🇱🇦What animals live in Laos?

Name: Animal occurrence records for Laos
Creator: What Animal Lives Where

242,301 animal records from Laos cover 1,200+ species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one.

242,301 records
1,200+ species
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Most-recorded animals in Laos

Animal	Group	Records
Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius	Aves Cisticolidae	5,320
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus	Aves Passeridae	4,860
Zebra Dove Geopelia striata	Aves Columbidae	3,393
Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata	Aves Estrildidae	3,338
Common Myna Acridotheres tristis	Aves Sturnidae	3,338
Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus	Aves Laniidae	3,168
Asian Palm-Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis	Aves Apodidae	3,081
Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis	Aves Cuculidae	3,047
Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus	Aves Phylloscopidae	2,924
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica	Aves Hirundinidae	2,860
Chinese Pond-Heron Ardeola bacchus	Aves Ardeidae	2,754
Plain Prinia Prinia inornata	Aves Cisticolidae	2,676
Great Myna Acridotheres grandis	Aves Sturnidae	2,580
Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus	Aves Cuculidae	2,533
Amur Stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri	Aves Muscicapidae	2,392
White-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus fuciphagus	Aves Apodidae	2,186
Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus	Aves Dicruridae	2,125
House Sparrow Passer domesticus	Aves Passeridae	2,074
Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus	Aves Motacillidae	2,066
Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus	Aves Phylloscopidae	2,062
Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla	Aves Muscicapidae	2,053
Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus	Aves Pycnonotidae	1,914
Asian Barred Owlet Glaucidium cuculoides	Aves Strigidae	1,825
black rat Rattus rattus	Mammalia Muridae	1,820
Black-crested Bulbul Pycnonotus flaviventris	Aves Pycnonotidae	1,789
Gray-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii	Aves Cisticolidae	1,786
Striped Tit-Babbler Macronus gularis	Aves Timaliidae	1,762
White Wagtail Motacilla alba	Aves Motacillidae	1,761
Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis	Aves Columbidae	1,751
Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis	Aves Muscicapidae	1,699
Malaysian Pied-Fantail Rhipidura javanica	Aves Rhipiduridae	1,674
Dark-necked Tailorbird Orthotomus atrogularis	Aves Cisticolidae	1,605
Red Collared-Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica	Aves Columbidae	1,589
Sooty-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster	Aves Pycnonotidae	1,531
Little Egret/Western Reef-Heron Egretta garzetta	Aves Ardeidae	1,516
Ayeyarwady Bulbul Pycnonotus blanfordi	Aves Pycnonotidae	1,459
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	Aves Alcedinidae	1,450
Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis	Aves Stenostiridae	1,419
Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos	Aves Corvidae	1,392
Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis	Aves Cisticolidae	1,311
Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum	Aves Dicaeidae	1,302
Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis	Aves Cisticolidae	1,301
Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata	Aves Muscicapidae	1,298
Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus	Aves Dicruridae	1,297
Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris	Aves Cisticolidae	1,241
White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata	Aves Estrildidae	1,235
Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea	Aves Monarchidae	1,204
Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica	Aves Hirundinidae	1,191
Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans	Aves Ciconiidae	1,151
Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula	Aves Alaudidae	1,131
Puff-throated Babbler Pellorneum ruficeps	Aves Pellorneidae	1,128
White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus	Aves Muscicapidae	1,059
Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus	Aves Artamidae	994
Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis	Aves Motacillidae	954
Common Iora Aegithina tiphia	Aves Aegithinidae	884
Lesser Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna javanica	Aves Anatidae	867
Gray Wagtail Motacilla cinerea	Aves Motacillidae	855
Blue-throated Barbet Psilopogon asiaticus	Aves Megalaimidae	815
Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa latirostris	Aves Muscicapidae	814
Stripe-throated Bulbul Pycnonotus finlaysoni	Aves Pycnonotidae	777

How to read this. These are records, not a census. A high count can mean a common animal or simply a well-watched one, and rare visitors appear alongside residents. Open an animal to see whether its records suggest it is resident, seasonal or just passing through.