Birds to See in Timor-Leste in February
15 species listed for February · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
15 bird species on our list for Timor-Leste are recorded regularly in February. Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Common Sandpiper, Scaly-breasted Munia, Common Kingfisher and Barn Swallow.
New in February
No new arrivals this month.
Leaving after last month1
Residents
(4)Recorded all yearSummer visitors
(9)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Regularly Jul–May

Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthisLC
Regularly Apr–Feb

Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Oct–Apr

Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopusLC
Regularly May–Feb

Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareolaLC
Regularly Jul–Apr

Greenshank
Tringa nebulariaLC
Regularly May–Mar

Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarolaLC
Regularly Aug–Feb

Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Regularly May–Feb

Oriental Honey-buzzard
Pernis ptilorhynchusLC
Regularly Nov–May
Passage migrants
(2)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migrationData: 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





