Birding Sites

Kedah 

1. Pedu: 2.5 hours drive from Georgetown

Habitat: Forest and Secondary Growth
No. of species: 114

Star Birds: Raffles's Malkoha, Diard's Trogon, Oriental Pied Hornbill, Rufous-collared Kingfisher, Red-bearded Bee-eater, Orange-backed Woodpecker, Hooded Pitta, Banded Broadbill, Black-capped Babbler, Scaly-breasted Bulbul and Temmick's Sunbird
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2. Sungai Sedim Recreational Forest: 1.5 hours drive from Georgetown

Habitat: Forest, Secondary Growth and Orchard

No. of species: 175

Star Birds: Malaysian Eared Nightjar, Red-naped Trogon, Rufous-collared Kingfisher, Rhinoceros Hornbill, Finsch’s Bulbul, Scaly-breasted Bulbul, Grey-headed Babbler, Chestnut-naped Forktail, Rufous-winged Philentoma, Spotted Fantail and Crimson-breasted Flowerpecker.
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3. Bukit Palong Forest Reserve: 2 hours drive from Georgetown

Habitat: Forest, Secondary Growth and Orchard

No. of species: 102

Star Birds: Blyth’s Hawk-eagle, Large Hawk-cuckoo, Orange-breasted Trogon, Banded Kingfisher, Rufous-collared Kingfisher, Red-bearded Bee-eater, Great Hornbill, Dusky Broadbill, Finsch’s Bulbul, Buff-breasted Babbler, Sultan Tit and Temmick's Sunbird

4. Bukit Wang Forest Reserve: 2 hours drive from Georgetown  

     

Habitat: Forest, Secondary Growth and Orchard

No. of species: 122

Star Birds: Oriental Honey-buzzard, Orange-breasted Trogon, Banded Kingfisher, Red-crowned Barbet, White-bellied Woodpecker, Great Hornbill, Finsch’s Bulbul, Dark-throated Oriole, Black-capped Babbler, Chestnut-naped Forktail, Chinese Blue Flycatcher and Spectacled Spiderhunter
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Penang Mainland

1. Air Hitam Dalam Educational Forest: 1 hour drive from Georgetown 

Habitat: Forest and Paddy Field
No. of species: 115   

Star Birds: Black Kite, Chestnut-winged Cuckoo, Green-billed Malkoha, Great-eared Nightjar, Ruddy Kingfisher, Lineated Barbet, Streak-breasted Woodpecker, Black-and-Red Broadbill, Blue-winged Pitta, White-chested Babbler, Amur Paradise Flycatcher and Mangrove Blue Flycatcher
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2. Teluk Air Tawar: 1 hour drive from Georgetown

Habitat: Mudflat, Mangrove and Secondary Growth

No. of species: 95     

Star Birds: Javan Pond-heron, Indian Pond-heron, Bar-tailed Godwit, Black-tailed Godwit, Nordmann’s Greenshank, Ruddy Turnstone, Asian Dowitcher, Red Knot, Great Knot, Brown-headed Gull, Black-headed Gull, Gull-billed Tern, Red-whiskered Bulbul and White Wagtail
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3. Permatang Pauh: 45 minutes drive from Georgetown 

Habitat: Paddy Field and Secondary Growth

No. of species: 112   

Star Birds: Javan Pond-heron, Indian Pond-heron, Eastern Marsh Harrier, Pied Harrier, Peregrine Falcon, Grey-headed Lapwing, Common Snipe, Temminck’s Stint, Ruff, Greater Painted-snipe, Black-winged Stilt, Oriental Pratincole, Red Collared-dove and Siberian Stonechat
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4. Batu Kawan and Juru: 45 minutes drive from Georgetown 

Habitat: Marsh, Mudflat, Mangrove and Secondary Growth       

No. of species: 72

Star Birds: Lesser Adjutant, Grey Heron, Purple Heron, White-browed Crake, Slaty-breasted Rail, Grey-headed Lapwing, Red-wattled Lapwing, Eurasian Curlew, Long-toed Stint, Black-capped Kingfisher, Buffy Fish-owl, Lineated Barbet, Great Tit, Crested Myna and Long-tailed Shrike

5. Bukit Panchor Forest Reseve: 1 hour drive from Georgetown

Habitat: Forest, Secondary Growth and Orchard

No. of species: 127

Star Birds:Thick-billed Green-pigeon, Banded Kingfisher, Rufous-collared Kingfisher, Red-bearded Bee-eater, Grey-and-Buff Woodpecker, Dusky Broadbill, Great Iora, Rufous-tailed Tailorbird, Green-backed Flycatcher and Chinese Blue Flycatcher
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6. Pulau Burung and Byram Estate: 1 hour drive from Georgetown 

Habitat: Marsh, Mudflat, Mangrove and Secondary Growth       

No. of species:129

Star Birds: Little Grebe, Lesser Whistling-duck, Javan Pond-heron, Indian Pond-heron, Changeable Hawk-eagle, Peregrine Falcon, Watercock, Black-winged Stilt, Chestnut-winged Cuckoo, Large Hawk-cuckoo, Black-capped Kingfisher, Greater Flameback, Mangrove Pitta and Cinereous Tit
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Penang Island

1. Sungai Burung: 30 minutes drive from Georgetown 

Habitat: Mangrove, Paddy Field, Mudflat and Secondary Growth

No. of species: 102   

Star Birds: Black-crowned Night-heron, White-bellied Sea-eagle, Peregrine Falcon, Watercock, Grey-headed Lapwing, Red-wattled Lapwing, Little Bronze Cuckoo, Chestnut-headed Bee-eater, Pallas’s Grasshopper-warbler, Mangrove Whistler, Crested Myna and Copper-throated Sunbird
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2. Bukit Penara Forest Reserve: 30 minutes drive from Georgetown

Habitat: Forest, Secondary Growth and Orchard

No. of species: 79

Star Birds: Peregrine Falcon, Thick-billed Green-pigeon, Chestnut-breasted Malkoha, White-bellied Woodpecker, Green Broadbill, Blue-winged Pitta, Grey-bellied Bulbul, Velvet-fronted Nuthatch, Fluffy-backed Tit-babbler, Asian Paradise Flycatcher and Purple-throated Sunbird

Northern Perak 

1. Kuala Gula Bird Sanctuary: 2 hours drive from Georgetown

Habitat: Mangrove, Marsh, Mudflat and Palm Oil Estate
No. of species: 116

Star Birds: Chinese Egret, Milky Stork, Lesser Adjutant, Black Baza, Ruddy-breasted Crake, Brown-headed Gull, Lesser Crested Tern, Chestnut-winged Cuckoo, Large Hawk-cuckoo, Barn Owl, Spotted Wood-owl, Sunda Woodpecker, Great Tit, Mangrove Whistler and White-breasted Woodswallow
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2. Bukit Larut: 2 hours drive from Georgetown

Habitat: Forest
No. of species: 227

Star Birds: Black Eagle, Large Hawk-cuckoo, Brown Wood-owl, Collared Owlet, Grey Nightjar, Red-headed Trogon, Orange-backed Woodpecker, Long-tailed Broadbill, Green Magpie, Sultan Tit, Slaty-backed Forktail, Yellow-breasted Warbler and Spectacled Spiderhunter
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