Birds to See in Myanmar (Burma) in March
59 bird species on our list for Myanmar (Burma) are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are Barn Swallow, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Rock Dove, House Sparrow and Little Egret. New this month: Eurasian Jay, Northern Shoveler, Orange-headed Thrush and Pochard and 1 more.
On the move in March
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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 59 birds in March
59 birds
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.18% in Mar
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Mar
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Mar
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Mar
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Mar
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.61% in Mar
HoopoeUpupa epopsWinter visitorCommon25–32 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.49% in Mar
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusWinter visitorCommon52–68 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.43% in Mar
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatusWinter visitorCommon10–11 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.41% in Mar
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Mar
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusWinter visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.37% in Mar
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Mar
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Mar
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaWinter visitorCommon58–70 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.34% in Mar
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentUncommon42–75 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.33% in Mar
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.31% in Mar
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Mar
KestrelFalco tinnunculusWinter visitorUncommon32–39 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.30% in Mar
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorUncommon80–100 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.27% in Mar
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriSummer visitorCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Mar
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxSummer visitorCommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Mar
Grey HeronArdea cinereaWinter visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.24% in Mar
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.24% in Mar
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.23% in Mar
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorUncommon30–38 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.23% in Mar
CootFulica atraWinter visitorUncommon36–42 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.22% in Mar
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentCommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Mar
Spotted OwletAthene bramaWinter visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.21% in Mar
Common CraneGrus grusWinter visitorUncommon100–130 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.16% in Mar
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorUncommon38–44 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.15% in Mar
WryneckJynx torquillaWinter visitorUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.15% in Mar
GarganeySpatula querquedulaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.14% in Mar
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.14% in Mar
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.14% in Mar
Blue Rock-thrushMonticola solitariusWinter visitorUncommon21–23 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.13% in Mar
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaResidentUncommon10–11 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.13% in Mar
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorUncommon40–47 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.12% in Mar
White-crested LaughingthrushGarrulax leucolophusWinter visitorUncommon27–31 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.12% in Mar
Blue-eared BarbetPsilopogon cyanotisPassage migrantUncommon20–23 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.11% in Mar
BluethroatLuscinia svecicaWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Dec–Apr · 0.11% in Mar
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.11% in Mar
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.10% in Mar
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.10% in Mar
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.09% in Mar
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.08% in Mar
Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinusPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Jan–Apr · 0.07% in Mar
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.07% in Mar
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusPassage migrantUncommon32–35 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.07% in Mar
Temminck's StintCalidris temminckiiPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.07% in Mar
Little TernSternula albifronsWinter visitorUncommon21–25 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.06% in Mar
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataPassage migrantUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.06% in Mar
Sarus CraneGrus antigoneWinter visitorUncommon152–156 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.06% in Mar
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.06% in Mar
Oriental Scops-owlOtus suniaPassage migrantUncommon16–20 cmRegularly Feb–Mar · 0.04% in Mar
Greylag GooseAnser anserWinter visitorUncommon75–90 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.03% in Mar
Little StintCalidris minutaPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar · 0.03% in Mar
Orange-headed ThrushGeokichla citrinaPassage migrantUncommon20–23 cmRegularly Mar · 0.03% in Mar
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusWinter visitorUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.03% in Mar
PochardAythya ferinaPassage migrantUncommon42–49 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.02% in Mar
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