Cambodia · Battambang Province
Mechrey and Prek Toal
128 species and 3,846 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: January–February, with up to 90 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
Eastern Cattle EgretArdea coromanda
Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
Indian CormorantPhalacrocorax fuscicollis
Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Great MynaAcridotheres grandis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis
Great EgretArdea alba
Dark-necked TailorbirdOrthotomus atrogularis
Asian OpenbillAnastomus oscitans
Chinese Pond HeronArdeola bacchus
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo63 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 128 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Prek Toal2 km241 species
- Prek toal2 km141 species
- Prek Toal Bird Sanctuary13 km257 species
- Wat Chedai19 km164 species
- Phnom Krom19 km218 species
- Phnom Krom – rice fields20 km237 species
All 128 species recorded here
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
- Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Great Myna Acridotheres grandis
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Dark-necked Tailorbird Orthotomus atrogularis
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Edible-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus fuciphagus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Indochinese Roller Coracias affinis
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Racket-tailed Treepie Crypsirina temia
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Garden Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis
- Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
- Sunda Pied Fantail Rhipidura javanica
- Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Zebra Dove Geopelia striata
- Greater Adjutant Leptoptilos dubius
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Yellow-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus goiavier
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Streak-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus conradi
- Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
- Green-billed Malkoha Phaenicophaeus tristis
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris
- Grey-headed Fish Eagle Icthyophaga ichthyaetus
- Pied Bush Chat Saxicola caprata
- Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus
- Milky Stork Mycteria cinerea
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Cinnamon Bittern Botaurus cinnamomeus
- Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
- Indian Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha
- Black-collared Starling Gracupica nigricollis
- Amur Stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
- Black Bittern Botaurus flavicollis
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Plain-backed Sparrow Passer flaveolus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum
- Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Oriental Reed Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum
- Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura
- Black-browed Reed Warbler Acrocephalus bistrigiceps
- Brown-throated Sunbird Anthreptes malacensis
- Pin-striped Tit-Babbler Mixornis gularis
- Striated Grassbird Megalurus palustris
- Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
- Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
- Red Avadavat Amandava amandava
- Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus
- Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
- Rufous Woodpecker Micropternus brachyurus
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica
- Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus
- Watercock Gallicrex cinerea
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Hair-crested Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus
- Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Eastern Marsh Harrier Circus spilonotus
- White-shouldered Starling Sturnia sinensis
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Indochinese Blue Flycatcher Cyornis sumatrensis
- Javan Pond Heron Ardeola speciosa
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta
- Common Flameback Dinopium javanense
- Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla
- Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
- House Swift Apus nipalensis
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Daurian Starling Agropsar sturninus
- Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis
- Small Pratincole Glareola lactea
- Ruddy-breasted Crake Zapornia fusca
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
- Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar
- Chestnut Munia Lonchura atricapilla
- Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis
- Large Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Mechrey and Prek Toal?
January–February. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 90 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Mechrey and Prek Toal?
128 species, from 3,846 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Mechrey and Prek Toal in November?
The most recorded in November: Large-billed Crow, Eastern Cattle Egret, Little Cormorant, Indian Cormorant and Oriental Darter.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.