| Doi Ang khang
DOI ANG KHANG
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This remote mountainous region is located in upnorth Chiangmai. The vast area extends to the border of Myanmar and was once covered with hill evergreen forests. The heavy demand of cultivating land had led to the heavy deforestation and turned the dense woods to fruitlands and paddyfields. However, the natural altitudinal terrain of its 1,928 meter peak and the mingled biosphere of the remaining forests with deformed fruitlands has made Doi Ang Khang home of a myriad of resident and migrated birds. Birders from abroad seldom miss the chance to get there as the weather on the Doi (mountain) is pleasantly cool all year around and there are many superb birding trails.
Attractive birds include:
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Hume's Pheasant, Rufous-winged Buzzard, Black Eagle, Mountain Bamboo-Partridge, Golden-throated Barbet, Crimson-breasted Woodpecker, Bay Woodpecker, Rusty-naped Pitta, Short-billed Minivet, Long-tailed Minivet, Crested Finchbill Bulbul, Marron Oriole, Fire-capped Tit, Giant Nuthatch, Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-Babbler, Red-tailed Laughingthrush, Red-faced Liocichla, Spot-breasted Parrotbill, Daurian Redstart, Rufous-gorgetted Flycatcher, Slaty-blue Flycatcher, Black-headed Greenfinch, Little Bunting, Chestnut Bunting, etc. |
