Cambodia bird checklist
654 bird species in 96 families have been recorded in Cambodia, according to eBird; about 405 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 Cambodia right now
1Whiskered Tern
2Great Egret
3Rock Pigeon
4Common Myna
5House Sparrow
6Scaly-breasted Munia
7Little Ringed Plover
8Eurasian Tree Sparrow
9White Wagtail
10Asian Palm Swift
Cambodia bird checklist
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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- Lesser Whistling-Duck
- Graylag Goose
- Swan Goose
- Knob-billed Duck
- Common Shelduck
- Muscovy Duck
- Cotton Pygmy-Goose
- Garganey
- Northern Shoveler
- Eurasian Wigeon
- Indian Spot-billed Duck
- Mallard
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- White-winged Duck
- Ferruginous Duck
- Tufted Duck
- Greater Scaup
Guineafowl
- Helmeted Guineafowl
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Chestnut-headed Partridge
- Bar-backed Partridge
- Orange-necked Partridge
- Silver Pheasant
- Siamese Fireback
- Indian Peafowl
- Green Peafowl
- Scaly-breasted Partridge
- Germain's Peacock-Pheasant
- Gray Peacock-Pheasant
- Red Junglefowl
- Chinese Francolin
- Blue-breasted Quail
- Rain Quail
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Pale-capped Pigeon
- Oriental Turtle-Dove
- Red Collared-Dove
- Spotted Dove
- Barred Cuckoo-Dove
- Asian Emerald Dove
- Zebra Dove
- Nicobar Pigeon
- Pink-necked Green-Pigeon
- Orange-breasted Green-Pigeon
- Ashy-headed Green-Pigeon
- Thick-billed Green-Pigeon
- Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon
- Yellow-vented Green-Pigeon
- Pin-tailed Green-Pigeon
- Wedge-tailed Green-Pigeon
- Green Imperial-Pigeon
- Mountain Imperial-Pigeon
- Pied Imperial-Pigeon
Bustards
- Bengal Florican
Cuckoos
- Coral-billed Ground-Cuckoo
- Greater Coucal
- Lesser Coucal
- Green-billed Malkoha
- Chestnut-winged Cuckoo
- Pied Cuckoo
- Asian Koel
- Asian Emerald Cuckoo
- Violet Cuckoo
- Little Bronze-Cuckoo
- Banded Bay Cuckoo
- Plaintive Cuckoo
- Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo
- Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo
- Large Hawk-Cuckoo
- Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo
- Indian Cuckoo
- Himalayan Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Great Eared-Nightjar
- Gray Nightjar
- Large-tailed Nightjar
- Indian Nightjar
- Savanna Nightjar
Frogmouths
- Blyth's Frogmouth
Swifts
- White-throated Needletail
- Silver-backed Needletail
- Brown-backed Needletail
- Himalayan Swiftlet
- White-nest Swiftlet
- Pacific Swift
- Cook's Swift
- House Swift
- Asian Palm Swift
Treeswifts
- Crested Treeswift
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Brown-cheeked Rail
- Slaty-breasted Rail
- Eurasian Moorhen
- Eurasian Coot
- Gray-headed Swamphen
- White-browed Crake
- Watercock
- White-breasted Waterhen
- Red-legged Crake
- Slaty-legged Crake
- Ruddy-breasted Crake
- Baillon's Crake
Finfoots
- Masked Finfoot
Cranes
- Sarus Crane
- Demoiselle Crane
- Common Crane
Thick-knees
- Great Thick-knee
- Indian Thick-knee
Stilts and Avocets
- Black-winged Stilt
- Pied Avocet
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- Pacific Golden-Plover
- Little Ringed Plover
- River Lapwing
- Gray-headed Lapwing
- Red-wattled Lapwing
- Oriental Plover
- Tibetan Sand-Plover
- Greater Sand-Plover
- Malaysian Plover
- Kentish Plover
- White-faced Plover
Painted-Snipes
- Greater Painted-Snipe
Jacanas
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana
- Bronze-winged Jacana
Sandpipers and Allies
- Eurasian Whimbrel
- Far Eastern Curlew
- Eurasian Curlew
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Asian Dowitcher
- Long-billed Dowitcher
- Eurasian Woodcock
- 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
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Temminck's Stint
- Long-toed Stint
- Red-necked Stint
- Spoon-billed Sandpiper
- Sanderling
- Little Stint
Buttonquail
- Yellow-legged Buttonquail
- Barred Buttonquail
- Small Buttonquail
Pratincoles and Coursers
- Small Pratincole
- Oriental Pratincole
Skuas and Jaegers
- Long-tailed Jaeger
- Parasitic Jaeger
- Pomarine Jaeger
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Slender-billed Gull
- Black-headed Gull
- Brown-headed Gull
- Black-tailed Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Brown Noddy
- Aleutian Tern
- Bridled Tern
- Little Tern
- Gull-billed Tern
- Caspian Tern
- Whiskered Tern
- White-winged Tern
- River Tern
- Common Tern
- Black-naped Tern
- Black-bellied Tern
- Lesser Crested Tern
- Great Crested Tern
Flamingos
- Greater Flamingo
Grebes
- Little Grebe
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Bulwer's Petrel
Storks
- Asian Openbill
- Black Stork
- Asian Woolly-necked Stork
- Black-necked Stork
- Lesser Adjutant
- Greater Adjutant
- Milky Stork
- Painted Stork
Frigatebirds
- Lesser Frigatebird
- Christmas Island Frigatebird
Boobies and Gannets
- Red-footed Booby
- Brown Booby
Anhingas
- Oriental Darter
Cormorants and Shags
- Little Cormorant
- Great Cormorant
- Indian Cormorant
Ibises and Spoonbills
- Glossy Ibis
- Black-headed Ibis
- White-shouldered Ibis
- Giant Ibis
- Eurasian Spoonbill
- Black-faced Spoonbill
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- Eurasian Bittern
- Black Bittern
- Cinnamon Bittern
- Yellow Bittern
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Malayan Night Heron
- Pacific Reef-Heron
- Chinese Egret
- Little Egret
- White-eared Night Heron
- Little Heron
- Chinese Pond-Heron
- Javan Pond-Heron
- Eastern Cattle-Egret
- Great Egret
- Medium Egret
- Gray Heron
- Purple Heron
Pelicans
- Great White Pelican
- Spot-billed Pelican
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Black-winged Kite
- Jerdon's Baza
- Black Baza
- Oriental Honey-buzzard
- Red-headed Vulture
- 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
- Chinese Sparrowhawk
- Eastern Marsh Harrier
- Pied Harrier
- Black Kite
- Brahminy Kite
- White-bellied Sea-Eagle
- Lesser Fish-Eagle
- Gray-headed Fish-Eagle
- Rufous-winged Buzzard
- Gray-faced Buzzard
- Common Buzzard
- Himalayan Buzzard
- Eastern Buzzard
Barn-Owls
- Australasian Grass-Owl
- Eastern Barn Owl
- Oriental Bay-Owl
Owls
- Mountain Scops-Owl
- Collared Scops-Owl
- Oriental Scops-Owl
- Buffy Fish-Owl
- Brown Fish-Owl
- Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl
- Asian Barred Owlet
- Collared Owlet
- Spotted Owlet
- Spotted Wood-Owl
- Brown Wood-Owl
- Short-eared Owl
- Brown Boobook
- Northern Boobook
Trogons
- Orange-breasted Trogon
- Red-headed Trogon
Hoopoes
- Common Hoopoe
Hornbills
- Great Hornbill
- Brown Hornbill
- Oriental Pied-Hornbill
- Wreathed Hornbill
Bee-eaters
- Blue-bearded Bee-eater
- Asian Green Bee-eater
- Blue-throated Bee-eater
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eater
Kingfishers
- Common Kingfisher
- Blue-eared Kingfisher
- Black-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher
- Banded Kingfisher
- Stork-billed Kingfisher
- Ruddy Kingfisher
- White-throated Kingfisher
- Black-capped Kingfisher
- Collared Kingfisher
- Pied Kingfisher
Rollers
- Indochinese Roller
- Dollarbird
Asian Barbets
- Coppersmith Barbet
- Blue-eared Barbet
- Red-vented Barbet
- Green-eared Barbet
- Lineated Barbet
- Moustached Barbet
- Indochinese Barbet
Woodpeckers
- Eurasian Wryneck
- Speckled Piculet
- White-browed Piculet
- Heart-spotted Woodpecker
- Gray-capped Pygmy Woodpecker
- Yellow-crowned Woodpecker
- Rufous-bellied Woodpecker
- Freckle-breasted Woodpecker
- Bay Woodpecker
- Greater Flameback
- Rufous Woodpecker
- Black-and-buff Woodpecker
- Pale-headed Woodpecker
- Bamboo Woodpecker
- Common Flameback
- Lesser Yellownape
- Streak-throated Woodpecker
- Red-collared Woodpecker
- Laced Woodpecker
- Gray-headed Woodpecker
- Black-headed Woodpecker
- Greater Yellownape
- Great Slaty Woodpecker
- White-bellied Woodpecker
Falcons and Caracaras
- Collared Falconet
- White-rumped Falcon
- Lesser Kestrel
- Eurasian Kestrel
- Amur Falcon
- Merlin
- Oriental Hobby
- Peregrine Falcon
Cockatoos
- Cockatiel
Old World Parrots
- Alexandrine Parakeet
- Gray-headed Parakeet
- Blossom-headed Parakeet
- Red-breasted Parakeet
- Budgerigar
- Vernal Hanging-Parrot
- Fischer's Lovebird
New World and African Parrots
- Red-and-green Macaw
Asian and Grauer's Broadbills
- Long-tailed Broadbill
- Dusky Broadbill
- Silver-breasted Broadbill
- Black-and-red Broadbill
- Banded Broadbill
Pittas
- Eared Pitta
- Blue-rumped Pitta
- Blue Pitta
- Bar-bellied Pitta
- Blue-winged Pitta
- Fairy Pitta
- Western Hooded Pitta
Thornbills and Allies
- Golden-bellied Gerygone
Cuckooshrikes
- Small Minivet
- Gray-chinned Minivet
- Scarlet Minivet
- Ashy Minivet
- Brown-rumped Minivet
- Rosy Minivet
- Oriental Cuckooshrike
- Black-winged Cuckooshrike
- Indochinese Cuckooshrike
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis
- White-browed Shrike-Babbler
- Clicking Shrike-Babbler
- White-bellied Erpornis
Whistlers and Allies
- Mangrove Whistler
Old World Orioles
- Black-naped Oriole
- Slender-billed Oriole
- Black-hooded Oriole
- Maroon Oriole
- Silver Oriole
Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies
- Ashy Woodswallow
Vangas, Helmetshrikes, and Allies
- Large Woodshrike
- Common Woodshrike
- Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike
Ioras
- Common Iora
- Great Iora
Fantails
- Malaysian Pied-Fantail
- White-throated Fantail
- White-browed Fantail
Drongos
- Black Drongo
- Ashy Drongo
- Crow-billed Drongo
- Bronzed Drongo
- Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo
- Hair-crested Drongo
- Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
Monarch Flycatchers
- Black-naped Monarch
- Black Paradise-Flycatcher
- Amur Paradise-Flycatcher
- Blyth's Paradise-Flycatcher
Shrikes
- Tiger Shrike
- Brown Shrike
- Burmese Shrike
- Long-tailed Shrike
- Gray-backed Shrike
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Eurasian Jay
- Red-billed Blue-Magpie
- Common Green-Magpie
- Indochinese Green-Magpie
- Rufous Treepie
- Racket-tailed Treepie
- Ratchet-tailed Treepie
- Large-billed Crow
Fairy Flycatchers
- Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
- Sultan Tit
- Asian Tit
Larks
- Indochinese Bushlark
- Singing Bushlark
- Oriental Skylark
Cisticolas and Allies
- Common Tailorbird
- Dark-necked Tailorbird
- Cambodian Tailorbird
- Ashy Tailorbird
- Annam Prinia
- Brown Prinia
- Hill Prinia
- Rufescent Prinia
- Gray-breasted Prinia
- Yellow-bellied Prinia
- Plain Prinia
- Zitting Cisticola
- Golden-headed Cisticola
Reed Warblers and Allies
- Thick-billed Warbler
- Black-browed Reed Warbler
- Blunt-winged Warbler
- Manchurian Reed Warbler
- Blyth's Reed Warbler
- Oriental Reed Warbler
Grassbirds and Allies
- Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler
- Lanceolated Warbler
- Baikal Bush Warbler
- Striated Grassbird
Cupwings
- Pygmy Cupwing
Swallows
- Gray-throated Martin
- Bank Swallow
- Dusky Crag-Martin
- Pacific Swallow
- Barn Swallow
- Wire-tailed Swallow
- Siberian House-Martin
- Asian House-Martin
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow
Bulbuls
- Ochraceous Bulbul
- Puff-throated Bulbul
- Gray-eyed Bulbul
- Ashy Bulbul
- Mountain Bulbul
- Black Bulbul
- Black-headed Bulbul
- Black-crested Bulbul
- Streak-eared Bulbul
- Stripe-throated Bulbul
- Red-whiskered Bulbul
- Yellow-vented Bulbul
- Sooty-headed Bulbul
Leaf Warblers
- Yellow-browed Warbler
- Hume's Warbler
- Radde's Warbler
- Dusky Warbler
- Buff-throated Warbler
- Eastern Crowned Warbler
- Martens's Warbler
- Alström's Warbler
- Two-barred Warbler
- Pale-legged Leaf Warbler
- Sakhalin Leaf Warbler
- Arctic Warbler
- Kamchatka Leaf Warbler
- Chestnut-crowned Warbler
- Yellow-vented Warbler
- Sulphur-breasted Warbler
- Claudia's Leaf Warbler
- Davison's Leaf Warbler
- Kloss's Leaf Warbler
Bush Warblers and Allies
- Asian Stubtail
- Gray-bellied Tesia
- Yellow-bellied Warbler
- Mountain Tailorbird
Long-tailed Tits
- Black-throated Tit
Parrotbills
- Yellow-eyed Babbler
- Black-headed Parrotbill
- Black-throated Parrotbill
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies
- Black-chinned Yuhina
- Chestnut-flanked White-eye
- Swinhoe's White-eye
- Indian White-eye
- Hume's White-eye
Tree-Babblers, Scimitar-Babblers, and Allies
- Chestnut-capped Babbler
- Gray-faced Tit-Babbler
- Pin-striped Tit-Babbler
- Rufous-capped Babbler
- Red-billed Scimitar-Babbler
- White-browed Scimitar-Babbler
- Large Scimitar-Babbler
- Gray-throated Babbler
Ground Babblers and Allies
- Chinese Grassbird
- Scaly-crowned Babbler
- Collared Babbler
- Rufous-throated Fulvetta
- Puff-throated Babbler
- Spot-throated Babbler
- Buff-breasted Babbler
- Abbott's Babbler
- Streaked Wren-Babbler
- Eyebrowed Wren-Babbler
Laughingthrushes and Allies
- Black-browed Fulvetta
- Mountain Fulvetta
- Blue-winged Minla
- Silver-eared Mesia
- Orange-breasted Laughingthrush
- Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush
- White-crested Laughingthrush
- Black-hooded Laughingthrush
- Cambodian Laughingthrush
- White-cheeked Laughingthrush
- Black-throated Laughingthrush
Nuthatches
- Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
- Burmese Nuthatch
- Chestnut-vented Nuthatch
Starlings
- Asian Glossy Starling
- Golden-crested Myna
- Common Hill Myna
- European Starling
- Rosy Starling
- Daurian Starling
- Chestnut-cheeked Starling
- Black-collared Starling
- Siamese Pied Starling
- White-shouldered Starling
- Brahminy Starling
- Chestnut-tailed Starling
- Red-billed Starling
- Common Myna
- Vinous-breasted Myna
- Great Myna
Thrushes and Allies
- Dark-sided Thrush
- White's Thrush
- Green Cochoa
- Siberian Thrush
- Orange-headed Thrush
- Japanese Thrush
- Eyebrowed Thrush
- Dusky Thrush
- Naumann's Thrush
Old World Flycatchers
- Dark-sided Flycatcher
- Ferruginous Flycatcher
- Asian Brown Flycatcher
- Brown-breasted Flycatcher
- Brown-streaked Flycatcher
- Oriental Magpie-Robin
- White-rumped Shama
- White-tailed Flycatcher
- Large Niltava
- Fujian Niltava
- Blue-and-white Flycatcher
- Verditer Flycatcher
- Rufous-browed Flycatcher
- Hainan Blue Flycatcher
- Pale Blue Flycatcher
- Large Blue Flycatcher
- Hill Blue Flycatcher
- Indochinese Blue Flycatcher
- Brown-chested Jungle Flycatcher
- Lesser Shortwing
- Rufous-tailed Robin
- Rufous-headed Robin
- Siberian Blue Robin
- Bluethroat
- Blue Whistling-Thrush
- White-crowned Forktail
- Slaty-backed Forktail
- Siberian Rubythroat
- White-tailed Robin
- Yellow-rumped Flycatcher
- Green-backed Flycatcher
- Narcissus Flycatcher
- Mugimaki Flycatcher
- Slaty-backed Flycatcher
- Snowy-browed Flycatcher
- Little Pied Flycatcher
- Taiga Flycatcher
- White-throated Rock-Thrush
- Blue Rock-Thrush
- Amur Stonechat
- Pied Bushchat
- Gray Bushchat
Flowerpeckers
- Thick-billed Flowerpecker
- Yellow-vented Flowerpecker
- Plain Flowerpecker
- Fire-breasted Flowerpecker
- Cambodian Flowerpecker
- Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters
- Ruby-cheeked Sunbird
- Brown-throated Sunbird
- Van Hasselt's Sunbird
- Copper-throated Sunbird
- Purple Sunbird
- Ornate Sunbird
- Black-throated Sunbird
- Crimson Sunbird
- Purple-naped Spiderhunter
- Little Spiderhunter
- Streaked Spiderhunter
Fairy-bluebirds
- Asian Fairy-bluebird
Leafbirds
- Blue-winged Leafbird
- Golden-fronted Leafbird
Weavers and Allies
- Streaked Weaver
- Baya Weaver
- Asian Golden Weaver
Waxbills and Allies
- Java Sparrow
- Scaly-breasted Munia
- White-rumped Munia
- Chestnut Munia
- White-headed Munia
- Pin-tailed Parrotfinch
- Red Avadavat
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
- Plain-backed Sparrow
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
- Forest Wagtail
- Gray Wagtail
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail
- Citrine Wagtail
- Mekong Wagtail
- White Wagtail
- Richard's Pipit
- Paddyfield Pipit
- Olive-backed Pipit
- Red-throated Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Common Rosefinch
Old World Buntings
- Black-headed Bunting
- Red-headed Bunting
- Chestnut-eared Bunting
- Yellow-breasted Bunting
- Little Bunting
- Black-faced Bunting
- Chestnut Bunting
Most common birds in Cambodia
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 Cambodia’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Great EgretArdea alba
- Rock PigeonColumba livia
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulata
- Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubius
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Asian Palm SwiftCypsiurus balasiensis
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
- Chinese Pond-HeronArdeola bacchus
- Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
- Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
- Brown ShrikeLanius cristatus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Eastern Yellow WagtailMotacilla tschutschensis
Largest bird families in Cambodia
Among its regular birds.
- Sandpipers and Allies25
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites18
- Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns16
- Old World Flycatchers15
- Woodpeckers15
- Pigeons and Doves14
- Plovers and Lapwings12
- Bulbuls12
Reported in the last 30 days
340 species reported to eBird in Cambodia in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
White Wagtail, Whiskered Tern, House Sparrow, White-nest Swiftlet, Chinese Pond-Heron, Brown Shrike, Common Myna, Little Ringed Plover, Great Egret, Asian Palm Swift, Scaly-breasted Munia, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Common Tailorbird, Zebra Dove, Rock Pigeon, Siamese Pied Starling, Greater Racket-tailed Drongo, Streak-eared Bulbul, Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker, Blue-winged Leafbird, Hainan Blue Flycatcher, Asian Koel, Greater Coucal, Green-billed Malkoha, Dark-necked Tailorbird, White-rumped Shama, Asian Brown Flycatcher, Ruby-cheeked Sunbird, Yellow-vented Bulbul, Coppersmith Barbet, Ashy Drongo, Brown-throated Sunbird, Blue-tailed Bee-eater, Pin-striped Tit-Babbler, Malaysian Pied-Fantail, Abbott's Babbler, Chestnut-winged Cuckoo, Cambodian Tailorbird, Blyth's Paradise-Flycatcher, Black Paradise-Flycatcher, …
Get to know some of them
Barn Swallow
Blue-tailed Bee-eater
Black-crowned Night Heron
Spotted Dove
Common Tern
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Little Egret
Little Grebe
Gray Heron
Coppersmith Barbet
Marsh Sandpiper
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Common Tailorbird