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Due to our unique geographical location
and climate -- both in Thailand and on Koh Samui itself,
our hillside retreat is a haven for many species of
wildlife and in particular bird-life. One of our guests
compiled the following list of bird species that he
and his wife spotted while staying in Octavio.
- Green bee-eater
- Blue-throated bee-eater
- Blue-tailed bee-eater
- Chestnut-headed bee-eater
- White-breasted kingfisher
- Large hawk-cuckoo (Malaysian peninsula
sub-species, identified by call
- Drongo cuckoo
- Black-bellied malkoha
- Green-bellied malkoha
- Greater coucal
- Hoopoe
- Edible-nest swiftlet
- Germains swiftlet
- Black-nest swiftlet
- Fork-tailed swift
- House swift
- Brown hawk-owl (towards beach)
- Spotted dove
- Purple swamphen (north of Chaweng,
off ring road)
- White-bellied sea-eagle
- Crested serpent-eagle (male & female,
above Lamai)
- Brahminy kite (male & female)
- Shikra
- Japanese sparrowhawk
- Bat hawk
- Chinese pond heron
- Little heron (beach area)
- Lesser racket-tailed drongo
- Greater racket-tailed drongo
- Fulvous-chested flycatcher
- Dark-sided flycatcher
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- Brown flycatcher
- Slaty-backed flycatcher (first winter,
male)
- Oriental magpie-robin
- White-vented mynah
- Crested mynah
- Common myna
- Barn swallow
- Pacific swallow
- Stripe-throated bulbul
- Yellow-vented bulbul
- Red-whiskered bulbul
- Common tailorbird
- Yellow-browed warbler
- Humes yellow-browed warbler (identified
by call)
- Lesser whitethroat
- Striped tit babbler
- Scarlet-backed flowerpecker
- Brown-throated sunbird
- Red-throated sunbird
- Purple-rumped sunbird
- Olive-backed sunbird
- Green-tailed sunbird
- Crimson sunbird
- Black-throated sunbird
- Temmincks sunbird
- Javan Munia
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