Laos · Vientiane
Vientiane – That Luang swamp south
126 species and 3,336 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: July and October, with up to 54 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Chinese Pond HeronArdeola bacchus
Plain PriniaPrinia inornata
Zebra DoveGeopelia striata
Brown ShrikeLanius cristatus
Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
Dusky WarblerPhylloscopus fuscatus
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulata
Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Amur StonechatSaxicola stejnegeri
Edible-nest SwiftletAerodramus fuciphagus
Great MynaAcridotheres grandis
Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutoriusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Vientiane – Donkoi fields & river5 km138 species
- Vientiane – Donkoi/Don Nokhoum fields & ponds6 km87 species
- Ban Hat Kanxa6 km136 species
- Nong Khamsen wetland7 km171 species
- Vientiane – That Luang Lake & fields7 km174 species
- Vientiane – Phonthan marsh8 km73 species
All 126 species recorded here
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Zebra Dove Geopelia striata
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Great Myna Acridotheres grandis
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Edible-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus fuciphagus
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica
- Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus
- Amur Stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii
- Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus
- Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
- Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
- Sunda Pied Fantail Rhipidura javanica
- Pied Bush Chat Saxicola caprata
- Plain-backed Sparrow Passer flaveolus
- Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
- White-browed Crake Poliolimnas cinereus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Cinnamon Bittern Botaurus cinnamomeus
- Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- Streak-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus conradi
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Watercock Gallicrex cinerea
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
- Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Oriental Reed Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Black-browed Reed Warbler Acrocephalus bistrigiceps
- Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla
- House Swift Apus nipalensis
- Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica
- Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar
- Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
- Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus
- Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
- Garden Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata
- Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum
- Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum
- Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura
- Red Avadavat Amandava amandava
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus
- Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos
- Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler Helopsaltes certhiola
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Thick-billed Warbler Arundinax aedon
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Siberian Rubythroat Calliope calliope
- Asian Golden Weaver Ploceus hypoxanthus
- Chestnut Munia Lonchura atricapilla
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Burmese Shrike Lanius collurioides
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Brown-cheeked Rail Rallus indicus
- Brown-throated Sunbird Anthreptes malacensis
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Sooty-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
- Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
- Asian Barred Owlet Glaucidium cuculoides
- Black Bittern Botaurus flavicollis
- Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Dark-necked Tailorbird Orthotomus atrogularis
- Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus
- Ashy Minivet Pericrocotus divaricatus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Indochinese Roller Coracias affinis
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Black-collared Starling Gracupica nigricollis
- Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
- Yellow-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus goiavier
- Small Pratincole Glareola lactea
- Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis
- Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Vientiane – That Luang swamp south?
July and October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 54 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Vientiane – That Luang swamp south?
126 species, from 3,336 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Vientiane – That Luang swamp south in November?
The most recorded in November: Chinese Pond Heron, Plain Prinia, Zebra Dove, Brown Shrike and Black Drongo.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.