Birds to See in Thailand in August
67 bird species on our list for Thailand are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Rock Dove, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Scaly-breasted Munia, Little Egret and Barn Swallow. New this month: Common Kingfisher, Common Sandpiper, Pacific Golden-Plover and Kentish Plover and 9 more.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugArriving
At their peak
From Thailand’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 67 birds in August
67 birds
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 2.26% in Aug
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.83% in Aug
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.78% in Aug
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.34% in Aug
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in Aug
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Aug
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Aug
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Aug
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.34% in Aug
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusResidentUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Aug
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.33% in Aug
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Aug
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Aug
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Aug
Blue-eared BarbetPsilopogon cyanotisResidentUncommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Aug
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.24% in Aug
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaResidentUncommon10–11 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Aug
RedshankTringa totanusResidentUncommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Aug
Little TernSternula albifronsResidentUncommon21–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Aug
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Aug
White-crested LaughingthrushGarrulax leucolophusResidentUncommon27–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Aug
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentUncommon42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Aug
Vinous-breasted MynaAcridotheres leucocephalusResidentUncommon23–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Aug
Common TernSterna hirundoResidentUncommon31–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Aug
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.13% in Aug
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Aug
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Aug
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaWinter visitorUncommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Aug
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.13% in Aug
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaWinter visitorUncommon18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Aug
Spotted OwletAthene bramaResidentUncommon19–21 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Aug
Red-billed Blue MagpieUrocissa erythrorynchaResidentUncommon65–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Aug
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Aug
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorUncommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Aug
Grey HeronArdea cinereaWinter visitorCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Aug
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentUncommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Aug
Green-legged PartridgeTropicoperdix chloropusResidentUncommon28–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaWinter visitorUncommon33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
Little StintCalidris minutaWinter visitorRare13–15 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.04% in Aug
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.04% in Aug
RuffCalidris pugnaxWinter visitorUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.04% in Aug
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusWinter visitorCommon52–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
Rufous-tailed TailorbirdOrthotomus sericeusSummer visitorUncommon10–14 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.03% in Aug
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.03% in Aug
Sarus CraneGrus antigoneSummer visitorRare152–156 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Aug
Black EagleIctinaetus malaiensisResidentRare65–80 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Aug
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusWinter visitorUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.02% in Aug
Red KnotCalidris canutusWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.02% in Aug
Blossom-headed ParakeetPsittacula roseataWinter visitorRare33–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Aug
Blue Rock-thrushMonticola solitariusWinter visitorUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Aug
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorRare80–100 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.02% in Aug
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.01% in Aug
Temminck's StintCalidris temminckiiWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.01% in Aug
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentRare38–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusSummer visitorRare86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataPassage migrantRare17–22 cmRegularly Aug–Nov · 0.01% in Aug
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisSummer visitorRare53–63 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.01% in Aug
White-tailed RobinMyiomela leucuraResidentUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.01% in Aug
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.01% in Aug
Swan GooseAnser cygnoidesResidentRare81–94 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Aug
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.00% in Aug
Orange-headed ThrushGeokichla citrinaWinter visitorUncommon20–23 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.00% in Aug
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusWinter visitorRare18–19 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.00% in Aug
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusPassage migrantRare18–20 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.00% in Aug
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