Birds of Malaysia

List of Common Birds Found in Malaysia

Native Birds

• Ashy Tailorbird
• Asian Openbill
• Banded Kingfisher
• Banded Woodpecker
• Barn Swallow
• Barred Eagle-owl
• Black-and-red Broadbill
• Black-and-yellow Broadbill
• Black-backed Kingfisher
• Black-bellied Malkoha
• Black-capped Babbler
• Black-capped Kingfisher
• Black-crested Bulbul
• Black-crowned Pitta
• Black Drongo
• Black-headed Bulbul
• Black Hornbill
• Black Kite
• Black Magpie
• Black-thighed Falconet
• Black-throated Babbler
• Black-throated Sunbird
• Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike
• Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot
• Blue-eared Kingfisher
• Blue-headed Pitta
• Blue-masked Leafbird
• Blue Nuthatch
• Blue-winged Pitta
• Blyth’s Hawk-eagle
• Brown-backed Needletail
• Brown Barbet
• Brown Fulvetta
• Brown-throated Sunbird
• Brown Wood Owl
• Buff-breasted Babbler
• Buff-necked Woodpecker
• Buff-rumped Woodpecker
• Chestnut-breasted Malkoha
• Chestnut-naped Forktail
• Chestnut-winged Babbler
• Common Kingfisher
• Common Myna
• Copper-throated Sunbird
• Crested Jay
• Crested Serpent Eagle
• Crimson-breasted Flowerpecker
• Crimson-headed Partridge
• Crimson-winged Woodpecker
• Dark-sided Flycatcher
• Diard’s Trogon
• Eurasian Tree Sparrow
• Gray Heron
• Great Argus
• Green Broadbill
• Gray-breasted Spiderhunter
• Gray-chinned Minivet
• Gray-headed Bulbul
• Gray-headed Fish-eagle
• Gray-rumped Treeswift
• Gray-throated Babbler
• Large Frogmouth
• Large Niltava
• Large Woodshrike
• Lesser Coucal
• Lesser Fish-eagle
• Little Bronze Cuckoo
• Little Egret
• Little Pied Flycatcher
• Long-tailed Broadbill
• Malayan Banded Pitta
• Malayan Laughingthrush
• Malayan Whistler
• Malayan Whistling-thrush
• Malaysian Blue Flycatcher
• Malaysian Blue-rumped Parrot
• Malaysian Honeyguide
• Malaysian Peacock-pheasant
• Malaysian Rail-babbler
• Mangrove Whistler
• Maroon-breasted Philentoma
• Maroon Woodpecker
• Mountain Barbet
• Mountain Fulvetta
• Mountain Scops-owl
• Ochraceous Bulbul
• Olive-backed Sunbird
• Olive-winged Bulbul
• Orange-breasted Trogon
• Oriental Darter
• Oriental Magpie-robin
• Oriental Pied Hornbill
• Plain Sunbird
• Purple-naped Sunbird
• Raffles’s Malkoha
• Red-bearded Bee-eater
• Red-crowned Barbet
• Red-headed Trogon
• Red Junglefowl
• Red-naped Trogon
• Red-wattled Lapwing
• Rhinoceros Hornbill
• Ruby-cheeked Sunbird
• Rufous-backed Kingfisher
• Rufous-browed Flycatcher
• Rufous-collared Kingfisher
• Rufous-crowned Babbler
• Rufous-tailed Tailorbird
• Rufous-winged Philentoma
• Scaly-crowned Babbler
• Scarlet Minivet
• Scarlet-rumped Trogon
• Short-tailed Babbler
• Silver-breasted Broadbill
• Spectacled Bulbul
• Spectacled Spiderhunter
• Spotted Dove
• Stork-billed Kingfisher
• Straw-headed Bulbul
• Streaked Spiderhunter
• Streaked Wren-babbler
• Sultan Tit
• Thick-billed Spiderhunter
• White-bellied Sea Eagle
• White-bellied Woodpecker
• White-breasted Waterhen
• White-browed Shama
• White-chested Babbler
• White-crowned Hornbill
• White-tailed Robin
• White-tailed Robin
• White-throated Kingfisher
• White Wagtail
• Yellow-bellied Bulbul
• Yellow-eared Spiderhunter
• Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker
• Yellow-vented Flowerpecker
• Zebra Dove

Non-native Birds

• Black-collared Starling
• Crested Myna
• Great Myna
• House Crow
• Javan Myna
• Pale-bellied Myna
• Red-breasted Parakeet
• Rock Pigeon
• Rose-ringed Parakeet
• Siamese Pied Starling
• Sooty-headed Bulbul
• Sulawesi Myna
• White-crested Laughingthrush

Malaysia has several places to go birdwatching, including Taman Negara National Park, Fraser’s Hill, and Kinabalu National Park. The best time for birdwatching in Malaysia is generally from March to September. The weather is typically drier during this period, making navigating through the forests and observing birds easier.