Birds to See in Cambodia in October
56 bird species on our list for Cambodia are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are Barn Swallow, Scaly-breasted Munia, Rock Dove, Eurasian Tree Sparrow and House Sparrow. New this month: Yellow-browed Warbler, Sand Martin, Garganey and Osprey and 7 more.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
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 56 birds in October
56 birds
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 2.25% in Oct
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.64% in Oct
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.61% in Oct
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.61% in Oct
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in Oct
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.30% in Oct
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.75% in Oct
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Oct
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Oct
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatusWinter visitorCommon10–11 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.38% in Oct
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Oct
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.34% in Oct
White-crested LaughingthrushGarrulax leucolophusResidentUncommon27–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Oct
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.27% in Oct
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentUncommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Oct
Blue Rock-thrushMonticola solitariusWinter visitorUncommon21–23 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.20% in Oct
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Oct
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Oct
Blue-eared BarbetPsilopogon cyanotisResidentUncommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Oct
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusWinter visitorUncommon52–68 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.13% in Oct
Blossom-headed ParakeetPsittacula roseataResidentUncommon33–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Oct
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Oct
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.09% in Oct
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.09% in Oct
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentUncommon42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Oct
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.08% in Oct
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.08% in Oct
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaWinter visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.08% in Oct
Red-billed Blue MagpieUrocissa erythrorynchaResidentUncommon65–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Oct
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaResidentUncommon10–11 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Oct
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.07% in Oct
Spotted OwletAthene bramaResidentUncommon19–21 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Oct
Vinous-breasted MynaAcridotheres leucocephalusResidentUncommon23–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Oct
Green-legged PartridgeTropicoperdix chloropusWinter visitorUncommon28–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Oct
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.04% in Oct
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.04% in Oct
Black EagleIctinaetus malaiensisWinter visitorRare65–80 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.04% in Oct
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.03% in Oct
KestrelFalco tinnunculusWinter visitorUncommon32–39 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.03% in Oct
Temminck's StintCalidris temminckiiPassage migrantRare13–15 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.03% in Oct
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusPassage migrantUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.03% in Oct
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Oct
Oriental Scops-owlOtus suniaWinter visitorUncommon16–20 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.03% in Oct
GarganeySpatula querquedulaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.03% in Oct
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusWinter visitorUncommon29–31 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.03% in Oct
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Oct
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorRare21–24 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.02% in Oct
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorUncommon27–29 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.02% in Oct
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentUncommon32–35 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.01% in Oct
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.01% in Oct
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorUncommon50–60 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.01% in Oct
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaPassage migrantUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.01% in Oct
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorRare27–30 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.01% in Oct
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusPassage migrantRare18–19 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.01% in Oct
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaWinter visitorUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.01% in Oct
Fairy PittaPitta nymphaScarceRare16–19 cmRegularly Oct · 0.01% in Oct
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