Birds to See in Myanmar (Burma) in December
69 bird species on our list for Myanmar (Burma) are recorded regularly in December
Of these, the most often recorded are Barn Swallow, Pied Wagtail, Rock Dove, House Sparrow and Yellow-browed Warbler. New this month: Black Eagle, Bluethroat, Gadwall and Sand Martin and 12 more.
On the move in December
GBIF · DecArriving
At their peak
From Myanmar (Burma)’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 69 birds in December
69 birds
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Dec
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.09% in Dec
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Dec
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Dec
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatusWinter visitorCommon10–11 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.78% in Dec
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Dec
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Dec
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusWinter visitorCommon52–68 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.67% in Dec
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Dec
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.53% in Dec
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.49% in Dec
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Dec
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusWinter visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.38% in Dec
Grey HeronArdea cinereaWinter visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.38% in Dec
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Dec
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaWinter visitorCommon58–70 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.36% in Dec
KestrelFalco tinnunculusWinter visitorUncommon32–39 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.35% in Dec
HoopoeUpupa epopsWinter visitorCommon25–32 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.30% in Dec
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Dec
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.25% in Dec
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentCommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Dec
WryneckJynx torquillaWinter visitorUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.24% in Dec
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.22% in Dec
Black EagleIctinaetus malaiensisWinter visitorUncommon65–80 cmRegularly Dec–May · 0.20% in Dec
CootFulica atraWinter visitorUncommon36–42 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.19% in Dec
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.19% in Dec
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriSummer visitorCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Dec
White-crested LaughingthrushGarrulax leucolophusWinter visitorUncommon27–31 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.19% in Dec
Spotted OwletAthene bramaWinter visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.17% in Dec
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorUncommon30–38 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.16% in Dec
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxSummer visitorCommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Dec
Blue Rock-thrushMonticola solitariusWinter visitorUncommon21–23 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.15% in Dec
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.15% in Dec
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaResidentUncommon10–11 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.14% in Dec
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.13% in Dec
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentUncommon42–75 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.13% in Dec
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.12% in Dec
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.12% in Dec
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Dec–Apr · 0.12% in Dec
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorUncommon38–44 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.11% in Dec
BluethroatLuscinia svecicaWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Dec–Apr · 0.10% in Dec
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.10% in Dec
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.10% in Dec
Sarus CraneGrus antigoneWinter visitorUncommon152–156 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.10% in Dec
Temminck's StintCalidris temminckiiPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.09% in Dec
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorUncommon80–100 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.09% in Dec
Common CraneGrus grusWinter visitorUncommon100–130 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.08% in Dec
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.08% in Dec
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.07% in Dec
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusPassage migrantUncommon28–38 cmRegularly Dec–Feb · 0.07% in Dec
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.07% in Dec
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorUncommon27–29 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.07% in Dec
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusPassage migrantUncommon48–56 cmRegularly Dec · 0.07% in Dec
GarganeySpatula querquedulaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.06% in Dec
Plumbeous Water-redstartPhoenicurus fuliginosusWinter visitorUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Dec–Feb · 0.06% in Dec
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorUncommon50–60 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.05% in Dec
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorUncommon34–38 cmRegularly Dec–Feb · 0.05% in Dec
Greylag GooseAnser anserWinter visitorUncommon75–90 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.05% in Dec
PochardAythya ferinaPassage migrantUncommon42–49 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.05% in Dec
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaPassage migrantRare58–67 cmRegularly Dec–Jan · 0.05% in Dec
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.05% in Dec
Little TernSternula albifronsWinter visitorUncommon21–25 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.05% in Dec
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorUncommon40–47 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.05% in Dec
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataPassage migrantUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.04% in Dec
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Nov–Jan · 0.04% in Dec
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusWinter visitorUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.04% in Dec
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaPassage migrantUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Nov–Jan · 0.04% in Dec
Red-crested PochardNetta rufinaWinter visitorUncommon53–57 cmRegularly Dec–Feb · 0.04% in Dec
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaPassage migrantUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Dec · 0.02% in Dec
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