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 · Oct
Share of all bird records in Malaysia in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 34, most common first
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaWinter visitorUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Jul–May
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year
Orange-headed ThrushGeokichla citrinaResidentUncommon20–23 cmRecorded all year
Common TernSterna hirundoWinter visitorUncommon31–35 cmRecorded all year
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Jul–May
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatusWinter visitorUncommon10–11 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaPassage migrantUncommon40–47 cmRegularly Nov–Jan
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