CONTENTS 



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Ornithological exploration of northern Thailand 1 



Geography 13 



Mountains 16 



Climate 17 



Breeding seasons 18 



Migration 19 



Faunistics 20 



North 20 



West 22 



East 22 



Summary 24 



Vegetation 24 



Acknowledgments 26 



Annotated list of birds 27 



Order Podicipitif ormes 28 



Family Podicipitidae 28 



Order Pelecaniformes 29 



Family Pelecanidae 29 



Family Phalacrocoracidae 30 



Family Anhingidae 31 



Order Ciconiiformes 32 



Family Ardeidae 32 



Family Ciconiidae 44 



Family Threskiornithidae 47 



Order Anseriformes. 47 



Family Anatidae 47 



Order Falconiformes 56 



Family Accipitridae 56 



Family Pandionidae 80 



Family Falconidae 81 



Order Galliformes 86 



Family Phasianidae 86 



Order Gruiformes 100 



Family Turnicidae 100 



Family Gruidae 102 



Family Rallidae 103 



Family Heliornithidae 111 



Order Charadriiformes 112 



Family Jacanidae 112 



Family Rostratulidae 114 



Family Charadriidae 115 



Family Scolopacidae 122 



Family Recurvirostridae 128 



Family Burhinidae 129 



Family Glareolidae 130 



Family Laridae 132 



Order Psittaciformes 134 



Family Psittacidae 134 



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