Koh Chang Vertebrate Species

White-Bellied Sea Eagle

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White-Bellied Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster)

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Image Copyright 2015 David Vinot

Last Observed: February 2015 – Koh Chang
Observed By: David Vinot

These majestic birds are thankfully a common sight on Koh Chang, either circling gracefully in the jungle thermals or swooping down to grab huge fish out of the sea. You’ll often see them in mating pairs. The female is slightly larger than the male and her wingspan can reach 2.2 metres. With a body-weight of up to 4.5 kilogrammes this is a oneĀ  of Koh Chang’s biggest and most photogenic birds.

White Bellied Sea Eagle Wikipedia

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Pacific Reef Heron

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Pacific Reef Heron (Egretta sacra)

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Image Copyright David Vinot

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Image Copyright Sam Kettel

Last Observed: December 2015 – Koh Chang
Last Observed By: David Vinot, Sam Kettel

The Pacific Reef Heron is a large waterbird with a wingspan of around a metre. It exists in two colours, white and grey (or light morph and dark morph if you’re being technical).

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Pale Chinese Edible Frog

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Pale Chinese Edible Frog (Hoplobatrachus rugulosus)

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Image Copyright David Vinot

Observed: February 2015 – Koh Chang
Observed By: David Vinot

The Pale Chinese Edible Frog is the paler skinned cousin of the Chinese Edible Frog. And it’s edible. The name says it all really.
Apparently in China it is also known as the “Field Chicken”, just to reinforce its eatability.

Chinese Edible Frog Wikipedia

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Common Mynah

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Common Myna – Acridotheres tristis

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Image Copyright David Vinot

Habitat: Open woodlans and urban areas

Observed: February 2015 – Koh Chang
Observed by: David Vinot

You will see the Common Mynah, also known as the Indian Mynah, all over Koh Chang and Thailand. It is an opportunistic omnivore that seems unphased by human company and is hence a common sight wherever there are people and food to scavenge.

Common Mynah Wikipedia

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Brahminy Kite

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Brahminy Kite – Haliastur Indus

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Image Copyright David Vinot

Habitat: Coasts and inland wetlands

Observed: February 2016 – Koh Chang
Observed by: David Vinot, Jean-Piere Odet

The Brahminy Kite is a large and attractively coloured brown and white bird of prey. It is mainly a scavenger that feeds on dead fish and crabs but they also hunt live prey such as bats and small mammals.

Brahminy Kite Wikipedia

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Yellow-Vented Bulbul

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Yellow-Vented Bulbul – pycnonotus goiavier

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Habitat: Open and cultivated areas

Observed: February 2015 – Koh Chang
Observed by: David Vinot

The yellow-vented bulbul is a member or the passerine family of birds that is native to Southeast asia. It builds a fragile nest from all kinds of plant that it can find and lays between two and five eggs in it.

Yellow Vented Bulbul Wikipedia

 

 

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