Birds to See in Timor-Leste in July
13 bird species on our list for Timor-Leste are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Common Kingfisher, Scaly-breasted Munia, Great White Egret and Red Junglefowl. New this month: Common Sandpiper, Little Egret, Greenshank and Wood Sandpiper and 5 more.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulFrom 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 13 birds in July
13 birds
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.79% in Jul
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.08% in Jul
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.67% in Jul
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.52% in Jul
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentCommon42–75 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.44% in Jul
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.37% in Jul
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorCommon30–35 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.22% in Jul
Little EgretEgretta garzettaSummer visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.22% in Jul
Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciataPassage migrantUncommon65–72 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 0.20% in Jul
Little TernSternula albifronsPassage migrantUncommon21–25 cmRegularly Jul–Nov · 0.19% in Jul
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisSummer visitorCommon23–29 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.17% in Jul
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorCommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.15% in Jul
RedshankTringa totanusPassage migrantCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jul–Dec · 0.05% in Jul
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Scaly-breasted Munia 11–12 cm
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow 13–14 cm
- Common Kingfisher 16–17 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Wood Sandpiper 19–21 cm
- Little Tern 21–25 cm
- Little Grebe 23–29 cm
- Redshank 27–29 cm
- Greenshank 30–35 cm
- Red Junglefowl 42–75 cm
- Little Egret 55–65 cm
- Bonelli's Eagle 65–72 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

