Birds to See in Vietnam in January
70 bird species on our list for Vietnam are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are Yellow-browed Warbler, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Little Egret, Barn Swallow and Grey Wagtail. New this month: Wryneck, Orange-breasted Green-pigeon, Bluethroat and Avocet.
On the move in January
GBIF · JanArriving
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 70 birds in January
70 birds
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatusWinter visitorCommon10–11 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.63% in Jan
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.20% in Jan
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Jan
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Jan
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.73% in Jan
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Jan
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Jan
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Jan
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Jan
Blue-eared BarbetPsilopogon cyanotisResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Jan
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentCommon42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Jan
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Jan
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Jan
Green-legged PartridgeTropicoperdix chloropusWinter visitorUncommon28–30 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.34% in Jan
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Jan
White-tailed RobinMyiomela leucuraResidentUncommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Jan
Vinous-breasted MynaAcridotheres leucocephalusResidentUncommon23–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Jan
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.26% in Jan
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.25% in Jan
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Jan
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentUncommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Jan
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Jan
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Jan
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentCommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Jan
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentUncommon32–35 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.20% in Jan
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.18% in Jan
Blue Rock-thrushMonticola solitariusResidentUncommon21–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.16% in Jan
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.16% in Jan
Black EagleIctinaetus malaiensisWinter visitorUncommon65–80 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.15% in Jan
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusWinter visitorUncommon52–68 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.11% in Jan
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusWinter visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.11% in Jan
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.10% in Jan
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.09% in Jan
Plumbeous Water-redstartPhoenicurus fuliginosusResidentUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.09% in Jan
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorCommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.08% in Jan
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.08% in Jan
Orange-breasted Green-pigeonTreron bicinctusPassage migrantUncommon25–30 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.08% in Jan
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorUncommon50–60 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.07% in Jan
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.07% in Jan
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaWinter visitorUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.06% in Jan
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.06% in Jan
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaWinter visitorUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.06% in Jan
Red-flanked BluetailTarsiger cyanurusWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.05% in Jan
KestrelFalco tinnunculusWinter visitorUncommon32–39 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.05% in Jan
CootFulica atraWinter visitorUncommon36–42 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.05% in Jan
GarganeySpatula querquedulaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.05% in Jan
Oriental Scops-owlOtus suniaWinter visitorUncommon16–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.05% in Jan
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.05% in Jan
BluethroatLuscinia svecicaPassage migrantRare13–14 cmRegularly Jan–Mar · 0.05% in Jan
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorUncommon27–29 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.04% in Jan
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaPassage migrantUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.04% in Jan
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.03% in Jan
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorUncommon16–22 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.03% in Jan
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaWinter visitorUncommon33–42 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.03% in Jan
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorUncommon34–38 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.03% in Jan
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.03% in Jan
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.03% in Jan
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaWinter visitorRare12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.03% in Jan
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.03% in Jan
Red KnotCalidris canutusWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.02% in Jan
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusWinter visitorRare29–31 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.02% in Jan
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorRare59–76 cmRegularly Dec–Feb · 0.02% in Jan
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorRare38–44 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.02% in Jan
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorRare42–51 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.02% in Jan
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaPassage migrantRare33–38 cmRegularly Nov–Jan · 0.01% in Jan
Crested MynaAcridotheres cristatellusWinter visitorUncommon24–27 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.01% in Jan
WryneckJynx torquillaPassage migrantUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.01% in Jan
Black-tailed GullLarus crassirostrisPassage migrantRare43–51 cmRegularly Dec–Jan · 0.01% in Jan
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusPassage migrantRare52–64 cmRegularly Dec–Jan · 0.01% in Jan
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaPassage migrantRare42–45 cmRegularly Jan · 0.01% in Jan
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