Wildlife in Cambodia is rich and diverse and gives you the beautiful opportunity to view the wonderful animals and birds in their natural habitat. The wildlife list of Cambodia features a whopping variety of 212 mammal species, 536 bird species, 240 reptile species, 435 marine fish species and 850 freshwater fish species particularly, in the Tonle Sap Lake area. Wildlife in Cambodia includes elephants, deer, wild ox, panthers, bears and tigers; cormorants, cranes, parrots, pheasants and wild ducks among the avian species and poisonous snakes among the reptile varieties.
Agile Gibbon, Tiger, Asian Elephant, Banded Krait, Banteng, Bengal monitor, Blood python, gharial, Green sea turtle, Hawksbill turtle, Hog Badger, Indian Muntjac, Indotestudo elongate, Kouprey, Lar Gibbon, Leatherback Sea Turtle, Leopard Cat, Manouria emys, Marbled Cat, Pelochelys cantorii, Saltwater Crocodile, Siamese Crocodile, Silvery Lutung and Water monitor are the animals most commonly found in the Wildlife in Cambodia. The mythical animal called Kting Voar must be mentioned here. It is a mysterious snake-eating cow whose existence is shrouded in mystery.
Grebes, Pelicans, Cormorants, Darters, Frigate birds, Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Storks, Ibises, Spoonbills, Flamingos, Ducks, Geese, Swans, Osprey, Hawks, Kites, Eagles, Caracaras, Falcons, Pheasants, Partridges, Buttonquails, Cranes, Rails, Crakes, Gallinules, Coots, Sungrebe, Finfoots, Bustards and Jacanas are some of the non-passerines found in Cambodia.
Broadbills, Pittas, Larks, Swallows, Martins, Wagtails, Pipits, Cuckoo-shrikes, Bulbuls, Leafbirds, Thrushes, Cisticolas, Old World warblers, Old World flycatchers, Fantails, Monarch flycatchers, Whistlers, Babblers, Parrotbills, Long-tailed tits, Chickadees, Titmice, Nuthatches, Sunbirds, Spiderhunters, Flowerpeckers, White-eyes, Old World Orioles, Fairy-bluebirds, Shrikes, Helmetshrikes, Drongos and Woodswallows are some of the passerines among the Cambodia Wildlife.
You can go for guided tours to view the beautiful animals and know about these creatures. It is unfortunate to note that the Wildlife in Cambodia in considerable threat due to deforestation, mining activities and unregulated hunting. One million acres of rich forest landscape and diverse wildlife population are now protected by the Cambodian Wildlife Sanctuary. You can visit the sanctuary located in Kulen-Promtep Wildlife Sanctuary in the provinces of Preah Vihear, Siem Reap and Odor Mean Chey. You can also go for eco and wildlife tours in Cambodia.
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