Common Birds in Myanmar (Burma)
Our list for Myanmar (Burma) has 20 common birds recorded regularly there: 7 residents, 3 summer visitors and 10 winter visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Myanmar (Burma) in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 20, most common first
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriSummer visitorCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxSummer visitorCommon58–65 cmRecorded all year
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatusWinter visitorCommon10–11 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusWinter visitorCommon52–68 cmRegularly Sep–Jun
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentCommon78–90 cmRecorded all year
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaWinter visitorCommon58–70 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Grey HeronArdea cinereaWinter visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusWinter visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Aug–May
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year
HoopoeUpupa epopsWinter visitorCommon25–32 cmRegularly Jul–May
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Yellow-browed Warbler 10–11 cm
- Scaly-breasted Munia 11–12 cm
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow 13–14 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Little Ringed Plover 14–17 cm
- Common Kingfisher 16–17 cm
- Pied Wagtail 17–19 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Grey Wagtail 17–20 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Hoopoe 25–32 cm
- Rock Dove 29–37 cm
- Rose-ringed Parakeet 38–42 cm
- Little Egret 55–65 cm
- Oriental Honey-buzzard 52–68 cm
- Black-crowned Night-heron 58–65 cm
- Ruddy Shelduck 58–70 cm
- Purple Heron 78–90 cm
- Great White Egret 80–104 cm
- Grey Heron 90–98 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