Bird and Nature Tours Myanmar

Birding at Hpa-An

Tour Information

Tour Code BNTM-BHA
Destination Yangon – Hpa-An – Yangon
Duration (2Nights/ 3Days)
Expected Species 40 or more out of recorded species 59
Other Attraction Kayin Cultural Museum, Sadan Cave

Hpa-An

The capital of Karen (Kayin) State, Hpa An lies on the eastern bank of the Thanlwin (Salween) river and about 270 kilometres east of Yangon.It is surrounded by mountains contained  large and religiously significant caves.The most impressive place is the attractive monolithic Mount Zwegabin  with 722 meters above sea level ,which can be found 16 kilometres south east of Hpa An. Kyauk Kalap located the south of Hpa An is a unique pagoda in the middle of a (man-made) lake. Yathapyan cave is situated on the wet side of the Thanlwin River and we can see several pagodas and clay wall carvings.There are artworks of the Kawgun Cave with thousands of tiny clay Buddha images and carvings plastered all over the walls inside the cave, a mile away from the Yathaypyan Cave.This is the new birding site for our highlight specie, Limestone Wrem-babbler (Turdinus crispifrons).

Bird species which can be seen:Cotton Pygmy-goose, Lesser Whistling-duck, Asian Openbill, Herons, Indian Pond-heron, Egrets,  Doves, Shikra, Plaintive Cuckoo, Green-billed Malkoha ,Greater Coucal, Swifts,Kingfishers, Indian Roller, Green Bee-eater,  Barbets ,Black Drongo, Common Iora, Sunbirds, Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker, Munias, Paddyfield Pipit, Weavers, Mynas, Chestnut-tailed Starling, Blue Whistling-thrush, Oriental Magpie Robin, White-rumped Shama, Pied Bushchat,  Bulbuls, Striped-throated Bulbul, Ayeyawady Bulbul, Red-rumped Swallow, Pin-striped Tit Babbler, Limestone Wren-babbler, Zitting Cisticola , Common Tailorbird, Dark-necked Tailorbird, Plain Prinia, Barred Buttonquail,Greater Racket-tailed Drongo, Black-shouldered Kite, Chestnut-capped Babbler, Ruby-cheeked Sunbird and many more.


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