Birds to See in Vietnam in July
34 bird species on our list for Vietnam are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Scaly-breasted Munia, Rock Dove, House Sparrow and Barn Swallow. New this month: Common Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, Little Ringed Plover and Greenshank and 7 more.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulArriving
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 34 birds in July
34 birds
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.69% in Jul
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.39% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Jul
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Jul
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Jul
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentCommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Jul
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Jul
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Jul
Vinous-breasted MynaAcridotheres leucocephalusResidentUncommon23–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Jul
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.34% in Jul
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Jul
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Jul
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.27% in Jul
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorCommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.25% in Jul
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Jul
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentUncommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Jul
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentCommon42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Jul
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Jul
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaWinter visitorUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.15% in Jul
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Jul
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaPassage migrantUncommon10–11 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.14% in Jul
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusWinter visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.14% in Jul
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentUncommon32–35 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.12% in Jul
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.11% in Jul
White-tailed RobinMyiomela leucuraResidentUncommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jul
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorUncommon50–60 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.09% in Jul
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.09% in Jul
Blue Rock-thrushMonticola solitariusResidentUncommon21–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.08% in Jul
Blue-eared BarbetPsilopogon cyanotisResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jul
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.08% in Jul
Plumbeous Water-redstartPhoenicurus fuliginosusResidentUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.06% in Jul
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.05% in Jul
Orange-breasted Green-pigeonTreron bicinctusPassage migrantUncommon25–30 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.04% in Jul
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