Bird AlbumLaos · Vientiane
Nong Khamsen wetland
171 species and 12,860 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: December–January and October, with up to 98 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Dusky WarblerPhylloscopus fuscatus
Asian OpenbillAnastomus oscitans
Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulata
Chinese Pond HeronArdeola bacchus
Brown ShrikeLanius cristatus
Purple HeronArdea purpurea
Great MynaAcridotheres grandis
Sunda Pied FantailRhipidura javanica
Plain PriniaPrinia inornata
Oriental SkylarkAlauda gulgula
Eastern Cattle EgretArdea coromanda
Asian Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalisSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Vientiane – That Luang swamp south7 km126 species
- Ban Hat Kanxa7 km136 species
- Ban Hat Kanxa8 km84 species
- Vientiane – Donkoi fields & river12 km138 species
- Vientiane – Donkoi/Don Nokhoum fields & ponds13 km87 species
- Vientiane – That Luang Lake & fields14 km174 species
All 171 species recorded here
- Great Myna Acridotheres grandis
- Sunda Pied Fantail Rhipidura javanica
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Zebra Dove Geopelia striata
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus
- Edible-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus fuciphagus
- Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris
- Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Amur Stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
- Streak-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus conradi
- Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
- Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos
- Red Avadavat Amandava amandava
- Chestnut Munia Lonchura atricapilla
- Asian Barred Owlet Glaucidium cuculoides
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
- Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica
- Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Black-browed Reed Warbler Acrocephalus bistrigiceps
- Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Oriental Reed Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla
- Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Garden Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis
- Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Eastern Marsh Harrier Circus spilonotus
- Cinnamon Bittern Botaurus cinnamomeus
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Burmese Shrike Lanius collurioides
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Thick-billed Warbler Arundinax aedon
- Asian Golden Weaver Ploceus hypoxanthus
- Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler Helopsaltes certhiola
- Watercock Gallicrex cinerea
- Siberian Rubythroat Calliope calliope
- Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- White-browed Crake Poliolimnas cinereus
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata
- Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura
- Brown-cheeked Rail Rallus indicus
- Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Grey-throated Martin Riparia chinensis
- Ruddy-breasted Crake Zapornia fusca
- Indochinese Roller Coracias affinis
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Black-collared Starling Gracupica nigricollis
- Brown-throated Sunbird Anthreptes malacensis
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Black Bittern Botaurus flavicollis
- Plain-backed Sparrow Passer flaveolus
- Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus
- Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Abbott's Babbler Malacocincla abbotti
- Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Black-faced Bunting Emberiza spodocephala
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
- Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
- Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus
- Large Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides
- Pied Bush Chat Saxicola caprata
- Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Grey-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus
- Yellow-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus goiavier
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Yellow-legged Buttonquail Turnix tanki
- Eastern Barn Owl Tyto javanica
- Ashy Minivet Pericrocotus divaricatus
- Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Small Pratincole Glareola lactea
- Chestnut-capped Babbler Timalia pileata
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- White-shouldered Starling Sturnia sinensis
- Common Buttonquail Turnix sylvaticus
- Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassinus
- Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
- Grey-faced Buzzard Butastur indicus
- Hainan Blue Flycatcher Cyornis hainanus
- Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Chestnut-eared Bunting Emberiza fucata
- Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator
- Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus
- Dark-necked Tailorbird Orthotomus atrogularis
- Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
- Amur Falcon Falco amurensis
- Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos
- Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus remifer
- Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus
- Two-barred Warbler Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus
- Slaty-breasted Rail Lewinia striata
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Hair-crested Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus
- Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus
- Black-winged Cuckooshrike Lalage melaschistos
- Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
- Yellow-rumped Flycatcher Ficedula zanthopygia
- Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus
- Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
- Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Clamator coromandus
- Hill Blue Flycatcher Cyornis whitei
- Mugimaki Flycatcher Ficedula mugimaki
- Asian House Martin Delichon dasypus
- White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus
- Grey Bush Chat Saxicola ferreus
- Pale-legged Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus tenellipes
- Eastern Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus coronatus
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- House Swift Apus nipalensis
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Nong Khamsen wetland?
December–January and October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 98 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Nong Khamsen wetland?
171 species, from 12,860 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Nong Khamsen wetland in November?
The most recorded in November: Barn Swallow, Dusky Warbler, Asian Openbill, Black Drongo and Scaly-breasted Munia.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.