Birds to See in Timor-Leste in October
22 bird species on our list for Timor-Leste are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Common Sandpiper, Little Egret, Scaly-breasted Munia and Greenshank. New this month: Common Kingfisher, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Pacific Golden-Plover and Red Junglefowl and 9 more.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
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 22 birds in October
22 birds
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.86% in Oct
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 2.28% in Oct
Little EgretEgretta garzettaSummer visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly May–Feb · 1.16% in Oct
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.16% in Oct
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorCommon30–35 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.73% in Oct
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataPassage migrantCommon17–22 cmRegularly Oct–Nov · 0.69% in Oct
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorCommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.69% in Oct
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.62% in Oct
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.58% in Oct
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaPassage migrantCommon33–42 cmRegularly Oct · 0.58% in Oct
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.54% in Oct
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisSummer visitorCommon23–29 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.54% in Oct
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentCommon42–75 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.50% in Oct
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaPassage migrantCommon23–26 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.46% in Oct
SanderlingCalidris albaPassage migrantCommon18–20 cmRegularly Oct–Dec · 0.46% in Oct
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.42% in Oct
Little TernSternula albifronsPassage migrantUncommon21–25 cmRegularly Jul–Nov · 0.42% in Oct
Common TernSterna hirundoPassage migrantUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Oct · 0.39% in Oct
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaPassage migrantUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Oct · 0.27% in Oct
RedshankTringa totanusPassage migrantCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jul–Dec · 0.27% in Oct
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusPassage migrantUncommon18–19 cmRegularly Oct–Nov · 0.23% in Oct
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusPassage migrantUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Oct–Nov · 0.15% in Oct
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
- Red-necked Phalarope 18–19 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Sanderling 18–20 cm
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper 17–22 cm
- Wood Sandpiper 19–21 cm
- Little Tern 21–25 cm
- White-winged Tern 20–27 cm
- Pacific Golden-Plover 23–26 cm
- Little Grebe 23–29 cm
- Redshank 27–29 cm
- Greenshank 30–35 cm
- Common Tern 31–35 cm
- Gull-billed Tern 33–42 cm
- Black-tailed Godwit 40–44 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Red Junglefowl 42–75 cm
- Little Egret 55–65 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