Birds to See in Bangladesh in August
28 bird species on our list for Bangladesh are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are House Sparrow, Rock Dove, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Common Kingfisher and Little Egret. New this month: Barn Swallow, Common Sandpiper, Hoopoe and Green Sandpiper and 5 more.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugFrom Bangladesh’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 28 birds in August
28 birds
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 3.43% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 2.25% in Aug
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.99% in Aug
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.40% in Aug
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Aug
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxSummer visitorCommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Aug
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Aug
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentUncommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Aug
Spotted OwletAthene bramaResidentUncommon19–21 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Aug
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaSummer visitorUncommon10–11 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Aug
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Aug
Orange-headed ThrushGeokichla citrinaResidentUncommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Aug
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.11% in Aug
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.10% in Aug
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.10% in Aug
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Aug
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusResidentUncommon52–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Aug
Grey HeronArdea cinereaWinter visitorCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Aug
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusWinter visitorUncommon42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Aug
Blue-eared BarbetPsilopogon cyanotisResidentUncommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Aug
HoopoeUpupa epopsWinter visitorUncommon25–32 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.05% in Aug
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.05% in Aug
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorUncommon80–100 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.03% in Aug
Purple HeronArdea purpureaWinter visitorUncommon78–90 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.02% in Aug
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusWinter visitorUncommon48–66 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.01% in Aug
Little TernSternula albifronsWinter visitorUncommon21–25 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.01% in Aug
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.01% in Aug
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Chestnut Munia 10–11 cm
- Scaly-breasted Munia 11–12 cm
- Sand Martin 12–14 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Common Kingfisher 16–17 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Spotted Owlet 19–21 cm
- Wood Sandpiper 19–21 cm
- Orange-headed Thrush 20–23 cm
- Blue-eared Barbet 20–23 cm
- Green Sandpiper 21–24 cm
- Little Tern 21–25 cm
- Little Grebe 23–29 cm
- Hoopoe 25–32 cm
- Eurasian Collared Dove 30–32 cm
- Rock Dove 29–37 cm
- Moorhen 30–38 cm
- Rose-ringed Parakeet 38–42 cm
- Glossy Ibis 48–66 cm
- Red Junglefowl 42–75 cm
- Little Egret 55–65 cm
- Oriental Honey-buzzard 52–68 cm
- Black-crowned Night-heron 58–65 cm
- Purple Heron 78–90 cm
- Great Cormorant 80–100 cm
- Great White Egret 80–104 cm
- Grey Heron 90–98 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made

