Laos · Vientiane
Vientiane
120 species and 1,394 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: February, with up to 45 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Red Collared DoveStreptopelia tranquebarica
Great MynaAcridotheres grandis
White WagtailMotacilla alba
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulata
Red-breasted ParakeetPsittacula alexandri
Dusky WarblerPhylloscopus fuscatus
Yellow-bellied PriniaPrinia flaviventris
Brown ShrikeLanius cristatus
Chinese Pond HeronArdeola bacchus
Zebra DoveGeopelia striata
Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutoriusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Vientiane – Hat Don Chan1 km114 species
- Ban Thatluang Tai, R&L4 km76 species
- Vientiane – Phonthan marsh4 km73 species
- Vientiane – That Luang swamp north4 km108 species
- Vientiane – Donkoi/Don Nokhoum fields & ponds4 km87 species
- Vientiane – That Luang Lake & fields5 km174 species
All 120 species recorded here
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Great Myna Acridotheres grandis
- Zebra Dove Geopelia striata
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Red-breasted Parakeet Psittacula alexandri
- Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris
- Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
- Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Sunda Pied Fantail Rhipidura javanica
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica
- Amur Stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri
- House Swift Apus nipalensis
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Edible-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus fuciphagus
- Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
- Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis
- Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus
- Himalayan Swiftlet Aerodramus brevirostris
- Sooty-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster
- Siberian Rubythroat Calliope calliope
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Garden Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis
- Oriental Reed Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis
- Thick-billed Warbler Arundinax aedon
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Yellow-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus goiavier
- Daurian Starling Agropsar sturninus
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
- White-shouldered Starling Sturnia sinensis
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
- Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Grey-throated Martin Riparia chinensis
- Cinnamon Bittern Botaurus cinnamomeus
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus
- Asian Barred Owlet Glaucidium cuculoides
- Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata
- Black-browed Reed Warbler Acrocephalus bistrigiceps
- Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
- Small Pratincole Glareola lactea
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Streak-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus conradi
- Baikal Bush Warbler Locustella davidi
- Chestnut-cheeked Starling Agropsar philippensis
- Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
- Little Spiderhunter Arachnothera longirostra
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Dark-necked Tailorbird Orthotomus atrogularis
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii
- Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
- Brown-throated Sunbird Anthreptes malacensis
- Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
- Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler Helopsaltes certhiola
- Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
- White-cheeked Starling Spodiopsar cineraceus
- Eastern Barn Owl Tyto javanica
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Two-barred Warbler Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- Hair-crested Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Pied Bush Chat Saxicola caprata
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Stripe-throated Bulbul Pycnonotus finlaysoni
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Pin-striped Tit-Babbler Mixornis gularis
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Striated Grassbird Megalurus palustris
- Eastern Marsh Harrier Circus spilonotus
- Rufescent Prinia Prinia rufescens
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
- Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
- Jerdon's Bush Chat Saxicola jerdoni
- Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis
- Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Vientiane?
February. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 45 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Vientiane?
120 species, from 1,394 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Vientiane in November?
The most recorded in November: Common Myna, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, House Sparrow, Red Collared Dove and Great 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.