Malaysia · Sabah
Pulau Mantanani Besar
169 species and 6,075 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: October–November, with up to 82 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Grey Imperial PigeonDucula pickeringii
Philippine MegapodeMegapodius cumingii
Asian Glossy StarlingAplonis panayensis
White-breasted WoodswallowArtamus leucorynchus
Lesser FrigatebirdFregata ariel
Pied TrillerLalage nigra
Eastern Cattle EgretArdea coromanda
Garden SunbirdCinnyris jugularis
Mantanani Scops OwlOtus mantananensis
Asian KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
Narcissus FlycatcherFicedula narcissina
Pacific Reef HeronEgretta sacra
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
Arctic WarblerPhylloscopus borealis73 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 169 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Tempasuk Plain – Jalan Sangkhir Rice Paddies/Wetland37 km165 species
- Tempasuk Plain37 km196 species
- Kinabalu Park – Timpohon Gate79 km120 species
- Kinabalu Park – Power Station Road79 km138 species
- Kinabalu Park – Kiau View/Silau Silau Trail Junction79 km95 species
- Kinabalu Park – Road to Timpohon Gate Road80 km135 species
All 169 species recorded here
- Asian Glossy Starling Aplonis panayensis
- Philippine Megapode Megapodius cumingii
- Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris
- White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorynchus
- Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel
- Grey Imperial Pigeon Ducula pickeringii
- Garden Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis
- Pied Triller Lalage nigra
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Mantanani Scops Owl Otus mantananensis
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
- Pink-necked Green Pigeon Treron vernans
- Brown-throated Sunbird Anthreptes malacensis
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Pied Imperial Pigeon Ducula bicolor
- Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis
- Metallic Pigeon Columba vitiensis
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
- Pacific Swallow Hirundo javanica
- Grey-streaked Flycatcher Muscicapa griseisticta
- Grey-faced Buzzard Butastur indicus
- Narcissus Flycatcher Ficedula narcissina
- Chestnut-cheeked Starling Agropsar philippensis
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana
- Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana
- Nicobar Pigeon Caloenas nicobarica
- Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Japanese Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza gularis
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Edible-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus fuciphagus
- Northern Boobook Ninox japonica
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
- Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Chinese Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza soloensis
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
- Pechora Pipit Anthus gustavi
- Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Blue-throated Bee-eater Merops viridis
- Plume-toed Swiftlet Collocalia affinis
- Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
- Zappey's Flycatcher Cyanoptila cumatilis
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Zebra Dove Geopelia striata
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla
- Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus
- Two-barred Warbler Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus
- Daurian Starling Agropsar sturninus
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Nankeen Night Heron Nycticorax caledonicus
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Clamator coromandus
- Yellow-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus goiavier
- Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
- Ashy Minivet Pericrocotus divaricatus
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Ferruginous Flycatcher Muscicapa ferruginea
- Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
- Red-legged Crake Rallina fasciata
- Amur Stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Copper-throated Sunbird Leptocoma calcostetha
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla
- Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata
- Grey Nightjar Caprimulgus jotaka
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes
- Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
- Chestnut Munia Lonchura atricapilla
- Mugimaki Flycatcher Ficedula mugimaki
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Ashy Tailorbird Orthotomus ruficeps
- Sunda Pied Fantail Rhipidura javanica
- Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
- Thick-billed Spiderhunter Arachnothera crassirostris
- Malayan Night Heron Gorsachius melanolophus
- Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- House Swift Apus nipalensis
- Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus
- Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus
- Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler Helopsaltes certhiola
- Siberian Blue Robin Larvivora cyane
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Dusky Munia Lonchura fuscans
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris
- Blue-naped Parrot Tanygnathus lucionensis
- Streaked Bulbul Ixos malaccensis
- Black-eared Barbet Psilopogon duvaucelii
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja
- Silver-backed Needletail Hirundapus cochinchinensis
- Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Thick-billed Green Pigeon Treron curvirostra
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- Mangrove Whistler Pachycephala cinerea
- Asian House Martin Delichon dasypus
- Cinnamon Bittern Botaurus cinnamomeus
- White's Thrush Zoothera aurea
- Rufous-tailed Tailorbird Orthotomus sericeus
- Brown-streaked Flycatcher Muscicapa williamsoni
- Orange-headed Thrush Geokichla citrina
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Kamchatka Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus examinandus
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Northern Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx hyperythrus
- Silver-rumped Spinetail Rhaphidura leucopygialis
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Von Schrenck's Bittern Botaurus eurhythmus
- Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus lugubris
- Fruithunter Chlamydochaera jefferyi
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Javan Pond Heron Ardeola speciosa
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Temminck's Sunbird Aethopyga temminckii
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great-billed Heron Ardea sumatrana
- Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Sunda Crow Corvus enca
- Ruby-cheeked Sunbird Chalcoparia singalensis
- Crested Goshawk Lophospiza trivirgata
- Red-footed Booby Sula sula
- Plain Sunbird Anthreptes simplex
- Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
- Black-naped Fruit Dove Ptilinopus melanospilus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Pulau Mantanani Besar?
October–November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 82 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Pulau Mantanani Besar?
169 species, from 6,075 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Pulau Mantanani Besar in November?
The most recorded in November: Grey Imperial Pigeon, Philippine Megapode, Asian Glossy Starling, White-breasted Woodswallow and Lesser Frigatebird.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.