Birds to See in Timor-Leste in May
13 bird species on our list for Timor-Leste are recorded regularly in May
Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Scaly-breasted Munia, Little Egret, Great White Egret and Common Kingfisher. New this month: Whimbrel, Little Egret, Great White Egret and Greenshank and 2 more.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayArriving
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 13 birds in May
13 birds
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.91% in May
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.72% in May
Little EgretEgretta garzettaSummer visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.82% in May
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.68% in May
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.54% in May
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorCommon30–35 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.44% in May
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.38% in May
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.33% in May
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisSummer visitorCommon23–29 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.33% in May
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentCommon42–75 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.19% in May
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusPassage migrantUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.16% in May
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusSummer visitorCommon52–68 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.11% in May
Rock DoveColumba liviaPassage migrantUncommon31–34 cmRegularly Apr–May · 0.11% in May
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
- Little Grebe 23–29 cm
- Greenshank 30–35 cm
- Rock Dove 31–34 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Peregrine Falcon 34–58 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