Birds to See in Malaysia in September
52 bird species on our list for Malaysia are recorded regularly in September
Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Little Egret, Blue-eared Barbet, Common Sandpiper and Great White Egret. New this month: White-winged Tern, Common Snipe, Temminck's Stint and Ruff and 2 more.
On the move in September
GBIF · SepArriving
At their peak
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.
Other months
All 52 birds in September
52 birds
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Sep
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Sep
Blue-eared BarbetPsilopogon cyanotisResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Sep
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.66% in Sep
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Sep
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Sep
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentCommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Sep
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Sep
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Sep
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.44% in Sep
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaResidentUncommon10–11 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Sep
Rufous-tailed TailorbirdOrthotomus sericeusResidentCommon10–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Sep
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Sep
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorUncommon27–29 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.29% in Sep
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Sep
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Sep
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.20% in Sep
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.20% in Sep
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusResidentUncommon52–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Sep
Little TernSternula albifronsResidentUncommon21–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Sep
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentUncommon42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Sep
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaWinter visitorUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.15% in Sep
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.15% in Sep
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.14% in Sep
Crested MynaAcridotheres cristatellusResidentUncommon24–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Sep
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.14% in Sep
Black EagleIctinaetus malaiensisResidentUncommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Sep
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorUncommon50–60 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.13% in Sep
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusWinter visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.12% in Sep
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaWinter visitorUncommon33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Sep
Common TernSterna hirundoWinter visitorUncommon31–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Sep
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Sep
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Sep
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusWinter visitorUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.08% in Sep
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.07% in Sep
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaWinter visitorUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.07% in Sep
Orange-headed ThrushGeokichla citrinaResidentUncommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Sep
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.05% in Sep
White-tailed RobinMyiomela leucuraResidentUncommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Sep
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Sep
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Sep
Little StintCalidris minutaWinter visitorRare13–15 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.03% in Sep
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.03% in Sep
Red KnotCalidris canutusWinter visitorRare23–26 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.03% in Sep
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataPassage migrantRare17–22 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.02% in Sep
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.02% in Sep
Blue Rock-thrushMonticola solitariusResidentRare21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Sep
Temminck's StintCalidris temminckiiWinter visitorRare13–15 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.01% in Sep
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.01% in Sep
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriPassage migrantRare38–42 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.01% in Sep
RuffCalidris pugnaxWinter visitorRare20–32 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.01% in Sep
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusPassage migrantRare21–24 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.00% in Sep
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