Birds to See in Bangladesh in June
29 bird species on our list for Bangladesh are recorded regularly in June
Of these, the most often recorded are House Sparrow, Rock Dove, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Common Kingfisher and Little Egret. New this month: Osprey, Kestrel and Blossom-headed Parakeet.
On the move in June
GBIF · JunArriving
From 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 29 birds in June
29 birds
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 3.32% in Jun
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 2.02% in Jun
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.88% in Jun
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.34% in Jun
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Jun
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxSummer visitorCommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Jun
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Jun
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentUncommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Jun
Orange-headed ThrushGeokichla citrinaResidentUncommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Jun
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Jun
Spotted OwletAthene bramaResidentUncommon19–21 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Jun
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaSummer visitorUncommon10–11 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Jun
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusWinter visitorUncommon42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jun
Blue-eared BarbetPsilopogon cyanotisResidentUncommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jun
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusResidentUncommon52–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jun
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jun
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jun
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentRare13–14 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.05% in Jun
HoopoeUpupa epopsWinter visitorUncommon25–32 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.04% in Jun
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorUncommon80–100 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.04% in Jun
Grey HeronArdea cinereaWinter visitorCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jun
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.03% in Jun
Orange-breasted Green-pigeonTreron bicinctusWinter visitorUncommon25–30 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.03% in Jun
Little TernSternula albifronsWinter visitorUncommon21–25 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.03% in Jun
Blossom-headed ParakeetPsittacula roseataWinter visitorUncommon33–36 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.02% in Jun
KestrelFalco tinnunculusWinter visitorUncommon32–39 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.02% in Jun
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusWinter visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.02% in Jun
Purple HeronArdea purpureaWinter visitorUncommon78–90 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.02% in Jun
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusWinter visitorUncommon48–66 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.01% in Jun
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Chestnut Munia 10–11 cm
- Scaly-breasted Munia 11–12 cm
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow 13–14 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Little Ringed Plover 14–17 cm
- Common Kingfisher 16–17 cm
- Spotted Owlet 19–21 cm
- Orange-headed Thrush 20–23 cm
- Blue-eared Barbet 20–23 cm
- Little Tern 21–25 cm
- Little Grebe 23–29 cm
- Orange-breasted Green-pigeon 25–30 cm
- Hoopoe 25–32 cm
- Eurasian Collared Dove 30–32 cm
- Rock Dove 29–37 cm
- Moorhen 30–38 cm
- Blossom-headed Parakeet 33–36 cm
- Kestrel 32–39 cm
- Rose-ringed Parakeet 38–42 cm
- Osprey 54–58 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

