Migration calendar
When the migrants are here
A September–April view of typical arrival, prime and departure timing for migrant and seasonal birds in Chiang Mai and Lamphun. Use the dates as a seasonal guide rather than a guarantee for any individual bird or year.
Seasonal presence Prime period Peak date Departure Today (Oct 1)215 of 215 species
Species
Barn SwallowSwallows & swiftsArr Aug 15 · Peak Sep 26 · Leave May 8
Black-winged StiltWaders (late catch)Arr Aug 22 · Peak Oct 24 · Leave Apr 17
Chinese Pond-HeronWetland birdsArr Aug 22 · Peak Oct 24 · Leave May 8
Common KingfisherKingfishersArr Aug 15 · Peak Sep 5 · Leave Apr 10
Common SandpiperWadersArr Aug 29 · Peak Jan 2 · Leave May 1
Eurasian WhimbrelWadersArr Aug 29 · Peak Aug 29 · Leave Sep 12
Gray WagtailWagtails & pipitsArr Aug 15 · Peak Sep 26 · Leave Mar 27
Great EgretWetland birdsArr Aug 22 · Peak Apr 10 · Leave May 8
Hair-crested DrongoDrongosArr Aug 29 · Peak Mar 13 · Leave Apr 24
Hill Blue FlycatcherFlycatchers & niltavasArr Aug 15 · Peak Feb 20 · Leave May 8
Little EgretWetland birdsArr Aug 15 · Peak Oct 31 · Leave May 8
Little Ringed PloverWadersArr Aug 29 · Peak Sep 19 · Leave Apr 17
Medium EgretWetland birdsArr Aug 22 · Peak Oct 24 · Leave May 8
Pacific Golden-PloverWadersArr Aug 29 · Peak Sep 12 · Leave Nov 7
Wood SandpiperWadersArr Aug 22 · Peak Sep 19 · Leave Mar 6
Brown ShrikeShrikesArr Sep 5 · Peak Oct 24 · Leave Apr 10
Curlew SandpiperWadersArr Sep 5 · Peak Sep 19 · Leave Oct 3
Eastern Yellow WagtailWagtails & pipitsArr Sep 5 · Peak Dec 26 · Leave Apr 17
Green SandpiperWadersArr Sep 5 · Peak Jan 30 · Leave Mar 6
Long-toed StintWadersArr Sep 5 · Peak Sep 19 · Leave Nov 21
Temminck's StintWadersArr Sep 5 · Peak Sep 12 · Leave Dec 5
Amur StonechatChats, robins & redstartsArr Sep 12 · Peak Nov 7 · Leave Apr 17
Blue Rock-ThrushChats, robins & redstartsArr Sep 12 · Peak Sep 26 · Leave Apr 3
Chestnut-tailed StarlingStarlingsArr Sep 12 · Peak Nov 21 · Leave May 1
Common RedshankWadersArr Sep 12 · Peak Sep 12 · Leave Sep 26
Forest WagtailWagtails & pipitsArr Sep 12 · Peak Sep 19 · Leave Oct 3
Amur Paradise-FlycatcherFlycatchers & niltavasArr Sep 19 · Peak Apr 10 · Leave Apr 24
Ashy DrongoDrongosArr Sep 19 · Peak Oct 17 · Leave May 1
Asian Brown FlycatcherFlycatchers & niltavasArr Sep 19 · Peak Oct 24 · Leave Apr 24
Black-capped KingfisherKingfishersArr Sep 19 · Peak Sep 26 · Leave Oct 10
Chinese SparrowhawkRaptorsArr Sep 19 · Peak Sep 26 · Leave Oct 3
Citrine WagtailWagtails & pipitsArr Sep 19 · Peak Jan 2 · Leave Apr 17
Common SnipeWadersArr Sep 19 · Peak Dec 19 · Leave Mar 6
Eurasian WryneckWoodpeckers & alliesArr Sep 19 · Peak Dec 19 · Leave Mar 13
Oriental Honey-buzzardRaptorsArr Sep 19 · Peak Oct 24 · Leave May 8
Pin-tailed SnipeWadersArr Sep 19 · Peak Sep 26 · Leave Apr 10
RuffWadersArr Sep 19 · Peak Sep 19 · Leave Dec 12
Asian House-MartinSwallows & swiftsArr Sep 26 · Peak Nov 21 · Leave Apr 3
Black-naped OrioleForest canopy passerinesArr Sep 26 · Peak Oct 24 · Leave May 8
Gray-backed ShrikeShrikesArr Sep 26 · Peak Jan 16 · Leave Mar 20
Gray-headed LapwingWadersArr Sep 26 · Peak Oct 31 · Leave Feb 27
Japanese SparrowhawkRaptorsArr Sep 26 · Peak Sep 26 · Leave Oct 17
Martens's WarblerLeaf & forest warblersArr Sep 26 · Peak Feb 27 · Leave Mar 27
Mrs. Gould's SunbirdForest canopy passerinesArr Sep 26 · Peak Dec 12 · Leave Mar 13
Pacific SwiftSwallows & swiftsArr Sep 26 · Peak Sep 26 · Leave Nov 21
Taiga FlycatcherFlycatchers & niltavasArr Sep 26 · Peak Dec 5 · Leave Apr 10
White WagtailWagtails & pipitsArr Sep 26 · Peak Nov 7 · Leave Feb 27
Black BulbulForest canopy passerinesArr Oct 3 · Peak Dec 12 · Leave Apr 17
Eastern Marsh HarrierRaptorsArr Oct 3 · Peak Nov 7 · Leave Feb 20
Gray HeronWetland birdsArr Oct 3 · Peak Apr 10 · Leave Apr 17
Hainan Blue FlycatcherFlycatchers & niltavasArr Oct 3 · Peak Nov 28 · Leave Apr 17
Long-tailed ShrikeShrikesArr Oct 3 · Peak Dec 12 · Leave Apr 10
Oriental Reed WarblerReed / bush / grass warblersArr Oct 3 · Peak Nov 21 · Leave Mar 6
Thick-billed WarblerReed / bush / grass warblersArr Oct 3 · Peak Dec 19 · Leave May 8
Verditer FlycatcherFlycatchers & niltavasArr Oct 3 · Peak Feb 20 · Leave May 8
Asian Emerald CuckooCuckoosArr Oct 10 · Peak Apr 3 · Leave Apr 10
Black KiteRaptorsArr Oct 10 · Peak Dec 26 · Leave Feb 27
Black-winged CuckooshrikeForest canopy passerines (late catch)Arr Oct 10 · Peak Mar 20 · Leave May 1
Chestnut-bellied Rock-ThrushChats, robins & redstartsArr Oct 10 · Peak Jan 9 · Leave Apr 3
Dusky WarblerLeaf & forest warblersArr Oct 10 · Peak Dec 26 · Leave Apr 10
Gray-faced BuzzardRaptorsArr Oct 10 · Peak Oct 17 · Leave Mar 6
Slender-billed OrioleForest canopy passerinesArr Oct 10 · Peak Feb 27 · Leave May 1
Two-barred WarblerLeaf & forest warblersArr Oct 10 · Peak Oct 24 · Leave May 1
Yellow-browed WarblerLeaf & forest warblersArr Oct 10 · Peak Dec 12 · Leave Apr 10
Ashy MinivetForest canopy passerinesArr Oct 17 · Peak Oct 17 · Leave Mar 20
Chinese Vivid NiltavaFlycatchers & niltavasArr Oct 17 · Peak Oct 17 · Leave Feb 6
Claudia's Leaf WarblerLeaf & forest warblersArr Oct 17 · Peak Nov 28 · Leave Apr 17
GarganeyDucks & waterfowlArr Oct 17 · Peak Oct 24 · Leave Mar 13
Gray-crowned WarblerLeaf & forest warblersArr Oct 17 · Peak Mar 27 · Leave Apr 10
Hume's WarblerLeaf & forest warblersArr Oct 17 · Peak Dec 12 · Leave Apr 10
Olive-backed PipitWagtails & pipitsArr Oct 17 · Peak Dec 5 · Leave Apr 17
Pheasant-tailed JacanaWetland birdsArr Oct 17 · Peak Oct 17 · Leave Mar 6
Pied HarrierRaptorsArr Oct 17 · Peak Oct 24 · Leave Apr 10
Richard's PipitWagtails & pipitsArr Oct 17 · Peak Dec 26 · Leave Apr 17
Siberian Blue RobinChats, robins & redstartsArr Oct 17 · Peak Apr 10 · Leave Apr 24
Swinhoe's White-eyeForest canopy passerinesArr Oct 17 · Peak Jan 23 · Leave Apr 10
Arctic WarblerLeaf & forest warblersArr Oct 18 · Peak Oct 10 · Leave Feb 27
Black-tailed GodwitWadersArr Oct 24 · Peak Oct 24 · Leave Dec 5
Blue Whistling-ThrushThrushes & ground thrushesArr Oct 24 · Peak Feb 6 · Leave May 8
Booted EagleRaptorsArr Oct 24 · Peak Jan 2 · Leave Feb 20
Eurasian HobbyRaptorsArr Oct 24 · Peak Oct 31 · Leave Nov 14
Northern PintailDucks & waterfowlArr Oct 24 · Peak Nov 21 · Leave Nov 28
Oriental Turtle-DovePigeons & dovesArr Oct 24 · Peak Jan 9 · Leave May 1
Peregrine FalconRaptorsArr Oct 24 · Peak Dec 19 · Leave Mar 27
Purple HeronWetland birdsArr Oct 24 · Peak Nov 28 · Leave Feb 27
White-shouldered StarlingStarlingsArr Oct 24 · Peak Oct 24 · Leave Feb 6
Greater Spotted EagleRaptorsArr Oct 31 · Peak Jan 2 · Leave Feb 13
Greenish WarblerLeaf & forest warblersArr Oct 31 · Peak Nov 21 · Leave Mar 20
Kentish PloverWadersArr Oct 31 · Peak Oct 31 · Leave Nov 28
Pallas's Grasshopper WarblerReed / bush / grass warblersArr Oct 31 · Peak Nov 21 · Leave Mar 6
Plumbeous RedstartChats, robins & redstartsArr Oct 31 · Peak Nov 14 · Leave Feb 20
Radde's WarblerLeaf & forest warblersArr Oct 31 · Peak Dec 19 · Leave Mar 27
Sapphire FlycatcherFlycatchers & niltavasArr Oct 31 · Peak Nov 7 · Leave Mar 13
Speckled Wood-PigeonPigeons & dovesArr Oct 31 · Peak Nov 28 · Leave Feb 20
Tiger ShrikeShrikesArr Oct 31 · Peak Oct 31 · Leave Nov 14
White-capped RedstartChats, robins & redstartsArr Oct 31 · Peak Mar 13 · Leave Mar 27
Bank SwallowSwallows & swiftsArr Nov 7 · Peak Nov 21 · Leave Feb 13
Bianchi's WarblerLeaf & forest warblersArr Nov 7 · Peak Nov 28 · Leave Mar 6
Black-browed Reed WarblerReed / bush / grass warblersArr Nov 7 · Peak Jan 16 · Leave Mar 6
Bonelli's EagleRaptorsArr Nov 7 · Peak Nov 7 · Leave Jan 2
Chestnut-flanked White-eyeForest canopy passerinesArr Nov 7 · Peak Dec 12 · Leave Mar 27
Chinese Leaf WarblerLeaf & forest warblersArr Nov 7 · Peak Feb 20 · Leave Mar 20
Common RosefinchBuntings & finchesArr Nov 7 · Peak Dec 12 · Leave Mar 20
Daurian RedstartChats, robins & redstartsArr Nov 7 · Peak Mar 6 · Leave Mar 20
Eurasian CootWetland birdsArr Nov 7 · Peak Nov 28 · Leave Mar 6
Ferruginous DuckDucks & waterfowlArr Nov 7 · Peak Feb 27 · Leave Mar 13
Lanceolated WarblerReed / bush / grass warblersArr Nov 7 · Peak Dec 26 · Leave Mar 6
Mugimaki FlycatcherFlycatchers & niltavasArr Nov 7 · Peak Nov 21 · Leave Nov 21
Red-throated PipitWagtails & pipitsArr Nov 7 · Peak Nov 21 · Leave Feb 20
Rosy MinivetForest canopy passerinesArr Nov 7 · Peak Jan 2 · Leave Mar 20
Ruddy ShelduckDucks & waterfowlArr Nov 7 · Peak Nov 21 · Leave Nov 28
Rufous-bellied NiltavaFlycatchers & niltavasArr Nov 7 · Peak Jan 23 · Leave Mar 13
Siberian RubythroatWet-scrub chatsArr Nov 7 · Peak Dec 26 · Leave Apr 10
Slaty-blue FlycatcherFlycatchers & niltavasArr Nov 7 · Peak Dec 5 · Leave Mar 20
White-spectacled WarblerLeaf & forest warblersArr Nov 7 · Peak Nov 28 · Leave Feb 20
Aberrant Bush WarblerReed / bush / grass warblersArr Nov 14 · Peak Dec 5 · Leave Mar 20
Amur FalconRaptorsArr Nov 14 · Peak Nov 14 · Leave Nov 28
Asian StubtailLeaf & forest warblersArr Nov 14 · Peak Nov 28 · Leave Mar 6
Baikal Bush WarblerReed / bush / grass warblersArr Nov 14 · Peak Dec 19 · Leave Mar 13
Black-headed GreenfinchBuntings & finchesArr Nov 14 · Peak Nov 14 · Leave Feb 20
BluethroatChats, robins & redstartsArr Nov 14 · Peak Jan 16 · Leave Apr 17
Brown-rumped MinivetForest canopy passerinesArr Nov 14 · Peak Mar 20 · Leave Mar 27
Buff-barred WarblerLeaf & forest warblersArr Nov 14 · Peak Feb 13 · Leave Mar 27
Buff-throated WarblerLeaf & forest warblersArr Nov 14 · Peak Nov 21 · Leave Mar 20
Chestnut BuntingBuntings & finchesArr Nov 14 · Peak Mar 6 · Leave Mar 13
Chestnut-eared BuntingBuntings & finchesArr Nov 14 · Peak Jan 2 · Leave Feb 27
Common BuzzardRaptorsArr Nov 14 · Peak Nov 21 · Leave Feb 6
Eastern BuzzardRaptorsArr Nov 14 · Peak Nov 28 · Leave Mar 13
Eurasian KestrelRaptorsArr Nov 14 · Peak Jan 9 · Leave Feb 27
Eurasian WigeonDucks & waterfowlArr Nov 14 · Peak Nov 28 · Leave Nov 28
Imperial EagleRaptorsArr Nov 14 · Peak Jan 2 · Leave Feb 6
Maroon OrioleForest canopy passerinesArr Nov 14 · Peak Feb 13 · Leave Apr 24
Marsh SandpiperWadersArr Nov 14 · Peak Nov 28 · Leave Dec 5
Northern ShovelerDucks & waterfowlArr Nov 14 · Peak Nov 28 · Leave Nov 28
Oriental Scops-OwlOwls & nightjarsArr Nov 14 · Peak Jan 23 · Leave Feb 27
Pale-legged Leaf WarblerLeaf & forest warblersArr Nov 14 · Peak Nov 21 · Leave Mar 13
Siberian House-MartinSwallows & swiftsArr Nov 14 · Peak Nov 21 · Leave Jan 30
Spot-winged GrosbeakBuntings & finchesArr Nov 14 · Peak Feb 20 · Leave Mar 20
Spotted RedshankWadersArr Nov 14 · Peak Nov 21 · Leave Jan 2
Yellow-breasted BuntingBuntings & finchesArr Nov 14 · Peak Nov 28 · Leave Mar 13
Zappey's FlycatcherFlycatchers & niltavasArr Nov 14 · Peak Mar 27 · Leave Nov 21
Common CraneWetland birdsArr Nov 21 · Peak Nov 28 · Leave Dec 26
Common GreenshankWadersArr Nov 21 · Peak Nov 21 · Leave Mar 20
DunlinWaders (late catch)Arr Nov 21 · Peak Nov 21 · Leave Dec 5
Fire-capped TitForest canopy passerinesArr Nov 21 · Peak Feb 13 · Leave Feb 20
Hen HarrierRaptorsArr Nov 21 · Peak Nov 21 · Leave Nov 28
Himalayan BuzzardRaptorsArr Nov 21 · Peak Dec 12 · Leave Feb 27
Long-billed PloverWadersArr Nov 21 · Peak Jan 2 · Leave Feb 6
Pallas's Leaf WarblerLeaf & forest warblersArr Nov 21 · Peak Nov 28 · Leave Mar 6
Rufous-gorgeted FlycatcherFlycatchers & niltavasArr Nov 21 · Peak Jan 9 · Leave Mar 13
Scarlet FinchBuntings & finchesArr Nov 21 · Peak Mar 27 · Leave Apr 3
Short-toed Snake-EagleRaptorsArr Nov 21 · Peak Jan 9 · Leave Feb 13
Western Marsh HarrierRaptorsArr Nov 21 · Peak Dec 26 · Leave Jan 9
White-bellied RedstartChats, robins & redstartsArr Nov 21 · Peak Feb 20 · Leave Apr 17
Eastern Crowned WarblerLeaf & forest warblersArr Nov 26 · Peak Nov 14 · Leave Feb 15
Crested BuntingBuntings & finchesArr Nov 28 · Peak Nov 28 · Leave Nov 28
Eurasian SparrowhawkRaptorsArr Nov 28 · Peak Dec 5 · Leave Mar 20
Slaty-backed FlycatcherFlycatchers & niltavasArr Nov 28 · Peak Mar 6 · Leave Apr 10
Steppe EagleRaptorsArr Nov 28 · Peak Dec 26 · Leave Jan 16
Sulphur-breasted WarblerLeaf & forest warblersArr Nov 28 · Peak Mar 6 · Leave Mar 13
Black-headed GullGullsArr Nov 29 · Peak Nov 21 · Leave Nov 29
Blue-fronted RedstartChats, robins & redstartsArr Dec 5 · Peak Feb 20 · Leave Mar 6
OspreyRaptorsArr Dec 5 · Peak Feb 20 · Leave Feb 20
Ultramarine FlycatcherFlycatchers & niltavasArr Dec 5 · Peak Dec 19 · Leave Feb 20
Eyebrowed ThrushThrushes & ground thrushesArr Dec 12 · Peak Jan 23 · Leave Apr 10
Green-winged TealDucks & waterfowlArr Dec 12 · Peak Dec 19 · Leave Jan 30
Himalayan GriffonRaptorsArr Dec 12 · Peak Dec 19 · Leave Jan 2
Yellow-streaked WarblerLeaf & forest warblersArr Dec 12 · Peak Mar 27 · Leave Apr 3
Chestnut ThrushThrushes & ground thrushesArr Dec 19 · Peak Jan 9 · Leave Feb 27
European StarlingStarlingsArr Dec 19 · Peak Jan 16 · Leave Jan 30
Fire-tailed SunbirdForest canopy passerinesArr Dec 19 · Peak Jan 16 · Leave Feb 27
Jerdon's BazaRaptorsArr Dec 19 · Peak Mar 6 · Leave Mar 13
Red-flanked BluetailChats, robins & redstartsArr Dec 19 · Peak Feb 27 · Leave Mar 6
White-eyed BuzzardRaptorsArr Dec 19 · Peak Dec 26 · Leave Jan 2
Chinese Bush WarblerReed / bush / grass warblersArr Dec 26 · Peak Feb 27 · Leave Mar 6
Gray-winged BlackbirdThrushes & ground thrushesArr Dec 26 · Peak Feb 13 · Leave Feb 27
Himalayan BluetailChats, robins & redstartsArr Dec 26 · Peak Feb 20 · Leave Mar 13
Sakhalin Leaf WarblerLeaf & forest warblersArr Dec 26 · Peak Jan 9 · Leave Jan 30
Golden Bush-RobinChats, robins & redstartsArr Jan 2 · Peak Feb 20 · Leave Feb 27
Gray NightjarOwls & nightjarsArr Jan 2 · Peak Feb 13 · Leave Feb 27
Gray-sided ThrushThrushes & ground thrushesArr Jan 2 · Peak Feb 6 · Leave Mar 13
Brown-cheeked RailWetland birdsArr Jan 5 · Peak Dec 26 · Leave Jan 5
Little BuntingBuntings & finchesArr Jan 9 · Peak Feb 20 · Leave Feb 27
Tufted DuckDucks & waterfowlArr Jan 9 · Peak Feb 20 · Leave Feb 27
Eurasian WoodcockWadersArr Jan 21 · Peak Jan 9 · Leave Jan 21
Paddyfield WarblerReed / bush / grass warblersArr Jan 23 · Peak Jan 16 · Leave Jan 23
Rosy PipitWagtails & pipitsArr Jan 23 · Peak Feb 27 · Leave Mar 6
White's ThrushThrushes & ground thrushesArr Jan 23 · Peak Mar 20 · Leave Feb 6
Chinese Blue FlycatcherFlycatchers & niltavasArr Jan 29 · Peak Feb 6 · Leave Feb 15
Long-legged BuzzardRaptorsArr Jan 30 · Peak Feb 6 · Leave Feb 13
Manchurian Bush WarblerReed / bush / grass warblersArr Jan 30 · Peak Jan 30 · Leave Feb 13
Daurian StarlingStarlingsArr Feb 14 · Peak Feb 6 · Leave Feb 14
Black-faced BuntingBuntings & finchesArr Mar 6 · Peak Mar 6 · Leave Mar 6
Himalayan CuckooCuckoosArr Mar 27 · Peak Mar 27 · Leave Apr 10
Ferruginous FlycatcherFlycatchers & niltavasArr Apr 3 · Peak Apr 3 · Leave Apr 17
Crow-billed DrongoDrongosArr Apr 24 · Peak Apr 24 · Leave May 8
Siberian ThrushThrushes & ground thrushesArr Apr 24 · Peak Apr 24 · Leave May 8
Alström's WarblerLeaf & forest warblersArr Unknown · Peak Unknown · Leave Unknown
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Black-headed BuntingBuntings & finchesArr Unknown · Peak Unknown · Leave Unknown
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Blunt-winged WarblerReed / bush / grass warblersArr Unknown · Peak Unknown · Leave Unknown
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Brown Bush WarblerReed / bush / grass warblersArr Unknown · Peak Unknown · Leave Unknown
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Brown-chested Jungle FlycatcherFlycatchers & niltavasArr Unknown · Peak Unknown · Leave Unknown
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Brown-headed GullGullsArr Unknown · Peak Unknown · Leave Unknown
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Eurasian BitternWetland birdsArr Unknown · Peak Unknown · Leave Unknown
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Eurasian CurlewWadersArr Unknown · Peak Unknown · Leave Unknown
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Little StintWadersArr Unknown · Peak Unknown · Leave Unknown
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Mongolian Short-toed LarkOpen-country larksArr Unknown · Peak Unknown · Leave Unknown
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Northern LapwingWadersArr Unknown · Peak Unknown · Leave Unknown
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Red-necked PhalaropeWadersArr Unknown · Peak Unknown · Leave Unknown
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Red-necked StintWadersArr Unknown · Peak Unknown · Leave Unknown
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Spot-winged StarlingStarlingsArr Unknown · Peak Unknown · Leave Unknown
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Tickell's Leaf WarblerLeaf & forest warblersArr Unknown · Peak Unknown · Leave Unknown
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Tristram's BuntingBuntings & finchesArr Unknown · Peak Unknown · Leave Unknown
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White-cheeked StarlingStarlingsArr Unknown · Peak Unknown · Leave Unknown
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Yellow-vented WarblerLeaf & forest warblersArr Unknown · Peak Unknown · Leave Unknown
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