White-Bellied Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster)
Image Copyright 2015 David Vinot
Last Observed: February 2015 – Koh Chang
Observed By: David Vinot
These majestic birds are thankfully a common sight on Koh Chang, either circling gracefully in the jungle thermals or swooping down to grab huge fish out of the sea. You’ll often see them in mating pairs. The female is slightly larger than the male and her wingspan can reach 2.2 metres. With a body-weight of up to 4.5 kilogrammes this is a one of Koh Chang’s biggest and most photogenic birds.
White Bellied Sea Eagle Wikipedia
Pacific Reef Heron (Egretta sacra)
Image Copyright David Vinot
Image Copyright Sam Kettel
Last Observed: December 2015 – Koh Chang
Last Observed By: David Vinot, Sam Kettel
The Pacific Reef Heron is a large waterbird with a wingspan of around a metre. It exists in two colours, white and grey (or light morph and dark morph if you’re being technical).
Pacific Reef Heron Wikipedia
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Image Copyright David Vinot
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Image Copyright David Vinot
Image Copyright David Vinot
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Image Copyright Jean-Pierre Odet
Image Copyright Jean-Pierre Odet
Image Copyright Jean-Pierre Odet
Pale Chinese Edible Frog (Hoplobatrachus rugulosus)
Image Copyright David Vinot
Observed: February 2015 – Koh Chang
Observed By: David Vinot
The Pale Chinese Edible Frog is the paler skinned cousin of the Chinese Edible Frog. And it’s edible. The name says it all really.
Apparently in China it is also known as the “Field Chicken”, just to reinforce its eatability.
Chinese Edible Frog Wikipedia
Common Myna – Acridotheres tristis
Image Copyright David Vinot
Habitat: Open woodlans and urban areas
Observed: February 2015 – Koh Chang
Observed by: David Vinot
You will see the Common Mynah, also known as the Indian Mynah, all over Koh Chang and Thailand. It is an opportunistic omnivore that seems unphased by human company and is hence a common sight wherever there are people and food to scavenge.
Common Mynah Wikipedia
Image Copyright Sam Kettel
Brahminy Kite – Haliastur Indus
Image Copyright David Vinot
Habitat: Coasts and inland wetlands
Observed: February 2016 – Koh Chang
Observed by: David Vinot, Jean-Piere Odet
The Brahminy Kite is a large and attractively coloured brown and white bird of prey. It is mainly a scavenger that feeds on dead fish and crabs but they also hunt live prey such as bats and small mammals.
Brahminy Kite Wikipedia
Image Copyright Jean-Pierre Odet
Image Copyright Jean-Pierre Odet
Image Copyright Jean-Pierre Odet
Image Copyright Jean-Pierre Odet
Yellow-Vented Bulbul – pycnonotus goiavier
Habitat: Open and cultivated areas
Observed: February 2015 – Koh Chang
Observed by: David Vinot
The yellow-vented bulbul is a member or the passerine family of birds that is native to Southeast asia. It builds a fragile nest from all kinds of plant that it can find and lays between two and five eggs in it.
Yellow Vented Bulbul Wikipedia
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Image Copyright David Vinot
Image Copyright David Vinot
Image Copyright David Vinot
Image Copyright David Vinot
Image Copyright David Vinot
