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Iconic bird of Cambodia

Common Birds of Cambodia

Cambodia is the last stronghold for several of Asia's rarest large waterbirds โ€” the dry forests and seasonal pools of the Northern Plains hold most of the world's remaining Giant Ibis.

600+
Total species
1
Endemics
40+
Threatened
Novโ€“Apr
Best months
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1. Giant IbisCritically Endangered
Thaumatibis gigantea

Cambodia's national bird and the world's largest ibis โ€” a few hundred remain, almost all in Cambodia's dry dipterocarp forests, where they feed at shrinking seasonal pools.

Pseudibis davisoni

Cambodia holds most of the global population โ€” groups roost in tall trees and feed in open grassland and dried waterholes at dawn.

3. Bengal Florican โ†—Critically Endangered
Houbaropsis bengalensis

Displaying males leap above the grasslands around Tonle Sap in the dry season โ€” one of Southeast Asia's most dramatic and threatened bustards.

๐Ÿ“ Tonle Sap grasslands๐Ÿ—“ Febโ€“Apr
Antigone antigone

The world's tallest flying bird gathers at dry-season wetlands in northwest Cambodia, where hundreds can be seen together.

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5. Cambodian TailorbirdNear Threatened
Orthotomus chaktomukensis

Cambodia's only endemic bird, described in 2013 from dense scrub right on the outskirts of the capital.

Mycteria cinerea

Prek Toal's flooded forest hosts one of the largest remaining breeding colonies of this pale, pink-faced stork.

๐Ÿ“ Prek Toal, Tonle Sap๐Ÿ—“ Janโ€“Apr
Buceros bicornis

The whooshing wingbeats of this huge hornbill carry across Cambodia's northeastern forests, especially in early morning.

8. Red-headed Vulture โ†—Critically Endangered
Sarcogyps calvus

Community vulture feeding stations in the Northern Plains offer close views of this and two other critically endangered vultures.

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