Rare Birds in Cambodia
Our list for Cambodia has 23 rare birds recorded regularly there: 5 winter visitors, 10 passage migrants and 8 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Cambodia in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 23, most common first
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorRare21–24 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorRare27–30 cmRegularly Sep–Mar
Fairy PittaPitta nymphaScarceRare16–19 cmRegularly Oct
Orange-headed ThrushGeokichla citrinaWinter visitorRare20–23 cmRegularly Dec–Mar
Black EagleIctinaetus malaiensisWinter visitorRare65–80 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
SanderlingCalidris albaPassage migrantRare18–20 cmRegularly May
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorRare21–24 cmRegularly Sep–Mar
Temminck's StintCalidris temminckiiPassage migrantRare13–15 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusPassage migrantRare18–19 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
White-tailed RobinMyiomela leucuraPassage migrantRare16–18 cmRegularly Nov–May
Common TernSterna hirundoScarceRare31–35 cm
RuffCalidris pugnaxPassage migrantRare20–32 cmRegularly Feb–Mar
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaPassage migrantRare40–47 cmRegularly Feb
MallardAnas platyrhynchosScarceRare50–65 cm
WryneckJynx torquillaPassage migrantRare16–18 cmRegularly Dec–Mar
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaPassage migrantRare37–41 cmRegularly Dec
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusPassage migrantRare42–51 cmRegularly Dec
Northern PintailAnas acutaPassage migrantRare59–76 cmRegularly Dec
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataScarceRare44–51 cm
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataScarceRare66–84 cm
Eurasian TealAnas creccaScarceRare34–38 cm
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusScarceRare38–44 cmRegularly Feb
Red KnotCalidris canutusScarceRare23–26 cmRegularly Dec
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Temminck's Stint 13–15 cm
- White-tailed Robin 16–18 cm
- Wryneck 16–18 cm
- Fairy Pitta 16–19 cm
- Red-necked Phalarope 18–19 cm
- Sanderling 18–20 cm
- Orange-headed Thrush 20–23 cm
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 cm
- Green Sandpiper 21–24 cm
- Red Knot 23–26 cm
- Ruff 20–32 cm
- Grey Plover 27–30 cm
- Common Tern 31–35 cm
- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Bar-tailed Godwit 37–41 cm
- Black-headed Gull 38–44 cm
- Tufted Duck 40–47 cm
- Booted Eagle 42–51 cm
- Northern Shoveler 44–51 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Northern Pintail 59–76 cm
- Black Eagle 65–80 cm
- Muscovy Duck 66–84 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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