Common Birds in Brunei
Our list for Brunei has 20 common birds recorded regularly there: 5 winter visitors, 12 passage migrants and 3 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Brunei in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 20, most common first
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusWinter visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Jul–Apr
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaWinter visitorCommon10–11 cmRegularly Jun–Apr
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaPassage migrantCommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–Nov
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Jun–Apr
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusPassage migrantCommon14–17 cmRegularly Oct
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaPassage migrantCommon19–21 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorCommon80–104 cmRegularly Jul–Apr
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaPassage migrantCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jul–Mar
Rock DoveColumba liviaPassage migrantCommon29–37 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Blue-eared BarbetPsilopogon cyanotisPassage migrantCommon20–23 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantCommon40–46 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataPassage migrantCommon11–12 cmRegularly Jul–Apr
Rufous-tailed TailorbirdOrthotomus sericeusPassage migrantCommon10–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Purple HeronArdea purpureaPassage migrantCommon78–90 cmRegularly Mar–Aug
Little TernSternula albifronsScarceCommon21–25 cmRegularly Sep
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxPassage migrantCommon58–65 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisPassage migrantCommon16–17 cmRegularly Oct–Feb
GreenshankTringa nebulariaScarceCommon30–35 cmRegularly Oct–Dec
Grey HeronArdea cinereaScarceCommon90–98 cm
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 13–14 cm
- Little Ringed Plover 14–17 cm
- Common Kingfisher 16–17 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Wood Sandpiper 19–21 cm
- Blue-eared Barbet 20–23 cm
- Little Tern 21–25 cm
- Pacific Golden-Plover 23–26 cm
- Greenshank 30–35 cm
- Rock Dove 29–37 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Little Egret 55–65 cm
- Black-crowned Night-heron 58–65 cm
- Purple Heron 78–90 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