Timor-Leste bird checklist
270 bird species in 69 families have been recorded in Timor-Leste, according to eBird; about 254 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 Timor-Leste right now
1Common Greenshank
2Common Sandpiper
3Great Egret
4Eurasian Tree Sparrow
5Little Egret
6Great Crested Tern
7Greater Sand-Plover
8Pacific Golden-Plover
9Black Kite
10Little Tern
Timor-Leste bird checklist
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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- Wandering Whistling-Duck
- Muscovy Duck
- Green Pygmy-Goose
- Garganey
- Pacific Black Duck
- Sunda Teal
- Gray Teal
- Hardhead
Megapodes
- Orange-footed Megapode
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Red Junglefowl
- Brown Quail
- Blue-breasted Quail
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Metallic Pigeon
- Sunda Collared-Dove
- Spotted Dove
- Timor Cuckoo-Dove
- Little Cuckoo-Dove
- Slaty Cuckoo-Dove
- Pacific Emerald Dove
- Wetar Ground Dove
- Barred Dove
- Timor Green-Pigeon
- Black-naped Fruit-Dove
- Black-backed Fruit-Dove
- Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove
- Pink-headed Imperial-Pigeon
- Timor Imperial-Pigeon
Cuckoos
- Lesser Coucal
- Pheasant Coucal
- Pacific Koel
- Channel-billed Cuckoo
- Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo
- Shining Bronze-Cuckoo
- Little Bronze-Cuckoo
- Pallid Cuckoo
- Sahul Brush Cuckoo
- Sunda Cuckoo
- Oriental Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Timor Nightjar
- Savanna Nightjar
Swifts
- White-throated Needletail
- Drab Swiftlet
- White-nest Swiftlet
- Pacific Swift
- House Swift
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Slaty-breasted Rail
- Buff-banded Rail
- Eurasian Moorhen
- Dusky Moorhen
- Eurasian Coot
- Australasian Swamphen
- White-browed Crake
- Watercock
- White-breasted Waterhen
- Pale-vented Bush-hen
- Ruddy-breasted Crake
- Baillon's Crake
- Spotless Crake
Thick-knees
- Beach Thick-knee
Stilts and Avocets
- Pied Stilt
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- Pacific Golden-Plover
- Little Ringed Plover
- Masked Lapwing
- Oriental Plover
- Siberian Sand-Plover
- Greater Sand-Plover
- Red-capped Plover
- Malaysian Plover
- Javan Plover
Painted-Snipes
- Greater Painted-Snipe
Jacanas
- Comb-crested Jacana
Sandpipers and Allies
- Eurasian Whimbrel
- Little Curlew
- Far Eastern Curlew
- Eurasian Curlew
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Asian Dowitcher
- Swinhoe's Snipe
- Red-necked Phalarope
- Terek Sandpiper
- Common Sandpiper
- Gray-tailed Tattler
- Marsh Sandpiper
- Wood Sandpiper
- Common Redshank
- Common Greenshank
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Great Knot
- Red Knot
- Ruff
- Broad-billed Sandpiper
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Long-toed Stint
- Red-necked Stint
- Sanderling
- Pectoral Sandpiper
Buttonquail
- Red-backed Buttonquail
Pratincoles and Coursers
- Australian Pratincole
- Oriental Pratincole
Skuas and Jaegers
- Long-tailed Jaeger
- Parasitic Jaeger
- Pomarine Jaeger
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Black-headed Gull
- Brown Noddy
- Sooty Tern
- Bridled Tern
- Little Tern
- Gull-billed Tern
- Australian Tern
- Caspian Tern
- Whiskered Tern
- White-winged Tern
- Common Tern
- Black-naped Tern
- Lesser Crested Tern
- Great Crested Tern
Grebes
- Little Grebe
- Australasian Grebe
Tropicbirds
- White-tailed Tropicbird
- Red-tailed Tropicbird
Southern Storm-Petrels
- Wilson's Storm-Petrel
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Bulwer's Petrel
- Streaked Shearwater
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater
Frigatebirds
- Lesser Frigatebird
- Great Frigatebird
Boobies and Gannets
- Red-footed Booby
- Brown Booby
Anhingas
- Australasian Darter
Cormorants and Shags
- Little Pied Cormorant
- Little Black Cormorant
Ibises and Spoonbills
- Glossy Ibis
- Australian Ibis
- Royal Spoonbill
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- Black Bittern
- Cinnamon Bittern
- Yellow Bittern
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Nankeen Night Heron
- Pacific Reef-Heron
- Little Egret
- Pied Heron
- White-faced Heron
- Little Heron
- Eastern Cattle-Egret
- Great Egret
- Medium Egret
- Purple Heron
- Great-billed Heron
Pelicans
- Australian Pelican
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Black-winged Kite
- Pacific Baza
- Oriental Honey-buzzard
- Short-toed Snake-Eagle
- Booted Eagle
- Bonelli's Eagle
- Japanese Sparrowhawk
- Chinese Sparrowhawk
- Brown Goshawk
- Spotted Harrier
- Black Kite
- Brahminy Kite
- White-bellied Sea-Eagle
Barn-Owls
- Eastern Barn Owl
Owls
- Timor Boobook
- Northern Boobook
Bee-eaters
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater
- Rainbow Bee-eater
Kingfishers
- Common Kingfisher
- Sacred Kingfisher
- Collared Kingfisher
- Cinnamon-banded Kingfisher
Rollers
- Dollarbird
Falcons and Caracaras
- Spotted Kestrel
- Australian Hobby
- Peregrine Falcon
Cockatoos
- Yellow-crested Cockatoo
Old World Parrots
- Olive-shouldered Parrot
- Red-cheeked Parrot
- Great-billed Parrot
- Iris Lorikeet
- Olive-headed Lorikeet
- Marigold Lorikeet
Pittas
- Elegant Pitta
Honeyeaters
- Streak-breasted Honeyeater
- Black-breasted Myzomela
- Brown Honeyeater
- Yellow-eared Honeyeater
- Timor Friarbird
- Helmeted Friarbird
Thornbills and Allies
- Plain Gerygone
Cuckooshrikes
- Black-faced Cuckooshrike
- Wallacean Cuckooshrike
- White-shouldered Triller
- Timor Cicadabird
Whistlers and Allies
- Fawn-breasted Whistler
- Tenggara Whistler
Old World Orioles
- Timor Oriole
- Wetar Oriole
- Green Figbird
Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies
- White-breasted Woodswallow
- Black-faced Woodswallow
Fantails
- Northern Fantail
- Supertramp Fantail
Drongos
- Wallacean Drongo
Monarch Flycatchers
- Island Monarch
- Australian Spectacled Monarch
- Magpie-lark
- Broad-billed Flycatcher
Shrikes
- Long-tailed Shrike
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Large-billed Crow
Larks
- Singing Bushlark
Cisticolas and Allies
- Zitting Cisticola
- Golden-headed Cisticola
Reed Warblers and Allies
- Oriental Reed Warbler
- Australian Reed Warbler
Grassbirds and Allies
- Javan Bush Warbler
- Buff-banded Bushbird
- Tawny Grassbird
Cupwings
- Pygmy Cupwing
Swallows
- Pacific Swallow
- Barn Swallow
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow
- Fairy Martin
- Tree Martin
Bulbuls
- Yellow-vented Bulbul
- Sooty-headed Bulbul
Leaf Warblers
- Yellow-breasted Warbler
- Timor Leaf Warbler
Bush Warblers and Allies
- Timor Stubtail
- Aberrant Bush Warbler
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies
- Timor Heleia
- Warbling White-eye
- Ashy-bellied White-eye
Starlings
- Short-tailed Starling
Thrushes and Allies
- Sunda Thrush
- Chestnut-backed Thrush
- Orange-banded Thrush
- Wallacean Island-Thrush
Old World Flycatchers
- Gray-streaked Flycatcher
- Timor Blue Flycatcher
- Lesser Shortwing
- Snowy-browed Flycatcher
- Pygmy Flycatcher
- Little Pied Flycatcher
- Black-banded Flycatcher
- Pied Bushchat
- Timor Bushchat
Flowerpeckers
- Thick-billed Flowerpecker
- Red-chested Flowerpecker
- Timor Flowerpecker
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters
- Flame-breasted Sunbird
Waxbills and Allies
- Zebra Finch
- Timor Sparrow
- Scaly-breasted Munia
- Black-faced Munia
- Pale-headed Munia
- Five-colored Munia
- Tricolored Parrotfinch
- Red Avadavat
Old World Sparrows
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
- Gray Wagtail
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail
- Paddyfield Pipit
- Pechora Pipit
Most common birds in Timor-Leste
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 Timor-Leste’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Great EgretArdea alba
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Great Crested TernThalasseus bergii
- Greater Sand-PloverAnarhynchus leschenaultii
- Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulva
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Medium EgretArdea intermedia
- Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
- Barred DoveGeopelia maugeus
- Collared KingfisherTodiramphus chloris
- Brown HoneyeaterLichmera indistincta
- Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulata
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Supertramp FantailRhipidura semicollaris
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Drab SwiftletCollocalia neglecta
Largest bird families in Timor-Leste
Among its regular birds.
- Sandpipers and Allies27
- Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns14
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers14
- Pigeons and Doves14
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites13
- Rails, Gallinules, and Coots11
- Cuckoos11
- Plovers and Lapwings10
Reported in the last 30 days
117 species reported to eBird in Timor-Leste in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Supertramp Fantail, Barred Dove, Black-winged Kite, Black Kite, Broad-billed Flycatcher, Brown Honeyeater, Brown Quail, Sahul Brush Cuckoo, Blue-tailed Bee-eater, Collared Kingfisher, Common Greenshank, Common Kingfisher, Common Sandpiper, Drab Swiftlet, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Five-colored Munia, Great Crested Tern, Great Egret, Greater Sand-Plover, Medium Egret, Little Egret, Little Tern, Scaly-breasted Munia, Paddyfield Pipit, Pacific Golden-Plover, Pied Bushchat, Rainbow Bee-eater, Red-capped Plover, Royal Spoonbill, Savanna Nightjar, Sooty-headed Bulbul, Spotted Dove, Streak-breasted Honeyeater, Little Heron, Sunda Teal, Timor Bushchat, Timor Friarbird, Tree Martin, Eurasian Whimbrel, White-shouldered Triller, …
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Medium Egret
Blue-tailed Bee-eater
Scaly-breasted Munia
Common Kingfisher
Wood Sandpiper
Whiskered Tern
Rainbow Bee-eater
Spotted Dove
Paddyfield Pipit
Tree Martin
Royal Spoonbill
Gray-tailed Tattler
Large-billed Crow
Red-footed Booby
Far Eastern Curlew
Great Frigatebird