Bird
watching at Mu Ko Similan National Park
 The
Similan Islands are perfect spots for bird watching in the
Andaman Sea. On the ninth island there are 32 bird species
including resident birds such as the Brahminy kite and the
white-breasted waterhen. The islands are the sanctuary of
the pintail snipe, grey wagtail, cattle egret, watercock and
the roseate tern. Visitors can make trekking trips at Ko Miang
in the archipelago. Nicobar pigeon or the hairy-legged mountain
land crab can be easily sighted while venturing around the
interior of the mangrove jungle.
The wildlife inhabiting the national park includes the bush-tailed
porcupine, common palm civet, flying lemur and bottlenosed
dolphin. There are plenty of reptiles and amphibian species
including the banded krait, reticulated python, white-lipped
pit viper, common pit viper, hawksbill turtle, leather turtle,
Bengal monitor lizard, common water monitor lizard and ornate
froglet.
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