Khao Yai National Park

🇹🇭 Thailand

🐦 Moustached Barbet Echoes Khao Yai

🌍 #53 Global · 4.4 ★★★★★ ★★★★★ #2 in Southeast Asia #18 in Tropical Forest

Southeast Asia, Thailand 1070 spp. recorded

Khao Yai National Park sits in central Thailand, part of the tropical dry forest belt, with rolling hills, teak and dipterocarp woodlands, interspersed with grassland savanna and seasonal streams. It stands out for its mosaic of forest and open grass, offering clearings where large mammals roam.

14.325° N 101.513° E

Wildlife

⭐ Iconic Species

Asian Elephant

Elephas maximus

60–70% · Likely

Great Hornbill

Buceros bicornis

40–50% · Likely

Northern Pig-tailed Macaque

Macaca leonina

80–90% · Very likely

📊 Most Spotted

Sambar

Rusa unicolor

80–90% · Very likely

Muntiacus muntjak

Muntiacus muntjak

60–70% · Likely

Lar Gibbon

Hylobates lar

60–70% · Likely

Oriental Pied Hornbill

Anthracoceros albirostris

60–70% · Likely

Malayan Porcupine

Hystrix brachyura

50–60% · Likely

Vogel’s Pit Viper

Trimeresurus vogeli

50–60% · Likely

Common Water Monitor

Varanus salvator

50–60% · Likely

Moustached Barbet

Psilopogon incognitus

50–60% · Likely

Black Giant Squirrel

Ratufa bicolor

50–60% · Likely

Asian Fairy-bluebird

Irena puella

50–60% · Likely

Large-billed Crow

Corvus macrorhynchos

50–60% · Likely

Yellow-browed Warbler

Phylloscopus inornatus

40–50% · Likely

⭐ Iconic Species

Asian Elephant

Elephas maximus

60–70% · Likely

Northern Pig-tailed Macaque

Macaca leonina

80–90% · Very likely

📊 Most Spotted

Sambar

Rusa unicolor

80–90% · Very likely

Muntiacus muntjak

Muntiacus muntjak

60–70% · Likely

Lar Gibbon

Hylobates lar

60–70% · Likely

Malayan Porcupine

Hystrix brachyura

50–60% · Likely

Black Giant Squirrel

Ratufa bicolor

50–60% · Likely

Finlayson's Squirrel

Callosciurus finlaysonii

40–50% · Likely

Asian Jackal

Canis aureus

30–40% · Possible

Bos frontalis

Bos frontalis

30–40% · Possible

Gray-bellied Squirrel

Callosciurus caniceps

30–40% · Possible

Pileated Gibbon

Hylobates pileatus

20–30% · Possible

Common Palm Civet

Paradoxurus hermaphroditus

20–30% · Possible

Southern Serow

Capricornis sumatraensis

20–30% · Possible

⭐ Iconic Species

Great Hornbill

Buceros bicornis

40–50% · Likely

📊 Most Spotted

Oriental Pied Hornbill

Anthracoceros albirostris

60–70% · Likely

Moustached Barbet

Psilopogon incognitus

50–60% · Likely

Asian Fairy-bluebird

Irena puella

50–60% · Likely

Large-billed Crow

Corvus macrorhynchos

50–60% · Likely

Yellow-browed Warbler

Phylloscopus inornatus

40–50% · Likely

Ashy Woodswallow

Artamus fuscus

40–50% · Likely

Gray-eyed Bulbul

Iole propinqua

40–50% · Likely

Green-eared Barbet

Psilopogon faiostrictus

40–50% · Likely

Puff-throated Bulbul

Alophoixus pallidus

40–50% · Likely

Pearl-necked Dove

Spilopelia chinensis

40–50% · Likely

Ashy Drongo

Dicrurus leucophaeus

40–50% · Likely

Red-wattled Lapwing

Vanellus indicus

40–50% · Likely

📊 Most Spotted

Vogel’s Pit Viper

Trimeresurus vogeli

50–60% · Likely

Common Water Monitor

Varanus salvator

50–60% · Likely

Emma Gray's Forest Lizard

Calotes emma

40–50% · Likely

Spotted Forest Skink

Sphenomorphus maculatus

40–50% · Likely

Flat-tailed House Gecko

Hemidactylus platyurus

40–50% · Likely

Water Dragon

Physignathus cocincinus

40–50% · Likely

Asian Gliding Lizard

Draco maculatus

30–40% · Possible

Oriental Whipsnake

Ahaetulla prasina

30–40% · Possible

Yellow-headed Temple Turtle

Heosemys annandalii

30–40% · Possible

Tokay Gecko

Gekko gecko

30–40% · Possible

Many-lined Sun-skink

Eutropis multifasciata

30–40% · Possible

Oldham's Leaf Turtle

Cyclemys oldhami

20–30% · Possible

📊 Most Spotted

Mortensen's Frog

Sylvirana mortenseni

30–40% · Possible

Common Indian Toad

Duttaphrynus melanostictus

30–40% · Possible

Spot-legged Tree Frog

Polypedates megacephalus

20–30% · Possible

Khorat big-mouthed frog

Limnonectes megastomias

20–30% · Possible

Mukhlesur's Narrow-mouthed Frog

Microhyla mukhlesuri

10–20% · Possible

Alpine Cricket Frog

Fejervarya limnocharis

10–20% · Possible

Arcuate-spotted Pygmy Frog

Microhyla heymonsi

10–20% · Possible

Asian Painted Frog

Kaloula pulchra

10–20% · Possible

Berdmore's Chorus Frog

Microhyla berdmorei

10–20% · With luck

Sapgreen stream frog

Sylvirana nigrovittata

10–20% · With luck

Tonkin Bug-eyed Frog

Theloderma stellatum

10–20% · With luck

Blunt-headed Burrowing Frog

Glyphoglossus molossus

Insufficient data

Animal Events

🦌

Gibbon Morning Choruses

JunJul

Lar Gibbons vocalize in dawn choruses from high canopy, creating iconic jungle soundtracks heard across valleys.

Lar Gibbon

Hylobates lar

60–70% · Likely

🦌

Elephant Migration

JanFebOct

Large herds of Asian elephants traverse open grasslands and salt licks, offering unparalleled viewing opportunities.

Asian Elephant

Elephas maximus

60–70% · Likely

🐦

Hornbill Courtship Displays

MarAprMayAug

Great Hornbills perform dramatic aerial displays and nest in emergent trees, drawing birdwatchers at dawn.

Great Hornbill

Buceros bicornis

40–50% · Likely

Sighting Calendar

Chance of spotting each species, month by month

Species Total

60–70

60–70

60–70

50–60

50–60

50–60

50–60

50–60

40–50

50–60

50–60

60–70

70–80

70–80

60–70

50–60

30–40

40–50

40–50

50–60

50–60

70–80

60–70

60–70

40–50

40–50

50–60

50–60

50–60

40–50

40–50

50–60

20–30

30–40

40–50

50–60

Northern Pig-tailed Macaque

80–90

80–90

80–90

70–80

70–80

70–80

70–80

80–90

60–70

70–80

80–90

80–90

80–90

80–90

70–80

70–80

60–70

60–70

70–80

70–80

70–80

70–80

80–90

80–90

Muntiacus muntjak

60–70

70–80

70–80

70–80

50–60

60–70

60–70

50–60

50–60

50–60

60–70

50–60

70–80

60–70

60–70

70–80

50–60

60–70

70–80

60–70

40–50

70–80

50–60

60–70

Oriental Pied Hornbill

70–80

70–80

60–70

50–60

70–80

70–80

50–60

70–80

50–60

40–50

50–60

60–70

Malayan Porcupine

60–70

60–70

60–70

60–70

50–60

50–60

30–40

40–50

50–60

50–60

60–70

60–70

Vogel’s Pit Viper

30–40

50–60

50–60

40–50

50–60

50–60

70–80

70–80

60–70

70–80

70–80

30–40

Common Water Monitor

60–70

50–60

50–60

50–60

40–50

60–70

50–60

40–50

40–50

40–50

40–50

50–60

Moustached Barbet

50–60

60–70

50–60

40–50

50–60

40–50

30–40

40–50

10–20

30–40

30–40

50–60

Black Giant Squirrel

60–70

50–60

50–60

50–60

30–40

30–40

50–60

50–60

30–40

40–50

50–60

50–60

Asian Fairy-bluebird

40–50

60–70

50–60

50–60

60–70

50–60

40–50

60–70

20–30

20–30

30–40

30–40

Large-billed Crow

60–70

50–60

50–60

50–60

30–40

20–30

30–40

30–40

40–50

30–40

40–50

50–60

Yellow-browed Warbler

60–70

60–70

50–60

20–30

0–10

<5

10–20

10–20

10–20

30–40

50–60

70–80

Animal Events

🦌 Gibbon Morning Choruses

🦌 Elephant Migration

🐦 Hornbill Courtship Displays

Sighting Zones

Warm areas are where all species together are recorded most, so they track where people go as much as where animals are. For one species, see the map on its own page.

0.0 ★★★★★ ★★★★★ Excellent

🐦 Moustached Barbet Echoes Khao Yai

🦜

Biodiversity

Excellent

How rich is the wildlife?

4.3 Global avg

5.0 ★★★★★ ★★★★★

Species by taxon

🦅 Birds

661

🐒 Mammals

177

🦎 Reptiles

176

🐸 Amphibians

56

1070 Total Species

841 Global average across 280 parks

89 Threatened 5 Endemic

🔭

Sighting

Excellent

How likely to see animals?

3.6 Global avg

4.2 ★★★★★ ★★★★★

🎯

Top-12 Avg Probability

62% Global avg

63%

📊

Coverage (289 species at ≥5% of 1070 in the inventory)

24% Global avg

27%

🔀

Taxon variety in top 12 (7 mammal, 3 bird, 2 reptile)

47% Global avg

76%

🔭

Species per 10 outings (distinct species a visitor would meet over 10 outings — effort held equal across parks)

132 Global avg

161

🌟

Iconic-group species (≥15%) (every species from the 19 iconic groups — monkeys, cats, toucans, macaws, sloths, crocodilians… — not just the 4 highlighted above)

14 Global avg

25

⭐

High-prob species (>40%)

26 Global avg

33

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