Laos · Vientiane
Vientiane – That Luang Lake & fields
174 species and 12,139 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: September–October, with up to 86 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Amur StonechatSaxicola stejnegeri
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Brown ShrikeLanius cristatus
Plain PriniaPrinia inornata
Dusky WarblerPhylloscopus fuscatus
Zebra DoveGeopelia striata
Great MynaAcridotheres grandis
Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulata
Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
Chinese Pond HeronArdeola bacchus
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Oriental SkylarkAlauda gulgula
Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus60 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 174 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Vientiane – Phonthan marsh1 km73 species
- Vientiane – That Luang swamp north2 km108 species
- Vientiane – Donkoi fields & river2 km138 species
- Vientiane – Donkoi/Don Nokhoum fields & ponds2 km87 species
- Ban Thatluang Tai, R&L3 km76 species
- Ban Nakhouay wetland and fields5 km142 species
All 174 species recorded here
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Zebra Dove Geopelia striata
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Great Myna Acridotheres grandis
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Amur Stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri
- Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus
- Pied Bush Chat Saxicola caprata
- Edible-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus fuciphagus
- Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum
- Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus
- Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
- Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
- Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus
- Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
- Burmese Shrike Lanius collurioides
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Thick-billed Warbler Arundinax aedon
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica
- Sunda Pied Fantail Rhipidura javanica
- Cinnamon Bittern Botaurus cinnamomeus
- Oriental Reed Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis
- Siberian Rubythroat Calliope calliope
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- Plain-backed Sparrow Passer flaveolus
- Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
- Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
- White-browed Crake Poliolimnas cinereus
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica
- Streak-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus conradi
- Watercock Gallicrex cinerea
- Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla
- Black-browed Reed Warbler Acrocephalus bistrigiceps
- White-shouldered Starling Sturnia sinensis
- Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus
- Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura
- House Swift Apus nipalensis
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Chestnut-capped Babbler Timalia pileata
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata
- Oriental Plover Anarhynchus veredus
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Red Avadavat Amandava amandava
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Singing Bush Lark Mirafra javanica
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Sooty-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster
- Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
- Daurian Starling Agropsar sturninus
- Common Buttonquail Turnix sylvaticus
- Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Booted Warbler Iduna caligata
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Yellow-rumped Flycatcher Ficedula zanthopygia
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Two-barred Warbler Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus
- Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Indochinese Bush Lark Plocealauda erythrocephala
- Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis
- Eastern Marsh Harrier Circus spilonotus
- Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler Helopsaltes certhiola
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Ashy Minivet Pericrocotus divaricatus
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
- Black Bittern Botaurus flavicollis
- Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
- Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi
- Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Crow-billed Drongo Dicrurus annectens
- Garden Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Indochinese Roller Coracias affinis
- Small Pratincole Glareola lactea
- Grey Bush Chat Saxicola ferreus
- Hainan Blue Flycatcher Cyornis hainanus
- Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
- Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis
- Eastern Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus coronatus
- Black-winged Cuckooshrike Lalage melaschistos
- Dark-necked Tailorbird Orthotomus atrogularis
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar
- Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassinus
- Indian Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
- Chinese Blue Flycatcher Cyornis glaucicomans
- Crested Goshawk Lophospiza trivirgata
- Yellow-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus goiavier
- Black Baza Aviceda leuphotes
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Thick-billed Green Pigeon Treron curvirostra
- Ruddy-breasted Crake Zapornia fusca
- Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
- Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis
- Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus
- Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
- Hair-crested Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus
- Thick-billed Flowerpecker Pachyglossa agilis
- Chestnut-eared Bunting Emberiza fucata
- Asian Golden Weaver Ploceus hypoxanthus
- Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
- Black-faced Bunting Emberiza spodocephala
- Rufescent Prinia Prinia rufescens
- Javan Pond Heron Ardeola speciosa
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus
- Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
- Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Vientiane – That Luang Lake & fields?
September–October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 86 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Vientiane – That Luang Lake & fields?
174 species, from 12,139 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Vientiane – That Luang Lake & fields in November?
The most recorded in November: Amur Stonechat, Barn Swallow, Brown Shrike, Plain Prinia and Dusky Warbler.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.