Bangladesh · Chattogram Division
Sonadia Island
157 species and 4,388 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: January, with up to 78 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Brown-headed GullChroicocephalus brunnicephalus
Pallas's GullIchthyaetus ichthyaetus
Little TernSternula albifrons
Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquata
Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Little StintCalidris minuta
Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Common RedshankTringa totanus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Great EgretArdea alba
Greater Crested TernThalasseus bergiiSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
All 157 species recorded here
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
- Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- White-throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis
- Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
- Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
- Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
- Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica
- Indian Pied Myna Gracupica contra
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Small Pratincole Glareola lactea
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Lesser Noddy Anous tenuirostris
- Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
- Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
- Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus
- House Swift Apus nipalensis
- Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
- Himalayan Swiftlet Aerodramus brevirostris
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum
- Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense
- Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Oriental Cuckooshrike Coracina javensis
- Eastern Buzzard Buteo japonicus
- Indian Skimmer Rynchops albicollis
- Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Hair-crested Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
- Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus
- Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus speciosus
- Grey-throated Martin Riparia chinensis
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera
- Striated Babbler Argya earlei
- Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassinus
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
- Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
- Slaty-breasted Rail Lewinia striata
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Tickell's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus affinis
- Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus
- Grey-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
- Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus
- Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica
- Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos macei
- Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
- Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
- Grey-headed Fish Eagle Icthyophaga ichthyaetus
- Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Sonadia Island?
January. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 78 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Sonadia Island?
157 species, from 4,388 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Sonadia Island in November?
The most recorded in November: Brown-headed Gull, Pallas's Gull, Little Tern, Terek Sandpiper and Barn Swallow.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.