Birds to See in Thailand in May
66 bird species on our list for Thailand are recorded regularly in May
Of these, the most often recorded are Rock Dove, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Scaly-breasted Munia, Little Egret and House Sparrow. New this month: Orange-breasted Green-pigeon and Pomarine Jaeger.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayAt 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 66 birds in May
66 birds
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.97% in May
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.69% in May
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.30% in May
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in May
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in May
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in May
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in May
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in May
Blue-eared BarbetPsilopogon cyanotisResidentUncommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in May
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentUncommon42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in May
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in May
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in May
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in May
White-crested LaughingthrushGarrulax leucolophusResidentUncommon27–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in May
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in May
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaResidentUncommon10–11 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in May
Little TernSternula albifronsResidentUncommon21–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in May
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusResidentUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in May
Vinous-breasted MynaAcridotheres leucocephalusResidentUncommon23–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in May
RedshankTringa totanusResidentUncommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in May
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.10% in May
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusWinter visitorCommon52–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in May
Grey HeronArdea cinereaWinter visitorCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in May
Spotted OwletAthene bramaResidentUncommon19–21 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in May
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusWinter visitorUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.08% in May
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in May
Rufous-tailed TailorbirdOrthotomus sericeusSummer visitorUncommon10–14 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.07% in May
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaWinter visitorUncommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in May
Red-billed Blue MagpieUrocissa erythrorynchaResidentUncommon65–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in May
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in May
Common TernSterna hirundoResidentUncommon31–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in May
Green-legged PartridgeTropicoperdix chloropusResidentUncommon28–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in May
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.05% in May
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaWinter visitorUncommon18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in May
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in May
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.03% in May
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentUncommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in May
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusWinter visitorUncommon29–31 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.03% in May
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in May
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in May
Blue Rock-thrushMonticola solitariusWinter visitorUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in May
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaWinter visitorUncommon33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in May
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.02% in May
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.02% in May
Fairy PittaPitta nymphaPassage migrantRare16–19 cmRegularly Apr–May · 0.02% in May
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.01% in May
White-tailed RobinMyiomela leucuraResidentUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.01% in May
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.01% in May
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorUncommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in May
Sarus CraneGrus antigoneSummer visitorRare152–156 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in May
Black EagleIctinaetus malaiensisResidentRare65–80 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in May
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in May
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiSummer visitorRare33–41 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.01% in May
Orange-headed ThrushGeokichla citrinaWinter visitorUncommon20–23 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.01% in May
Orange-breasted Green-pigeonTreron bicinctusWinter visitorRare25–30 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.01% in May
Blossom-headed ParakeetPsittacula roseataWinter visitorRare33–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in May
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusSummer visitorRare86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in May
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusWinter visitorRare46–51 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.00% in May
Red KnotCalidris canutusWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.00% in May
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.00% in May
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentRare38–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in May
Swan GooseAnser cygnoidesResidentRare81–94 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in May
Little StintCalidris minutaWinter visitorRare13–15 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.00% in May
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusPassage migrantRare18–20 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.00% in May
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusWinter visitorRare18–19 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.00% in May
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisSummer visitorRare53–63 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.00% 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