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Wagtails & pipits

Forest Wagtail

Dendronanthus indicus

Passage-dominant winter visitorLow timing confidence

Season in Chiang Mai & Lamphun

Regular arrivalSep 12
PeakSep 19
Regular departureOct 3
Prime windowSep 12 – Oct 3

Habitat

Primary
Shaded forest floor / woodland edge
Secondary
Open forest tracks and leaf-litter clearings
Elevation
Lowland–foothill

Closest practical Chiang Mai option

Doi Suthep–Pui NP (forest tracks; passage)
~10–25 kmLow confidence

Where to look

  1. Doi Lang
  2. Doi Inthanon National Park
  3. Chiang Dao Wildlife Sanctuary
  4. Doi Suthep–Pui National Park

Prime window marks the stronger detected pulse; a second migration pulse may occur. Despite the name, this is a forest-floor/woodland passage bird, not an open wetland wagtail. Timing is based on extremely sparse local data; treat the dates as an alert window rather than a stable seasonal curve.

Evidence & sources

1 checklist/site-confirmed; 0 named district/range or recent-record confirmations; remaining slots use habitat + project public-hotspot evidence.

Biological/status source