Bird AlbumMalaysia · Penang
Penang Botanical Gardens
157 species and 5,788 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: December, with up to 60 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Crested MynaAcridotheres cristatellus
Crimson SunbirdAethopyga siparaja
White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
Asian Brown FlycatcherMuscicapa dauurica
Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
Yellow-vented BulbulPycnonotus goiavier
Pacific SwallowHirundo javanica
Rock DoveColumba livia
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Striated HeronButorides striata
White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
Greater Racket-tailed DrongoDicrurus paradiseus
Garden SunbirdCinnyris jugularisSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Penang Hill (Bukit Bendera)3 km183 species
- Teluk Air Tawar - Kuala Muda IBA12 km166 species
- Permatang Pauh ricefields15 km149 species
- Sungai Burung, Pulau Pinang15 km167 species
- Air Hitam Dalam Educational Forest18 km236 species
- Pulau Burung Landfill31 km178 species
All 157 species recorded here
- Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus
- Yellow-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus goiavier
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Pacific Swallow Hirundo javanica
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis
- Zebra Dove Geopelia striata
- Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja
- Asian Glossy Starling Aplonis panayensis
- Garden Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis
- Edible-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus fuciphagus
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
- Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Pink-necked Green Pigeon Treron vernans
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Brown-throated Sunbird Anthreptes malacensis
- Sunda Pied Fantail Rhipidura javanica
- Olive-winged Bulbul Pycnonotus plumosus
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Dark-necked Tailorbird Orthotomus atrogularis
- Orange-bellied Flowerpecker Dicaeum trigonostigma
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti
- Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
- Little Spiderhunter Arachnothera longirostra
- Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Asian Fairy-bluebird Irena puella
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Asian Red-eyed Bulbul Pycnonotus brunneus
- Thick-billed Green Pigeon Treron curvirostra
- Van Hasselt's Sunbird Leptocoma brasiliana
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
- House Swift Apus nipalensis
- Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus
- Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
- Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Rufous Woodpecker Micropternus brachyurus
- Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
- Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
- Indochinese Blue Flycatcher Cyornis sumatrensis
- White-headed Munia Lonchura maja
- Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus lugubris
- Black-headed Bulbul Microtarsus melanocephalos
- Asian Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx maculatus
- Mugimaki Flycatcher Ficedula mugimaki
- Yellow-rumped Flycatcher Ficedula zanthopygia
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Blue-winged Pitta Pitta moluccensis
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Grey-throated Babbler Stachyris nigriceps
- Brown Boobook Ninox scutulata
- Blue-throated Bee-eater Merops viridis
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Golden-bellied Gerygone Gerygone sulphurea
- Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons
- Ashy Minivet Pericrocotus divaricatus
- Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla
- Black Bittern Botaurus flavicollis
- Chestnut-breasted Malkoha Phaenicophaeus curvirostris
- Plume-toed Swiftlet Collocalia affinis
- Tiger Shrike Lanius tigrinus
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris
- Black-backed Dwarf Kingfisher Ceyx erithaca
- Oriental Scops Owl Otus sunia
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Collared Scops Owl Otus lettia
- Crow-billed Drongo Dicrurus annectens
- Grey-rumped Treeswift Hemiprocne longipennis
- Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus
- Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii
- Pied Triller Lalage nigra
- Malayan Night Heron Gorsachius melanolophus
- Blue-eared Kingfisher Alcedo meninting
- Lineated Barbet Psilopogon lineatus
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Stripe-throated Bulbul Pycnonotus finlaysoni
- Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
- Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis
- Zappey's Flycatcher Cyanoptila cumatilis
- Buffy Fish Owl Ketupa ketupu
- Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Green-backed Flycatcher Ficedula elisae
- Violet Cuckoo Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus
- Spectacled Bulbul Ixodia erythropthalmos
- Lesser Green Leafbird Chloropsis cyanopogon
- Yellow-bellied Bulbul Alophoixus phaeocephalus
- Grey-bellied Bulbul Ixodia cyaniventris
- Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
- Green Iora Aegithina viridissima
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Japanese Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza gularis
- Malaysian Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx fugax
- Oriental Bay Owl Phodilus badius
- Ashy Tailorbird Orthotomus ruficeps
- Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
- Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
- Pin-striped Tit-Babbler Mixornis gularis
- Yellow-eared Spiderhunter Arachnothera chrysogenys
- Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Siamese Pied Myna Gracupica floweri
- Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea
- Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus
- Black-crested Bulbul Rubigula flaviventris
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Common Flameback Dinopium javanense
- Spectacled Spiderhunter Arachnothera flavigaster
- Daurian Starling Agropsar sturninus
- Little Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites minutillus
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Streak-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus conradi
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Banded Woodpecker Chrysophlegma miniaceum
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus moluccensis
- Orange-headed Thrush Geokichla citrina
- Red Avadavat Amandava amandava
- Pied Imperial Pigeon Ducula bicolor
- Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot Loriculus galgulus
- Plain Flowerpecker Dicaeum minullum
- Ruby-cheeked Sunbird Chalcoparia singalensis
- Banded Broadbill Eurylaimus javanicus
- Large Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides
- Amur Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone incei
- Chestnut-bellied Malkoha Phaenicophaeus sumatranus
- Cream-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus simplex
- Eastern Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus coronatus
- Barred Eagle-Owl Ketupa sumatrana
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris
- Fiery Minivet Pericrocotus igneus
- Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus hirundinaceus
- Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Penang Botanical Gardens?
December. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 60 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Penang Botanical Gardens?
157 species, from 5,788 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Penang Botanical Gardens in November?
The most recorded in November: Crested Myna, Crimson Sunbird, White-throated Kingfisher, Asian Brown Flycatcher and Spotted Dove.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.