Birds to See in Myanmar (Burma) in August
22 species listed for August · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
22 bird species on our list for Myanmar (Burma) are recorded regularly in August. Of these, the most often recorded are Rock Dove, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Scaly-breasted Munia, House Sparrow and Rose-ringed Parakeet. New this month: Common Sandpiper, Grey Wagtail, Grey Heron and Little Ringed Plover and 2 more.
New in August6
Leaving after last month2
Residents
(10)Recorded all year
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanusLC
Recorded all year
Scaly-breasted Munia
Lonchura punctulataLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Recorded all year
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Recorded all year
Great White Egret
Ardea albaLC
Recorded all year
Purple Heron
Ardea purpureaLC
Recorded all year
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellusLC
Recorded all year
Chestnut Munia
Lonchura atricapillaLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Summer visitors
(3)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Winter visitors
(8)Present outside the breeding season
Spotted Owlet
Athene bramaLC
Regularly Jul–May
Hoopoe
Upupa epopsLC
Regularly Jul–May
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Regularly Aug–May
White-crested Laughingthrush
Garrulax leucolophusLC
Regularly Aug–May
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Little Ringed Plover
Thinornis dubiusLC
Regularly Aug–May
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthisLC
Recorded all year
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Passage migrants
(1)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
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