Brunei bird checklist
415 bird species in 74 families have been recorded in Brunei, according to eBird; about 312 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 Brunei right now
1Rock Pigeon
2Little Egret
3Great Egret
4Eurasian Tree Sparrow
5Medium Egret
6Eastern Cattle-Egret
7Common Sandpiper
8Spotted Dove
9Asian Glossy Starling
10Common Myna
Brunei bird checklist
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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- White-faced Whistling-Duck
- Wandering Whistling-Duck
- Garganey
- Northern Shoveler
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Tufted Duck
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Crested Partridge
- Bornean Crested Fireback
- Great Argus
- Blue-breasted Quail
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Red Collared-Dove
- Spotted Dove
- Little Cuckoo-Dove
- Asian Emerald Dove
- Zebra Dove
- Little Green-Pigeon
- Pink-necked Green-Pigeon
- Cinnamon-headed Green-Pigeon
- Thick-billed Green-Pigeon
- Large Green-Pigeon
- Jambu Fruit-Dove
- Green Imperial-Pigeon
- Mountain Imperial-Pigeon
- Pied Imperial-Pigeon
Cuckoos
- Greater Coucal
- Lesser Coucal
- Raffles's Malkoha
- Red-billed Malkoha
- Chestnut-breasted Malkoha
- Chestnut-bellied Malkoha
- Black-bellied Malkoha
- Chestnut-winged Cuckoo
- Asian Koel
- Violet Cuckoo
- Little Bronze-Cuckoo
- Banded Bay Cuckoo
- Plaintive Cuckoo
- Sunda Brush Cuckoo
- Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo
- Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo
- Malaysian Hawk-Cuckoo
- Indian Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Malaysian Eared-Nightjar
- Gray Nightjar
- Large-tailed Nightjar
- Bonaparte's Nightjar
Frogmouths
- Large Frogmouth
- Gould's Frogmouth
- Sunda Frogmouth
Swifts
- Silver-rumped Spinetail
- White-throated Needletail
- Brown-backed Needletail
- Plume-toed Swiftlet
- Black-nest Swiftlet
- White-nest Swiftlet
- Pacific Swift
- House Swift
- Asian Palm Swift
Treeswifts
- Gray-rumped Treeswift
- Whiskered Treeswift
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Slaty-breasted Rail
- Buff-banded Rail
- Eurasian Moorhen
- Eurasian Coot
- White-browed Crake
- White-breasted Waterhen
- Red-legged Crake
- Slaty-legged Crake
- Ruddy-breasted Crake
- Band-bellied Crake
Stilts and Avocets
- Black-winged Stilt
- Pied Stilt
- Pied Avocet
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- Pacific Golden-Plover
- Little Ringed Plover
- Gray-headed Lapwing
- Oriental Plover
- Tibetan Sand-Plover
- Greater Sand-Plover
- Malaysian Plover
- Kentish Plover
Painted-Snipes
- Greater Painted-Snipe
Jacanas
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana
Sandpipers and Allies
- Eurasian Whimbrel
- Little Curlew
- Far Eastern Curlew
- Eurasian Curlew
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Asian Dowitcher
- Long-billed Dowitcher
- Common Snipe
- Red-necked Phalarope
- Terek Sandpiper
- Common Sandpiper
- Green Sandpiper
- Gray-tailed Tattler
- Marsh Sandpiper
- Wood Sandpiper
- Common Redshank
- Common Greenshank
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Great Knot
- Ruff
- Broad-billed Sandpiper
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Temminck's Stint
- Long-toed Stint
- Red-necked Stint
- Sanderling
- Little Stint
Pratincoles and Coursers
- Oriental Pratincole
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Brown Noddy
- Bridled Tern
- Little Tern
- Gull-billed Tern
- Whiskered Tern
- White-winged Tern
- Common Tern
- Black-naped Tern
- Roseate Tern
- Lesser Crested Tern
- Great Crested Tern
Storks
- Storm's Stork
- Lesser Adjutant
Frigatebirds
- Lesser Frigatebird
Anhingas
- Oriental Darter
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- Black Bittern
- Cinnamon Bittern
- Schrenck's Bittern
- Yellow Bittern
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Nankeen Night Heron
- Malayan Night Heron
- Japanese Night Heron
- Pacific Reef-Heron
- Chinese Egret
- Little Egret
- Little Heron
- Chinese Pond-Heron
- Javan Pond-Heron
- Eastern Cattle-Egret
- Great Egret
- Medium Egret
- Gray Heron
- Purple Heron
- Great-billed Heron
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Black-winged Kite
- Jerdon's Baza
- Oriental Honey-buzzard
- Crested Serpent-Eagle
- Wallace's Hawk-Eagle
- Blyth's Hawk-Eagle
- Changeable Hawk-Eagle
- Rufous-bellied Eagle
- Black Eagle
- Bat Hawk
- Crested Goshawk
- Japanese Sparrowhawk
- Eastern Marsh Harrier
- Pied Harrier
- Brahminy Kite
- White-bellied Sea-Eagle
- Lesser Fish-Eagle
- Gray-headed Fish-Eagle
- Gray-faced Buzzard
Barn-Owls
- Oriental Bay-Owl
Owls
- Reddish Scops-Owl
- Sunda Scops-Owl
- Buffy Fish-Owl
- Barred Eagle-Owl
- Brown Wood-Owl
- Brown Boobook
Trogons
- Orange-breasted Trogon
- Red-naped Trogon
- Diard's Trogon
- Cinnamon-rumped Trogon
- Scarlet-rumped Trogon
Hornbills
- White-crowned Hornbill
- Helmeted Hornbill
- Rhinoceros Hornbill
- Bushy-crested Hornbill
- Black Hornbill
- Oriental Pied-Hornbill
- Wreathed Hornbill
- Wrinkled Hornbill
Bee-eaters
- Red-bearded Bee-eater
- Blue-throated Bee-eater
- Rainbow Bee-eater
Kingfishers
- Common Kingfisher
- Blue-eared Kingfisher
- Malaysian Blue-banded Kingfisher
- Rufous-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher
- Banded Kingfisher
- Stork-billed Kingfisher
- Ruddy Kingfisher
- Black-capped Kingfisher
- Sacred Kingfisher
- Collared Kingfisher
- Rufous-collared Kingfisher
Rollers
- Dollarbird
Asian Barbets
- Brown Barbet
- Black-eared Barbet
- Bornean Barbet
- Red-crowned Barbet
- Red-throated Barbet
- Yellow-crowned Barbet
- Gold-whiskered Barbet
Honeyguides
- Malaysian Honeyguide
Woodpeckers
- Rufous Piculet
- Gray-and-buff Woodpecker
- Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker
- Gray-capped Pygmy Woodpecker
- Maroon Woodpecker
- Orange-backed Woodpecker
- Rufous Woodpecker
- Buff-necked Woodpecker
- Buff-rumped Woodpecker
- Olive-backed Woodpecker
- Common Flameback
- Crimson-winged Woodpecker
- Banded Woodpecker
- Checker-throated Woodpecker
- Great Slaty Woodpecker
- White-bellied Woodpecker
Falcons and Caracaras
- Black-thighed Falconet
- Peregrine Falcon
Old World Parrots
- Blue-rumped Parrot
- Long-tailed Parakeet
- Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot
African and Green Broadbills
- Green Broadbill
Asian and Grauer's Broadbills
- Dusky Broadbill
- Black-and-red Broadbill
- Banded Broadbill
- Black-and-yellow Broadbill
Pittas
- Garnet Pitta
- Blue-winged Pitta
- Fairy Pitta
- Western Hooded Pitta
Thornbills and Allies
- Golden-bellied Gerygone
Cuckooshrikes
- Fiery Minivet
- Scarlet Minivet
- Bar-bellied Cuckooshrike
- Pied Triller
- Lesser Cuckooshrike
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis
- White-bellied Erpornis
Whistlers and Allies
- Mangrove Whistler
Old World Orioles
- Dark-throated Oriole
Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies
- White-breasted Woodswallow
Vangas, Helmetshrikes, and Allies
- Large Woodshrike
- Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike
- Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike
- Rufous-winged Philentoma
- Maroon-breasted Philentoma
Bristlehead
- Bornean Bristlehead
Ioras
- Common Iora
- Green Iora
Fantails
- Spotted Fantail
- Malaysian Pied-Fantail
- White-throated Fantail
Drongos
- Crow-billed Drongo
- Bronzed Drongo
- Hair-crested Drongo
- Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
Monarch Flycatchers
- Black-naped Monarch
- Blyth's Paradise-Flycatcher
Shrikes
- Tiger Shrike
- Brown Shrike
- Long-tailed Shrike
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Bornean Black Magpie
- Sunda Crow
Fairy Flycatchers
- Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher
Cisticolas and Allies
- Dark-necked Tailorbird
- Ashy Tailorbird
- Rufous-tailed Tailorbird
- Yellow-bellied Prinia
Reed Warblers and Allies
- Oriental Reed Warbler
Grassbirds and Allies
- Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler
- Middendorff's Grasshopper Warbler
- Lanceolated Warbler
- Striated Grassbird
Swallows
- Bank Swallow
- Pacific Swallow
- Barn Swallow
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow
Bulbuls
- Hairy-backed Bulbul
- Hook-billed Bulbul
- Yellow-bellied Bulbul
- Gray-cheeked Bulbul
- Penan Bulbul
- Finsch's Bulbul
- Charlotte's Bulbul
- Cinereous Bulbul
- Streaked Bulbul
- Puff-backed Bulbul
- Black-and-white Bulbul
- Black-headed Bulbul
- Spectacled Bulbul
- Gray-bellied Bulbul
- Scaly-breasted Bulbul
- Bornean Bulbul
- Cream-vented Bulbul
- Olive-winged Bulbul
- Red-eyed Bulbul
- Straw-headed Bulbul
- Cream-eyed Bulbul
- Yellow-vented Bulbul
Leaf Warblers
- Arctic Warbler
Bush Warblers and Allies
- Yellow-bellied Warbler
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies
- Pygmy Heleia
- Swinhoe's White-eye
- Hume's White-eye
Tree-Babblers, Scimitar-Babblers, and Allies
- Bold-striped Tit-Babbler
- Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler
- Gray-hooded Babbler
- Rufous-fronted Babbler
- Sunda Scimitar-Babbler
- Black-throated Babbler
- Chestnut-rumped Babbler
- Gray-headed Babbler
Ground Babblers and Allies
- Sooty-capped Babbler
- Gray-breasted Babbler
- Scaly-crowned Babbler
- Rufous-crowned Babbler
- Moustached Babbler
- Bornean Black-capped Babbler
- Short-tailed Babbler
- Temminck's Babbler
- White-chested Babbler
- Ferruginous Babbler
- Striped Wren-Babbler
- Abbott's Babbler
- Horsfield's Babbler
- Bornean Wren-Babbler
Laughingthrushes and Allies
- Brown Fulvetta
Nuthatches
- Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
Starlings
- Asian Glossy Starling
- Common Hill Myna
- Chestnut-cheeked Starling
- Common Myna
- Javan Myna
- Crested Myna
Thrushes and Allies
- Chestnut-capped Thrush
- Eyebrowed Thrush
Old World Flycatchers
- Gray-streaked Flycatcher
- Dark-sided Flycatcher
- Asian Brown Flycatcher
- Oriental Magpie-Robin
- Rufous-tailed Shama
- White-rumped Shama
- Blue-and-white Flycatcher
- Verditer Flycatcher
- Pale Blue Flycatcher
- Sunda Blue Flycatcher
- Malaysian Blue Flycatcher
- Bornean Blue Flycatcher
- Mangrove Blue Flycatcher
- Gray-chested Jungle Flycatcher
- Fulvous-chested Jungle Flycatcher
- Siberian Blue Robin
- Chestnut-naped Forktail
- Narcissus Flycatcher
- Rufous-chested Flycatcher
- Blue Rock-Thrush
- Amur Stonechat
Flowerpeckers
- Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker
- Crimson-breasted Flowerpecker
- Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker
- Scarlet-breasted Flowerpecker
- Thick-billed Flowerpecker
- Brown-backed Flowerpecker
- Yellow-vented Flowerpecker
- Spectacled Flowerpecker
- Orange-bellied Flowerpecker
- Plain Flowerpecker
- Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters
- Ruby-cheeked Sunbird
- Plain Sunbird
- Brown-throated Sunbird
- Red-throated Sunbird
- Van Hasselt's Sunbird
- Copper-throated Sunbird
- Ornate Sunbird
- Temminck's Sunbird
- Crimson Sunbird
- Purple-naped Spiderhunter
- Thick-billed Spiderhunter
- Long-billed Spiderhunter
- Little Spiderhunter
- Yellow-eared Spiderhunter
- Spectacled Spiderhunter
- Gray-breasted Spiderhunter
- Bornean Spiderhunter
Fairy-bluebirds
- Asian Fairy-bluebird
Leafbirds
- Greater Green Leafbird
- Lesser Green Leafbird
- Blue-winged Leafbird
- Bornean Leafbird
Waxbills and Allies
- Java Sparrow
- Scaly-breasted Munia
- Dusky Munia
- White-bellied Munia
- Chestnut Munia
- Pin-tailed Parrotfinch
Old World Sparrows
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
- Forest Wagtail
- Gray Wagtail
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail
- Paddyfield Pipit
- Red-throated Pipit
Most common birds in Brunei
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 Brunei’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- Rock PigeonColumba livia
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Great EgretArdea alba
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Medium EgretArdea intermedia
- Eastern Cattle-EgretArdea coromanda
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
- Asian Glossy StarlingAplonis panayensis
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Yellow-vented BulbulPycnonotus goiavier
- Zebra DoveGeopelia striata
- Common IoraAegithina tiphia
- Collared KingfisherTodiramphus chloris
- Oriental Pied-HornbillAnthracoceros albirostris
- Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapilla
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
- Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis
- Green Imperial-PigeonDucula aenea
- Asian Fairy-bluebirdIrena puella
Largest bird families in Brunei
Among its regular birds.
- Sandpipers and Allies26
- Bulbuls16
- Sunbirds and Spiderhunters15
- Pigeons and Doves14
- Cuckoos14
- Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns13
- Woodpeckers13
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites12
Reported in the last 30 days
177 species reported to eBird in Brunei in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Common Iora, Asian Glossy Starling, Rock Pigeon, Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker, Yellow-vented Bulbul, Eurasian Whimbrel, Long-tailed Shrike, Little Egret, Medium Egret, Zebra Dove, Great Egret, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Common Myna, Common Sandpiper, Collared Kingfisher, Eastern Cattle-Egret, Spotted Dove, Pied Triller, Oriental Pied-Hornbill, Bold-striped Tit-Babbler, Asian Fairy-bluebird, Ashy Tailorbird, Black-and-yellow Broadbill, Black Hornbill, Brown Barbet, Bushy-crested Hornbill, Black-eared Barbet, Crimson Sunbird, Greater Coucal, Green Imperial-Pigeon, Little Spiderhunter, Long-tailed Parakeet, Pacific Swallow, Purple-naped Spiderhunter, Raffles's Malkoha, Red-crowned Barbet, Rufous-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher, Spectacled Spiderhunter, Stork-billed Kingfisher, Violet Cuckoo, …
Get to know some of them
Barn Swallow
White-breasted Waterhen
Purple Heron
Black-crowned Night Heron
White-breasted Woodswallow
Wood Sandpiper
Marsh Sandpiper
Black-winged Stilt
Whiskered Tern
Gray Wagtail
Little Ringed Plover
Pacific Golden-Plover
Common Greenshank
Black-tailed Godwit
Red-necked Phalarope