Myanmar (Burma)

What is recorded in Myanmar (Burma)

Species

1,346

Grid cells

4,419

Records

297,520

Years covered

1980-2026

• Birds 551
• Insects 277
• Bony fish 205
• Reptiles 135
• Amphibians 123
• Mammals 46
• Sharks and rays 9

These are species with at least one recorded territory in Myanmar (Burma), not a national checklist: a bird list from eBird or Avibase is more complete. The counts follow recording effort as much as wildlife, so a country with more visitors and more naturalists will show more of both.

Most recorded here

The species with the most open occurrence records in Myanmar (Burma), among those a photograph exists for. Most recorded is not most numerous: it rewards animals that are common, conspicuous and live where people go.

bird

Not assessed · location generalised

Sooty-headed Bulbul

Pycnonotus aurigaster

6,191 records

bird

Not assessed · location generalised

Flavescent Bulbul

Pycnonotus flavescens

4,016 records

bird

Not assessed · location generalised

Dark-backed Sibia

Heterophasia melanoleuca

3,925 records

bird

Not assessed · location generalised

Grey Bush Chat

Saxicola ferreus

3,778 records

bird

Not assessed · location generalised

Ashy Drongo

Dicrurus leucophaeus

3,694 records

bird

Not assessed · location generalised

Blue-throated Barbet

Psilopogon asiaticus

3,343 records

bird

Not assessed · location generalised

Orange-bellied Leafbird

Chloropsis hardwickii

3,337 records

bird

Not assessed · location generalised

Bronzed Drongo

Dicrurus aeneus

3,312 records

bird

Not assessed · location generalised

Cook's Swift

Apus cooki

3,277 records

bird

Not assessed · location generalised

Mrs. Gould's Sunbird

Aethopyga gouldiae

3,215 records

bird

Not assessed · location generalised

Chestnut-vented Nuthatch

Sitta nagaensis

3,186 records

bird

Not assessed · location generalised

Olive-backed Pipit

Anthus hodgsoni

3,114 records