Birds to See in Vietnam in February
67 bird species on our list for Vietnam are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are Yellow-browed Warbler, Barn Swallow, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Little Egret and Common Kingfisher. New this month: Glossy Ibis, Chestnut Munia and Mallard.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebArriving
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 67 birds in February
67 birds
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatusWinter visitorCommon10–11 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.58% in Feb
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.06% in Feb
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Feb
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Feb
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Feb
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.64% in Feb
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Feb
Blue-eared BarbetPsilopogon cyanotisResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Feb
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentCommon42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Feb
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Feb
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Feb
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Feb
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Feb
Green-legged PartridgeTropicoperdix chloropusWinter visitorUncommon28–30 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.32% in Feb
Vinous-breasted MynaAcridotheres leucocephalusResidentUncommon23–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Feb
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Feb
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Feb
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentUncommon32–35 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.26% in Feb
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.23% in Feb
White-tailed RobinMyiomela leucuraResidentUncommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Feb
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Feb
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentUncommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Feb
Black EagleIctinaetus malaiensisWinter visitorUncommon65–80 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.21% in Feb
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.21% in Feb
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Feb
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentCommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Feb
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.17% in Feb
Blue Rock-thrushMonticola solitariusResidentUncommon21–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.14% in Feb
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusWinter visitorUncommon52–68 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.14% in Feb
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.13% in Feb
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusWinter visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.11% in Feb
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorCommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.09% in Feb
Red-flanked BluetailTarsiger cyanurusWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.09% in Feb
CootFulica atraWinter visitorUncommon36–42 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.08% in Feb
Orange-breasted Green-pigeonTreron bicinctusPassage migrantUncommon25–30 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.08% in Feb
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.08% in Feb
Oriental Scops-owlOtus suniaWinter visitorUncommon16–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.08% in Feb
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.07% in Feb
GarganeySpatula querquedulaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.06% in Feb
Plumbeous Water-redstartPhoenicurus fuliginosusResidentUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.06% in Feb
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.05% in Feb
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.05% in Feb
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.05% in Feb
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaWinter visitorUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.05% in Feb
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorUncommon50–60 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.05% in Feb
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaWinter visitorUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.04% in Feb
KestrelFalco tinnunculusWinter visitorUncommon32–39 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.04% in Feb
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorUncommon27–29 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.04% in Feb
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorUncommon34–38 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.04% in Feb
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorRare59–76 cmRegularly Dec–Feb · 0.04% in Feb
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusWinter visitorRare29–31 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.03% in Feb
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusPassage migrantUncommon48–66 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.03% in Feb
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.03% in Feb
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.03% in Feb
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaWinter visitorUncommon33–42 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.02% in Feb
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.02% in Feb
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorUncommon16–22 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.02% in Feb
WryneckJynx torquillaPassage migrantUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.02% in Feb
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.02% in Feb
Red KnotCalidris canutusWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.02% in Feb
Crested MynaAcridotheres cristatellusWinter visitorUncommon24–27 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.02% in Feb
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorRare42–51 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.02% in Feb
BluethroatLuscinia svecicaPassage migrantRare13–14 cmRegularly Jan–Mar · 0.01% in Feb
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaPassage migrantUncommon10–11 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.01% in Feb
MallardAnas platyrhynchosPassage migrantUncommon50–65 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.01% in Feb
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaWinter visitorRare12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.01% in Feb
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorRare38–44 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.01% in Feb
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