Birds to See in Cambodia in August
41 bird species on our list for Cambodia are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Scaly-breasted Munia, Rock Dove, House Sparrow and Barn Swallow. New this month: Common Kingfisher, Greenshank, Oriental Honey-buzzard and Pacific Golden-Plover and 9 more.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugArriving
At their peak
From Cambodia’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 41 birds in August
41 birds
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.73% in Aug
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.36% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 2.21% in Aug
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.07% in Aug
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.59% in Aug
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Aug
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Aug
White-crested LaughingthrushGarrulax leucolophusResidentUncommon27–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Aug
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.42% in Aug
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.29% in Aug
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Aug
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentUncommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Aug
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaResidentUncommon10–11 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Aug
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.16% in Aug
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Aug
Blossom-headed ParakeetPsittacula roseataResidentUncommon33–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Aug
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Aug
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Aug
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentUncommon42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Aug
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorUncommon27–29 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.11% in Aug
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.10% in Aug
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.07% in Aug
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaPassage migrantUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.07% in Aug
Green-legged PartridgeTropicoperdix chloropusWinter visitorUncommon28–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Aug
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Aug
Red-billed Blue MagpieUrocissa erythrorynchaResidentUncommon65–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Aug
Blue-eared BarbetPsilopogon cyanotisResidentUncommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Aug
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Aug
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorRare21–24 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.05% in Aug
Spotted OwletAthene bramaResidentUncommon19–21 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.04% in Aug
Vinous-breasted MynaAcridotheres leucocephalusResidentUncommon23–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.04% in Aug
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Aug
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaWinter visitorUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.03% in Aug
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusWinter visitorUncommon52–68 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.02% in Aug
Black EagleIctinaetus malaiensisWinter visitorRare65–80 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.02% in Aug
Little TernSternula albifronsPassage migrantUncommon21–25 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.02% in Aug
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.02% in Aug
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.01% in Aug
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusWinter visitorUncommon29–31 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.01% in Aug
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