Birds to See in Malaysia in April
50 bird species on our list for Malaysia are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Little Egret, Blue-eared Barbet, Great White Egret and Rock Dove. New this month: Sharp-tailed Sandpiper.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprFrom Malaysia’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 50 birds in April
50 birds
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.28% in Apr
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Apr
Blue-eared BarbetPsilopogon cyanotisResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Apr
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Apr
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentCommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Apr
Rufous-tailed TailorbirdOrthotomus sericeusResidentCommon10–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Apr
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.39% in Apr
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaResidentUncommon10–11 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Apr
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Apr
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentUncommon42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Apr
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Apr
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Apr
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusResidentUncommon52–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Apr
Crested MynaAcridotheres cristatellusResidentUncommon24–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Apr
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorUncommon27–29 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.16% in Apr
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Apr
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.12% in Apr
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.12% in Apr
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.12% in Apr
White-tailed RobinMyiomela leucuraResidentUncommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Apr
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Apr
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.07% in Apr
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaWinter visitorUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.07% in Apr
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Apr
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusWinter visitorUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.07% in Apr
Black EagleIctinaetus malaiensisResidentUncommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Apr
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.07% in Apr
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Apr
Little TernSternula albifronsResidentUncommon21–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Apr
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.06% in Apr
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaWinter visitorUncommon33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Apr
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorUncommon50–60 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.05% in Apr
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.04% in Apr
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaWinter visitorUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.04% in Apr
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.04% in Apr
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.04% in Apr
Common TernSterna hirundoWinter visitorUncommon31–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Apr
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.03% in Apr
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Apr
Red KnotCalidris canutusWinter visitorRare23–26 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.02% in Apr
Orange-headed ThrushGeokichla citrinaResidentUncommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Apr
Blue Rock-thrushMonticola solitariusResidentRare21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Apr
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.02% in Apr
Little StintCalidris minutaWinter visitorRare13–15 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.01% in Apr
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaWinter visitorRare12–14 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.01% in Apr
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataPassage migrantRare17–22 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.00% in Apr
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriPassage migrantRare38–42 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.00% in Apr
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusPassage migrantRare21–24 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.00% in Apr
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made