Rare Birds in Thailand
Our list for Thailand has 58 rare birds recorded regularly there: 4 residents, 4 summer visitors, 28 winter visitors, 16 passage migrants and 6 scarce 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 58, most common first
Fairy PittaPitta nymphaPassage migrantRare16–19 cmRegularly Apr–May
Little StintCalidris minutaWinter visitorRare13–15 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorRare34–38 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorRare44–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Blossom-headed ParakeetPsittacula roseataWinter visitorRare33–36 cmRecorded all year
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaWinter visitorRare42–45 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorRare38–44 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaWinter visitorRare58–70 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorRare16–22 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorRare42–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusWinter visitorRare18–19 cmRegularly Aug–May
Black EagleIctinaetus malaiensisResidentRare65–80 cmRecorded all year
HobbyFalco subbuteoPassage migrantRare28–35 cmRegularly Sep–Nov
Sarus CraneGrus antigoneSummer visitorRare152–156 cmRecorded all year
Oriental Scops-owlOtus suniaWinter visitorRare16–20 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentRare38–42 cmRecorded all year
BuzzardButeo buteoWinter visitorRare51–57 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorRare80–100 cmRegularly Jul–Apr
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusWinter visitorRare41–46 cmRegularly Oct–Feb
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataPassage migrantRare17–22 cmRegularly Aug–Nov
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusSummer visitorRare86–230 cmRecorded all year
Orange-breasted Green-pigeonTreron bicinctusWinter visitorRare25–30 cmRegularly May–Mar
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorRare40–47 cmRegularly Nov–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