Birds to See in Vietnam in June
29 bird species on our list for Vietnam are recorded regularly in June
Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Rock Dove, Scaly-breasted Munia, House Sparrow and Little Egret. New this month: Glossy Ibis and Red Crossbill.
On the move in June
GBIF · JunFrom 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 29 birds in June
29 birds
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.15% in Jun
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.27% in Jun
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Jun
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in Jun
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Jun
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentCommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Jun
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Jun
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Jun
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Jun
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Jun
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Jun
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Jun
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentCommon42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Jun
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentUncommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Jun
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Jun
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentUncommon32–35 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.20% in Jun
Vinous-breasted MynaAcridotheres leucocephalusResidentUncommon23–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Jun
Blue Rock-thrushMonticola solitariusResidentUncommon21–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.16% in Jun
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusPassage migrantUncommon48–66 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.16% in Jun
Green-legged PartridgeTropicoperdix chloropusWinter visitorUncommon28–30 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.15% in Jun
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Jun
White-tailed RobinMyiomela leucuraResidentUncommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Jun
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusWinter visitorUncommon52–68 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.13% in Jun
Black EagleIctinaetus malaiensisWinter visitorUncommon65–80 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.12% in Jun
Plumbeous Water-redstartPhoenicurus fuliginosusResidentUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.11% in Jun
Blue-eared BarbetPsilopogon cyanotisResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jun
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.08% in Jun
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.08% in Jun
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.05% in Jun
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Scaly-breasted Munia 11–12 cm
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow 13–14 cm
- Plumbeous Water-redstart 12–15 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Red Crossbill 15–17 cm
- Common Kingfisher 16–17 cm
- White-tailed Robin 16–18 cm
- Pied Wagtail 17–18 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Blue-eared Barbet 20–23 cm
- Blue Rock-thrush 21–23 cm
- Little Tern 21–25 cm
- Vinous-breasted Myna 23–25 cm
- Little Grebe 23–29 cm
- Hoopoe 25–32 cm
- Green-legged Partridge 28–30 cm
- Rock Dove 31–34 cm
- Eurasian Jay 32–35 cm
- Moorhen 30–38 cm
- Osprey 54–58 cm
- Glossy Ibis 48–66 cm
- Red Junglefowl 42–75 cm
- Little Egret 55–65 cm
- Oriental Honey-buzzard 52–68 cm
- Black-crowned Night-heron 58–65 cm
- Black Eagle 65–80 cm
- Purple Heron 78–90 cm
- Great White Egret 80–104 cm
- Grey Heron 90–98 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

