Laos · Vientiane
Ban Nakhouay wetland and fields
142 species and 2,621 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: January and April, with up to 56 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulata
Zebra DoveGeopelia striata
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Chinese Pond HeronArdeola bacchus
Edible-nest SwiftletAerodramus fuciphagus
Brown ShrikeLanius cristatus
Amur StonechatSaxicola stejnegeri
Red AvadavatAmandava amandava
Eurasian WryneckJynx torquilla
Plain PriniaPrinia inornata
Golden-headed CisticolaCisticola exilis
Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
Asian Palm SwiftCypsiurus balasiensisSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Vientiane – That Luang swamp north5 km108 species
- Vientiane – That Luang Lake & fields5 km174 species
- Ban Thatluang Tai, R&L6 km76 species
- Vientiane – Phonthan marsh6 km73 species
- Vientiane – Donkoi fields & river6 km138 species
- Vientiane – Donkoi/Don Nokhoum fields & ponds7 km87 species
All 142 species recorded here
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis
- Zebra Dove Geopelia striata
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Edible-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus fuciphagus
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus
- Amur Stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri
- Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
- Asian Golden Weaver Ploceus hypoxanthus
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
- Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
- Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
- Red Avadavat Amandava amandava
- Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Thick-billed Warbler Arundinax aedon
- Streak-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus conradi
- Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
- Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Cinnamon Bittern Botaurus cinnamomeus
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
- Siberian Rubythroat Calliope calliope
- Great Myna Acridotheres grandis
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Garden Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Asian Barred Owlet Glaucidium cuculoides
- Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
- Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Black-browed Reed Warbler Acrocephalus bistrigiceps
- Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Pied Bush Chat Saxicola caprata
- Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos
- Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura
- Plain-backed Sparrow Passer flaveolus
- Freckle-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos analis
- Watercock Gallicrex cinerea
- Dark-necked Tailorbird Orthotomus atrogularis
- Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta
- Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Baikal Bush Warbler Locustella davidi
- Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
- Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
- Sunda Pied Fantail Rhipidura javanica
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Eastern Marsh Harrier Circus spilonotus
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Oriental Reed Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis
- Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
- Grey-crowned Warbler Phylloscopus tephrocephalus
- Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis
- Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Chestnut Munia Lonchura atricapilla
- Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis
- Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler Helopsaltes certhiola
- Indian Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Small Pratincole Glareola lactea
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Black Bittern Botaurus flavicollis
- White-browed Crake Poliolimnas cinereus
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis
- Ashy Minivet Pericrocotus divaricatus
- Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
- Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus
- Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
- Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
- Ruddy-breasted Crake Zapornia fusca
- Chinese Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza soloensis
- Thick-billed Flowerpecker Pachyglossa agilis
- Blunt-winged Warbler Acrocephalus concinens
- Hair-crested Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus
- Hainan Blue Flycatcher Cyornis hainanus
- White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus
- Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus
- Two-barred Warbler Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus
- Amur Falcon Falco amurensis
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Stripe-throated Bulbul Pycnonotus finlaysoni
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- Brown-throated Sunbird Anthreptes malacensis
- Eastern Barn Owl Tyto javanica
- Plain Flowerpecker Dicaeum minullum
- Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Ban Nakhouay wetland and fields?
January and April. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 56 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Ban Nakhouay wetland and fields?
142 species, from 2,621 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Ban Nakhouay wetland and fields in November?
The most recorded in November: Scaly-breasted Munia, Zebra Dove, House Sparrow, Eurasian Tree Sparrow and Chinese Pond Heron.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.