Bangladesh bird checklist
663 bird species in 94 families have been recorded in Bangladesh, according to eBird; about 354 of them are seen regularly, and the rest are rarities, vagrants and escaped or introduced birds. Download the full list as a PDF, or tick birds off on your phone, with counts and notes, even without signal.
Species data: eBird.org, updated · How these lists are made
The most common birds in Bangladesh right now
1Rock Pigeon
2House Sparrow
3Black Kite
4Spotted Dove
5Asian Openbill
6Medium Egret
7Indian Cormorant
8House Crow
9Black Drongo
10House Swift
Bangladesh bird checklist
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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck
- Lesser Whistling-Duck
- Bar-headed Goose
- Graylag Goose
- Greater White-fronted Goose
- Lesser White-fronted Goose
- Knob-billed Duck
- Ruddy Shelduck
- Common Shelduck
- Cotton Pygmy-Goose
- Baikal Teal
- Garganey
- Northern Shoveler
- Gadwall
- Falcated Duck
- Eurasian Wigeon
- Indian Spot-billed Duck
- Mallard
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Red-crested Pochard
- Common Pochard
- Ferruginous Duck
- Baer's Pochard
- Tufted Duck
- Greater Scaup
- Common Merganser
- Red-breasted Merganser
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- White-cheeked Partridge
- Kalij Pheasant
- Gray Peacock-Pheasant
- Red Junglefowl
- Gray Francolin
- Black Francolin
- Blue-breasted Quail
- Common Quail
- Rain Quail
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Pale-capped Pigeon
- Oriental Turtle-Dove
- Eurasian Collared-Dove
- Red Collared-Dove
- Spotted Dove
- Laughing Dove
- Asian Emerald Dove
- Orange-breasted Green-Pigeon
- Ashy-headed Green-Pigeon
- Thick-billed Green-Pigeon
- Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon
- Pin-tailed Green-Pigeon
- Wedge-tailed Green-Pigeon
- Green Imperial-Pigeon
- Mountain Imperial-Pigeon
Cuckoos
- Greater Coucal
- Lesser Coucal
- Green-billed Malkoha
- Chestnut-winged Cuckoo
- Pied Cuckoo
- Asian Koel
- Asian Emerald Cuckoo
- Violet Cuckoo
- Banded Bay Cuckoo
- Plaintive Cuckoo
- Gray-bellied Cuckoo
- Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo
- Large Hawk-Cuckoo
- Common Hawk-Cuckoo
- Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo
- Lesser Cuckoo
- Indian Cuckoo
- Himalayan Cuckoo
- Common Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Great Eared-Nightjar
- Sykes's Nightjar
- Large-tailed Nightjar
- Indian Nightjar
- Savanna Nightjar
Frogmouths
- Hodgson's Frogmouth
Swifts
- Silver-backed Needletail
- Brown-backed Needletail
- Himalayan Swiftlet
- Pacific Swift
- Blyth's Swift
- Little Swift
- House Swift
- Asian Palm Swift
Treeswifts
- Crested Treeswift
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Brown-cheeked Rail
- Slaty-breasted Rail
- Spotted Crake
- Eurasian Moorhen
- Eurasian Coot
- Gray-headed Swamphen
- Watercock
- White-breasted Waterhen
- Slaty-legged Crake
- Ruddy-breasted Crake
- Brown Crake
- Baillon's Crake
Finfoots
- Masked Finfoot
Cranes
- Common Crane
Thick-knees
- Great Thick-knee
- Indian Thick-knee
Stilts and Avocets
- Black-winged Stilt
- Pied Avocet
Oystercatchers
- Eurasian Oystercatcher
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- Pacific Golden-Plover
- Little Ringed Plover
- Northern Lapwing
- River Lapwing
- Yellow-wattled Lapwing
- Gray-headed Lapwing
- Red-wattled Lapwing
- White-tailed Lapwing
- Oriental Plover
- Tibetan Sand-Plover
- Greater Sand-Plover
- Kentish Plover
Painted-Snipes
- Greater Painted-Snipe
Jacanas
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana
- Bronze-winged Jacana
Sandpipers and Allies
- Eurasian Whimbrel
- Eurasian Curlew
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Asian Dowitcher
- Long-billed Dowitcher
- Jack Snipe
- Eurasian Woodcock
- Wood Snipe
- Pin-tailed Snipe
- Common Snipe
- Red-necked Phalarope
- Terek Sandpiper
- Common Sandpiper
- Green Sandpiper
- Gray-tailed Tattler
- Marsh Sandpiper
- Wood Sandpiper
- Common Redshank
- Nordmann's Greenshank
- Spotted Redshank
- Common Greenshank
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Great Knot
- Red Knot
- Ruff
- Broad-billed Sandpiper
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Temminck's Stint
- Long-toed Stint
- Red-necked Stint
- Spoon-billed Sandpiper
- Sanderling
- Dunlin
- Little Stint
Buttonquail
- Yellow-legged Buttonquail
- Barred Buttonquail
Pratincoles and Coursers
- Small Pratincole
- Collared Pratincole
- Oriental Pratincole
Skuas and Jaegers
- Long-tailed Jaeger
- Parasitic Jaeger
- Pomarine Jaeger
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Black-legged Kittiwake
- Slender-billed Gull
- Black-headed Gull
- Brown-headed Gull
- Pallas's Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Indian Skimmer
- Lesser Noddy
- Sooty Tern
- Bridled Tern
- Little Tern
- Gull-billed Tern
- Caspian Tern
- Whiskered Tern
- White-winged Tern
- River Tern
- Common Tern
- Black-bellied Tern
- Sandwich Tern
- Lesser Crested Tern
- Great Crested Tern
Flamingos
- Greater Flamingo
Grebes
- Little Grebe
- Great Crested Grebe
- Eared Grebe
Tropicbirds
- Red-billed Tropicbird
Southern Storm-Petrels
- Wilson's Storm-Petrel
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Jouanin's Petrel
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater
- Short-tailed Shearwater
Storks
- Asian Openbill
- Black Stork
- Asian Woolly-necked Stork
- Black-necked Stork
- Lesser Adjutant
- Greater Adjutant
- Painted Stork
Frigatebirds
- Lesser Frigatebird
Boobies and Gannets
- Red-footed Booby
- Masked Booby
Anhingas
- Oriental Darter
Cormorants and Shags
- Little Cormorant
- Great Cormorant
- Indian Cormorant
Ibises and Spoonbills
- Glossy Ibis
- Black-headed Ibis
- Red-naped Ibis
- Eurasian Spoonbill
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- Eurasian Bittern
- Black Bittern
- Cinnamon Bittern
- Yellow Bittern
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Malayan Night Heron
- Pacific Reef-Heron
- Little Egret
- Western Reef-Heron
- White-eared Night Heron
- Little Heron
- Indian Pond-Heron
- Chinese Pond-Heron
- Eastern Cattle-Egret
- Great Egret
- Medium Egret
- Gray Heron
- Purple Heron
- White-bellied Heron
- Goliath Heron
Pelicans
- Great White Pelican
- Spot-billed Pelican
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Black-winged Kite
- Egyptian Vulture
- Jerdon's Baza
- Black Baza
- Oriental Honey-buzzard
- Cinereous Vulture
- Himalayan Griffon
- White-rumped Vulture
- Slender-billed Vulture
- Crested Serpent-Eagle
- Short-toed Snake-Eagle
- Mountain Hawk-Eagle
- Changeable Hawk-Eagle
- Rufous-bellied Eagle
- Black Eagle
- Indian Spotted Eagle
- Greater Spotted Eagle
- Booted Eagle
- Steppe Eagle
- Imperial Eagle
- Crested Goshawk
- Besra
- Japanese Sparrowhawk
- Shikra
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk
- Eurasian Goshawk
- Western Marsh Harrier
- Eastern Marsh Harrier
- Hen Harrier
- Pallid Harrier
- Pied Harrier
- Montagu's Harrier
- Black Kite
- Brahminy Kite
- White-tailed Eagle
- Pallas's Fish-Eagle
- White-bellied Sea-Eagle
- Gray-headed Fish-Eagle
- White-eyed Buzzard
- Common Buzzard
- Long-legged Buzzard
- Eastern Buzzard
Barn-Owls
- Eastern Barn Owl
- Oriental Bay-Owl
Owls
- Mountain Scops-Owl
- Indian Scops-Owl
- Collared Scops-Owl
- Oriental Scops-Owl
- Buffy Fish-Owl
- Brown Fish-Owl
- Dusky Eagle-Owl
- Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl
- Asian Barred Owlet
- Jungle Owlet
- Collared Owlet
- Spotted Owlet
- Brown Wood-Owl
- Short-eared Owl
- Brown Boobook
Trogons
- Red-headed Trogon
Hoopoes
- Common Hoopoe
Hornbills
- Great Hornbill
- Indian Gray Hornbill
- Oriental Pied-Hornbill
- Wreathed Hornbill
Bee-eaters
- Blue-bearded Bee-eater
- Asian Green Bee-eater
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eater
Kingfishers
- Common Kingfisher
- Blue-eared Kingfisher
- Black-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher
- Brown-winged Kingfisher
- Stork-billed Kingfisher
- Ruddy Kingfisher
- White-throated Kingfisher
- Black-capped Kingfisher
- Collared Kingfisher
- Pied Kingfisher
Rollers
- Indian Roller
- Indochinese Roller
- Dollarbird
Asian Barbets
- Coppersmith Barbet
- Blue-eared Barbet
- Great Barbet
- Lineated Barbet
- Blue-throated Barbet
Woodpeckers
- Eurasian Wryneck
- Speckled Piculet
- White-browed Piculet
- Heart-spotted Woodpecker
- Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker
- Gray-capped Pygmy Woodpecker
- Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker
- Bay Woodpecker
- Greater Flameback
- Rufous Woodpecker
- Pale-headed Woodpecker
- Common Flameback
- Black-rumped Flameback
- Lesser Yellownape
- Streak-throated Woodpecker
- Streak-breasted Woodpecker
- Gray-headed Woodpecker
- Greater Yellownape
- Great Slaty Woodpecker
Falcons and Caracaras
- Collared Falconet
- Lesser Kestrel
- Eurasian Kestrel
- Red-necked Falcon
- Amur Falcon
- Eurasian Hobby
- Oriental Hobby
- Laggar Falcon
- Saker Falcon
- Peregrine Falcon
Old World Parrots
- Alexandrine Parakeet
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
- Gray-headed Parakeet
- Plum-headed Parakeet
- Blossom-headed Parakeet
- Red-breasted Parakeet
- Budgerigar
- Vernal Hanging-Parrot
Asian and Grauer's Broadbills
- Long-tailed Broadbill
- Gray-lored Broadbill
Pittas
- Blue-naped Pitta
- Indian Pitta
- Western Hooded Pitta
- Mangrove Pitta
Cuckooshrikes
- Small Minivet
- Scarlet Minivet
- Ashy Minivet
- Brown-rumped Minivet
- Rosy Minivet
- Oriental Cuckooshrike
- Black-winged Cuckooshrike
- Black-headed Cuckooshrike
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis
- White-bellied Erpornis
Whistlers and Allies
- Mangrove Whistler
Old World Orioles
- Indian Golden Oriole
- Black-naped Oriole
- Slender-billed Oriole
- Black-hooded Oriole
- Maroon Oriole
Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies
- Ashy Woodswallow
Vangas, Helmetshrikes, and Allies
- Large Woodshrike
- Common Woodshrike
- Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike
Ioras
- Common Iora
Fantails
- White-throated Fantail
Drongos
- Black Drongo
- Ashy Drongo
- White-bellied Drongo
- Crow-billed Drongo
- Bronzed Drongo
- Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo
- Hair-crested Drongo
- Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
Monarch Flycatchers
- Black-naped Monarch
- Amur Paradise-Flycatcher
- Blyth's Paradise-Flycatcher
- Indian Paradise-Flycatcher
Shrikes
- Isabelline Shrike
- Brown Shrike
- Burmese Shrike
- Bay-backed Shrike
- Long-tailed Shrike
- Gray-backed Shrike
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Common Green-Magpie
- Rufous Treepie
- Gray Treepie
- House Crow
- Large-billed Crow
Fairy Flycatchers
- Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
- Sultan Tit
- Asian Tit
Larks
- Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark
- Bengal Bushlark
- Oriental Skylark
- Hume's Lark
- Mongolian Short-toed Lark
- Sand Lark
Cisticolas and Allies
- Common Tailorbird
- Dark-necked Tailorbird
- Rufescent Prinia
- Gray-breasted Prinia
- Delicate Prinia
- Yellow-bellied Prinia
- Plain Prinia
- Zitting Cisticola
- Golden-headed Cisticola
Reed Warblers and Allies
- Thick-billed Warbler
- Booted Warbler
- Sykes's Warbler
- Black-browed Reed Warbler
- Paddyfield Warbler
- Blyth's Reed Warbler
- Large-billed Reed Warbler
- Oriental Reed Warbler
- Clamorous Reed Warbler
Grassbirds and Allies
- Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler
- Lanceolated Warbler
- Common Grasshopper Warbler
- Baikal Bush Warbler
- West Himalayan Bush Warbler
- Spotted Bush Warbler
- Bristled Grassbird
- Striated Grassbird
Cupwings
- Pygmy Cupwing
Swallows
- Gray-throated Martin
- Bank Swallow
- Pale Martin
- Eurasian Crag-Martin
- Barn Swallow
- Asian House-Martin
- Nepal House-Martin
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow
- Streak-throated Swallow
Bulbuls
- White-throated Bulbul
- Cachar Bulbul
- Ashy Bulbul
- Black Bulbul
- Black-headed Bulbul
- Black-crested Bulbul
- White-browed Bulbul
- Flavescent Bulbul
- Red-whiskered Bulbul
- Red-vented Bulbul
Leaf Warblers
- Yellow-browed Warbler
- Hume's Warbler
- Lemon-rumped Warbler
- Tickell's Leaf Warbler
- Dusky Warbler
- Common Chiffchaff
- White-spectacled Warbler
- Green-crowned Warbler
- Whistler's Warbler
- Green Warbler
- Greenish Warbler
- Large-billed Leaf Warbler
- Sakhalin Leaf Warbler
- Chestnut-crowned Warbler
- Yellow-vented Warbler
- Western Crowned Warbler
- Blyth's Leaf Warbler
- Gray-hooded Warbler
Bush Warblers and Allies
- Asian Stubtail
- Gray-bellied Tesia
- Slaty-bellied Tesia
- Chestnut-crowned Bush Warbler
- Chestnut-headed Tesia
- Yellow-bellied Warbler
- Aberrant Bush Warbler
Sylviid Warblers and Allies
- Lesser Whitethroat
- Eastern Orphean Warbler
Parrotbills
- Yellow-eyed Babbler
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies
- Striated Yuhina
- Indian White-eye
Tree-Babblers, Scimitar-Babblers, and Allies
- Chestnut-capped Babbler
- Pin-striped Tit-Babbler
- Rufous-fronted Babbler
- White-browed Scimitar-Babbler
- Large Scimitar-Babbler
- Gray-throated Babbler
Ground Babblers and Allies
- White-hooded Babbler
- Puff-throated Babbler
- Spot-throated Babbler
- Buff-breasted Babbler
- Abbott's Babbler
- Streaked Wren-Babbler
Laughingthrushes and Allies
- Brown-cheeked Fulvetta
- Nepal Fulvetta
- Long-tailed Sibia
- Jungle Babbler
- Common Babbler
- Striated Babbler
- Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush
- White-crested Laughingthrush
- Rufous-necked Laughingthrush
- Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush
Nuthatches
- Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
- Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch
Starlings
- Asian Glossy Starling
- Golden-crested Myna
- Common Hill Myna
- European Starling
- Rosy Starling
- Daurian Starling
- Chestnut-cheeked Starling
- Indian Pied Starling
- Brahminy Starling
- Chestnut-tailed Starling
- Common Myna
- Bank Myna
- Jungle Myna
- Great Myna
- Spot-winged Starling
Thrushes and Allies
- Dark-sided Thrush
- Long-billed Thrush
- Scaly Thrush
- Purple Cochoa
- Pied Thrush
- Orange-headed Thrush
- Gray-winged Blackbird
- Tickell's Thrush
- Black-breasted Thrush
- Eyebrowed Thrush
- White-collared Blackbird
- Black-throated Thrush
- Red-throated Thrush
- Dusky Thrush
Old World Flycatchers
- Dark-sided Flycatcher
- Ferruginous Flycatcher
- Asian Brown Flycatcher
- Brown-breasted Flycatcher
- Spotted Flycatcher
- Oriental Magpie-Robin
- White-rumped Shama
- Large Niltava
- Small Niltava
- Rufous-bellied Niltava
- Verditer Flycatcher
- Pale-chinned Flycatcher
- Pale Blue Flycatcher
- Blue-throated Flycatcher
- Hill Blue Flycatcher
- Lesser Shortwing
- Indian Blue Robin
- Siberian Blue Robin
- Bluethroat
- Blue Whistling-Thrush
- Black-backed Forktail
- Firethroat
- Siberian Rubythroat
- Chinese Rubythroat
- White-tailed Robin
- Himalayan Bluetail
- Rufous-breasted Bush-Robin
- White-browed Bush-Robin
- Yellow-rumped Flycatcher
- Slaty-backed Flycatcher
- Slaty-blue Flycatcher
- Snowy-browed Flycatcher
- Pygmy Flycatcher
- Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher
- Sapphire Flycatcher
- Little Pied Flycatcher
- Ultramarine Flycatcher
- Rusty-tailed Flycatcher
- Taiga Flycatcher
- Red-breasted Flycatcher
- Blue-fronted Redstart
- Plumbeous Redstart
- White-capped Redstart
- Black Redstart
- Daurian Redstart
- Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush
- Blue-capped Rock-Thrush
- Blue Rock-Thrush
- White-throated Bushchat
- Siberian Stonechat
- White-tailed Stonechat
- Pied Bushchat
- Jerdon's Bushchat
- Gray Bushchat
- Isabelline Wheatear
- Desert Wheatear
Flowerpeckers
- Thick-billed Flowerpecker
- Yellow-vented Flowerpecker
- Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker
- Orange-bellied Flowerpecker
- Pale-billed Flowerpecker
- Plain Flowerpecker
- Fire-breasted Flowerpecker
- Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters
- Ruby-cheeked Sunbird
- Purple-rumped Sunbird
- Van Hasselt's Sunbird
- Purple Sunbird
- Mrs. Gould's Sunbird
- Crimson Sunbird
- Little Spiderhunter
- Streaked Spiderhunter
Fairy-bluebirds
- Asian Fairy-bluebird
Leafbirds
- Blue-winged Leafbird
- Jerdon's Leafbird
- Golden-fronted Leafbird
- Orange-bellied Leafbird
Weavers and Allies
- Streaked Weaver
- Baya Weaver
- Black-breasted Weaver
Waxbills and Allies
- Indian Silverbill
- Scaly-breasted Munia
- White-rumped Munia
- Tricolored Munia
- Chestnut Munia
- Red Avadavat
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
- Russet Sparrow
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
- Forest Wagtail
- Gray Wagtail
- Western Yellow Wagtail
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail
- Citrine Wagtail
- White-browed Wagtail
- White Wagtail
- Richard's Pipit
- Paddyfield Pipit
- Long-billed Pipit
- Blyth's Pipit
- Rosy Pipit
- Tree Pipit
- Olive-backed Pipit
- Red-throated Pipit
- Water Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Common Rosefinch
Old World Buntings
- Crested Bunting
- Black-headed Bunting
- Red-headed Bunting
- Chestnut-eared Bunting
- Gray-necked Bunting
- Yellow-breasted Bunting
- Little Bunting
- Black-faced Bunting
- Tristram's Bunting
Most common birds in Bangladesh
Ranked by how recently and how widely each was reported to eBird in the 30 days to 2026-10-13, and whether it is one of Bangladesh’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- Rock PigeonColumba livia
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
- Asian OpenbillAnastomus oscitans
- Medium EgretArdea intermedia
- Indian CormorantPhalacrocorax fuscicollis
- House CrowCorvus splendens
- Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
- House SwiftApus nipalensis
- Red Collared-DoveStreptopelia tranquebarica
- Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
- Chestnut-tailed StarlingSturnia malabarica
- Indian Pied StarlingGracupica contra
- Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
- Indian Pond-HeronArdeola grayii
- White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
- Oriental Magpie-RobinCopsychus saularis
Largest bird families in Bangladesh
Among its regular birds.
- Sandpipers and Allies29
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl21
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers15
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites14
- Wagtails and Pipits13
- Pigeons and Doves12
- Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns11
- Plovers and Lapwings11
Reported in the last 30 days
236 species reported to eBird in Bangladesh in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Collared Scops-Owl, Spotted Dove, Black Kite, House Sparrow, Rock Pigeon, House Crow, Asian Openbill, Indian Cormorant, House Swift, Red Collared-Dove, Indian Pied Starling, White-throated Kingfisher, Black Drongo, Indian Pond-Heron, Long-tailed Shrike, Medium Egret, Jungle Babbler, Little Cormorant, Oriental Magpie-Robin, Purple-rumped Sunbird, Brahminy Kite, Red-vented Bulbul, Jungle Myna, Asian Koel, Common Tailorbird, Large-billed Crow, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Chestnut-tailed Starling, Common Myna, Lineated Barbet, Black-rumped Flameback, Spotted Owlet, Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker, Black-hooded Oriole, Rufous Treepie, Oriental Turtle-Dove, Greater Racket-tailed Drongo, Green-billed Malkoha, White-throated Bulbul, White-rumped Shama, …
Get to know some of them
Red Collared-Dove
Little Cormorant
Common Myna
Large-billed Crow
Indian Pied Starling
Indian Pond-Heron
White-throated Kingfisher
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Barn Swallow
Little Egret
Jungle Myna
Red-vented Bulbul
Common Tailorbird
Red-wattled Lapwing
Great Egret