Gulls & Terns in Malaysia
Our list for Malaysia has 6 gulls & terns recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 4 winter visitors and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Malaysia in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 6, most common first
Little TernSternula albifronsResidentUncommon21–25 cmRecorded all year
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusWinter visitorUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Sep–May
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaWinter visitorUncommon33–42 cmRecorded all year
Common TernSterna hirundoWinter visitorUncommon31–35 cmRecorded all year
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorRare38–44 cmRegularly Dec–Mar
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiPassage migrantRare33–41 cmRegularly May
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Little Tern 21–25 cm
- White-winged Tern 20–27 cm
- Common Tern 31–35 cm
- Roseate Tern 33–41 cm
- Gull-billed Tern 33–42 cm
- Black-headed Gull 38–44 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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