Birds to See in Malaysia in November
59 bird species on our list for Malaysia are recorded regularly in November
Of these, the most often recorded are Little Egret, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Barn Swallow, Great White Egret and Purple Heron. New this month: Yellow-browed Warbler, Tufted Duck, Northern Shoveler and Northern Pintail and 1 more.
On the move in November
GBIF · NovArriving
At their peak
Leaving soon
From Malaysia’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
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All 59 birds in November
59 birds
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.15% in Nov
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.15% in Nov
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in Nov
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Nov
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentCommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Nov
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Nov
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.67% in Nov
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Nov
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.51% in Nov
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Nov
Blue-eared BarbetPsilopogon cyanotisResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Nov
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusResidentUncommon52–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Nov
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentUncommon42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Nov
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaResidentUncommon10–11 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Nov
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.30% in Nov
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Nov
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorUncommon27–29 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.27% in Nov
Rufous-tailed TailorbirdOrthotomus sericeusResidentCommon10–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Nov
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Nov
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.23% in Nov
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.22% in Nov
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.20% in Nov
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusWinter visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.17% in Nov
Crested MynaAcridotheres cristatellusResidentUncommon24–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Nov
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Nov
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorUncommon50–60 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.14% in Nov
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaWinter visitorUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.13% in Nov
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaWinter visitorUncommon33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Nov
Little TernSternula albifronsResidentUncommon21–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Nov
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Nov
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.09% in Nov
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.09% in Nov
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusWinter visitorUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.09% in Nov
Black EagleIctinaetus malaiensisResidentUncommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Nov
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.08% in Nov
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.08% in Nov
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Nov
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaWinter visitorUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.07% in Nov
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatusWinter visitorUncommon10–11 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.05% in Nov
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.05% in Nov
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Nov
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.04% in Nov
GarganeySpatula querquedulaWinter visitorRare37–41 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.04% in Nov
RuffCalidris pugnaxWinter visitorRare20–32 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.04% in Nov
Common TernSterna hirundoWinter visitorUncommon31–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Nov
White-tailed RobinMyiomela leucuraResidentUncommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Nov
Orange-headed ThrushGeokichla citrinaResidentUncommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Nov
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaWinter visitorRare12–14 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.03% in Nov
Red KnotCalidris canutusWinter visitorRare23–26 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.03% in Nov
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaPassage migrantUncommon40–47 cmRegularly Nov–Jan · 0.02% in Nov
Blue Rock-thrushMonticola solitariusResidentRare21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Nov
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusPassage migrantRare18–19 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.02% in Nov
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusWinter visitorRare42–51 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.01% in Nov
KestrelFalco tinnunculusWinter visitorRare32–39 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.01% in Nov
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorRare44–51 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.01% in Nov
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaPassage migrantRare17–19 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.01% in Nov
Temminck's StintCalidris temminckiiWinter visitorRare13–15 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.01% in Nov
Northern PintailAnas acutaPassage migrantRare59–76 cmRegularly Nov–Jan · 0.01% in Nov
Little StintCalidris minutaWinter visitorRare13–15 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.01% in Nov
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