Malaysia · Penang
Teluk Air Tawar - Kuala Muda IBA
166 species and 6,014 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: November–January and March, with up to 76 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Common RedshankTringa totanus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Great EgretArdea alba
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Striated HeronButorides striata
Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquata
Red-necked StintCalidris ruficollis
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus66 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 166 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Air Hitam Dalam Educational Forest10 km236 species
- Permatang Pauh ricefields11 km149 species
- Penang Botanical Gardens12 km157 species
- Penang Hill (Bukit Bendera)14 km183 species
- Sungai Burung, Pulau Pinang27 km167 species
- Pulau Burung Landfill33 km178 species
All 166 species recorded here
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
- Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Pacific Swallow Hirundo javanica
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Yellow-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus goiavier
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Golden-bellied Gerygone Gerygone sulphurea
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Edible-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus fuciphagus
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Pink-necked Green Pigeon Treron vernans
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
- Asian Glossy Starling Aplonis panayensis
- Ashy Tailorbird Orthotomus ruficeps
- Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
- Sunda Pied Fantail Rhipidura javanica
- Javan Pond Heron Ardeola speciosa
- Zebra Dove Geopelia striata
- Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
- Garden Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
- Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis
- Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris
- Little Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites minutillus
- Lineated Barbet Psilopogon lineatus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
- Common Flameback Dinopium javanense
- Brown-throated Sunbird Anthreptes malacensis
- Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Ashy Minivet Pericrocotus divaricatus
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus
- Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus
- Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum
- Abbott's Babbler Malacocincla abbotti
- Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Japanese Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza gularis
- Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis
- Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Green-billed Malkoha Phaenicophaeus tristis
- Black Baza Aviceda leuphotes
- Oriental Reed Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Yellow-bellied Bulbul Alophoixus phaeocephalus
- Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Streak-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus conradi
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Olive-winged Bulbul Pycnonotus plumosus
- Pied Triller Lalage nigra
- Eastern Marsh Harrier Circus spilonotus
- Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus lugubris
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
- Dark-necked Tailorbird Orthotomus atrogularis
- White-faced Plover Anarhynchus dealbatus
- Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Savanna Nightjar Caprimulgus affinis
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Ruddy Kingfisher Halcyon coromanda
- Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus
- Copper-throated Sunbird Leptocoma calcostetha
- Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- Blue-winged Pitta Pitta moluccensis
- Tiger Shrike Lanius tigrinus
- Mangrove Whistler Pachycephala cinerea
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus
- Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
- Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
- Watercock Gallicrex cinerea
- Plain-backed Sparrow Passer flaveolus
- Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus moluccensis
- Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber
- Yellow-rumped Flycatcher Ficedula zanthopygia
- Crow-billed Drongo Dicrurus annectens
- Laced Woodpecker Picus vittatus
- Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator
- Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
- House Swift Apus nipalensis
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Chestnut-breasted Malkoha Phaenicophaeus curvirostris
- Golden-whiskered Barbet Psilopogon chrysopogon
- Milky Stork Mycteria cinerea
- Plain Sunbird Anthreptes simplex
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes
- Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster
- Blyth's Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone affinis
- Red-and-green Macaw Ara chloropterus
- Eastern Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus coronatus
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Cinnamon Bittern Botaurus cinnamomeus
- Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus
- Orange-bellied Flowerpecker Dicaeum trigonostigma
- Mangrove Pitta Pitta megarhyncha
- Slaty-breasted Rail Lewinia striata
- Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler Helopsaltes certhiola
- Sakhalin Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus borealoides
- Cook's Swift Apus cooki
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Teluk Air Tawar - Kuala Muda IBA?
November–January and March. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 76 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Teluk Air Tawar - Kuala Muda IBA?
166 species, from 6,014 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Teluk Air Tawar - Kuala Muda IBA in November?
The most recorded in November: Common Redshank, Little Egret, Great Egret, Common Sandpiper and Eurasian Whimbrel.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.