Khao Laem Ya-Mu Ko Samet National Park

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Where limestone cliffs plunge into crystalline waters and coastal forests merge with rocky outcrops, a mosaic of Thailand's most pristine ecosystems unfolds across this protected realm. Granite peaks rise dramatically from the Gulf of Thailand, their weathered slopes cloaked in dry dipterocarp forest and evergreen thickets that cascade down to mangrove-fringed shores. The park's dual nature—terrestrial highlands paired with shallow marine habitats—creates a ecological crucible where forest canopy species converge with seabirds and shorebirds exploiting the tidal zones.

For those pursuing compelling wildlife encounters, the park delivers consistently rewarding opportunities. Endemic and migratory bird species frequent the coastal margins and forest edges with particular abundance during winter months, when golden light bathes the rocky headlands in perfect photographic conditions. Macaques navigate the cliff faces, monitor lizards patrol the shorelines, and the surrounding waters host populations of dolphins visible from strategic vantage points. Accessibility via established trails and boat routes makes extended documentation feasible, while the park's protected status ensures wildlife remains genuinely unhabituated and behaviorally authentic.

Acridotheres tristis

Yellow-vented Bulbul

Pycnonotus goiavier

Bulbul Culiamarillo

Geopelia striata

Tortolita Estriada

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo

Dicrurus paradiseus

Drongo de raquetas grande

Dicrurus leucophaeus

Anastomus oscitans

Picotenaza asiático

Oriental Magpie-Robin

Copsychus saularis

Pacific Reef Heron

Garceta de arrecife

Red-wattled Lapwing

Vanellus indicus

Sunda Pied Fantail

Rhipidura javanica

Abanico pío de la Sonda

Little Cormorant

Microcarbo niger

Cormorán de Java

Cinnyris ornatus

Suimanga Ornado

Scaly-breasted Munia

Lonchura punctulata

Capuchino Punteado

Coppersmith Barbet

Psilopogon haemacephalus

Barbudo Calderero

Streak-eared Bulbul

Pycnonotus conradi

Bulbul de Blanford oriental

Brown-throated Sunbird

Anthreptes malacensis

Suimanga Gorjipardo

Tachyspiza badia

Gavilán chikra

Acridotheres grandis

Haliastur indus

Milano brahmán

Sooty-headed Bulbul

Pycnonotus aurigaster

Bulbul Ventridorado

Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Passer montanus

Gorrión molinero

White-rumped Shama

Copsychus malabaricus

Black-crested Bulbul

Rubigula flaviventris

Bulbul Crestinegro

Egretta garzetta

Centropus sinensis

Edible-nest Swiftlet

Aerodramus fuciphagus

Salangana Nidoblanco

Lineated Barbet

Psilopogon lineatus

Barbudo Listado

Lanius cristatus

Alcaudón pardo

Asian Barred Owlet

Glaucidium cuculoides

White-throated Kingfisher

Halcyon smyrnensis

Alción de Esmirna

Green-billed Malkoha

Phaenicophaeus tristis

Malcoha sombrío

Common Emerald Dove

Chalcophaps indica

Palomita esmeralda cabecigrís

Stripe-throated Bulbul

Pycnonotus finlaysoni

Bulbul de Finlayson

Verditer Flycatcher

Eumyias thalassinus

Papamoscas verdín

Prinia inornata

Prinia Sencilla

Oriental Dollarbird

Eurystomus orientalis

Carraca Oriental

Common Kingfisher

Martín pescador común

Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker

Dicaeum cruentatum

Picaflores Dorsirrojo

Paddyfield Pipit

Bisbita Oriental

Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpres

Vuelvepiedras común

Chinese Pond Heron

Ardeola bacchus

Black-naped Monarch

Hypothymis azurea

Monarca Nuquinegro

Indochinese Blue Flycatcher

Cyornis sumatrensis

Papamoscas Indochino

Lesser Whistling Duck

Dendrocygna javanica

Suirirí de Java

Spilopelia chinensis

Tórtola moteada oriental

Grey-headed Swamphen

Porphyrio poliocephalus

Calamón cabecigrís

Asian Golden Weaver

Ploceus hypoxanthus

Tejedor dorado asiático

Indochinese Bush Lark

Plocealauda erythrocephala

Alondra Indochina

Red Collared Dove

Streptopelia tranquebarica

Tórtola cabecigrís

Plain-backed Sparrow

Passer flaveolus

Crested Serpent Eagle

Spilornis cheela

Culebrera chiíla

Dicrurus macrocercus

Dark-necked Tailorbird

Orthotomus atrogularis

Sastrecillo Cuellinegro

Pin-striped Tit-Babbler

Mixornis gularis

Timalí goliestriado

Saxicola stejnegeri

Tarabilla del Amur

Passer domesticus

Gorrión común

Collared Kingfisher

Todiramphus chloris

Alción acollarado

White-crested Laughingthrush

Garrulax leucolophus

Charlatán crestiblanco

Indochinese Roller

Coracias affinis

Carraca Indochina

Oriental Darter

Anhinga melanogaster

Anhinga asiática

Oriental Pied Hornbill

Anthracoceros albirostris

Cálao cariblanco

Blue-winged Pitta

Pitta moluccensis

Abubilla común

Black-winged Cuckooshrike

Lalage melaschistos

Oruguero Alinegro

Aegithina tiphia

Blyth's Paradise Flycatcher

Terpsiphone affinis

Monarca del paraíso oriental

Red-billed Blue Magpie

Urocissa erythroryncha

Urraca Piquirroja

Hair-crested Drongo

Dicrurus hottentottus

Drongo Crestudo

Golden-fronted Leafbird

Chloropsis aurifrons

Verdín frentidorado

Red-breasted Parakeet

Psittacula alexandri

Cotorra Pechirroja

Ayeyarwady Bulbul

Pycnonotus blanfordi

Bulbul de Blanford occidental

Dendronanthus indicus

Lavandera Forestal

Eyebrowed Thrush

Turdus obscurus

Zorzal rojigrís

Large-billed Crow

Corvus macrorhynchos

Western Hooded Pitta

Pita encapuchada occidental

Asian Brown Flycatcher

Muscicapa dauurica

Papamoscas asiático

Taiga Flycatcher

Ficedula albicilla

Papamoscas de la taiga

White-throated Rock Thrush

Monticola gularis

Roquero Gorjiblanco

Crested Honey Buzzard

Pernis ptilorhynchus

abejero oriental

Black-naped Oriole

Oriolus chinensis

Oropéndola china

Blue Rock Thrush

Monticola solitarius

Roquero Solitario

Asian Green Bee-eater

Merops orientalis

Abejaruco esmeralda oriental

Yellow-browed Warbler

Phylloscopus inornatus

Mosquitero Bilistado

Black-naped Tern

Sterna sumatrana

Charrán de Sumatra

Phylloscopus fuscatus

Mosquitero sombrío

Hirundo rustica

Golondrina común

Mugimaki Flycatcher

Ficedula mugimaki

Papamoscas Mugimaki

Apus nipalensis

Vencejo Oriental

Racket-tailed Treepie

Crypsirina temia

Urraca Bronceada

Yellow-rumped Flycatcher

Ficedula zanthopygia

Papamoscas Culiamarillo

Blue-throated Bee-eater

Abejaruco Gorjiazul

Eastern Crowned Warbler

Phylloscopus coronatus

Mosquitero Coronado

Eudynamys scolopaceus

Koel Occidental

Ashy Woodswallow

Artamo Ceniciento

Greater Sand Plover

Anarhynchus leschenaultii

Chorlitejo mongol grande

Tibetan Sand Plover

Anarhynchus atrifrons

Chorlitejo Tibetano

Black-headed Bulbul

Microtarsus melanocephalos

Bulbul Cabecinegro

Siberian Blue Robin

Larvivora cyane

Pericrocotus divaricatus

Minivet Ceniciento

Black Paradise Flycatcher

Terpsiphone atrocaudata

Monarca japonés

Crow-billed Drongo

Dicrurus annectens

Drongo Picogordo

Mangrove Whistler

Pachycephala cinerea

Silbador de manglar

Green-backed Flycatcher

Ficedula elisae

Papamoscas de Elise

Ferruginous Flycatcher

Muscicapa ferruginea

Papamoscas Herrumbroso

Narcissus Flycatcher

Ficedula narcissina

Papamoscas Narciso

Dark-sided Flycatcher

Muscicapa sibirica

Papamoscas Siberiano

Lanceolated Warbler

Locustella lanceolata

Buscarla Lanceolada

Butorides atricapilla

Phylloscopus borealis

Mosquitero Boreal

Hainan Blue Flycatcher

Cyornis hainanus

Papamoscas de Hainan

Malayan Night Heron

Gorsachius melanolophus

Martinete Malayo

Ploceus philippinus

Bronze-winged Jacana

Metopidius indicus

Jacana Bronceada

Eurasian Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus

Zarapito Trinador Euroasiático

Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos

Andarríos chico

Centropus bengalensis

Siamese Pied Myna

Gracupica floweri

Estornino Pío Siamés

Terek Sandpiper

Andarríos del Terek

Calidris tenuirostris

Correlimos Grande

Eastern Cattle Egret

Ardea coromanda

Garcilla bueyera oriental

Nordmann's Greenshank

Tringa guttifer

Archibebe Moteado

Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo

Surniculus lugubris

Cuclillo drongo colitruncado

Lanius tigrinus

Alcaudón tigre

Chestnut-winged Cuckoo

Clamator coromandus

Críalo oriental

White-breasted Waterhen

Amaurornis phoenicurus

Gallineta Pechiblanca

Malaysian Plover

Anarhynchus peronii

Chorlitejo Malayo

Collared Scops Owl

Finlayson's Squirrel

Callosciurus finlaysonii

Ardilla Indochina

Long-tailed Macaque

Macaca fascicularis

Macaca Cangrejera

Cambodian Striped Squirrel

Tamiops rodolphii

Ardilla rayada de Camboya

Himalayan Striped Squirrel

Tamiops mcclellandii

Ardilla rayada del Himalaya

Lepus peguensis

Liebre de Burma

Mainland Leopard Cat

Prionailurus bengalensis

Greater Bandicoot Rat

Bandicota indica

Bandicota indica

Pangolín Malayo

Meloncillo de Java

Northern Treeshrew

Tupaia belangeri

Tupaya del norte

Asian House Shrew

Musaraña Casera

Lesser Dawn Bat

Eonycteris spelaea

Eonycteris spelaea

Greater Asian Yellow Bat

Scotophilus heathii

Gran Murciélago Amarillo Asiático

Diadem Roundleaf Bat

Hipposideros diadema

Murciélago Nariz de Hoja Diademado

Lyle's Flying Fox

Zorro Volador De Lyle

Island Flying Fox

Pteropus hypomelanus

Zorro Volador Peque

Indochinese Ground Squirrel

Menetes berdmorei

Ardilla terrestre de Berdmore

Eurasian Wild Pig

Jabalí europeo

Elephas maximus

Elefante Asiático

Pallas's Squirrel

Callosciurus erythraeus

Ardilla de vientre rojo

Southern Palm Civet

Paradoxurus musanga

Civeta de las palmeras de Sonda

East Asian House Rat

Rattus tanezumi

Rata de Asia Oriental

Great Himalayan Roundleaf Bat

Hipposideros armiger

Murciélago Nariz de Hoja Grande del Himalaya

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Taphozous melanopogon

Taphozous melanopogon

Large Flying Fox

Pteropus vampyrus

Zorro Volador De Cuello Rojo

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Cynopterus sphinx

Cynopterus sphinx

Rattus norvegicus

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