Birds to See in Brunei in April
12 bird species on our list for Brunei are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Chestnut Munia, Rock Dove, Great White Egret and Little Egret. New this month: Wood Sandpiper, Rock Dove, Whimbrel and Scaly-breasted Munia and 1 more.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprArriving
From Brunei’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 12 birds in April
12 birds
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusWinter visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 3.40% in Apr
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaWinter visitorCommon10–11 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 2.90% in Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaPassage migrantCommon31–34 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.89% in Apr
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorCommon80–104 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 1.39% in Apr
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 1.39% in Apr
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataPassage migrantCommon11–12 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 1.39% in Apr
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 1.01% in Apr
Blue-eared BarbetPsilopogon cyanotisPassage migrantCommon20–23 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.76% in Apr
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantCommon40–46 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.63% in Apr
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaPassage migrantCommon19–21 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.63% in Apr
Rufous-tailed TailorbirdOrthotomus sericeusPassage migrantCommon10–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.50% in Apr
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxPassage migrantCommon58–65 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.38% in Apr
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Chestnut Munia 10–11 cm
- Scaly-breasted Munia 11–12 cm
- Rufous-tailed Tailorbird 10–14 cm
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow 14–15 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Wood Sandpiper 19–21 cm
- Blue-eared Barbet 20–23 cm
- Rock Dove 31–34 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Little Egret 55–65 cm
- Black-crowned Night-heron 58–65 cm
- Great White Egret 80–104 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