Bird AlbumMalaysia · Penang
Sungai Burung, Pulau Pinang
167 species and 4,352 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: December–January, March and September–October, with up to 60 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Striated HeronButorides striata
Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
Pacific SwallowHirundo javanica
Collared KingfisherTodiramphus chloris
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Yellow-vented BulbulPycnonotus goiavier
Crested MynaAcridotheres cristatellus
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Brown ShrikeLanius cristatus50 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 167 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Penang Hill (Bukit Bendera)13 km183 species
- Penang Botanical Gardens15 km157 species
- Permatang Pauh ricefields26 km149 species
- Teluk Air Tawar - Kuala Muda IBA27 km166 species
- Pulau Burung Landfill30 km178 species
- Air Hitam Dalam Educational Forest31 km236 species
All 167 species recorded here
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Pacific Swallow Hirundo javanica
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Yellow-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus goiavier
- Zebra Dove Geopelia striata
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Edible-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus fuciphagus
- Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Sunda Pied Fantail Rhipidura javanica
- Ashy Tailorbird Orthotomus ruficeps
- Asian Glossy Starling Aplonis panayensis
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
- Pink-necked Green Pigeon Treron vernans
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Golden-bellied Gerygone Gerygone sulphurea
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
- Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
- White-headed Munia Lonchura maja
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Chestnut Munia Lonchura atricapilla
- Brown-throated Sunbird Anthreptes malacensis
- Garden Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus
- Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
- Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
- Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
- Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum
- Pied Triller Lalage nigra
- Common Flameback Dinopium javanense
- Cinnamon Bittern Botaurus cinnamomeus
- Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus
- Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Japanese Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza gularis
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Mangrove Whistler Pachycephala cinerea
- Tiger Shrike Lanius tigrinus
- Little Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites minutillus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Olive-winged Bulbul Pycnonotus plumosus
- Copper-throated Sunbird Leptocoma calcostetha
- Thick-billed Green Pigeon Treron curvirostra
- Ashy Minivet Pericrocotus divaricatus
- Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
- Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
- Siamese Pied Myna Gracupica floweri
- House Swift Apus nipalensis
- Javan Pond Heron Ardeola speciosa
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- African Collared Dove Streptopelia roseogrisea
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- Grey-rumped Treeswift Hemiprocne longipennis
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Chestnut-breasted Malkoha Phaenicophaeus curvirostris
- Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- Indochinese Blue Flycatcher Cyornis sumatrensis
- Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
- Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
- Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler Helopsaltes certhiola
- Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Slaty-breasted Rail Lewinia striata
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Oriental Reed Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis
- Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis
- Great Myna Acridotheres grandis
- Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta
- Asian Red-eyed Bulbul Pycnonotus brunneus
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Blue-throated Bee-eater Merops viridis
- Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus
- Red Avadavat Amandava amandava
- Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana
- Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
- Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
- Collared Scops Owl Otus lettia
- Dark-necked Tailorbird Orthotomus atrogularis
- Ruddy-breasted Crake Zapornia fusca
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Yellow-bellied Bulbul Alophoixus phaeocephalus
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Indochinese Roller Coracias affinis
- Amur Stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri
- Green-billed Malkoha Phaenicophaeus tristis
- Lineated Barbet Psilopogon lineatus
- Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus
- Daurian Starling Agropsar sturninus
- Yellow-rumped Flycatcher Ficedula zanthopygia
- Little Spiderhunter Arachnothera longirostra
- Asian Fairy-bluebird Irena puella
- Black-headed Bulbul Microtarsus melanocephalos
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Red-breasted Parakeet Psittacula alexandri
- Chinese Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza soloensis
- Eastern Marsh Harrier Circus spilonotus
- Watercock Gallicrex cinerea
- Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Clamator coromandus
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- White-browed Crake Poliolimnas cinereus
- Grey-faced Buzzard Butastur indicus
- Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea
- Crested Goshawk Lophospiza trivirgata
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Large Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Black-browed Reed Warbler Acrocephalus bistrigiceps
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Sungai Burung, Pulau Pinang?
December–January, March and September–October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 60 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Sungai Burung, Pulau Pinang?
167 species, from 4,352 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Sungai Burung, Pulau Pinang in November?
The most recorded in November: Blue-tailed Bee-eater, Brahminy Kite, Little Egret, Striated Heron 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.