Birding in Cambodia, Southeast Asia, with professional bird guides from the Cambodia Bird Guide Association (CBGA), based in Siem Reap, to help you find birds you would like to see. With various trips from half-day to 3-week itinerary in Cambodia.
Taking you to our 18 birding sites in Cambodia:
1. Prek Toal Bird Sanctuary – Boat trip across Tonle Sap to the breeding colony of large waterbird.
2. Angkor Wat – Temples and birds at the archaeological park UNESCO World Heritage Site
3. Kbal Spean – Temples and birds at Kulen National Park
5. Changkran Roy – Bird feeding station, also best for bird photographing
6. Ang Trapeang Thmor – Sarus Crane Reserve
8. Koh Ker – DDF forest for forest bird White-rumped Pygmy-falcon and the pyramid temple
9. Tmatboey – Dry dipterocarp forest for Giant and White-shouldered Ibis
11. Okoki – White-winged Duck pool in Chhep Wildlife Sanctuary
12. Kratie – Boat trip to see the River Dolphin and Mekong Wagtail
14. Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary – Evergreen forest for mammals and birds in the Eastern Plain
15. Chaktomuk Marshland – Home for Cambodian Tailorbird
17. Bokor National Park – birding in the southern part of Cambodia
Cambodia full bird checklist, follows the Field Guide to the Birds of Cambodia (July 2019), Lynx Edicions, by Cambodia Bird Guide Association.
Chaktomuk Marshland target birds including the endemic Cambodian Tailorbird, Siberian Rubythroat, Oriental Reed-warbler, Spotted Owlet, Plain-backed Sparrow, and Dusky Warbler.
Koh Ker target birds including White-rumped Pygmy-falcon, Black-headed Woodpecker, Great Slaty Woodpecker, Rufous-winged Buzzard, Collared Falconet,
White-winged Duck, Bar-bellied Pitta, Banded Broadbill, Banded Kingfisher, Green Peafowl, Siamese Fireback, White-rumped Pygmy-falcon, Oriental Bay Owl and Blyth’s Frogmouth.
The reserve supports some potential wildlife including the target bird species Bar-bellied Pitta and Oriental Bay Owl, Blyth’s Frogmouth, Silver-breasted Broadbill, Common Green Magpie, Coral-billed Ground Cuckoo, and Himalayan Night-heron, etc.
Aural target birds: Cambodia Laughingthrush, Green Cochoa, Pusty-nape Pitta, White-tailed Robin, Coral-billed Ground-Cuckoo, Blyth’s Shrike-babbler, Chestnut-headed Partridge, Blue Pitta, Mountain Scops-owl, White-tailed Robin
Chestnut-headed Partridge and Silver-breasted Broadbill, Long-tailed Broadbill, Indochinese Green Magpie, Great Hornbill, Wreathed Hornbill, Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon.
