Rare Birds in Bangladesh
Our list for Bangladesh has 19 rare birds recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 6 winter visitors, 4 passage migrants and 8 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Bangladesh in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 19, most common first
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentRare13–14 cmRegularly Sep–Jul
Oriental Scops-owlOtus suniaWinter visitorRare16–20 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusPassage migrantRare28–31 cmRegularly Feb
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusWinter visitorRare48–56 cmRegularly Oct–Feb
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorWinter visitorRare45–53 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusWinter visitorRare34–43 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaWinter visitorRare33–42 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusWinter visitorRare41–52 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisPassage migrantRare28–34 cmRegularly Jan
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisScarceRare21–23 cm
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusScarceRare20–27 cm
Black EagleIctinaetus malaiensisScarceRare65–80 cm
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantRare23–26 cmRegularly Feb
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaPassage migrantRare15–17 cmRegularly Mar
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsScarceRare64–81 cm
White-crested LaughingthrushGarrulax leucolophusScarceRare27–31 cm
Common MerganserMergus merganserScarceRare58–68 cm
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusScarceRare28–38 cm
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisScarceRare14–16 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Tree Sparrow 13–14 cm
- Tree Pipit 14–16 cm
- Yellow Wagtail 15–17 cm
- Oriental Scops-owl 16–20 cm
- Common Starling 21–23 cm
- White-winged Tern 20–27 cm
- Red Knot 23–26 cm
- White-crested Laughingthrush 27–31 cm
- Northern Lapwing 28–31 cm
- Black-necked Grebe 28–34 cm
- Sparrowhawk 28–38 cm
- Gull-billed Tern 33–42 cm
- Short-eared Owl 34–43 cm
- Hen Harrier 41–52 cm
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck 45–53 cm
- Western Marsh-harrier 48–56 cm
- Common Merganser 58–68 cm
- Black Eagle 65–80 cm
- Greater White-fronted Goose 64–81 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