Old World Flycatchers in Vietnam
Our list for Vietnam has 5 old world flycatchers recorded regularly there: 3 residents, 1 winter visitor and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Vietnam in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
Blue Rock-thrushMonticola solitariusResidentUncommon21–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jul
White-tailed RobinMyiomela leucuraResidentUncommon16–18 cmRecorded all year
Plumbeous Water-redstartPhoenicurus fuliginosusResidentUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jul
Red-flanked BluetailTarsiger cyanurusWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
BluethroatLuscinia svecicaPassage migrantRare13–14 cmRegularly Jan–Mar
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Plumbeous Water-redstart 12–15 cm
- Red-flanked Bluetail 13–14 cm
- Bluethroat 13–14 cm
- White-tailed Robin 16–18 cm
- Blue Rock-thrush 21–23 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

