1. Tmat Pauey village and vicinity

This bird list is based on observations recorded on eBird, the global biodiversity platform developed by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. The eBird hotspot group for Phnom Aural National Park currently records 266 bird species, with observations from multiple locations and habitats in the Phnom Aural area.

Phnom Aural offers birdwatchers an opportunity to explore Cambodia’s forest birdlife, with records of distinctive species including the Cambodian Flowerpecker, Chestnut-headed Partridge, Red-headed Trogon, Blue Pitta, Great Hornbill, and Cambodian Laughingthrush.


Source: eBird – Phnom Aural National Park

Common Name Scientific Name
Bamboo Woodpecker Gecinulus viridis
Cambodian Flowerpecker Dicaeum cambodianum
Silver Pheasant Lophura nycthemera
Red-headed Trogon Harpactes erythrocephalus
Blue-eared Barbet Psilopogon cyanotis
Lineated Barbet Psilopogon lineatus
Heart-spotted Woodpecker Hemicircus canente
Blue Pitta Hydrornis cyaneus
Ashy Minivet Pericrocotus divaricatus
White-browed Shrike-Babbler Pteruthius aeralatus
Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
Mountain Bulbul Ixos mcclellandii
Black-crested Bulbul Rubigula flaviventris
Cambodian Laughingthrush Garrulax ferrarius
Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassinus
Chestnut-headed Partridge Arborophila cambodiana
Great Hornbill Buceros bicornis
Greater Flameback Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus
Mountain Imperial-Pigeon Ducula badia
Crested Goshawk Lophospiza trivirgata
Collared Owlet Taenioptynx brodiei
Wreathed Hornbill Rhyticeros undulatus
Banded Kingfisher Lacedo pulchella
Green-eared Barbet Psilopogon faiostrictus
Moustached Barbet Psilopogon incognitus
Vernal Hanging-Parrot Loriculus vernalis
Gray-chinned Minivet Pericrocotus solaris
Oriental Cuckooshrike Coracina javensis
Black-winged Cuckooshrike Lalage melaschistos
White-bellied Erpornis Erpornis zantholeuca
Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus
Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus remifer
Blyth's Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone affinis
Ochraceous Bulbul Alophoixus ochraceus
Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
Davison's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus intensior
Hume's White-eye Zosterops auriventer
Streaked Wren-Babbler Gypsophila brevicaudata
Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush Garrulax monileger
Black-throated Sunbird Aethopyga saturata
Asian Fairy-bluebird Irena puella
Mountain Scops-Owl Otus spilocephalus
Brown Wood-Owl Strix leptogrammica
Crested Serpent-Eagle Spilornis cheela
Large Woodshrike Tephrodornis virgatus
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis
Brown-throated Sunbird Anthreptes malacensis
White-throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis
Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis
Pygmy Cupwing Pnoepyga pusilla
Two-barred Warbler Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus
Chestnut-crowned Warbler Phylloscopus castaniceps
Blue-winged Minla Actinodura cyanouroptera
Green Cochoa Cochoa viridis
White-tailed Robin Myiomela leucura
Snowy-browed Flycatcher Ficedula hyperythra
Little Pied Flycatcher Ficedula westermanni
Large Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides
Blue-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis athertoni
Hair-crested Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus
Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Pin-striped Tit-Babbler Mixornis gularis
White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus
Scaly-breasted Partridge Tropicoperdix chloropus
Asian Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus lugubris
Orange-breasted Trogon Harpactes oreskios
Gray-eyed Bulbul Iole propinqua
Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Clamator coromandus
Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
Common Flameback Dinopium javanense
Hainan Blue Flycatcher Cyornis hainanus
Little Spiderhunter Arachnothera longirostra
Rock Pigeon Columba livia
White-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus fuciphagus
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Chinese Pond-Heron Ardeola bacchus
Eastern Marsh Harrier Circus spilonotus
Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
Sooty-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Green-billed Malkoha Phaenicophaeus tristis
Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii
Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
Asian Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti
White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
Indochinese Roller Coracias affinis
Laced Woodpecker Picus vittatus
Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus speciosus
Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis
Dark-necked Tailorbird Orthotomus atrogularis
Stripe-throated Bulbul Pycnonotus finlaysoni
White-browed Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus schisticeps
Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata
Thick-billed Flowerpecker Pachyglossa agilis
Ruby-cheeked Sunbird Chalcoparia singalensis
Ornate Sunbird Cinnyris ornatus
Blue-winged Leafbird Chloropsis moluccensis
Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
Asian Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx maculatus
Jerdon's Baza Aviceda jerdoni
Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis
Long-tailed Broadbill Psarisomus dalhousiae
Silver-breasted Broadbill Serilophus lunatus
Brown-rumped Minivet Pericrocotus cantonensis
Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus
Asian House-Martin Delichon dasypus
Sulphur-breasted Warbler Phylloscopus ricketti
Slaty-backed Forktail Enicurus schistaceus
Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
Great Eared-Nightjar Lyncornis macrotis
Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum
Banded Broadbill Eurylaimus javanicus
Red-billed Blue-Magpie Urocissa erythroryncha
Puff-throated Babbler Pellorneum ruficeps
Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
Zebra Dove Geopelia striata
Rufous-bellied Eagle Lophotriorchis kienerii
Collared Falconet Microhierax caerulescens
Red-breasted Parakeet Psittacula alexandri
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus
Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
Brown Prinia Prinia polychroa
Gray-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii
Pale-legged Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus tenellipes
White-crested Laughingthrush Garrulax leucolophus
Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
Blue Whistling-Thrush Myophonus caeruleus
Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum
White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus
Large Niltava Niltava grandis
Greater Yellownape Chrysophlegma flavinucha
Orange-headed Thrush Geokichla citrina
Barred Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia unchall
Thick-billed Green-Pigeon Treron curvirostra
Siberian Thrush Geokichla sibirica
Oriental Pied-Hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris
Black-headed Bulbul Microtarsus melanocephalos
Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
Scaly-crowned Babbler Malacopteron cinereum
Collared Scops-Owl Otus lettia

Note: This is a selection of notable species recorded in the eBird hotspot group, not the complete checklist. Sightings vary by location, season, habitat, and survey effort.

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