Common Birds in Vietnam
Our list for Vietnam has 17 common birds recorded regularly there: 13 residents and 4 winter visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Vietnam in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 17, most common first
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatusWinter visitorCommon10–11 cmRegularly Sep–May
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentCommon42–75 cmRecorded all year
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentCommon58–65 cmRecorded all year
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorCommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–Mar
Blue-eared BarbetPsilopogon cyanotisResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Yellow-browed Warbler 10–11 cm
- Scaly-breasted Munia 11–12 cm
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow 13–14 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Common Kingfisher 16–17 cm
- Pied Wagtail 17–19 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Grey Wagtail 17–20 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Wood Sandpiper 19–21 cm
- Blue-eared Barbet 20–23 cm
- Hoopoe 25–32 cm
- Rock Dove 29–37 cm
- Red Junglefowl 42–75 cm
- Little Egret 55–65 cm
- Black-crowned Night-heron 58–65 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