Birds to See in Timor-Leste in December
16 bird species on our list for Timor-Leste are recorded regularly in December
Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Common Sandpiper, Little Egret, Wood Sandpiper and Greenshank.
On the move in December
GBIF · DecAt their peak
From Timor-Leste’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 16 birds in December
16 birds
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.88% in Dec
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 2.54% in Dec
Little EgretEgretta garzettaSummer visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly May–Feb · 1.61% in Dec
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorCommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 1.44% in Dec
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorCommon30–35 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.38% in Dec
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRegularly May–Feb · 1.10% in Dec
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.69% in Dec
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.69% in Dec
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.63% in Dec
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorCommon27–30 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.58% in Dec
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusSummer visitorCommon52–68 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.58% in Dec
RedshankTringa totanusPassage migrantCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jul–Dec · 0.52% in Dec
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.46% in Dec
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisSummer visitorCommon23–29 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.46% in Dec
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentCommon42–75 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.35% in Dec
SanderlingCalidris albaPassage migrantCommon18–20 cmRegularly Oct–Dec · 0.23% in Dec
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Scaly-breasted Munia 11–12 cm
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow 13–14 cm
- Common Kingfisher 16–17 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Sanderling 18–20 cm
- Wood Sandpiper 19–21 cm
- Little Grebe 23–29 cm
- Redshank 27–29 cm
- Grey Plover 27–30 cm
- Greenshank 30–35 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Red Junglefowl 42–75 cm
- Little Egret 55–65 cm
- Oriental Honey-buzzard 52–68 cm
- Great White Egret 80–104 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