Myanmar Ramsar wetland
Moneyingyi Wetland Sanctuary
148 bird species recorded; the most in February.
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH (contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data), CC BY 4.0, with relief shading from Copernicus WorldDEM-30
This month here
106 species in January.132 species in February.73 species in March.76 species in April.18 species in May.0 species in June.5 species in July.0 species in August.37 species in September.68 species in October.46 species in November.109 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
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No records for this month.
No records for this month.
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- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
148 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 148Speciesrecorded more than once
- 92Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 2ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 2,144Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 8Raptors
- 3Owls
- 21Waders
- 5Gulls & seabirds
- 9Ducks & geese
- 14Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 61Songbirds
- 24Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 148 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eastern Marsh-harrierCircus spilonotus
- Pied HarrierCircus melanoleucos
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Greater spotted eagleAquila clanga
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Crested Honey BuzzardPernis ptilorhynchus
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Spotted OwletAthene brama
- Eastern Barn OwlTyto javanica
- Asian Barred OwletGlaucidium cuculoides
Waders21 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Pheasant-tailed JacanaHydrophasianus chirurgus
- Grey-headed LapwingVanellus cinereus
- Bronze-winged JacanaMetopidius indicus
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Oriental PratincoleGlareola maldivarum
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Long-toed StintCalidris subminuta
- Pin-tailed SnipeGallinago stenura
- Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- RuffCalidris pugnax
Gulls & seabirds5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Brown-headed GullChroicocephalus brunnicephalus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
Ducks & geese9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Lesser Whistling DuckDendrocygna javanica
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Cotton Pygmy GooseNettapus coromandelianus
- Fulvous Whistling-duckDendrocygna bicolor
- Anas poecilorhynchaAnas poecilorhyncha
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Maned DuckChenonetta jubata
Herons, ibises & grebes14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Egretta intermediaEgretta intermedia
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster
- Chinese Pond HeronArdeola bacchus
- Black-necked IbisThreskiornis melanocephalus
- Indian Pond-HeronArdeola grayii
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey PelicanPelecanus philippensisNT
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Asian Open-bill StorkAnastomus oscitans
- Painted StorkMycteria leucocephala
- Sarus CraneGrus antigoneVU
Songbirds61 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
- Stejneger's StonechatSaxicola stejnegeri
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Plain PriniaPrinia inornata
- Brown ShrikeLanius cristatus
- Oriental Reed WarblerAcrocephalus orientalis
- House CrowCorvus splendens
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Striated GrassbirdMegalurus palustris
- Oriental Magpie-robinCopsychus saularis
- Ayeyarwady BulbulPycnonotus blanfordi
- Jungle MynaAcridotheres fuscus
- Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
- Chestnut-tailed StarlingSturnia malabarica
- Dusky warblerPhylloscopus fuscatus
- Red-whiskered BulbulPycnonotus jocosus
- Eastern Yellow WagtailMotacilla tschutschensis
- Baya WeaverPloceus philippinus
- Indian Pied MynaGracupica contra
- Black-browed Reed WarblerAcrocephalus bistrigiceps
- Common IoraAegithina tiphia
- Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
- Oriental SkylarkAlauda gulgula
- Ashy Wood SwallowArtamus fuscus
- Taiga FlycatcherFicedula albicilla
- Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
- Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
- Spice FinchLonchura punctulata
- Thick-billed WarblerIduna aedon
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- Yellow-bellied PriniaPrinia flaviventris
- Oriolus chinensisOriolus chinensis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Pied Bush ChatSaxicola caprata
- Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapilla
- Asian Golden WeaverPloceus hypoxanthusNT
- Plain-backed SparrowPasser flaveolus
- White-tailed StonechatSaxicola leucurus
- Lanius schachLanius schach
- Eastern Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
- Muscicapa latirostrisMuscicapa latirostris
- Clamorous Reed WarblerAcrocephalus stentoreus
- Scarlet-backed FlowerpeckerDicaeum cruentatum
- Asian House MartinDelichon dasypus
- Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
- White-rumped MuniaLonchura striata
- Yellow-eyed BabblerChrysomma sinense
- Dicrurus leucophaeusDicrurus leucophaeus
- Black-naped MonarchHypothymis azurea
- Black-hooded OrioleOriolus xanthornus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Indian White-eyeZosterops palpebrosus
- Chestnut-eared BuntingEmberiza fucata
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
- Plain-tailed WarblerSeicercus soror
- Siberian stonechatSaxicola maurus
- Vinous-breasted StarlingAcridotheres burmannicus
Other birds24 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Asian Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalis
- Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
- Plaintive CuckooCacomantis merulinus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Black-capped KingfisherHalcyon pileataVU
- Eastern Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
- White-breasted KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
- Asian Palm-swiftCypsiurus balasiensis
- Lesser CoucalCentropus bengalensis
- Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- WatercockGallicrex cinerea
- White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
- Coracias affinisCoracias affinis
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eaterMerops leschenaulti
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Red Collared DoveStreptopelia tranquebarica
- Ruddy-breasted CrakePorzana fusca
- House SwiftApus nipalensis
- Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalus
- CootFulica atra
- Common KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species in February.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan31°/18°9 mm
- Feb34°/19°1 mm
- Mar37°/22°18 mm
- Apr38°/26°31 mm
- May34°/26°160 mm
- Jun31°/24°240 mm
- Jul30°/24°284 mm
- Aug29°/24°272 mm
- Sep30°/24°195 mm
- Oct30°/24°144 mm
- Nov31°/22°22 mm
- Dec30°/18°8 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Moneyingyi Wetland Sanctuary.
Wildlife reserve in Burma
Moneyingyi Wetland Sanctuary is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Myanmar.
148 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 2,144 open records.
The most recorded are the Purple heron, the Little Cormorant and the Little Egret.
6 species come for the summer, 84 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
2 are threatened worldwide, including Black-capped Kingfisher and Sarus Crane.
The most species are recorded in February.
Get there and watch
- Moe Yun Gyi Resortplace to stay · 6.3 km · 16 within 10 km
- Wawnearest town · 12 km in a straight line
- Yangon International Airport (RGN)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 84 km in a straight lineCar hire at CNX airport (Chiang Mai)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- 1restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 16places to stay within 10 kmMoe Yun Gyi Resort, မိုးကောင်းကင် and 14 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- car parks within 3 km
- campsites within 10 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Moneyingyi Wetland Sanctuary.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmShwedan In0.6 km² · 13 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
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Moneyingyi Wetland Sanctuary
Myanmar
- 66Birdyas Score
- 148Species
- 92Migrants
- 2Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q6899331) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 2,144 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Sister atlases | Lakeyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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