Centre of the Universe
Centre for Birding in Chiangmai Thailand
The Centre of the Universe is ideally located for bird lovers. We are 3 kilometres from Huay Tong Tao, a National Park, where over 250 bird species have been sighted around the lake and documented. Doi Suthep National Park is about 10 kilometres and Doi Inthanon is easily accessible by private car. The scenery on the way to Doi Inthanon is stunning and makes for an enjoyable day-trip.
The following 51 species of birds (and counting!) have been sighted in and around our gardens and swimming pool. If you are a birding enthusiast, stay with us and you can call upon the services of one of the leading authorities on birds in Thailand, who has lived in Chiangmai for almost 20 years researching and recording bird life within the province. Visit some lesser known sites, off the tourist trail, where you will see an abundance of bird life. Please contact us for further details at info@therealcentreoftheuniverse.com
| Bird checklist |
Scientific name |
| Ashy Wood-Swallow |
Artemus fuscus |
| Asian Barred Owlet |
Glaucidium cuculoides |
| Asian Palm-Swift |
Cypsiurus balasiensis |
| Banded Bay Cuckoo |
Cacomantis sonnerati |
| Barn Swallow |
Hirundo rustica |
| Black Drongo |
Dicrurus macrocercus |
| Black-capped Kingfisher |
Halcyon pileata |
| Black-collared Starling |
Sturnus nigricollis |
| Blue-bearded Bee-eater |
Nictyornis athertoni |
| Blue-tailed Bee-eater |
Merops philippinus |
| Brown Prinia |
Prinia polychroa |
| Brown Shrike |
Lanius cristatus |
| Chestnut-tailed Starling |
Sturnus malabaricus |
| Chinese Pond-Heron |
Ardeola bacchus |
| Common Iora |
Aegithina tiphia |
| Common Koel |
Eudynamys scolopacea |
| Common Mynah |
Acridotheres tristis |
| Common Tailorbird |
Orthotomus sutorius |
| Coppersmith Barbet |
Megalaima haemacephala |
| Eurasian Jay |
Garrulus glandarius |
| Greater Coucal |
Centropus sinensis |
| Greater Racket-tailed Drongo |
Dicrurus paradiseus |
| Green Bee-eater |
Merops orientalis |
| Green-billed Malkoha |
Phaenicophaeus tristis |
| Grey Wagtail |
Motacilla cinerea |
| Grey-breasted Prinia |
Prinia hodgsonii |
| Grey-eyed Bulbul |
Hypsipetes propinquus |
| Hoopoe |
Upupa epops |
| House Swift |
Apus affinis |
| Indian Roller |
Coracias benghalensis |
| Large-billed Crow |
Corvus macrorhynchos |
| Lesser Coucal |
Centropus bengalensis |
| Lineated Barbet |
Megalaima lineata |
| Olive-backed Sunbird |
Nectarina jugularis |
| Oriental Magpie-Robin |
Copsychus saularis |
| Purple Sunbird |
Nectarina asiatica |
| Red-throated Flycatcher |
Ficedula parva |
| Red-whiskered Bulbul |
Pycnonotus jocosus |
| Scaly-breasted Munia |
Lonchura punctulata |
| Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker |
Dicaeum cruentatum |
| Shikra |
Accipiter badius |
| Sooty-headed Bulbul |
Pycnonotus aurigaster |
| Spotted Dove |
Streptopelia chinensis |
| Streak-eared Bulbul |
Pycnonotus blanfordi |
| Tree Sparrow |
Passer montanus |
| White Wagtail |
Motacilla alba |
| White-breasted Waterhen |
Amaurornis phoenicurus |
| White-rumped Shama |
Copsychus malabaricus |
| White-throated Kingfisher |
Halcyon smyrnensis |
| White-vented Mynah |
Acridotheres javanicus |
| Crested Treeswift |
Hemiprocne coronata |
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