About 70km from Stung Treng town, Srae Chhouk/Srae Pdao located in the eastern wildlife corridor of Cambodia next to Sambo Wildlife Sanctuary, is one of the remaining Deciduous Dipterocarp Forests (DDF) under the protection of the forest community without any financial support. It is one of the 5 operating vulture restaurant sites, and the forest is well preserved under the management of an indigenous group, namely the Bunong, known as mountain tribe.
Srae Chhouk BirdsTarget birds at Srae Chhouk are: Giant Ibis, White-shouldered Ibis, 3 resident vultures (Red-headed Vulture, White-rumped Vulture, Slender-billed Vulture), and many other species of woodpeckers. This beautiful forest lays along the Mekong River and its tributaries hosting many rarities of the world.
| No | Common Name | Scientific Name | S. Status | C. Status |
| Francolins, Partridges, Quails & Pheasants (Phasianidae) | ||||
| 1 | Chinese Francolin | Francolinus pintadeanus | R | |
| 2 | Red Jungle Fowl | Gallus gallus | R | |
| 3 | Barred button quail | Turnix suscitator | R | |
| 4 | Green peafowl | Pavo muticus | R | EN |
| 5 | Small buttonqail | Turnix sylvatica | R | |
| Bottonquails (Turicidae) | ||||
| 6 | Yellow-legged Buttonquail | Turnix tanki | R | |
| Whistling Duck, Ducks & Pygmy Geese (Anatidae) | ||||
| 7 | Lesser Whistling Duck | Dendrocygna javanica, | R | |
| Stork (Ciconiidae) | ||||
| 8 | Woolly-necked Stork | Ciconia episcopus | R | VU |
| 9 | Lesser Adjutant | Leptoptilos javanicus | R | VU |
| 10 | Asian Openbill | Anastomus oscitans | R | |
| Ibis (Threskiornithidae) | ||||
| 11 | White-shouldered Ibis | Pseudibis davisoni, | R | CR |
| 12 | Giant Ibis | Pseudibis gigantean, | R | CR |
| Bittern, Herons &Egret (Ardeidae) | ||||
| 13 | Little Egert | Egretta garzetta | R | |
| 14 | Chinese Pond-heron | Ardeola baccuhs | W | |
| 15 | Eastern Cattle Egret | Bubulcus coromandus | R | |
| Rapters & Accipiters and Falcon (Falconidae) | ||||
| 16 | White-rumped Pygmy-Falcon | Polihierax insignis, | R | |
| 17 | Grey-headed Fish-eagle | Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus | R | |
| 18 | Collared Falconet | Microhiera caerulescens | R | |
| 19 | Jerdon’s Baza | Aviceda jerdoni | R | |
| 20 | Crested Serpent-Eagle | Spilornis cheela | R | |
| 21 | Oriental Honey Buzzard | Pernis ptilorhynchus | W | |
| 22 | Rufous-winged Buzzard | Bustastur indicus | R | |
| 23 | Indian Spotted Eagle | Aquila hastata | W | VU |
| 24 | Shikra | Accipiter badius | R | |
| 25 | Black Baza | Aviceda leuphotes | R | |
| 26 | Changeable Hawk-eagle | Misaetus limnaeetus | R | |
| 27 | Besra | Accipiter gularis | R | |
| 28 | Crested Goshawk | Accipiter trivirgatus | R | |
| 29 | Black-winged Kite | Elanus caeruleus | R | |
| Lapwings (Vanellidae) & Plovers (Pluvialidae & Charadriidae) | ||||
| 30 | Red-wattled Lapwing | Vanellus indicus | R | |
| Pigeon, Doves and Green Pigeon (Columbinae and Treroninae) | ||||
| 31 | Ashy-headed green-pigeon | Treron phayrei | R | NT |
| 32 | Thick-billed Green-pigeon | Treron curvirostra | R | |
| 33 | Green Imperial Pigeon | Ducula aenea | R | |
| 34 | Spotted Dove | Streptopelia chinensi | R | |
| 35 | Red-collared Dove | Streptopelia tranquebarica | R | |
| 36 | Zebra Dove | Geopelia striata | R | |
| 37 | Orange-breasted Green-Pigeon | Treron bicincta | R | |
| 38 | Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon | Treron phoenicopterus | R | |
| Parrots and Parakeets (Loriculinae & Psittacinae) | ||||
| 39 | Alexandrine Parakeet | Psittacula eupatria | R | NT |
| 40 | Blossom-headed Parakeet | Psittacula roseate | R | NT |
| 41 | Vernal Hanging Parrot | Loriculus vernalis | R | |
| 42 | Red-breasted Parakeet | Psittacula alexandri | R | NT |
| Cuckoos, Malkohas & Coucals (Cuculidae) | ||||
| 43 | Green-billed Malkoha | Rhopodytes tristis | R | |
| 44 | Large hawk-cuckoo | Hierococcyx sparverioides | P, W | |
| 45 | Indian Cuckoo | Cuculus micropterus | R, W | |
| 46 | Violet Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx santhorhynchus | R | |
| 47 | Drongo Cuckoo | Surniculus iugubris | R | |
| 48 | Asian Koel | Eudynamys scolopaceus | R | |
| 49 | Banded Bay Cuckoo | Cacomantus sonneratii | R | |
| 50 | Greater Coucal | Centropus sinensis | R | |
| Owls (Tytonidae & strigidae) | ||||
| 51 | Spotted Owlet | Athene brama | R | |
| 52 | Common Barn Owl | Tyto alba | R | |
| 53 | Collared Scops-owl | Otus lettia | R | |
| 54 | Asian Barred Owlet | Glaucidium cuculoides | R | |
| 55 | Oriental Scops-owl | Otus sunia | W,R | |
| 56 | Brown Fish-owl | Ketupa zeylonensis | R | |
| 57 | Spotted Wood-owl | Strix seloputo | R | |
| 58 | Brown Wood-owl | Strix leptogrammica | R | |
| 59 | Brown Boobook | Ninox scutulata | R | |
| Nightjars (Caprimulgidae) | ||||
| 60 | Large-tailed Nightjar | Caprimulgus macrurus | R | |
| 61 | Great-eared Nightjar | Lyncornis macrotis | R | |
| 62 | Savanna Nightjar | Caprimulgus affinis | R | |
| Swifts (Apodinae) | ||||
| 63 | Asian Palm-Swift | Cypsiurus balasiensis | R | |
| 64 | Crested Treeswift | Hemiprocne coronate | R | |
| 65 | Germain's Swiflet | Aerodramus [germani] | R,W | |
| 66 | Brown-backed Needletail | Hirundapus giganteus | R | |
| Kingfisher (Alcedinidae) | ||||
| 67 | White-throated Kingfisher | Halcyon smyrnensis | R | |
| 68 | Common Kingfisher | Alcedo atthis | W | |
| 69 | Stork-billed Kingfisher | Pelargopsis capensis | R | |
| 70 | Black-capped Kingfisher | Halcyon pileata | BV | |
| Trogons (Trogonidae) & Rollaer (Coraciidae) | ||||
| 71 | Indian Roller | Coracias benghalensis | R | |
| Bee-eaters (Meropidae) | ||||
| 72 | Little Green Bee-Eater | Merops orientalis | R | |
| 73 | Chestnut-headed Bee-eater | Merops leschenaulti | R | |
| 74 | Blue-tailed Bee-eater | Merops philippinus | R | |
| Hoopoe (Upupidae), Hornbill (Bucerotidae) | ||||
| 75 | Common Hoopoe | Upupa apops | R | |
| 76 | Oriental Pied Hornbill | Anthracoceros albirostris | R | |
| Barbets (Megalaiminae), | ||||
| 77 | Coppersmith Barbet | Megalaima haemacephla | R | |
| 78 | Lineated Barbet | Megalaima lineata | R | |
| Wrynecks (Jygninae), Piculets & Woodpeckers (Picidae) | ||||
| 79 | Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker | Dendrocopos canicapillus | R | |
| 80 | Freckle-breasted Woodpecker | Dendrocopos analis | R | |
| 81 | Yellow-crowned Woodpecker | Dendrocopos mahrattensis | R | |
| 82 | Rufous-bellied Woodpecker | Hypopicus hyperythrus | R | |
| 83 | Lesser Yellownape | Picus chlorolopus | R | |
| 84 | Black-headed Woodpecker | Picus erythropygius | R | |
| 85 | Greater yellownape | Chrysophlegma flavinucha | R | |
| 86 | Rufous Woodpecker | Micropternus brachyurus | R | |
| 87 | Common Flameback | Dinopium javanense | R | |
| 88 | Greater Flameback | Chrysocolaptes lucidus | R | |
| 89 | Laced Woodpecker | Picus vittatus | R | |
| 90 | White-bellied Woodpecker | Dryocopus javensis | R | |
| 91 | Streak-throated Woodpecker | Picus xanthopygaeus | R | |
| 92 | Heart-spotted Woodpecker | Hemicircus canente | R | |
| 93 | Great Slaty Woodpecker | Mulleripicus pulverulentus | R | VU |
| Pittas (Pittidae) | ||||
| 94 | Blue-winged Pitta | Pitta moluccensis | BV | |
| Broadbills (Eurylaimidae) | ||||
| Erpornis (Vireonidae) | ||||
| 95 | White-bellied Erpornis | Erpornis zantholeuca | R | |
| Cuckooshirke & Minivet(Campephagidae) | ||||
| 96 | Large Cuckooshrike | Coracina macei | R | |
| 97 | Indochinese Cuckooshrike | Coracina polioptera | R | |
| 98 | Black-winged Cuckooshrike | Lalage melaschistos | W | |
| 99 | Small Minivet | Pericrocotus cinnamomeus | R | |
| 100 | Ashy Minivet | Pericrocotus divaricatus | W | |
| 101 | Scarlet Minivet | Pericrocotus speciosus | R | |
| 102 | Swinhoe's Minivet | Pericrocotus cantonensis | W | |
| Oriole & Allies (Oriolidae) | ||||
| 103 | Black-naped Oriole | Oriolus chinensis | W,R | |
| 104 | Black-hooded Oriole | Oriolus xanthornus | R | |
| Woodshrike, Flycatcher-shrike (Incertae Sedis) | ||||
| 105 | Large Woodshrike | Tephrodornis gularis | R | |
| 106 | Bar-winged Flycatcher-Shrike | Hemipus picatus | R | |
| 107 | Common Woodshrike | Tephrodornis pondicerianus | R | |
| Ioras (Aegithinidae), Fantails (Rhipiduridae) | ||||
| 108 | White-browed Fantail | Rhipidura aureola | R | |
| 109 | Common Iora | Vanellus indicus | R | |
| 110 | Pied Fantail | Rhipidura javanica | R | |
| Drongo (Dicruridae) | ||||
| 111 | Ashy Drongo | Dicrurus leucophaeus | W | |
| 112 | Greater Racket-tailed Drongo | Dicrurus paradiseus | R | |
| 113 | Hair-crested Drongo | Dicrurus hottentottus | R | |
| 114 | Bronzed Drongo | Dicrurus aeneus | R | |
| 115 | Black Drongo | Dicrurus macrocerus | W | |
| Monarch, Pardise-Flycatcher &Allies (Monarchidae) | ||||
| 116 | Black-naped Monarch | Hypothymis azurea | R | |
| Crows, Jays, Magpies &Treepies (Corvidae) | ||||
| 117 | Eurasian Jay | Garrulus glandrius | R | |
| 118 | Southern Jungle Crow | Corvus macrorhynchos | R | |
| 119 | Red-billed Blue Magpie | Urocissa erythrorhyncha | R | |
| 120 | Rufous Treepie | Dendrocitta vagabunda | R | |
| 121 | Racket-tailed Treepie | Crypsisrina temia | R | |
| Shrike (Laniidae) | ||||
| 122 | Burmese Shrike | Lanius collurioides | R | |
| 123 | Brown Shrike | Lanius cristatus | W | |
| Sunbirds & Spiderhunters (Nectariniidae) | ||||
| 124 | Purple Sunbird | Cinnyris asiaticus | R | |
| 125 | Vanhasselt’s Sunbird | Leptocoma brasiliana | R | |
| 126 | Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker | Dicaeum cruentatum | R | |
| 127 | Brown-throated Sunbird | Anthreptes malacensis | R | |
| 128 | Olive-backed Sunbird | Cinnyris jugularis | R | |
| 129 | Ruby-checked Sunbird | Chalcoparia singalensis | R | |
| Leafbirds (Chloropseidae), Fairy Bluebird (Irenidae) | ||||
| 130 | Golden-fronted Leafbird | Chloropsis aurifrons | R | |
| Avadavat & Munia (Estrildidae) | ||||
| 131 | Scaly-breasted Munia | Lonchura punctulata | R | |
| 132 | White-rumped Munia | Lonchura striata | R | |
| Wagtails & Pipits (Motacilliadae) | ||||
| 133 | Paddy-field Pipit | Anthus rufulus | R | |
| 134 | Olive-backed Pipit | Anthus hodgsoni | W | |
| Nuthatch (Sittidae) | ||||
| 135 | Neglected Nuthatch | Sitta neglecta | R | |
| 136 | Velvet-fronted Nuthatch | Sitta frontalis | R | |
| Mynas, Starlings & Allies (Sturninae) | ||||
| 137 | Vinous-breasted Myna | Acridotheres burmannicus | R | |
| 138 | Black-collared Starling | Gracupica nigricollis | R | |
| 139 | White-vented Myna | Acridotheres grandis | R | |
| 140 | Common Myna | Acridotheres tristis | R | |
| 141 | Chestnut-tailed Starling | Sturnus malanaricus | W, R | |
| 142 | Common Hill Myna | Myna Gracula religiosa | R | |
| Thrushses (Turdiadae) | ||||
| 143 | White-throated Rock-thrush | Monticola gularis | W | |
| Robins, Rock-thrushes, Chats, Forktails, Whistling Thrushes (Muscicapidae) | ||||
| 144 | Siberian Ruby-throat | Luscinia calliope | W | |
| 145 | White-rumped Shama | Copsychus malabaricus | R | |
| 146 | Oriental Magpie Robin | Copsychus saularis | R | |
| 147 | Blue Rock-thrush | Monticola solitarius | W | |
| Flycatchers & Allies (Muscicaapinae) | ||||
| 148 | Taiga Flycatcher | Ficedula albicilla | W | |
| 149 | Asian Brown Flycatcher | Muscicapa dauurica | W | |
| 150 | Hainan Blue Flycatcher | Cyornis hainanus | W,R | |
| 151 | Tickell’s Blue Flycatcher | Cyornis tickelliae | R | |
| 152 | Verditer Flycatcher | Verditer Flycatcher | W | |
| Typical Tits (Paridae) & Canary-Flycatchers (Stenostiridae) | ||||
| 153 | Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher | Culicicapa ceylonensis | R | |
| 154 | Cinereous Tit | Parus cinereus | R | |
| Larks (Alaudidae) | ||||
| 155 | Indochinese Bushlark | Mirafra erythrocephala | R | |
| Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae) | ||||
| 156 | Yellow-vented Bulbul | Pycnonotus goiavier | R | |
| 157 | Puff-throated Bulbul | Alophoixus pallidus | R | |
| 158 | Sooty-headed Bulbul | Pycnonotus aurigaster | R | |
| 159 | Black-headed Bulbil | Microtarsus melanocephalos | R | |
| 160 | Black-crested Bulbul | Pycnonotus flaviventris | R | |
| 161 | Streak-eared Bulbul | Pycnonotus blanfordi | R | |
| Martins, Swallows & Allies (Hirundiniae) | ||||
| 162 | Red-rumped Swallow | Cecropis striolata | W | |
| 163 | Barn Swallow | Hirundo tahitica | W | |
| 164 | Striated Swallow | Cecrocpis striolata | R | |
| Seicercus & Phylloscopus warbler (Phylloscopidae) | ||||
| 165 | Radd’s Warbler | Phylloscopus schwarzi | W | |
| 166 | Two-barred Warbler | Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus | W | |
| 167 | Oriental Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus orientalis | W | |
| 168 | Artic Warbler | Phylloscopus borealis | W | |
| 169 | Yellow-browed Warbler | Phylloscopus inornatus | W | |
| 170 | Pale-legged Leaf-warbler | Phylloscopus tenellipes | W | |
| White-eyes, Babblers, Laughingthrush, (Timalidae) | ||||
| 171 | Scaly-crowned Babbler | Malacopeteron cinereum | R | |
| 172 | Pin-striped Tit-babbler | Macronus gularis | R | |
| 173 | Puff-throated Babbler | Pellorneum ruficeps | R | |
| 174 | Abbott’s Babbler | Malacocincla abbotti | R | |
| 175 | Chestnut–capped Babbler | Timalia pileafta | R | |
| 176 | White-crested Laughingthrush | Gurrulax leucolophus | R | |
| 177 | Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush | Garrulax monileger | R | |
| Cisticolas, Prinias, Tailorbirds & Allies (Cisticolidae) | ||||
| 178 | Rufescent Prinia | Prinia rufescens | R | |
| 179 | Dark-necked Tailorbird | Orthotomus atrogularis | R | |
| 180 | Common Tailorbird | Orthotomus sutorius | R | |
| 181 | Grey-breasted Prinia | Prinia hodgsoni | R | |
| 182 | Plain Prinia | Prinia inornata | R | |
| 183 | Brown Prinia | Prinia polychroa | R | |
Note:
Taxonomy and sequence follow Field Guides to the Birds of Cambodia.
By bringing in ecotourism to this site, CBGA is supporting the protection of the forest and community livelihood along with training the community members in providing services. The facility of this site is still basic e.g., sleeping in tented camp with mattress, no AC but DC fan, no proper restaurant but cooking by trained community members, no hot water as installed in hotel, limited electricity for charging your battery but all visitors who choose to go to this site is because of they want to involvement in conserving the last remaining natural habitats in eastern part of Cambodia and supporting the green growth policy.
Following is the sample itinerary for a 3 day 2 night trip to Srae Chhouk:
Arrival at Srae Chhouk village, meeting your local Bunong community guides and settle into the eco-tented camp in the afternoon before birding walk through the Deciduous Dipterocarp Forest searching for White-shouldered Ibis roosts and woodpecker species along the Mekong tributaries.
Early morning position at the Giant Ibis hide to see and photograph this global Critically Endangered Species. Mid-day break and community lunch prepared by trained local cooks. Afternoon excursion to key foraging sites for other DDF species e.g. Woodpeckers, Falcon and Falconet etc. and evening roosting calls. Overnight in tented camp.
We will spend our morning on the last birding walk for Srae Chhouk. Then after breakfast, we will thank our local community host team and transfer back to town or continue on to your next destination.
