Species & Locations
Discover where your species are hiding
Cambodia is home to numerous species of animals many of which are on the IUCN red list. As Cambodia is a vast country with multiple different habitats these species are spread out across the country. The map below pin points location where we run tours and shows the species and habit that you may find at each one.
To use the map click on a pin, or use the menu on the right to select a location. if you wish to search for a species or location you can also type in the search box. When searching for a specific word or phrase put the words in “quote marks” for example “Giant Ibis”.
- Kampong Thom Sambour, Prasat Sambour, Kamponqthom, Cambodia
- Okoki Preah Vihear, Cambodia
- Prey Veng, Prey Veng, Cambodia Prey Veng, Prey Veng, Cambodia
- Aural Mountain Aoral, Kampong Speu, Cambodia
- Bokor National Park Kampot, Kampot, Cambodia
- Sen Monorom Monourom, Saen Monourom, Mondulkiri, Cambodia
- Siem Reap Siem Reap, Siem Reap, Cambodia
- Phnom Penh Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- Dam Dak Saen Monourom, Mondulkiri, Cambodia
- Kratie Kratie, Cambodia
- Jahoo Gibbon Camp and Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary Saen Monourom, Mondulkiri, Cambodia
- Betreed Preah Vihear, Cambodia
- Boeng Toal Vulture Restaurant Preah Vihear, Cambodia
- Tmat Boey Preah Vihear, Cambodia
- Pursat Glasslands Pursat, Pursat, Cambodia
- Koh Ker and Beng Mealea Preah Vihear, Cambodia
- Bengal Florican Reserve Kampong Thom, Cambodia
- Ang Trapaeng Thmor Sarus Crane Reserve Banteay Meanchey, Cambodia
- Prek Toul Battambang, Cambodia
- Phnom Kulen, Kbal Spean, ACCB and Bantey Srei Banteay Srei District, Siem Reap, Cambodia
- Changkran Roi Siem Reap, Siem Reap, Cambodia
- Phnom Kroam Siem Reap, Siem Reap, Cambodia
- Angkor Complex Siem Reap, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Giant Ibis
Thaumatibis gigantea
IUCN Red List Classification: Critically Endangered
Location: Tmat Boey, Prey Veng, Okoki, Beong Toal Vulture Restaurant
Number of mature individuals in the wild: 194
Key Facts: Number 1 on the IUCN Red List most endangered birds in the world. National bird of Cambodia.
White-shouldered Ibis
Pseudibis davisoni
IUCN Red List Classification: Critically Endangered
Location: Tmat Boey
Number of mature individuals in the wild: 670
Key Facts: Cambodia is the last hotspot of White-shouldered Ibis along with Indonesia and Laos.
Red-headed Vulture
Sarcogyps calvus
IUCN Red List Classification: Critically Endangered
Location: Beong Toal Vulture Restaurant
Number of mature individuals in the wild: 2500-10000
Key Facts: Rapid decline of Red-headed Vultures in the 21st century has been through the use of pharmaceutical NSAID diclofenac, a highly toxic substance to Red-headed Vultures, in livestock.
White-rumped Vulture
Gyps bengalensis
IUCN Red List Classification: Critically Endangered
Location: Beong Toal Vulture Restaurant
Number of mature individuals in the wild: 2500-10000
Key Facts: It is thought that White-rumped Vulture is now extinct in Cambodia’s neighbouring countries Vietnam, Laos and Thailand.
Slender-billed Vulture
Gyps tenuirostris
IUCN Red List Classification: Critically Endangered
Location: Beong Toal Vulture Restaurant
Number of mature individuals in the wild: 1000-2500
Key Facts: Cambodia is the Southernmost country the Slender-billed Vulture inhabits. The Northernmost being N
Bengal Florican
Houbaropsis bengalensis
IUCN Red List Classification: Critically Endangered
Location: Stoung Bengal Florican Conservation Area
Number of mature individuals in the wild: 250-1000
Key Fact: The biggest loses of Bengal Florican occurred between 1995 and 2005 when dry season rice cultivation reduced 65% of the Bengal Florican grassland habitat.
