Mu Ko Surin Checklist (72 species : Updated 06/02/07)
Species in black are known from the site from personal observations.
Species in blue are known from the site from the observations of others.
Common Name / Scientific Name / No. Seen
Greater Flameback / Chrysocolaptes lucidus
White-bellied Woodpecker / Dryocopus javensis
Black-capped Kingfisher / Halcyon pileata
Collared Kingfisher / Todiramphus chloris
Greater Coucal / Centropus sinensis
Indian Cuckoo / Cuculus micropterus
Asian Koel / Eudynamys scolopacea
Dollarbird / Eurystomus orientalis
Black-nest Swiftlet / Collocalia maxima
Brown-backed Needletail / Hirundapus giganteus
Green Imperial Pigeon / Ducula aenea
Pied Imperial Pigeon / Ducula bicolor
Orange-breasted Green Pigeon / Treron bicincta
Thick-billed Green Pigeon / Treron curvirostra
Emerald Dove / Chalcophaps indica
Nicobar Pigeon / Caloenas nicobarica
Large Green Pigeon / Treron capellei
White-breasted Waterhen / Amaurornis phoenicurus
Ruddy Turnstone / Arenaria interpres
Beach Thick-knee / Esacus neglectus
Pomarine Skua / Stercorarius pomarinus
Parasitic Skua / Stercorarius parasiticus
Bridled Tern / Sterna anaethetus
Caspian Tern / Sterna caspia
Lesser Crested Tern / Sterna bengalensis
Great Crested Tern / Sterna bergii
Roseate Tern / Sterna dougallii
Black-naped Tern / Sterna sumatrana
Common Tern / Sterna hirundo
Brown Noddy / Anous stolidus
Little Tern / Sterna albifrons
Black Baza / Aviceda leuphotes
Oriental Honey-buzzard / Pernis ptilorhyncus
Brahminy Kite / Haliastur indus
White-bellied Sea Eagle / Haliaeetus leucogaster
Osprey / Pandion haliaetus
Japanese Sparrowhawk / Accipiter gularis
Grey-faced Buzzard / Butastur indicus
Crested Serpent Eagle / Spilornis cheela
Oriental Hobby / Falco severus
Pacific Reef Egret / Egretta sacra
Great-billed Heron / Ardea sumatrana
Chinese Pond Heron / Ardeola bacchus
Von Schrenck's Bittern / Ixobrychus eurhythmus
Cinnamon Bittern / Ixobrychus cinnamomeus
Streaked Shearwater / Calonectris leucomelas
Swinhoe's Storm-petrel / Oceanodroma monorhis
Hooded Pitta / Pitta sordida
Blue-winged Pitta / Pitta moluccensis
Brown Shrike / Lanius cristatus
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo / Dicrurus paradiseus
Large-billed Crow / Corvus macrorhynchos
Black-naped Oriole / Oriolus chinensis
Orange-headed Thrush / Zoothera citrina
Yellow-rumped Flycatcher / Ficedula zanthopygia
Blue-and-white Flycatcher / Cyanoptila cyanomelana
White-rumped Shama / Copsychus malabaricus
Hill Myna / Gracula religiosa
Pacific Swallow / Hirundo tahitica
Arctic Warbler / Phylloscopus borealis
Two-barred Warbler / Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus
Eastern Crowned Warbler / Phylloscopus coronatus
Yellow-browed Warbler / Phylloscopus inornatus
Abbott's Babbler / Malacocincla abbotti
Orange-bellied Flowerpecker / Dicaeum trigonostigma
Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker / Dicaeum cruentatum
Brown-throated Sunbird / Anthreptes malacensis
Olive-backed Sunbird / Nectarinia jugularis
Forest Wagtail / Dendronanthus indicus
White Wagtail / Motacilla alba
Yellow Wagtail / Motacilla flava
Grey Wagtail / Motacilla cinerea
Please forward any additions to this list, or any notable sightings from Mu Ko Surin, to me at