Birds to See in Thailand in September
73 bird species on our list for Thailand are recorded regularly in September
Of these, the most often recorded are Rock Dove, Scaly-breasted Munia, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Little Egret and Barn Swallow. New this month: Pied Wagtail, Grey Plover, Garganey and Common Snipe and 5 more.
On the move in September
GBIF · SepArriving
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 73 birds in September
73 birds
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 2.42% in Sep
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.82% in Sep
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.64% in Sep
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.53% in Sep
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.40% in Sep
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Sep
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Sep
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.52% in Sep
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.48% in Sep
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.42% in Sep
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusResidentUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Sep
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Sep
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Sep
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Sep
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Sep
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.26% in Sep
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.26% in Sep
RedshankTringa totanusResidentUncommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Sep
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaResidentUncommon10–11 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Sep
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Sep
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusWinter visitorCommon52–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Sep
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Sep
Vinous-breasted MynaAcridotheres leucocephalusResidentUncommon23–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Sep
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Sep
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaWinter visitorUncommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Sep
Common TernSterna hirundoResidentUncommon31–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Sep
White-crested LaughingthrushGarrulax leucolophusResidentUncommon27–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Sep
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentUncommon42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Sep
Spotted OwletAthene bramaResidentUncommon19–21 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Sep
Little TernSternula albifronsResidentUncommon21–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Sep
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaWinter visitorUncommon18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Sep
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaWinter visitorUncommon17–18 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.11% in Sep
Blue-eared BarbetPsilopogon cyanotisResidentUncommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Sep
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusWinter visitorUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.09% in Sep
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorUncommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Sep
Grey HeronArdea cinereaWinter visitorCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Sep
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaWinter visitorUncommon33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Sep
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.08% in Sep
Temminck's StintCalidris temminckiiWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.08% in Sep
Red-billed Blue MagpieUrocissa erythrorynchaResidentUncommon65–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Sep
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.06% in Sep
Blue Rock-thrushMonticola solitariusWinter visitorUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Sep
RuffCalidris pugnaxWinter visitorUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.05% in Sep
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Sep
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.04% in Sep
WryneckJynx torquillaWinter visitorUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.04% in Sep
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.04% in Sep
Little StintCalidris minutaWinter visitorRare13–15 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.04% in Sep
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentUncommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Sep
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Sep
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.03% in Sep
Green-legged PartridgeTropicoperdix chloropusResidentUncommon28–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Sep
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Sep
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Sep
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusWinter visitorRare18–19 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.02% in Sep
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentRare38–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Sep
Black EagleIctinaetus malaiensisResidentRare65–80 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Sep
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataPassage migrantRare17–22 cmRegularly Aug–Nov · 0.02% in Sep
Red KnotCalidris canutusWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.02% in Sep
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorRare80–100 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.01% in Sep
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.01% in Sep
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaWinter visitorRare42–45 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.01% in Sep
Blossom-headed ParakeetPsittacula roseataWinter visitorRare33–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Sep
GarganeySpatula querquedulaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.01% in Sep
Rufous-tailed TailorbirdOrthotomus sericeusSummer visitorUncommon10–14 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.01% in Sep
Orange-breasted Green-pigeonTreron bicinctusWinter visitorRare25–30 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.01% in Sep
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisSummer visitorRare53–63 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.01% in Sep
Swan GooseAnser cygnoidesResidentRare81–94 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Sep
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusPassage migrantRare18–20 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.00% in Sep
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusSummer visitorRare86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Sep
Sarus CraneGrus antigoneSummer visitorRare152–156 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Sep
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantRare32–34 cmRegularly Sep–Oct · 0.00% in Sep
HobbyFalco subbuteoPassage migrantRare28–35 cmRegularly Sep–Nov · 0.00% in Sep
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