With many types of habitats and ecosystems including high snow-capped mountains of the eastern Himalayas in the north, a dry zone in the center, one of the Asia’s largest river deltas, a long coastal line of about 2,000 kilometers, over 800 islands, mangroves, one of the world’s largest tidal mudflats and lowland tropical forest in the south of the country, Myanmar is considered not only the most biologically diverse country in the mainland Southeast Asia but also the only ornithologically fascinating country among the Southeast Asian countries, offering the rare opportunity of seeing not only Malay Peninsula species but also Himalayan bird species. Myanmar still has a high percentage of natural forest cover which is home to a rich diversity of flora and fauna. With over 1100 bird species including some of the world’s most sought-after and endangered bird species like Gurney’s Pitta, Myanmar is now on its way to becoming one of the ideal birding destinations in Southeast Asia for international birders.