Birds to See in Myanmar (Burma) in May
31 bird species on our list for Myanmar (Burma) are recorded regularly in May
Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Rock Dove, House Sparrow, Scaly-breasted Munia and Rose-ringed Parakeet. New this month: Cuckoo, Blue-eared Barbet, Wryneck and Redshank and 4 more.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayArriving
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 31 birds in May
31 birds
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.91% in May
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 2.68% in May
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.33% in May
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.28% in May
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriSummer visitorCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in May
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in May
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxSummer visitorCommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in May
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in May
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentCommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in May
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in May
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantUncommon32–34 cmRegularly May · 0.29% in May
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusWinter visitorCommon52–68 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.29% in May
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentUncommon42–75 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.29% in May
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in May
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaResidentUncommon10–11 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.20% in May
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.20% in May
HoopoeUpupa epopsWinter visitorCommon25–32 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.17% in May
White-crested LaughingthrushGarrulax leucolophusWinter visitorUncommon27–31 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.17% in May
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in May
Grey HeronArdea cinereaWinter visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.11% in May
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusWinter visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.11% in May
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorUncommon30–38 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.11% in May
Spotted OwletAthene bramaWinter visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.11% in May
Black EagleIctinaetus malaiensisWinter visitorUncommon65–80 cmRegularly Dec–May · 0.09% in May
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.09% in May
White-tailed RobinMyiomela leucuraPassage migrantUncommon16–18 cmRegularly May · 0.09% in May
Blue-eared BarbetPsilopogon cyanotisPassage migrantUncommon20–23 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.07% in May
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorUncommon27–29 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.07% in May
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.06% in May
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorUncommon80–100 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.06% in May
WryneckJynx torquillaWinter visitorUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.06% in 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