Angkor Wat

Daily Tour half-day to 2 days

ANGKOR WAT

We offer visitors the opportunity to enjoy two different types of experience at Angkor Archeological Park. Our journey takes you to the famous temple of Angkor Wat, to the Bayon Temple at Angkor Thom. We will also see Ta Prohm Temple, with trees growing through the ancient ruins. Learn about the history of Angkor and about the carvings that adorn the walls of these historic monuments, as we make our journey through this historic site. We also go on a bird watching excursion in the surrounding woods. This is a tour combining of some of Angkor’s historic temples, with birdwatching in the surrounding forest.

Angkor Wat birdsAngkor Wat Birds

We hope to find the birds of Angkor Wat includes Hainan Blue, Taiga and Asian Brown Flycatchers, Forest Wagtail, White-throated Rock Thrush, Black-capped Kingfisher, Asian Barred Owlet, Black Baza, Alexandrine, and Red-breasted Parakeets. 

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NoCommon NameScientific NameS. StatusC.Status
Grebes (Podicipepidae) & Flamingos (phoenicopteridae)
1Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisR
Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae) & Darters (Anhingidae)
2Little CormorantPhalacrocorax nigerR
Bitterns, Herons & Egrets (Ardeidae)
3Chinese Pond-heronArdeola bacchusW
4Eastern Cattle EgretBubulcus coromandusR
Falcons, Ospreis, Hawks, Eagles & allies (Falconidae)
5Black BazaAviceda leuphotesR, P
6Crested Serpent-eagleSpilornis cheelaR
7ShikraAccipiter badiusR
8OspreyPandion haliaetusW,P
9Crested GoshawkAccipiter trivirgatusR
10Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusW,R,P
Pigeons & Doves (Columbidae)
11Rock DoveColumba liviaR
12Red Collared-doveStreptopelia tranquebaricaR
13Spotted DoveStreptopelia chinensisR
14Zebra DoveGeopelia striataR
15Orange-breasted Green-pigeonTreron bicinctaR
Parrots & Parakeets (Psittacidae)
16Red-breasted ParakeetPsittacula alexandriRNT
17Alexandrine parakeetPsittacula eupatriaRNT
Cuckoos, Malkohas & Coucals (Cuculidae)
18Green-billed MalkohaRhopodytes tristisR
19Asian KoelEudynamys scolopaceusR
Owls (Tytonidae & Strigidae)
20Asian Barred OwletGlaucidium cuculoidesR
21Brown BoobookNinox scutulataR
22Brown Wood-owlStrix leptogrammicaR
23Spotted OwletAthene bramaR
Swifts & Treeswifts (Apodidae)
24[Germain's] SwifletAerodramus [germani]R
25Brown-backed NeedletailHirundapus giganteusR
26Asian Palm-swiftCypsiurus balasiensisR
27Fork-tailed SwiftApus pacificusP,W
28House SwiftApus affinisR
Trogons (Trogonidae) & Rollers (Coraciidae)
29Indian RollerCoracias benghalensisR
Kingfishers (Alcedinidae, Halcyonidae, Cerylidae)
30White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensisR
31Black-capped KingfisherHalcyon pileataW,P
32Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisW,P
33Pied KingfisherCeryle rudisR
Bee-eaters (Meropidae)
34Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinusR,W
Hoopoes (Upupidae) & Hornbills (Bucerotidae)
35Oriental Pied HornbillAnthracoceros albirostrisR
Barbets (Ramphastidae)
36Lineated BarbetMegalaima lineataR
37Coppersmith BarbetMegalaima haemacephalaR
38Green-eared BarbetMegalaima incognitaR
Wrynecks (Jygninae), Piculets & Woodpeckers (Picidae)
39Common FlamebackDinopium javanenseR
40Greater FlamebackChrysocolaptes lucidusR
41Rufous WoodpeckerMicropternus brachyurusR
Cuckooshrikes & Minivets (Campephagidae)
42Ashy MinivetPericrocotus divaricatusW,P
43Small MinivetPericrocotus cinnamomeusR
44Swinhoe's MinivetPericrocotus cantonensisW
45Large CuckooshrikeCoracina maceiR
Whistlers (Pachycephalidae) & Orioles (Oriolidae)
46Black-naped OrioleOriolus chinensisW,P
47Black-hooded OrioleOriolus xanthornusR
Woodshrikes & Flycatcher-Shrikes (generae incertae sedis)
48Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrikeHemipus picatusR
Ioras (Aegithinidae) & Fantails (Rhipiduridae)
49Common IoraAegithina tiphiaR
50Pied fantailRhipidura javanicaR
Drongos (Dicruridae)
51Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercusW
52Ashy DrongoDicrurus leucophaeusW,P,R
53Greater Racket-tailed DrongoDicrurus paradiseusR
54Hair-crested DrongoDicrurus hottentottusR
Monarchs & Paradise-flycatchers (Monarchidae)
55Black-naped MonarchHypothymis azureaW,R
Crows, Jays, Magpies & Treepies (Corvidae)
56Southern Jungle CrowCorvus macrorhynchosR
57Racket-tailed TreepieCrypsirina temiaR
Shrikes (Laniidae)
58Brown ShrikeLanius cristatusW,P
Sunbirds & Spiderhunters (Nectariidae)
59Olive-backed SunbirdCinnyris jugularisR
60Scarlet-backed FlowerpeckerDicaeum cruentatumR
Sparrows (Passeridae)
61Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusR
62House SparrowPasser domesticusR
Pipits & Wagtails (Motacillidae)
63Olive-backed PipitAnthus hodgsoniW
64Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulusR
65Forest WagtailDendronanthus indicusW,P
Mynas & Starlings (Sturnidae)
66White-vented MynaAcridotheres grandisR
67Common MynaAcridotheres tristisR
68Black-collared StarlingGracupica nigricollisR
69Common Hill-mynaGracula religiosaR
 Robins, Rock-thrushes, Chats
70Pied BushchatSaxicola caprataR
71White-rumped ShamaCopsychus malabaricusR
72Blue rock-ThrushMonticola solitariusW
73White-throated Rock-ThrushMonticola gularisW
Flycatchers & allies (Muscicapidae: Muscicapinae)
74Taiga FlycatcherFicedula albicillaW
75Asian Brown FlycatcherMuscicapa dauuricaW
76Hainan Blue FlycatcherCyornis hainanusW
Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae)
77Yellow-vented BulbulPycnonotus goiavierR
78Streak-eared BulbulPycnonotus blanfordiR
79Black-crested bulbulPycnonotus flaviventrisR
Seicercus & Phylloscopus warblers (Phylloscopidae)
80Pale-legged Leaf-warblerPhylloscopus tenellipesW
81Two-barred WarblerPhylloscopus plumbeitarsusW
82Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatusW
83Arctic WarblerPhylloscopus borealisW,P
Babblers, Laughingthrushes & allies  (Timaliidae)
84Pin-striped Tit-babblerMacronous gularisR
85White-crested LaughingthrushGarrulax leucolophusR
Cisticolas, Tailorbirds & Prinias (Cisticolidae)
86Dark-necked TailorbirdOrthotomus atrogularisR
87Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutoriusR
88Rufescent PriniaPrinia rufescensR
Taxonomy and sequence follow A Field Guide to the Birds of Cambodia. This checklist is referred to the CBGA trip reports of this site between July 2017 to June 2026. S. Status (Seasonal Status) followed by Annotated Checklist (The Birds of Cambodia), F. Goes. Con. Status (Conservation Status) followed by the IUCN Red List and BirdLife International. R = Resident NBV= Non-breeding visitor W = Winter visitor P = Passge migrant CR = Critically endangered BV = Breeding visitor ED = Endangered VG = Vagrant VU = Vulnerable NT = Near Threatened W,P = Winter visitor, Passage migrant

Note:

Taxonomy and sequence follow Field Guides to the Birds of Cambodia.

R = Resident
NBV = Non-breeding visitor
W = Winter visitor
EX = Extinct
P = Passage migrant
CR = Critically Endangered
BV = Breeding visitor
EN = Endangered
VG = Vagrant
VU = Vulnerable
W,P = Winter visitor, Passage migrant ?
NT = Near Threatened

Angkor Wat temple Tour itineraryAngkor Tour

Day Trip to Angkor Wat temple complex for birding and temples
  • 5.30am CBGA bird guide and our driver will pick you up from your Siem Reap hotel.
  • 6.00am – 9.00am we will spend time at Angkor Wat temple.
  • 9 am – 12 pm we will explore Angkor Thom – Bayon, terrace of the Elephant and Leaper King
  • 12.30pm have lunch near the temple area
  • 2 continue to Ta-phrom temple and others
  • 5.00pm finish the tour, the guide and driver will either take you back to your hotel or to another destination of your choice in the town








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