Uncommon Birds in Malaysia
Our list for Malaysia has 34 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 11 residents, 22 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 34, most common first
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaResidentUncommon10–11 cmRecorded all year
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusResidentUncommon52–68 cmRecorded all year
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–Apr
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentUncommon42–75 cmRecorded all year
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorUncommon27–29 cmRegularly Jul–May
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Jul–May
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusWinter visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Aug–Mar
Crested MynaAcridotheres cristatellusResidentUncommon24–27 cmRecorded all year
Little TernSternula albifronsResidentUncommon21–25 cmRecorded all year
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorUncommon50–60 cmRegularly Jul–May
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaWinter visitorUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Jul–May
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusWinter visitorUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Sep–May
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year
White-tailed RobinMyiomela leucuraResidentUncommon16–18 cmRecorded all year
Black EagleIctinaetus malaiensisResidentUncommon65–80 cmRecorded all year
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–May
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaWinter visitorUncommon33–42 cmRecorded all year
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Aug–May
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