This Fauna page is about the birds, mammals, amphibians, fish, reptiles, insects and other invertebrates seen at Sansaket Farm.
Some of these are always present and visible, others are present and prefer to stay hidden. Some are seasonal, others are more transient visitors. The Mynas are all around, while the blue-winged Pitta visited on two special occasions.
Mammals
Cat - Domestic Short-haired Cat - แมว - Maew - "Cat" - Felis catus capillus brevis - Name: "Poespoes"
Dog - Domestic Thai Short-haired Dog - Thai Ridgeback + (mixed) - Name: "Bruna"
Mouse - Field Mouse - หนูนา - Nuu Na - Mus mus
Squirrel - Cambodian Striped Squirrel - กระรอก - Kra Rog - Tamiops rodolphii
Mongoose - Small Asian Mongoose - พังพอน - Pang Pawn (Thai), Chon (Lanna) - Herpestes javanicus
Fowl
Ground and garden birds:
Thai Game Fowl - ไก่บ้าน - Kai Baan - "House Chicken" - Asian hardfeather *
Red Jungle Fowl- the original chicken - ไก่ป่า - Kai Paa - "Jungle Chicken" - Gallus gallus gallus
Brown Chicken - Lohman Brown - ไก่พันธุ์ - Kai Pan Khai - "Egg Chicken" - Gallus g. domesticus (hybrid)
Red Chicken - Rhode Island Red - ไก่พันธุ์ - Kai Pan Nua - "Meat Chicken" - Gallus g. d. (hyb.) - an unpleasant chicken **
Black Tail Chicken - ไก่ประดู่หางดำเชียงใหม่ - Pradu Hang Dam Chiang Mai - Gallus g. d. (hyb.)
Bantam - Dutch Bantam - ไก่แจ้ - Kai Jae - "Small Chicken" - Gallus g. d. (mini hyb.)
Turkey - Domesticated Turkey - ไก่งวง - Kai Nguang - "Elephant Tongue Chicken" - Meleagris gallopavo
Guineafowl - ไก่ต๊อก - Kai Tok - "Tok Chicken" (from its call) - Numida meleagris
Duck - Khaki Campbell - เป็ดไล่ทุ่ง - Ped Lai Toong - "Field Forage Duck" - Anas platyrhynchos d. (hyb.)
Muscovy Duck - เป็ดเทศ - Ped Ted - "Foreign Duck" - Cairina moschata
Lesser Whistling Duck - นกเป็ดน้ำ - Nok Ped Num - "Water Duck Bird" - Dendrocygna javanica
Tree and field birds:
Asian koel - นกกาเหว่า - Nok ka whaw - "Ka whaw bird" - Eudynamys scolopaceus - A young one fell out of a tree, Pieter nursed it back to strength, and it has become our friend. Likes to hang around, and spend the night in its care cage.
Black collared Starling - นกกิ้งโครงคอดำ - Nok king krong kaw dam - "Bird with black neck" - Gracupica nigricollis
Dove - Stock Dove - นกเขา - Nok Khoa - "Mountain Bird" - Columba oenas
Myna - Common Myna - นกเอี้ยง - Nok Eaing - "Eaing Bird" (from its call) - Acridotheres tristis
Heron - Chinese Pond Heron - นกกระยางกรอกพันธุ์จีน - Ardeola bacchus
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Oriental Magpie - Oriental Magpie - นกกางเขนตะวันออก - Nok KangKhen Sawan Og - "Bird of the Eastern Cross" - Pica serica (around since about 2020)
Pitta - Blue-winged Pitta - นกพิตต้า - Nok Pitta - Pitta moluccensis
Stork - Asian Openbill - นกปากห่าง - Nok Pak Haang - "Bird with Beak Gap" - Anastomus oscitans
Black Drongo - นกแซงแซวหาวงปลา - Nok Sang Saew - "Sang Saew Bird" - Dicrurus macrocercus
Sandpiper - Curlew Sandpiper - นกปากซ่อม - Nok Pak Som - "Bird with Fork Beak" - Calidris ferruginea
Sooty Headed Bulbul - นกปรอดหัวสีเขม่า - Nok Paurot Hua Si Kamrao - "Smoky-Headed Bulbul" - Pycnonotus aurigaster
Kingfisher - White-throated Kingfisher - นกกะเต็นอกขาว - Nok Katen Ok Khao - "Bird with White Breast" - Halcyon smyrnensis perpulchra - NEW
Cinnamon Bittern - Chestnut Bittern - นกยางไฟธรรมดา - Nok Yang Fai Thammada - "Bird in Brown Red, in General" - Ixobrychus cinnamomeus - NEW
Geckos
Small Gecko - Flat-tailed Gecko - จิ้งจก - Chingchok - "Chingchok" - Hemidactylus platyurus
Large Gecko - Large Forest Gecko - ตุ๊กแก - Tok Kae (from its call) - Gekko smithii
Chameleon - Oriental Garden Lizard - กิ้งก่า - Ging Gaa - Calotes versicolor
Frogs
Green Paddy Frog - [Thai] - [T. Pronunciation] - Hylarana erythraea
Asian Toad - คางคก - Kaang Kok (C), Khee Kan Kaang (I), Kaa Kang (L) - Duttaphrynus melanostictus
Asian Grass Frog - Paddy Frog - เขียดอีโม้ - Khead Ee Moa - "Boasting Frog" - Fejervarya limnocharis
Banded Bullfrog - Bubble Frog - อึ่งอ่าง - Oong Aang - (from its call) - Kaloula pulchra
East Asian Bullfrog - กบ - Kob - (from its call)- Hoplobatrachus rugulosus
Crawling Insects
Ant - มด - Mot - All kinds nano, small, medium, large, black, red - Formicidae
Termite - Termite Alates - แมงเม่า - Meng Mau - Isoptera
Locust - Bombay Locust - ตั๊กแตน - Taak Ka Taen - Patanga succuncta
Cricket - จิ้งหรีด - Ching Reed - Gryllidae
Cicada - จั๊กจั่น - Chak Kachan - Cicadoidea
Giant Asian Mantis - ตั๊กแตนตำข้าว - Taak Ka Taen Tam Khao - "Rice Stamping Grasshopper" - Hierodula patellifera
Flying Insects
Mosquito - ยุง - Yuung - All kinds small, large, fast, slow; according to season - Culicidae
Honey Bee - Asiatic Honey Bee - ผึ้ง - PhuengTaen - "Bee" - Apis cerana [prob.]
Potter Wasp - Eumenine Wasp - ต่อหมาร่า - Taw Maa Raa - Eumeninae
Paper Wasp - hexagonal chambers nest, edible larvae - แตน - Taen - "Wasp" - Polistes chinensis [prob.]
Hornet - Greater Banded Hornet - ☠ (!) - ตัวต่อแตน - Tua Taw Taen - "Hornet Wasp" - Vespa tropica
Damselfly - Yellow-rumped Flycatcher - แมงปอ - Meng Paw - Archibasis oscillans
Firefly - หิ่งห้อย - Hing Hooi - Lampyridae
Crawlers
Land Snail - หอยทากบก - Hoi Taag Bok - "Snail on Land" - Sarika resplendens
Golden Apple Snail - หอยเชอรรี่ - Hoi Sherry - eats rice plants - Pomacea canaliculata /maculata
Crab - ปูนา - Pu Naa - "Rice Field Crab" - Esanthelphusa dugasti
Turtle - Southeast Asian Box Turtle - เต่า - Toa - Cuora amboinensis kamaroma
Scorpion - sting is painful - แมงป่อง - Meng Pong - "Bulge Insect" - < em>Scorpiones
Centipede - ☠ (!) - ตะขาบ - Takhaab - Chilopoda Scolopendridae
Millipede - harmless - กิ้งกือ - Spirobolida
Fish
Black Tilapia - Black Nile Tilapia - ปลานิล - Pla Nin - "Nile Fish" - Oreochromis niloticus
Red Tilapia - Red Nile Tilapia - ปลาทับทิม - Pla Thapthim - "Ruby Fish" - Oreochromis niloticus [rubi]
Barb - Red-finned Cigar Shark - ปลาแซมบ้า - Pla Saemba- "Crazy Fish" - Leptobarbus rubripinna
Snakehead - Common Snakehead Fish - ปลาช่อน - Pla Chon - "Fighting Fish" - Channa striata
Giant Carp - Siamese Giant Barb (crit. endagered) - ปลากระโห้ - Pla Kra Ho- Catlocarpio siamensis
Indian Carp - ปลากระโห้อินเดีย - Pla Kra Ho India - "Indian Carp Fish" - Catla Catla
Three Spot Gourami - ปลากระดี่หม้อ - Pla Kadi Mo - Trichopodus trichopterus
Snakeskin Gourami - ปลาสลิด - Pla Salid - Trichopodus pectoralis
Giant Gourami - ปลาแรด - Pla Raed - Osphronemus goramy
Silver Barb - Java Barb/Carp - ตะเพียน - Pla Ta-phian Kao - "White Carp" - Barbonymus gonionotus
Eel - Asian Swamp Eel - ปลาไหล - Pla Lai - "Flow Fish" - Monopterus albus
Reptiles
Water Monitor - เหี้ย - Hieya - Varanus salvator
Snakes
Golden Tree Snake - งูเขียว - Ngu Kiau Dog Mak - "Palm Flower [patterned] Green Snake" - Chrysopelea ornata ornatissima
Oriental Whip Snake - งูเขียวหัวจิ้งจก - Ngu Kiau Hua Jingjok - "Green Snake with Lizard Head"- Ahaetulla prasina
Sand Snake - Indochin. Sand Snake - งูไซ - Ngu Saai - "Sand Snake" - Psammophis condanarus indochinensis
Painted Bronzeback - งูสายม่านพระอินทร์ - Ngu Sai Maan Phra Inn - "Curtain Snake" - Dendrelaphis pictus
Rat Snake - Indochinese Rat Snake - งูสิง - Ngu Sing - Ptyas korros
Banded Krait - ☠ (!) - งูสามเหลี่ยม - Ngu Sam Liam - "Three Cornered Snake" - Bungarus fasciatus - Details - The Yellow Banded Snake is identified by its triangular body shape.
Reticulated Python - งูเหลือม - Ngu Luam - "Python" - Malayopython reticulatus
These reside, habitually frequent or were sighted at Sansaket Farm, Doi Saket, Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand. Scientific names should be correct, while mistakes are possible. Some are identified by single word scientific names, either because many species are present, or it's difficult to pin it down.
The fauna on the farm is quite peaceful. Of course any animal can pick, bite or sting when annoyed. Only three are potentially, possibly very, dangerous. They all follow their daily/nightly routines, while we avoid each other with some caution:
☠ The Greater Banded Hornets have a large nest in one of the Yang Na (Dipterocarpus alatus) trees.
☠ The Centipedes usually hide under leaves or hay, and sometimes come crawling out.
☠ The Banded Krait comes out at night, waiting for a meal on our access path hidden under teak leaves. Where the Banded Krait is concerned, we now make sure to bring a flashlight when walking about outside in the dark.
* Thai Game Fowl males are also known as ไก่ชน - Kai Chon - "Fighting Chicken".
** Grown Rhode Island Red are surprisingly antisocial chickens, eating eggs and small young chicks. Sentenced to culinary consumption.
*** Not listed: Mean Stray Dogs - สุนัขจรจัด - Sunak chon chad - "Mean Stray Dogs" - Canibus vagi vitiosi, generally harmless when alone, in packs hunt chickens, geese and ducks.
Related
http://brucekekule.com
https://www.ecologyasia.com
https://www.thainationalparks.com
https://www.farangsgonewild.com/wasps-of-thailand.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_species_native_to_Thailand
Page last updated on 1 July 2023
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