specialists before the tour ends with an agreed hotel or airport transfer. The three-day format combines intensive forest birding, air-conditioned accommodation and relatively easy trail walking, subject to current access and field conditions.

Planning a wider trip? Read our birdwatching guide to Thailand.

Birds you can spot

Abbott's Babbler
Abbott's Babbler
Malacocincla abbotti
target
African Red-eyed Bulbul
African Red-eyed Bulbul
Pycnonotus nigricans
target
Ashy Tailorbird
Ashy Tailorbird
Orthotomus ruficeps
target
Ayeyarwady Bulbul
Ayeyarwady Bulbul
Pycnonotus blanfordi
target
Bamboo Woodpecker
Bamboo Woodpecker
Gecinulus viridis
target
Banded Bay Cuckoo
Banded Bay Cuckoo
Cacomantis sonneratii
target
Banded Kingfisher
Banded Kingfisher
Lacedo pulchella
target
Black-and-yellow Broadbill
Black-and-yellow Broadbill
Eurylaimus ochromalus
target
Black-naped Monarch
Black-naped Monarch
Hypothymis azurea
target
Black-throated Babbler
Black-throated Babbler
Stachyris nigricollis
target
Blue Rock Thrush
Blue Rock Thrush
Monticola solitarius
target
Blue Whistling Thrush
Blue Whistling Thrush
Myophonus caeruleus
target
Blue-eared Kingfisher
Blue-eared Kingfisher
Alcedo meninting
target
Blue-tailed Bee-eater
Blue-tailed Bee-eater
Merops philippinus
target
Blue-winged Pitta
Blue-winged Pitta
Pitta moluccensis
target
Bornean Crested Fireback
Bornean Crested Fireback
Lophura ignita
target
Brown-winged Kingfisher
Brown-winged Kingfisher
Pelargopsis amauroptera
target
Buff-spotted Flameback
Buff-spotted Flameback
Chrysocolaptes lucidus
target
Chestnut-bellied Malkoha
Chestnut-bellied Malkoha
Phaenicophaeus sumatranus
target
Chestnut-breasted Malkoha
Chestnut-breasted Malkoha
Phaenicophaeus curvirostris
target
Common Emerald Dove
Common Emerald Dove
Chalcophaps indica
target
Common Flameback
Common Flameback
Dinopium javanense
target
Common Iora
Common Iora
Aegithina tiphia
target
Common Kingfisher
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthis
target
Coppersmith Barbet
Coppersmith Barbet
Psilopogon haemacephalus
target
Cream-vented Bulbul
Cream-vented Bulbul
Pycnonotus simplex
target
Crested Partridge
Crested Partridge
Rollulus rouloul
target
Diard's Trogon
Diard's Trogon
Harpactes diardii
target
Giant Pitta
Giant Pitta
Hydrornis caeruleus
target
Greater Coucal
Greater Coucal
Centropus sinensis
target
Green Broadbill
Green Broadbill
Calyptomena viridis
target
Green Iora
Green Iora
Aegithina viridissima
target
Gurney's Pitta
Gurney's Pitta
Hydrornis gurneyi
target
Indian Scops Owl
Indian Scops Owl
Otus bakkamoena
target
Indian White-eye
Indian White-eye
Zosterops palpebrosus
target
Jambu Fruit Dove
Jambu Fruit Dove
Ptilinopus jambu
target
Javan Frogmouth
Javan Frogmouth
Batrachostomus javensis
target
Large Frogmouth
Large Frogmouth
Batrachostomus auritus
target
Large-tailed Nightjar
Large-tailed Nightjar
Caprimulgus macrurus
target
Malaysian Honeyguide
Malaysian Honeyguide
Indicator archipelagicus
target
Mangrove Pitta
Mangrove Pitta
Pitta megarhyncha
target
Maroon Woodpecker
Maroon Woodpecker
Blythipicus rubiginosus
target
Moustached Barbet
Moustached Barbet
Psilopogon incognitus
target
Nordmann's Greenshank
Nordmann's Greenshank
Tringa guttifer
target
Ochraceous Bulbul
Ochraceous Bulbul
Alophoixus ochraceus
target
Orange-breasted Trogon
Orange-breasted Trogon
Harpactes oreskios
target
Orange-headed Thrush
Orange-headed Thrush
Geokichla citrina
target
Oriental Pied Hornbill
Oriental Pied Hornbill
Anthracoceros albirostris
target
Plaintive Cuckoo
Plaintive Cuckoo
Cacomantis merulinus
target
Puff-throated Babbler
Puff-throated Babbler
Pellorneum ruficeps
target
Red-crowned Barbet
Red-crowned Barbet
Psilopogon rafflesii
target
Red-throated Barbet
Red-throated Barbet
Psilopogon mystacophanos
target
Ruddy Kingfisher
Ruddy Kingfisher
Halcyon coromanda
target
Rufous Piculet
Rufous Piculet
Sasia abnormis
target
Rufous-collared Kingfisher
Rufous-collared Kingfisher
Actenoides concretus
target
Rufous-crowned Babbler
Rufous-crowned Babbler
Malacopteron magnum
target
Stripe-throated Bulbul
Stripe-throated Bulbul
Pycnonotus finlaysoni
target
Tiger Shrike
Tiger Shrike
Lanius tigrinus
target
Western Hooded Pitta
Western Hooded Pitta
Pitta sordida
target
White-throated Kingfisher
White-throated Kingfisher
Halcyon smyrnensis
target
Yellow-crowned Barbet
Yellow-crowned Barbet
Psilopogon henricii
target
Yellow-vented Bulbul
Yellow-vented Bulbul
Pycnonotus goiavier
target

Itinerary

Day 1
Khao Nor Chuchi Lowland Forest
Meals: B L D
Pick-up from hotel or airport
Transfer to Khao Pra-Bang Khram Wildlife Sanctuary (Khao Nor Chuchi)
Arrival and check-in at Morakot Resort (air-conditioned rooms)
Lunch
Afternoon birdwatching session in lowland rainforest
Focus on forest specialists and a first attempt to locate Gurney’s Pitta
Return to resort
Dinner and overnight
Day 2
Khao Nor Chuchi Trails
Meals: B L D
Early breakfast
Morning birding walk along Trails A, B, C, and D
Target species include pittas, kingfishers, barbets, and babblers
Lunch
Afternoon birdwatching at Trail U
Continued search for Gurney’s Pitta and other lowland specialists
Late afternoon transfer to hotel in Krabi Town
Dinner and overnight
Day 3
Mangrove Birding, Krabi Town
Meals: B L
Early breakfast
Transfer to Jao Fah Pier
Mangrove birdwatching trip by boat with local guide
Excellent chances for kingfishers, mangrove specialists, and shorebirds
Return to pier
Lunch
End of tour
Transfer to hotel or airport

Availability & pricing

Availability: Available on request · Season: September to April

Price: Price on request

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