Rare Birds in Malaysia
Our list for Malaysia has 35 rare birds recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 10 winter visitors, 13 passage migrants and 11 scarce visitors
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 35, most common first
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusPassage migrantRare18–19 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Temminck's StintCalidris temminckiiWinter visitorRare13–15 cmRegularly Sep–Mar
GarganeySpatula querquedulaWinter visitorRare37–41 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorRare38–44 cmRegularly Dec–Mar
RuffCalidris pugnaxWinter visitorRare20–32 cmRegularly Sep–Mar
Blue Rock-thrushMonticola solitariusResidentRare21–23 cmRecorded all year
Red KnotCalidris canutusWinter visitorRare23–26 cmRegularly Aug–May
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaWinter visitorRare12–14 cmRegularly Oct–May
Eurasian TealAnas creccaScarceRare34–38 cm
Little StintCalidris minutaWinter visitorRare13–15 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
CootFulica atraScarceRare36–42 cmRegularly Jan
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiPassage migrantRare33–41 cmRegularly May
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorRare44–51 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusPassage migrantRare29–31 cmRegularly Feb
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaPassage migrantRare17–19 cmRegularly Oct–Feb
Northern PintailAnas acutaPassage migrantRare59–76 cmRegularly Nov–Jan
KestrelFalco tinnunculusWinter visitorRare32–39 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusWinter visitorRare42–51 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataPassage migrantRare17–22 cmRegularly Apr–Dec
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaScarceRare17–19 cm
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantRare42–51 cmRegularly Jan
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusPassage migrantRare21–24 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Oriental Scops-owlOtus suniaPassage migrantRare16–20 cmRegularly Jan–Feb
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