Tonpariwat Wildlife Sanctuary
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The Tonpariwat Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the north of Mueang Phang Nga district
, Phang Nga Province
, southern Thailand
. It covers an area of 224 square kilometres of forested hills at the southern end of the Phuket mountain range
. It is part of a system of protected areas known as the southern forest complex, continued to the northwest by the Khlong Phanom National Park
.
Rare species found in the sanctuary include the Blue-banded Kingfisher
(Alcedo euryzona).
Amphoe Mueang Phang Nga
Mueang Phang Nga is the capital district of Phang Nga Province in southern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Thap Put, Phanom of Surat Thani Province, Kapong, Thai Mueang and Takua Thung. To the south is the Phang Nga bay, with the insular district Ko Yao.The Ao Phang Nga National...
, Phang Nga Province
Phang Nga Province
Phang Nga is one of the southern provinces of Thailand, on the shore to the Andaman Sea. Neighboring provinces are Ranong, Surat Thani and Krabi. To the south is the Phuket province, but without land boundary to Phang Nga....
, southern Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
. It covers an area of 224 square kilometres of forested hills at the southern end of the Phuket mountain range
Phuket mountain range
The Phuket mountain range is a mountain range in the Kra Isthmus, Thailand.-Geography:This chain of hills is one of the southern sections of the central cordillera, the mountain chain which runs from Tibet through all of the Malay peninsula....
. It is part of a system of protected areas known as the southern forest complex, continued to the northwest by the Khlong Phanom National Park
Khlong Phanom National Park
Khlong Phanom is a national park in southern Thailand, protecting 410.4 km² of forests within the Phuket mountain range. It has been declared a national park on November 17, 2000....
.
Rare species found in the sanctuary include the Blue-banded Kingfisher
Blue-banded Kingfisher
The Blue-banded Kingfisher is a species of bird in the Alcedinidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand....
(Alcedo euryzona).