Uncommon Birds in Cambodia
Our list for Cambodia has 45 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 15 residents, 25 winter visitors, 4 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
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 45, most common first
White-crested LaughingthrushGarrulax leucolophusResidentUncommon27–31 cmRecorded all year
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–Apr
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentUncommon42–75 cmRecorded all year
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentUncommon25–32 cmRecorded all year
Blossom-headed ParakeetPsittacula roseataResidentUncommon33–36 cmRecorded all year
Blue-eared BarbetPsilopogon cyanotisResidentUncommon20–23 cmRecorded all year
Red-billed Blue MagpieUrocissa erythrorynchaResidentUncommon65–68 cmRecorded all year
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Aug–May
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–May
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaResidentUncommon10–11 cmRecorded all year
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year
Green-legged PartridgeTropicoperdix chloropusWinter visitorUncommon28–30 cmRecorded all year
Blue Rock-thrushMonticola solitariusWinter visitorUncommon21–23 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Vinous-breasted MynaAcridotheres leucocephalusResidentUncommon23–25 cmRecorded all year
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year
Sarus CraneGrus antigoneWinter visitorUncommon152–156 cmRegularly Nov–Jun
BluethroatLuscinia svecicaWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Dec–Apr
Spotted OwletAthene bramaResidentUncommon19–21 cmRecorded all year
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaWinter visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Mar
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusWinter visitorUncommon52–68 cmRegularly Aug–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