Birds to See in Vietnam in September
48 bird species on our list for Vietnam are recorded regularly in September
Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Scaly-breasted Munia, Common Kingfisher, Barn Swallow and Little Egret. New this month: Yellow-browed Warbler, Blue Rock-thrush, Eurasian Jay and Pacific Golden-Plover and 9 more.
On the move in September
GBIF · SepArriving
Yellow-browed WarblerRegular from September · Sep–May
Eurasian JayRegular from September · Sep–Jul
Blue Rock-thrushRegular from September · Sep–Jul
Plumbeous Water-redstartRegular from September · Sep–Jul
Pacific Golden-PloverRegular from September · Mar–May
White-winged TernRegular from September · Apr–May
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 48 birds in September
48 birds
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.09% in Sep
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Sep
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.11% in Sep
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Sep
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Sep
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Sep
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.68% in Sep
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Sep
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Sep
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.42% in Sep
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Sep
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentCommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Sep- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentUncommon32–35 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.28% in Sep
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatusWinter visitorCommon10–11 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.28% in Sep
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Sep
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorCommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.24% in Sep
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusWinter visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.23% in Sep
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Sep
Blue-eared BarbetPsilopogon cyanotisResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Sep
Green-legged PartridgeTropicoperdix chloropusWinter visitorUncommon28–30 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.20% in Sep- Blue Rock-thrushMonticola solitariusResidentUncommon21–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.19% in Sep
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Sep
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.18% in Sep
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentUncommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Sep
Vinous-breasted MynaAcridotheres leucocephalusResidentUncommon23–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Sep
White-tailed RobinMyiomela leucuraResidentUncommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Sep- Plumbeous Water-redstartPhoenicurus fuliginosusResidentUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.14% in Sep
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.13% in Sep- Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaPassage migrantUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.13% in Sep
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentCommon42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Sep
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusWinter visitorUncommon52–68 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.11% in Sep- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusPassage migrantUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.11% in Sep
Common TernSterna hirundoPassage migrantUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.10% in Sep
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.10% in Sep
Crested MynaAcridotheres cristatellusWinter visitorUncommon24–27 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.09% in Sep
Black EagleIctinaetus malaiensisWinter visitorUncommon65–80 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.08% in Sep
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaWinter visitorUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.08% in Sep
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.07% in Sep
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusPassage migrantUncommon48–66 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.07% in Sep
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.07% in Sep
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboPassage migrantUncommon80–100 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.06% in Sep
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaWinter visitorUncommon33–42 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.06% in Sep
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Sep
MallardAnas platyrhynchosPassage migrantUncommon50–65 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.06% in Sep
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.06% in Sep
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.06% in Sep
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.05% in Sep
Oriental Scops-owlOtus suniaWinter visitorUncommon16–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.04% in Sep
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