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Raptors

Gray-faced Buzzard

Butastur indicus

Winter visitor + passage migrantHigh timing confidence

Season in Chiang Mai & Lamphun

Regular arrivalOct 10
PeakOct 17
Regular departureMar 6
Prime windowOct 10 – Oct 31

Habitat

Primary
Wooded ridges / forest edge
Secondary
Migration corridors and open mountain slopes
Elevation
Foothill–montane

Closest practical Chiang Mai option

Doi Suthep–Pui ridges (opportunistic)
~10–25 kmMedium-Low confidence

Where to look

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

Prime window marks the stronger detected pulse; a second migration pulse may occur. Doi Lang is especially useful because birds can be watched along ridges as the day warms.

Evidence & sources

2 checklist/site-confirmed; 0 named district/range records; remaining slots use habitat + project public-hotspot evidence.

Biological/status source