Birds to See in Cambodia in March
62 bird species on our list for Cambodia are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are Barn Swallow, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, House Sparrow, Rock Dove and Little Egret. New this month: Curlew Sandpiper and Red-necked Phalarope.
On the move in March
GBIF · MarAt 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 62 birds in March
62 birds
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.59% in Mar
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in Mar
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.15% in Mar
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Mar
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Mar
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Mar
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Mar
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatusWinter visitorCommon10–11 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.50% in Mar
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Mar
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.45% in Mar
White-crested LaughingthrushGarrulax leucolophusResidentUncommon27–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Mar
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Mar
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Mar
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.33% in Mar
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentUncommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Mar
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Mar
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.27% in Mar
Blossom-headed ParakeetPsittacula roseataResidentUncommon33–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Mar
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentUncommon42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Mar
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.25% in Mar
Red-billed Blue MagpieUrocissa erythrorynchaResidentUncommon65–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Mar
Blue-eared BarbetPsilopogon cyanotisResidentUncommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Mar
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.18% in Mar
Vinous-breasted MynaAcridotheres leucocephalusResidentUncommon23–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Mar
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Mar
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Mar
Sarus CraneGrus antigoneWinter visitorUncommon152–156 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.14% in Mar
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Mar
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusWinter visitorUncommon52–68 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.11% in Mar
Blue Rock-thrushMonticola solitariusWinter visitorUncommon21–23 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.11% in Mar
BluethroatLuscinia svecicaWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Dec–Apr · 0.11% in Mar
Spotted OwletAthene bramaResidentUncommon19–21 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Mar
GarganeySpatula querquedulaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.10% in Mar
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaResidentUncommon10–11 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Mar
Green-legged PartridgeTropicoperdix chloropusWinter visitorUncommon28–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Mar
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.09% in Mar
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.07% in Mar
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorUncommon30–38 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.07% in Mar
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.07% in Mar
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusWinter visitorUncommon29–31 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.06% in Mar
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaWinter visitorUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.05% in Mar
Orange-breasted Green-pigeonTreron bicinctusPassage migrantUncommon25–30 cmRegularly Jan–May · 0.05% in Mar
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusPassage migrantUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.05% in Mar
Oriental Scops-owlOtus suniaWinter visitorUncommon16–20 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.05% in Mar
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaWinter visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.05% in Mar
CootFulica atraWinter visitorUncommon36–42 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.05% in Mar
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorRare21–24 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.04% in Mar
Temminck's StintCalidris temminckiiPassage migrantRare13–15 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.03% in Mar
Orange-headed ThrushGeokichla citrinaWinter visitorRare20–23 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.03% in Mar
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorUncommon27–29 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.03% in Mar
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.03% in Mar
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentUncommon32–35 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.03% in Mar
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.02% in Mar
Black EagleIctinaetus malaiensisWinter visitorRare65–80 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.02% in Mar
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.02% in Mar
RuffCalidris pugnaxPassage migrantRare20–32 cmRegularly Feb–Mar · 0.01% in Mar
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorRare27–30 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.01% in Mar
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorRare21–24 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.01% in Mar
WryneckJynx torquillaPassage migrantRare16–18 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.01% in Mar
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorUncommon50–60 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.01% in Mar
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaPassage migrantUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.01% in Mar
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusPassage migrantRare18–19 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.00% in Mar
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