Bird AlbumLaos · Vientiane
Vientiane – Phonthan marsh
73 species and 1,166 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: May, with up to 35 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Plain PriniaPrinia inornata
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
Plaintive CuckooCacomantis merulinus
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulata
Asian Palm SwiftCypsiurus balasiensis
Zebra DoveGeopelia striata
Yellow-bellied PriniaPrinia flaviventris
Great MynaAcridotheres grandis
Pallas's Grasshopper WarblerHelopsaltes certhiola
Black-browed Reed WarblerAcrocephalus bistrigiceps
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Grey-breasted PriniaPrinia hodgsoniiSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Vientiane – That Luang swamp north1 km108 species
- Vientiane – That Luang Lake & fields1 km174 species
- Vientiane – Donkoi/Don Nokhoum fields & ponds2 km87 species
- Ban Thatluang Tai, R&L2 km76 species
- Vientiane – Donkoi fields & river3 km138 species
- Vientiane4 km120 species
All 73 species recorded here
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Zebra Dove Geopelia striata
- White-browed Crake Poliolimnas cinereus
- Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis
- Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris
- Cinnamon Bittern Botaurus cinnamomeus
- Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
- Great Myna Acridotheres grandis
- Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler Helopsaltes certhiola
- Black-browed Reed Warbler Acrocephalus bistrigiceps
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus
- Sunda Pied Fantail Rhipidura javanica
- Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
- Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Edible-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus fuciphagus
- Amur Stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri
- Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
- Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
- Thick-billed Warbler Arundinax aedon
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Oriental Reed Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis
- Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Watercock Gallicrex cinerea
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- House Swift Apus nipalensis
- Chestnut Munia Lonchura atricapilla
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Streak-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus conradi
- Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica
- Plain-backed Sparrow Passer flaveolus
- Pied Bush Chat Saxicola caprata
- Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
- Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum
- Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
- Black Bittern Botaurus flavicollis
- Asian Barred Owlet Glaucidium cuculoides
- Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
- Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus
- Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus
- Burmese Shrike Lanius collurioides
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
- Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata
- Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum
- Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Vientiane – Phonthan marsh?
May. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 35 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Vientiane – Phonthan marsh?
73 species, from 1,166 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Vientiane – Phonthan marsh in November?
The most recorded in November: Plain Prinia, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Common Tailorbird, Plaintive Cuckoo and Common Myna.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.