Common Birds in Thailand
Our list for Thailand has 12 common birds recorded regularly there: 8 residents and 4 winter visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Thailand in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 12, most common first
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 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
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatusWinter visitorCommon10–11 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusWinter visitorCommon52–68 cmRecorded all year
Grey HeronArdea cinereaWinter visitorCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year
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
- Common Kingfisher 16–17 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Hoopoe 25–32 cm
- Rock Dove 29–37 cm
- Little Egret 55–65 cm
- Oriental Honey-buzzard 52–68 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