Laos · Vientiane
Sangthong – Ban Sanod Mekong Channels and island
139 species and 1,259 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: January and March, with up to 61 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubius
White WagtailMotacilla alba
Pied Bush ChatSaxicola caprata
Small PratincoleGlareola lactea
Brown ShrikeLanius cristatus
Jerdon's Bush ChatSaxicola jerdoni
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Dusky WarblerPhylloscopus fuscatus
Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
Red-whiskered BulbulPycnonotus jocosusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Phou Phanang – Ban Ang30 km158 species
- Vientiane – Dongdok NUOL54 km141 species
- Vientiane – Hat Don Chan55 km114 species
- Vientiane55 km120 species
- Ban Thatluang Tai, R&L58 km76 species
- Vientiane – Phonthan marsh58 km73 species
All 139 species recorded here
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus
- Pied Bush Chat Saxicola caprata
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Small Pratincole Glareola lactea
- Great Myna Acridotheres grandis
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Jerdon's Bush Chat Saxicola jerdoni
- Amur Stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Indian Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha
- Grey-throated Martin Riparia chinensis
- Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Streak-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus conradi
- Sunda Pied Fantail Rhipidura javanica
- Zebra Dove Geopelia striata
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla
- Black-collared Starling Gracupica nigricollis
- Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus
- Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
- Pin-striped Tit-Babbler Mixornis gularis
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Asian Barred Owlet Glaucidium cuculoides
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Yellow-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus goiavier
- Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
- Indochinese Roller Coracias affinis
- Sooty-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- River Lapwing Vanellus duvaucelii
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Garden Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis
- Dark-necked Tailorbird Orthotomus atrogularis
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Siberian Rubythroat Calliope calliope
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Puff-throated Babbler Pellorneum ruficeps
- Lineated Barbet Psilopogon lineatus
- White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Rufous-fronted Babbler Cyanoderma rufifrons
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus
- Red Avadavat Amandava amandava
- Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii
- Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
- Two-barred Warbler Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus
- Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Edible-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus fuciphagus
- Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
- Chestnut-capped Babbler Timalia pileata
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis
- Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Thick-billed Warbler Arundinax aedon
- Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis
- Black-headed Bulbul Microtarsus melanocephalos
- Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus
- Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassinus
- Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii
- Ruby-cheeked Sunbird Chalcoparia singalensis
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
- Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica
- Asian House Martin Delichon dasypus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi
- Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus
- Brown-cheeked Fulvetta Alcippe poioicephala
- Great Stone-curlew Esacus recurvirostris
- Violet Cuckoo Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus
- Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica
- Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus
- Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
- Black-crested Bulbul Rubigula flaviventris
- Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Brown-throated Sunbird Anthreptes malacensis
- Cinnamon Bittern Botaurus cinnamomeus
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Grey-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Green-eared Barbet Psilopogon faiostrictus
- Vernal Hanging Parrot Loriculus vernalis
- Yellow-bellied Warbler Abroscopus superciliaris
- Abbott's Babbler Malacocincla abbotti
- Black-eared Barbet Psilopogon duvaucelii
- Brown Boobook Ninox scutulata
- Grey-eyed Bulbul Iole propinqua
- Hainan Blue Flycatcher Cyornis hainanus
- Green-legged Partridge Tropicoperdix chloropus
- Heart-spotted Woodpecker Hemicircus canente
- Collared Falconet Microhierax caerulescens
- Collared Owlet Taenioptynx brodiei
- Crested Goshawk Lophospiza trivirgata
- Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
- Rufescent Prinia Prinia rufescens
- Puff-throated Bulbul Alophoixus pallidus
- Red-breasted Parakeet Psittacula alexandri
- Hair-crested Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus
- Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis
- Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
- Siamese Pied Myna Gracupica floweri
- Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- White-browed Piculet Sasia ochracea
- Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Short-tailed Parrotbill Suthora davidiana
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Sangthong – Ban Sanod Mekong Channels and island?
January and March. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 61 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Sangthong – Ban Sanod Mekong Channels and island?
139 species, from 1,259 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Sangthong – Ban Sanod Mekong Channels and island in November?
The most recorded in November: Little Ringed Plover, White Wagtail, Pied Bush Chat, Small Pratincole and Brown Shrike.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.