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Birds of Malaysia (Gallery)

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There is approximately 85 bird families and 864 (+/-) species of birds recorded in Malaysia. I will be uploading more photos of each species on this page depending on how much time I can spend on the blog. 

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Waterfowl

Wandering Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna arcuata

Lesser Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna javanica
পাতি শরালি / 嘯鴨 / Træand / Indische Fluiteend / väike-vilepart / intianviheltäjäsorsa / Dendrocygne de Java / Indien-Pfeifgans / Bengáliai fütyülőlúd / Dendrocigna minore / リュウキュウガモ / Suirirí de Java / orientvisseland / เป็ดแดง / Cava ıslıkçı ördeği
Monotypic species

Swan Goose Anser cygnoides

Black Swan Cygnus atratus

Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos

Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca

Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata

Cotton Pygmy-Goose Nettapus coromandelianus

Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata

Garganey Spatula querquedula

Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata

Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope

Eastern Spot-billed Duck Anas zonorhyncha

Mallard Anas platyrhynchos

Northern Pintail Anas acuta

Green-winged Teal Anas crecca

Sunda Teal Anas gibberifrons

Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula

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Megapodes

Philippine Megapode Megapodius cumingii

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Grouse, Quail, and Allies

Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris 

Ferruginous Partridge Caloperdix oculeus

Crested Partridge Rollulus rouloul
Monotypic species and Vulnerable

Black Partridge Melanoperdix niger

Red-breasted Partridge Arborophila hyperythra 

Malayan Partridge Arborophila campbelli 
Endemic to mountains of Peninsular Malaysia
Monotypic species

Long-billed Partridge Rhizothera longirostris 

Bulwer's Pheasant Lophura bulweri 

Malayan Crestless Fireback Lophura erythrophthalma 

Malayan Crested Fireback Lophura rufa 

Bornean Crested Fireback Lophura ignita 

Malayan Crested Argus Rheinardia nigrescens 

Great Argus Argusianus argus 

Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus

 Green Peafowl Pavo muticus 

Chestnut-necklaced Partridge Tropicoperdix charltonii charltonii
綠腳山鷓鴣 / Malakskovhøne / Charltons Bospatrijs / koldjalg-künkakana / suomupuupyy / Torquéole à poitrine châtaine / Charltonbuschwachtel / örvös hegyifogoly / Pernice collare castano / クリチャミヤマテッケイ / Arborófila Pechicastaña / charltonsånghöna / นกกระทาดงสร้อยคอกสีน้ำตาล / Kestane Kolyeli Dağ Kekliği
Vulnerable
2 subspecies

Sabah Partridge Tropicoperdix graydoni 

Crimson-headed Partridge Haematortyx sanguiniceps 

Bornean Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron schleiermacheri 

Malayan Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron malacense 

Mountain Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron inopinatum
山孔雀雉 / Bjergpåfuglefasan / Rothschild-pauwfazant / mägi-paabufaasan / vuoritäpläfasaani / Éperonnier de Rothschild / Rothschild-Pfaufasan / hegyi pávafácán / Speroniere montano / アカコクジャク / Espolonero de Rothschild / bergpåfågelfasan / นกแว่นภูเขา / Kızıl Sırtlı Tavus Sülünü
Endemic but possibly near endemic due to sighting recorded extreme south Thailand
Monotypic species and Near Threatened

 Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus 

Blue-breasted Quail Synoicus chinensis

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Grebes

Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis

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Pigeons and Doves

Rock Pigeon Columba livia

Metallic Pigeon Columba vitiensis

Philippine Collared-Dove Streptopelia dusumieri

African Collared-Dove Streptopelia roseogrisea

Red Collared-Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica

Streptopelia sp. Streptopelia sp.

Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis

Barred Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia unchall

Philippine Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia tenuirostris

Little Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia ruficeps

Macropygia sp. Macropygia sp.

Asian Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica

Asian/Pacific Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica/longirostris

Diamond Dove Geopelia cuneata

Zebra Dove Geopelia striata

Nicobar Pigeon Caloenas nicobarica

Victoria Crowned-Pigeon Goura victoria

Little Green-Pigeon Treron olax

Pink-necked Green-Pigeon Treron vernans

Cinnamon-headed Green-Pigeon Treron fulvicollis

Orange-breasted Green-Pigeon Treron bicinctus

Thick-billed Green-Pigeon Treron curvirostra

Large Green-Pigeon Treron capellei

Yellow-vented Green-Pigeon Treron seimundi

Wedge-tailed Green-Pigeon Treron sphenurus

green-pigeon sp. Treron sp.

Jambu Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus jambu

Black-naped Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus melanospilus

Green Imperial-Pigeon Ducula aenea

Gray Imperial-Pigeon Ducula pickeringii

Mountain Imperial-Pigeon Ducula badia

Pied Imperial-Pigeon Ducula bicolor

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Cuckoos

Bornean Ground-Cuckoo Carpococcyx radiceus

Short-toed Coucal Centropus rectunguis

Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis

Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis

Raffles's Malkoha Rhinortha chlorophaea

Red-billed Malkoha Zanclostomus javanicus

Chestnut-breasted Malkoha Phaenicophaeus curvirostris

Chestnut-bellied Malkoha Phaenicophaeus sumatranus

Black-bellied Malkoha Phaenicophaeus diardi

Green-billed Malkoha Phaenicophaeus tristis

Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Clamator coromandus

Pied Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus

Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus

Asian Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx maculatus

Violet Cuckoo Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus

Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo Chrysococcyx basalis

Little Bronze-Cuckoo Chrysococcyx minutillus

Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii

Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus

Brush Cuckoo Cacomantis variolosus

Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus lugubris

Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus dicruroides

Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx vagans

Large Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides

Dark Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx bocki

Northern Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx hyperythrus

Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx nisicolor

Malaysian Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx fugax

Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus

Himalayan Cuckoo Cuculus saturatus

Sunda Cuckoo Cuculus lepidus

Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus

Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus optatus

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Frogmouths

Blyth's Frogmouth (Blyth's) Batrachostomus affinis affinis
ব্লািআমদয ফযাঙভুমিা / 布萊氏蟆口鴟 / Bladfrømund / Blyth's Kikkerbek / ida-konnsuu / jaavanpöllökehrääjä / Podarge de Blyth / Malaienfroschmaul / Bocca di rana di Blyth / コガマグチヨタカ / Podargo de Blyth / Blyths grodmun / นกปากกบจุดดำ / Blyth Kocaağzı
2 subspecies

Large Frogmouth Batrachostomus auritus
Dulit Frogmouth Batrachostomus harterti
Gould's Frogmouth Batrachostomus stellatus
Bornean Frogmouth Batrachostomus mixtus
Blyth's Frogmouth Batrachostomus affinis
Sunda Frogmouth Batrachostomus cornutus

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Nightjars

Malaysian Eared-Nightjar Lyncornis temminckii

Great Eared-Nightjar Lyncornis macrotis

Gray Nightjar Caprimulgus jotaka

Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus

Savanna Nightjar Caprimulgus affinis

Bonaparte's Nightjar Caprimulgus concretus

Long-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus climacurus

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Swifts

Silver-rumped Spinetail Rhaphidura leucopygialis

White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus

Silver-backed Needletail Hirundapus cochinchinensis

Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus

Waterfall Swift Hydrochous gigas

Bornean Swiftlet Collocalia dodgei

Plume-toed Swiftlet Collocalia affinis

Himalayan Swiftlet Aerodramus brevirostris

Mossy-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus salangana

Black-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus maximus

White-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus fuciphagus

Germain's Swiftlet Aerodramus germani

Pacific Swift Apus pacificus

Cook's Swift Apus cooki

House Swift Apus nipalensis

Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis

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Treeswifts

Gray-rumped Treeswift Hemiprocne longipennis

Whiskered Treeswift Hemiprocne comata

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Rails, Gallinules and Allies

Slaty-breasted Rail Lewinia striata

Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis

Barred Rail Gallirallus torquatus

Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus

Eurasian Coot Fulica atra

Black-backed Swamphen Porphyrio indicus

Gray-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus

Black-backed x Gray-headed Swamphen (hybrid) Porphyrio indicus x poliocephalus

Black-backed/Gray-headed Swamphen Porphyrio indicus

White-browed Crake Poliolimnas cinereus

Watercock Gallicrex cinerea

White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus

Red-legged Crake Rallina fasciata

Slaty-legged Crake Rallina eurizonoides

Ruddy-breasted Crake Zapornia fusca

Band-bellied Crake Zapornia paykullii

Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla

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Finfoot

Masked Finfoot Heliopais personatus

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Shorebirds

Beach Thick-knee Esacus magnirostris

Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus

Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus

Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta

Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus

Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola

Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva

Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula

Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius

Long-billed Plover Charadrius placidus

Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus

Gray-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus

Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus

Oriental Plover Anarhynchus veredus

Siberian Sand-Plover Anarhynchus mongolus

Tibetan Sand-Plover Anarhynchus atrifrons

Greater Sand-Plover Anarhynchus leschenaultii

Malaysian Plover Anarhynchus peronii

Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus

White-faced Plover Anarhynchus dealbatus

Greater Painted-Snipe Rostratula benghalensis

Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus

Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus

Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus

Little Curlew Numenius minutus

Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis

Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata

Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica

Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa

Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus

Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus

Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola

Swinhoe's Snipe Gallinago megala

Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura

Latham's Snipe Gallinago hardwickii

Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago

Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus

Red/Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius/lobatus

Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus

Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos

Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus

Gray-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes

Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis

Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola

Common Redshank Tringa totanus

Nordmann's Greenshank Tringa guttifer

Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus

Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia

Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres

Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris

Red Knot Calidris canutus

Ruff Calidris pugnax

Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata

Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea

Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii

Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta

Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis

Spoon-billed Sandpiper Calidris pygmaea

Sanderling Calidris alba

Dunlin Calidris alpina

Little Stint Calidris minuta

Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos

Yellow-legged Buttonquail Turnix tanki

Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator

Small Buttonquail Turnix sylvaticus

Crab-Plover Dromas ardeola

Small Pratincole Glareola lactea

Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum

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Skuas and Jaegers

Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus

Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus

Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus

South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki

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Gulls, Terns and Skimmers

Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus

Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei

Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus

Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla

Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris

Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus

Brown Noddy Anous stolidus

Aleutian Tern Onychoprion aleuticus

Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus

Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus

Sooty/Bridled Tern Onychoprion fuscatus/anaethetus

Little Tern Sternula albifrons

Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica

Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia

Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida

Black Tern Chlidonias niger

White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus

Common Tern Sterna hirundo

Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana

Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii

Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis

Great Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii

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Storm-Petrels

Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel Hydrobates monorhis

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Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving-Petrels

Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii

Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas

Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica

Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris

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Storks


Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
এশিয় শামখোল / 鉗嘴鸛 / Asiatisk Gabebæb / Indische Gaper / valge-irvnokk /  aasianrakonokka / Bec-ouvert blanc / Silberklaffschnabel / नाथथै कुत्थि नराई / ázsiai tátogató gólya / Anastomo asiatico / スキハシコウ / Picotenaza asiático / asiatisk gapnäbbsstork / นกปากห่าง / Ak Açıkgaga

Asian Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus

Storm's Stork Ciconia stormi

Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus

Milky Stork Mycteria cinerea

Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis




Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala
রাঙা মানিকজোড় / 白頭鸛 / Indisk Skovstork / Indische Nimmerzat / ehis-toonekurg / aasianiibishaikara / Tantale indien / Indischer Nimmersatt / hindu gólya / Storc dathannach / Cicogna pittata / インドトキコウ / Orientalisk ibisstork / นกกาบบัว / Alaca Leylek

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Frigatebirds, Boobies and Gannets

Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel

Great Frigatebird Fregata minor

Christmas Island Frigatebird Fregata andrewsi

Red-footed Booby Sula sula

Brown Booby Sula leucogaster

Masked Booby Sula dactylatra

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Cormorants and Anhingas

Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster

Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger

Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo

Little/Indian Cormorant Microcarbo niger/Phalacrocorax fuscicollis

Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris

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Pelicans

Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus

Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens

Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis

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Herons, Ibis, and Allies

Great Bittern Botaurus stellaris

Black Bittern Ixobrychus flavicollis

Cinnamon Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus

Schrenck's Bittern Ixobrychus eurhythmus

Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis

Black-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor

Black-crowned Night Heron (Eurasian)
Nycticorax nycticorax nycticorax
কালামাথা নিশিবক / 夜鶴 / Nathejre / Kwak / ööhaigur / yöhaikara / Héron bihoreau à calotte noire / Nachtreiher / Nitticora comune / ホシゴイ / 해오라기 / natthäger / นกแขวก / gece balykçyly

Nankeen Night Heron Nycticorax caledonicus

Malayan Night Heron Gorsachius melanolophus

Japanese Night Heron Gorsachius goisagi

 

Pacific Reef-Heron Egretta sacra

Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes

Little Egret Egretta garzetta

Striated Heron Butorides striata

Indian Pond-Heron Ardeola grayii

Chinese Pond-Heron Ardeola bacchus

Javan Pond-Heron Ardeola speciosa

Eastern Cattle Egret Bubulcus coromandus 
Monotypic species

Great Egret Ardea alba

Medium Egret Ardea intermedia

Gray Heron Ardea cinerea

Purple Heron Ardea purpurea

Great-billed Heron Ardea sumatrana

Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber

Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus

Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus

Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash

Black-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor

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Vultures, Hawks, and Allies

Osprey Pandion haliaetus

Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus

Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus

Jerdon's Baza Aviceda jerdoni

Black Baza Aviceda leuphotes

Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus

Himalayan Griffon Gyps himalayensis

Mountain Serpent-Eagle Spilornis kinabaluensis

Crested Serpent-Eagle Spilornis cheela pallidus
Lowland of Sabah
21 subspecies


Crested Serpent-Eagle Spilornis cheela malayensis
Peninsular Malaysia
21 subspecies

Short-toed Snake-Eagle Circaetus gallicus

Bat Hawk Macheiramphus alcinus

Wallace's Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus nanus

Mountain Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus nipalensis

Blyth's Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus alboniger

Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus

Rufous-bellied Eagle Lophotriorchis kienerii

Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis

Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga

Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus

Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis

Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca

Gray-faced Buzzard Butastur indicus

Eastern Marsh Harrier Circus spilonotus

Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos

Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus

Shikra Accipiter badius

Chinese Sparrowhawk Accipiter soloensis

Japanese Sparrowhawk Accipiter gularis

Besra Accipiter virgatus

Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus

Black Kite Milvus migrans

Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus

White-bellied Sea-Eagle Icthyophaga leucogaster

Lesser Fish-Eagle Icthyophaga humilis

Gray-headed Fish-Eagle Icthyophaga ichthyaetus

Common Buzzard Buteo buteo

Eastern Buzzard Buteo japonicus

HLong-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus

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Owls

Australasian Grass-Owl Tyto longimembris

Barn Owl Tyto alba

Oriental Bay-Owl Phodilus badius

White-fronted Scops-Owl Otus sagittatus

Reddish Scops-Owl Otus rufescens

Mountain Scops-Owl Otus spilocephalus

Rajah Scops-Owl Otus brookii

Collared Scops-Owl Otus lettia

Sunda Scops-Owl Otus lempiji

Mantanani Scops-Owl Otus mantananensis

Oriental Scops-Owl Otus sunia

Buffy Fish-Owl Ketupa ketupu ketupu
4 subspecies

Brown Fish-Owl Ketupa zeylonensis

Dusky Eagle-Owl Ketupa coromanda

Barred Eagle-Owl Ketupa sumatrana

Collared Owlet Taenioptynx brodiei

Sunda Owlet Taenioptynx sylvaticus

Spotted Wood-Owl Strix seloputo

Brown Wood-Owl Strix leptogrammica

Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus

Brown Boobook Ninox scutulata

Northern Boobook Ninox japonica

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Trogons and Quetzals

Orange-breasted Trogon Harpactes oreskios

Red-naped Trogon Harpactes kasumba

Diard's Trogon Harpactes diardii

Whitehead's Trogon Harpactes whiteheadi
灰胸咬鵑 / Kinabalutrogon / Whitehead-trogon / manisk-järanokk / borneontrogoni / Trogon de Whitehead / Graubrust-Trogon / fehérfejű malájtrogon / Trogone di Whitehead / ノドグロキヌバネドリ / Trogón de Borneo / kinabalutrogon / Whitehead Trogonu
Endemic to Borneo and Monotypic species

Cinnamon-rumped Trogon Harpactes orrhophaeus

Scarlet-rumped Trogon Harpactes duvaucelii
鮮紅腰咬鵑 / Rødgumpet Trogon / Roodrugtrogon / õnne-järanokk / punaperätrogoni / Trogon de Duvaucel / Rotbürzeltrogon / Trogone groppone scarlatto / コシアカキヌバネドリ / Trogón culirrojo / rödgumpad trogon / นกขุนแผนตะโพกแดง / Karmin Rengi Trogon
Monotypic species and Near Threatened

Red-headed Trogon Harpactes erythrocephalus

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Hoopoes

Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops

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Hornbills

White-crowned Hornbill Berenicornis comatus

Helmeted Hornbill Rhinoplax vigil

Rhinoceros Hornbill Buceros rhinoceros

Great Hornbill Buceros bicornis

Bushy-crested Hornbill Anorrhinus galeritus

Black Hornbill Anthracoceros malayanus

Oriental Pied-Hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris

Wreathed Hornbill Rhyticeros undulatus

Plain-pouched Hornbill Rhyticeros subruficollis

Wrinkled Hornbill Rhabdotorrhinus corrugatus

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Kingfishers

Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis

Blue-eared Kingfisher Alcedo meninting verreauxii
নীলকান মাছরাঙা / 藍耳翠鳥 / Blåøret Isfugl / Menintingijsvogel / türkiis-jäälind / sinikorvakalastaja / Martin-pêcheur méninting / Menintingeisvogel / Meninting-jégmadár / Martin pescatore orecchie blu / ルリカワセミ / Martín pescador meninting / menintingkungsfiskare / นกกระเต็นน้อยหลังสีน้ำเงิน / Meninting Yalıçapkını
6 subspecies

Malaysian Blue-banded Kingfisher Alcedo peninsulae
马来蓝带翠鸟 / Malaysisk Blåbåndet Isfugl / Soendablauwborstijsvogel / Martin-pêcheur péninsulaire / Brustband-Eisvogel (peninsulae) / アオムネカワセミ(peninsulae) / Martín Pescador Bandeado de Java (peninsulae) / malajkungsfiskare / นกกระเต็นน้อยแถบอกดำ (มลายู) / Mavi göğüslü yalıçapkını (peninsulae)
Monotypic species and Near Threatened

Black-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher Ceyx erithaca

Rufous-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher Ceyx rufidorsa

Banded Kingfisher Lacedo pulchella

Brown-winged Kingfisher Pelargopsis amauroptera

Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis

Ruddy Kingfisher Halcyon coromanda

White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis

Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata

Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus

Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris

Rufous-collared Kingfisher Actenoides concretus

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Bee-eaters, Rollers, and Allies

Red-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis amictus

Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis

Blue-throated Bee-eater Merops viridis

Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
নীললেজ সুইচোরা / 栗喉蜂虎 / Blåhalet Biæder / Blauwstaartbijeneter / sinisaba-mesilasenäpp / safiirimehiläissyöjä / Guêpier à queue d'azur / Blauschwanzspint / kékfarkú gyurgyalag / Gruccione codazzurra / ルリオハチクイ / Abejaruco coliazul / blåstjärtad biätare / นกจาบคาหัวเขียว / Mavi Kuyruklu Arıkuşu
Monotypic species

Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus

Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaultia

Indochinese Roller Coracias affinis

Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis

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Barbets and Toucans

Sooty Barbet Caloramphus hayii

Brown Barbet Caloramphus fuliginosus

Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus

Blue-eared Barbet Psilopogon cyanotis

Black-eared Barbet Psilopogon duvaucelii

Blue-eared/Black-eared Barbet Psilopogon cyanotis/duvaucelii

Bornean Barbet Psilopogon eximius

Fire-tufted Barbet Psilopogon pyrolophus
Monotypic species

Red-crowned Barbet Psilopogon rafflesii

Red-throated Barbet Psilopogon mystacophanos

Golden-naped Barbet Psilopogon pulcherrimus

Yellow-crowned Barbet Psilopogon henricii

Lineated Barbet Psilopogon lineatus

Golden-throated Barbet Psilopogon franklinii

Mountain Barbet Psilopogon monticola

Gold-whiskered Barbet Psilopogon chrysopogon

Black-browed Barbet Psilopogon oorti

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Honeyguides

Malaysian Honeyguide Indicator archipelagicus

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Woodpeckers

Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla

Speckled Piculet Picumnus innominatus malayorum
斑姬啄木 / Plettet Dværgspætte / Aziatische Dwergspecht / valjasrähnak / täplävatsatikkanen / Picumne tacheté / Tüpfelzwergspecht / Pettyes törpeharkály / Picchio nano maculato / アジアヒメキツツキ / Carpinterito moteado / Grönvit dvärgspett / นกหัวขวานจิ๋วท้องลาย / Benekli Kakancık
3 subspecies

Rufous Piculet Sasia abnormis

Gray-and-buff Woodpecker Hemicircus concretus

Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus moluccensis

Gray-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus canicapillus

Maroon Woodpecker Blythipicus rubiginosus

Bay Woodpecker Blythipicus pyrrhotis

Orange-backed Woodpecker Chrysocolaptes validus

Greater Flameback Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus

Rufous Woodpecker Micropternus brachyurus

Buff-necked Woodpecker Meiglyptes tukki

Buff-rumped Woodpecker Meiglyptes grammithorax

Bamboo Woodpecker Gecinulus viridis

Olive-backed Woodpecker Gecinulus rafflesii rafflesii
Peninsular Malaysia
2 subspecies and Near Threatened

Olive-backed Woodpecker Gecinulus rafflesii dulitensis
Sabah
2 subspecies
Near Threatened

Common Flameback Dinopium javanense

Lesser Yellownape Picus chlorolophus

Crimson-winged Woodpecker Picus puniceus

Streak-breasted Woodpecker Picus viridanus

Laced Woodpecker Picus vittatus

Gray-headed Woodpecker Picus canus

Banded Woodpecker Chrysophlegma miniaceum

Greater Yellownape Chrysophlegma flavinucha

Checker-throated Woodpecker Chrysophlegma mentale

Great Slaty Woodpecker Mulleripicus pulverulentus

White-bellied Woodpecker Dryocopus javensis

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Falcons and Caracaras

Black-thighed Falconet Microhierax fringillarius

White-fronted Falconet Microhierax latifrons

Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus

Amur Falcon Falco amurensis

Eurasian Hobby Falco Subbuteo

Oriental Hobby Falco severus

Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus

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Cockatoos

Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus

Salmon-crested Cockatoo Cacatua moluccensis

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Parrots, Parakeets, and Allies

Papuan Eclectus Eclectus polychloros

Blue-rumped Parrot Psittinus cyanurus

Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria

Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri

Red-breasted Parakeet Psittacula alexandri

Long-tailed Parakeet Psittacula longicauda

Blue-naped Parrot Tanygnathus lucionensis

Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus

Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot Loriculus galgulus

lovebird sp. Agapornis sp.

Green-cheeked Parakeet Pyrrhura molinae

Scarlet Macaw Ara macao

Red-and-green Macaw Ara chloropterus

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African and Green Broadbills

Green Broadbill Calyptomena viridis

Hose's Broadbill Calyptomena hosii

Whitehead's Broadbill Calyptomena whiteheadi

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Asian and Grauer's Broadbills

Long-tailed Broadbill Psarisomus dalhousiae

Dusky Broadbill Corydon sumatranus

Silver-breasted Broadbill Serilophus lunatus

Black-and-red Broadbill Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos

Banded Broadbill Eurylaimus javanicus


Black-and-yellow Broadbill Eurylaimus ochromalus

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Old World Pittas

Black-crowned Pitta Erythropitta ussheri

Blue-banded Pitta Erythropitta arquata

Garnet Pitta Erythropitta granatina coccinea
石榴紅八色鶇 / Granatpitta / Granaatpitta / väikepita / korupitta / Brève grenadine / Granatpitta / gránátpitta / Pitta granatina / ムラサキヤイロチョウ / Pita Garnet / Granatpitta / นกแต้วแล้วแดงมลายู / Lal Başlıklı Pitta
Peninsular Malaysia
Near Threatened with 2 subspecies


Garnet Pitta Erythropitta granatina granatina
石榴紅八色鶇 / Granatpitta / Granaatpitta / väikepita / korupitta / Brève grenadine / Granatpitta / gránátpitta / Pitta granatina / ムラサキヤイロチョウ / Pita Garnet / Granatpitta / นกแต้วแล้วแดงมลายู / Lal Başlıklı Pitta
Borneo except North Borneo
Near Threatened with 2 subspecies

Rusty-naped Pitta Hydrornis oatesi

Giant Pitta Hydrornis caeruleus

Malayan Banded-Pitta Hydrornis irena

Bornean Banded-Pitta Hydrornis schwaneri
Monotypic species

Blue-headed Pitta Hydrornis baudii

Blue-winged Pitta Pitta moluccensis

Fairy Pitta Pitta nympha

Western Hooded Pitta Pitta sordida

Mangrove Pitta Pitta megarhyncha

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Thornbills and Allies

Golden-bellied Gerygone Gerygone sulphurea

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Cuckooshrikes

Fiery Minivet Pericrocotus igneus

Gray-chinned Minivet Pericrocotus solaris

Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus speciosus

Ashy Minivet Pericrocotus divaricatus

Brown-rumped Minivet Pericrocotus cantonensis

Rosy Minivet Pericrocotus roseus

Large Cuckooshrike Coracina macei

Bar-bellied Cuckooshrike Coracina striata

Sunda Cuckooshrike Coracina larvata

Pied Triller Lalage nigra

Lesser Cuckooshrike Lalage fimbriata

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Shrike-Babblers and Erpornis

White-browed Shrike-Babbler Pteruthius aeralatus

Black-eared Shrike-Babbler Pteruthius melanotis

White-bellied Erpornis Erpornis zantholeuca

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Whistlers and Allies

Bornean Whistler Pachycephala hypoxantha

Mangrove Whistler Pachycephala cinerea

White-vented Whistler Pachycephala homeyeri

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Old World Orioles

Dark-throated Oriole Oriolus xanthonotus

Ventriloquial Oriole Oriolus consobrinus

Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis

Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus

Black Oriole Oriolus hosii

Black-and-crimson Oriole Oriolus consanguineus

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Woodswallows

Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus

White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorynchus

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Vangas, Helmetshrikes, and Allies

Large Woodshrike Tephrodornis virgatus

Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus

Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus hirundinaceus
黑翅鶲鵙 / Sortvinget Dværgtriller / Zwartvleugel-dwergtriller / sundansieppokäpinkäinen / Echenilleur véloce / Schwarzflügel-Raupenschmätzer / Pigliamosche gazza alinere / ハグロヒタキサンショウクイ / Oruguero golondrina / svartvingad skogstörnskata / นกเขนน้อยปีกดำ / Kara Kanatlı Sinekkapan Vanga
Monotypic species

Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus hirundinaceus

Rufous-winged Philentoma Philentoma pyrhoptera

Maroon-breasted Philentoma Philentoma velata

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Bristlehead

Bornean Bristlehead Pityriasis gymnocephala

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Ioras

Common Iora Aegithina tiphia

Green Iora Aegithina viridissima

Great Iora Aegithina lafresnayei

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Fantails

Spotted Fantail Rhipidura perlata

Willie-wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys

Malaysian Pied-Fantail Rhipidura javanica

White-throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis

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Drongos

Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus

Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus

Black/Ashy Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus/leucophaeus

Crow-billed Drongo Dicrurus annectens

Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus

Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus remifer

Hair-crested Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus

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Monarch Flycatchers

Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea

Black Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone atrocaudata

Amur Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone incei

Blyth's Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone affinis

Indian Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi

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Crested Jayshrike

Crested Jayshrike Platylophus galericulatus

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Shrikes

Tiger Shrike Lanius tigrinus

Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus

Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach

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Jays, Magpies, Crows, and Ravens

Black Magpie Platysmurus leucopterus

Red-billed Blue-Magpie Urocissa erythroryncha

Common Green-Magpie Cissa chinensis

Bornean Green-Magpie Cissa jefferyi

Bornean Treepie Dendrocitta cinerascens

Racket-tailed Treepie Crypsirina temia

House Crow Corvus splendens

Slender-billed Crow Corvus enca

Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos

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Rail-babbler

Malaysian Rail-babbler Eupetes macrocerus

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Fairy Flycatchers

Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis

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Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice

Sultan Tit Melanochlora sultanea

Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus

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Larks

Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis

Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula

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Cisticolas and Allies

Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius

Dark-necked Tailorbird Orthotomus atrogularis

Ashy Tailorbird Orthotomus ruficeps

Rufous-tailed Tailorbird Orthotomus sericeus

Hill Prinia Prinia superciliaris

Rufescent Prinia Prinia rufescens

Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris

Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis

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Reed Warblers and Allies

Thick-billed Warbler Arundinax aedon

Booted Warbler Iduna caligata

Black-browed Reed Warbler Acrocephalus bistrigiceps

Manchurian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus tangorum

Oriental Reed Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis

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Grassbirds and Allies

Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler Helopsaltes certhiola

Middendorff's Grasshopper Warbler Helopsaltes ochotensis

Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata

Friendly Bush Warbler Locustella accentor

Striated Grassbird Megalurus palustris

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Cupwings

Pygmy Cupwing Pnoepyga pusilla

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Martins and Swallows

Bank Swallow Riparia riparia

Pale Martin Riparia diluta

Dusky Crag-Martin Ptyonoprogne concolor

Pacific Swallow Hirundo tahitica

Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica

Asian House-Martin Delichon dasypus

Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica

Rufous-bellied Swallow Cecropis badia

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Bulbuls

Hairy-backed Bulbul Tricholestes criniger

Hook-billed Bulbul Setornis criniger

Yellow-bellied Bulbul Alophoixus phaeocephalus

Grey-cheeked Bulbul Alophoixus tephrogenys tephrogenys
灰颊冠鹎 / Askekindet Topbulbul / Grijswangbaardbuulbuul / Bulbul brès (à joues grises) / Grauwangenbülbül / ハイガシラカンムリヒヨドリ / Bulbul Bres / gråkindad bulbyl / นกปรอดโอ่งแก้มเทา / Boz Yanaklı Arapbülbülü
Peninsular Malaysia
Vulnerable with 2 subspecies


Grey-cheeked Bulbul Alophoixus tephrogenys gutturalis
灰颊冠鹎 / Askekindet Topbulbul / Grijswangbaardbuulbuul / Bulbul brès (à joues grises) / Grauwangenbülbül / ハイガシラカンムリヒヨドリ / Bulbul Bres / gråkindad bulbyl / นกปรอดโอ่งแก้มเทา / Boz Yanaklı Arapbülbülü
Borneo
Vulnerable with 2 subspecies

Penan Bulbul Alophoixus ruficrissus

Ochraceous Bulbul Alophoixus ochraceus

Finsch's Bulbul Iole finschii

Olive Bulbul Iole viridescens

Buff-vented Bulbul Iole crypta

Charlotte's Bulbul Iole charlottae

Cinereous Bulbul Hemixos cinereus

Streaked Bulbul Ixos malaccensis

Mountain Bulbul Ixos mcclellandii

Puff-backed Bulbul Microtarsus eutilotus

Black-and-white Bulbul Microtarsus melanoleucos

Black-headed Bulbul Microtarsus melanocephalos

Spectacled Bulbul Rubigula erythropthalmos

Gray-bellied Bulbul Rubigula cyaniventris

Scaly-breasted Bulbul Rubigula squamata

Black-crested Bulbul Rubigula flaviventris

Bornean Bulbul Rubigula montis

Cream-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus simplex

Olive-winged Bulbul Pycnonotus plumosus

Red-eyed Bulbul Pycnonotus brunneus

Straw-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus zeylanicus

Cream-eyed Bulbul Pycnonotus pseudosimplex

Streak-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus conradi

Stripe-throated Bulbul Pycnonotus finlaysoni

Pale-faced Bulbul Pycnonotus leucops

Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus

Yellow-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus goiavier

Sooty-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster

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Leaf Warblers

Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus

Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi

Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus

Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus

Eastern Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus coronatus

Two-barred Warbler Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus

Pale-legged Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus tenellipes

Sakhalin Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus borealoides

Japanese Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus xanthodryas

Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis

Kamchatka Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus examinandus

Chestnut-crowned Warbler Phylloscopus castaniceps

Yellow-breasted Warbler Phylloscopus montis

Mountain Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus trivirgatus

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Bush Warblers and Allies

Bornean Stubtail Urosphena whiteheadi

Yellow-bellied Warbler Abroscopus superciliaris

Mountain Tailorbird Phyllergates cucullatus

Manchurian Bush Warbler Horornis canturians

Aberrant Bush Warbler Horornis flavolivaceus

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White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies

Chestnut-crested Yuhina Staphida everetti
Monotypic species

Pygmy White-eye Heleia squamifrons

Black-capped White-eye Zosterops atricapilla

Swinhoe's White-eye Zosterops simplex

Mountain Black-eye Zosterops emiliae

Hume's White-eye Zosterops auriventer

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Tree-Babblers, Scimitar-Babblers, and Allies

Pin-striped Tit-Babbler Mixornis gularis

Bold-striped Tit-Babbler Mixornis bornensis

Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler Macronus ptilosus

Golden Babbler Cyanoderma chrysaeum

Chestnut-winged Babbler Cyanoderma erythropterum erythropterum
3 subspecies

Gray-hooded Babbler Cyanoderma bicolor

Rufous-fronted Babbler Cyanoderma rufifrons

Black Laughingthrush Melanocichla lugubris

Bare-headed Laughingthrush Melanocichla calva

Sunda Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus bornensis

Large Scimitar-Babbler Erythrogenys hypoleucos

Black-throated Babbler Stachyris nigricollis

Chestnut-rumped Babbler Stachyris maculata

Gray-throated Babbler Stachyris nigriceps

Gray-headed Babbler Stachyris poliocephala

White-necked Babbler Stachyris leucotis

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Ground Babblers and Allies

Large Wren-Babbler Turdinus macrodactylus

Marbled Wren-Babbler Turdinus marmoratus

Black-throated Wren-Babbler Turdinus atrigularis
Monotypic species
Near Threatened

Sooty-capped Babbler Malacopteron affine

Gray-breasted Babbler Malacopteron albogulare

Scaly-crowned Babbler Malacopteron cinereum

Rufous-crowned Babbler Malacopteron magnum

Moustached Babbler Malacopteron magnirostre

Collared Babbler Gampsorhynchus torquatus

Rufous-winged Fulvetta Schoeniparus castaneceps

Puff-throated Babbler Pellorneum ruficeps

Malayan Black-capped Babbler Pellorneum nigrocapitatum

Bornean Black-capped Babbler Pellorneum capistratoides

Short-tailed Babbler (Mourning) Pellorneum malaccense malaccense
Peninsular Malaysia
3 subspecies
Near Threatened

Short-tailed Babbler (Glissando) Pellorneum malaccense sordidum
Northeast Borneo
3 subspecies
Near Threatened

Buff-breasted Babbler Pellorneum tickelli

Temminck's Babbler Pellorneum pyrrogenys

White-chested Babbler Pellorneum rostratum

Ferruginous Babbler Pellorneum bicolor

Striped Wren-Babbler Kenopia striata

Abbott's Babbler Malacocincla abbotti

Horsfield's Babbler Malacocincla sepiaria

Mountain Wren-Babbler Gypsophila crassa

Streaked Wren-Babbler Gypsophila brevicaudata

Bornean Wren-Babbler Ptilocichla leucogrammica

Eyebrowed Wren-Babbler Napothera epilepidota

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Laughingthrushes and Allies

Brown Fulvetta Alcippe brunneicauda

Mountain Fulvetta Alcippe peracensis

Himalayan Cutia Cutia nipalensis

Collared Laughingthrush Trochalopteron yersini

Malayan Laughingthrush Trochalopteron peninsulae
Near endemic to Peninsular Malaysia
Monotypic species

Long-tailed Sibia Heterophasia picaoides wrayi
4 subspecies

Blue-winged Minla Actinodura cyanouroptera

Chestnut-tailed Minla Actinodura strigula

Red-billed Leiothrix Leiothrix lutea

Silver-eared Mesia Leiothrix argentauris tahanensis
銀耳相思鳥 / Sølvøret Solfug / Zilveroortimalia / hopeakorvatimali / Mésia à oreillons argentés / Silberohr-Sonnenvogel / ezüstfülű napmadár / Mesia orecchie argentate / ゴシキソウシチョウ / Leiótrix cariblanco / silverörad sångtimalia / นกกะรองทองแก้มขาว / Boyalı Çinbülbülü
10 subspecies

Chinese Hwamei Garrulax canorus

Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush Garrulax monileger

Sunda Laughingthrush Garrulax palliatus

White-crested Laughingthrush Garrulax leucolophus

Chestnut-capped Laughingthrush Pterorhinus mitratus major
栗頭噪鶥 / Brunhættet Skadedrossel / Spiegellijstergaai / pillinaurutimali / Garrulaxe mitré / Spiegelhäherling / Garrulo sghignazzante capocastano / チャガシラガビチョウ / Charlatán mitrado / brunhättad fnittertrast / นกกะรางวงตาขาว / Maun Başlıklı Gevezeardıç
2 subspecies
Near Threatened

Chestnut-hooded Laughingthrush Pterorhinus treachery

Black-throated Laughingthrush Pterorhinus chinensis

Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush Pterorhinus pectoralis

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Nuthatches

Blue Nuthatch Sitta azurea

Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis

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Starlings and Mynas

Asian Glossy Starling Aplonis panayensis

Common Hill Myna Gracula religiosa

European Starling Sturnus vulgaris

Rosy Starling Pastor roseus

Daurian Starling Agropsar sturninus

Chestnut-cheeked Starling Agropsar philippensis

Black-collared Starling Gracupica nigricollis

Siamese Pied Starling Gracupica floweri
Monotypic species

White-shouldered Starling Sturnia sinensis

Brahminy Starling Sturnia pagodarum

Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica

Red-bill

ed Starling Spodiopsar sericeus

Common Myna Acridotheres tristis

Vinous-breasted Myna Acridotheres leucocephalus

Black-winged Myna Acridotheres melanopterus

Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus

Javan Myna Acridotheres javanicus

Pale-bellied Myna Acridotheres cinereus

Great Myna Acridotheres grandis

Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus
3 subspecies

Superb Starling Lamprotornis superbus

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Thrushes

Everett's Thrush Zoothera everetti

White's Thrush Zoothera aurea

Fruit-hunter Chlamydochaera jefferyi

Siberian Thrush Geokichla sibirica

Chestnut-capped Thrush Geokichla interpres

Orange-headed Thrush Geokichla citrina

Chinese Blackbird Turdus mandarinus

Japanese Thrush Turdus cardis

Gray-sided Thrush Turdus feae

Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus

Island Thrush Turdus poliocephalus

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Old World Flycatchers

Large Niltava Niltava grandis decipiens
4 subspecies

Rufous-vented Niltava Niltava sumatrana 

Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana 

Zappey's Flycatcher Cyanoptila cumatilis 

Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana 

Indigo Flycatcher Eumyias indigo 

Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassinus 

Rufous-browed Flycatcher Anthipes solitaris 

Pale Blue Flycatcher Cyornis unicolor 

Blue-throated Flycatcher Cyornis rubeculoides 

Chinese Blue Flycatcher Cyornis glaucicomans 

Hill Blue Flycatcher Cyornis whitei coerulifrons
4 subspecies

Dayak Blue Flycatcher Cyornis montanus 

Sunda Blue Flycatcher Cyornis caerulatus 

Malaysian Blue Flycatcher Cyornis turcosus 
馬來仙鶲 / Malayniltava / Maleise Niltava / turkoosikurkkusieppo / Niltava malais / Malaienblauschnäpper / Niltava della Malesia / マレーシヤアオヒタキ / Papamoscas malayo / malajflugsnappare / นกจับแมลงสีฟ้ามลายู / Küçük Mavi Sinekkapan
 Monotypic species and Near Threatened

Bornean Blue Flycatcher Cyornis superbus 

Indochinese Blue Flycatcher Cyornis sumatrensis 

Mangrove Blue Flycatcher Cyornis rufigastra 

Brown-chested Jungle Flycatcher Cyornis brunneatus 

Gray-chested Jungle Flycatcher Cyornis umbratilis 

Fulvous-chested Jungle Flycatcher Cyornis olivaceus 

Chestnut-tailed Jungle Flycatcher Cyornis ruficauda 

Eyebrowed Jungle Flycatcher Vauriella gularis 

Lesser Shortwing Brachypteryx leucophris 

Bornean Shortwing Brachypteryx erythrogyna 

Rufous-headed Robin Larvivora ruficeps 

Siberian Blue Robin Larvivora cyane

Bluethroat Luscinia svecica

Bornean Whistling-Thrush Myophonus borneensis

Malayan Whistling-Thrush Myophonus robinsoni

Blue Whistling-Thrush Myophonus caeruleus

White-crowned Forktail Enicurus leschenaulti

Bornean Forktail Enicurus borneensis

Chestnut-naped Forktail Enicurus ruficapillus

Slaty-backed Forktail Enicurus schistaceus

Siberian Rubythroat Calliope calliope

White-tailed Robin Myiomela leucura

Yellow-rumped Flycatcher Ficedula zanthopygia

Green-backed Flycatcher Ficedula elisae

Narcissus Flycatcher Ficedula narcissina

Mugimaki Flycatcher Ficedula mugimaki

Snowy-browed Flycatcher Ficedula hyperythra

Pygmy Flycatcher Ficedula hodgsoni

Little Pied Flycatcher Ficedula westermanni

Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla

Rufous-chested Flycatcher Ficedula dumetoria

Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus

White-throated Rock-Thrush Monticola gularis

Blue Rock-Thrush Monticola solitarius

Amur Stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri

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Flowerpeckers

Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker Prionochilus maculatus

Crimson-breasted Flowerpecker Prionochilus percussus

Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker Prionochilus xanthopygius

Scarlet-breasted Flowerpecker Prionochilus thoracicus

Spectacled Flowerpecker Dicaeum dayakorum

Thick-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum agile

Brown-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum everetti

Yellow-vented Flowerpecker Dicaeum chrysorrheum

Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker Dicaeum melanozanthum

Orange-bellied Flowerpecker Dicaeum trigonostigma

Plain Flowerpecker Dicaeum minullum

Fire-breasted Flowerpecker Dicaeum ignipectus

Black-sided Flowerpecker Dicaeum monticolum

Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum ignitum
লালপিঠ ফুলঝুরি / 朱背啄花 / Skarlagenrygget Blomsterpiker / Roodrug-honingvogel / veriselkäkukastaja / Dicée à dos rouge / Scharlachmistelfresser / skarláthátú virágjáró / Beccafiore dorsoscarlatto / Picaflores dorsirrojo / rödryggig blomsterpickare / นกสีชมพูสวน / Al Sırtlı Öksekuşu
Peninsular Malaysia
total 7 subspecies and 2 recorded in Malaysia 


Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum nigrimentum
লালপিঠ ফুলঝুরি / 朱背啄花 / Skarlagenrygget Blomsterpiker / Roodrug-honingvogel / veriselkäkukastaja / Dicée à dos rouge / Scharlachmistelfresser / skarláthátú virágjáró / Beccafiore dorsoscarlatto / Picaflores dorsirrojo / rödryggig blomsterpickare / นกสีชมพูสวน / Al Sırtlı Öksekuşu
Borneo
total 7 subspecies and 2 recorded in Malaysia 

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Sunbirds and Spiderhunters

Ruby-cheeked Sunbird Chalcoparia singalensis

Plain Sunbird Anthreptes simplex

Brown-throated Sunbird Anthreptes malacensis

Brown-throated Sunbird Anthreptes malacensis malacensis
15 subspecies

Red-throated Sunbird Anthreptes rhodolaemus

Van Hasselt's Sunbird Leptocoma brasiliana

Copper-throated Sunbird Leptocoma calcostetha

Ornate Sunbird Cinnyris ornatus

Black-throated Sunbird Aethopyga saturata

Temminck's Sunbird Aethopyga temminckii

Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja

Purple-naped Spiderhunter Kurochkinegramma hypogrammicum

Thick-billed Spiderhunter Arachnothera crassirostris

Long-billed Spiderhunter Arachnothera robusta

Little Spiderhunter Arachnothera longirostra

Whitehead's Spiderhunter Arachnothera juliae

Yellow-eared Spiderhunter Arachnothera chrysogenys

Spectacled Spiderhunter Arachnothera flavigaster

Streaked Spiderhunter Arachnothera magna

Gray-breasted Spiderhunter Arachnothera modesta

Bornean Spiderhunter Arachnothera everetti

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Fairy-bluebirds

Asian Fairy-bluebird Irena puella

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Leafbirds

Greater Green Leafbird Chloropsis sonnerati

Lesser Green Leafbird Chloropsis cyanopogon

Blue-winged Leafbird Chloropsis moluccensis

Bornean Leafbird Chloropsis kinabaluensis

Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons

Orange-bellied Leafbird Chloropsis hardwickii

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Weavers and Allies

Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus

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Estrildids

Java Sparrow Padda oryzivora

Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata

White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata

Dusky Munia Lonchura fuscans

White-bellied Munia Lonchura leucogastra

Javan Munia Lonchura leucogastroides

Chestnut Munia Lonchura atricapilla

White-capped Munia Lonchura ferruginosa

White-headed Munia Lonchura maja

Pin-tailed Parrotfinch Erythrura prasina

Tawny-breasted Parrotfinch Erythrura hyperythra

Red Avadavat Amandava amandava

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Old World Sparrows

House Sparrow Passer domesticus

Plain-backed Sparrow Passer flaveolus

Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus

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Wagtails and Pipits

Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus

Gray Wagtail Motacilla cinerea

Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis

Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola

White Wagtail Motacilla alba

wagtail sp. Motacilla sp.

Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi

Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus

Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii

Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni

Pechora Pipit Anthus gustavi

Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus

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Finches, Euphonias, and Allies

Brown Bullfinch Pyrrhula nipalensis

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Old World Buntings

Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala

Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola

Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla

Yellow Bunting Emberiza sulphurata

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What are 'Monotypic Species' and 'Monotypic Family'?

Monotypic species refers to species that has no recognized subspecies or lesser taxon while monotypic family means there is only 1 single species in the family.







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A collection of wildlife photographs in Peninsular Malaysia that includes mammals, reptiles and amphibians. Some photographs are taken with camera while some are taken with mobile phone whenever I get the opportunities to shoot while on a guiding assignment.

Insects

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You will see other interesting insects during your birding adventure with me. Here are some of the photos I have extracted from my hard drives..

Butterflies of Peninsular Malaysia

Butterflies of Peninsular Malaysia
Collection of photographs for reference.

Notable Plants While Birding

Notable Plants While Birding
There will be some interesting flora that will definitely catch your attention while going out on a birdwatching trip with me. I am in the midst of compiling all the plants, please return to this website for updates. Thank you.

Southeast Asia Birding

Southeast Asia Birding
Sometimes I accompany my regular guests for birding trips out of Peninsular Malaysia. Check out what we found.
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Hi! I love watching birds, taking photographs (and video), and guiding people through nature. Welcome to my blog, A Malaysian Birder. I'll be sharing all the great birds I see and the photos I take right here on this blog. I got into bird watching when I was in university studying parks and recreation management. I used to work in parks and gardens, teaching people about the environment and organizing birding walks. Whenever I go out to look for birds, I always bring my binoculars and spotting scope to help me see them up close. Sometimes, I even bring a microphone to record their calls. It's always an adventure out in the field!

In the past, I will have my Kowa BDXD 8x32 binocular, Zoom H2N recorder, Kowa TSN-501 and my favorite Nikon1 V1 with a 70-300mm lens. This is the lightest setup I have tried and owned. From then onwards, I have used Omicron 8x26 binocular (and i bought 4 units), Leica Ultravid 8x32 binocular, Kowa Spotting Scope TSN773 with 20-60x eyepiece, Panasonic Lumix G7, Panasonic Lumix G9 with a 100-300mm lens and currently experimenting with Sony ILCE-A6700 and Sony SEL 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS lens.

Bird Watching Tours

There are quite a number of birding groups from Australia, United States and United Kingdom that come over to Malaysia annually visiting the traditional key sites that include Kuala Selangor, Fraser's Hill and Taman Negara. There is not doubt that the 3 sites are the preferred birding sites in Peninsular Malaysia. So if you are coming over for birding and intend to hire a guide, you can send me an email at nature2pixel@gmail.com and go over to posting section to view photos and summary of trip reports with testimonials from past clients.

Besides following the traditional route, I also customized trip according to clients needs, preference and interests. So there are some local patches that I can introduce to all bird watchers, digiscopers and photographers.

Here are a few of my favorite birding spots around Kuala Lumpur.

• Kuala Selangor - the habitats include mangrove forest. Good for woodpecker and kingfisher. Some amount of walking is required on flat terrain.

• Fraser's Hill - one of the traditional key sites for birding in Peninsular Malaysia and still the best place to visit. Elevation between 900 - 1200m above sea level. The species found here are different from the city of Kuala Lumpur. Targets may include Trogon, Woodpecker, Partridge, Laughingthrush, Leafbird, Spiderhunter and Sunbird.

• Hulu Langat - one of the most visited birding spot due to its proximity from the city centre. Walking is required but on easy terrain in this lowland forest. Sometimes need to wait at fruiting trees. Generally a good spot for Broadbill, Kingfisher, and Babbler.

• Bukit Tinggi - An alternative spot if you do not want to spend too long hours travelling to Fraser's Hill. It's about 900m to 1,000m above sea level and you get a combination of lowland and highland species at this elevation. Walking is required but just a short distance. Traditional known for Broadbill, Hornbill, Partridge and Pheasant.

• Gombak-Ampang - Generally recommended for photographers targeting Blue-eared Kingfisher and at times during fruiting season, it attracts many species of Bulbul and Barbet. Located in urban area.

Bird Families

Check the bird families and the taxonomy updates HERE.

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Bird Video

I am also interested to take video of birds. Here are some of my favorite videos for your viewing. Video taken with Nikon1 V1 attached to a Sigma 500mm f4.5 and most of the time iPhone SE through the spotting scope. Editing is done on smartphone Power Director for Android device and I also like the iMovie on iPhone. Enjoy.

Recommended Field Guides & Books

If you are interested to get a copy of field guides to assist you to learn and identify birds in Malaysia. Click the followings to find out more.

March 2024. Fortunate enough to meet 1 of the authors before it was launched in Kuala Lumpur. Another great field guide for all birders who want to get the most updated information about birds of Malaysia.