Birds to See in Vietnam in May
36 bird species on our list for Vietnam are recorded regularly in May
Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Scaly-breasted Munia, Rock Dove, House Sparrow and Little Egret. New this month: Little Ringed Plover, Chestnut Munia and Crested Myna.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayArriving
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 36 birds in May
36 birds
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.96% in May
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in May
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in May
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in May
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in May
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in May
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentCommon42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in May
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentCommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in May
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in May
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in May
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in May
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in May
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in May
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in May
Vinous-breasted MynaAcridotheres leucocephalusResidentUncommon23–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in May
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in May
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentUncommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in May
Green-legged PartridgeTropicoperdix chloropusWinter visitorUncommon28–30 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.27% in May
Blue-eared BarbetPsilopogon cyanotisResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in May
Blue Rock-thrushMonticola solitariusResidentUncommon21–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.20% in May
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentUncommon32–35 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.15% in May
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusWinter visitorUncommon52–68 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.15% in May
Plumbeous Water-redstartPhoenicurus fuliginosusResidentUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.15% in May
White-tailed RobinMyiomela leucuraResidentUncommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in May
Black EagleIctinaetus malaiensisWinter visitorUncommon65–80 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.13% in May
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatusWinter visitorCommon10–11 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.13% in May
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.08% in May
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaPassage migrantUncommon10–11 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.06% in May
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.06% in May
Crested MynaAcridotheres cristatellusWinter visitorUncommon24–27 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.05% in May
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusPassage migrantUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.05% in May
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.05% in May
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Mar–May · 0.04% in May
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusWinter visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.02% in May
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaPassage migrantUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.02% in May
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.02% in May
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