Wildlife

Gibbons sing in the morning. Dragonflies, butterflies and lizards of all shapes and sizes roam the land.

Birds are in abundance, including hornbills, racket tailed drongos, sunbirds and coucals. Fish eagles, kingfisher and wading birds can sometimes be seen along the river.

Crimson or Dawn Dropwing (trithemis aurora)

Pretty in pink

House Guest

Common Bluebottle (graphium sarpedon sarpedon)

Beautiful Butterflies

Occasionally, larger animals are observed or heard: muntjac deer, civets and porcupines to name a few.

The grounds at Rainbow Lodge have been left to nature save for a number of small paths that are kept clear to help you enjoy the sights and sounds of the jungle.

Photo opportunities abound for the nature lover and the rugged landscape provides many options for those wishing to explore further.

Wildlife Gallery

Click the bars below to expand or collapse the selection of photographs.

With the exception of the Birds section, almost all photographs in the gallery were taken at Rainbow Lodge or during excursions from Rainbow Lodge. The few other exceptions (marked with *) were taken by Janet, while she was in the jungle in Botum Sakor National Park.

At present, many of the photograph subjects remain unidentified. We will keep trying to identify them. Any help most gratefully received.

Huge thanks to Les Day for identifications of moths, dragonflies & damselflies and bugs.

Birds

We have a full list of birds we have seen in and near Rainbow Lodge, many identified in two surveys carried out by Howie Nielsen. N.B. Although all the birds shown have been identified in and around Rainbow Lodge, the photographs in this section were not taken at Rainbow Lodge. All photographs in this section link through to their source on Wikimedia Commons, where copyright details can be found.

Oriental Darter
© Kaippally

Oriental Pied Hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris)

Oriental Pied Hornbill
John J. Mosesso

Crested Serpent Eagle (Spilornis cheela)

Crested Serpent Eagle
© J.M.Garg

Scarlet Minivet (male)
© J.M.Garg

Brown-throated Sunbird (Anthreptes malacensis)

Brown-throated Sunbird (male)
© HowardB

White-crested Laughing Thrush (Garrulax leucolophus)

White-crested Laughing Thrush
© Robert Lawton

Blue-winged Pitta
© Doug Janson

Banded Broadbill
© Doug Janson

Chestnut headed bee eater (Merops leschenaulti)

Chestnut headed bee eater
© Naseer Ommer

Dark-necked Tailorbird (Orthotomus atrogularis)

Dark-necked Tailorbird
© NatureAtYourBackyard

Crimson Sunbird
© Lip Kee Yap

Blue-winged Leafbird (Chloropsis cochinchinensis)

Blue-winged Leafbird
© Lip Kee Yap

Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker (Dicaeum cruentatum)

Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker
© Doug Janson

Asian Fairy Bluebird
Trisha M Shears

Black-headed Bulbul (Pycnonotus atriceps)

Black-headed Bulbul
© Doug Janson

Lizards

Forest Created Lizard (Calotes emma emma)

Forest Crested Lizard

Horned Tree Lizard

HTL in display colours

Northern Crested Lizard

Garden Fence Lizard

Clouded Monitor Lizard

Flat-tailed Gecko

Smooth-backed Gliding Gecko

Tockay

Many-lined Sun Skink

Olive Tree Skink

Streamside Skink

Butterflies

We have a full guide to the butterflies we have seen in and near Rainbow Lodge. Not all idenitifcation are 100% certain. If any experts out there wish to confirm or contradict any identifications, please send details to gee@rainbowlodgecambodia.com.

Fivebar Swordtail

Royal Assyrian

Peacock Pansy

Common Pierrot

Common Sergeant

Grass Demon

Common Mormon (female)

Grey Baron

Common Jay

Common Lascar

Archduke

Black-veined Tiger

Papilio demoleus malayanus (Lime Butterfly)

Lime Butterflies

Leopard Lacewing

Blue Glassy Tiger

Moths

Daphnis hypothous

Peridrome orbicularis

Eupanacra busiris

Micronia aculeata

Unknown

Barsine euprepioides

Cyana sp.

Lyclene irregularis

Theretra suffusa

Eumelea ludovicata

Elibia dolichus

Dyshpania sp.

Phyllodes consobrina

Euplocia membliaria

Caterpillars and other Larvae

Unknown *

Unknown Polyura

Unknown

Citrus Swallowtail

Unknown

Horsfield's Baron

Unknown

Common Palmfly

Unknown

Vinous Oakblue

Unknown

Grasshoppers, Crickets and Katydids

Northern Spotted Grasshopper

Unknown

Dragonflies and Damselflies

Crocothemis servilia

Agriocnemis rubescens

Orthetrum sabina

Neurothemis sp.

Vestalis gracilis

Neurothemis fluctuans

Orthetrum chrysis

Neurothemis fulvia

Trithemis aurora

Unknown

Diplacodes trivialis

Trithemis pallidinervis

Spiders

Curved Spiny Spider

Saint Andrew's Cross Spider

Spiny Spider

Unknown

Golden Orb Weaver

Unknown

Mantids

Unknown

Unknown *

Unknown

Unknown with eggs

Unknown (approx 10mm long)

Other bugs

Unknown

White Plant Hopper

Unknown

Fungi

Unknown

Veiled Lady

Unknown

Other flora

Unknown

Unknown ginger

Unknown orchid

Unknown ginger

Unknown orchid

Unknown

Unknown orchid

Unknown

Dangerous Animals

There are snakes, scorpions and spiders on the land; some are poisonous. However, generally these animals are shy and avoid human contact. Respect for nature and a live and let live policy are adopted. A medical kit is available for bites and stings, etc. Comprehensive medical care is available in Koh Kong or Thailand.