Birds to See in Vietnam in April
53 bird species on our list for Vietnam are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Little Egret, Barn Swallow, Yellow-browed Warbler and Red Junglefowl. New this month: Great Cormorant, White-winged Tern, Common Tern and Great Spotted Woodpecker.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprArriving
At their peak
From Vietnam’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 53 birds in April
53 birds
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.37% in Apr
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Apr
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatusWinter visitorCommon10–11 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.62% in Apr
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentCommon42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Apr
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Apr
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Apr
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Apr
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Apr
Green-legged PartridgeTropicoperdix chloropusWinter visitorUncommon28–30 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.36% in Apr
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Apr
Blue-eared BarbetPsilopogon cyanotisResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Apr
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Apr
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Apr
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Apr
Blue Rock-thrushMonticola solitariusResidentUncommon21–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.26% in Apr
White-tailed RobinMyiomela leucuraResidentUncommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Apr
Vinous-breasted MynaAcridotheres leucocephalusResidentUncommon23–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Apr
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentUncommon32–35 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.23% in Apr
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Apr
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentCommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Apr
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusWinter visitorUncommon52–68 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.20% in Apr
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.14% in Apr
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentUncommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Apr
Black EagleIctinaetus malaiensisWinter visitorUncommon65–80 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.13% in Apr
Plumbeous Water-redstartPhoenicurus fuliginosusResidentUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.12% in Apr
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Mar–May · 0.11% in Apr
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.10% in Apr
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.09% in Apr
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusPassage migrantUncommon48–66 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.08% in Apr
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.07% in Apr
Oriental Scops-owlOtus suniaWinter visitorUncommon16–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.06% in Apr
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboPassage migrantUncommon80–100 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.06% in Apr
Orange-breasted Green-pigeonTreron bicinctusPassage migrantUncommon25–30 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.05% in Apr
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.04% in Apr
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.04% in Apr
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.04% in Apr
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaWinter visitorUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.04% in Apr
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.04% in Apr
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.03% in Apr
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.03% in Apr
Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinusPassage migrantRare13–15 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.03% in Apr
GarganeySpatula querquedulaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.02% in Apr
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaPassage migrantUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.02% in Apr
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusPassage migrantUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.02% in Apr
Common TernSterna hirundoPassage migrantUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.02% in Apr
CootFulica atraWinter visitorUncommon36–42 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.02% in Apr
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.02% in Apr
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.02% in Apr
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaWinter visitorRare12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.01% in Apr
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorPassage migrantRare23–26 cmRegularly Apr · 0.01% in Apr
Red KnotCalidris canutusWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.01% in Apr
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