Birds to See in Cambodia in January
61 bird species on our list for Cambodia are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are Barn Swallow, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Little Egret, House Sparrow and Rock Dove. New this month: Orange-breasted Green-pigeon and Temminck's Stint.
On the move in January
GBIF · JanArriving
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 61 birds in January
61 birds
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.81% in Jan
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.37% in Jan
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Jan
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Jan
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Jan
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatusWinter visitorCommon10–11 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 1.00% in Jan
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Jan
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.70% in Jan
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Jan
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Jan
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Jan
White-crested LaughingthrushGarrulax leucolophusResidentUncommon27–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Jan
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Jan
Blossom-headed ParakeetPsittacula roseataResidentUncommon33–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Jan
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentUncommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Jan
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Jan
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.25% in Jan
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.24% in Jan
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.23% in Jan
Red-billed Blue MagpieUrocissa erythrorynchaResidentUncommon65–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Jan
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Jan
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentUncommon42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Jan
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.19% in Jan
Blue-eared BarbetPsilopogon cyanotisResidentUncommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Jan
Blue Rock-thrushMonticola solitariusWinter visitorUncommon21–23 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.14% in Jan
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Jan
Vinous-breasted MynaAcridotheres leucocephalusResidentUncommon23–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jan
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jan
Sarus CraneGrus antigoneWinter visitorUncommon152–156 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.12% in Jan
Spotted OwletAthene bramaResidentUncommon19–21 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jan
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaWinter visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.11% in Jan
CootFulica atraWinter visitorUncommon36–42 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.11% in Jan
Oriental Scops-owlOtus suniaWinter visitorUncommon16–20 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.10% in Jan
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaResidentUncommon10–11 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jan
GarganeySpatula querquedulaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.09% in Jan
BluethroatLuscinia svecicaWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Dec–Apr · 0.09% in Jan
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusWinter visitorUncommon52–68 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.08% in Jan
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.07% in Jan
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.07% in Jan
Green-legged PartridgeTropicoperdix chloropusWinter visitorUncommon28–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jan
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusWinter visitorUncommon29–31 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.06% in Jan
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.06% in Jan
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.06% in Jan
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.06% in Jan
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorUncommon30–38 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.04% in Jan
Orange-breasted Green-pigeonTreron bicinctusPassage migrantUncommon25–30 cmRegularly Jan–May · 0.04% in Jan
Orange-headed ThrushGeokichla citrinaWinter visitorRare20–23 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.04% in Jan
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorRare27–30 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.03% in Jan
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaWinter visitorUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.03% in Jan
Black EagleIctinaetus malaiensisWinter visitorRare65–80 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.03% in Jan
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorUncommon50–60 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.03% in Jan
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentUncommon32–35 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.03% in Jan
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.03% in Jan
KestrelFalco tinnunculusWinter visitorUncommon32–39 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.03% in Jan
Temminck's StintCalidris temminckiiPassage migrantRare13–15 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.02% in Jan
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaPassage migrantUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.02% in Jan
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorRare21–24 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.02% in Jan
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorUncommon27–29 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.02% in Jan
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorRare21–24 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.01% in Jan
White-tailed RobinMyiomela leucuraPassage migrantRare16–18 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.01% in Jan
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.01% in Jan
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