List of birds of Malaysia
Encyclopedia
This is a list of the bird species recorded in Malaysia. The avifauna of Malaysia includes a total of 781 species, of which 4 are endemic
, 3 have been introduced
by humans, and 10 are rare or accidental. 45 species are globally threatened.
This list's taxonomic
treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families, and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of Clements
's 5th edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflects this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for Malaysia.
The following tags have been used to highlight certain relevant categories, but not all species fall into one of these categories. Those that do not are commonly occurring, native species.
Grebe
s are small to medium-large sized freshwater diving birds. They have lobed toes, and are excellent swimmers and divers. However, they have their feet placed far back on the body, making them quite ungainly on land. There are 20 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Malaysia.
. Family: Procellariidae
The procellariids are the main group of medium-sized 'true petrels', characterised by united nostrils with a medium septum, and a long outer functional primary. There are 75 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in Malaysia.
. Family: Hydrobatidae
The storm-petrel
s are relatives of the petrel
s, and are the smallest of sea-birds. They feed on plankton
ic crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface, typically while hovering. The flight is fluttering and sometimes bat
-like. There are 21 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Malaysia.
. Family: Phaethontidae
Tropicbird
s are slender white birds of tropical oceans, with exceptionally long central tail feathers. Their heads and long wings have black markings. There are 3 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Malaysia.
. Family: Pelecanidae
Pelican
s are large water birds with a distinctive pouch under the beak. As with other members of the order Pelecaniformes, they have webbed feet with four toes. There are 8 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Malaysia.
. Family: Sulidae
The sulids comprise the gannet
s and boobies
. Both groups comprise medium-to-large coastal sea-birds that plunge-dive for fish. There are 9 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in Malaysia.
. Family: Phalacrocoracidae
The Phalacrocoracidae is a family of medium-to-large coastal, fish-eating sea-birds that includes cormorants and shags. Plumage colouration varies with the majority having mainly dark plumage, some species being black and white, and a few being colourful. There are 38 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in Malaysia.
. Family: Anhingidae
Darters are frequently referred to as "snake-birds" because of their long thin neck, which gives a snake-like appearance when they swim with their bodies submerged.
The males have black and dark brown plumage, an erectile crest on the nape and a larger bill than the female. The females have a much paler plumage especially on the neck and underparts. The darters have completely webbed feet, and their legs are short and set far back on the body. Their plumage is somewhat permeable, like that of cormorants, and they spread their wings to dry after diving. There are 4 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Malaysia.
. Family: Fregatidae
Frigatebird
s are large sea-birds usually found over tropical oceans. They are large, black and white or completely black, with long wings and deeply-forked tails. The males have inflatable coloured throat pouches. They do not swim or walk, and cannot take off from a flat surface. Having the largest wingspan to body weight ratio of any bird, they are essentially aerial, able to stay aloft for more than a week. There are 5 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in Malaysia.
. Family: Ardeidae
The family Ardeidae contains the bittern
s, heron
s and egret
s. Herons and egrets are medium to large sized wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more wary. Unlike other long-necked birds suck as storks, ibises and spoonbills, members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted. There are 61 species worldwide and 21 species which occur in Malaysia.
. Family: Ciconiidae
Storks are large, long-legged, long-necked, wading birds with long, stout bills. Storks are mute; bill-clattering is an important mode of stork communication at the nest. Their nests can be large and may be reused for many years. Many species are migratory. There are 19 species worldwide and 7 species which occur in Malaysia.
. Family: Threskiornithidae
The Threskiornithidae is a family of large terrestrial and wading birds which includes the ibis
es and spoonbill
s. They have long, broad wings with 11 primary and about 20 secondary feathers. They are strong fliers and despite their size and weight, very capable soarers. There are 36 species worldwide and 4 species which occur in Malaysia.
. Family: Anatidae
The family Anatidae includes the duck
s and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese
and swan
s. These are birds that are modified for an aquatic existence with webbed feet, flattened bills and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to an oily coating. There are 131 species worldwide and 11 species which occur in Malaysia.
. Family: Pandionidae
The Pandionidae family contains only one species, the Osprey. The Osprey is a medium large raptor
which is a specialist fish-eater with a worldwide distribution.
. Family: Accipitridae
Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey and include hawk
s, eagle
s, kites
, harriers
and Old World vultures. These birds have powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons, and keen eyesight. There are 233 species worldwide and 41 species which occur in Malaysia.
. Family: Falconidae
Falconidae is a family of diurnal birds of prey. They differ from hawks, eagles, and kites in that they kill with their beaks instead of their feet. There are 62 species worldwide and 6 species which occur in Malaysia.
. Family: Megapodiidae
The Megapodiidae are stocky, medium-large chicken-like birds with small heads and large feet. All but the Malleefowl
occupy jungle habitats, and most have brown or black colouring. There are 21 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Malaysia.
. Family: Phasianidae
The Phasianidae are a family of terrestrial birds which consists of quail
s, partridge
s, snowcock
s, francolin
s, spurfowls, tragopan
s, monal
s, pheasant
s, peafowl
s and jungle fowls. In general, they are plump (although they may vary in size) and have broad, relatively short wings. There are 156 species worldwide and 20 species which occur in Malaysia.
. Family: Turnicidae
The buttonquails are small, drab, running birds which resemble the true quails.The female is the brighter of the sexes, and initiates courtship. The male incubates the eggs and tends the young. There are 16 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Malaysia.
. Family: Gruidae
Cranes are large, long-legged and long-necked birds. Unlike the similar-looking but unrelated herons, cranes fly with necks outstretched, not pulled back. Most have elaborate and noisy courting displays or "dances". There are 15 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Malaysia.
. Family: Rallidae
Rallidae is a large family of small to medium-sized birds which includes the rails, crakes, coot
s, and gallinule
s. Typically they inhabit dense vegetation in damp environments near lakes, swamps, or rivers. In general they are shy and secretive birds, difficult to observe. Most species have strong legs, and have long toes which are well adapted to soft, uneven surfaces. They tend to have short, rounded wings and be weak fliers. There are 143 species worldwide and 14 species which occur in Malaysia.
. Family: Heliornithidae
The Heliornithidae are small family of tropical birds with webbed lobes on their feet similar to those of grebes and coots. There are 3 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Malaysia.
. Family: Jacanidae
The jacana
s are a group of tropical waders in the family Jacanidae. They are found worldwide in the Tropics. They are identifiable by their huge feet and claws which enable them to walk on floating vegetation in the shallow lakes that are their preferred habitat. There 8 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in Malaysia.
. Family: Rostratulidae
Painted snipe are short-legged, long-billed birds similar in shape to the true snipes, but more brightly coloured. There are 2 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Malaysia.
. Family: Dromadidae
The Crab Plover is related to the waders. It resembles a plover but with very long grey legs and a strong heavy black bill similar to a tern. It has black and white plumage, a long neck, partially webbed feet and a bill designed for eating crabs.
. Family: Recurvirostridae
Recurvirostridae is a family of large wading birds, which includes the avocet
s and the stilt
s. The avocets have long legs and long up-curved bills. The stilts have extremely long legs and long, thin, straight bills. There are 9 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Malaysia.
. Family: Burhinidae
The thick-knees are a group of largely tropical waders in the family Burhinidae. They are found worldwide within the tropical zone, with some species also breeding in temperate Europe and Australia. They are medium to large waders with strong black or yellow black bills, large yellow eyes and cryptic plumage. Despite being classed as waders, most species have a preference for arid or semi-arid habitats. There are 9 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Malaysia.
. Family: Glareolidae
Glareolidae is a family of wading birds comprising the pratincole
s, which have short legs, long pointed wings and long forked tails, and the courser
s, which have long legs, short wings and long pointed bills which curve downwards. There are 17 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in Malaysia.
. Family: Charadriidae
The family Charadriidae includes the plover
s, dotterels, and lapwing
s. They are small to medium-sized birds with compact bodies, short, thick necks and long, usually pointed, wings. They are found in open country worldwide, mostly in habitats near water, although there are some exceptions. There are 66 species worldwide and 13 species which occur in Malaysia.
. Family: Scolopacidae
The Scolopacidae are a large diverse family of small to medium sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlew
s, godwit
s, shanks
, tattler
s, woodcock
s, snipe
s, dowitcher
s and phalarope
s. The majority of species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Variation in length of legs and bills enable different species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. There are 89 species worldwide and 40 species which occur in Malaysia.
. Family: Stercorariidae
The family Stercorariidae are, in general, medium to large birds, typically with grey or brown plumage, often with white markings on the wings. They nest on the ground in temperate and arctic regions and are long-distance migrants. There are 7 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Malaysia.
. Family: Laridae
Laridae is a family of medium to large birds seabirds and includes gull
s and kittiwake
s. They are typically grey or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have stout, longish bills and webbed feet. There are 55 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Malaysia.
. Family: Sternidae
Tern
s are a group of generally general medium to large sea-birds typically with grey or white plumage, often with black markings on the head. Most terns hunt fish by diving but some pick insects off the surface of fresh water. Terns are generally long-lived birds, with several species now known to live in excess of 25 to 30 years. There are 44 species worldwide and 17 species which occur in Malaysia.
. Family: Columbidae
Pigeons and dove
s are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy cere
. There are 308 species worldwide and 25 species which occur in Malaysia.
Parrot
s are small to large birds with a characteristic curved beak shape. Their upper mandibles have slight mobility in the joint with the skull and the have a generally erect stance. All parrots are zygodactyl, having the four toes on each foot placed two at the front and two back. There are 335 species worldwide and 6 species which occur in Malaysia.
. Family: Cuculidae
The family Cuculidae includes cuckoo
s, roadrunner
s and anis
. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails and strong legs. Unlike the cuckoo species of the Old World, North American cuckoos are not brood parasites. There are 138 species worldwide and 30 species which occur in Malaysia.
Barn owl
s are medium to large sized owls with large heads and characteristic heart-shaped faces. They have long strong legs with powerful talons. There are 16 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Malaysia.
Typical owl
s are small to large solitary nocturnal birds of prey. They have large forward-facing eyes and ears, a hawk-like beak, and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye called a facial disk. There are 195 species worldwide and 15 species which occur in Malaysia.
. Family: Podargidae
The frogmouths are a group of nocturnal birds related to the nightjar
s. They are named for their large flattened hooked bills and huge frog-like gape, which they use to take insects. There are 12 species worldwide and 6 species which occur in Malaysia.
. Family: Caprimulgidae
Nightjar
s are medium-sized nocturnal birds with long wings, short legs and very short bills that usually nest on the ground. Most have small feet, of little use for walking, and long pointed wings. Their soft plumage is camouflaged to resemble bark or leaves. There are 86 species worldwide and 6 species which occur in Malaysia.
. Family: Apodidae
Swift
s are small aerial birds, spending the majority of their lives flying. These birds have very short legs and never settle voluntarily on the ground, perching instead only on vertical surfaces. Many swifts have long swept-back wings that resemble a crescent or a boomerang. There are 98 species worldwide and 16 species which occur in Malaysia.
. Family: Hemiprocnidae
The treeswifts or crested swifts are aerial near passerine
bird
s, closely related to the true swifts
. They differ from the other swifts in that they have crests, long forked tails and softer plumage. There are 4 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Malaysia.
The family Trogonidae includes trogons and quetzals. Found in tropical woodlands worldwide, they feed on insects and fruit, and their broad bills and weak legs reflect their diet and arboreal habits. Although their flight is fast, they are reluctant to fly any distance. Trogons have soft, often colourful, feathers with distinctive male and female plumage. There are 33 species worldwide and 7 species which occur in Malaysia.
. Family: Alcedinidae
Kingfishers are medium-sized birds with large heads, long pointed bills, short legs, and stubby tails. There are 93 species worldwide and 14 species which occur in Malaysia.
. Family: Meropidae
The bee-eaters are a group of near passerine
birds in the family Meropidae. Most species are found in Africa but others occur in southern Europe, Madagascar, Australia and New Guinea. They are characterised by richly coloured plumage, slender bodies and usually elongated central tail feathers. All are colorful and have long downturned bills and pointed wings, which give them a swallow-like appearance when seen from afar. There are 26 species worldwide and 4 species which occur in Malaysia.
. Family: Coraciidae
Rollers resemble crow
s in size and build, but are more closely related to the kingfisher
s and bee-eater
s. They share the colourful appearance of those groups with blues and browns predominating. The two inner front toes are connected, but the outer toe is not. There are 12 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Malaysia.
. Family: Upupidae
Hoopoes have black, white and orangey-pink colouring with a large erectile crest on their head. There are 2 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Malaysia.
. Family: Bucerotidae
Hornbills are a group of birds whose bill is shaped like a cow's horn, but without a twist, sometimes with a casque on the upper mandible. Frequently, the bill is brightly coloured. There are 57 species worldwide and 10 species which occur in Malaysia.
. Family: Capitonidae
The barbets are plump birds, with short necks and large heads. They get their name from the bristles which fringe their heavy bills. Most species are brightly coloured. There are 84 species worldwide and 14 species which occur in Malaysia.
. Family: Indicatoridae
Honeyguides are among the few birds that feed on wax
. They are named for the behaviour of the Greater Honeyguide
which leads large animals to bees' nests and then feeds on the wax once the animal has broken the nest open to get at the honey. There are 17 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Malaysia.
. Family: Picidae
Woodpeckers are small to medium sized birds with chisel like beaks, short legs, stiff tails and long tongues used for capturing insects. Some species have feet with two toes pointing forward, and two backward, while several species have only three toes. Many woodpeckers have the habit of tapping noisily on tree trunks with their beaks. There are 218 species worldwide and 28 species which occur in Malaysia.
The broadbills are small, brightly coloured birds that feed on fruit and also take insects in flycatcher fashion, snapping their broad bills. Their habitat is canopies of wet forests. There are 15 species worldwide and 9 species which occur in Malaysia.
Pittas are medium-sized by passerine standards, and stocky, with fairly long, strong legs, short tails and stout bills. Many, but not all, are brightly coloured. They are spend the majority of their time on wet forest floors, eating snails, insects and similar invertebrate prey which they find there. There are 32 species worldwide and 12 species which occur in Malaysia.
Larks are small terrestrial birds with often extravagant songs and display flights. Most larks are fairly dull in appearance. Their food is insects and seeds. There are 91 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Malaysia.
The Hirundinidae family is a group of passerines characterized by their adaptation to aerial feeding. Their adaptations include a slender streamlined body, long pointed wings and short bills with wide gape. The feet are designed for perching rather than walking, and the front toes are partially joined at the base. There are 75 species worldwide and 8 species which occur in Malaysia.
The Motacillidae are a family of small passerine birds with medium to long tails. They include the wagtails, longclaws and pipits. They are slender, ground feeding insectivores of open country. There are 54 species worldwide and 9 species which occur in Malaysia.
The cuckoo-shrikes are small to medium-sized passerine birds. They are predominantly greyish with white and black, although some species are brightly coloured. There are 82 species worldwide and 12 species which occur in Malaysia.
. Family: Eupetidae
The Eupetidae is a monotypic family; its sole species occurs in Malaysia.
Bulbuls are medium-sized songbirds. Some are colourful with yellow, red or orange vents, cheeks, throat or supercilia, but most are drab, with uniform olive brown to black plumage. Some species have distinct crests.There are 130 species worldwide and 29 species which occur in Malaysia.
The Leafbirds are small, bulbul
-like birds. The males are brightly plumaged, usually in greens and yellows. There are 8 species worldwide and 5 species which occur in Malaysia.
The ioras are bulbul
-like birds of open forest or thorn scrub, but whereas that group tends to be drab in coloration, ioras are sexually dimorphic, with the males being brightly plumaged in yellows and greens. There are 4 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in Malaysia.
The thrushes
are a group of passerine birds that occur mainly in the Old World. They are plump, soft plumaged, small to medium-sized insectivores or sometimes omnivores, often feeding on the ground. Many have attractive songs. There are 335 species worldwide and 16 species which occur in Malaysia.
The Cisticolidae are warblers found mainly in warmer southern regions of the Old World. They are generally very small birds of drab brown or grey appearance found in open country such as grassland or scrub. There are 111 species worldwide and 7 species which occur in Malaysia.
The family Sylviidae is a group of small insectivorous passerine birds. The Sylviidae mainly occur as breeding species, as the common name implies, in Europe, Asia and, to a lesser extent Africa. Most are of generally undistinguished appearance, but many have distinctive songs. There are 291 species worldwide and 29 species which occur in Malaysia.
Old World flycatchers are a large group of small passerine birds native to the Old World. They are mainly small arboreal insectivores. The appearance of these birds is very varied, but they mostly have weak songs and harsh calls. There 274 species worldwide and 51 species which occur in Malaysia.
The Fantails are small insectivorous birds which are specialist aerial feeders. There are 44 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in Malaysia.
The monarch flycatchers are small to medium-sized insectivorous passerines, which hunt by flycatching. There are 99 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in Malaysia.
The family Pachycephalidae includes the whistlers, shrike-thrushes, shrike-tits, pitohuis and Crested Bellbird. There are 57 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Malaysia.
The babblers or timaliids are somewhat diverse in size and coloration, but are characterised by soft fluffy plumage. There are 270 species worldwide and 54 species which occur in Malaysia.
Thornbills are small passerine birds, similar in habits to the tits. There are 65 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Malaysia.
The Paridae are mainly small stocky woodland species with short stout bills. Some have crests. They are adaptable birds, with a mixed diet including seeds and insects. There are species 59 worldwide and 2 species which occur in Malaysia.
Nuthatches are small woodland birds. They have the unusual ability to climb down trees head first, unlike other birds which can only go upwards. Nuthatches have big heads, short tails and powerful bills and feet. There are 24 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Malaysia.
The sunbirds and spiderhunters are very small passerine birds which feed largely on nectar, although they will also take insects, especially when feeding young. Flight is fast and direct on their short wings. Most species can take nectar by hovering like a hummingbird, but usually perch to feed. There are 131 species worldwide and 20 species which occur in Malaysia.
The flowerpeckers are very small, stout, often brightly coloured birds, with short tails, short thick curved bills and tubular tongues. There are 44 species worldwide and 13 species which occur in Malaysia.
The white-eyes are small and are mostly of undistinguished appearance, the plumage above being generally either some dull color like greenish olive, but some species have a white or bright yellow throat, breast or lower parts, and several have buff flanks. As their name suggests many species have a white ring around the eyes. There are 96 species worldwide and 6 species which occur in Malaysia.
The Old World Orioles are colourful passerine birds. They are not related to the New World orioles. There are 29 species worldwide and 6 species which occur in Malaysia.
The Fairy-bluebirds are bubbul-like birds of open forest or thorn scrub. The males are dark-blue and the females a duller green. There are 2 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Malaysia.
Shrikes are passerine birds known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns. A typical shrike's beak is hooked, like a bird of prey. There are 31 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in Malaysia.
The helmetshrikes are similar in build to the shrikes, but tend to be colourful species with distinctive crests or other head ornaments, such as wattles, from which they get their name. There are 12 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in Malaysia.
The drongos are mostly are black or dark grey in colour, sometimes with metallic tints. They have long forked tails, and some Asian species have elaborate tail decorations. They have short legs and sit very upright whilst perched, like a shrike. They flycatch or take prey from the ground. There are 24 species worldwide and 7 species which occur in Malaysia.
The woodswallows are soft-plumaged, somber-coloured passerine birds. They are smooth, agile flyers with moderately large, semi-triangular wings. There are 11 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Malaysia.
The Bornean Bristlehead is large black bird with a red and yellow head. Females also have some red in the wings. It has a massive heavy black hooked bill and a short tail. The crown of the head has short, coloured projections like bare feather shaft, hence the name 'Bristlehead'.
The Corvidae family includes crow
s, raven
s, jay
s, chough
s, magpie
s, treepie
s, nutcracker
s, and ground jay
s. Corvids are above average in size for the bird order Passeriformes. Some of the larger species show high levels of learning behavior. There are 120 species worldwide and 9 species which occur in Malaysia.
Starlings are small to medium-sized passerine birds. Their flight is strong and direct, and they are very gregarious. Their preferred habitat is fairly open country. They eat insects and fruit. Plumage is typically dark with a metallic sheen. There are 125 species worldwide and 11 species which occur in Malaysia.
The weavers are small passerine birds related to the finch
es. They are seed-eating birds with rounded conical bills. The males of many species are brightly coloured, usually in red or yellow and black, some species show variation in colour only in the breeding season. There are 116 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Malaysia.
The estrildid finch
es are small passerine birds of the Old World tropics and Australasia
. They are gregarious and often colonial seed-eaters with short thick but pointed bills. They are all similar in structure and habits, but have a wide variation in plumage colours and pattern. There are 141 species worldwide and 10 species which occur in Malaysia.
The emberizids are a large family of passerine birds. They are seed-eating birds with a distinctively shaped bill. In Europe, most species are named as buntings. In North America, most of the species in this family are known as Sparrows, but these birds are not closely related to the Old World sparrows which are in the family Passeridae. Many emberizid species have distinctive head patterns. There are species 275 worldwide and 3 species which occur in Malaysia.
Finch
es are seed-eating passerine birds, that are small to moderately large and have a strong beak, usually conical and in some species very large. All have 12 tail feathers and 9 primaries. These birds have a bouncing flight with alternating bouts of flapping and gliding on closed wings, and most sing well. There are 137 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Malaysia.
Sparrow
s are small passerine birds. In general, sparrows tend to be small, plump, brown or grey birds with short tails and short powerful beaks. Sparrows are seed-eaters, and they also consume small insects. There are 35 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Malaysia.
Endemism in birds
An endemic bird area is a region of the world that contains two or more restricted-range species, while a "secondary area" contains one or more restricted-range species. Both terms were devised by Birdlife International....
, 3 have been introduced
Introduced species
An introduced species — or neozoon, alien, exotic, non-indigenous, or non-native species, or simply an introduction, is a species living outside its indigenous or native distributional range, and has arrived in an ecosystem or plant community by human activity, either deliberate or accidental...
by humans, and 10 are rare or accidental. 45 species are globally threatened.
This list's taxonomic
Taxonomy
Taxonomy is the science of identifying and naming species, and arranging them into a classification. The field of taxonomy, sometimes referred to as "biological taxonomy", revolves around the description and use of taxonomic units, known as taxa...
treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families, and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of Clements
James Clements
Dr. James Franklin Clements was an ornithologist, author and very successful businessman. He was born in New York....
's 5th edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflects this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for Malaysia.
The following tags have been used to highlight certain relevant categories, but not all species fall into one of these categories. Those that do not are commonly occurring, native species.
- (A) Accidental A species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Malaysia.
- (E) Endemic A species endemic to Malaysia.
- (I) Introduced A species introduced to Malaysia as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions.
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Non-passerines: Grebes . Shearwaters and Petrels . Storm-Petrels . Tropicbirds . Pelicans . Boobies and Gannets . Cormorants . Darters . Frigatebirds . Bitterns, Herons and Egrets . Storks . Ibises and Spoonbills . Ducks, Geese and Swans . Osprey . Hawks, Kites and Eagles . Caracaras and Falcons . Megapodes . Pheasants and Partridges . Buttonquails . Cranes . Rails, Crakes, Gallinules, and Coots . Sungrebe and Finfoots . Jacanas . Painted snipe . Crab Plover . Avocets and Stilts . Thick-knees . Pratincoles and Coursers . Plovers and Lapwings . Sandpipers and allies . Skuas and Jaegers . Gulls . Terns . Pigeons and Doves . Parrots, Macaws and allies . Cuckoos and Anis . Barn owls . Typical owls . Frogmouths . Nightjars . Swifts . Treeswifts . Trogons and Quetzals . Kingfishers . Bee-eaters . Typical Rollers . Hoopoes . Hornbills . Barbets . Honeyguides . Woodpeckers and allies . |
Passerines: Broadbills . Pittas . Larks . Swallows and Martins . Wagtails and Pipits . Cuckoo-shrikes . Bulbuls . Leafbirds . Ioras . Thrushes and allies . Cisticolas and allies . Old World warblers . Old World flycatchers . Fantails . Monarch flycatchers . Whistlers and allies . Babblers . Whipbirds and Quail-thrushes . Thornbills and allies . Chickadees and Titmice . Nuthatches . Sunbirds and Spiderhunters . Flowerpeckers . White-eyes . Old World Orioles . Fairy-bluebirds . Shrikes . Helmetshrikes . Drongos . Woodswallows . Bristleheads . Crows, Jays, Ravens and Magpies . Starlings . Weavers and allies . Waxbills and allies . Buntings, Sparrows, Seedeaters and allies . Siskins, Crossbills and allies . Sparrows . |
See also References |
Grebes
Order: Podicipediformes. Family: PodicipedidaeGrebe
Grebe
A grebe is a member of the Podicipediformes order, a widely distributed order of freshwater diving birds, some of which visit the sea when migrating and in winter...
s are small to medium-large sized freshwater diving birds. They have lobed toes, and are excellent swimmers and divers. However, they have their feet placed far back on the body, making them quite ungainly on land. There are 20 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Malaysia.
- Little GrebeLittle GrebeThe Little Grebe , also known as Dabchick, member of the grebe family of water birds. At 23 to 29 cm in length it is the smallest European member of its family. It is commonly found in open bodies of water across most of its range.-Description:The Little Grebe is a small water bird with a pointed...
Tachybaptus ruficollis
Shearwaters and petrels
Order: ProcellariiformesProcellariiformes
Procellariiformes is an order of seabirds that comprises four families: the albatrosses, petrels and shearwaters, storm petrels, and diving petrels...
. Family: Procellariidae
Procellariidae
The family Procellariidae is a group of seabirds that comprises the fulmarine petrels, the gadfly petrels, the prions, and the shearwaters. This family is part of the bird order Procellariiformes , which also includes the albatrosses, the storm-petrels, and the diving petrels.The procellariids are...
The procellariids are the main group of medium-sized 'true petrels', characterised by united nostrils with a medium septum, and a long outer functional primary. There are 75 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Bulwer's PetrelBulwer's PetrelThe Bulwer's Petrel is a small petrel in the family Procellariidae, and is one of two species in the genus Bulweria . This bird is named after the Scottish naturalist James Bulwer.- Description :...
Bulweria bulwerii - Streaked ShearwaterStreaked ShearwaterThe Streaked Shearwater, Calonectris leucomelas is a species of seabird. The bird is 48 cm in size, with a 122 cm wingspan. This species is pelagic, but also occurs in inshore waters. It occurs in the Pacific Ocean, nesting in Japan and many of its offshore islands. After breeding, the Streaked...
Calonectris leucomelas - Wedge-tailed ShearwaterWedge-tailed ShearwaterThe Wedge-tailed Shearwater, Puffinus pacificus is a medium-large shearwater in the seabird family Procellariidae. It is one of the shearwater species that is sometimes referred to as a Muttonbird, like the Sooty Shearwater of New Zealand and the Short-tailed Shearwater of Australia...
Puffinus pacificus
Storm-Petrels
Order: ProcellariiformesProcellariiformes
Procellariiformes is an order of seabirds that comprises four families: the albatrosses, petrels and shearwaters, storm petrels, and diving petrels...
. Family: Hydrobatidae
The storm-petrel
Storm-petrel
Storm petrels are seabirds in the family Hydrobatidae, part of the order Procellariiformes. These smallest of seabirds feed on planktonic crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface, typically while hovering. The flight is fluttering and sometimes bat-like.Storm petrels have a cosmopolitan...
s are relatives of the petrel
Petrel
Petrels are tube-nosed seabirds in the bird order Procellariiformes. The common name does not indicate relationship beyond that point, as "petrels" occur in three of the four families within that group...
s, and are the smallest of sea-birds. They feed on plankton
Plankton
Plankton are any drifting organisms that inhabit the pelagic zone of oceans, seas, or bodies of fresh water. That is, plankton are defined by their ecological niche rather than phylogenetic or taxonomic classification...
ic crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface, typically while hovering. The flight is fluttering and sometimes bat
Bat
Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera "hand" and pteron "wing") whose forelimbs form webbed wings, making them the only mammals naturally capable of true and sustained flight. By contrast, other mammals said to fly, such as flying squirrels, gliding possums, and colugos, glide rather than fly,...
-like. There are 21 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Wilson's Storm-PetrelWilson's Storm-petrelWilson's Storm Petrel , also known as Wilson's Petrel, is a small seabird of the storm-petrel family. It is one of the most abundant bird species in the world and has a circumpolar distribution mainly in the seas of the southern hemisphere but extending northwards during the summer of the northern...
Oceanites oceanicus - Swinhoe's Storm-PetrelSwinhoe's Storm-petrelSwinhoe's Storm Petrel, Oceanodroma monorhis also known as Swinhoe's Petrel is a small seabird of the storm-petrel family Hydrobatidae....
Oceanodroma monorhis
Tropicbirds
Order: PelecaniformesPelecaniformes
The Pelecaniformes is a order of medium-sized and large waterbirds found worldwide. As traditionally—but erroneously—defined, they encompass all birds that have feet with all four toes webbed. Hence, they were formerly also known by such names as totipalmates or steganopodes...
. Family: Phaethontidae
Tropicbird
Tropicbird
Tropicbirds are a family, Phaethontidae, of tropical pelagic seabirds now classified in their own order Phaethontiformes. Their relationship to other living birds is unclear, and they appear to have no close relatives. There are three species in one genus, Phaethon...
s are slender white birds of tropical oceans, with exceptionally long central tail feathers. Their heads and long wings have black markings. There are 3 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Malaysia.
- Red-billed TropicbirdRed-billed TropicbirdThe Red-billed Tropicbird, Phaethon aethereus, also known as the Boatswain Bird is a tropicbird, one of three closely related seabirds of tropical oceans.-Distribution and habitat:...
Phaethon aethereus
Pelicans
Order: PelecaniformesPelecaniformes
The Pelecaniformes is a order of medium-sized and large waterbirds found worldwide. As traditionally—but erroneously—defined, they encompass all birds that have feet with all four toes webbed. Hence, they were formerly also known by such names as totipalmates or steganopodes...
. Family: Pelecanidae
Pelican
Pelican
A pelican, derived from the Greek word πελεκυς pelekys is a large water bird with a large throat pouch, belonging to the bird family Pelecanidae....
s are large water birds with a distinctive pouch under the beak. As with other members of the order Pelecaniformes, they have webbed feet with four toes. There are 8 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
- Spot-billed PelicanSpot-billed PelicanThe Spot-billed Pelican or Grey Pelican is a member of the pelican family. It breeds in southern Asia from southern Pakistan across India east to Indonesia. It is a bird of large inland and coastal waters, especially large lakes...
Pelecanus philippensis
Boobies and gannets
Order: PelecaniformesPelecaniformes
The Pelecaniformes is a order of medium-sized and large waterbirds found worldwide. As traditionally—but erroneously—defined, they encompass all birds that have feet with all four toes webbed. Hence, they were formerly also known by such names as totipalmates or steganopodes...
. Family: Sulidae
Sulidae
The bird family Sulidae comprises the gannets and boobies. Collectively called sulidas, they are medium-large coastal seabirds that plunge-dive for fish and similar prey. The ten species in this family are often considered congeneric in older sources, placing all in the genus Sula...
The sulids comprise the gannet
Gannet
Gannets are seabirds comprising the genus Morus, in the family Sulidae, closely related to the boobies.The gannets are large black and white birds with yellow heads. They have long pointed wings and long bills. Northern gannets are the largest seabirds in the North Atlantic, with a wingspan of up...
s and boobies
Booby
A booby is a seabird in the genus Sula, part of the Sulidae family. Boobies are closely related to the gannets , which were formerly included in Sula.-Description:...
. Both groups comprise medium-to-large coastal sea-birds that plunge-dive for fish. There are 9 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Masked BoobyMasked BoobyThe Masked Booby, Sula dactylatra, is a large seabird of the booby family, Sulidae. This species breeds on islands in tropical oceans, except in the eastern Atlantic; in the eastern Pacific it is replaced by the Nazca Booby, Sula granti, which was formerly regarded as a subspecies of Masked Booby...
Sula dactylatra - Red-footed BoobyRed-footed BoobyThe Red-footed Booby, Sula sula, is a large seabird of the booby family, Sulidae. As suggested by the name, adults always have red feet, but the colour of the plumage varies. They are powerful and agile fliers, but they are clumsy in takeoffs and landings...
Sula sula - Brown BoobyBrown BoobyThe Brown Booby is a large seabird of the booby family, Sulidae. The adult brown booby reaches about in length. Its head and upper body are covered in dark brown, with the remainder being a contrasting white. The juvenile form is gray-brown with darkening on the head, wings and tail...
Sula leucogaster
Cormorants
Order: PelecaniformesPelecaniformes
The Pelecaniformes is a order of medium-sized and large waterbirds found worldwide. As traditionally—but erroneously—defined, they encompass all birds that have feet with all four toes webbed. Hence, they were formerly also known by such names as totipalmates or steganopodes...
. Family: Phalacrocoracidae
The Phalacrocoracidae is a family of medium-to-large coastal, fish-eating sea-birds that includes cormorants and shags. Plumage colouration varies with the majority having mainly dark plumage, some species being black and white, and a few being colourful. There are 38 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Little Black CormorantLittle Black CormorantThe Little Black Cormorant is a member of the cormorant family of seabirds. It is common in smaller rivers and lakes throughout most areas of Australia and northern New Zealand. It is around sixty centimetres long, and is all black with blue-green eyes.-References: Database entry includes...
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris - Great CormorantGreat CormorantThe Great Cormorant , known as the Great Black Cormorant across the Northern Hemisphere, the Black Cormorant in Australia and the Black Shag further south in New Zealand, is a widespread member of the cormorant family of seabirds...
Phalacrocorax carbo - Little CormorantLittle CormorantThe Little Cormorant is a member of the Cormorant family of seabirds: Aptly named, the Little Cormorant is small in comparison with other cormorants, only 55 cm in length with an average mass of 442.5 g...
Phalacrocorax niger
Darters
Order: PelecaniformesPelecaniformes
The Pelecaniformes is a order of medium-sized and large waterbirds found worldwide. As traditionally—but erroneously—defined, they encompass all birds that have feet with all four toes webbed. Hence, they were formerly also known by such names as totipalmates or steganopodes...
. Family: Anhingidae
Darters are frequently referred to as "snake-birds" because of their long thin neck, which gives a snake-like appearance when they swim with their bodies submerged.
The males have black and dark brown plumage, an erectile crest on the nape and a larger bill than the female. The females have a much paler plumage especially on the neck and underparts. The darters have completely webbed feet, and their legs are short and set far back on the body. Their plumage is somewhat permeable, like that of cormorants, and they spread their wings to dry after diving. There are 4 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Malaysia.
- DarterDarterThe darters or snakebirds are mainly tropical waterbirds in the family Anhingidae. There are four living species, three of which are very common and widespread while the fourth is rarer and classified as near-threatened by the IUCN. The term "snakebird" is usually used without any additions to...
Anhinga melanogaster
Frigatebirds
Order: PelecaniformesPelecaniformes
The Pelecaniformes is a order of medium-sized and large waterbirds found worldwide. As traditionally—but erroneously—defined, they encompass all birds that have feet with all four toes webbed. Hence, they were formerly also known by such names as totipalmates or steganopodes...
. Family: Fregatidae
Frigatebird
Frigatebird
The frigatebirds are a family, Fregatidae, of seabirds. There are five species in the single genus Fregata. They are also sometimes called Man of War birds or Pirate birds. Since they are related to the pelicans, the term "frigate pelican" is also a name applied to them...
s are large sea-birds usually found over tropical oceans. They are large, black and white or completely black, with long wings and deeply-forked tails. The males have inflatable coloured throat pouches. They do not swim or walk, and cannot take off from a flat surface. Having the largest wingspan to body weight ratio of any bird, they are essentially aerial, able to stay aloft for more than a week. There are 5 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Christmas Island FrigatebirdChristmas Island FrigatebirdThe Christmas Frigatebird or Christmas Island Frigatebird is a frigatebird endemic to the Christmas Islands in the Indian Ocean...
Fregata andrewsi - Great FrigatebirdGreat FrigatebirdThe Great Frigatebird is a large dispersive seabird in the frigatebird family. Major nesting populations are found in the Pacific and Indian Oceans, as well as a population in the South Atlantic....
Fregata minor - Lesser FrigatebirdLesser FrigatebirdThe Lesser Frigatebird, Fregata ariel, is a species of frigatebird.It nests in Australia, among other locations.There is a single record from the Western Palearctic, from Eilat in the Gulf of Aqaba....
Fregata ariel
Bitterns, herons and egrets
Order: CiconiiformesCiconiiformes
Traditionally, the order Ciconiiformes has included a variety of large, long-legged wading birds with large bills: storks, herons, egrets, ibises, spoonbills, and several others. Ciconiiformes are known from the Late Eocene...
. Family: Ardeidae
The family Ardeidae contains the bittern
Bittern
Bitterns are a classification of birds in the heron family, Ardeidae, a family of wading birds. Species named bitterns tend to be the shorter-necked, often more secretive members of this family...
s, heron
Heron
The herons are long-legged freshwater and coastal birds in the family Ardeidae. There are 64 recognised species in this family. Some are called "egrets" or "bitterns" instead of "heron"....
s and egret
Egret
An egret is any of several herons, most of which are white or buff, and several of which develop fine plumes during the breeding season. Many egrets are members of the genera Egretta or Ardea which contain other species named as herons rather than egrets...
s. Herons and egrets are medium to large sized wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more wary. Unlike other long-necked birds suck as storks, ibises and spoonbills, members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted. There are 61 species worldwide and 21 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Grey HeronGrey HeronThe Grey Heron , is a wading bird of the heron family Ardeidae, native throughout temperate Europe and Asia and also parts of Africa. It is resident in the milder south and west, but many birds retreat in winter from the ice in colder regions...
Ardea cinerea - Great-billed HeronGreat-billed HeronThe Great-billed Heron, Ardea sumatrana is a wading bird of the heron family, Ardeidae, resident from southeast Asia to Papua New Guinea and Australia. Its habitats are largely coastal such as islands, coral reefs, mangroves, large rivers. However, occasionally, it can be found inland in shallow...
Ardea sumatrana - Purple HeronPurple HeronThe Purple Heron is a wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae, breeding in Africa, central and southern Europe, and southern and eastern Asia. The European populations are migratory, wintering in tropical Africa; the more northerly Asian populations also migrate further south within Asia...
Ardea purpurea - Eastern Great EgretEastern Great EgretThe Eastern Great Egret is a white heron of the genus Ardea, is considered a subspecies of the Great Egret . Although a study argued for full species status in 2005, most taxonomists consider it to be a subspecies...
Ardea modesta - Intermediate EgretIntermediate EgretThe Intermediate Egret, Median Egret, or Yellow-billed Egret is a medium-sized heron. It is a resident breeder from east Africa across tropical southern Asia to Australia. It often nests in colonies with other herons, usually on platforms of sticks in trees or shrubs...
Egretta intermedia - Little EgretLittle EgretThe Little Egret is a small white heron. It is the Old World counterpart to the very similar New World Snowy Egret.-Subspecies:Depending on authority, two or three subspecies of Little Egret are currently accepted....
Egretta garzetta - Chinese EgretChinese EgretThe Chinese Egret or Swinhoe's Egret, Egretta eulophotes, is a full-crested, white egret with yellow bill. It breeds in Russia, North Korea, South Korea and mainland China, and then migrates south through Japan, the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia...
Egretta eulophotes - Pacific Reef-Heron Egretta sacra
- Indian Pond-Heron Ardeola grayii
- Chinese Pond-Heron Ardeola bacchus
- Javan Pond-Heron Ardeola speciosa
- Cattle EgretCattle EgretThe Cattle Egret is a cosmopolitan species of heron found in the tropics, subtropics and warm temperate zones. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Bubulcus, although some authorities regard its two subspecies as full species, the Western Cattle Egret and the Eastern Cattle Egret...
Bubulcus ibis - Striated HeronStriated HeronThe Striated Heron, Butorides striata, also known as Mangrove Heron, Little Heron or Green-backed Heron, is a small heron. Striated Herons are mostly non-migratory and noted for some interesting behavioral traits. Their breeding habitat is small wetlands in the Old World tropics from west Africa to...
Butorides striata - Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Rufous Night-Heron Nycticorax caledonicus
- Malayan Night-Heron Gorsachius melanolophus
- Yellow BitternYellow BitternThe Yellow Bittern is a small bittern. It is of Old World origins, breeding in much of the Indian Subcontinent, east to Japan and Indonesia. It is mainly resident, but some northern birds migrate short distances...
Ixobrychus sinensis - Schrenck's BitternSchrenck's BitternVon Schrenck's Bittern , also known as Schrenck's Bittern, is a small bittern. It breeds in China and Siberia from March to July, and Japan from May to August. It winters in Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, Laos, passing through the rest of South-east Asia...
Ixobrychus eurhythmus - Cinnamon BitternCinnamon BitternThe Cinnamon Bittern or Chestnut Bittern is a small bittern. It is of Old World origins, breeding in tropical Asia from Pakistan to Sri Lanka east to China and Indonesia. It is mainly resident, but some northern birds migrate short distances.This is a small species at 38 cm length, with a...
Ixobrychus cinnamomeus - Black BitternBlack BitternThe Black Bittern, Ixobrychus flavicollis, is a bittern of Old World origin, breeding in tropical Asia from Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka east to China, Indonesia and Australia. It is mainly resident, but some northern birds migrate short distances....
Ixobrychus flavicollis - Great BitternGreat BitternThe Eurasian Bittern or Great Bittern is a wading bird of the heron family Ardeidae. It is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds applies.-Etymology:...
Botaurus stellaris
Storks
Order: CiconiiformesCiconiiformes
Traditionally, the order Ciconiiformes has included a variety of large, long-legged wading birds with large bills: storks, herons, egrets, ibises, spoonbills, and several others. Ciconiiformes are known from the Late Eocene...
. Family: Ciconiidae
Storks are large, long-legged, long-necked, wading birds with long, stout bills. Storks are mute; bill-clattering is an important mode of stork communication at the nest. Their nests can be large and may be reused for many years. Many species are migratory. There are 19 species worldwide and 7 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Milky StorkMilky StorkThe Milky Stork, Mycteria cinerea, is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae.- Description :It can reach a length of 97 cm. The sexes look similar...
Mycteria cinerea - Painted StorkPainted StorkThe Painted Stork is a large wading bird in the stork family. It is found in the wetlands of the plains of tropical Asia south of the Himalayas in South Asia and extending into Southeast Asia. Their distinctive pink tertial feathers give them their name. They forage in flocks in shallow waters...
Mycteria leucocephala - Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- Woolly-necked StorkWoolly-necked StorkThe Woolly-necked Stork or White necked stork , Ciconia episcopus, is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. It can also be known as the Espiscopos....
Ciconia episcopus - Storm's StorkStorm's StorkThe Storm's Stork, Ciconia stormi is a large, approximately long, stork with black and white plumages, red bill, orange bare facial skin, red legs and yellow orbital skin. Both sexes are similar. The young has duller plumage and bare skin....
Ciconia stormi - Black-necked StorkBlack-necked StorkThe Black-necked Stork is a tall long-necked wading bird in the stork family. It is a resident species across South and Southeast Asia with a disjunct population in Australia. It lives in wetland habitats to forage for a wide range of animal prey...
Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus - Lesser AdjutantLesser AdjutantThe Lesser Adjutant, Leptoptilos javanicus, is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. It is a widespread species which is resident breeder in southern Asia from India east to southern China and Java....
Leptoptilos javanicus
Ibises and spoonbills
Order: CiconiiformesCiconiiformes
Traditionally, the order Ciconiiformes has included a variety of large, long-legged wading birds with large bills: storks, herons, egrets, ibises, spoonbills, and several others. Ciconiiformes are known from the Late Eocene...
. Family: Threskiornithidae
Threskiornithidae
The family Threskiornithidae includes 34 species of large terrestrial and wading birds, falling into two subfamilies, the ibises and the spoonbills. It was formerly known as Plataleidae. The spoonbills and ibises were once thought to be related to other groups of long-legged wading birds in the...
The Threskiornithidae is a family of large terrestrial and wading birds which includes the ibis
Ibis
The ibises are a group of long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae....
es and spoonbill
Spoonbill
Spoonbills are a group of large, long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae, which also includes the Ibises.All have large, flat, spatulate bills and feed by wading through shallow water, sweeping the partly opened bill from side to side...
s. They have long, broad wings with 11 primary and about 20 secondary feathers. They are strong fliers and despite their size and weight, very capable soarers. There are 36 species worldwide and 4 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Black-headed IbisBlack-headed IbisThe Black-headed Ibis or Oriental White Ibis is a species of wading bird of the ibis family Threskiornithidae which breeds in South Asia and Southeast Asia from Pakistan to India, Sri Lanka east up to Japan...
Threskiornis melanocephalus - White-shouldered IbisWhite-shouldered IbisThe White-shouldered Ibis, Pseudibis davisoni, is a species of wading bird of the ibis family, Threskiornithidae. It occurs at a few sites in northern Cambodia, southern Vietnam, extreme southern Laos and East Kalimantan in Indonesia....
Pseudibis davisoni - Glossy IbisGlossy IbisThe Glossy Ibis is a wading bird in the ibis family Threskiornithidae.This is the most widespread ibis species, breeding in scattered sites in warm regions of Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Atlantic and Caribbean region of the Americas...
Plegadis falcinellus - Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
Ducks, geese and swans
Order: AnseriformesAnseriformes
The order Anseriformes contains about 150 living species of birds in three extant families: the Anhimidae , Anseranatidae , and the Anatidae, which includes over 140 species of waterfowl, among them the ducks, geese, and swans.All species in the order are highly adapted for an aquatic existence at...
. Family: Anatidae
Anatidae
Anatidae is the biological family of birds that includes ducks, geese and swans. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution, occurring on all the world's continents except Antarctica and on most of the world's islands and island groups...
The family Anatidae includes the duck
Duck
Duck is the common name for a large number of species in the Anatidae family of birds, which also includes swans and geese. The ducks are divided among several subfamilies in the Anatidae family; they do not represent a monophyletic group but a form taxon, since swans and geese are not considered...
s and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese
Goose
The word goose is the English name for a group of waterfowl, belonging to the family Anatidae. This family also includes swans, most of which are larger than true geese, and ducks, which are smaller....
and swan
Swan
Swans, genus Cygnus, are birds of the family Anatidae, which also includes geese and ducks. Swans are grouped with the closely related geese in the subfamily Anserinae where they form the tribe Cygnini. Sometimes, they are considered a distinct subfamily, Cygninae...
s. These are birds that are modified for an aquatic existence with webbed feet, flattened bills and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to an oily coating. There are 131 species worldwide and 11 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Wandering Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna arcuata
- Lesser Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna javanica
- White-winged Duck Cairina scutulata
- Cotton Pygmy-goose Nettapus coromandelianus
- Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- MallardMallardThe Mallard , or Wild Duck , is a dabbling duck which breeds throughout the temperate and subtropical Americas, Europe, Asia, and North Africa, and has been introduced to New Zealand and Australia....
Anas platyrhynchos - Northern PintailNorthern PintailThe Pintail or Northern Pintail is a widely occurring duck which breeds in the northern areas of Europe, Asia and North America. It is strongly migratory and winters south of its breeding range to the equator...
Anas acuta - GarganeyGarganeyThe Garganey is a small dabbling duck. It breeds in much of Europe and western Asia, but is strictly migratory, with the entire population moving to southern Africa, India Santragachi and Australasia in winter, where large flocks can occur. This species was first described by Linnaeus in 1758...
Anas querquedula - Northern ShovelerNorthern ShovelerThe Northern Shoveler , Northern Shoveller in British English, sometimes known simply as the Shoveler, is a common and widespread duck. It breeds in northern areas of Europe and Asia and across most of North America, and is a rare vagrant to Australia...
Anas clypeata - Tufted DuckTufted DuckThe Tufted Duck, Aythya fuligula, is a medium-sized diving duck with a population of close to one million birds.- Description :The adult male is all black except for white flanks and a blue-grey bill. It has an obvious head tuft that gives the species its name.The adult female is brown with paler...
Aythya fuligula
Osprey
Order: FalconiformesFalconiformes
The order Falconiformes is a group of about 290 species of birds that comprises the diurnal birds of prey. Raptor classification is difficult and the order is treated in several ways.- Classification problems :...
. Family: Pandionidae
The Pandionidae family contains only one species, the Osprey. The Osprey is a medium large raptor
Bird of prey
Birds of prey are birds that hunt for food primarily on the wing, using their keen senses, especially vision. They are defined as birds that primarily hunt vertebrates, including other birds. Their talons and beaks tend to be relatively large, powerful and adapted for tearing and/or piercing flesh....
which is a specialist fish-eater with a worldwide distribution.
- OspreyOspreyThe Osprey , sometimes known as the sea hawk or fish eagle, is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey. It is a large raptor, reaching more than in length and across the wings...
Pandion haliaetus
Hawks, kites and eagles
Order: FalconiformesFalconiformes
The order Falconiformes is a group of about 290 species of birds that comprises the diurnal birds of prey. Raptor classification is difficult and the order is treated in several ways.- Classification problems :...
. Family: Accipitridae
Accipitridae
The Accipitridae, one of the two major families within the order Accipitriformes , are a family of small to large birds with strongly hooked bills and variable morphology based on diet. They feed on a range of prey items from insects to medium-sized mammals, with a number feeding on carrion and a...
Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey and include hawk
Hawk
The term hawk can be used in several ways:* In strict usage in Australia and Africa, to mean any of the species in the subfamily Accipitrinae, which comprises the genera Accipiter, Micronisus, Melierax, Urotriorchis and Megatriorchis. The large and widespread Accipiter genus includes goshawks,...
s, eagle
Eagle
Eagles are members of the bird family Accipitridae, and belong to several genera which are not necessarily closely related to each other. Most of the more than 60 species occur in Eurasia and Africa. Outside this area, just two species can be found in the United States and Canada, nine more in...
s, kites
Kite (bird)
Kites are raptors with long wings and weak legs which spend a great deal of time soaring. Most feed mainly on carrion but some take various amounts of live prey.They are birds of prey which, along with hawks and eagles, are from the family Accipitridae....
, harriers
Harrier (bird)
A harrier is any of the several species of diurnal hawks forming the Circinae sub-family of the Accipitridae family of birds of prey. Harriers characteristically hunt by flying low over open ground, feeding on small mammals, reptiles, or birds....
and Old World vultures. These birds have powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons, and keen eyesight. There are 233 species worldwide and 41 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Jerdon's BazaJerdon's BazaJerdon's Baza is a moderate sized brown hawk with a thin white-tipped black crest usually held erect. It is found in South-east Asia. It inhabits foothills in the terai and is rarer in evergreen forests and tea estates.-Description:...
Aviceda jerdoni - Black BazaBlack BazaThe Black Baza is a small sized bird of prey found in the forests of South Asia and Southeast Asia. Many populations are migratory. The races in the Indian region are migratory, wintering in the south of the Peninsula and Sri Lanka. The Black Bazas have short, stout legs and feet with strong...
Aviceda leuphotes - Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Bat HawkBat HawkThe Bat Hawk is a raptor found in sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia to New Guinea. It is named for its diet, which consists mainly of bats. It requires open space in which to hunt, but will live anywhere from dense rainforest to semi-arid veld.-Description:The Bat Hawk is a slender, medium-sized...
Macheiramphus alcinus - Black-shouldered KiteBlack-shouldered KiteThe Black-shouldered Kite or Australian Black-shouldered Kite is a small raptor found in open habitat throughout Australia and resembles similar species found in Eurasia and North America, which have in the past also been named as Black-shouldered Kites...
Elanus caeruleus - Black KiteBlack KiteThe Black Kite is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors. Unlike others of the group, they are opportunistic hunters and are more likely to scavenge. They spend a lot of time soaring and gliding in thermals in search of food. Their...
Milvus migrans - Brahminy KiteBrahminy KiteThe Brahminy Kite , also known as the Red-backed Sea-eagle, is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as eagles, buzzards and harriers. They are found in the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia and Australia...
Haliastur indus - White-bellied Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster
- Lesser Fish-Eagle Ichthyophaga humilis
- Gray-headed Fish-Eagle Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus
- White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis
- Indian Vulture Gyps indicus
- Himalayan Griffon Gyps himalayensis (A)
- Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus (A)
- Red-headed VultureRed-headed VultureThe Red-headed Vulture , also known as the Asian King Vulture, Indian Black Vulture or Pondicherry Vulture,-Description:...
Sarcogyps calvus - Short-toed EagleShort-toed EagleThe Short-toed Snake Eagle also known as Short-toed Eagle, is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as kites, buzzards and harriers.-Range and habitat:...
Circaetus gallicus - Mountain Serpent-Eagle Spilornis kinabaluensis
- Crested Serpent-Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Western Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Eastern Marsh-Harrier Circus spilonotus
- Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Pied HarrierPied HarrierThe Pied Harrier is an Asian species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is migratory, breeding from Amur valley in eastern Russia and north-eastern China to North Korea. Wintering individuals can be found in a wide area from Pakistan to Philippines...
Circus melanoleucos - Crested GoshawkCrested GoshawkThe Crested Goshawk is a bird of prey from tropical Asia. It is related to other diurnal raptors such as eagles, buzzards and harriers, and thus placed in the family Accipitridae.-Description:...
Accipiter trivirgatus - ShikraShikraThe Shikra is a small bird of prey in the family Accipitridae found widely distributed in Asia and Africa where it is also called the Little Banded Goshawk. The African forms may represent a separate species but have usually been considered as subspecies of the Shikra...
Accipiter badius - Chinese GoshawkChinese GoshawkThe Chinese Sparrowhawk is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as eagles, buzzards and harriers. Also called Chinese goshawk....
Accipiter soloensis - Japanese SparrowhawkJapanese SparrowhawkThe Japanese Sparrowhawk is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as eagles, buzzards and harriers....
Accipiter gularis - BesraBesraThe Besra, Accipiter virgatus, is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae.The Besra is a widespread resident breeder in dense forests throughout south Asia from Pakistan and India to south China and Indonesia. It nests in trees, building a new nest each year...
Accipiter virgatus - Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Rufous-winged BuzzardRufous-winged BuzzardThe Rufous-winged Buzzard is an Asian bird of prey. It is a resident breeder in southern China, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and Indonesia. It is a species of deciduous forest and second growth up to 800 m....
Butastur liventer - Gray-faced Buzzard Butastur indicus
- Eurasian Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Black EagleBlack EagleThe Black Eagle is a bird of prey. Like all eagles, it is in the family Accipitridae, and is the only member of the genus Ictinaetus. They soar over forests in the hilly regions of tropical Asia and hunt mammals and birds, particularly at their nests...
Ictinaetus malayensis - Greater Spotted EagleGreater Spotted EagleThe Greater Spotted Eagle , occasionally just called the spotted eagle, is a large bird of prey. Like all typical eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae...
Aquila clanga - Steppe EagleSteppe EagleThe Steppe Eagle is a bird of prey. It is about in length and has a wingspan of . Females, weighing 2.3–4.9 kg , are slightly larger than males, at 2–3.5 kg . Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae...
Aquila nipalensis - Imperial EagleEastern Imperial EagleThe Eastern Imperial Eagle is a large species of bird of prey that breeds from southeastern Europe to central Asia. Most populations are migratory and winter in northeastern Africa, and southern and eastern Asia. The Spanish Imperial Eagle, found in Spain and Portugal, was formerly lumped with...
Aquila heliaca - Booted EagleBooted EagleThe Booted Eagle is a medium-sized bird of prey. It is about in length and has a wingspan of . Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae....
Aquila pennatus - Rufous-bellied EagleRufous-bellied EagleThe Rufous-bellied Hawk-Eagle is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes the buzzards, hawks and Old World vultures. It was earlier placed under the genus Hieraaetus but this eagle may well belong to a separate genus. The name of Kienastur had been suggested.Rufous-bellied...
Aquila kienerii - Changeable Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus cirrhatus
- Flores Hawk-EagleFlores Hawk-eagleThe Flores Hawk-eagle, Nisaetus floris , is a fairly large, up to long, raptor in the family Accipitridae. Adults have dark brown upperparts, a brown tail with six bars, a white patch in the wings that is visible in flight, white underparts, and a white head with fine brownish streaks on the crown...
Spizaetus floris - Blyth's Hawk-EagleBlyth's Hawk-eagleThe Blyth's Hawk-Eagle, Nisaetus alboniger is a bird of prey. Like all eagles, it is in the family Accipitridae....
Spizaetus alboniger - Wallace's Hawk-EagleWallace's Hawk-eagleThe Wallace's Hawk-Eagle, Aigle De Wallace, or Aguila-azor De Wallace is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family....
Spizaetus nanus
Caracaras and falcons
Order: FalconiformesFalconiformes
The order Falconiformes is a group of about 290 species of birds that comprises the diurnal birds of prey. Raptor classification is difficult and the order is treated in several ways.- Classification problems :...
. Family: Falconidae
Falconidae
The falcons and caracaras are around 60 species of diurnal birds of prey that make up the family Falconidae. The family is divided into two subfamiles, Polyborinae, which includes the caracaras and forest falcons, and Falconinae, the falcons, kestrels and falconets.-Description:Falcons and...
Falconidae is a family of diurnal birds of prey. They differ from hawks, eagles, and kites in that they kill with their beaks instead of their feet. There are 62 species worldwide and 6 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Black-thighed FalconetBlack-thighed FalconetThe Black-thighed Falconet is one of the smallest birds of prey, typically measuring between long. It is native to Brunei Darussalam, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia....
Microhierax fringillarius - White-fronted FalconetWhite-fronted FalconetThe White-fronted Falconet, Fauconnet De Bornéo, Falconete De Borneo, or Halconcito De Borneo is a species of bird of prey in the Falconidae family.It is found in Malaysia and Brunei....
Microhierax latifrons - Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Eurasian HobbyEurasian HobbyThe Eurasian Hobby , or just simply Hobby, is a small slim falcon. It belongs to a rather close-knit group of similar falcons often considered a subgenus Hypotriorchis.-Description:...
Falco subbuteo - Oriental HobbyOriental HobbyThe Oriental Hobby is a species of falcon typically 27-30 cm long. It can be found in the northern parts of the Indian Subcontinent, across the eastern Himalayas and ranges southwards through Indochina to Australasia. It has been recorded as a vagrant from Malaysia.-Diet and habitats:The...
Falco severus - Peregrine FalconPeregrine FalconThe Peregrine Falcon , also known as the Peregrine, and historically as the Duck Hawk in North America, is a widespread bird of prey in the family Falconidae. A large, crow-sized falcon, it has a blue-gray back, barred white underparts, and a black head and "moustache"...
Falco peregrinus
Megapodes
Order: GalliformesGalliformes
Galliformes are an order of heavy-bodied ground-feeding domestic or game bird, containing turkey, grouse, chicken, New and Old World Quail, ptarmigan, partridge, pheasant, and the Cracidae. Common names are gamefowl or gamebirds, landfowl, gallinaceous birds or galliforms...
. Family: Megapodiidae
The Megapodiidae are stocky, medium-large chicken-like birds with small heads and large feet. All but the Malleefowl
Malleefowl
The Malleefowl is a stocky ground-dwelling Australian bird about the size of a domestic chicken...
occupy jungle habitats, and most have brown or black colouring. There are 21 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Malaysia.
- Tabon ScrubfowlTabon ScrubfowlThe Philippine Megapode , also known as the Philippine Scrubfowl or the Tabon Scrubfowl, is a species of bird in the Megapodiidae family. It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines...
Megapodius cumingii
Pheasants and partridges
Order: GalliformesGalliformes
Galliformes are an order of heavy-bodied ground-feeding domestic or game bird, containing turkey, grouse, chicken, New and Old World Quail, ptarmigan, partridge, pheasant, and the Cracidae. Common names are gamefowl or gamebirds, landfowl, gallinaceous birds or galliforms...
. Family: Phasianidae
Phasianidae
The Phasianidae is a family of birds which consists of the pheasants and partridges, including the junglefowl , Old World Quail, francolins, monals and peafowl. The family is a large one, and is occasionally broken up into two subfamilies, the Phasianinae, and the Perdicinae...
The Phasianidae are a family of terrestrial birds which consists of quail
Quail
Quail is a collective name for several genera of mid-sized birds generally considered in the order Galliformes. Old World quail are found in the family Phasianidae, while New World quail are found in the family Odontophoridae...
s, partridge
Partridge
Partridges are birds in the pheasant family, Phasianidae. They are a non-migratory Old World group.These are medium-sized birds, intermediate between the larger pheasants and the smaller quails. Partridges are native to Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East...
s, snowcock
Snowcock
The snowcocks are a group of bird species in the genus Tetraogallus of the pheasant family, Phasianidae. They are ground-nesting birds which breed in the mountain ranges of southern Eurasia from the Caucasus to the Himalayas and western China. The Himalayan Snowcock has been introduced...
s, francolin
Francolin
Francolins are birds that traditionally have been placed in the genus Francolinus, but now commonly are divided into multiple genera , although some of the major taxonomic listing sources have yet to divide them. They are members of the pheasant family, Phasianidae...
s, spurfowls, tragopan
Tragopan
Tragopan is a genus of bird in the family Phasianidae. These birds are commonly called "horny pheasants" because of two brightly-colored, fleshy horns on their heads that they can erect during courtship displays...
s, monal
Monal
A Monal is a bird of genus Lophophorus of the Pheasant family, Phasianidae. There are three species and several sub-species within the genus Lophophorus:* Himalayan Monal Lophophorus impejanus* Sclater's Monal Lophophorus sclateri...
s, pheasant
Pheasant
Pheasants refer to some members of the Phasianinae subfamily of Phasianidae in the order Galliformes.Pheasants are characterised by strong sexual dimorphism, males being highly ornate with bright colours and adornments such as wattles and long tails. Males are usually larger than females and have...
s, peafowl
Peafowl
Peafowl are two Asiatic species of flying birds in the genus Pavo of the pheasant family, Phasianidae, best known for the male's extravagant eye-spotted tail, which it displays as part of courtship. The male is called a peacock, the female a peahen, and the offspring peachicks. The adult female...
s and jungle fowls. In general, they are plump (although they may vary in size) and have broad, relatively short wings. There are 156 species worldwide and 20 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Long-billed PartridgeLong-billed PartridgeThe Long-billed Partridge is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.-Distribution and habitat:It is found in the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical moist...
Rhizothera longirostris - Black PartridgeBlack PartridgeThe Black Partridge also known as the Black Wood Partridge, is a small partridge with a thick bill, grey legs and dark brown iris. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Melanoperdix....
Melanoperdix nigra - Blue-breasted Quail Coturnix chinensis
- Grey-breasted Partridge Arborophila orientalis
- Bar-backed PartridgeBar-backed PartridgeThe Bar-backed Partridge is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.It is found in Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam....
Arborophila brunneopectus (A) - Red-breasted PartridgeRed-breasted PartridgeThe Red-breasted Partridge , also known as the Bornean Hill-partridge, is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family. It is endemic to hill and montane forest in Borneo.-References:...
Arborophila hyperythra - Chestnut-necklaced PartridgeChestnut-necklaced PartridgeThe Chestnut-necklaced Partridge is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family. It is found in forests in the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo. It is closely related to the Vietnam Partridge and Scaly-breasted Partridge, and their taxonomy is not entirely settled.The Chestnut-necklaced...
Arborophila charltonii - Ferruginous PartridgeFerruginous PartridgeThe Ferruginous Partridge is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family. It belongs to the monotypical genus Caloperdix. It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand....
Caloperdix oculea - Crimson-headed PartridgeCrimson-headed PartridgeThe Crimson-headed Partridge is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family. It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia....
Haematortyx sanguiniceps - Crested Partridge Rollulus rouloul
- Red JunglefowlRed JunglefowlThe Red Junglefowl is a tropical member of the Pheasant family. They are thought to be ancestors of the domestic chicken with some hybridisation with the Grey Junglefowl...
Gallus gallus - Crestless FirebackCrestless FirebackThe Crestless Fireback is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
Lophura erythrophthalma - Crested FirebackCrested FirebackThe Crested Fireback, Lophura ignita, is a medium-sized, up to 70 cm long, forest pheasant with a peacock-like dark crest, bluish black plumage, reddish brown rump, black outer tail feathers, red iris and bare blue facial skin...
Lophura ignita - Bulwer's PheasantBulwer's PheasantBulwer's Pheasant is also known as Bulwer's Wattled Pheasant, the Wattled Pheasant, or the White-tailed Wattled Pheasant. It is a Southeast Asian bird in the Phasianidae family; endemic to the forests of Borneo. It is currently listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN.-Description:Bulwer's Pheasant is...
Lophura bulweri - Mountain Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron inopinatum
- Malayan Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron malacense
- Bornean Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron schleiermacheri
- Crested ArgusCrested ArgusThe Crested Argus is a large and spectacular peacock-like pheasant with dark-brown-spotted black and buff plumage, a pink bill, brown irises and blue skin around the eyes. The head is small. The male has a broad and greatly elongated tail of twelve feathers. He measures from in total length...
Rheinardia ocellata - Great ArgusGreat ArgusThe Great Argus, Argusianus argus is a brown-plumaged pheasant with a small blue head and neck, rufous red upper breast, black hair-like feathers on crown and nape, and red legs. The male is among the largest of all pheasants. He measures in total length, including a tail of , and weighs . It has...
Argusianus argus - Green PeafowlGreen PeafowlThe Green Peafowl or Javan Peafowl, Pavo muticus is a large Galliform bird that is found in the tropical forests of Southeast Asia...
Pavo muticus
Buttonquails
Order: GruiformesGruiformes
The Gruiformes are an order containing a considerable number of living and extinct bird families, with a widespread geographical diversity. Gruiform means "crane-like"....
. Family: Turnicidae
The buttonquails are small, drab, running birds which resemble the true quails.The female is the brighter of the sexes, and initiates courtship. The male incubates the eggs and tends the young. There are 16 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Small ButtonquailSmall ButtonquailThe Kurrichane Buttonquail, Small Buttonquail, Common Buttonquail, or Andalusian Hemipode, Turnix sylvaticus, is a buttonquail, one of a small family of birds which resemble, but are unrelated to, the true quails...
Turnix sylvatica - Barred ButtonquailBarred ButtonquailThe Barred Buttonquail or Common Bustard-Quail is a buttonquail, one of a small family of birds which resemble, but are unrelated to, the true quails...
Turnix suscitator
Cranes
Order: GruiformesGruiformes
The Gruiformes are an order containing a considerable number of living and extinct bird families, with a widespread geographical diversity. Gruiform means "crane-like"....
. Family: Gruidae
Cranes are large, long-legged and long-necked birds. Unlike the similar-looking but unrelated herons, cranes fly with necks outstretched, not pulled back. Most have elaborate and noisy courting displays or "dances". There are 15 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Malaysia.
- Sarus CraneSarus CraneThe Sarus Crane is a large non-migratory crane found in parts of the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia and Australia. The tallest of the flying birds, standing at a height of up to 1.8 m , they are conspicuous and iconic species of open wetlands...
Grus antigone
Rails, crakes, gallinules, and coots
Order: GruiformesGruiformes
The Gruiformes are an order containing a considerable number of living and extinct bird families, with a widespread geographical diversity. Gruiform means "crane-like"....
. Family: Rallidae
Rallidae
The rails, or Rallidae, are a large cosmopolitan family of small to medium-sized birds. The family exhibits considerable diversity and the family also includes the crakes, coots, and gallinules...
Rallidae is a large family of small to medium-sized birds which includes the rails, crakes, coot
Coot
Coots are medium-sized water birds that are members of the rail family Rallidae. They constitute the genus Fulica. Coots have predominantly black plumage, and, unlike many of the rails, they are usually easy to see, often swimming in open water...
s, and gallinule
Rallidae
The rails, or Rallidae, are a large cosmopolitan family of small to medium-sized birds. The family exhibits considerable diversity and the family also includes the crakes, coots, and gallinules...
s. Typically they inhabit dense vegetation in damp environments near lakes, swamps, or rivers. In general they are shy and secretive birds, difficult to observe. Most species have strong legs, and have long toes which are well adapted to soft, uneven surfaces. They tend to have short, rounded wings and be weak fliers. There are 143 species worldwide and 14 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Red-legged CrakeRed-legged CrakeThe Red-legged Crake is a waterbird in the rail and crake family Rallidae.-Description:Medium-large crake . Head, neck and breast red-brown, paler on throat. Upperparts grey-brown. Underparts and underwing barred black and white...
Rallina fasciata - Slaty-legged CrakeSlaty-legged CrakeThe Slaty-legged Crake or Banded Crake is a waterbird in the rail and crake family Rallidae.-Distribution and habitat:...
Rallina eurizonoides - Slaty-breasted RailSlaty-breasted RailThe Slaty-breasted Rail is a species of rail found in the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia.Breeding has been recorded from July in the foothills of the Himalayas from Dehradun in the west....
Gallirallus striatus - Water RailWater RailThe Water Rail is a bird of the rail family which breeds in well-vegetated wetlands across Europe, Asia and North Africa. Northern and eastern populations are migratory, but this species is a permanent resident in the warmer parts of its breeding range...
Rallus aquaticus - White-breasted WaterhenWhite-breasted WaterhenThe White-breasted Waterhen is a waterbird of the rail and crake family Rallidae that is widely distributed across South and Southeast Asia. They are dark slaty birds with a clean white face, breast and belly...
Amaurornis phoenicurus - Baillon's CrakeBaillon's CrakeThe Baillon's Crake is a very small waterbird of the family Rallidae.-Distribution:Their breeding habitat is sedge beds in Europe, mainly in the east, and across Asia. They used to breed in Great Britain up to the mid-19th century, but the western European population declined through drainage....
Porzana pusilla - Ruddy-breasted CrakeRuddy-breasted CrakeThe Ruddy-breasted Crake , or Ruddy Crake, is a waterbird in the rail and crake family Rallidae.Its breeding habitat is swamps and similar wet areas across south Asia from the Indian subcontinent east to south China, Japan and Indonesia. It has been recorded as a vagrant from the Australian...
Porzana fusca - Band-bellied CrakeBand-bellied CrakeThe Band-bellied Crake is a species of bird in the Rallidae family.It is found in China, Indonesia, North Korea, South Korea, Malaysia, Russia, Thailand, and Vietnam.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
Porzana paykullii - White-browed CrakeWhite-browed CrakeThe White-browed Crake is a species of bird in the Rallidae family. It is found in Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, Fiji, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Micronesia, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Thailand, and Vanuatu.Its natural...
Porzana cinerea - WatercockWatercockThe Watercock Gallicrex cinerea is a waterbird in the rail and crake family Rallidae. It is the only member of the genus Gallicrex....
Gallicrex cinerea - Purple SwamphenPurple SwamphenThe Purple Swamphen , also known as the African Purple Swamphen, Purple Moorhen, Purple Gallinule, Pūkeko or Purple Coot, is a large bird in the family Rallidae . From its name in French, talève sultane, it is also known as the Sultana Bird...
Porphyrio porphyrio - Common MoorhenCommon MoorhenThe Common Moorhen is a bird in the Rallidae family with an almost worldwide distribution. The North and South American Committees of the AOU and the IOC have voted on or before July 2011 to split the American forms into a new species Common Gallinule, however, no other committee has voted to...
Gallinula chloropus - Dusky MoorhenDusky MoorhenThe Dusky Moorhen is a bird in the rail family. It occurs in Australia, New Guinea, and Indonesia.The New Guinea birds are smaller, at 25-32 cm in length, than the Australian race...
Gallinula tenebrosa - Eurasian CootEurasian CootThe Eurasian Coot, Fulica atra, also known as Coot, is a member of the rail and crake bird family, the Rallidae. The Australian subspecies is known as the Australian Coot.-Distribution:...
Fulica atra
Sungrebe and Finfoots
Order: GruiformesGruiformes
The Gruiformes are an order containing a considerable number of living and extinct bird families, with a widespread geographical diversity. Gruiform means "crane-like"....
. Family: Heliornithidae
Heliornithidae
The Heliornithidae are a small family of tropical birds with webbed lobes on their feet like those of grebes and coots. The family overall are known as finfoots, although one species is known as a Sungrebe. The family is composed of three species in three genera.-Description:Finfoots resemble...
The Heliornithidae are small family of tropical birds with webbed lobes on their feet similar to those of grebes and coots. There are 3 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Malaysia.
- Masked FinfootMasked FinfootThe Masked Finfoot, , is an aquatic bird from the fresh and brackish wetlands of southeastern Asia, Indochina, Malaysia and Indonesia...
Heliopais personata
Jacanas
Order: CharadriiformesCharadriiformes
Charadriiformes is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. It includes about 350 species and has members in all parts of the world. Most Charadriiformes live near water and eat invertebrates or other small animals; however, some are pelagic , some occupy deserts and a few are found in thick...
. Family: Jacanidae
The jacana
Jacana
The jaçanas are a group of tropical waders in the family Jacanidae. They are found worldwide within the tropical zone. See Etymology below for pronunciation....
s are a group of tropical waders in the family Jacanidae. They are found worldwide in the Tropics. They are identifiable by their huge feet and claws which enable them to walk on floating vegetation in the shallow lakes that are their preferred habitat. There 8 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Comb-crested JacanaComb-crested JacanaThe Comb-crested Jacana , also known as the Lotusbird or Lilytrotter, is the only species of jacana in the genus Irediparra...
Irediparra gallinacea - Pheasant-tailed JacanaPheasant-tailed JacanaThe Pheasant-tailed Jacana is a jacana in the monotypic genus Hydrophasianus. Jacanas are a group of waders in the family Jacanidae that are identifiable by their huge feet and claws which enable them to walk on floating vegetation in shallow lakes, their preferred habitat...
Hydrophasianus chirurgus - Bronze-winged JacanaBronze-winged JacanaThe Bronze-winged Jacana is a jacana. It is the only member of the genus Metopidius. The jacanas are a group of waders in the family Charadriidae, which are identifiable by their huge feet and claws which enable them to walk on floating vegetation in the shallow lakes that are their preferred...
Metopidius indicus
Painted snipe
Order: CharadriiformesCharadriiformes
Charadriiformes is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. It includes about 350 species and has members in all parts of the world. Most Charadriiformes live near water and eat invertebrates or other small animals; however, some are pelagic , some occupy deserts and a few are found in thick...
. Family: Rostratulidae
Painted snipe are short-legged, long-billed birds similar in shape to the true snipes, but more brightly coloured. There are 2 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Malaysia.
- Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
Crab Plover
Order: CharadriiformesCharadriiformes
Charadriiformes is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. It includes about 350 species and has members in all parts of the world. Most Charadriiformes live near water and eat invertebrates or other small animals; however, some are pelagic , some occupy deserts and a few are found in thick...
. Family: Dromadidae
The Crab Plover is related to the waders. It resembles a plover but with very long grey legs and a strong heavy black bill similar to a tern. It has black and white plumage, a long neck, partially webbed feet and a bill designed for eating crabs.
- Crab PloverCrab PloverThe Crab-plover or Crab Plover is a bird related to the waders, but sufficiently distinctive to merit its own family Dromadidae. Its relationship within the Charadriiformes is unclear, some have considered it to be closely related to the thick-knees, or the pratincoles, while others have...
Dromas ardeola
Avocets and stilts
Order: CharadriiformesCharadriiformes
Charadriiformes is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. It includes about 350 species and has members in all parts of the world. Most Charadriiformes live near water and eat invertebrates or other small animals; however, some are pelagic , some occupy deserts and a few are found in thick...
. Family: Recurvirostridae
Recurvirostridae
Recurvirostridae is a family of birds in the wader suborder Charadrii. It contains two distinct groups of birds, the avocets and the stilts .-Description and diet:...
Recurvirostridae is a family of large wading birds, which includes the avocet
Avocet
The four species of Avocets are a genus, Recurvirostra, of waders in the same avian family as the stilts.Avocets have long legs and long, thin, upcurved bills which they sweep from side to side when feeding in the brackish or saline wetlands they prefer...
s and the stilt
Stilt
Stilt is a common name for several species of birds in the family Recurvirostridae, which also includes those known as avocets. They are found in brackish or saline wetlands in warm or hot climates....
s. The avocets have long legs and long up-curved bills. The stilts have extremely long legs and long, thin, straight bills. There are 9 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Black-winged StiltBlack-winged StiltThe Black-winged Stilt or Common Stilt is a widely distributed very long-legged wader in the avocet and stilt family . Opinions differ as to whether the birds treated under the scientific name H. himantopus ought to be treated as a single species and if not, how many species to recognize...
Himantopus himantopus - White-headed StiltWhite-headed StiltThe White-headed Stilt or Pied Stilt is a bird in the Recurvirostridae family. It is sometimes treated as a distinct species Himantopus leucocephalus, sometimes included in the Common or Black-winged Stilt as Himantopus himantopus leucocephalus.This shorebird is found in Australia, Brunei,...
Himantopus leucocephalus
Thick-knees
Order: CharadriiformesCharadriiformes
Charadriiformes is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. It includes about 350 species and has members in all parts of the world. Most Charadriiformes live near water and eat invertebrates or other small animals; however, some are pelagic , some occupy deserts and a few are found in thick...
. Family: Burhinidae
The thick-knees are a group of largely tropical waders in the family Burhinidae. They are found worldwide within the tropical zone, with some species also breeding in temperate Europe and Australia. They are medium to large waders with strong black or yellow black bills, large yellow eyes and cryptic plumage. Despite being classed as waders, most species have a preference for arid or semi-arid habitats. There are 9 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Malaysia.
- Beach Thick-knee Burhinus magnirostris
Pratincoles and coursers
Order: CharadriiformesCharadriiformes
Charadriiformes is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. It includes about 350 species and has members in all parts of the world. Most Charadriiformes live near water and eat invertebrates or other small animals; however, some are pelagic , some occupy deserts and a few are found in thick...
. Family: Glareolidae
Glareolidae
Glareolidae is a family of birds in the wader suborder Charadri. It contains two distinct groups, the pratincoles and the coursers. The coursers include the atypical Egyptian Plover, Pluvianus aegyptius, which has sometimes been placed in its own family...
Glareolidae is a family of wading birds comprising the pratincole
Pratincole
The Pratincoles or Greywaders are a group of birds which together with the coursers and Egyptian Plover make up the family Glareolidae. They have short legs, very long pointed wings and long forked tails....
s, which have short legs, long pointed wings and long forked tails, and the courser
Courser
The Coursers are a group of birds which together with the pratincoles make up the family Glareolidae. They have long legs, short wings and long pointed bills which curve downwards...
s, which have long legs, short wings and long pointed bills which curve downwards. There are 17 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Australian PratincoleAustralian PratincoleThe Australian Pratincole is a species of bird in the Glareolidae family, found in Australia, Christmas Island, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Papua New Guinea....
Stiltia isabella - Oriental PratincoleOriental PratincoleThe Oriental Pratincole , also known as the Grasshopper-Bird or Swallow-Plover is a wader in the pratincole family, Glareolidae....
Glareola maldivarum - Small Pratincole Glareola lactea
Plovers and lapwings
Order: CharadriiformesCharadriiformes
Charadriiformes is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. It includes about 350 species and has members in all parts of the world. Most Charadriiformes live near water and eat invertebrates or other small animals; however, some are pelagic , some occupy deserts and a few are found in thick...
. Family: Charadriidae
Charadriidae
The bird family Charadriidae includes the plovers, dotterels, and lapwings, about 64 to 66 species in all.- Morphology :They are small to medium-sized birds with compact bodies, short, thick necks and long, usually pointed, wings, but most species of lapwing may have more rounded wings...
The family Charadriidae includes the plover
Plover
Plovers are a widely distributed group of wading birds belonging to the subfamily Charadriinae. There are about 40 species in the subfamily, most of them called "plover" or "dotterel". The closely related lapwing subfamily, Vanellinae, comprises another 20-odd species.Plovers are found throughout...
s, dotterels, and lapwing
Lapwing
Vanellinae are any of various crested plovers, family Charadriidae, noted for its slow, irregular wingbeat in flight and a shrill, wailing cry. Its length is 10-16 inches. They are a subfamily of medium-sized wading birds which also includes the plovers and dotterels. The Vanellinae are...
s. They are small to medium-sized birds with compact bodies, short, thick necks and long, usually pointed, wings. They are found in open country worldwide, mostly in habitats near water, although there are some exceptions. There are 66 species worldwide and 13 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Yellow-wattled LapwingYellow-wattled LapwingThe Yellow-wattled Lapwing, Vanellus malabaricus, is a lapwing, a group of medium sized waders in the family Charadriidae. It is a non-migratory breeder restricted to the Indian Subcontinent and is found on the dry plains. Although they do not migrate, they are known to make seasonal movements in...
Vanellus malabaricus - Grey-headed LapwingGrey-headed LapwingThe Grey-headed Lapwing is a lapwing species which breeds in northeast China and Japan. The mainland population winters in northern Southeast Asia from northeastern India to Cambodia...
Vanellus cinereus - Red-wattled LapwingRed-wattled LapwingThe Red-wattled Lapwing is a lapwing or large plover, a wader in the family Charadriidae. It has characteristic loud alarm calls which are variously rendered as did he do it or pity to do it leading to colloquial names like the did-he-do-it bird...
Vanellus indicus - Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Grey PloverGrey PloverThe Grey Plover , known as the Black-bellied Plover in North America, is a medium-sized plover breeding in arctic regions. It is a long-distance migrant, with a nearly worldwide coastal distribution when not breeding....
Pluvialis squatarola - Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Long-billed PloverLong-billed PloverThe Long-billed Plover is a species of bird in the Charadriidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Russia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.- References...
Charadrius placidus - Little Ringed PloverLittle Ringed PloverThe Little Ringed Plover is a small plover. Adults have a grey-brown back and wings, a white belly, and a white breast with one black neckband. They have a brown cap, a white forehead, a black mask around the eyes with white above and a short dark bill...
Charadrius dubius - Kentish PloverKentish PloverThe Kentish Plover, Charadrius alexandrinus, is a small wader in the plover bird family. Despite its name, this species no longer breeds in Kent, or even Great Britain...
Charadrius alexandrinus - Malaysian PloverMalaysian PloverThe Malaysian Plover is a small wader that nests on beaches and salt flats in Southeast Asia.-Description:...
Charadrius peronii - Lesser Sandplover Charadrius mongolus
- Greater Sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii
- Oriental PloverOriental PloverThe Oriental Plover, Charadrius veredus, also known as the Oriental Dotterel, is a medium-sized Charadriine plover closely related to the Caspian Plover.- Description :...
Charadrius veredus
Sandpipers and allies
Order: CharadriiformesCharadriiformes
Charadriiformes is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. It includes about 350 species and has members in all parts of the world. Most Charadriiformes live near water and eat invertebrates or other small animals; however, some are pelagic , some occupy deserts and a few are found in thick...
. Family: Scolopacidae
Scolopacidae
The sandpipers are a large family, Scolopacidae, of waders or shorebirds. They include many species called sandpipers, as well as those called by names such as curlew and snipe. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil...
The Scolopacidae are a large diverse family of small to medium sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlew
Curlew
The curlews , genus Numenius, are a group of eight species of birds, characterised by long, slender, downcurved bills and mottled brown plumage. They are one of the most ancient lineages of scolopacid waders, together with the godwits which look similar but have straight bills...
s, godwit
Godwit
The godwits are a group of large, long-billed, long-legged and strongly migratory wading birds of the genus Limosa. They form large flocks on coasts and estuaries in winter....
s, shanks
Tringa
Tringa is a genus of waders, containing the shanks and tattlers. They are mainly freshwater birds, often with brightly coloured legs as reflected in the English names of six species, as well as the specific names of two of these and the Green Sandpiper. They are typically associated with northern...
, tattler
Tattler (bird)
The tattlers are the two very similar bird species in the shorebird genus Tringa. They formerly had their own genus, Heteroscelus. The old genus name means "different leg" in Greek, referring to the leg scales that differentiate the tattlers from their close relatives, the shanks.The species are:*...
s, woodcock
Woodcock
The woodcocks are a group of seven or eight very similar living species of wading birds in the genus Scolopax. Only two woodcocks are widespread, the others being localized island endemics. Most are found in the Northern Hemisphere but a few range into Wallacea...
s, snipe
Snipe
A snipe is any of about 25 wading bird species in three genera in the family Scolopacidae. They are characterized by a very long, slender bill and crypsis plumage. The Gallinago snipes have a nearly worldwide distribution, the Lymnocryptes Jack Snipe is restricted to Asia and Europe and the...
s, dowitcher
Dowitcher
The three dowitchers are medium-sized long-billed wading birds. They resemble godwits in body and bill shape, and the reddish underparts in summer, but are much shorter legged, more like snipe to which they are also somewhat closer related...
s and phalarope
Phalarope
A phalarope or wadepiper is any of three living species of slender-necked shorebirds in the genus Phalaropus of the bird family Scolopacidae. They are close relatives of the shanks and tattlers, the Actitis and Terek Sandpipers, and also of the turnstones and calidrids...
s. The majority of species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Variation in length of legs and bills enable different species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. There are 89 species worldwide and 40 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Eurasian WoodcockEurasian WoodcockThe Eurasian Woodcock, Scolopax rusticola, is a medium-small wading bird found in temperate and subarctic Eurasia. It has cryptic camouflage to suit its woodland habitat, with reddish-brown upperparts and buff-coloured underparts...
Scolopax rusticola - Jack SnipeJack SnipeThe Jack Snipe, Lymnocryptes minimus is a small stocky wader. It is the smallest snipe, and the only member of the genus Lymnocryptes...
Lymnocryptes minimus - Wood SnipeWood SnipeThe Wood Snipe is a species of snipe which breeds in the Himalayas of northern India, Nepal, Bhutan and southern China. In winter, it occurs at lower altitudes in the Himalayas, as a regular visitor in small numbers to north Vietnam...
Gallinago nemoricola - Pintail SnipePintail SnipeThe Pin-tailed Snipe, Gallinago stenura, also known as the Pintail Snipe, is a small stocky wader. It breeds in northern Russia and migrates to spend the non-breeding season in southern Asia from Pakistan to Indonesia. It is the most common migrant snipe in southern India, Sri Lanka and much of...
Gallinago stenura - Swinhoe's SnipeSwinhoe's SnipeSwinhoe's Snipe, Gallinago megala, also known as Forest Snipe or Chinese Snipe, is a medium-sized , long-billed, migratory wader.-Identification:...
Gallinago megala - Common SnipeCommon SnipeThe Common Snipe is a small, stocky wader native to the Old World. The breeding habitat is marshes, bogs, tundra and wet meadows throughout northern Europe and northern Asia...
Gallinago gallinago - Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus
- Black-tailed GodwitBlack-tailed GodwitThe Black-tailed Godwit, Limosa limosa, is a large, long-legged, long-billed shorebird first described by Carolus Linnaeus in 1758. It is a member of the Limosa genus, the godwits...
Limosa limosa - Bar-tailed GodwitBar-tailed GodwitThe Bar-tailed Godwit is a large wader in the family Scolopacidae, which breeds on Arctic coasts and tundra mainly in the Old World, and winters on coasts in temperate and tropical regions of the Old World...
Limosa lapponica - Little CurlewLittle CurlewThe Little Curlew, Numenius minutus, is a wader in the large bird family Scolopacidae. It is a very small curlew, which breeds in the far north of Siberia. It is closely related to the North American Eskimo Curlew....
Numenius minutus - WhimbrelWhimbrelThe Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus, is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae. It is one of the mostwidespread of the curlews, breeding across much of subarctic North America, Europe and Asia as far south as Scotland....
Numenius phaeopus - Eurasian CurlewEurasian CurlewThe Eurasian Curlew, Numenius arquata, is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae. It is one of the most widespread of the curlews, breeding across temperate Europe and Asia...
Numenius arquata - Far Eastern CurlewFar Eastern CurlewThe Far Eastern Curlew or Eastern Curlew is a large shorebird most similar in appearance to the Long-billed Curlew, but slightly larger. It is mostly brown in color, differentiated from other curlews by its plain, unpatterned brown underwing...
Numenius madagascariensis - Spotted RedshankSpotted RedshankThe Spotted Redshank, Tringa erythropus, is a wader in the large bird family Scolopacidae. It breeds across northern Scandinavia and northern Asia and migrates south to the Mediterranean, the southern British Isles, France, tropical Africa, and tropical Asia for the winter...
Tringa erythropus - Common RedshankCommon RedshankThe Common Redshank or simply Redshank is an Eurasian wader in the large family Scolopacidae.- Description and systematics :...
Tringa totanus - Marsh SandpiperMarsh SandpiperThe Marsh Sandpiper, Tringa stagnatilis, is a small wader. It is a rather small shank, and breeds in open grassy steppe and taiga wetlands from easternmost Europe to central Asia....
Tringa stagnatilis - Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Nordmann's Greenshank Tringa guttifer
- Green SandpiperGreen SandpiperThe Green Sandpiper is a small wader of the Old World. It represents an ancient lineage of the genus Tringa; its only close living relative is the Solitary Sandpiper . They both have brown wings with little light dots and a delicate but contrasting neck and chest pattern...
Tringa ochropus - Wood SandpiperWood SandpiperThe Wood Sandpiper, Tringa glareola, is a small wader. This Eurasian species is the smallest of the shanks, which are mid-sized long-legged waders of the family Scolopacidae.- Description and systematics :...
Tringa glareola - Terek SandpiperTerek SandpiperThe Terek Sandpiper is a small migratory Palearctic wader species, the only member of the genus Xenus.- Description and systematics :...
Xenus cinereus - Common SandpiperCommon SandpiperThe Common Sandpiper is a small Palearctic wader. This bird and its American sister species, the Spotted Sandpiper , make up the genus Actitis. They are parapatric and replace each other geographically; stray birds of either species may settle down with breeders of the other and hybridize...
Actitis hypoleucos - Gray-tailed Tattler Heterosceles brevipes
- Ruddy TurnstoneRuddy TurnstoneThe Ruddy Turnstone is a small wading bird, one of two species of turnstone in the genus Arenaria. It is now classified in the sandpiper family Scolopacidae but was formerly sometimes placed in the plover family Charadriidae...
Arenaria interpres - Great KnotGreat KnotThe Great Knot, Calidris tenuirostris, is a small wader. It is the largest of the calidrid species.Their breeding habitat is tundra in northeast Siberia. They nest on the ground laying about four eggs in a ground scrape. They are strongly migratory wintering on coasts in southern Asia through to...
Calidris tenuirostris - Red KnotRed KnotThe Red Knot, Calidris canutus , is a medium sized shorebird which breeds in tundra and the Arctic Cordillera in the far north of Canada, Europe, and Russia. It is a large member of the Calidris sandpipers, second only to the Great Knot...
Calidris canutus - SanderlingSanderlingThe Sanderling is a small wader. It is a circumpolar Arctic breeder, and is a long-distance migrant, wintering south to South America, South Europe, Africa, and Australia...
Calidris alba - Red-necked StintRed-necked StintThe Red-necked Stint is a small migratory wader.- Description :These birds are among the smallest of waders, very similar to the Little Stint, Calidris minuta, with which they were once considered conspecific...
Calidris ruficollis - Little StintLittle StintThe Little Stint, Calidris minuta , is a very small wader. It breeds in arctic Europe and Asia, and is a long-distance migrant, wintering south to Africa and south Asia...
Calidris minuta - Temminck's StintTemminck's StintTemminck's Stint, Calidris or Erolia temminckii, is a small wader.This stint's breeding habitat is bogs and marshes in the taiga of Arctic northern Europe and Asia. It will breed in southern Scandinavia and occasionally Scotland. It has a distinctive hovering display flight. It nests in a scrape...
Calidris temminckii - Long-toed StintLong-toed StintThe Long-toed Stint, Calidris or Erolia subminuta, is a small wader bird. It breeds across northern Asia and is strongly migratory, wintering in south and south east Asia and Australasia...
Calidris subminuta - Pectoral SandpiperPectoral SandpiperThe Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, is a small wader. It is sometimes separated with the "stint" sandpipers in Erolia. This may or may not represent a good monophyletic group, depending on the placement of the phylogenetically enigmatic Curlew Sandpiper , the type species of Erolia...
Calidris melanotos - Sharp-tailed SandpiperSharp-tailed SandpiperThe Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Calidris acuminata is a small wader.- Taxonomy :More recently, a review of new data has indicated that this bird should perhaps better be placed into the genus Philomachus- as P...
Calidris acuminata - Curlew SandpiperCurlew SandpiperThe Curlew Sandpiper is a small wader that breeds on the tundra of Arctic Siberia. It is strongly migratory, wintering mainly in Africa, but also in south and southeast Asia and in Australasia...
Calidris ferruginea - DunlinDunlinThe Dunlin, Calidris alpina, is a small wader, sometimes separated with the other "stints" in Erolia. It is a circumpolar breeder in Arctic or subarctic regions. Birds that breed in northern Europe and Asia are long-distance migrants, wintering south to Africa, southeast Asia and the Middle East...
Calidris alpina - Spoon-billed SandpiperSpoon-billed SandpiperThe Spoon-billed Sandpiper , is a small wader which breeds in northeastern Russia and winters in Southeast Asia.- Taxonomy and systematics :...
Eurynorhynchus pygmeus - Broad-billed SandpiperBroad-billed SandpiperThe Broad-billed Sandpiper is a small wading bird. It is the only member of the genus Limicola; some have proposed that it should be placed in the genus Erolia with the "stint" sandpipers, but more recent research suggests that it is should rather go into the genus Philomachus with the ruff and...
Limicola falcinellus - Ruff Philomachus pugnax
- Red-necked PhalaropeRed-necked PhalaropeThe Red-necked Phalarope, Phalaropus lobatus, is a small wader. This phalarope breeds in the Arctic regions of North America and Eurasia. It is migratory, and, unusually for a wader, winters at sea on tropical oceans....
Phalaropus lobatus - Red PhalaropeRed PhalaropeThe Red Phalarope , Phalaropus fulicarius, is a small wader. This phalarope breeds in the Arctic regions of North America and Eurasia...
Phalaropus fulicarius
Skuas and jaegers
Order: CharadriiformesCharadriiformes
Charadriiformes is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. It includes about 350 species and has members in all parts of the world. Most Charadriiformes live near water and eat invertebrates or other small animals; however, some are pelagic , some occupy deserts and a few are found in thick...
. Family: Stercorariidae
The family Stercorariidae are, in general, medium to large birds, typically with grey or brown plumage, often with white markings on the wings. They nest on the ground in temperate and arctic regions and are long-distance migrants. There are 7 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Pomarine SkuaPomarine SkuaThe Pomarine Skua, Stercorarius pomarinus, known as Pomarine Jaeger in North America, is a seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. It is a migrant, wintering at sea in the tropical oceans.- Taxonomy :...
Stercorarius pomarinus - Arctic SkuaArctic SkuaThe Parasitic Jaeger, also known as the Arctic Skua or Parasitic Skua, is a seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae....
Stercorarius parasiticus
Gulls
Order: CharadriiformesCharadriiformes
Charadriiformes is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. It includes about 350 species and has members in all parts of the world. Most Charadriiformes live near water and eat invertebrates or other small animals; however, some are pelagic , some occupy deserts and a few are found in thick...
. Family: Laridae
Laridae is a family of medium to large birds seabirds and includes gull
Gull
Gulls are birds in the family Laridae. They are most closely related to the terns and only distantly related to auks, skimmers, and more distantly to the waders...
s and kittiwake
Kittiwake
The kittiwakes are two closely related seabird species in the gull family Laridae, the Black-legged Kittiwake and the Red-legged Kittiwake . The epithets "Black-legged" and "Red-legged" are used to distinguish the two species in North America, but in Europe, where R...
s. They are typically grey or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have stout, longish bills and webbed feet. There are 55 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Brown-headed GullBrown-headed GullThe Brown-headed Gull, Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus, is a small gull which breeds in the high plateaus of central Asia from Turkmenistan to Mongolia. It is migratory, wintering on the coasts and large inland lakes of tropical southern Asia...
Larus brunnicephalus - Black-headed GullBlack-headed GullThe Black-headed Gull is a small gull which breeds in much of Europe and Asia, and also in coastal eastern Canada. Most of the population is migratory, wintering further south, but some birds in the milder westernmost areas of Europe are resident...
Larus ridibundus
Terns
Order: CharadriiformesCharadriiformes
Charadriiformes is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. It includes about 350 species and has members in all parts of the world. Most Charadriiformes live near water and eat invertebrates or other small animals; however, some are pelagic , some occupy deserts and a few are found in thick...
. Family: Sternidae
Tern
Tern
Terns are seabirds in the family Sternidae, previously considered a subfamily of the gull family Laridae . They form a lineage with the gulls and skimmers which in turn is related to skuas and auks...
s are a group of generally general medium to large sea-birds typically with grey or white plumage, often with black markings on the head. Most terns hunt fish by diving but some pick insects off the surface of fresh water. Terns are generally long-lived birds, with several species now known to live in excess of 25 to 30 years. There are 44 species worldwide and 17 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Gull-billed TernGull-billed TernThe Gull-billed Tern formerly Sterna nilotica , is a seabird of the tern family Sternidae...
Sterna nilotica - Caspian TernCaspian TernThe Caspian Tern is a species of tern, with a subcosmopolitan but scattered distribution. Despite its extensive range, it is monotypic of its genus, and has no subspecies accepted either...
Sterna caspia - Lesser Crested TernLesser Crested TernThe Lesser Crested Tern is a seabird of the tern family Sternidae...
Sterna bengalensis - Chinese Crested TernChinese Crested TernThe Chinese Crested Tern is a seabird of the tern family Sternidae, closely related to Sandwich Tern T. sandvicensis and Lesser Crested Tern T. bengalensis...
Sterna bernsteini - Great Crested Tern Sterna bergii
- Roseate TernRoseate TernThe Roseate Tern is a seabird of the tern family Sternidae. This bird has a number of geographical races, differing mainly in bill colour and minor plumage details....
Sterna dougallii - Black-naped TernBlack-naped TernThe Black-naped Tern is an oceanic tern mostly found in tropical and subtropical areas of the Pacific and Indian Oceans. It is rarely found inland....
Sterna sumatrana - Common TernCommon TernThe Common Tern is a seabird of the tern family Sternidae. This bird has a circumpolar distribution, breeding in temperate and sub-Arctic regions of Europe, Asia and east and central North America. It is strongly migratory, wintering in coastal tropical and subtropical regions. It is sometimes...
Sterna hirundo - Little TernLittle TernThe Little Tern, Sternula albifrons or Sterna albifrons, is a seabird of the tern family Sternidae. It was formerly placed into the genus Sterna, which now is restricted to the large white terns . The former North American and Red Sea S. a...
Sterna albifrons - Saunders's TernSaunders's TernThe Saunders's Tern is a species of tern in the Sternidae family.It is found in Bahrain, Iran, Israel, Kenya, Madagascar, Pakistan, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.-References:...
Sterna saundersi - Aleutian TernAleutian TernThe Aleutian Tern is a seabird of the tern family Sternidae....
Sterna aleutica - Bridled TernBridled TernThe Bridled Tern is a seabird of the tern family Sternidae. It is a bird of the tropical oceans.-Description:...
Sterna anaethetus - Sooty TernSooty TernThe Sooty Tern, Onychoprion fuscatus , is a seabird of the tern family . It is a bird of the tropical oceans, breeding on islands throughout the equatorial zone. Colloquially, it is known as the Wideawake Tern or just wideawake...
Sterna fuscata - Whiskered TernWhiskered TernThe Whiskered Tern is a seabird of the tern family Sternidae. This bird has a number of geographical races, differing mainly in size and minor plumage details....
Chlidonias hybridus - White-winged TernWhite-winged TernThe White-winged Tern, or White-winged Black Tern, Chlidonias leucopterus, is a small tern generally found in or near bodies of fresh water across from Southeastern Europe east to Australia....
Chlidonias leucopterus - Black NoddyBlack NoddyThe Black Noddy or White-capped Noddy is a seabird from the tern family. It resembles the closely related Brown or Common Noddy , but is smaller with darker plumage, a whiter cap, a longer, straighter beak and shorter tail...
Anous minutus - Brown NoddyBrown NoddyThe Brown Noddy or Common Noddy is a seabird from the tern family. The largest of the noddies, it can be told from the closely related Black Noddy by its larger size and plumage, which is dark brown rather than black...
Anous stolidus
Pigeons and doves
Order: ColumbiformesColumbiformes
Columbiformes are an avian order that includes the very widespread and successful doves and pigeons, classified in the family Columbidae, and the extinct Dodo and the Rodrigues Solitaire, long classified as a second family Raphidae. 313 species, found worldwide, comprise the Columbiformes order....
. Family: Columbidae
Pigeons and dove
Dove
Pigeons and doves constitute the bird family Columbidae within the order Columbiformes, which include some 300 species of near passerines. In general terms "dove" and "pigeon" are used somewhat interchangeably...
s are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy cere
Cère
The Cère is a long river in south-western France, left tributary of the Dordogne River. Its source is in the south-western Massif Central, near the mountain Plomb du Cantal...
. There are 308 species worldwide and 25 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Rock PigeonRock PigeonThe Rock Dove or Rock Pigeon, is a member of the bird family Columbidae . In common usage, this bird is often simply referred to as the "pigeon"....
Columba livia - Metallic PigeonMetallic PigeonThe Metallic Pigeon, also known as White-throated Pigeon is a medium-sized, up to 37cm long, bird in the family Columbidae.-Identification:...
Columba vitiensis - Island Collared-DoveIsland Collared-doveThe Island Collared Dove is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.The species has a discontinuous distribution, occurring in the Philippines and in the Indonesian islands from Java to Timor, but absent from Borneo and Sulawesi...
Streptopelia bitorquata - Red Collared-Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
- Spotted DoveSpotted DoveThe Spotted Dove , also known as the Spotted Turtle Dove, is a pigeon which is a resident breeding bird in the Indian Subcontinent including India, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka east to southern Tibet and Southeast Asia...
Streptopelia chinensis - Barred Cuckoo-DoveBarred Cuckoo-doveThe Barred Cuckoo-Dove is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam....
Macropygia unchall - Ruddy Cuckoo-DoveRuddy Cuckoo-doveThe Ruddy Cuckoo-Dove is a species of bird in the Columbidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia.- References :* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 24 July 2007....
Macropygia emiliana - Little Cuckoo-DoveLittle Cuckoo-doveThe Little Cuckoo-Dove is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.It is found in Brunei, China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.-References:...
Macropygia ruficeps - Emerald DoveEmerald DoveThe Common Emerald Dove is a pigeon which is a widespread resident breeding bird in the tropical and sub-tropical parts of the Indian Subcontinent and east through Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, to northern and eastern Australia. The dove is also known by the names of Green Dove and...
Chalcophaps indica - Zebra DoveZebra DoveThe Zebra Dove Geopelia striata, also known as Barred Ground Dove, is a bird of the dove family Columbidae, native to South-east Asia. It is closely related to the Peaceful Dove of Australia and New Guinea and the Barred Dove of eastern Indonesia...
Geopelia striata - Nicobar PigeonNicobar PigeonThe Nicobar Pigeon, Caloenas nicobarica, is a pigeon found on small islands and in coastal regions from the Nicobar Islands, east through the Malay Archipelago, to the Solomons and Palau. It is the only living member of the genus Caloenas....
Caloenas nicobarica - Little Green Pigeon Treron olax
- Pink-necked Green Pigeon Treron vernans
- Cinnamon-headed Green Pigeon Treron fulvicollis
- Orange-breasted Green PigeonOrange-breasted Green PigeonThe Orange-breasted Green Pigeon is a pigeon found across tropical Asia south of the Himalaya across the Indian Subcontinent and extending into parts of Southeast Asia. Like other green pigeons, it feeds mainly on small fruit. They may be found in pairs or in small flocks, foraging quietly and...
Treron bicincta - Thick-billed Green Pigeon Treron curvirostra
- Large Green Pigeon Treron capellei
- Yellow-vented Green Pigeon Treron seimundi
- Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon Treron sphenura
- Jambu Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus jambu
- Black-naped Fruit-DoveBlack-naped Fruit-doveThe Black-naped Fruit Dove, Ptilinopus melanospilus also known as Black-headed Fruit Dove is a medium-sized, up to 24 cm long, green Fruit dove with yellowish bill and iris. The male has a pale grey head with black nape, yellow throat, and golden yellow and pink undertail coverts...
Ptilinopus melanospila - Green Imperial-Pigeon Ducula aenea
- Gray Imperial-Pigeon Ducula pickeringii
- Mountain Imperial-PigeonMountain Imperial-pigeonThe Mountain Imperial Pigeon is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.It is found in Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam....
Ducula badia - Pied Imperial-PigeonPied Imperial-PigeonThe Pied Imperial Pigeon is a relatively large, pied species of pigeon. It is found in forest, woodland, mangrove, plantations and scrub in Southeast Asia, ranging from Myanmar and Thailand south to Java and east to the Philippines and the Bird's Head Peninsula in New Guinea. It is mainly found on...
Ducula bicolor
Parrots, macaws and allies
Order: Psittaciformes. Family: PsittacidaeParrot
Parrot
Parrots, also known as psittacines , are birds of the roughly 372 species in 86 genera that make up the order Psittaciformes, found in most tropical and subtropical regions. The order is subdivided into three families: the Psittacidae , the Cacatuidae and the Strigopidae...
s are small to large birds with a characteristic curved beak shape. Their upper mandibles have slight mobility in the joint with the skull and the have a generally erect stance. All parrots are zygodactyl, having the four toes on each foot placed two at the front and two back. There are 335 species worldwide and 6 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Blue-rumped ParrotBlue-rumped ParrotThe Blue-rumped Parrot is a parrot found in the very southern tip of Myanmar, peninsular Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra and nearby islands. It is a small parrot and is primarily green with bright red underwing coverts, a reddish shoulder patch, and yellowish margins on the wing coverts. It...
Psittinus cyanurus - Blue-naped ParrotBlue-naped ParrotThe Blue-naped Parrot , also known as the Blue-crowned Green Parrot, Luzon Parrot, the Philippine Green Parrot, and locally known as Pikoy, is a parrot found throughout the Philippines including the Talaud Islands and islands off north and east Borneo...
Tanygnathus lucionensis - Red-breasted ParakeetRed-breasted ParakeetThe Red-breasted parakeet, Psittacula alexandri, is among the more widespread species of the genus and is the species which has the most geographical variations. It is easily identified by the large reddish patch on its breast. An alternative name is the Moustached Parakeet depending on subspecies...
Psittacula alexandri - Long-tailed ParakeetLong-tailed ParakeetThe Long-tailed Parakeet is a parakeet endemic to the regions of Andaman islands, Nicobar islands, Sumatra, Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia . It is allopatric with the congener, the Red-breasted Parakeet, Psittacula alexandri, except in the Andaman islands where they occur together.-External...
Psittacula longicauda - Vernal Hanging-Parrot Loriculus vernalis
- Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot Loriculus galgulus
Cuckoos and anis
Order: CuculiformesCuculiformes
The near passerine bird order Cuculiformes traditionally included three families as below:* Musophagidae - turacos and allies* Cuculidae - cuckoos, coucals, roadrunners and anis* Opisthocomidae - Hoatzin...
. Family: Cuculidae
The family Cuculidae includes cuckoo
Cuckoo
The cuckoos are a family, Cuculidae, of near passerine birds. The order Cuculiformes, in addition to the cuckoos, also includes the turacos . Some zoologists and taxonomists have also included the unique Hoatzin in the Cuculiformes, but its taxonomy remains in dispute...
s, roadrunner
Geococcyx
The roadrunners are two species of bird in the genus Geococcyx of the cuckoo family, Cuculidae, native to North and Central America...
s and anis
Ani (bird)
The anis are the three species of near-passerine birds in the genus Crotophaga of the cuckoo family. They are essentially tropical New world birds, although the range of two species just reaches the United States...
. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails and strong legs. Unlike the cuckoo species of the Old World, North American cuckoos are not brood parasites. There are 138 species worldwide and 30 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Chestnut-winged CuckooChestnut-winged CuckooThe Chestnut-winged Cuckoo or Red-winged Crested Cuckoo is a cuckoo found in Southeast Asia and parts of South Asia. It has dark glossy upperparts, a black head with long crest chestnut wings, a long graduated glossy black tail, rufous throat dusky underside and a narrow white nuchal half collar...
Clamator coromandus - Large Hawk-CuckooLarge Hawk-cuckooThe Large Hawk-Cuckoo is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family.They call in summer and the goes on well after dusk....
Cuculus sparverioides - Moustached Hawk-CuckooMoustached Hawk-cuckooThe Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
Cuculus vagans - Malaysian Hawk-Cuckoo Cuculus fugax
- Hodgson's Hawk-CuckooHodgson's Hawk-cuckooThe Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo, Cuculus fugax is a species of cuckoo found in south, east and southeast Asia.Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo is a brood parasite. The chick evicts bona fide residents of the parasitized nest, thus becoming the sole occupant. Under normal circumstances, this would reduce the...
Cuculus nisicolor - Northern Hawk-Cuckoo Cuculus hyperythrus
- Indian CuckooIndian CuckooThe Indian Cuckoo is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, that is found in Asia from Pakistan and India, Sri Lanka east to Indonesia and north to China and Russia. It is a solitary and shy bird, found in forests and open woodland at up to 3,600 m.-Description:This is a medium...
Cuculus micropterus - Oriental CuckooOriental CuckooThe Himalayan Cuckoo is a species of cuckoo in the genus Cuculus. It breeds from the Himalayas eastward to southern China and Taiwan. It migrates to southeast Asia and the Greater Sunda Islands for the winter....
Cuculus saturatus - Sunda CuckooSunda CuckooThe Sunda Cuckoo or Sunda Lesser Cuckoo is a South-east Asian bird belonging to the genus Cuculus in the cuckoo family, Cuculidae. It was formerly classified with the Himalayan Cuckoo and Oriental Cuckoo in a single species, C...
Cuculus lepidus - Horsfield's CuckooHorsfield's CuckooThe Oriental Cuckoo or Horsfields Cuckoo is a bird belonging to the genus Cuculus in the cuckoo family Cuculidae. It was formerly classified as a subspecies of the Himalayan Cuckoo with the name Oriental Cuckoo used for the combined species. Differences in voice and size suggest that they should...
Cuculus horsfieldi - Lesser CuckooLesser CuckooThe Lesser Cuckoo is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Kenya, North Korea, South Korea, Laos, Malawi, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka,...
Cuculus poliocephalus - Banded Bay CuckooBanded Bay CuckooThe Banded Bay Cuckoo or Bay-banded Cuckoo is a species of small cuckoo found in the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Like others in the genus they have a round nostril. They are usually founded in well wooded areas mainly in the lower hills. Males sing from exposed branches during the...
Cacomantis sonneratii - Plaintive CuckooPlaintive CuckooThe Plaintive Cuckoo is a species of bird belonging to the genus Cacomantis in the cuckoo family Cuculidae. It is native to Asia, from India and China to Indonesia.-Description:...
Cacomantis merulinus - Brush CuckooBrush CuckooThe Brush Cuckoo, Cacomantis variolosus, is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, which also includes the roadrunners, the anis, and the Hoatzin....
Cacomantis variolosus - Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo Chrysococcyx basalis
- Little Bronze Cuckoo Chrysococcyx minutillus (A)
- Asian Emerald CuckooAsian Emerald CuckooThe Asian Emerald Cuckoo is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam...
Chrysococcyx maculatus - Violet CuckooViolet CuckooThe Violet Cuckoo is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam....
Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus - Asian Drongo-CuckooAsian Drongo-cuckooThe Asian Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus lugubris is a species of cuckoo that resembles a Black Drongo. It can be easily distinguished by its straight beak and the white barred vent. It is a brood parasite on small babblers...
Surniculus lugubris - Asian KoelAsian KoelThe Asian Koel is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes. It is found in South Asia, China, and Southeast Asia. It forms a superspecies with the closely related Black-billed and Pacific Koels which are sometimes treated as subspecies...
Eudynamys scolopacea - Black-bellied MalkohaBlack-bellied MalkohaThe Black-bellied Malkoha is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand....
Phaenicophaeus diardi - Chestnut-bellied MalkohaChestnut-bellied MalkohaThe Chestnut-bellied Malkoha is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand....
Phaenicophaeus sumatranus - Green-billed MalkohaGreen-billed MalkohaThe Green-billed Malkoha Phaenicophaeus tristis is a species of non-parasitic cuckoo found in peninsular India. The birds are waxy bluish black with a long graduated tail with white tips to the tail feathers. The bill is prominent and curved...
Phaenicophaeus tristis - Raffles's MalkohaRaffles's MalkohaRaffles's Malkoha is a species of cuckoo . It was formerly often placed in Phaenicophaeus with the other malkohas, but it is a rather distinct species, with several autapomorphies and sexual dimorphism .It might not even be very closely related to the true malkohas, but form a very basal lineage of...
Phaenicophaeus chlorophaeus - Red-billed MalkohaRed-billed MalkohaThe Red-billed Malkoha is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.-References:...
Phaenicophaeus javanicus - Chestnut-breasted MalkohaChestnut-breasted MalkohaThe Chestnut-breasted Malkoha is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family. Found in Southeast Asia from Myanmar through to eastern Java, the Philippines and Borneo, it is a large cuckoo measuring up to 49 cm with grey and dark green upperparts and chestnut underparts, and a large curved pale...
Phaenicophaeus curvirostris - Bornean Ground-CuckooBornean Ground-cuckooThe Bornean Ground Cuckoo is a large terrestrial species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family. It is, as suggested by its common name, endemic to the island of Borneo, being found in the sections belonging to Brunei, Malaysia and Indonesia. It is restricted to humid forest. It is threatened by...
Carpococcyx radiatus - Short-toed CoucalShort-toed CoucalThe Short-toed Coucal is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand....
Centropus rectunguis - Greater CoucalGreater CoucalThe Greater Coucal or Crow Pheasant is a large non-parasitic member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes. A widespread resident in Asia, from India, east to south China and Indonesia, it is divided into several subspecies, some being treated as full species...
Centropus sinensis - Lesser CoucalLesser CoucalThe Lesser Coucal is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family.It is found in the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia, ranging across Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Tibet and Vietnam.-References:*...
Centropus bengalensis
Barn owls
Order: Strigiformes. Family: TytonidaeTytonidae
Barn-owls are one of the two families of owls, the other being the true owls, Strigidae. They are medium to large sized owls with large heads and characteristic heart-shaped faces. They have long, strong legs with powerful talons...
Barn owl
Barn Owl
The Barn Owl is the most widely distributed species of owl, and one of the most widespread of all birds. It is also referred to as Common Barn Owl, to distinguish it from other species in the barn-owl family Tytonidae. These form one of two main lineages of living owls, the other being the typical...
s are medium to large sized owls with large heads and characteristic heart-shaped faces. They have long strong legs with powerful talons. There are 16 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Barn OwlBarn OwlThe Barn Owl is the most widely distributed species of owl, and one of the most widespread of all birds. It is also referred to as Common Barn Owl, to distinguish it from other species in the barn-owl family Tytonidae. These form one of two main lineages of living owls, the other being the typical...
Tyto alba - Oriental Bay-Owl Phodilus badius
Typical owls
Order: Strigiformes. Family: StrigidaeTypical owl
Typical owl
True owl or Typical owl are one of the two generally accepted families of Owls, the other being the barn owls . The Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy unites the Caprimulgiformes with the owl order; here, the typical owls are a subfamily Strigidae...
s are small to large solitary nocturnal birds of prey. They have large forward-facing eyes and ears, a hawk-like beak, and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye called a facial disk. There are 195 species worldwide and 15 species which occur in Malaysia.
- White-fronted Scops-OwlWhite-fronted Scops-owlThe White-fronted Scops Owl Otus sagittatus has a small and declining population that little is known about. It is dependent on lowland and foothill forest which is rapidly being destroyed. It is considered vulnerable and has a population of about 2,500-10,000. Its range covers 149,000 km of...
Otus sagittatus - Reddish Scops-Owl Otus rufescens
- Mountain Scops-Owl Otus spilocephalus
- Rajah Scops-Owl Otus brookii
- Sunda Scops-OwlSunda Scops-owlThe Sunda Scops Owl is a small brown owl that is speckled with black on the upper parts and streaked with black on the lower parts. It has a light collar and dark eyes. This taxon is considered a subspecies of Otus bakkamoena by some authors, including BirdLife International.-Habitat:It lives on...
Otus lempiji - Oriental Scops-Owl Otus sunia
- Barred Eagle-OwlBarred Eagle-owlThe Barred Eagle-Owl , also called the Malay Eagle Owl, is a species of owl in the Strigidae family. It is found in Brunei, Cocos Islands, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:* BirdLife...
Bubo sumatranus - Dusky Eagle-OwlDusky Eagle-owlThe Dusky Eagle-Owl is a species of owl in the Strigidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, China, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, and Thailand....
Bubo coromandus - Brown Fish-Owl Ketupa zeylonensis
- Buffy Fish-OwlBuffy Fish-owlThe Buffy Fish Owl , also known as the Malay Fish Owl, is a species of owl in the Strigidae family. It was previously placed in Ketupa with the other fish owls, but that group is tentatively included with the eagle-owls in Bubo, until the affiliations of the fish owls and fishing owls can be...
Ketupa ketupu - Spotted Wood-OwlSpotted Wood-owlThe Spotted Wood Owl is an owl of the earless owl genus, Strix. Its range is strangely disjunct; it occurs in many regions surrounding Borneo, but not on that island itself.The three subspecies are:...
Strix seloputo - Brown Wood-Owl Strix leptogrammica
- Collared OwletCollared OwletThe Collared Owlet is a species of owl in the Strigidae family.It is found in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam....
Glaucidium brodiei - Brown Hawk-Owl Ninox scutulata
- Short-eared OwlShort-eared OwlThe Short-eared Owl is a species of typical owl . In Scotland this species of owl is often referred to as a cataface, grass owl or short-horned hootlet. Owls belonging to genus Asio are known as the eared owls, as they have tufts of feathers resembling mammalian ears. These "ear" tufts may or may...
Asio flammeus
Frogmouths
Order: CaprimulgiformesCaprimulgiformes
The Caprimulgiformes is an order of birds that includes a number of birds with global distribution . They are generally insectivorous and nocturnal...
. Family: Podargidae
The frogmouths are a group of nocturnal birds related to the nightjar
Nightjar
Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal or crepuscular birds with long wings, short legs and very short bills. They are sometimes referred to as goatsuckers from the mistaken belief that they suck milk from goats . Some New World species are named as nighthawks...
s. They are named for their large flattened hooked bills and huge frog-like gape, which they use to take insects. There are 12 species worldwide and 6 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Large FrogmouthLarge FrogmouthThe Large Frogmouth is a species of bird in the Podargidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand....
Batrachostomus auritus - Dulit FrogmouthDulit FrogmouthThe Dulit Frogmouth is a little-known species of bird in the Podargidae, or frogmouth, family, with a patchily recorded distribution in the mountain forests of northern and central Borneo...
Batrachostomus harterti - Gould's FrogmouthGould's FrogmouthThe Gould's Frogmouth is a species of bird in the Podargidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
Batrachostomus stellatus - Short-tailed FrogmouthShort-tailed FrogmouthThe Short-tailed Frogmouth is a species of bird in the Podargidae family.It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia....
Batrachostomus poliolophus - Javan FrogmouthJavan FrogmouthThe Javan Frogmouth is a species of bird in the Podargidae family. The species is sometimes known as Horsfield's Frogmouth.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, and Thailand....
Batrachostomus javensis - Sunda FrogmouthSunda FrogmouthThe Sunda Frogmouth is a species of bird, typically placed in the family Podargidae of the order Caprimulgiformes. But recent research suggests that the old order Podargiformes should be re-established, wherein like its closest relatives it might be better placed in a distinct family...
Batrachostomus cornutus
Nightjars
Order: CaprimulgiformesCaprimulgiformes
The Caprimulgiformes is an order of birds that includes a number of birds with global distribution . They are generally insectivorous and nocturnal...
. Family: Caprimulgidae
Nightjar
Nightjar
Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal or crepuscular birds with long wings, short legs and very short bills. They are sometimes referred to as goatsuckers from the mistaken belief that they suck milk from goats . Some New World species are named as nighthawks...
s are medium-sized nocturnal birds with long wings, short legs and very short bills that usually nest on the ground. Most have small feet, of little use for walking, and long pointed wings. Their soft plumage is camouflaged to resemble bark or leaves. There are 86 species worldwide and 6 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Malaysian Nightjar Eurostopodus temminckii
- Great Eared-NightjarGreat Eared-nightjarThe Great Eared Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family. It is likely the largest member of its near cosmopolitan family, although a few species, such as the Lyre-tailed Nightjar and Swallow-tailed Nightjar reach a longer total length thanks to their long tail streamers...
Eurostopodus macrotis - Gray Nightjar Caprimulgus indicus
- Large-tailed NightjarLarge-tailed NightjarThe Large-tailed Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.Its natural habitats...
Caprimulgus macrurus - Savanna NightjarSavanna NightjarThe Savanna Nightjar, Caprimulgus affinis, is a species of nightjar found in South and Southeast Asia.-References: Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern...
Caprimulgus affinis - Bonaparte's Nightjar Caprimulgus concretus
Swifts
Order: ApodiformesApodiformes
Traditionally, the bird order Apodiformes contained three living families: the swifts , the tree swifts , and the hummingbirds . In the Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy, this order is raised to a superorder Apodimorphae in which hummingbirds are separated as a new order, Trochiliformes...
. Family: Apodidae
Swift
Swift
The swifts are a family, Apodidae, of highly aerial birds. They are superficially similar to swallows, but are actually not closely related to passerine species at all; swifts are in the separate order Apodiformes, which they share with hummingbirds...
s are small aerial birds, spending the majority of their lives flying. These birds have very short legs and never settle voluntarily on the ground, perching instead only on vertical surfaces. Many swifts have long swept-back wings that resemble a crescent or a boomerang. There are 98 species worldwide and 16 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Waterfall SwiftWaterfall SwiftThe Waterfall Swift , also known as the Giant Swiftlet, is a species of swift in the Apodidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Hydrochous. It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss....
Hydrochous gigas - Glossy SwiftletGlossy SwiftletThe Glossy Swiftlet is a species of swift in the Apodidae family.It is found in Australia, Brunei, Christmas Island, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Thailand, and Vanuatu.It is shiny black-blue above, including its...
Collocalia esculenta - Cave SwiftletCave SwiftletThe Cave Swiftlet is a species of swift in the Apodidae family.It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 24 July 2007....
Collocalia linchi - Himalayan SwiftletHimalayan SwiftletThe Himalayan Swiftlet, Aerodramus brevirostris, is a small swift. It is a common colonial breeder in the Himalayas and Southeast Asia. Some populations are migratory....
Aerodramus brevirostris - Indochinese Swiftlet Aerodramus rogersi
- Mossy-nest SwiftletMossy-nest SwiftletThe Mossy-nest Swiftlet is a species of swift in the Apodidae family. Some taxonomists consider it to be a subspecies of the Uniform Swiftlet. It is found in northern Borneo, the Natuna and the Derawan Islands, islands off western Sumatra and Java...
Aerodramus salangana - Black-nest SwiftletBlack-nest SwiftletThe Black-nest Swiftlet is a species of swift in the Apodidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam....
Aerodramus maximus - Edible-nest SwiftletEdible-nest SwiftletThe Edible-nest Swiftlet is a small bird of the swift family which is found in South-east Asia. Its nest is made of solidified saliva and is used to make bird's nest soup.-Description:...
Aerodramus fuciphagus - German's SwiftletGerman's SwiftletThe German's Swiftlet is a species of swift.It is found in China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-Description:This swiftlet is...
Aerodramus germani - Silver-rumped Needletail Rhaphidura leucopygialis
- White-throated NeedletailWhite-throated NeedletailThe White-throated Needletail , also known as Needle-tailed Swift or Spine-tailed Swift, is a large swift. It is the fastest-flying bird in flapping flight, being capable of speeds up to 170 km/h ....
Hirundapus caudacutus - Silver-backed NeedletailSilver-backed NeedletailThe Silver-backed Needletail is a species of swift in the Apodidae family.It is found in Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. It is a vagrant to Christmas Island.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland...
Hirundapus cochinchinensis - Brown-backed NeedletailBrown-backed NeedletailThe Brown-backed Needletail , or Brown Needletail, is a large swift.These birds have very short legs which they use only mainly for clinging to vertical surfaces...
Hirundapus giganteus - Asian Palm-Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Fork-tailed SwiftFork-tailed SwiftFork-tailed Swift is the historic name of a kind of bird which has since been divided taxonomically into four species. It could refer to any of four different species of swifts:*Pacific Swift, Apus pacificus*Salim Ali's Swift, Apus salimali...
Apus pacificus - House SwiftHouse SwiftThe House Swift is a species of swift in the Apodidae family.It is found in Nepal, and Southeast Asia. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the Little Swift.-References:...
Apus nipalensis
Treeswifts
Order: ApodiformesApodiformes
Traditionally, the bird order Apodiformes contained three living families: the swifts , the tree swifts , and the hummingbirds . In the Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy, this order is raised to a superorder Apodimorphae in which hummingbirds are separated as a new order, Trochiliformes...
. Family: Hemiprocnidae
The treeswifts or crested swifts are aerial near passerine
Near passerine
Near passerine or higher land-bird assemblage are terms often given to arboreal birds or those most often believed to be related to the true passerines due to ecological similarities; the group corresponds to some extent with the Anomalogonatae of Garrod All near passerines are land birds...
bird
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
s, closely related to the true swifts
Swift
The swifts are a family, Apodidae, of highly aerial birds. They are superficially similar to swallows, but are actually not closely related to passerine species at all; swifts are in the separate order Apodiformes, which they share with hummingbirds...
. They differ from the other swifts in that they have crests, long forked tails and softer plumage. There are 4 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Gray-rumped Treeswift Hemiprocne longipennis
- Whiskered TreeswiftWhiskered TreeswiftThe Whiskered Treeswift is a species of bird in the Hemiprocnidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand....
Hemiprocne comata
Trogons and Quetzals
Order: Trogoniformes. Family: TrogonidaeThe family Trogonidae includes trogons and quetzals. Found in tropical woodlands worldwide, they feed on insects and fruit, and their broad bills and weak legs reflect their diet and arboreal habits. Although their flight is fast, they are reluctant to fly any distance. Trogons have soft, often colourful, feathers with distinctive male and female plumage. There are 33 species worldwide and 7 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Red-naped TrogonRed-naped TrogonThe Red-naped Trogon is a species of bird in the Trogonidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
Harpactes kasumba - Diard's TrogonDiard's TrogonThe Diard's Trogon is a species of bird in the Trogonidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
Harpactes diardii - Whitehead's TrogonWhitehead's TrogonThe Whitehead's Trogon is a species of bird in the Trogonidae family.It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
Harpactes whiteheadi - Cinnamon-rumped TrogonCinnamon-rumped TrogonThe Cinnamon-rumped Trogon is a species of bird in the Trogonidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand....
Harpactes orrhophaeus - Scarlet-rumped TrogonScarlet-rumped TrogonThe Scarlet-rumped Trogon is a species of bird in the Trogonidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand....
Harpactes duvaucelii - Red-headed TrogonRed-headed TrogonThe Red-headed Trogon is a species of bird in the Trogonidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam...
Harpactes erythrocephalus - Orange-breasted TrogonOrange-breasted TrogonThe Orange-breasted Trogon is a species of bird in the Trogonidae family.-Distribution and habitat:The trogon is found in Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam...
Harpactes oreskios
Kingfishers
Order: CoraciiformesCoraciiformes
The Coraciiformes are a group of usually colorful near passerine birds including the kingfishers, the Hoopoe, the bee-eaters, the rollers, and the hornbills...
. Family: Alcedinidae
Kingfishers are medium-sized birds with large heads, long pointed bills, short legs, and stubby tails. There are 93 species worldwide and 14 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Blue-eared KingfisherBlue-eared KingfisherThe Blue-eared Kingfisher, Alcedo meninting, is found in south and southeast Asia. This is a small kingfisher almost identical to the Common Kingfisher, Alcedo atthis...
Alcedo meninting - Blue-banded KingfisherBlue-banded KingfisherThe Blue-banded Kingfisher is a species of bird in the Alcedinidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand....
Alcedo euryzona - Black-backed KingfisherBlack-backed KingfisherThe Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher also known as the Black-backed Kingfisher is a species of bird in the Alcedinidae family....
Ceyx erithacus - Rufous-backed KingfisherRufous-backed KingfisherThe Rufous-backed Kingfisher is a species of bird in the Alcedinidae family.It is found in Brunei, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand in tropical lowland forests near lakeshores and streamsides...
Ceyx rufidorsa - Banded KingfisherBanded KingfisherThe Banded Kingfisher is a tree kingfisher found in the lowland tropical forests of Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos. Malaysia, Sumatra, Java and Brunei. It is extinct in Singapore...
Lacedo pulchella - Brown-winged KingfisherBrown-winged KingfisherThe Brown-winged Kingfisher is a species of bird in the Alcedinidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests....
Pelargopsis amauropterus - Stork-billed KingfisherStork-billed KingfisherThe Stork-billed Kingfisher, Pelargopsis capensis , is a tree kingfisher which is widely but sparsely distributed in the tropical Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia, from India and Sri Lanka to Indonesia. This kingfisher is essentially resident throughout its range.This is a very large...
Pelargopsis capensis - Ruddy KingfisherRuddy KingfisherThe Ruddy Kingfisher is a medium-sized tree kingfisher which is widely distributed in east and southeast Asia, ranging from South Korea and Japan in the north, south through the Philippines to the Sunda Islands, and west to China and India. It is migratory, with birds in the northern part of the...
Halcyon coromanda - White-throated KingfisherWhite-throated KingfisherThe White-throated Kingfisher also known as the White-breasted Kingfisher or Smyrna Kingfisher, is a tree kingfisher, widely distributed in Eurasia from Bulgaria, Turkey, east through South Asia to the Philippines. This kingfisher is a resident over much of its range, although some populations...
Halcyon smyrnensis - Black-capped KingfisherBlack-capped KingfisherThe Black-capped Kingfisher, Halcyon pileata, is a tree kingfisher which is widely distributed in tropical Asia from India east to China, Korea and Southeast Asia...
Halcyon pileata - Collared KingfisherCollared KingfisherThe Collared Kingfisher is a medium-sized kingfisher belonging to the family Halcyonidae, the tree kingfishers. It is also known as the White-collared Kingfisher or Mangrove Kingfisher. It has a wide range extending from the Red Sea across southern Asia and Australasia to Polynesia...
Todirhamphus chloris - Sacred KingfisherSacred KingfisherThe Sacred Kingfisher is primarily a woodland kingfisher that occurs in mangroves, woodlands, forests, and river valleys of Australia, Lord Howe Is., Norfolk Is., New Guinea, N...
Todirhamphus sanctus - Rufous-collared KingfisherRufous-collared KingfisherThe Rufous-collared Kingfisher is a species of bird in the Alcedinidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand....
Actenoides concretus
Bee-eaters
Order: CoraciiformesCoraciiformes
The Coraciiformes are a group of usually colorful near passerine birds including the kingfishers, the Hoopoe, the bee-eaters, the rollers, and the hornbills...
. Family: Meropidae
The bee-eaters are a group of near passerine
Near passerine
Near passerine or higher land-bird assemblage are terms often given to arboreal birds or those most often believed to be related to the true passerines due to ecological similarities; the group corresponds to some extent with the Anomalogonatae of Garrod All near passerines are land birds...
birds in the family Meropidae. Most species are found in Africa but others occur in southern Europe, Madagascar, Australia and New Guinea. They are characterised by richly coloured plumage, slender bodies and usually elongated central tail feathers. All are colorful and have long downturned bills and pointed wings, which give them a swallow-like appearance when seen from afar. There are 26 species worldwide and 4 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Red-bearded Bee-eaterRed-bearded Bee-eaterThe Red-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis amictus is a large species of bee-eater found in the Indo-Malayan subregion of South-east Asia. This species is found in openings in patches of dense forest....
Nyctyornis amictus - Blue-throated Bee-eaterBlue-throated Bee-eaterThe Blue-throated Bee-eater is a species of bird in the Meropidae family.It is found in Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam....
Merops viridis - Blue-tailed Bee-eaterBlue-tailed Bee-eaterThe Blue-tailed Bee-eater, Merops philippinus is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae. It breeds in southeastern Asia. It is strongly migratory, seen seasonally in much of peninsular India....
Merops philippinus - Chestnut-headed Bee-eaterChestnut-headed Bee-eaterThe Chestnut-headed Bee-eater, Merops leschenaulti is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae. It is a resident breeder in southern Asia from India east to southeast Asia and Indonesia....
Merops leschenaulti
Typical rollers
Order: CoraciiformesCoraciiformes
The Coraciiformes are a group of usually colorful near passerine birds including the kingfishers, the Hoopoe, the bee-eaters, the rollers, and the hornbills...
. Family: Coraciidae
Rollers resemble crow
Crow
Crows form the genus Corvus in the family Corvidae. Ranging in size from the relatively small pigeon-size jackdaws to the Common Raven of the Holarctic region and Thick-billed Raven of the highlands of Ethiopia, the 40 or so members of this genus occur on all temperate continents and several...
s in size and build, but are more closely related to the kingfisher
Kingfisher
Kingfishers are a group of small to medium sized brightly coloured birds in the order Coraciiformes. They have a cosmopolitan distribution, with most species being found in the Old World and Australia...
s and bee-eater
Bee-eater
The bee-eaters are a group of near-passerine birds in the family Meropidae. Most species are found in Africa and Asia but others occur in southern Europe, Australia, and New Guinea. They are characterised by richly coloured plumage, slender bodies, and usually elongated central tail feathers...
s. They share the colourful appearance of those groups with blues and browns predominating. The two inner front toes are connected, but the outer toe is not. There are 12 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Indian RollerIndian RollerThe Indian Roller , also called the Blue Jay in former times is a member of the roller family of birds. They are found in southern Asia from Iraq to Thailand and are best known for the aerobatic displays of the male during the breeding season...
Coracias benghalensis - DollarbirdDollarbirdThe Oriental Dollarbird , also known as the Dollar Roller, is a bird of the roller family, so named because of the distinctive blue coin-shaped spots on its wings....
Eurystomus orientalis
Hoopoes
Order: CoraciiformesCoraciiformes
The Coraciiformes are a group of usually colorful near passerine birds including the kingfishers, the Hoopoe, the bee-eaters, the rollers, and the hornbills...
. Family: Upupidae
Hoopoes have black, white and orangey-pink colouring with a large erectile crest on their head. There are 2 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Malaysia.
- HoopoeHoopoeThe Hoopoe is a colourful bird that is found across Afro-Eurasia, notable for its distinctive 'crown' of feathers. It is the only extant species in the family Upupidae. One insular species, the Giant Hoopoe of Saint Helena, is extinct, and the Madagascar subspecies of the Hoopoe is sometimes...
Upupa epops
Hornbills
Order: CoraciiformesCoraciiformes
The Coraciiformes are a group of usually colorful near passerine birds including the kingfishers, the Hoopoe, the bee-eaters, the rollers, and the hornbills...
. Family: Bucerotidae
Hornbills are a group of birds whose bill is shaped like a cow's horn, but without a twist, sometimes with a casque on the upper mandible. Frequently, the bill is brightly coloured. There are 57 species worldwide and 10 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Oriental Pied-HornbillOriental Pied-hornbillThe Oriental Pied Hornbill is a species of hornbill in the Bucerotidae family.It is found in much of the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia, ranging across Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.Its...
Anthracoceros albirostris - Black HornbillBlack HornbillThe Black Hornbill, Anthracoceros malayanus, is a species of bird of the hornbill family Bucerotidae.It lives in Asia in Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand.-External links:...
Anthracoceros malayanus - Rhinoceros HornbillRhinoceros HornbillThe Rhinoceros Hornbill, Buceros rhinoceros, is one of the largest hornbills, adults being approximately the size of a swan, 110-127 cm long and weighing 2-3 kg . The Rhinoceros Hornbill lives in captivity for up to 35 years...
Buceros rhinoceros - Great HornbillGreat HornbillThe Great Hornbill also known as Great Indian Hornbill or Great Pied Hornbill, is one of the larger members of the hornbill family. Great Hornbills are found in the forests of Nepal, India, the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra, Indonesia. Their impressive size and colour have made them important in...
Buceros bicornis - Helmeted HornbillHelmeted HornbillThe Helmeted Hornbill is a very large bird in the hornbill family. It is found in the Malay peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo....
Buceros vigil - Bushy-crested HornbillBushy-crested HornbillThe Bushy-crested Hornbill is a species of hornbill in the Bucerotidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
Anorrhinus galeritus - White-crowned HornbillWhite-crowned HornbillThe White-crowned Hornbill , also known as the White-crested Hornbill , is a species of hornbill found in forests in the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo...
Aceros comatus - Wrinkled HornbillWrinkled HornbillThe Wrinkled Hornbill or Sunda Wrinkled Hornbill is a medium-large hornbill which is found in forest in the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo...
Aceros corrugatus - Wreathed HornbillWreathed HornbillThe Wreathed Hornbill , also known as the Bar-pouched Wreathed Hornbill, is a species of hornbill found in forests from far north-eastern India and Bhutan, east and south through mainland south-east Asia and the Greater Sundas, except Sulawesi. It is 75–100 cm long...
Aceros undulatus - Plain-pouched HornbillPlain-pouched HornbillThe Plain-pouched Hornbill is a species of hornbill in the Bucerotidae family. It is found in forests in southern Burma, adjacent parts of western Thailand and in northern Peninsular Malaysia....
Aceros subruficollis
Barbets
Order: PiciformesPiciformes
Nine families of largely arboreal birds make up the order Piciformes, the best-known of them being the Picidae, which includes the woodpeckers and close relatives...
. Family: Capitonidae
The barbets are plump birds, with short necks and large heads. They get their name from the bristles which fringe their heavy bills. Most species are brightly coloured. There are 84 species worldwide and 14 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Fire-tufted BarbetFire-tufted BarbetThe Fire-tufted Barbet is a species of bird in the Ramphastidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Psilopogon....
Psilopogon pyrolophus - Lineated BarbetLineated BarbetThe Lineated Barbet Megalaima lineata is a large barbet found in the northern parts of the Indian Subcontinent,along the southern foothills of the Himalayas and also in parts of Bangladesh and West Bengal. Like other barbets it is a frugivore. In nests inside holes bored into tree trunks....
Megalaima lineata - Gold-whiskered BarbetGold-whiskered BarbetThe Golden-whiskered Barbet , a near passerine bird from Southeast Asia, is a species of Asian Barbet. Like those species referred to by the common name "toucan", the Golden-whiskered Barbet is in the Ramphastidae family....
Megalaima chrysopogon - Red-crowned BarbetRed-crowned BarbetThe Red-crowned Barbet is a species of bird in the Ramphastidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and plantations...
Megalaima rafflesii - Red-throated BarbetRed-throated BarbetThe Red-throated Barbet is a species of bird in the Ramphastidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand....
Megalaima mystacophanos - Golden-throated BarbetGolden-throated BarbetThe Golden-throated Barbet, Megalaima franklinii, is an Asian barbet. Barbets are a group of near passerine birds with a worldwide tropical distribution. They get their name from the bristles which fringe their heavy bills....
Megalaima franklinii - Black-browed BarbetBlack-browed BarbetThe Black-browed Barbet or Müller's Barbet is a bird belonging to the Asian barbet family, Megalaimidae.It is 20-23.5 cm long. The plumage is mostly green apart from the head which is patterned with blue, yellow and red. There is a black stripe above the eye. The bill is black and the feet...
Megalaima oorti - Mountain BarbetMountain BarbetThe Mountain Barbet is a species of bird in the Ramphastidae family.It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes....
Megalaima monticola - Yellow-crowned BarbetYellow-crowned BarbetThe Yellow-crowned Barbet is a species of bird in the Ramphastidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand....
Megalaima henricii - Golden-naped BarbetGolden-naped BarbetThe Golden-naped Barbet is a species of bird in the Ramphastidae family.It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes....
Megalaima pulcherrima - Blue-eared BarbetBlue-eared BarbetThe Blue-eared Barbet, Megalaima australis, is an Asian barbet. Barbets are a group of near passerine birds with a world-wide tropical distribution. They get their name from the bristles which fringe their heavy bills.- Description :...
Megalaima australis - Bornean BarbetBornean BarbetThe Bornean Barbet is a species of bird in the Ramphastidae family.It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes....
Megalaima eximia - Coppersmith BarbetCoppersmith BarbetThe Coppersmith Barbet, Crimson-breasted Barbet or Coppersmith , is a bird with crimson forehead and throat which is best known for its metronomic call that has been likened to a coppersmith striking metal with a hammer. It is a resident found in South Asia and parts of Southeast Asia...
Megalaima haemacephala - Brown BarbetBrown BarbetThe Brown Barbet is a species of bird in the Ramphastidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Calorhamphus. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:* BirdLife International...
Caloramphus fuliginosus
Honeyguides
Order: PiciformesPiciformes
Nine families of largely arboreal birds make up the order Piciformes, the best-known of them being the Picidae, which includes the woodpeckers and close relatives...
. Family: Indicatoridae
Honeyguides are among the few birds that feed on wax
Wax
thumb|right|[[Cetyl palmitate]], a typical wax ester.Wax refers to a class of chemical compounds that are plastic near ambient temperatures. Characteristically, they melt above 45 °C to give a low viscosity liquid. Waxes are insoluble in water but soluble in organic, nonpolar solvents...
. They are named for the behaviour of the Greater Honeyguide
Greater Honeyguide
The Greater Honeyguide is a bird in the family Indicatoridae, paleotropical near passerine birds related to the woodpeckers. Its English and scientific names refer to its habit of guiding people to bee colonies....
which leads large animals to bees' nests and then feeds on the wax once the animal has broken the nest open to get at the honey. There are 17 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Malaysia.
- Malaysian HoneyguideMalaysian HoneyguideThe Malaysian Honeyguide, Indicator archipelagicus is a medium-sized, up to 18cm long, olive-brown honeyguide with greenish streaks, reddish iris, thick grey bill and greyish white below. The male has a yellow patch on the shoulder, while the female has none...
Indicator archipelagicus
Woodpeckers and allies
Order: PiciformesPiciformes
Nine families of largely arboreal birds make up the order Piciformes, the best-known of them being the Picidae, which includes the woodpeckers and close relatives...
. Family: Picidae
Picidae
The woodpeckers, piculets and wrynecks are a family, Picidae, of near-passerine birds. Members of this family are found worldwide, except for Australia and New Zealand, Madagascar, and the extreme polar regions...
Woodpeckers are small to medium sized birds with chisel like beaks, short legs, stiff tails and long tongues used for capturing insects. Some species have feet with two toes pointing forward, and two backward, while several species have only three toes. Many woodpeckers have the habit of tapping noisily on tree trunks with their beaks. There are 218 species worldwide and 28 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Eurasian WryneckEurasian WryneckThe Eurasian Wryneck, Jynx torquilla, is a species of wryneck in the family of woodpeckers.This species breeds in temperate regions of Europe and Asia. It is migratory, wintering in tropical Africa and southern Asia. It is a bird of open woodland and orchards...
Jynx torquilla - Speckled PiculetSpeckled PiculetThe Speckled Piculet is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam...
Picumnus innominatus - Rufous PiculetRufous PiculetThe Rufous Piculet is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand....
Sasia abnormis - White-browed PiculetWhite-browed PiculetThe White-browed Piculet is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.This bird utilizes bamboo to make nests...
Sasia ochracea - Brown-capped WoodpeckerBrown-capped WoodpeckerThe Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker is a species of woodpecker found in Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka.-Description:A small brown and white woodpecker with distinctive pink-rimmed white irises. Barred brown and white above, lightly streaked dirty white below. Tail spotted white...
Dendrocopos moluccensis - Grey-capped WoodpeckerGrey-capped WoodpeckerThe Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker is an Asian bird species of in the woodpecker family .This is a small, dark woodpecker with dark irides. Barred black and white above, it usually has unbarred central tail feathers. Its dark buff underside has prominent dark streaking...
Dendrocopos canicapillus - Rufous WoodpeckerRufous WoodpeckerThe Rufous Woodpecker, is a brown woodpecker found in South Asia. Its genus, Micropternus, is monotypic.It builds its nest within the nest of acrobat ants...
Celeus brachyurus - White-bellied WoodpeckerWhite-bellied WoodpeckerThe White-bellied Woodpecker is found in evergreen forests of tropical Asia. It has 14 subspecies, part of a complex including the Andaman Woodpecker . Many island forms are endangered, some are extinct. Populations differ in the distribution and extent of white...
Dryocopus javensis - Banded WoodpeckerBanded WoodpeckerThe Banded Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand....
Picus mineaceus - Lesser YellownapeLesser YellownapeThe Lesser Yellownape, Picus chlorolophus, is a type of woodpecker which is a widespread and often common breeder in tropical southern Asia from India and Sri Lanka east to south China and Sumatra....
Picus chlorolophus - Crimson-winged WoodpeckerCrimson-winged WoodpeckerThe Crimson-winged Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
Picus puniceus - Greater YellownapeGreater YellownapeThe Greater Yellownape is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam...
Picus flavinucha - Checker-throated WoodpeckerChecker-throated WoodpeckerThe Checker-throated Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand....
Picus mentalis - Streak-breasted WoodpeckerStreak-breasted WoodpeckerThe Streak-breasted Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and perhaps Bangladesh. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.-References:* BirdLife International...
Picus viridanus - Laced WoodpeckerLaced WoodpeckerThe Laced Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and perhaps Bangladesh....
Picus vittatus - Gray-faced Woodpecker Picus canus
- Olive-backed WoodpeckerOlive-backed WoodpeckerThe Olive-backed Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand....
Dinopium rafflesii - Common FlamebackCommon FlamebackThe Common Flameback or Common Goldenback is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.-Description and ecology:A medium-sized, golden-backed woodpecker...
Dinopium javanense - Greater FlamebackGreater FlamebackThe Greater Flameback, Chrysocolaptes lucidus, also known as Greater Goldenback, Large Golden-backed Woodpecker or Malherbe's Golden-backed Woodpecker, is a woodpecker species...
Chrysocolaptes lucidus - Pale-headed WoodpeckerPale-headed WoodpeckerThe Pale-headed Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam....
Gecinulus grantia - Bamboo WoodpeckerBamboo WoodpeckerThe Bamboo Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam....
Gecinulus viridis - Maroon WoodpeckerMaroon WoodpeckerThe Maroon Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand....
Blythipicus rubiginosus - Bay WoodpeckerBay WoodpeckerThe Bay Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist...
Blythipicus pyrrhotis - Orange-backed WoodpeckerOrange-backed WoodpeckerThe Orange-backed Woodpecker is a woodpecker found in Indonesia. It is the only member of the genus Reinwardtipicus.-References:*...
Reinwardtipicus validus - Buff-rumped WoodpeckerBuff-rumped WoodpeckerThe Buff-rumped Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand....
Meiglyptes tristis - Buff-necked WoodpeckerBuff-necked WoodpeckerThe Buff-necked Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand....
Meiglyptes tukki - Grey-and-buff WoodpeckerGrey-and-buff WoodpeckerThe Grey-and-buff Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand....
Hemicircus concretus - Great Slaty WoodpeckerGreat Slaty WoodpeckerThe Great Slaty Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland...
Mulleripicus pulverulentus
Broadbills
Order: Passeriformes. Family: EurylaimidaeThe broadbills are small, brightly coloured birds that feed on fruit and also take insects in flycatcher fashion, snapping their broad bills. Their habitat is canopies of wet forests. There are 15 species worldwide and 9 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Dusky BroadbillDusky BroadbillThe Dusky Broadbill is a species of bird in the Eurylaimidae family.It is found in Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam....
Corydon sumatranus - Black-and-red BroadbillBlack-and-red BroadbillThe Black-and-red Broadbill is a species of bird in the Eurylaimidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Cymbirhynchus....
Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos - Banded BroadbillBanded BroadbillThe Banded Broadbill is a species of bird in the Eurylaimidae family.It is found in Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam....
Eurylaimus javanicus - Black-and-yellow BroadbillBlack-and-yellow BroadbillThe Black-and-yellow Broadbill is a species of bird in the Eurylaimidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand....
Eurylaimus ochromalus - Long-tailed BroadbillLong-tailed BroadbillThe Long-tailed Broadbill is a species of broadbill that is found in the Himalayas, Southeast Asia, and Indonesia. It is the only bird in the genus Psarisomus. The Long-tailed Broadbill is about 25 cm in length and weighs between 50 and 60 grams...
Psarisomus dalhousiae - Silver-breasted BroadbillSilver-breasted BroadbillThe Silver-breasted Broadbill is a species of bird in the broadbill family Eurylaimidae. It is monotypic within the genus Serilophus...
Serilophus lunatus - Green BroadbillGreen BroadbillThe Green Broadbill, Calyptomena viridis, is a small, approximately 17 cm long, brilliant green-plumaged bird with a black ear patch, wide gape bill, rounded head, short tail and three black bars on wings. The beak itself is very weak and almost hidden by the crest above it. Both sexes are...
Calyptomena viridis - Hose's BroadbillHose's BroadbillHose's Broadbill is a species of bird in the Eurylaimidae family. It was named after zoologist Charles Hose. It is endemic to highland forests in northern Borneo. It is threatened by habitat loss. It has a blue belly, but otherwise it resembles the other members of the genus...
Calyptomena hosii - Whitehead's BroadbillWhitehead's BroadbillThe Whitehead's Broadbill is a species of bird in the Eurylaimidae family. It is restricted to montane forest in northern Borneo. It is the largest member of the genus Calyptomena.-References:...
Calyptomena whiteheadi
Pittas
Order: Passeriformes. Family: PittidaePittas are medium-sized by passerine standards, and stocky, with fairly long, strong legs, short tails and stout bills. Many, but not all, are brightly coloured. They are spend the majority of their time on wet forest floors, eating snails, insects and similar invertebrate prey which they find there. There are 32 species worldwide and 12 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Rusty-naped PittaRusty-naped PittaThe Rusty-naped Pitta, Pitta oatesi, is a species of bird in the Pittidae family.It is found in China, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam....
Pitta oatesi - Giant PittaGiant PittaThe Giant Pitta, Pitta caerulea, is a species of bird in the Pittidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand....
Pitta caerulea - Banded PittaBanded PittaThe Banded Pitta, Pitta guajana, is a species of bird in the Pittidae family.It is found in forest in the Thai-Malay Peninsula and the Greater Sundas ....
Pitta guajana - Blue-headed PittaBlue-headed PittaThe Blue-headed Pitta, Pitta baudii, is a species of bird in the pitta family Pittidae. The species is endemic to the island of Borneo, where it occurs in Brunei, Kalimantan , Sarawak and Sabah . Its natural habitat is tropical lowland evergreen forests. While it does occur in disturbed of...
Pitta baudii - Hooded PittaHooded PittaThe Hooded Pitta, Pitta sordida, is a passerine bird. It is common in eastern and southeastern Asia and the Maritime Southeast Asia, where it lives in different types of forests as well as on plantations and other cultivated areas....
Pitta sordida - Blue-banded PittaBlue-banded PittaThe Blue-banded Pitta, Pitta arquata, is a species of bird in the Pittidae family.It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...
Pitta arquata - Garnet PittaGarnet PittaThe Garnet Pitta, Pitta granatina, is a species of bird in the Pittidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
Pitta granatina - Black-headed Pitta Pitta ussheri (E)
- Black-crowned Pitta Pitta venusta
- Fairy PittaFairy PittaThe Fairy Pitta, Pitta nympha, is a small passerine bird. It breeds in north-east Asia in Japan, South Korea, mainland China and Taiwan, migrant in Thailand and winters mainly on the island of Borneo in east Malaysia, Brunei, and Kalimantan in Indonesia....
Pitta nympha - Blue-winged PittaBlue-winged PittaThe Blue-winged Pitta is a passerine bird in the Pittidae family native to Australia and Southeast Asia. It forms a superspecies with three other pittas and has no subspecies.-Taxonomy:...
Pitta moluccensis - Mangrove PittaMangrove PittaThe Mangrove Pitta is a species of passerine bird in the Pittidae family native to Southeast Asia. It is part of a superspecies but has no recognized subspecies.- Taxonomy :...
Pitta megarhyncha
Larks
Order: Passeriformes. Family: AlaudidaeLarks are small terrestrial birds with often extravagant songs and display flights. Most larks are fairly dull in appearance. Their food is insects and seeds. There are 91 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Australasian BushlarkAustralasian BushlarkHorsfield's Bush Lark or Australasian Bushlark, , inhabits grassland throughout most of Australia and much of Southeast Asia.- Identification :M. javanica is brown with grey streaks and mottling.- Range :...
Mirafra javanica - Oriental SkylarkOriental SkylarkThe Oriental Skylark , also known as the Oriental Lark or Small Skylark, is a species of skylark found in South Asia and Southeast Asia...
Alauda gulgula
Swallows and martins
Order: Passeriformes. Family: HirundinidaeThe Hirundinidae family is a group of passerines characterized by their adaptation to aerial feeding. Their adaptations include a slender streamlined body, long pointed wings and short bills with wide gape. The feet are designed for perching rather than walking, and the front toes are partially joined at the base. There are 75 species worldwide and 8 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Bank Swallow Riparia riparia
- Dusky Crag-Martin Ptyonoprogne concolor
- Barn SwallowBarn SwallowThe Barn Swallow is the most widespread species of swallow in the world. It is a distinctive passerine bird with blue upperparts, a long, deeply forked tail and curved, pointed wings. It is found in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas...
Hirundo rustica - Pacific SwallowPacific SwallowThe Pacific Swallow or Hill Swallow is a small passerine bird in the swallow family. It breeds in tropical southern Asia from southern India and Sri Lanka across to south east Asia and the islands of the south Pacific. It is resident apart from some local seasonal movements...
Hirundo tahitica - Red-rumped SwallowRed-rumped SwallowThe Red-rumped Swallow is a small passerine bird in the swallow family. It breeds in open hilly country of temperate southern Europe and Asia from Portugal and Spain to Japan, India and tropical Africa. The Indian and African birds are resident, but European and other Asian birds are migratory...
Cecropis daurica - Striated SwallowStriated SwallowThe Striated Swallow is a species of swallow found in open, often hilly areas, clearings and cultivation in South and Southeast Asia from northeastern India and Taiwan south to Timor...
Cecropis striolata - Rufous-bellied Swallow Cecropis badia
- Asian Martin Delichon dasypus
Wagtails and pipits
Order: Passeriformes. Family: MotacillidaeMotacillidae
The Motacillidae are a family of small passerine birds with medium to long tails. There are around 65 species in 6 genera and they include the wagtails, longclaws and pipits. The longclaws are entirely restricted to the Afrotropics, and the wagtails are predominately found in Europe, Africa and...
The Motacillidae are a family of small passerine birds with medium to long tails. They include the wagtails, longclaws and pipits. They are slender, ground feeding insectivores of open country. There are 54 species worldwide and 9 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Forest WagtailForest WagtailThe Forest Wagtail is a medium-sized passerine bird in the wagtail family Motacillidae. It has a distinctive plumage that sets it apart from other wagtails and has the habit of wagging its tail sideways unlike the usual up and down movements of the other wagtail species. It is the only wagtail...
Dendronanthus indicus - White WagtailWhite Wagtail"Pied Wagtail" redirects here. For the related African bird, see African Pied Wagtail.The White Wagtail is a small passerine bird in the wagtail family Motacillidae, which also includes the pipits and longclaws. This species breeds in much of Europe and Asia and parts of north Africa...
Motacilla alba - Black-backed Wagtail Motacilla lugens (A)
- Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Grey WagtailGrey WagtailThe Grey Wagtail is a small member of the wagtail family, Motacillidae. The species looks similar to the Yellow Wagtail but has the yellow on its underside restricted to the throat and vent. Breeding males have a black throat...
Motacilla cinerea - Oriental Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Olive-backed PipitOlive-backed PipitThe Olive-backed Pipit, Anthus hodgsoni, is a small passerine bird of the pipit genus, which breeds across South, north Central and East Asia, as well as in the northeast of European Russia. It is a long-distance migrant moving in winter to southern Asia and Indonesia...
Anthus hodgsoni - Pechora PipitPechora PipitThe Pechora Pipit is a small passerine bird which breeds in the tundra of northern Asia, eastwards of Russia. It is a long-distance migrant, moving in winter to Indonesia. Rarely in September and October, the Pechora Pipit may be observed in western Europe.-Appearance:A. gustavi is a small pipit,...
Anthus gustavi - Red-throated PipitRed-throated PipitThe Red-throated Pipit is a small passerine bird which breeds in the far north of Europe and Asia, with a foothold in northern Alaska. It is a long-distance migrant moving in winter to Africa, south and east Asia and west coast USA...
Anthus cervinus
Cuckoo-shrikes
Order: Passeriformes. Family: CampephagidaeThe cuckoo-shrikes are small to medium-sized passerine birds. They are predominantly greyish with white and black, although some species are brightly coloured. There are 82 species worldwide and 12 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Large Cuckoo-shrikeLarge Cuckoo-shrikeThe Large Cuckoo-shrike Coracina macei is a species of cuckooshrike found in south and south east Asia. They are mostly insectivorous and usually fly just above the forest canopy. They have a loud call Klu-eep and have a characteristic habit of shrugging their closed wings shortly after landing on...
Coracina macei - Sunda Cuckoo-shrikeSunda Cuckoo-shrikeThe Sunda Cuckooshrike is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family.It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes....
Coracina larvata - Javan Cuckoo-shrikeJavan Cuckoo-shrikeThe Javan Cuckooshrike is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family.It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
Coracina javensis - Bar-bellied Cuckoo-shrikeBar-bellied Cuckoo-shrikeThe Bar-bellied Cuckooshrike is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family.It is found in India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand....
Coracina striata - Lesser Cuckoo-shrikeLesser Cuckoo-shrikeThe Lesser Cuckooshrike is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand.- Overview :...
Coracina fimbriata - Pied TrillerPied TrillerThe Pied Triller is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family.It is found in Brunei, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand.-References:...
Lalage nigra - Ashy MinivetAshy MinivetThe Ashy Minivet is a passerine bird of eastern Asia belonging to the minivet genus Pericrocotus in the cuckoo-shrike family Campephagidae. While most of the minivets have shades of yellow, orange and red in their plumage, this species has only greys, whites and blacks...
Pericrocotus divaricatus - Fiery MinivetFiery MinivetThe Fiery Minivet is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand....
Pericrocotus igneus - Scarlet MinivetScarlet MinivetThe Scarlet Minivet, Pericrocotus flammeus is a small passerine bird. This minivet is found in tropical southern Asia from the Indian subcontinent east to southern China, Indonesia, and the Philippines. They are common resident breeding birds in forests and other well-wooded habitats including...
Pericrocotus flammeus - Gray-chinned Minivet Pericrocotus solaris
- Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrikeBar-winged Flycatcher-shrikeThe Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike is a small passerine bird currently placed in the cuckoo-shrike family but possibly closer to the bushshrikes of Africa. It is found in the forests of tropical southern Asia from the Himalayas and hills of the Indian subcontinent east to Indonesia...
Hemipus picatus - Black-winged Flycatcher-shrikeBlack-winged Flycatcher-shrikeThe Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike is a species of bird in the flycatcher-shrike genus, Hemipus. It is traditionally included in the cuckoo-shrike family, Campephagidae. It is found in the Malay Peninsula and the Greater Sunda Islands, occurring in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand...
Hemipus hirundinaceus
Rail-babbler
Order: PasseriformesPasserine
A passerine is a bird of the order Passeriformes, which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds or, less accurately, as songbirds, the passerines form one of the most diverse terrestrial vertebrate orders: with over 5,000 identified species, it has roughly...
. Family: Eupetidae
The Eupetidae is a monotypic family; its sole species occurs in Malaysia.
- Malaysian Rail-babblerMalaysian Rail-babblerThe Rail-babbler or Malaysian Rail-babbler is a strange, rail-like, brown and pied inhabitant of the floor of primary forest in the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra , as well as Borneo , distantly related to African crow-like birds...
Eupetes macrocerus
Bulbuls
Order: Passeriformes. Family: PycnonotidaeBulbuls are medium-sized songbirds. Some are colourful with yellow, red or orange vents, cheeks, throat or supercilia, but most are drab, with uniform olive brown to black plumage. Some species have distinct crests.There are 130 species worldwide and 29 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Straw-headed BulbulStraw-headed BulbulThe Straw-headed Bulbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Burma, Thailand and Singapore. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, subtropical or tropical moist...
Pycnonotus zeylanicus - Black-and-white BulbulBlack-and-white BulbulThe Black-and-white Bulbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand....
Pycnonotus melanoleucus - Black-headed BulbulBlack-headed BulbulThe Black-headed Bulbul is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found in forests in south-east Asia. It has a mainly olive-yellow plumage with a glossy bluish-black head. A grey morph where most of the olive-yellow is replaced by grey also exists...
Pycnonotus atriceps - Black-crested BulbulBlack-crested BulbulThe Black-crested Bulbul, Pycnonotus melanicterus, is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found in the Indian Subcontinent including in India, Nepal, Bhutan and Sri Lanka, and eastwards in Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia....
Pycnonotus melanicterus - Scaly-breasted BulbulScaly-breasted BulbulThe Scaly-breasted Bulbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Burma, and Thailand.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
Pycnonotus squamatus - Grey-bellied BulbulGrey-bellied BulbulThe Grey-bellied Bulbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Burma, Singapore, and Thailand.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
Pycnonotus cyaniventris - Red-whiskered BulbulRed-whiskered BulbulThe Red-whiskered Bulbul is a passerine bird found in Asia. It is a member of the bulbul family. It is a resident frugivore found mainly in tropical Asia. It has been introduced in many tropical areas of the world where populations have established themselves...
Pycnonotus jocosus - Sooty-headed BulbulSooty-headed BulbulThe Sooty-headed Bulbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family.It is found in Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Laos, Burma, Thailand, and Vietnam....
Pycnonotus aurigaster - Puff-backed BulbulPuff-backed BulbulThe Puff-backed Bulbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Burma, Singapore, and Thailand.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
Pycnonotus eutilotus - Blue-wattled BulbulBlue-wattled BulbulThe Blue-wattled Bulbul is a disputed songbird species in the family Pycnonotidae. The specific epithet commemorates Dutch explorer Anton Willem Nieuwenhuis.It is found in Brunei and Indonesia...
Pycnonotus nieuwenhuisii - Stripe-throated BulbulStripe-throated BulbulThe Stripe-throated Bulbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family.It is found in Cambodia, China, Laos, Malaysia, Burma, Thailand, and Vietnam....
Pycnonotus finlaysoni - Flavescent BulbulFlavescent BulbulThe Flavescent Bulbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family. Its name comes from flavescent, a yellowish colour. It is found in Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Burma, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist...
Pycnonotus flavescens - Yellow-vented BulbulYellow-vented BulbulThe Yellow-vented Bulbul, Pycnonotus goiavier, is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is resident breeder in southeast Asia from southern Thailand and Cambodia south to Borneo and the Philippines....
Pycnonotus goiavier - Olive-winged BulbulOlive-winged BulbulThe Olive-winged Bulbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Burma, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam....
Pycnonotus plumosus - Streak-eared BulbulStreak-eared BulbulThe Streak-eared Bulbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family.It is found in Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Burma, Thailand, and Vietnam.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
Pycnonotus blanfordi - Cream-vented BulbulCream-vented BulbulThe Cream-vented Bulbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
Pycnonotus simplex - Red-eyed BulbulRed-eyed BulbulThe Red-eyed Bulbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Burma, Singapore, and Thailand.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
Pycnonotus brunneus - Spectacled BulbulSpectacled BulbulThe Spectacled Bulbul , also known as the Lesser Brown Bulbul, is a bird in the bulbul family. It is known in Malay as Merbah Kecil. It is endemic to Southeast Asia....
Pycnonotus erythropthalmos - Finsch's BulbulFinsch's BulbulFinsch's Bulbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand....
Alophoixus finschii - Ochraceous BulbulOchraceous BulbulThe Ochraceous Bulbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family. It is found in Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Burma, Thailand, and Vietnam....
Alophoixus ochraceus - Gray-cheeked Bulbul Alophoixus bres
- Yellow-bellied BulbulYellow-bellied BulbulThe Yellow-bellied Bulbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Burma, Singapore, and Thailand.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
Alophoixus phaeocephalus - Hook-billed BulbulHook-billed BulbulThe Hook-billed Bulbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Setornis.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia....
Setornis criniger - Hairy-backed BulbulHairy-backed BulbulThe Hairy-backed Bulbul is a songbird species in the bulbul family . Its genus Tricholestes is monotypic. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Burma, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
Tricholestes criniger - Buff-vented BulbulBuff-vented BulbulThe Buff-vented Bulbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Burma, Singapore, and Thailand.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
Iole olivacea - Streaked BulbulStreaked BulbulThe Streaked Bulbul is a songbird species in the bulbul family . Depending on whether it is or isn't a particularly close relative of the type species of the genus Ixos, the Sunda Bulbul or Green-winged Bulbul , it might belong in a new genus.What is presently known is that some Ixos species are...
Ixos malaccensis - Ashy BulbulAshy BulbulThe Ashy Bulbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family.It is found in the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia, ranging across Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Burma, Nepal, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam...
Hemixos flavala - Mountain BulbulMountain BulbulThe Mountain Bulbul is a songbird species in the bulbul family . It is often placed in Hypsipetes, but seems to be closer to the type species of the genus Ixos, the Sunda Bulbul or Green-winged Bulbul...
Ixos mcclellandii - Black BulbulBlack BulbulThe Black Bulbul , also known as the Himalayan Black Bulbul, Asian Black Bulbul or Square-tailed Bulbul, is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found in southern Asia from India east to southern China. It is the type species of the genus Hypsipetes, established by Nicholas...
Hypsipetes leucocephalus
Leafbirds
Order: Passeriformes. Family: ChloropseidaeThe Leafbirds are small, bulbul
Bulbul
Bulbuls are a family, Pycnonotidae, of medium-sized passerine songbirds. Many forest species are known as greenbuls. The family is distributed across most of Africa and into the Middle East, tropical Asia to Indonesia, and north as far as Japan. A few insular species occur on the tropical islands...
-like birds. The males are brightly plumaged, usually in greens and yellows. There are 8 species worldwide and 5 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Greater Green LeafbirdGreater Green LeafbirdThe Greater Green Leafbird is a species of bird in the Chloropseidae family. It is distinguished from the Lesser Green Leafbird by its powerful beak, yellow throat and eye ring of the female; and lack of a yellow border along the black throat patch found in the male c...
Chloropsis sonnerati - Lesser Green LeafbirdLesser Green LeafbirdThe Lesser Green Leafbird is a species of bird in the Chloropseidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
Chloropsis cyanopogon - Blue-winged LeafbirdBlue-winged LeafbirdThe Blue-winged Leafbird is a species of leafbird found in forest and second growth from far north-eastern India and throughout Southeast Asia as far east as Borneo and as far south as Java. It commonly includes Jerdon's Leafbird from the Indian Subcontinent, and the Bornean Leafbird The...
Chloropsis cochinchinensis - Golden-fronted LeafbirdGolden-fronted LeafbirdThe Golden-fronted Leafbird is a species of leafbird. It is a common resident breeder in India, Sri Lanka, and parts of Southeast Asia. It often includes the Sumatran Leafbird from Sumatra as a subspecies, but the two differ extensively in, among others, morphology.Its habitat is forest and scrub...
Chloropsis aurifrons - Orange-bellied LeafbirdOrange-bellied LeafbirdThe Orange-Bellied Leafbird, Chloropsis hardwickii, is a bird native to the eastern Himalayas and south China to the Malay Peninsula. It is brightly colored with an orange belly, a green back, a blue tail and flight feathers, and a black and blue patch over its throat and chest. It has a long,...
Chloropsis hardwickii
Ioras
Order: Passeriformes. Family: AegithinidaeThe ioras are bulbul
Bulbul
Bulbuls are a family, Pycnonotidae, of medium-sized passerine songbirds. Many forest species are known as greenbuls. The family is distributed across most of Africa and into the Middle East, tropical Asia to Indonesia, and north as far as Japan. A few insular species occur on the tropical islands...
-like birds of open forest or thorn scrub, but whereas that group tends to be drab in coloration, ioras are sexually dimorphic, with the males being brightly plumaged in yellows and greens. There are 4 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Common IoraCommon IoraThe Common Iora is a small passerine bird found across the tropical Indian Subcontinent with populations showing plumage variations, some of which are designated as subspecies. A species found in scrub and forest, it is easily detected from its loud whistles and the bright colours...
Aegithina tiphia - Green IoraGreen IoraThe Green Iora is a species of bird in the Aegithinidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand....
Aegithina viridissima - Great IoraGreat IoraThe Great Iora is a species of bird in the Aegithinidae family.It is found in Cambodia, China, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...
Aegithina lafresnayei
Thrushes and allies
Order: Passeriformes. Family: TurdidaeThe thrushes
Thrush (bird)
The thrushes, family Turdidae, are a group of passerine birds that occur worldwide.-Characteristics:Thrushes are plump, soft-plumaged, small to medium-sized birds, inhabiting wooded areas, and often feed on the ground or eat small fruit. The smallest thrush may be the Forest Rock-thrush, at and...
are a group of passerine birds that occur mainly in the Old World. They are plump, soft plumaged, small to medium-sized insectivores or sometimes omnivores, often feeding on the ground. Many have attractive songs. There are 335 species worldwide and 16 species which occur in Malaysia.
- White-throated Rock-ThrushWhite-throated Rock-thrushThe White-throated Rock Thrush is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.It is found in Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Russia, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam....
Monticola gularis - Blue Rock-Thrush Monticola solitarius
- Bornean Whistling-thrush Myophonus borneensis
- Malayan Whistling-thrush Myophonus robinsoni (E)
- Blue Whistling-ThrushBlue Whistling-thrushThe Blue Whistling-thrush is a species of thrush in the family Turdidae. At 178 grams and 33 cm , it is believed to be the world's largest species of thrush...
Myophonus caeruleus - Orange-headed ThrushOrange-headed ThrushThe Orange-headed Thrush is a bird in the thrush family.It is common in well-wooded areas of the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Most populations are resident...
Zoothera citrina - Everett's ThrushEverett's ThrushEverett's Thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family. The name commemorates British colonial administrator and zoological collector Alfred Hart Everett.-Distribution and habitat:...
Zoothera everetti (E) - Siberian ThrushSiberian ThrushThe Siberian Thrush, Zoothera sibirica, is a member of the Thrush family Turdidae.It breeds in taiga in Siberia. It is strongly migratory, with most birds moving to southeastern Asia during the winter. It is a very rare vagrant to western Europe. It is very secretive.The Siberian Thrush is similar...
Zoothera sibirica - Scaly Thrush Zoothera dauma
- Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula
- Island ThrushIsland ThrushThe Island Thrush is a common forest bird in the thrush family. Almost 50 subspecies have been described, ranging from Taiwan, through South East Asia and Melanesia, to Samoa, exhibiting great differences in plumage...
Turdus poliocephalus - Eyebrowed ThrushEyebrowed ThrushThe Eyebrowed Thrush, Turdus obscurus, is a member of the thrush family Turdidae.It breeds in dense coniferous forest and taiga eastwards from Siberia. It is strongly migratory, wintering south to southeast Asia and Indonesia. It is a rare vagrant to western Europe.It nests in trees, laying 4-6...
Turdus obscurus - Pale ThrushPale ThrushThe Pale Thrush is a passerine bird of eastern Asia belonging to the genus Turdus in the thrush family Turdidae. It is closely related to the Eye-browed Thrush and Grey-backed Thrush....
Turdus pallidus - Fruit-hunter Chlamydochaera jefferyi
- Lesser ShortwingLesser ShortwingThe Lesser Shortwing is a species of chat. This thrush-like Old World flycatcher is nowadays placed in the family Turdidae....
Brachypteryx leucophrys - White-browed ShortwingWhite-browed ShortwingThe White-browed Shortwing is a species of chat. This thrush-like Old World flycatcher is nowadays placed in the family Turdidae....
Brachypteryx montana
Cisticolas and allies
Order: Passeriformes. Family: CisticolidaeCisticolidae
The Cisticolidae family of small passerine birds is a group of about 110 warblers found mainly in warmer southern regions of the Old World. They are often included within the Old World warbler family Sylviidae....
The Cisticolidae are warblers found mainly in warmer southern regions of the Old World. They are generally very small birds of drab brown or grey appearance found in open country such as grassland or scrub. There are 111 species worldwide and 7 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Zitting CisticolaZitting CisticolaThe Zitting Cisticola or Streaked Fantail Warbler , is widely distributed Old World warbler whose breeding range includes southern Europe, Africa outside the deserts and rainforest, and southern Asia down to northern Australia...
Cisticola juncidis - Golden-headed CisticolaGolden-headed CisticolaThe Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis, also known as the Bright-headed Cisticola, is a species of warbler found from India to Australia....
Cisticola exilis - Hill PriniaHill PriniaThe Hill Prinia is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family.It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam.-References:...
Prinia atrogularis - Rufescent PriniaRufescent PriniaThe Rufescent Prinia is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam....
Prinia rufescens - Grey-breasted PriniaGrey-breasted PriniaThe Grey-breasted Prinia, Prinia hodgsonii, is a small warbler. This prinia is a resident breeder in the Indian subcontinent, Sri Lanka and southeast Asia....
Prinia hodgsonii - Yellow-bellied PriniaYellow-bellied PriniaThe Yellow-bellied Prinia is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family.It is found in Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam....
Prinia flaviventris - Plain PriniaPlain PriniaThe Plain Prinia, or the Plain, or White-browed, Wren-Warbler is a small warbler in the cisticola family. It is a resident breeder from Pakistan and India to south China and southeast Asia....
Prinia inornata
Old World warblers
Order: Passeriformes. Family: SylviidaeSylviidae
Sylviidae is a family of passerine birds that was part of an assemblage known as the Old World warblers. The family was formerly a wastebin taxon with over 400 species of bird in over 70 genera. The family was poorly defined with many characteristics shared with other families...
The family Sylviidae is a group of small insectivorous passerine birds. The Sylviidae mainly occur as breeding species, as the common name implies, in Europe, Asia and, to a lesser extent Africa. Most are of generally undistinguished appearance, but many have distinctive songs. There are 291 species worldwide and 29 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Bornean StubtailBornean StubtailThe Bornean Stubtail is a species of Old World warbler in the Sylviidae family.It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia. The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats. The species is reported to be a common bird above 2,000 m.-References:*...
Urosphena whiteheadi - Sunda Bush-WarblerSunda Bush-warblerThe Sunda Bush-warbler is a species of Old World warbler in the Sylviidae family.It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 10 July 2007....
Cettia vulcania - Friendly Bush-WarblerFriendly Bush-warblerThe Friendly Bush-warbler is a species of Old World warbler in the Locustellidae family.It is found only in Malaysia.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 10 July 2007....
Bradypterus accentor (E) - Lanceolated WarblerLanceolated WarblerThe Lanceolated Warbler is an Old World warbler in the grass warbler genus Locustella. It breeds from northeast European Russia across northern Asia to northern Hokkaidō, Japan...
Locustella lanceolata - Pallas's WarblerPallas's WarblerThe Pallas's Warbler or Pallas's Leaf Warbler is a leaf warbler which breeds in southern Siberia , northern Mongolia, and northeastern China...
Locustella certhiola - Middendorff's Grasshopper-WarblerMiddendorff's Grasshopper-warblerThe Middendorff's Grasshopper-Warbler is a species of Old World warbler in the Locustellidae family.It is found in Brunei, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Russia, Taiwan, and the United States.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded...
Locustella ochotensis - Black-browed Reed-WarblerBlack-browed Reed-warblerThe Black-browed Reed-warbler is a species of marsh-warbler . It was formerly included in the "Old World warbler" assemblage....
Acrocephalus bistrigiceps - Oriental Reed-WarblerOriental Reed-warblerThe Oriental Reed-warbler is a passerine bird of eastern Asia belonging to the reed-warbler genus Acrocephalus. It was formerly classified as a subspecies of the Great Reed-warbler of western Eurasia....
Acrocephalus orientalis - Clamorous Reed-WarblerClamorous Reed-WarblerThe Clamorous Reed Warbler is an Old World warbler in the genus Acrocephalus. It breeds from Egypt eastwards through Pakistan, Afghanistan and northernmost India to south China, southeast Asia and south to Australia...
Acrocephalus stentoreus - Thick-billed WarblerThick-billed WarblerThe Thick-billed Warbler is an Old World warbler that breeds in temperate east Asia. It is migratory, wintering in tropical south east Asia. It is a very rare vagrant to western Europe....
Acrocephalus aedon - Mountain TailorbirdMountain TailorbirdThe Mountain Tailorbird is a songbird species formerly placed in the "Old World warbler" assemblage with the other tailorbirds, but it actually seems to be one of the "pseudo-tailorbirds" which should be considered a genus Phyllergates in the family Cettiidae.It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan,...
Orthotomus cuculatus - Common TailorbirdCommon TailorbirdThe Common Tailorbird is a songbird found across tropical Asia. Popular for its nest made of leaves "sewn" together and immortalized by Rudyard Kipling in his Jungle Book, it is a common resident in urban gardens. Although shy birds that are usually hidden within vegetation, their loud calls are...
Orthotomus sutorius - Dark-necked TailorbirdDark-necked TailorbirdThe Dark-necked Tailorbird is a songbird species. Formerly placed in the "Old World warbler" assemblage, it is now placed in the family Cisticolidae....
Orthotomus atrogularis - Rufous-tailed TailorbirdRufous-tailed TailorbirdThe Rufous-Tailed Tailorbird is a species of Old World warbler in the Sylviidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand....
Orthotomus sericeus - Ashy TailorbirdAshy TailorbirdThe Ashy Tailorbird is a species of Old World warbler in the Sylviidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand, Vietnam....
Orthotomus ruficeps - Dusky WarblerDusky WarblerThe Dusky Warbler, Phylloscopus fuscatus, is a leaf warbler which breeds in east Asia. This warbler is strongly migratory and winters in southeast Asia. It has a foothold in North America in Alaska, and has also occurred in California...
Phylloscopus fuscatus - Buff-throated WarblerBuff-throated WarblerThe Buff-throated Warbler is a species of leaf warbler . It was formerly included in the "Old World warbler" assemblage....
Phylloscopus subaffinis - Radde's WarblerRadde's WarblerRadde's Warbler, Phylloscopus schwarzi, is a leaf warbler which breeds in Siberia. This warbler is strongly migratory and winters in southeast Asia....
Phylloscopus schwarzi (A) - Yellow-browed WarblerYellow-browed WarblerThe Yellow-browed Warbler is a leaf warbler which breeds in temperate Asia. This warbler is strongly migratory and winters mainly in tropical southeast Asia, but also in small numbers in western Europe...
Phylloscopus inornatus - Arctic WarblerArctic WarblerThe Arctic Warbler, Phylloscopus borealis, is a widespread leaf warbler in birch or mixed birch forest near water throughout its breeding range in Fennoscandia and northern Asia. It has established a foothold in North America, breeding in Alaska. This warbler is strongly migratory; the entire...
Phylloscopus borealis - Greenish WarblerGreenish WarblerThe Greenish Warbler and Green Warbler are widespread leaf-warblers throughout their breeding range in northeastern Europe and temperate to subtropical continental Asia. This warbler is strongly migratory and winters in India. It is not uncommon as a spring or early autumn vagrant in Western...
Phylloscopus trochiloides - Pale-legged Leaf-WarblerPale-legged Leaf-warblerThe Pale-Legged Leaf-Warbler is a species of Old World warbler in the Phylloscopidae family.It is found in Cambodia, China, India, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Russia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.Its natural habitat is temperate forests.-References:*...
Phylloscopus tenellipes - Eastern Crowned Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus coronatus
- Sulphur-breasted WarblerSulphur-breasted WarblerThe Sulphur-breasted Warbler is a species of Old World warbler in the Phylloscopidae family.It is found in China, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam....
Phylloscopus ricketti - Mountain Warbler Phylloscopus trivirgatus
- Chestnut-crowned WarblerChestnut-crowned WarblerThe Chestnut-crowned Warbler is a species of leaf warbler . It was formerly included in the "Old World warbler" assemblage....
Seicercus castaniceps - Yellow-breasted WarblerYellow-breasted WarblerThe Yellow-breasted Warbler is a species of Old World warbler in the Phylloscopidae family.It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines....
Seicercus montis - Yellow-bellied WarblerYellow-bellied WarblerThe Yellow-bellied Warbler is a species of bush warbler . It was formerly included in the "Old World warbler" assemblage....
Abroscopus superciliaris - Tawny GrassbirdTawny GrassbirdThe Tawny Grassbird is a songbird species of the grass- and bush-warbler family . It was formerly placed in the "Old World warbler" assemblage....
Megalurus timoriensis
Old World flycatchers
Order: Passeriformes. Family: MuscicapidaeOld World flycatchers are a large group of small passerine birds native to the Old World. They are mainly small arboreal insectivores. The appearance of these birds is very varied, but they mostly have weak songs and harsh calls. There 274 species worldwide and 51 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Brown-chested Jungle-flycatcherBrown-chested Jungle-flycatcherThe Brown-chested Jungle-flycatcher is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.It is found in Brunei, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Tibet....
Rhinomyias brunneata - Grey-chested Jungle-flycatcherGrey-chested Jungle-flycatcherThe Grey-chested Jungle-flycatcher is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss....
Rhinomyias umbratilis - Fulvous-chested Jungle-flycatcherFulvous-chested Jungle-flycatcherThe Fulvous-chested Jungle-flycatcher is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.It is found in Brunei, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand....
Rhinomyias olivacea - Chestnut-tailed Jungle-flycatcher Rhinomyias ruficauda
- Eyebrowed Jungle-flycatcherEyebrowed Jungle-flycatcherThe Eyebrowed Jungle-flycatcher is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is found in Borneo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...
Rhinomyias gularis - Grey-spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa griseisticta
- Siberian Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica
- Asian Brown FlycatcherAsian Brown FlycatcherThe Asian Brown Flycatcher, Muscicapa dauurica, is a small passerine bird in the flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It includes the Brown-streaked Flycatcher, which is sometimes considered a distinct species Muscicapa williamsoni....
Muscicapa dauurica - Brown-streaked Flycatcher Muscicapa williamsoni
- Ferruginous FlycatcherFerruginous FlycatcherThe Ferruginous Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines, India, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane...
Muscicapa ferruginea - Korean Flycatcher Ficedula zanthopygia
- Narcissus FlycatcherNarcissus FlycatcherThe Narcissus Flycatcher is a passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. It is native to east Asia, from Sakhalin to the north, through Japan across through Korea, mainland China, and Taiwan, wintering in southeast Asia, including the Philippines and Borneo...
Ficedula narcissina - Mugimaki FlycatcherMugimaki FlycatcherThe Mugimaki Flycatcher is a small passerine bird of eastern Asia belonging to the genus Ficedula in the Old World flycatcher family, Muscicapidae. The name "mugimaki" comes from Japanese and means "wheat-sower". The bird is also known as the Robin Flycatcher.It is 13 to 13.5 centimetres long. It...
Ficedula mugimaki - Red-breasted FlycatcherRed-breasted FlycatcherThe Red-breasted Flycatcher is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. It breeds in eastern Europe and across central Asia and is migratory, wintering in south Asia. It is a regular passage migrant in western Europe, whereas the Collared Flycatcher which breeds further west is...
Ficedula parva - Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla
- Snowy-browed FlycatcherSnowy-browed FlycatcherThe Snowy-browed Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam...
Ficedula hyperythra - Rufous-browed FlycatcherRufous-browed FlycatcherThe Rufous-browed Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is found in Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes....
Ficedula solitaris - Rufous-chested FlycatcherRufous-chested FlycatcherThe Rufous-chested Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand....
Ficedula dumetoria - Little Pied FlycatcherLittle Pied FlycatcherThe Little Pied Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is found in the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia, ranging across Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam.Its natural habitats are...
Ficedula westermanni - Blue-and-white FlycatcherBlue-and-White FlycatcherThe Blue-and-white Flycatcher, Cyanoptila cyanomelana is a migratory songbird. It breeds in Japan, Korea, and in parts of China and Russia. It winters in South East Asia, especially in Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Sumatra and Borneo.-References:...
Cyanoptila cyanomelana - Verditer FlycatcherVerditer FlycatcherThe Verditer Flycatcher is an Old World flycatcher found in the Indian subcontinent, especially in the Lower Himalaya. It is named after its distinctive shade of copper-sulphate blue and has a dark patch between the eyes and above the bill base. The adult males are intense blue on all areas of the...
Eumyias thalassina - Indigo FlycatcherIndigo FlycatcherThe Indigo Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...
Eumyias indigo - Large NiltavaLarge NiltavaThe Large Niltava is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand,and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or Antarctic montane forests.-External links:*...
Niltava grandis - Rufous-vented NiltavaRufous-vented NiltavaThe Rufous-vented Niltava is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...
Niltava sumatrana - White-tailed FlycatcherWhite-tailed FlycatcherThe White-tailed Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.It is found in Brunei, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam....
Cyornis concretus - Hainan Blue-flycatcherHainan Blue-flycatcherThe Hainan Blue-flycatcher is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.It is found in Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
Cyornis hainanus - Pale Blue-flycatcherPale Blue-flycatcherThe Pale Blue-flycatcher is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam...
Cyornis unicolor - Blue-throated FlycatcherBlue-throated FlycatcherThe Blue-throated Flycatcher is a small passerine bird in the flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It resembles Cyornis tickelliae but easily separated by the blue throat. The habitat of this species is a thicker forest than other species of flycatchers...
Cyornis rubeculoides - Hill Blue-flycatcherHill Blue-flycatcherThe Hill Blue-flycatcher is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam.-References:...
Cyornis banyumas - Long-billed Blue-flycatcher Cyornis caerulatus
- Malaysian Blue-flycatcherMalaysian Blue-flycatcherThe Malaysian Blue-flycatcher is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand....
Cyornis turcosus - Bornean Blue-flycatcherBornean Blue-flycatcherThe Bornean Blue-flycatcher is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...
Cyornis superbus - Tickell's Blue-flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae
- Mangrove Blue-flycatcherMangrove Blue-flycatcherThe Mangrove Blue-flycatcher is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests....
Cyornis rufigastra - Pygmy Blue-flycatcherPygmy Blue-flycatcherThe Pygmy Flycatcher , also known as the Pygmy Blue-flycatcher, is a bird species of the family Muscicapidae, in the monotypic genus Muscicapella.-Distribution and habitat:...
Muscicapella hodgsoni - Gray-headed Canary-flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis
- Siberian RubythroatSiberian RubythroatThe Siberian Rubythroat, Luscinia calliope, is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae...
Luscinia calliope - BluethroatBluethroatThe Bluethroat is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae...
Luscinia svecica - Rufous-headed RobinRufous-headed RobinThe Rufous-headed Robin is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.It is found in China and Malaysia.Its natural habitats are temperate forests and temperate shrubland.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
Luscinia ruficeps - Siberian Blue RobinSiberian Blue RobinThe Siberian Blue Robin, Luscinia cyane, is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, family Muscicapidae. It, and similar small European species, are often called chats...
Luscinia cyane - Red-flanked BluetailRed-flanked BluetailThe Red-flanked Bluetail , also known as the Orange-flanked Bush-robin, is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae...
Tarsiger cyanurus - Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- White-rumped ShamaWhite-rumped ShamaThe White-rumped Shama is a small passerine bird of the family Muscicapidae. It was formerly classified as a member of the Thrush family, Turdidae, causing it to be commonly known as the White-rumped Shama Thrush or simply Shama Thrush.-Distribution:They are native to South and Southeast Asia, but...
Copsychus malabaricus - Rufous-tailed ShamaRufous-tailed ShamaThe Rufous-tailed Shama is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Trichixos.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand....
Trichixos pyrropyga - White-tailed RobinWhite-tailed RobinThe White-tailed Robin is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam...
Cinclidium leucurum - Siberian StonechatSiberian StonechatThe Siberian Stonechat or Asian Stonechat is a recently-validated species of the Old World flycatcher family . Like the other thrush-like flycatchers, it was often placed in the Turdidae in the past...
Saxicola maura - Chestnut-naped ForktailChestnut-naped ForktailThe Chestnut-naped Forktail is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
Enicurus ruficapillus - Slaty-backed ForktailSlaty-backed ForktailThe Slaty-backed Forktail is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam...
Enicurus schistaceus - White-crowned ForktailWhite-crowned ForktailThe White-crowned Forktail is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam...
Enicurus leschenaulti - Pied BushchatPied BushchatThe Pied Bushchat is a small passerine bird found ranging from West and Central Asia to South and Southeast Asia. About sixteen subspecies are recognized through its wide range with many island forms...
Saxicola caprata - Northern WheatearNorthern WheatearThe Northern Wheatear or Wheatear is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae...
Oenanthe oenanthe
Fantails
Order: Passeriformes. Family: RhipiduridaeThe Fantails are small insectivorous birds which are specialist aerial feeders. There are 44 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in Malaysia.
- White-throated FantailWhite-throated FantailThe White-throated Fantail is a small passerine bird. It is found in forest, scrub and cultivation across tropical southern Asia from the Himalayas, India and Bangladesh east to Indonesia. It has numerous subspecies, including R. a...
Rhipidura albicollis - Pied FantailPied FantailThe Pied Fantail is a species of bird in the Rhipiduridae family.It is found in Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam....
Rhipidura javanica - Spotted FantailSpotted FantailThe Spotted Fantail is a species of bird in the Rhipiduridae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...
Rhipidura perlata
Monarch flycatchers
Order: Passeriformes. Family: MonarchidaeThe monarch flycatchers are small to medium-sized insectivorous passerines, which hunt by flycatching. There are 99 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Black-naped MonarchBlack-naped MonarchThe Black-naped Monarch or Black-naped Blue Flycatcher is a slim and agile passerine bird belonging to the family of monarch flycatchers. They are sexually dimorphic with males having a distinctive black patch on the back of the head and a narrow black half collar while the female is duller and...
Hypothymis azurea - Japanese Paradise-flycatcherJapanese Paradise-flycatcherThe Japanese Paradise-flycatcher , also called the Black Paradise-flycatcher, is a medium-sized passerine bird...
Terpsiphone atrocaudata - Asian Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
Whistlers and allies
Order: Passeriformes. Family: PachycephalidaePachycephalidae
The family Pachycephalidae, collectively the whistlers, includes the whistlers, shrike-thrushes, shrike-tits, pitohuis and Crested Bellbird, and is part of the ancient Australo-Papuan radiation of songbirds. Its members range from small to medium in size, and occupy most of Australasia...
The family Pachycephalidae includes the whistlers, shrike-thrushes, shrike-tits, pitohuis and Crested Bellbird. There are 57 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Mangrove WhistlerMangrove WhistlerThe Mangrove Whistler is a species of bird in the Pachycephalidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.-References:...
Pachycephala grisola - Bornean WhistlerBornean WhistlerThe Bornean Whistler is a species of bird in the Pachycephalidae family.It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 26 July 2007....
Pachycephala hypoxantha
Babblers
Order: Passeriformes. Family: TimaliidaeThe babblers or timaliids are somewhat diverse in size and coloration, but are characterised by soft fluffy plumage. There are 270 species worldwide and 54 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Sunda LaughingthrushSunda LaughingthrushThe Sunda Laughingthrush is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia....
Garrulax palliatus - White-crested LaughingthrushWhite-crested LaughingthrushThe White-crested Laughingthrush, Garrulax leucolophus is an Old World babbler. It is found in forest and scrub from the Himalayan foothills to Indochina...
Garrulax leucolophus - Black LaughingthrushBlack LaughingthrushThe Black Laughingthrush is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family. It is found in highland forests in the Thai-Malay Peninsula and on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Until recently, it usually included the Bare-headed Laughingthrush as a subspecies.-References:* BirdLife International 2004....
Garrulax lugubris - Chestnut-capped LaughingthrushChestnut-capped LaughingthrushThe Chestnut-capped Laughingthrush is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand....
Garrulax mitratus - Chestnut-crowned LaughingthrushChestnut-crowned LaughingthrushThe Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family. It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam....
Garrulax erythrocephalus - White-chested BabblerWhite-chested BabblerThe White-chested Babbler is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests....
Trichastoma rostratum - Ferruginous BabblerFerruginous BabblerThe Ferruginous Babbler is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...
Trichastoma bicolor - Abbott's BabblerAbbott's BabblerAbbott's Babbler is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family. It is widely distributed along the Himalayas in South Asia and extending into the forests of Southeast Asia...
Malacocincla abbotti - Horsfield's BabblerHorsfield's BabblerThe Horsfield's Babbler is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand....
Malacocincla sepiarium - Short-tailed BabblerShort-tailed BabblerThe Short-tailed Babbler is a species of bird in the babbler family Timaliidae.It is found in Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand as well as the islands of Sumatra and Borneo .Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests...
Malacocincla malaccensis - Buff-breasted BabblerBuff-breasted BabblerThe Buff-breasted Babbler is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family. It is found in Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane...
Pellorneum tickelli - Temminck's BabblerTemminck's BabblerThe Temminck's Babbler is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family. It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...
Pellorneum pyrrogenys - Puff-throated BabblerPuff-throated BabblerThe Puff-throated Babbler or Spotted Babbler is a species of passerine bird found in Asia. They are found in scrub and moist forest mainly in hilly regions. They forage in small groups on the forest floor, turning around leaf litter to find their prey and usually staying low in the undergrowth...
Pellorneum ruficeps - Black-capped BabblerBlack-capped BabblerThe Black-capped Babbler is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
Pellorneum capistratum - Moustached BabblerMoustached BabblerThe Moustached Babbler is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
Malacopteron magnirostre - Sooty-capped BabblerSooty-capped BabblerThe Sooty-capped Babbler Malacopteron affine is an Old World babbler. The Old World babblers are a large family of Old World passerine birds characterised by soft fluffy plumage. These are birds of tropical areas, with the greatest variety in southeast Asia.The Sooty-capped Babbler is also known in...
Malacopteron affine - Scaly-crowned BabblerScaly-crowned BabblerThe Scaly-crowned Babbler is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is found in Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
Malacopteron cinereum - Rufous-crowned BabblerRufous-crowned BabblerThe Rufous-crowned Babbler is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, and Thailand.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
Malacopteron magnum - Grey-breasted BabblerGrey-breasted BabblerThe Grey-breasted Babbler is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore....
Malacopteron albogulare - Large Scimitar-BabblerLarge Scimitar-babblerThe Large Scimitar-babbler is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam....
Pomatorhinus hypoleucos - Chestnut-backed Scimitar-BabblerChestnut-backed Scimitar-babblerThe Chestnut-backed Scimitar-babbler is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand....
Pomatorhinus montanus - Bornean Wren-BabblerBornean Wren-babblerThe Bornean Wren-babbler is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia....
Ptilocichla leucogrammica - Striped Wren-BabblerStriped Wren-babblerThe Striped Wren-babbler is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Kenopia.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand....
Kenopia striata - Large Wren-BabblerLarge Wren-babblerThe Large Wren-babbler is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
Napothera macrodactyla - Black-throated Wren-BabblerBlack-throated Wren-babblerThe Black-throated Wren-babbler is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia....
Napothera atrigularis - Marbled Wren-BabblerMarbled Wren-babblerThe Marbled Wren-babbler is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes....
Napothera marmorata - Streaked Wren-BabblerStreaked Wren-babblerThe Streaked Wren-babbler is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is found in Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam....
Napothera brevicaudata - Mountain Wren-BabblerMountain Wren-babblerThe Mountain Wren-babbler is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes....
Napothera crassa - Eyebrowed Wren-BabblerEyebrowed Wren-babblerThe Eyebrowed Wren-babbler is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam....
Napothera epilepidota (A) - Pygmy Wren-BabblerPygmy Wren-babblerThe Pygmy Wren-babbler is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam....
Pnoepyga pusilla - Rufous-fronted BabblerRufous-fronted BabblerThe Rufous-fronted Babbler is a species of bird in the Old World babbler family. It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand in moist lowland forests, grass or bamboo up to 2,100 m altitude....
Stachyris rufifrons - Golden BabblerGolden BabblerThe Golden Babbler is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam...
Stachyris chrysaea - Grey-throated BabblerGrey-throated BabblerThe Grey-throated Babbler is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist...
Stachyris nigriceps - Grey-headed BabblerGrey-headed BabblerThe Grey-headed Babbler is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...
Stachyris poliocephala - White-necked BabblerWhite-necked BabblerThe White-necked Babbler is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
Stachyris leucotis - Black-throated BabblerBlack-throated BabblerThe Black-throated Babbler is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand....
Stachyris nigricollis - Chestnut-rumped BabblerChestnut-rumped BabblerThe Chestnut-rumped Babbler is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
Stachyris maculata - Chestnut-winged BabblerChestnut-winged BabblerThe Chestnut-winged Babbler is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam....
Stachyris erythroptera - Striped Tit-BabblerStriped Tit-BabblerThe Striped Tit-Babbler has been split into 2 species:* Pin-striped Tit-babbler * Bold-striped Tit-babbler...
Macronous gularis - Fluffy-backed Tit-BabblerFluffy-backed Tit-babblerThe Fluffy-backed Tit-babbler is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand....
Macronous ptilosus - Chestnut-capped BabblerChestnut-capped BabblerThe Chestnut-capped Babbler is a passerine bird of the Timaliidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Timalia.-Distribution:...
Timalia pileata - Silver-eared MesiaSilver-eared MesiaThe Silver-eared Mesia is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.-References:...
Leiothrix argentauris - CutiaCutiaThe cutias are the bird genus Cutia in the family Timaliidae. These birds are found in montane forests of continental South and Southeast Asia. The name is derived from the Nepali name khatya or khutya for the type species, the Himalayan Cutia...
Cutia nipalensis - White-browed Shrike-BabblerWhite-browed Shrike-babblerThe White-browed Shrike-babbler is a bird species traditionally considered an aberrant Old World babbler and placed in the family Timaliidae. But as it seems, it belongs to an Asian offshoot of the American vireos and may well belong in the Vireonidae...
Pteruthius flaviscapis - Black-eared Shrike-BabblerBlack-eared Shrike-babblerThe Black-eared Shrike-babbler is a bird species traditionally considered an aberrant Old World babbler and placed in the family Timaliidae. But as it seems, it belongs to an Asian offshoot of the American vireos and may well belong in the Vireonidae...
Pteruthius melanotis - White-hooded BabblerWhite-hooded BabblerThe White-hooded Babbler is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Gampsorhynchus....
Gampsorhynchus rufulus - Blue-winged MinlaBlue-winged MinlaThe Blue-winged Siva , also known as the Blue-winged Minla, is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family. It has in the past been placed in the genus Minla instead of the monotypic Siva....
Minla cyanouroptera - Chestnut-tailed MinlaChestnut-tailed MinlaThe Chestnut-tailed Minla or Bar-throated Minla, is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family. It has traditionally been placed in the genus Minla instead of the monotypic Chrysominla....
Minla strigula - Rufous-winged FulvettaRufous-winged FulvettaThe Rufous-winged Fulvetta is a bird species of the Old World babbler family . Its common name is misleading, because it is not a close relative of the "typical" fulvettas, which are now in the genus Fulvetta and are actually Sylviidae.The Black-crowned Fulvetta The Rufous-winged Fulvetta...
Alcippe castaneceps - Brown FulvettaBrown FulvettaThe Brown Fulvetta is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.It is threatened by habitat loss....
Alcippe brunneicauda - Mountain FulvettaMountain FulvettaThe Mountain Fulvetta is a 14 to 15.5 cm long species of bird in the Old World babbler family. It is found in Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam in subtropical or tropical moist montane forests....
Alcippe peracensis - Long-tailed SibiaLong-tailed SibiaThe Long-tailed Sibia is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam....
Heterophasia picaoides - Chestnut-crested YuhinaChestnut-crested YuhinaThe Chestnut-crested Yuhina is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family. The scientific name commemorates British colonial administrator and zoological collector Alfred Hart Everett.-Distribution and habitat:...
Yuhina everetti - White-bellied Yuhina Yuhina zantholeuca
Thornbills and allies
Order: Passeriformes. Family: AcanthizidaeAcanthizidae
The Acanthizidae, also known as the Australasian warblers, are a family of passerine birds which include gerygones, thornbills, and scrubwrens. The Acanthizidae consists of small to medium passerine birds, with a total length varying between 8 and 19 cm. They have short rounded wings, slender...
Thornbills are small passerine birds, similar in habits to the tits. There are 65 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Malaysia.
- Golden-bellied GerygoneGolden-bellied GerygoneThe Golden-bellied Gerygone is a species of bird in the Acanthizidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.-References:*...
Gerygone sulphurea
Chickadees and titmice
Order: Passeriformes. Family: ParidaeThe Paridae are mainly small stocky woodland species with short stout bills. Some have crests. They are adaptable birds, with a mixed diet including seeds and insects. There are species 59 worldwide and 2 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Great TitGreat TitThe Great Tit is a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. It is a widespread and common species throughout Europe, the Middle East, Central and Northern Asia, and parts of North Africa in any sort of woodland. It is generally resident, and most Great Tits do not migrate except in extremely...
Parus major - Sultan TitSultan TitThe Sultan Tit is a large songbird with a yellow crest, dark bill, black upperparts plumage and yellow underparts. The sexes are similar. The female has greenish black upperparts and yellowish throat...
Melanochlora sultanea
Nuthatches
Order: Passeriformes. Family: SittidaeSittidae
Sittidae is a family of small passerine birds which contains the single genus Sitta containing about 24 species of nuthatches, which are found across Eurasia and North America....
Nuthatches are small woodland birds. They have the unusual ability to climb down trees head first, unlike other birds which can only go upwards. Nuthatches have big heads, short tails and powerful bills and feet. There are 24 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Velvet-fronted NuthatchVelvet-fronted NuthatchThe Velvet-fronted Nuthatch, Sitta frontalis, is a small passerine bird found in southern Asia from Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka east to south China and Indonesia...
Sitta frontalis - Blue NuthatchBlue NuthatchThe Blue Nuthatch is a species of bird in the Sittidae family. It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...
Sitta azurea
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters
Order: Passeriformes. Family: NectariniidaeThe sunbirds and spiderhunters are very small passerine birds which feed largely on nectar, although they will also take insects, especially when feeding young. Flight is fast and direct on their short wings. Most species can take nectar by hovering like a hummingbird, but usually perch to feed. There are 131 species worldwide and 20 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Ruby-cheeked SunbirdRuby-cheeked SunbirdThe Ruby-cheeked Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.-Distribution and habitat:It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam...
Chalcoparia singalensis - Plain SunbirdPlain SunbirdThe Plain Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand....
Anthreptes simplex - Plain-throated SunbirdPlain-throated SunbirdThe Brown-throated Sunbird , also known as the Plain-throated Sunbird, is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family. It is found in a wide range of semi-open habitats in south-east Asia, ranging from Myanmar to the Lesser Sundas and west Philippines...
Anthreptes malacensis - Red-throated SunbirdRed-throated SunbirdThe Red-throated Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand....
Anthreptes rhodolaema - Purple-naped SunbirdPurple-naped SunbirdThe Purple-naped Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family. It is placed in the monotypic genus Hypogramma....
Hypogramma hypogrammicum - Copper-throated SunbirdCopper-throated SunbirdThe Copper-throated Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.It is found in Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam....
Leptocoma calcostetha - Purple-throated SunbirdPurple-throated SunbirdThe Purple-throated Sunbird , also known as Van Hasselt's Sunbird, is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family...
Leptocoma sperata - Purple SunbirdPurple SunbirdThe Purple Sunbird is a small sunbird. Like other sunbirds they feed mainly on nectar, although they will also take insects, especially when feeding young. They have a fast and direct flight and can take nectar by hovering like a hummingbird but often perch at the base of flowers...
Cinnyris asiaticus (A) - Olive-backed SunbirdOlive-backed SunbirdThe Olive-backed Sunbird, Cinnyris jugularis, also known as the Yellow-bellied Sunbird, is a species of sunbird found from Southern Asia to Australia....
Cinnyris jugularis - Black-throated SunbirdBlack-throated SunbirdThe Black-throated Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam...
Aethopyga saturata - Crimson SunbirdCrimson SunbirdThe Crimson Sunbird, Aethopyga siparaja, is a sunbird. The sunbirds are a group of very small Old World passerine birds which feed largely on nectar, although they will also take insects, especially when feeding young. Flight is fast and direct on their short wings...
Aethopyga siparaja - Temminck's SunbirdTemminck's SunbirdThe Temminck's Sunbird is a species of sunbird.It is found in up to 1800 m altitude in Borneo, Sumatra, Malaysia, and south west Thailand in tropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes....
Aethopyga temminckii - Thick-billed SpiderhunterThick-billed SpiderhunterThe Thick-billed Spiderhunter is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand....
Arachnothera crassirostris - Spectacled SpiderhunterSpectacled SpiderhunterThe Spectacled Spiderhunter is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam....
Arachnothera flavigaster - Long-billed SpiderhunterLong-billed SpiderhunterThe Long-billed Spiderhunter is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand....
Arachnothera robusta - Little SpiderhunterLittle SpiderhunterThe Little Spiderhunter is a species of long-billed nectar feeding bird in the Nectariniidae family found in the moist forests of South and Southeast Asia. Unlike typical sunbirds, males and females are very similar in plumage...
Arachnothera longirostra - Yellow-eared SpiderhunterYellow-eared SpiderhunterThe Yellow-eared Spiderhunter is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam....
Arachnothera chrysogenys - Gray-breasted Spiderhunter Arachnothera modesta
- Streaked SpiderhunterStreaked SpiderhunterThe Streaked Spiderhunter is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist...
Arachnothera magna - Whitehead's SpiderhunterWhitehead's SpiderhunterThe Whitehead's Spiderhunter is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia....
Arachnothera juliae
Flowerpeckers
Order: Passeriformes. Family: DicaeidaeThe flowerpeckers are very small, stout, often brightly coloured birds, with short tails, short thick curved bills and tubular tongues. There are 44 species worldwide and 13 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Yellow-breasted FlowerpeckerYellow-breasted FlowerpeckerThe Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker is a species of bird in the Dicaeidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:*...
Prionochilus maculatus - Crimson-breasted FlowerpeckerCrimson-breasted FlowerpeckerThe Crimson-breasted Flowerpecker is a species of bird in the Dicaeidae family.It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand....
Prionochilus percussus - Yellow-rumped FlowerpeckerYellow-rumped FlowerpeckerThe Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker is a species of bird in the Dicaeidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia on the island of Borneo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:* BirdLife...
Prionochilus xanthopygius - Scarlet-breasted FlowerpeckerScarlet-breasted FlowerpeckerThe Scarlet-breasted Flowerpecker is a species of bird in the Dicaeidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand....
Prionochilus thoracicus - Thick-billed FlowerpeckerThick-billed FlowerpeckerThe Thick-billed Flowerpecker is a tiny bird in the flowerpecker group. They feed predominantly on fruits and are active birds that are mainly seen in the tops of trees in forests...
Dicaeum agile - Brown-backed FlowerpeckerBrown-backed FlowerpeckerThe Brown-backed Flowerpecker is a species of bird in the Dicaeidae family. The scientific name commemorates British colonial administrator and zoological collector Alfred Hart Everett.-Distribution and habitat:...
Dicaeum everetti - Yellow-vented FlowerpeckerYellow-vented FlowerpeckerThe Yellow-vented Flowerpecker is a species of bird in the Dicaeidae family. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam...
Dicaeum chrysorrheum - Orange-bellied FlowerpeckerOrange-bellied FlowerpeckerThe Orange-bellied Flowerpecker is a species of bird in the Dicaeidae family. It is found in Bangladesh, Brunei, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand....
Dicaeum trigonostigma - Plain FlowerpeckerPlain FlowerpeckerThe Nilgiri Flowerpecker is a tiny bird in the flowerpecker family. Formerly a subspecies of what used to be termed as the Plain Flowerpecker although that name is now reserved for Dicaeum minullum. Like others of the group, it feeds predominantly on nectar and fruits...
Dicaeum concolor - Fire-breasted FlowerpeckerFire-breasted FlowerpeckerThe Fire-breasted Flowerpecker is a species of bird in the Dicaeidae family found in South and Southeast Asia. Like other flowerpeckers, this tiny bird feeds on fruits and plays an important role in the dispersal of fruiting plants...
Dicaeum ignipectus - Black-sided FlowerpeckerBlack-sided FlowerpeckerThe Black-sided Flowerpecker is a species of bird in the Dicaeidae family. It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia in northern Borneo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. ...
Dicaeum monticolum - Scarlet-backed FlowerpeckerScarlet-backed FlowerpeckerThe Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker is a species of passerine bird in the flowerpecker family Dicaeidae. Sexually dimorphic, the male has navy blue upperparts with a bright red streak down its back from its crown to its tail coverts, while the female and juvenile are predominantly olive green...
Dicaeum cruentatum - Scarlet-headed FlowerpeckerScarlet-headed FlowerpeckerThe Scarlet-headed Flowerpecker is a species of bird in the Dicaeidae family.It is endemic to Indonesia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests....
Dicaeum trochileum
White-eyes
Order: Passeriformes. Family: ZosteropidaeThe white-eyes are small and are mostly of undistinguished appearance, the plumage above being generally either some dull color like greenish olive, but some species have a white or bright yellow throat, breast or lower parts, and several have buff flanks. As their name suggests many species have a white ring around the eyes. There are 96 species worldwide and 6 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Oriental White-eyeOriental White-eyeThe Oriental White-eye, Zosterops palpebrosus, is a small passerine bird in the white-eye family. It is a resident breeder in open woodland in tropical Asia east from India to China and Indonesia. They forage in small groups, feeding on nectar and small insects. They are easily identified by the...
Zosterops palpebrosus - Black-capped White-eyeBlack-capped White-eyeThe Black-capped White-eye is a small passerine from the family Zosteropidae.-Description:It can reach a length between nine and eleven centimetres and looks slightly similar to the Oriental White-eye. The forehead and the crown are blackish and its upperparts and underparts are darker than at the...
Zosterops atricapillus - Everett's White-eyeEverett's White-eyeThe Everett's White-eye is a bird species in the disputed family Zosteropidae, which might belong with the Old World babblers . The name commemorates British colonial administrator and zoological collector Alfred Hart Everett.-Distribution and habitat:It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia,...
Zosterops everetti - Javan White-eyeJavan White-eyeThe Javan White-eye is a species of bird in the Zosteropidae family.It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.It is threatened by habitat...
Zosterops flavus - Pygmy White-eyePygmy White-eyeThe Pygmy Ibon , also known as the Pygmy White-eye, is a species of bird in the white-eye family Zosteropidae...
Oculocincta squamifrons - Mountain Black-eye Chlorocharis emiliae
Old World orioles
Order: Passeriformes. Family: OriolidaeThe Old World Orioles are colourful passerine birds. They are not related to the New World orioles. There are 29 species worldwide and 6 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Dark-throated OrioleDark-throated OrioleThe Dark-throated Oriole is a species of bird in the Oriolidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand....
Oriolus xanthonotus - Black-naped OrioleBlack-naped OrioleThe Black-naped Oriole is a bird of the oriole family and is found in many parts of Asia. There are several distinctive populations within wide distribution range of the species and in the past the Slender-billed Oriole was included as a subspecies...
Oriolus chinensis - Black-hooded OrioleBlack-hooded OrioleThe Black-hooded Oriole, Oriolus xanthornus, is a member of the oriole family of passerine birds and is a resident breeder in tropical southern Asia from India and Sri Lanka east to Indonesia....
Oriolus xanthornus - Black OrioleBlack OrioleThe Black Oriole is a species of bird in the Oriolidae family.It is endemic to Borneo, including Malaysia and Indonesia. One of the least known of the orioles, its distribution range is restricted to Sarawak in Borneo. Along with O. cruentus, O. trailli and O. mellianus it belongs to a clade of...
Oriolus hosii - Black-and-crimson OrioleBlack-and-crimson OrioleThe Black-and-crimson Oriole is a species of bird in the Oriolidae family.It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes....
Oriolus cruentus - Maroon OrioleMaroon OrioleThe Maroon Oriole is a species of bird in the Oriolidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, and Vietnam....
Oriolus traillii
Fairy-bluebirds
Order: Passeriformes. Family: IrenidaeThe Fairy-bluebirds are bubbul-like birds of open forest or thorn scrub. The males are dark-blue and the females a duller green. There are 2 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Malaysia.
- Asian Fairy-bluebird Irena puella
Shrikes
Order: Passeriformes. Family: LaniidaeShrikes are passerine birds known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns. A typical shrike's beak is hooked, like a bird of prey. There are 31 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Tiger ShrikeTiger ShrikeThe Tiger Shrike or Thick-billed Shrike is a small passerine bird which belongs to the genus Lanius in the shrike family, Laniidae. It is found in wooded habitats across eastern Asia. It is a shy, often solitary bird which is less conspicuous than most other shrikes. Like other shrikes it is...
Lanius tigrinus - Brown ShrikeBrown ShrikeThe Brown Shrike is a bird in the shrike family that is found mainly in Asia. It is closely related to the Red-backed Shrike and Isabelline Shrike . Like most other shrikes, it has a distinctive black "bandit-mask" through the eye...
Lanius cristatus - Long-tailed ShrikeLong-tailed ShrikeThe Long-tailed Shrike or the Rufous-backed Shrike is a member of the bird family Laniidae, the shrikes. The eastern or Himalayan race, L. s...
Lanius schach
Helmetshrikes
Order: Passeriformes. Family: PrionopidaeThe helmetshrikes are similar in build to the shrikes, but tend to be colourful species with distinctive crests or other head ornaments, such as wattles, from which they get their name. There are 12 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Large WoodshrikeLarge WoodshrikeThe Large Woodshrike is a species in the helmetshrike family Prionopidae...
Tephrodornis gularis - Rufous-winged PhilentomaRufous-winged PhilentomaThe Rufous-winged Philentoma is a bird species. Long placed in the flycatcher family when these were used as a "wastebin taxon", they are now tentatively assigned to the Prionopidae pending detailed study....
Philentoma pyrhopterum - Maroon-breasted PhilentomaMaroon-breasted PhilentomaThe Maroon-breasted Philentoma is a bird species. Long placed in the flycatcher family when these were used as a "wastebin taxon", they are now tentatively assigned to the Prionopidae pending detailed study....
Philentoma velatum
Drongos
Order: Passeriformes. Family: DicruridaeThe drongos are mostly are black or dark grey in colour, sometimes with metallic tints. They have long forked tails, and some Asian species have elaborate tail decorations. They have short legs and sit very upright whilst perched, like a shrike. They flycatch or take prey from the ground. There are 24 species worldwide and 7 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Black DrongoBlack DrongoThe Black Drongo , also known as the King Crow, is a small Asian passerine bird of the drongo family Dicruridae. Previously considered a subspecies of the African Fork-tailed Drongo , it is now recognized as a full species...
Dicrurus macrocercus - Ashy DrongoAshy DrongoThe Ashy Drongo is a species of bird in the drongo family Dicruridae. It is found widely distributed across South and Southeast Asia with several populations that vary in the shade of grey, migration patterns and in the size or presence of a white patch around the eye.-Description:The adult Ashy...
Dicrurus leucophaeus - Crow-billed DrongoCrow-billed DrongoThe Crow-billed Drongo is a species of bird in the Dicruridae family.It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland...
Dicrurus annectans - Bronzed DrongoBronzed DrongoThe Bronzed Drongo is a small Indomalayan bird belonging to the drongo group. They are resident in the forests of the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia...
Dicrurus aeneus - Lesser Racket-tailed DrongoLesser Racket-tailed DrongoThe Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo is a species of bird in the Dicruridae family.It is found in the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia, ranging across Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam...
Dicrurus remifer - Hair-crested DrongoHair-crested DrongoThe Hair-crested Drongo is an Asian bird of the family Dicruridae. This species was formerly considered conspecific with Dicrurus bracteatus, for which the name "Spangled Drongo" – formerly used for both – is now usually reserved. Some authorities include the Sumatran Drongo in D...
Dicrurus hottentottus - Greater Racket-tailed DrongoGreater Racket-tailed DrongoThe Greater Racket-tailed Drongo, Dicrurus paradiseus, is a medium-sized Asian bird which is distinctive in having elongated outer tail feathers with webbing restricted to the tips. They are placed along with other drongos in the family Dicruridae...
Dicrurus paradiseus
Woodswallows
Order: Passeriformes. Family: ArtamidaeArtamidae
The family Artamidae gathers together 20 species of mostly crow-like birds native to Australasia and nearby areas.There are two subfamilies: Artaminae, the woodswallows, are sombre-coloured, soft-plumaged birds that have a brush-tipped tongue but seldom use it for gathering nectar. Instead, they...
The woodswallows are soft-plumaged, somber-coloured passerine birds. They are smooth, agile flyers with moderately large, semi-triangular wings. There are 11 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Malaysia.
- White-breasted WoodswallowWhite-breasted WoodswallowThe White-breasted Woodswallow, Artamus leucorynchus, is a small passerine bird which breeds from the Andaman Islands east through Indonesia and northern Australia. The name "woodswallow" is a misnomer as they are not closely related to true swallows...
Artamus leucorynchus
Bristleheads
Order: Passeriformes. Family: PityriaseidaeThe Bornean Bristlehead is large black bird with a red and yellow head. Females also have some red in the wings. It has a massive heavy black hooked bill and a short tail. The crown of the head has short, coloured projections like bare feather shaft, hence the name 'Bristlehead'.
- Bornean BristleheadBornean BristleheadThe Bornean Bristlehead , also variously known as the Bristled Shrike, Bald-headed Crow or the Bald-headed Wood-Shrike, is the only member of the passerine family Pityriaseidae and genus Pityriasis...
Pityriasis gymnocephala
Crows, jays, ravens and magpies
Order: Passeriformes. Family: CorvidaeCorvidae
Corvidae is a cosmopolitan family of oscine passerine birds that contains the crows, ravens, rooks, jackdaws, jays, magpies, treepies, choughs and nutcrackers. The common English names used are corvids or the crow family , and there are over 120 species...
The Corvidae family includes crow
Crow
Crows form the genus Corvus in the family Corvidae. Ranging in size from the relatively small pigeon-size jackdaws to the Common Raven of the Holarctic region and Thick-billed Raven of the highlands of Ethiopia, the 40 or so members of this genus occur on all temperate continents and several...
s, raven
Raven
Raven is the common name given to several larger-bodied members of the genus Corvus—but in Europe and North America the Common Raven is normally implied...
s, jay
Jay
The jays are several species of medium-sized, usually colorful and noisy, passerine birds in the crow family Corvidae. The names jay and magpie are somewhat interchangeable, and the evolutionary relationships are rather complex...
s, chough
Chough
The Red-billed Chough or Chough , Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax, is a bird in the crow family; it is one of only two species in the genus Pyrrhocorax...
s, magpie
Magpie
Magpies are passerine birds of the crow family, Corvidae.In Europe, "magpie" is often used by English speakers as a synonym for the European Magpie, as there are no other magpies in Europe outside Iberia...
s, treepie
Treepie
The treepies comprise four closely related genera of long-tailed passerine birds in the family Corvidae...
s, nutcracker
Nutcracker (bird)
The nutcrackers are a genus of two species of passerine bird, in the family Corvidae, related to the jays and crows. One, the Spotted Nutcracker , occurs in Europe and Asia, the other, Clark's Nutcracker , in western North America.The most important food resources for both these species are the...
s, and ground jay
Ground jay
The ground jays or ground choughs belong to a distinct group of the passerine order of birds in the genus Podoces of the crow family Corvidae...
s. Corvids are above average in size for the bird order Passeriformes. Some of the larger species show high levels of learning behavior. There are 120 species worldwide and 9 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Crested JayCrested JayThe Crested Jay is a species of bird in the Corvidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Platylophus.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand....
Platylophus galericulatus - Black MagpieBlack MagpieThe Black Magpie is a species of bird in the Corvidae family.Despite its name, it is neither a magpie nor, as was long believed, a jay, but a treepie. Treepies are a distinct group of corvids externally similar to magpies. It is monotypic within the genus Platysmurus...
Platysmurus leucopterus - Green MagpieGreen MagpieThe Green Magpie is a member of the Crow family, roughly about the size of the Eurasian Jay or slightly smaller. It is a vivid green in colour , slightly lighter on the underside and has a thick black stripe from the bill to the nape...
Cissa chinensis - Short-tailed MagpieShort-tailed MagpieThe Short-tailed Green Magpie , also known as the Short-tailed Magpie, is a passerine bird in the crow family, Corvidae. It is endemic to montane forests on the southeast Asian islands of Borneo and Java. It dwells in thick vegetation in the mid and upper storeys of forests, and makes only short...
Cissa thalassina - Bornean TreepieBornean TreepieThe Bornean Treepie is a passerine bird belonging to the Dendrocitta genus of treepies in the crow family, Corvidae. It is endemic to the island of Borneo in South-east Asia. It is sometimes treated as a subspecies of the Sumatran Treepie The Bornean Treepie (Dendrocitta cinerascens) is a...
Dendrocitta cinerascens - Racket-tailed Treepie Crypsirina temia
- House CrowHouse Crowthumb|300px|Bangalore, IndiaThe House Crow , also known as the Colombo Crow is a common bird of the Crow family that is of Asian origin but now found in many parts of the world, where they arrived assisted by shipping. It is between the Jackdaw and the Carrion Crow in size but is relatively...
Corvus splendens - Slender-billed CrowSlender-billed CrowThe Slender-billed Crow is a species of bird in the Corvidae family. Its eastern populations are called Violaceous Crow and sometimes separated as Corvus violaceus....
Corvus enca - Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
Starlings
Order: Passeriformes. Family: SturnidaeStarlings are small to medium-sized passerine birds. Their flight is strong and direct, and they are very gregarious. Their preferred habitat is fairly open country. They eat insects and fruit. Plumage is typically dark with a metallic sheen. There are 125 species worldwide and 11 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Asian Glossy StarlingAsian Glossy StarlingThe Asian Glossy Starling is a species of starling in the Sturnidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, Brunei, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand....
Aplonis panayensis - Golden-crested MynaGolden-crested MynaThe Golden-crested Myna, Ampeliceps coronatus, is a species in the starling and myna family Sturnidae. It ranges from India to Vietnam and northern Malaysia, and has been introduced to the British Indian Ocean Territory. Its main habitat is subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest, but it is...
Ampeliceps coronatus - Common Hill Myna Gracula religiosa
- White-vented MynaWhite-vented MynaThe Great Myna is a species of starling in the Sturnidae family. It is also known as the white vented myna, which is also a name for the Javan Myna....
Acridotheres grandis (I) - Crested MynaCrested MynaThe Crested Myna is a species of starling native to southeastern China and Indochina. Unlike other similar mynas, its bill is dull whitish rather than orange-yellow....
Acridotheres cristatellus (I) - Jungle MynaJungle MynaThe Jungle Myna, Acridotheres fuscus, is a myna, a member of the starling family.- Range :This bird is a common resident breeder in tropical southern Asia from Bangladesh, Pakistan, India and Burma east to Indonesia.- Habitat :...
Acridotheres fuscus - Common MynaCommon MynaThe Common Myna or Indian Myna also sometimes spelled Mynah, is a member of family Sturnidae native to Asia. An omnivorous open woodland bird with a strong territorial instinct, the Myna has adapted extremely well to urban environments...
Acridotheres tristis - Vinous-breasted StarlingVinous-breasted StarlingThe Vinous-breasted Starling is a species of starling in the Sturnidae family. It is sometimes placed in the myna genus Acridotheres.-Distribution and habitat:...
Acridotheres burmannicus (A) - Daurian Starling Sturnia sturnina
- Chestnut-cheeked StarlingChestnut-cheeked StarlingThe Chestnut-cheeked Starling is a species of starling in the Sturnidae family.It is found in Brunei, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Russia, Singapore, and Taiwan....
Sturnia philippensis (A) - White-shouldered StarlingWhite-shouldered StarlingThe White-shouldered Starling is a species of starling in the Sturnidae family.It is found in Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, South Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam....
Sturnia sinensis
Weavers and allies
Order: Passeriformes. Family: PloceidaeThe weavers are small passerine birds related to the finch
Finch
The true finches are passerine birds in the family Fringillidae. They are predominantly seed-eating songbirds. Most are native to the Northern Hemisphere, but one subfamily is endemic to the Neotropics, one to the Hawaiian Islands, and one subfamily – monotypic at genus level – is found...
es. They are seed-eating birds with rounded conical bills. The males of many species are brightly coloured, usually in red or yellow and black, some species show variation in colour only in the breeding season. There are 116 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Malaysia.
- Baya WeaverBaya WeaverThe Baya Weaver is a weaverbird found across South and Southeast Asia. Flocks of these birds are found in grasslands, cultivated areas, scrub and secondary growth and they are best known for their hanging retort shaped nests woven from leaves...
Ploceus philippinus
Waxbills and allies
Order: Passeriformes. Family: EstrildidaeThe estrildid finch
Estrildid finch
The estrildid finches are small passerine birds of the Old World tropics and Australasia. They can be classified as the family Estrildidae , or as a sub-group within the family Passeridae, which also includes the true sparrows....
es are small passerine birds of the Old World tropics and Australasia
Australasia
Australasia is a region of Oceania comprising Australia, New Zealand, the island of New Guinea, and neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean. The term was coined by Charles de Brosses in Histoire des navigations aux terres australes...
. They are gregarious and often colonial seed-eaters with short thick but pointed bills. They are all similar in structure and habits, but have a wide variation in plumage colours and pattern. There are 141 species worldwide and 10 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Red Avadavat Amandava amandava
- Tawny-breasted ParrotfinchTawny-breasted ParrotfinchThe Tawny-breasted Parrotfinch, Erythrura hyperythra, is a common species of estrildid finch found in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 1,000,000 - 10,000,000 km²....
Erythrura hyperythra - Pin-tailed ParrotfinchPin-tailed ParrotfinchThe Pin-tailed Parrotfinch is a common species of estrildid finch found in Southeast Asia: Malaysia, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Burma, and Thailand...
Erythrura prasina - White-rumped MuniaWhite-rumped MuniaThe White-rumped Munia or White-rumped Mannikin , sometimes called Striated Finch in aviculture, is a small passerine bird from the family of waxbill "finches"...
Lonchura striata - Dusky MuniaDusky MuniaThe Dusky Munia Lonchura fuscans is a species of estrildid finch found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Philippines. It is found in subtropical/ tropical lowland shrubland, forest and grassland habitat. The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.-References:*...
Lonchura fuscans - Nutmeg Mannikin Lonchura punctulata
- White-bellied MuniaWhite-bellied MuniaThe White-bellied Munia Lonchura leucogastra is a species of estrildid finch found in most of the Southeast asia countries. For example, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Burma, Philippines and Thailand. It is found in subtropical/ tropical lowland moist forest habitat. The status of the species is...
Lonchura leucogastra - Chestnut Munia Lonchura atricapilla
- White-headed MuniaWhite-headed MuniaThe White-headed Munia Lonchura maja is a species of estrildid finch found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. This species is also introduced to Portugal. It is found in wetlands habitat. The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.Description: Smallish , white...
Lonchura maja - Java SparrowJava SparrowThe Java Sparrow, Padda oryzivora also known as Java Finch, Java Rice Sparrow or Java Rice Bird is a small passerine bird. This estrildid finch is a resident breeding bird in Java, Bali and Bawean in Indonesia. It is a popular cagebird, and has been introduced in a large number of other...
Padda oryzivora (I)
Buntings, sparrows, seedeaters and allies
Order: Passeriformes. Family: EmberizidaeEmberizidae
The Emberizidae are a large family of passerine birds. They are seed-eating birds with a distinctively shaped bill.In Europe, most species are called buntings. In North America, most of the species in this family are known as sparrows, but these birds are not closely related to the sparrows, the...
The emberizids are a large family of passerine birds. They are seed-eating birds with a distinctively shaped bill. In Europe, most species are named as buntings. In North America, most of the species in this family are known as Sparrows, but these birds are not closely related to the Old World sparrows which are in the family Passeridae. Many emberizid species have distinctive head patterns. There are species 275 worldwide and 3 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Chestnut-eared BuntingChestnut-eared BuntingThe Chestnut-eared Bunting is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae.-Description:...
Emberiza fucata - Little BuntingLittle BuntingThe Little Bunting, Emberiza pusilla, is a passerine bird. It belongs to the bunting and American sparrow family , a group separated by most modern authors from the true finches .-Description:...
Emberiza pusilla - Yellow-breasted BuntingYellow-breasted BuntingThe Yellow-breasted Bunting, Emberiza aureola, is an Eurasian passerine bird in the bunting family .This bird is similar in size to a Reed Bunting, but longer-billed...
Emberiza aureola
Siskins, crossbills and allies
Order: Passeriformes. Family: FringillidaeFinch
Finch
The true finches are passerine birds in the family Fringillidae. They are predominantly seed-eating songbirds. Most are native to the Northern Hemisphere, but one subfamily is endemic to the Neotropics, one to the Hawaiian Islands, and one subfamily – monotypic at genus level – is found...
es are seed-eating passerine birds, that are small to moderately large and have a strong beak, usually conical and in some species very large. All have 12 tail feathers and 9 primaries. These birds have a bouncing flight with alternating bouts of flapping and gliding on closed wings, and most sing well. There are 137 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Malaysia.
- Brown BullfinchBrown BullfinchThe Brown Bullfinch is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family.It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. The Brown Bullfinch is a relatively small...
Pyrrhula nipalensis
Sparrows
Order: Passeriformes. Family: PasseridaeSparrow
Sparrow
The sparrows are a family of small passerine birds, Passeridae. They are also known as true sparrows, or Old World sparrows, names also used for a genus of the family, Passer...
s are small passerine birds. In general, sparrows tend to be small, plump, brown or grey birds with short tails and short powerful beaks. Sparrows are seed-eaters, and they also consume small insects. There are 35 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Malaysia.
- Plain-backed Sparrow Passer flaveolus
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus