Birds to See in Cambodia in May
35 bird species on our list for Cambodia are recorded regularly in May
Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Scaly-breasted Munia, Rock Dove, House Sparrow and White-crested Laughingthrush. New this month: Little Tern, Whimbrel, Orange-breasted Green-pigeon and Sanderling and 1 more.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayArriving
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 35 birds in May
35 birds
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.27% in May
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.98% in May
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.88% in May
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.84% in May
White-crested LaughingthrushGarrulax leucolophusResidentUncommon27–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in May
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in May
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in May
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in May
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentUncommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in May
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in May
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentUncommon42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in May
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in May
Blue-eared BarbetPsilopogon cyanotisResidentUncommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in May
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in May
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in May
Spotted OwletAthene bramaResidentUncommon19–21 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in May
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in May
Vinous-breasted MynaAcridotheres leucocephalusResidentUncommon23–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in May
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in May
Blossom-headed ParakeetPsittacula roseataResidentUncommon33–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in May
Red-billed Blue MagpieUrocissa erythrorynchaResidentUncommon65–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in May
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaResidentUncommon10–11 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in May
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusWinter visitorUncommon52–68 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.07% in May
Little TernSternula albifronsPassage migrantUncommon21–25 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.06% in May
Green-legged PartridgeTropicoperdix chloropusWinter visitorUncommon28–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in May
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusPassage migrantUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.05% in May
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.05% in May
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in May
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.05% in May
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorUncommon30–38 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.04% in May
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.04% in May
Orange-breasted Green-pigeonTreron bicinctusPassage migrantUncommon25–30 cmRegularly Jan–May · 0.04% in May
SanderlingCalidris albaPassage migrantRare18–20 cmRegularly May · 0.04% in May
White-tailed RobinMyiomela leucuraPassage migrantRare16–18 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.02% in May
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentUncommon32–35 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.01% in May
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