New Trip Report – Tenasserim
Great new report and photos from Coke Smith
Thailand (Tenasserim), 2011: Coke Smith, 31 species including Tenasserim Langurs, Fea’s Muntjac and a Golden Cat.
Jon
2 Comments
-
Pieter Vantieghem
Nice trip report with nice photography bringing back lots of good memories to probably everyone that ever was in Kaeng Krachan. With the increasing knowledge on Langurs in the last decade, to me the pictures showing the langurs depicted as Tenasserim Langur do not show that species but do show Robinson’s banded langur, a species that is known to frequent the Phanoen Thung area. The white area around the lips are common in this taxon (check for example the iNat pictures of the taxon). Tenasserim Langur itself seems to be restricted to an area more to the north. I have searched a bit online but haven’t found information on any recent sightings by amateur naturalists yet but it should be sought for in the very E of the Kanchanaburi province of Thailand (or adjacent Myanmar when that country becomes travelable again…). If anyone has recent info, I’m going to Thailand in a month so would welcome more info 🙂
See this article on Tenasserim Langur of 2004 where id features and historical information on distribution were gathered: https://brill.com/view/journals/ctoz/73/4/article-p271_3.xml
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.
John Fox
Thanks to Coke Smith for another great trip report and great photos! I learn a lot from his posts.
The Spoonbill Sandpipers are borderline crazy. They are classified as critically endangered, with as few as 1000 left in the world. Nice job, Coke!