Birds to See in Cambodia in September
49 bird species on our list for Cambodia are recorded regularly in September
Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Scaly-breasted Munia, Barn Swallow, House Sparrow and Rock Dove. New this month: Blue Rock-thrush, Pied Wagtail, Moorhen and White-winged Tern and 6 more.
On the move in September
GBIF · SepArriving
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 49 birds in September
49 birds
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.39% in Sep
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.23% in Sep
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 2.08% in Sep
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.00% in Sep
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.86% in Sep
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.10% in Sep
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Sep
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.64% in Sep
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.54% in Sep
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.40% in Sep
White-crested LaughingthrushGarrulax leucolophusResidentUncommon27–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Sep
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Sep
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Sep
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaResidentUncommon10–11 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Sep
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Sep
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentUncommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Sep
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.17% in Sep
Blossom-headed ParakeetPsittacula roseataResidentUncommon33–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Sep
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Sep
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.11% in Sep
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Sep
Blue-eared BarbetPsilopogon cyanotisResidentUncommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Sep
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusWinter visitorUncommon29–31 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.08% in Sep
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorUncommon50–60 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.07% in Sep
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.06% in Sep
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.06% in Sep
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.06% in Sep
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaWinter visitorUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.05% in Sep
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Sep
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.05% in Sep
Vinous-breasted MynaAcridotheres leucocephalusResidentUncommon23–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Sep
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaPassage migrantUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.05% in Sep
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentUncommon42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Sep
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorRare27–30 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.05% in Sep
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorUncommon27–29 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.05% in Sep
Red-billed Blue MagpieUrocissa erythrorynchaResidentUncommon65–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Sep
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorRare21–24 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.04% in Sep
Spotted OwletAthene bramaResidentUncommon19–21 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Sep
Blue Rock-thrushMonticola solitariusWinter visitorUncommon21–23 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.03% in Sep
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorRare21–24 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.03% in Sep
Little TernSternula albifronsPassage migrantUncommon21–25 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.03% in Sep
Green-legged PartridgeTropicoperdix chloropusWinter visitorUncommon28–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Sep
Temminck's StintCalidris temminckiiPassage migrantRare13–15 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.03% in Sep
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Sep
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusWinter visitorUncommon52–68 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.02% in Sep
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaWinter visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.02% in Sep
Little StintCalidris minutaScarceUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Sep · 0.01% in Sep
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusPassage migrantUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.01% in Sep
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorUncommon30–38 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.01% in Sep
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