Birds to See in Vietnam in October
56 bird species on our list for Vietnam are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Little Egret, Common Kingfisher, Yellow-browed Warbler and Barn Swallow. New this month: Little Tern, Redshank, Chestnut Munia and Curlew and 10 more.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
At their peak
Leaving soon
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 56 birds in October
56 birds
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.60% in Oct
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.29% in Oct
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in Oct
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatusWinter visitorCommon10–11 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.11% in Oct
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Oct
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Oct
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Oct
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Oct
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Oct
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.75% in Oct
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Oct
Blue Rock-thrushMonticola solitariusResidentUncommon21–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.37% in Oct
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.37% in Oct
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentUncommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Oct
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Oct
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentCommon42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Oct
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Oct
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentCommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Oct
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Oct
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusWinter visitorUncommon52–68 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.22% in Oct
Green-legged PartridgeTropicoperdix chloropusWinter visitorUncommon28–30 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.21% in Oct
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorCommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.18% in Oct
Blue-eared BarbetPsilopogon cyanotisResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Oct
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentUncommon32–35 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.18% in Oct
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.16% in Oct
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.16% in Oct
Vinous-breasted MynaAcridotheres leucocephalusResidentUncommon23–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Oct
White-tailed RobinMyiomela leucuraResidentUncommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Oct
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusWinter visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.15% in Oct
KestrelFalco tinnunculusWinter visitorUncommon32–39 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.13% in Oct
Fairy PittaPitta nymphaPassage migrantUncommon16–19 cmRegularly Oct · 0.12% in Oct
Black EagleIctinaetus malaiensisWinter visitorUncommon65–80 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.11% in Oct
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.11% in Oct
GarganeySpatula querquedulaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.09% in Oct
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.09% in Oct
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.08% in Oct
Plumbeous Water-redstartPhoenicurus fuliginosusResidentUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.08% in Oct
WryneckJynx torquillaPassage migrantUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.08% in Oct
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaPassage migrantUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.07% in Oct
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.07% in Oct
Crested MynaAcridotheres cristatellusWinter visitorUncommon24–27 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.06% in Oct
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaPassage migrantUncommon10–11 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.06% in Oct
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorUncommon50–60 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.06% in Oct
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Oct
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorUncommon27–29 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.05% in Oct
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaWinter visitorUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.04% in Oct
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.04% in Oct
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.04% in Oct
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.04% in Oct
Oriental Scops-owlOtus suniaWinter visitorUncommon16–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.04% in Oct
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.03% in Oct
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.03% in Oct
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.03% in Oct
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.03% in Oct
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusPassage migrantRare18–19 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.03% in Oct
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaWinter visitorRare12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.02% in Oct
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