Birds to See in Malaysia in August
46 bird species on our list for Malaysia are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Blue-eared Barbet, Rock Dove, Rufous-tailed Tailorbird and Purple Heron. New this month: Grey Wagtail, Pacific Golden-Plover, Common Kingfisher and Little Ringed Plover and 7 more.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugFrom 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 46 birds in August
46 birds
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in Aug
Blue-eared BarbetPsilopogon cyanotisResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Aug
Rufous-tailed TailorbirdOrthotomus sericeusResidentCommon10–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Aug
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentCommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Aug
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Aug
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Aug
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Aug
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaResidentUncommon10–11 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Aug
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.37% in Aug
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Aug
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Aug
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentUncommon42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Aug
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Aug
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusResidentUncommon52–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Aug
Crested MynaAcridotheres cristatellusResidentUncommon24–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Aug
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorUncommon27–29 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.14% in Aug
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.13% in Aug
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.13% in Aug
Little TernSternula albifronsResidentUncommon21–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Aug
Black EagleIctinaetus malaiensisResidentUncommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Aug
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Aug
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaWinter visitorUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.07% in Aug
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusWinter visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.06% in Aug
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.06% in Aug
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorUncommon50–60 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.06% in Aug
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Aug
White-tailed RobinMyiomela leucuraResidentUncommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Aug
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.05% in Aug
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.05% in Aug
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaWinter visitorUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.05% in Aug
Orange-headed ThrushGeokichla citrinaResidentUncommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Aug
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaWinter visitorUncommon33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Aug
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.03% in Aug
Common TernSterna hirundoWinter visitorUncommon31–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Aug
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.02% in Aug
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.02% in Aug
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Aug
Red KnotCalidris canutusWinter visitorRare23–26 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.02% in Aug
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.01% in Aug
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.01% in Aug
Little StintCalidris minutaWinter visitorRare13–15 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.01% in Aug
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataPassage migrantRare17–22 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.01% in Aug
Blue Rock-thrushMonticola solitariusResidentRare21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Aug
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