Birds to See in Vietnam in August
43 bird species on our list for Vietnam are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Little Egret, Common Kingfisher, Barn Swallow and Scaly-breasted Munia. New this month: Grey Wagtail, Green-legged Partridge, Osprey and Glossy Ibis and 11 more.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugArriving
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 43 birds in August
43 birds
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.67% in Aug
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Aug
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Aug
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in Aug
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Aug
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Aug
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.63% in Aug
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentCommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Aug
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorCommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.56% in Aug
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Aug
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusWinter visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.45% in Aug
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Aug
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.37% in Aug
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Aug
Vinous-breasted MynaAcridotheres leucocephalusResidentUncommon23–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Aug
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.30% in Aug
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Aug
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Aug
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorUncommon27–29 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.25% in Aug
Blue-eared BarbetPsilopogon cyanotisResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Aug
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentUncommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Aug
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaWinter visitorUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.20% in Aug
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.20% in Aug
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.18% in Aug
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentCommon42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Aug
Black EagleIctinaetus malaiensisWinter visitorUncommon65–80 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.17% in Aug
Green-legged PartridgeTropicoperdix chloropusWinter visitorUncommon28–30 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.14% in Aug
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusWinter visitorUncommon52–68 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.14% in Aug
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorUncommon50–60 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.11% in Aug
White-tailed RobinMyiomela leucuraResidentUncommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Aug
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboPassage migrantUncommon80–100 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.10% in Aug
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.10% in Aug
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.09% in Aug
Common TernSterna hirundoPassage migrantUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.09% in Aug
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusPassage migrantUncommon48–66 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.09% in Aug
Red KnotCalidris canutusWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.09% in Aug
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaPassage migrantUncommon10–11 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.07% in Aug
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.07% in Aug
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Aug
Oriental Scops-owlOtus suniaWinter visitorUncommon16–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.06% in Aug
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorUncommon16–22 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.04% in Aug
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.04% in Aug
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