Laos · Vientiane
Nong Pen
150 species and 2,451 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: September, with up to 54 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Chinese Pond HeronArdeola bacchus
Brown ShrikeLanius cristatus
Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
Plain PriniaPrinia inornata
Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
Edible-nest SwiftletAerodramus fuciphagus
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulata
Zebra DoveGeopelia striata
Pied Bush ChatSaxicola caprata
Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
Grey-breasted PriniaPrinia hodgsonii
Garden SunbirdCinnyris jugularisSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Ban Nakhouay wetland and fields7 km142 species
- Vientiane – Donkoi fields & river10 km138 species
- Vientiane – That Luang Lake & fields10 km174 species
- Vientiane – That Luang swamp north11 km108 species
- Vientiane – That Luang swamp south11 km126 species
- Vientiane – Phonthan marsh12 km73 species
All 150 species recorded here
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Zebra Dove Geopelia striata
- Edible-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus fuciphagus
- Pied Bush Chat Saxicola caprata
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Indochinese Bush Lark Plocealauda erythrocephala
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Great Myna Acridotheres grandis
- Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii
- Streak-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus conradi
- Garden Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis
- Sunda Pied Fantail Rhipidura javanica
- Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus
- Plain-backed Sparrow Passer flaveolus
- Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
- Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
- Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica
- Cinnamon Bittern Botaurus cinnamomeus
- Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Burmese Shrike Lanius collurioides
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Black-collared Starling Gracupica nigricollis
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica
- Amur Stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Asian Barred Owlet Glaucidium cuculoides
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Dark-necked Tailorbird Orthotomus atrogularis
- Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
- Asian Golden Weaver Ploceus hypoxanthus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
- Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
- Thick-billed Warbler Arundinax aedon
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- White-browed Crake Poliolimnas cinereus
- Black-browed Reed Warbler Acrocephalus bistrigiceps
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
- Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis
- Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus
- Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
- Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Brown-throated Sunbird Anthreptes malacensis
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Abbott's Babbler Malacocincla abbotti
- Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus
- Eastern Marsh Harrier Circus spilonotus
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris
- Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
- Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Siberian Rubythroat Calliope calliope
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Watercock Gallicrex cinerea
- Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata
- Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
- Chestnut Munia Lonchura atricapilla
- Red Avadavat Amandava amandava
- Amur Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone incei
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Oriental Reed Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus
- Black-winged Cuckooshrike Lalage melaschistos
- Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis
- Ruddy-breasted Crake Zapornia fusca
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Small Pratincole Glareola lactea
- Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler Helopsaltes certhiola
- Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus
- Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus
- Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar
- Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator
- Rufescent Prinia Prinia rufescens
- Indochinese Roller Coracias affinis
- Two-barred Warbler Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
- White-shouldered Starling Sturnia sinensis
- Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos
- Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
- Plain Flowerpecker Dicaeum minullum
- Black Bittern Botaurus flavicollis
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Stripe-throated Bulbul Pycnonotus finlaysoni
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
- Indian Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Amur Falcon Falco amurensis
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Japanese Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza gularis
- Grey-throated Martin Riparia chinensis
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- Chestnut-cheeked Starling Agropsar philippensis
- Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
- Puff-throated Babbler Pellorneum ruficeps
- House Swift Apus nipalensis
- Daurian Starling Agropsar sturninus
- Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
- Indian Stone-curlew Burhinus indicus
- Baikal Bush Warbler Locustella davidi
- Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
- Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
- Grey-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus
- Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Nong Pen?
September. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 54 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Nong Pen?
150 species, from 2,451 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Nong Pen in November?
The most recorded in November: Barn Swallow, Chinese Pond Heron, Brown Shrike, Black Drongo and Plain Prinia.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.