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White-eyed river martin
Pseudochelidon sirintarae
A swallow known only from a single wetland in central Thailand, and very likely already gone.
CRCritically Endangered
Reserved Wild Animals of Thailand
The 19 species reserved under Thailand's Wild Animal Conservation and Protection Act, B.E. 2562 (2019)
All 19 species, ordered by extinction risk
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Javan rhinoceros
Rhinoceros sondaicus
A large one-horned rhino that once ranged across Southeast Asia; one population now survives worldwide.
CRCritically Endangered - No licensed image yet03
Sumatran rhinoceros
Dicerorhinus sumatrensis
The smallest and only hairy rhinoceros, with two horns.
CRCritically Endangered - No licensed image yet04
Kouprey
Bos sauveli
A wild cattle species whose bulls grow frayed, splintered horn tips. Known only from Indochina.
CRCritically Endangered - No licensed image yet05
Wild water buffalo
Bubalus arnee
The wild ancestor of the domestic buffalo, far larger and carrying the widest horn spread of any bovid.
ENEndangered - No licensed image yet06
Eld's deer
Rucervus eldii
A mid-sized deer with distinctive bow-shaped antlers that sweep forward.
ENEndangered - No licensed image yet07
Schomburgk's deer
Rucervus schomburgki
A deer endemic to the central floodplain, with basket-like branching antlers. Globally extinct.
EXExtinct - No licensed image yet08
Mainland serow
Capricornis sumatraensis
A goat-like bovid that moves confidently across near-vertical limestone.
VUVulnerable - No licensed image yet09
Chinese goral
Naemorhedus griseus
A small mountain bovid with grey-brown coat and a dark dorsal stripe.
VUVulnerable - No licensed image yet10
Gurney's pitta
Hydrornis gurneyi
A vivid ground-dwelling bird; males have a jet-black belly. Presumed extinct until rediscovered in 1986.
CRCritically Endangered - No licensed image yet11
Sarus crane
Antigone antigone
The tallest flying bird in the world, with a bare red head and upper neck.
VUVulnerable - No licensed image yet12
Marbled cat
Pardofelis marmorata
A small forest cat with marbled coat blotches and a tail nearly as long as its body.
NTNear Threatened - No licensed image yet13
Malayan tapir
Tapirus indicus
An odd-toed ungulate with a sharply two-toned body and a short prehensile snout.
ENEndangered - No licensed image yet14
Fea's muntjac
Muntiacus feae
A dark, almost blackish barking deer with an orange tuft on the crown.
DDData Deficient - No licensed image yet
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Bryde's whale
Balaenoptera edeni
A baleen whale of warm water, identifiable by three ridges along the top of the head.
LCLeast Concern - No licensed image yet17
Omura's whale
Balaenoptera omurai
A mid-sized baleen whale only confirmed as a distinct species in 2003.
DDData Deficient - No licensed image yet18
Leatherback sea turtle
Dermochelys coriacea
The largest sea turtle, with a leathery ridged shell instead of hard scutes.
VUVulnerable - No licensed image yet19
Whale shark
Rhincodon typus
The largest fish in the world, a filter feeder harmless to people.
ENEndangered