Uncommon Birds in Timor-Leste
Our list for Timor-Leste has 12 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 9 passage migrants and 3 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Timor-Leste in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 12, most common first
Little TernSternula albifronsPassage migrantUncommon21–25 cmRegularly Jul–Nov
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaScarceUncommon37–41 cm
Common TernSterna hirundoPassage migrantUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Oct
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusPassage migrantUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Oct–Nov
Rock DoveColumba liviaPassage migrantUncommon29–37 cmRegularly Apr–May
Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciataPassage migrantUncommon65–72 cmRegularly Jul–Feb
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaPassage migrantUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Oct
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusPassage migrantUncommon18–19 cmRegularly Oct–Nov
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaPassage migrantUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Nov
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxScarceUncommon58–65 cm
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusPassage migrantUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Nov–May
MoorhenGallinula chloropusScarceUncommon30–38 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Red-necked Phalarope 18–19 cm
- Grey Wagtail 17–20 cm
- Little Tern 21–25 cm
- White-winged Tern 20–27 cm
- Common Tern 31–35 cm
- Rock Dove 29–37 cm
- Moorhen 30–38 cm
- Bar-tailed Godwit 37–41 cm
- Black-tailed Godwit 40–44 cm
- Peregrine Falcon 34–58 cm
- Black-crowned Night-heron 58–65 cm
- Bonelli's Eagle 65–72 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