Laos · Xiangkhouang Province
Phou Sam Soum
236 species and 2,894 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: January and July, with up to 70 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Black BulbulHypsipetes leucocephalus
Brown-breasted BulbulPycnonotus xanthorrhous
Chestnut-flanked White-eyeZosterops erythropleurus
Great BarbetPsilopogon virens
Eyebrowed ThrushTurdus obscurus
Whiskered YuhinaYuhina flavicollis
Golden-throated BarbetPsilopogon franklinii
Flavescent BulbulPycnonotus flavescens
Blue-winged MinlaActinodura cyanouroptera
Jerdon's Bush ChatSaxicola jerdoni
Large NiltavaNiltava grandis
Black-headed GreenfinchChloris ambigua
Blue-throated BarbetPsilopogon asiaticus
Mrs. Gould's SunbirdAethopyga gouldiae54 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 236 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
All 236 species recorded here
- Whiskered Yuhina Yuhina flavicollis
- Brown-breasted Bulbul Pycnonotus xanthorrhous
- Great Barbet Psilopogon virens
- Flavescent Bulbul Pycnonotus flavescens
- Grey Bush Chat Saxicola ferreus
- Crested Finchbill Spizixos canifrons
- Blue-winged Minla Actinodura cyanouroptera
- Jerdon's Bush Chat Saxicola jerdoni
- Yellow-cheeked Tit Machlolophus spilonotus
- Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus
- Yellow-bellied Fantail Chelidorhynx hypoxanthus
- Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
- Green-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga nipalensis
- Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassinus
- Stripe-throated Yuhina Yuhina gularis
- Blue-throated Barbet Psilopogon asiaticus
- Spectacled Barwing Actinodura ramsayi
- Golden-throated Barbet Psilopogon franklinii
- Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush Monticola rufiventris
- Fire-breasted Flowerpecker Dicaeum ignipectus
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- Mrs. Gould's Sunbird Aethopyga gouldiae
- Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
- Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Silver-eared Mesia Leiothrix argentauris
- Golden Babbler Cyanoderma chrysaeum
- Short-billed Minivet Pericrocotus brevirostris
- Red-tailed Minla Minla ignotincta
- Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
- Striated Bulbul Alcurus striatus
- Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
- White-browed Shrike-babbler Pteruthius aeralatus
- White-throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis
- Chestnut-flanked White-eye Zosterops erythropleurus
- Rusty-capped Fulvetta Schoeniparus dubius
- Orange-bellied Leafbird Chloropsis hardwickii
- Black-eared Shrike-babbler Pteruthius melanotis
- Mountain Tailorbird Phyllergates cucullatus
- Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus
- Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus
- Rufous-capped Babbler Cyanoderma ruficeps
- White-tailed Nuthatch Sitta himalayensis
- Black-crested Bulbul Rubigula flaviventris
- Plumbeous Water Redstart Phoenicurus fuliginosus
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Rufous-backed Sibia Leioptila annectens
- Scarlet-faced Liocichla Liocichla ripponi
- Grey Treepie Dendrocitta formosae
- Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus
- Hill Prinia Prinia superciliaris
- Red-billed Blue Magpie Urocissa erythroryncha
- Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotus ethologus
- Grey-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus
- Indochinese Fulvetta Fulvetta danisi
- Large Niltava Niltava grandis
- Sooty-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster
- Mountain Bulbul Ixos mcclellandii
- Grey-cheeked Warbler Phylloscopus poliogenys
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- White-capped Redstart Phoenicurus leucocephalus
- Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Black-throated Bushtit Aegithalos concinnus
- Streaked Spiderhunter Arachnothera magna
- Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica
- Chestnut-crowned Warbler Phylloscopus castaniceps
- Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus canicapillus
- Yunnan Fulvetta Alcippe fratercula
- Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis
- Necklaced Woodpecker Dryobates pernyii
- Moustached Barbet Psilopogon incognitus
- Black-eared Barbet Psilopogon duvaucelii
- Little Pied Flycatcher Ficedula westermanni
- Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
- Puff-throated Bulbul Alophoixus pallidus
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Stripe-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos atratus
- Blue Whistling Thrush Myophonus caeruleus
- Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii
- Grey-chinned Minivet Pericrocotus solaris
- Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher Ficedula strophiata
- White-bellied Erpornis Erpornis zantholeuca
- Puff-throated Babbler Pellorneum ruficeps
- Black-faced Warbler Abroscopus schisticeps
- Black-headed Greenfinch Chloris ambigua
- Siberian Thrush Geokichla sibirica
- Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis
- Davison's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus intensior
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Slaty-backed Forktail Enicurus schistaceus
- Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
- Black-throated Sunbird Aethopyga saturata
- Long-tailed Sibia Heterophasia picaoides
- Hume's Treecreeper Certhia manipurensis
- Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus speciosus
- Asian Barred Owlet Glaucidium cuculoides
- Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla
- Himalayan Bluetail Tarsiger rufilatus
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Chestnut-vented Nuthatch Sitta nagaensis
- White-crowned Forktail Enicurus leschenaulti
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Himalayan Swiftlet Aerodramus brevirostris
- Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
- Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch Sitta cinnamoventris
- Small Niltava Niltava macgrigoriae
- Rufous-winged Fulvetta Schoeniparus castaneceps
- Burmese Shrike Lanius collurioides
- Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis
- Zappey's Flycatcher Cyanoptila cumatilis
- Amur Stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri
- Hair-crested Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus
- Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
- Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus
- Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Barred Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia unchall
- Asian House Martin Delichon dasypus
- Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus
- Pin-striped Tit-Babbler Mixornis gularis
- Slaty-backed Flycatcher Ficedula erithacus
- Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi
- White-browed Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus schisticeps
- Blue-winged Leafbird Chloropsis moluccensis
- Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis
- Crested Bunting Emberiza lathami
- Blue-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis athertoni
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Streak-breasted Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus ruficollis
- Spot-breasted Parrotbill Paradoxornis guttaticollis
- Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
- Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus
- Green Cochoa Cochoa viridis
- Asian Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx maculatus
- Rufous-fronted Babbler Cyanoderma rufifrons
- Chestnut-capped Babbler Timalia pileata
- Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
- Lesser Shortwing Brachypteryx leucophris
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker Pachyglossa melanozantha
- Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Black-winged Cuckooshrike Lalage melaschistos
- Yellow-throated Fulvetta Schoeniparus cinereus
- Lesser Yellownape Picus chlorolophus
- Dark-necked Tailorbird Orthotomus atrogularis
- Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Large Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides
- Hill Blue Flycatcher Cyornis whitei
- Eastern Buzzard Buteo japonicus
- Chestnut Bulbul Hemixos castanonotus
- Crow-billed Drongo Dicrurus annectens
- Black-headed Bulbul Microtarsus melanocephalos
- Blyth's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus reguloides
- Ashy Bulbul Hemixos flavala
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Spot-throated Babbler Pellorneum albiventre
- Green-billed Malkoha Phaenicophaeus tristis
- Silver-breasted Broadbill Serilophus lunatus
- Violet Cuckoo Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus
- Pied Bush Chat Saxicola caprata
- Collared Owlet Taenioptynx brodiei
- Silver-eared Laughingthrush Trochalopteron melanostigma
- Pygmy Cupwing Pnoepyga pusilla
- Spotted Elachura Elachura formosa
- Japanese Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza gularis
- Garden Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis
- Slaty-bellied Tesia Tesia olivea
- Rufous-bellied Niltava Niltava sundara
- Rusty-naped Pitta Hydrornis oatesi
- Little Spiderhunter Arachnothera longirostra
- Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus
- Ashy-throated Warbler Phylloscopus maculipennis
- Grey-winged Blackbird Turdus boulboul
- White-browed Piculet Sasia ochracea
- Yellow-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus goiavier
- White-tailed Flycatcher Leucoptilon concretum
- Mountain Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus nipalensis
- Asian Fairy-bluebird Irena puella
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Silver Pheasant Lophura nycthemera
- Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
- Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
- Nepal House Martin Delichon nipalense
- Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Snowy-browed Flycatcher Ficedula hyperythra
- Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja
- Chinese Blackbird Turdus mandarinus
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Oriental Cuckooshrike Coracina javensis
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Zebra Dove Geopelia striata
- Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
- Mountain Imperial Pigeon Ducula badia
- Russet Bush Warbler Locustella mandelli
- Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus lugubris
- Red-tailed Laughingthrush Trochalopteron milnei
- Cook's Swift Apus cooki
- Yellow-bellied Warbler Abroscopus superciliaris
- Eyebrowed Wren-Babbler Napothera epilepidota
- White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus
- Rufescent Prinia Prinia rufescens
- Jerdon's Baza Aviceda jerdoni
- Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus remifer
- Buff-breasted Babbler Pellorneum tickelli
- Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis
- Buff-barred Warbler Phylloscopus pulcher
- Himalayan Shortwing Brachypteryx cruralis
- Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
- Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
- Plain Flowerpecker Dicaeum minullum
- Hume's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus humei
- Siberian House Martin Delichon lagopodum
- Crested Goshawk Lophospiza trivirgata
- Grey-throated Martin Riparia chinensis
- Common Hill Myna Gracula religiosa
- Spot-necked Babbler Stachyris strialata
- Large Woodshrike Tephrodornis virgatus
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Clamator coromandus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Phou Sam Soum?
January and July. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 70 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Phou Sam Soum?
236 species, from 2,894 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Phou Sam Soum in November?
The most recorded in November: Black Bulbul, Brown-breasted Bulbul, Chestnut-flanked White-eye, Great Barbet and Eyebrowed Thrush.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.